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, a theatrical follow-up to the 1999 original that pushed the franchise's merchandising and box office momentum further into the mainstream. Known in Japan as Revelation Lugia, it brought the saga's legendary bird trio into focus while keeping the show's domestic anchors intact for American audiences. For a brand built as much on television continuity as cinema spectacle, this release marked a key moment when Pokémon proved it could sustain feature length storytelling while still drawing on the familiar faces of Ash's world back home.
This cell gathers the home front of the series: Professor Samuel Oak, the region's foremost Pokémon authority, alongside Delia Ketchum, Ash's mother, and her companion Mr. Mime. Their pairing reflects the domestic thread the films often wove between adventure abroad and life in Pallet Town. Collectors prize these figures for grounding the franchise's mythology in familiar relationships, offering a quieter counterpoint to the legendary creatures driving the main plot. A cell like this preserves that connective tissue, the supporting cast whose presence reminds viewers the story always circles back home.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm Kodak 2383 release print of Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
Gauge
35mm: four perforations span each frame along both edges, and the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, rounded-rectangle holes, evenly spaced and cleanly punched, with no torn or stretched holes seen.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track runs as a dashed, bar-patterned band on the lower side; no Dolby Digital blocks, DTS timecode or SDDS tracks are visible.
Edge print
Reads "KODAK 2383" followed by a number code and a purple square mark, shown mirrored because the strip lies emulsion-up.
Base & colour
Pale blue-tinted base along the edges; the dye image looks neutral, with saturated colours and no obvious fading or red shift.
Projection history
No scratches, splices or cue marks seen at this size; the ring on one frame is a camera reflection and is ignored.
Picture
Positive image; the three frames repeat the same shot with only slight differences, and the animated look matches the film on record.
Era check
Consistent: Kodak 2383 is a standard release-print stock from the era, and an analogue optical track fits a 2000 theatrical print.
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 000071328
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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