History YMMV / Pokemon2000

** The premise and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uC3rXu09R8 opening theme]] of the movie's Pikachu Short, ''Pikachu's Rescue Adventure'', will no doubt bring to mind a certain [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonRescueTeam spin-off series]] that started six years later.
** Long-time fans are [[VideoGame/PokemonGo disturbing the harmony of fire, ice, and lightning all over again]].
** Tobias's festival costume somewhat resembles [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Tapu Koko]]. Not to mention that his name would later be used for the infamous Darkrai-owning trainer who comes out of nowhere to beat Ash in the semi-finals of the Sinnoh League.
** Given the movie's many similarities to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', it's fitting that the ocarina wielder, Melody, initially has a bratty personality and casual wear that resembles Zelda herself in her ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' incarnation.
** The Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and even Lugia that appear in the film seem rather more powerful than the other anime specimens, who didn't take so long to take down nor were as destructive. Perhaps they were all [[VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus alphas?]]
** ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' gave Slowking [[SecretArt the exclusive move]] Chilly Reception, a move that summons a snowstorm in response to the user telling a bad joke. Someone at Game Freak must have hated "I could use pants" enough to condemn it to [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Joke's End]].

** ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' gave Slowking Chilly Reception, a move that summons a snowstorm in response to the user telling a bad joke. Someone at Game Freak must have hated "I could use pants."

* IdiotPlot: Lawrence seeks to collect the Legendary birds and their powers for himself, in open violation of the prophecy that foretells the fate that awaits the world should they be pitted against each other. And once this has happened, they proceed to go to war with each other at ''very'' little provocation. Then there's the subject of the prophecy itself, Ash himself, who is conveniently roped in Shamuti Island's ritual surrounding the legend at the ''very first mention'' of him being a Pokémon Trainer, despite the others in his company also being such. Needless to say, it just brings out his usual recklessness and he charges headlong into a dangerous situation that lands him and his friends into Lawrence's clutches.

** Lawrence III is the first in what would become a long line of movie-exclusive human villains, and a major criticism of the character is that he has no backstory or overall motive beyond greed[[labelnote:*]]At least, not in the movie itself; he does have some backstory, but [[AllThereInTheManual only in a Japan-exclusive pamphlet]][[/labelnote]], which is especially jarring considering he follows the well-developed Mewtwo. At the time, there was no precedent for this archetype in ''Pokémon'', so he was mostly let off as the first. Almost every human villain to follow wouldn't change this, however, and as such they come off as {{Flat Character}}s, not helped by the fact that many of them recycle Lawrence's gimmick of having a large mechanical vehicle.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Thanks to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres have fallen under this in retrospect. When the movie premiered, the anime portrayed most Pokémon as essentially just animals with superpowers, so it could be assumed that the legendary birds just didn't have the capability of higher thought and were acting on instinct. But as the show went on, more and more Pokémon, especially Legendaries, were given fully developed personalities and were implied to have human intelligence, retroactively making the birds appear so selfish that they're willing to wipe out all life on Earth just because they don't want to be around one another. It's telling that countless fanfics that cover this movie have someone (usually Lugia) [[WhatTheHellHero rip into the legendary birds for their behavior]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Thanks to EarlyInstallentWeirdness, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres have fallen under this in retrospect. When the movie premiered, the anime portrayed most Pokémon as essentially just animals with superpowers, so it could be assumed that the legendary birds just didn't have the capability of higher thought and were acting on instinct. But as the show went on, more and more Pokémon, especially Legendaries, were given fully developed personalities and were implied to have human intelligence, retroactively making the birds appear so selfish that they're willing to wipe out all life on Earth just because they don't want to be around one another. It's telling that countless fanfics that cover this movie have someone (usually Lugia) [[WhatTheHellHero rip into the legendary birds for their behavior]].

* WhatAnIdiot: Lawrence III apparently doesn't realise that he's behind the catastrophic weather patterns, despite the disruption he's caused being the only logical conclusion. He also absurdly decides to let the main characters, who're clearly angry at him, loose in his gallery with the imprisoned Birds. When you tool around in an airship the size of a community college, you couldn't think of ''any'' other place to put them?

* TearJerker: Team Rocket making the choice to jump off of Lugia to give Ash a better chance to stop Lawrence III. As they fall, the make peace with the fact they're dying for the greater good and tightly embrace each other before they hit the water. They may have ended up surviving, but it still doesn't change the fact that it looked like we were about to lose the lovable rogues.

* ContinuityLockout: A very unique case can be found with Charizard. Charizard is obident to Ash in this film but the episode in which Ash regained Charizard's loyality didn't air in Japan until the week AFTER the film released. Meaning those who saw the film on the first week (or those who simply missed the episode) would be confused while those who watched afterwards will be fine.

* ContinuityLockout: A very unique case can be found with Charizard. Charizard is obident to Ash in this film but Ash the episode in which Ash regained Charizard's loyality didn't air in Japan till the week AFTER the film released. Meaning those who saw the film on the first week (or those who simply missed the episode) would be confused while those who watched afterwards will be fine

** Tobias's festival costume somewhat resembles [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Tapu Koko]]. Not to mention that his name would later be used for the infamous Darkrai trainer who comes out of nowhere to beat Ash in the semi-finals of the Sinnoh League.

** Tobias's festival costume somewhat resembles [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Tapu Koko]].

* IdiotPlot: Lawrence seeks to collect the Legendary birds and their powers for himself, in open violation of the prophecy that foretells the fate that awaits the world should they be pitted against each other. And once this has happened, they proceed to go to war with each other at ''very'' little provocation. Then there's the subject of the prophecy itself, Ash himself, who is conveniently roped in Shamuti Island's ritual surrounding the legend at the ''very first mention'' of him being a Pokémon Trainer, despite the others in his company also being such. Needless to say, it just brings out his usual recklessness and he charge headlong into a dangerous situation that lands him and his friends into Lawrence's clutches.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5UxC3Zt5yE "The World Turns To Ash,"]] a suitably epic and heart-racing piece that underscores what is considered by many fans of the dub to be the movie's SignatureScene: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-wg5CBTFs Ash and his party crossing the frozen sea on a makeshift sled to collect the final sphere from Ice Island while battling the legendary birds with the help of Lugia.]]

** This is the first movie to feature a considerable number of legendary Pokémon at once (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Lugia). While still looked back on fondly today, a problem many fans have with later movies is a perceived overabundance of them; a problem that reaches its logical conclusion [[Anime/PokemonHoopaAndTheClashOfAges some fifteen years down the line]]. It also helps this film's case that, unlike many of those films (particularly ''Anime/PokemonKyuremVSTheSwordOfJustice''), only Lugia communicates telepathically ([[UniquenessDecay before it became a dime-a-dozen ability even among non-legendary and non-Psychic Pokémon]]), and as such it can be considered more of a main character than the birds, which are more akin to powerful forces.

* IdiotPlot: Lawrence seeks to collect the legendary birds and their powers for himself, in open violation of the prophecy that foretells the fate that awaits the world should they be pitted against each other. And once this has happened, they proceed to go to war with each other at ''very'' little provocation. Then there's the subject of the prophecy itself, Ash himself, who is conveniently roped in Shamuti Island's ritual surrounding the legend at the ''very first mention'' of him being a Pokémon Trainer, despite the others in his company also being such. Needless to say, it just brings out his usual recklessness and he charge headlong into a dangerous situation that lands him and his friends into Lawrence's clutches.

** This is the movie where the meme that Ash is TheChosenOne for ''everything'' started. The prophecy springboarded the tendency. It perpetuated to the point that a common fanfiction cliche is for Ash, being TheChosenOne, would get amazing powers on top of commanding numerous legendary Pokémon.

** Lawrence III capturing the legendary birds severely disrupts the world's climate, causing (among other things) snow during summer in Pallet Town.
** The [[MeleeATrois fighting between the three legendary birds]] causes a ''lot'' of collateral damage. When the prophecy talked about them "wreak[ing] destruction on the world in which they clash", they weren't exaggerating.