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 4Kids Entertainment as the second theatrical outing for the franchise, following hot on the heels of the first film's surprise box office success. Released in the summer of 2000 at the height of Pokémania in the West, it expanded the mythology with the Legendary Birds and Lugia while keeping the anime's domestic cast in orbit around the main adventure. For a generation of young fans, this was event cinema, a reason to leave the television behind and see Pokémon on the big screen, cementing the series as a true multimedia phenomenon rather than a passing fad.
This cell belongs to the quieter, human side of that world, built around Professor Oak, Delia Ketchum, and her Mr. Mime, Mimey. These are the steady figures back home in Pallet Town, grounding the story's larger stakes in domestic familiarity. Collectors prize material featuring Delia and Mimey precisely because screen time for them is limited, making any frame centered on their household dynamic a scarcer find. Pairing them with Professor Oak suggests a scene of everyday connection, the kind of grounding moment that gives the film's adventure its emotional counterweight.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm release print of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm layout with four perforations per frame along both edges; the strip holds three frames, all lying across the panel.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced and cleanly punched, with rounded-corner openings and no visible tears or missing holes.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track of two bilateral tracks runs beside the picture, and Dolby Digital data blocks sit in the gaps between the lower-edge perforations.
Edge print
Reads "KODAK 2383" followed by what appears to be a date or code mark, with a small purple box at the end; the text is mirrored.
Base & colour
Light blue-tinted base with a neutral, undimmed dye image; no red shift or fading is seen.
Projection history
Not visible in this capture; no scratches, cue marks or splices are seen at this size.
Picture
Positive image; the three frames show the same shot almost unchanged, and the anime look is consistent with Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Era check
Consistent with a 1999–2000 release print: Kodak 2383 positive print stock, an optical analogue track and Dolby Digital blocks match a 35mm release of that period.
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 000071326
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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