Pokémon the Movie 2000 Adventure

Pokémon the Movie 2000 Adventure
Title screen of Pokémon the Movie 2000 Adventure
Basic info
Platform:	Browser based
Category:	First-person adventure
Players:	1 player
Connectivity:	None
Developer:	Cyberworld International Corporation
Publisher:	Warner Bros.
Part of:	Generation I miscellaneous
Ratings
CERO:	N/A
ESRB:	N/A
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	N/A
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	N/A
North America:	2000
Australia:	N/A
Europe:	N/A
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	N/A
English:	N/A

Pokémon the Movie 2000 Adventure, also known as Pokémon 2000 Adventure, was a browser-based first-person adventure game developed by Cyberworld International Corporation and distributed by Warner Bros. The game uses a special internet browser, which then connects to a server to download portions of the game at a time.

The game was developed to promote the North American release of Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One, as Nintendo had licensed Warner Bros. to create promotional materials for the film. However, the game proved much more successful than expected, with over 1 million downloads in its first month. Out of concern that the game might overshadow other Pokémon games or create brand confusion, Nintendo sent a cease & desist letter to Cyberworld, and all download links for the game were pulled.

In 2023, the game's files resurfaced online, and it was restored to a playable state through fan efforts.

Gameplay

The game loosely adapts the events of the film, with Professor Oak tasking the player with obtaining "ancient spheres" from Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, in that order.

The player selects between three difficulty levels (Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced), as well as between three teams of 6 Pokémon. Each Pokémon has one or two "powers" it can use, and the player must use these powers to overcome obstacles on the islands, such as a river or an electric barrier. Successfully clearing an obstacle will add points to the player's score, and will cause the Pokémon used to evolve if they are eligible. After clearing two obstacles on an island, the player encounters the island's legendary bird at the sphere's altar, and must correctly answer a trivia question to receive the sphere. The difficulty selected only affects the birds' questions.

Pokémon, trivia questions, and Poké Balls are also placed around the game's environments. Approaching or clicking on a Pokémon will bring up a short description of it, similar to a Pokédex entry. Trivia questions present a Pokémon silhouette and give the player one chance to identify it - if successful, the player is granted points. Poké Balls have a random chance to evolve a Pokémon, cause a Pokémon to be stolen by Team Rocket, recover a stolen Pokémon, or grant points.

After the player has collected all three spheres, Professor Oak congratulates them with a certificate; a ranking of bronze, silver or gold; and their final point score. This certificate has the player's name, ranking, final score, and team of choice displayed on it (without considering evolutions), and can be printed out. The player can also explore an area with Pokémon from all three teams (though none of them have descriptions), as well as balloons that link to promotional websites. These links point to: Pokémon's official website, Warner Bros' website, Cyberworld's website, and a trailer for the movie.

Pokémon

When starting a playthrough, the player selects one of three teams of Pokémon. Each Pokémon has one or two "powers", which can be used to overcome obstacles.

If a Pokémon's power successfully clears an obstacle, then that Pokémon will evolve if it has an available evolution in Generation I. Evolution is also possible through the random effects of opened Poké Balls. Evolved Pokémon generally grant more points when clearing obstacles, and in some cases their available powers will change.

Team 1

Pokémon	Power(s)
Squirtle	Bubble
Wartortle	Bubble
Blastoise	Bubble
Onix	Rock Throw, Strength
Electabuzz	Thundershock
Sandshrew	Dig
Sandslash	Dig
Jynx	Blizzard
Ponyta	Ember
Rapidash	Ember

Team 2

Pokémon	Power(s)
Poliwhirl	Water Gun
Poliwrath	Water Gun
Hitmonlee	Mega Kick
Pidgeotto	Fly
Pidgeot	Fly
Pikachu	Thundershock, Absorb Energy
Raichu	Thundershock, Absorb Energy
Vulpix	Ember
Ninetales	Flamethrower
Lapras	Ice Beam

Team 3

Pokémon	Power(s)
Staryu	Water Gun
Starmie	Water Gun
Dewgong	Ice Beam
Mankey	Fury Swipes
Primeape	Thrash
Magnemite	Thundershock, Absorb Energy
Magneton	Thundershock, Absorb Energy
Abra	Teleport
Kadabra	Teleport
Alakazam	Teleport
Charmander	Ember
Charmeleon	Fire Spin
Charizard	Flamethrower, Fly

Obstacles

Each island has two obstacles, and each can only be cleared by certain moves. Successfully clearing an obstacle will grant points, depending on the obstacle and the Pokémon used. If the Pokémon used is capable of evolving, then they will also evolve.

Choosing an incorrect Pokémon will result in either a standard failure, which does not affect points; or may cause the Pokémon to be injured, which deducts 125 points. If the player fails three times on a single obstacle, Professor Oak will send a Ditto to clear the obstacle instead, and the player will not be given any points.

Since the obstacles always appear in the same order, some Pokémon-obstacle combinations are only possible if a Pokémon is evolved randomly through opening Poké Balls.

Pokémon	Power	Obstacles
		Rock pile	Fire wall	Electrified ground	Lightning bolt	River	Ice wall
Squirtle	Bubble	N/A	750	-125	-125	N/A	N/A
Wartortle	Bubble	N/A	1,500	-125	-125	N/A	N/A
Blastoise	Bubble	N/A	2,250	-125	-125	N/A	N/A
Onix	Rock Throw	N/A	N/A	750	N/A	-125	N/A
	Strength	1,125	N/A	N/A	750	-125	1,000
Electabuzz	Thundershock	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	625
Sandshrew	Dig	N/A	N/A	N/A	875	-125	N/A
Sandslash	Dig	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,750	-125	N/A
Jynx	Blizzard	N/A	875	N/A	N/A	1,000	N/A
Ponyta	Ember	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,000
Rapidash	Ember	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,000
Poliwhirl	Water Gun	N/A	750	-125	-125	N/A	N/A
Poliwrath	Water Gun	N/A	1,500	-125	-125	N/A	N/A
Hitmonlee	Mega Kick	875	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	750
Pidgeotto	Fly	750	N/A	1,000	-125	750	N/A
Pidgeot	Fly	1,500	N/A	2,000	-125	1,500	N/A
Pikachu	Thundershock	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	625
	Absorb Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,000	N/A	N/A
Raichu	Thundershock	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,250
	Absorb Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,000	N/A	N/A
Vulpix	Ember	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	875
Ninetales	Flamethrower	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,750
Lapras	Ice Beam	N/A	750	N/A	-125	1,000	N/A
Staryu	Water Gun	N/A	750	-125	-125	N/A	N/A
Starmie	Water Gun	N/A	1,500	-125	-125	N/A	N/A
Dewgong	Ice Beam	N/A	750	-125	-125	1,000	N/A
Mankey	Fury Swipes	875	-125	N/A	N/A	N/A	625
Primeape	Thrash	1,750	-125	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,250
Magnemite	Thundershock	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	625
	Absorb Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,000	N/A	N/A
Magneton	Thundershock	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,250
	Absorb Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,000	N/A	N/A
Abra	Teleport	N/A	750	1,000	750	875	N/A
Kadabra	Teleport	N/A	1,500	2,000	1,500	1,750	N/A
Alakazam	Teleport	N/A	2,250	3,000	2,250	2,625	N/A
Charmander	Ember	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	875
Charmeleon	Fire Spin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,750
Charizard	Flamethrower	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,625
	Fly	750	625	875	750	750	N/A

Poké Balls

When the player encounters a Poké Ball, they have the option to open it. If they accept, the ball randomly causes a positive or negative result:

• 35% chance for the Team Rocket Trio to steal one of the player's Pokémon (only triggers if the player has at least one Pokémon).
• 65% chance for a stolen Pokémon to be recovered.
  • If no Pokémon are missing, then one of the player's Pokémon evolves.
  • If none of the player's Pokémon can evolve further, then 1,250 points are awarded.

Trivia questions

When Moltres, Zapdos, or Articuno are encountered, they will ask the player a multiple-choice trivia question with four options. If the player answers incorrectly, they will be prompted with the same question again. Once the question has been answered correctly, points are awarded depending on the amount of attempts taken to answer that question:

• First try: 1250 points
• Second try: 625 points
• Third try: 250 points
• Fourth try onward: 0 points

The difficulty level selected at the start of the game will change the pool of questions that the birds pull from. Difficulty level does not impact any other part of the game.

Additionally, one question-mark icon appears on each of the three islands. When clicked on, this icon will ask a "Who's that Pokémon" question with a silhouette and four options. However, the player only has one opportunity to answer the question before the icon becomes unresponsive. If the Pokémon is identified correctly, 1,250 points are awarded.

Ranking

At the end of the game, the player is given a ranking - bronze, silver, or gold - depending on their chosen team and final point score. Due to how the game calculates score, all points gained or lost will be in multiples of 125.

Development

After obtaining a license from Nintendo to create promotional material for Pokémon the Movie 2000, Warner Bros approached developer Cyberworld to develop a game to promote the film, with a budget of $2 million.

In preparation for the game, Warner Bros provided Cyberworld with a VHS tape of the film, and sent a "Pokémon expert" to provide additional information. Initially, only one member of the development team had any knowledge of Pokémon.

The available teams of Pokémon were designed to all have a way to surpass each obstacle, with some redundancies should Team Rocket steal a Pokémon the player needed. The Ditto that appears after three attempts acts as an additional fail-safe to ensure the player can still progress.

The game uses Cyberworld's QBORG technology. QBORGs are 3D, grid-based environments that can be explored in first-person, using a special internet browser. While most of Cyberworld's games would use a shared browser, Pokémon 2000 Adventure would have its own separate browser with a Pokémon-themed interface.

Trivia

• This game misspells "Articuno" as "Articunos", and "Electabuzz" as "Electrabuzz"
• Some of the advanced trivia questions refer to real-life promotions: one about the city of Topeka, Kansas being renamed to ToPikachu in 1998; and one about the "Pokémon Patrol", a fleet of Pikachu-themed 1998 Volkswagen Beetles.
• One of the intermediate trivia questions asks "How many different Pokémon are there in total, including Missingno and Mew?". This is a rare instance of MissingNo. being acknowledged in official Pokémon media.
  • The accepted answer for this question is 152. This omits counting any Pokémon from Generation II, despite two such Pokémon (Lugia and Slowking) being featured prominently in the film.
• Rapidash is the only evolved Pokémon that does not grant more points than its previous form when clearing obstacles.

External links

• "Every Cancelled Pokemon Game (New Leaks Discovered)" - DidYouKnowGaming on YouTube
• Pokémon the Movie 2000 Adventure - Lost Media Wiki
• Cyberworld QBORG - Lost Media Wiki

This article is part of Project Sidegames, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Sidegames.