Sources: Wikidata. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 arrived from Warner Bros. and Nintendo at the height of Pokémania, the second theatrical feature built from the franchise that had conquered Game Boy screens, trading cards, and Saturday morning television alike. Released domestically in the summer of 2000, it pushed the animated universe further into feature filmmaking, pairing Ash's ongoing journey with higher stakes and a larger supporting cast drawn in from the television series. For collectors of animation history, this film sits at a cultural peak, when Pokémon products of every kind moved quickly off shelves.
This cell brings together Professor Oak, Delia Ketchum, and Mr. Mime, three figures tied to Ash's home life in Pallet Town rather than his travels. Oak represents the franchise's scientific backbone, while Delia and Mr. Mime anchor the domestic scenes that gave the series its warmth between adventures. A grouping like this suggests a quieter moment in the film, away from battles, where the home front checks in on Ash. For collectors, such pieces round out a set beyond the usual trainers and creatures, preserving the family side of the Pokémon world on film.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm Dolby Digital release print of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm layout with four perforations per frame along both edges; the strip holds three frames, shown in full or nearly full.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced, rounded-rectangle holes that look cleanly punched, with no torn or missing perforations seen.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track of two parallel tracks sits beside the picture, with Dolby Digital data blocks in the gaps between the lower-edge perforations; no DTS or SDDS seen.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture
Base & colour
Light blue tint on the clear base at the edges, with a neutral, unfaded dye image in the frames.
Projection history
None seen at this size; the one dark ring on a single frame is a camera reflection and is ignored.
Picture
Positive image; the three frames run consecutively as one near-static shot, and the animated style is consistent with the film on record.
Era check
Optical track plus Dolby Digital blocks fits a 2000-era 35mm release print, and the animated positive image suits Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000071325
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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