Pokémon The Movie 2000

Pokémon: The Movie 2000
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 Pokémon Rugia Bakutan
Literally	Pocket Monsters the Movie: The Phantom Pokémon: Lugia's Explosive Birth
Directed by	Kunihiko Yuyama
Produced by	Choji Yoshikawa Yukako Matsusako Takemoto Mori
Written by	Takeshi Shudo
Based on	Pokémon by Satoshi Tajiri
Starring	Rica Matsumoto Ikue Ōtani Unshō Ishizuka Mayumi Iizuka Satomi Kōrogi Tomokazu Seki Megumi Hayashibara Shin-ichiro Miki Inuko Inuyama Kōichi Yamadera Chikao Ōtsuka Kotono Mitsuishi Akiko Hiramatsu Takeshi Kaga Masatoshi Hamada
Narrated by	Unshō Ishizuka
Music by	Shinji Miyazaki
Cinematography	Hisao Shirai
Edited by	Toshio Henmi Yutaka Ito
Production company	OLM, Inc.
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	July 17, 1999 (1999-07-17) (Japan)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	US$30 million
Box office	$133.9 million

Pokémon: The Movie 2000, known 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^?) is a 1999 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. It is the second film in the Pokémon anime franchise. The film stars the voices of Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Unshō Ishizuka, Mayumi Iizuka, Satomi Kōrogi, Tomokazu Seki, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki, Inuko Inuyama, Kōichi Yamadera, Chikao Ōtsuka, Kotono Mitsuishi, Akiko Hiramatsu, Takeshi Kaga and Masatoshi Hamada.

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.