History Anime / Pokemon2000

* ContinuityNod: One of the opening themes in the Johto saga references the relationship established here between Lugia and the three Birds, even drawing a parallel with Ho-oh and the three Beasts. Lugia's connection to the birds was again alluded to in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', where Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres can be met, battled and caught in a place named '''Sea Spirit's''' Den.

* ChristmasCake: In the Japanese version, Jessie claims that Ash and Misty (who are 10) are about ten years too early for romance. James then goes on to say that he and Jessie are five years too late.

->''[[AC:Alone its Song will fail. Thus the Earth shall turn to Ash.]]''

* ExactWords: "Thus, the earth shall turn to Ash." This line from the prophecy is not referring to TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, but rather, name-drops the one who would save the world.

* MisfitMobilizationMoment: All of Ash's Pokémon on-hand coming out to encourage him in fulfilling his role as TheChosenOne. Yes, even Charizard. At the time this Movie aired in Japan, Charizard had already began to obey Ash.

''Pokémon: The Movie 2000: The Power of One'', commonly shortened to ''Pokémon 2000'' and also known as ''Pocket Monsters Revelation - Lugia'' in Japan, is the second ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' film, released on July 17, 1999. It was once again directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and written by Creator/TakeshiShudo. Unlike ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', this is the first one not to suffer from horrible amounts of {{Bowdleri|se}}zation.

This movie marked the franchise-wide debut of the Pokémon Lugia, the only one in the series to be designed by Shudo. Initially intended to be a film-exclusive character, Lugia wound up being incorporated into ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' in the movie's wake.

* BrokenAesop: The dub attempts to force in a message about how one person can make all the difference (hence the title, "The Power of One"), but [[http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/comparisons/movies/mov02.html it doesn't work]] because throughout the story Ash is consistently getting help from his friends, his Pokémon, Lugia, and even Team Rocket.

* CanonForeigner: [[http://lavacutcontent.com/takeshi-shudo-ending-pokemon/ Lugia was created by head writer Takeshi Shudo specifically for the movie]].

* MineralMacguffin: PlayedWith. They aren't exactly gemstones so much as they are perfectly-rounded transparent orbs, but in order to stop the three Legendary birds' rampage from [[ApocalypseHow ending the world]], Ash is tasked with collecting each of the three "treasures"[[note]]A red orb representing Fire, an orange orb representing Lightning, and a blue orb representing Ice[[/note]] from their respective shrines on each of the three Legendaries' native islands and bringing them to the shrine on Shamouti Island.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Lawrence III/Jirarudan: He's an art collector of a ridiculously high magnitude who seems to have learned social skills entirely by rote, has a narrow and fixed attention span, wears a long coat with an undershirt to tropical islands in the middle of summer, has almost no change in facial expression or vocal intonation despite living by his passions, seems to have difficulty recognizing cues from others, and takes everything, including the legend and Misty screaming at him, only by the words presented without considering tone or alternate meaning.

The film was successful at the North American box office, where it is the second highest grossing anime movie of all time, after the first ''Pokémon'' film.

* SeriesFauxnale: This film is often considered this for the early years of the anime. Ash becomes a prophesised chosen one and saves the entire planet from an impending disaster, he masters cooperation with three legendary Pokemon, and his relationship with Misty is resolved, as she vows to stand by his side always. Team Rocket even hint at the end they'll turn over a new leaf and debate the pros and cons of such a decision.

* SeriesFauxnale: This film is often considered this for the early years of the anime. It was one of the last films to focus on what remained to cover from the first generation ''Red and Blue'' games, Ash becomes a prophesised chosen one and saves the entire planet from an apocalypse, he masters cooperation with three legendary Pokemon, and his relationship with Misty is resolved, as she vows to stand by his side always. Team Rocket even hint at the end they'll turn over a new leaf and debate the pros and cons of such a decision.

** When Lugia first appears, the three Titans shoot it down quickly and then proceed to seal up the hole that Lugia came out of. As [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] said in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMYBJ_lwPGs review of the movie]], "I think you got him!".

* WholePlotReference: To ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime.'' Like Link, Ash is TheChosenOne who travels to various elemental dungeons/islands in order to collect [[{{Macguffin}} treasures needed to stop a great calamity.]] What really seals the reference is that the song Melody plays, on an ''ocarina'' no less, is reminiscent of the ''Song of Time''.

** At the end of the movie, after Slowking [[BreakingTheFourthWall tells Team Rocket that someone did see their]] HeroicSacrifice, they decide to pull a HeelFaceTurn, and go into their own version of the "thats bad, thats good" routine from a Simpsons Episode.

* AbsenteeActor: This is the only Pokemon movie to not feature Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny.

* TheLostWoods: ''Pikachu's Rescue Adventure'' takes place mostly in an unusually idyllic version of this.

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''Pokémon: The Movie 2000: The Power of One'', commonly shortened to ''Pokémon 2000'' and also known as ''Pocket Monsters Revelation - Lugia'' in Japan, is the second ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' film. Unlike ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', this is the first one not to suffer from horrible amounts of {{Bowdleri|se}}zation.

This movie marked the franchise-wide debut of the Pokémon Lugia, the only one in the series to be designed by anime showrunner Creator/TakeshiShudo. Initially intended to be a film-exclusive character, Lugia wound up being incorporated into ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' in the movie's wake.

* DubInducedPlotHole: Sort of. Professor Oak had an extra line theorizing that lightning striking volcanic seawater began a chemical reaction that created life on Earth. And in the scene on Lawrence's ship, Tracey had a line that went something like this:

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** At the end of the movie, after Slowking [[BreakingTheFourthWall tells Team Rocket that someone did see their]] HeroicSacrifrice, they decide to pull a HeelFaceTurn, and go into their own version of the "thats bad, thats good" routine from a Simpsons Episode.

->''[[AC:Alone its Song will fail. Thus the Earth shall turn to [[ProphecyTwist Ash]].]]''

->''[[AC:Disturb not the harmony of [[FireIceLightning Fire, Ice, or Lightning]],]]''

This movie marked the debut of the Pokémon Lugia, the only one in the series to be designed by anime showrunner Creator/TakeshiShudo. Initially intended to be a film-exclusive character, Lugia wound up being incorporated into ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' in the movie's wake.

''Pokémon: The Movie 2000: The Power of One'', also known as ''Pocket Monsters Revelation - Lugia'' in Japan, is the second ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' film. Unlike ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', this is the first one not to suffer from horrible amounts of {{Bowdleri|se}}zation.