POKÉMON THE MOVIE 2000

Original Double-Sided Advance Theatrical Movie Poster – 27" x 40" – Rolled Poster

Film: Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One
Featuring: Lugia, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Ash Ketchum, Pikachu & Generation I Pokémon
Studio/Distributor: Warner Bros. Family Entertainment / Nintendo / 4Kids Entertainment

ITEM DETAILS

Poster Release Year: 2000
U.S. Movie Release Date: July 21, 2000
Movie Release Year: 2000 U.S. theatrical release
Poster Style: Advance / Legendary Birds & Lugia Artwork
Type: Original U.S. Theatrical One-Sheet Movie Poster
Printing: Double-Sided (DS)
Material: Professional theatrical poster stock
Format: Rolled – Never Folded
Condition: Very Fine+ / Excellent Collector Condition
Size: Approximately 27" x 40"
Country: United States

This is an authentic original theatrical advance poster produced for the U.S. release of Pokémon the Movie 2000, the second feature film in the Pokémon franchise. This exact campaign artwork is cataloged by Heritage Auctions as a 27" x 40" double-sided advance one-sheet, confirming it as the standard professional-theater format rather than a later commercial reproduction.

The artwork is outstanding and represents one of the strongest early Pokémon theatrical designs. Lugia dominates the center of the composition, flanked by the three legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres, while Ash Ketchum stands silhouetted above the Earth surrounded by numerous Pokémon.

Across the top is the campaign tagline:

“THIS SUMMER, ONE PERSON CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.”

The bottom carries the original JULY 21 theatrical release date along with period branding for Nintendo, Warner Bros. Family Entertainment, 4Kids Entertainment and Pokémon, plus promotion for the accompanying Pikachu's Rescue Adventure short.

The North American theatrical release occurred on July 21, 2000. The movie itself originally premiered in Japan in 1999, but this specific U.S. theatrical poster was printed and distributed in 2000—which is the year that belongs in the collectible listing title.

This is exactly the type of Pokémon material that has become increasingly collectible: first-generation era artwork, original Nintendo-period branding, the legendary birds, Lugia, Ash and Pikachu, full-size theatrical format, and genuine double-sided cinema printing.

GENRE

Animation • Anime • Adventure • Fantasy • Family • Video Game Adaptation • Pokémon

CONDITION

VERY FINE+ / EXCELLENT COLLECTOR CONDITION

Your copy looks exceptionally strong from the photographs.

Visible characteristics include:

• Rolled and never folded
• Excellent color saturation
• Deep blacks and vivid blues, reds and yellows
• Clean central artwork
• Strong glossy surface
• Clean white borders
• No visible pinholes
• No visible tape or adhesive residue
• No significant tears
• No major creasing
• No paper loss apparent
• Only very minor edge/corner waviness consistent with rolled storage and handling

Importantly, the dark upper areas of this design tend to expose surface defects under photography, and your copy still presents very cleanly. I would comfortably describe this as Very Fine+, and from a retail presentation standpoint it approaches Near Mint appearance.

The metal pieces shown in the photographs are magnets used only to hold the poster flat for photography and do not pierce or damage the poster.

The photographs show the actual poster being offered and form part of the condition description.

SHIPPING

Poster will be carefully protected and shipped rolled in a rigid heavy-duty poster tube.

It will never be folded for shipment.