A complete seven-piece production set (3 cels, 3 gengas, 1 matching background) from Pokémon: The First Movie (1998), created at OLM for the sequence where Ash Ketchum throws his first Pokéball of the film - the exact moment the Pokémon Theme ("I wanna be the very best / Gotta catch 'em all") enters the score for the first time in a theatrical context with matching background. One of the most musically and culturally embedded beats in the entire Pokémon animated canon.
The set comprises three hand-painted production cels across the throw sequence, each paired with its matching genga and matching background. The compositions show Ash against the film's distinctive wispy-stratus sky - the instantly recognisable OLM cloud treatment that defined Pokémon: The First Movie's visual language.
Complete multi-frame sets from Pokémon: The First Movie rarely surface on the market, and complete sets including gengas specifically covering the first-Pokéball-throw scene are singular. The matched cel-and-genga pairings provide the strongest possible authentication link within cel archives: the genga line work can be overlaid against the cel's ink to confirm production continuity. The custom background places the entire set in-scene.
Title: Ash Ketchum - First Pokéball Throw (Complete Production Set)
Film: Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Studio: OLM, Inc.
Type: 3 original production cels + 3 matching gengas + 1 matching background (7 pieces total)
Medium: Hand-painted acetate cels; graphite and coloured pencil animation drawings; matching background
Authentication: ORIOGI オリオギ certified. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.
Condition: Cels in excellent condition with strong colour saturation. Gengas/dougas in good condition with handling wear consistent with production use. Background intact and well-preserved.
