Pokémon the Movie 2000

Pokémon the Movie 2000 is a 1999 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. It is the second theatrical release in the Pokémon franchise.

Pokémon the Movie 2000
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji劇場版ポケットモンスター 幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕
Literal meaningPocket Monsters the Movie: The Phantom Pokémon – Lugia's Explosive Birth
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnGekijōban Poketto Monsutā: Maboroshi no Pokémon Rugia Bakutan
Directed byKunihiko Yuyama
Screenplay byTakeshi Shudo
Based onPokémon
by Satoshi Tajiri
Produced by
  • Choji Yoshikawa
  • Yukako Matsusako
  • Takemoto Mori
StarringSee below
CinematographyHisao Shirai
Edited by
  • Toshio Henmi
  • Yutaka Ito
Music byShinji Miyazaki
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17) (Japan)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget$30 million
Box office$133.9 million

The film has two parts: a 20-minute preceding short and the feature presentation. The events of the film take place during the second season of Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands, where Ash, Misty and Tracey enter Shamouti Island. While there, they discover the three legendary bird Pokémon, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. Meanwhile, a collector named Lawrence III attempts to steal the three Pokémon to awaken Lugia, which proves dangerous for the legendary Pokémon, Lugia, and Ash himself.

Pokémon the Movie 2000 was released in Japanese theaters on July 17, 1999, by Toho. The English-language adaptation was released in the United States on July 21, 2000, by Warner Bros. The film earned less at the box office than its predecessor, Pokémon: The First Movie, but was still a financial success and received better (albeit still negative) reviews upon release.

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