Pokémon: The Movie 2000

Pokémon: The Movie 2000
Japanese film poster
Japanese	劇場版ポケットモンスター 幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕
Hepburn	Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Maboroshi no Pokemon Rugia Bakutan
Literally	Pocket Monsters the Movie: Revelation Lugia
Directed by	Kunihiko Yuyama
Produced by	Yukako Matsusako Takemoto Mori Chōji Yoshikawa
Written by	Takeshi Shudō
Starring	Rica Matsumoto Ikue Ōtani Mayumi Iizuka Tomokazu Seki Satomi Kōrogi Megumi Hayashibara Shin-ichiro Miki Inuko Inuyama Kōichi Yamadera Takeshi Kaga Masatoshi Hamada
Narrated by	Unshō Ishizuka
Music by	Shinji Miyazaki
Cinematography	Hisao Shirai
Edited by	Toshio Henmi Yutaka Itō
Production company	OLM, Inc.
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17) (Japan)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥3 billion (US$30 million)
Box office	$133.9 million

Pokémon: The Movie 2000: The Power of One, commonly referred to as Pokémon 2000, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters the Movie: Revelation Lugia (劇場版ポケットモンスター 幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕, Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Maboroshi no Pokemon Rugia Bakutan^?, lit. "Mirage Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth"), is a 1999 Japanese anime science fiction action film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the second Pokémon feature-length film, complementing the Orange Islands saga of the series and featuring several new Pokémon, including Lugia and Slowking. Brock, who temporarily left during the season on which the film is based, makes a cameo appearance trying to protect the Pokémon in Professor Ivy's lab.

Pokémon: The Movie 2000 has two parts: the feature presentation and a 20-minute preceding short. The film is set during the Orange Islands saga, where Ash, Misty and Tracey enter Shamouti Island. While there, they discover the three legendary bird Pokémon, Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno. 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.

The film was released in Japanese theaters on July 17, 1999. The English version, produced by 4Kids Entertainment in association with Nintendo, was later released in the United States on July 21, 2000. Pokémon: The Movie 2000 earned less at the box office than its predecessor, Pokémon: The First Movie, despite increased promotion and slightly better critical reception.