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* The first names of [[Delia Ketchum|Ash's mother]], {{an|Professor Oak}}, and [[Professor Ivy]] were first revealed in this movie.

* Some of the Pokémon shown on the cover are never actually seen in the movie.

* On the front cover, it appears as if Ash's undershirt is white, but it is actually black.

* When Professor Oak is talking to Professor Ivy, the Pokémon TCG type symbols are shown as link buttons near the bottom of the screen.

* In this movie, Team Rocket uses a dub-only variation of their {{motto}}.

** In addition, Ash and Misty both directly reference the events of this movie upon meeting Silver during the Whirl Islands arc, where they recognize it as a Lugia and explicitly mention that they had previously encountered it during the Orange Islands.

* In the dub, when Lawrence III reads the ancient prophecy, it says "Lest the earth turn to ash". However, later in the movie, and in the song [[The Chosen One]], it says "'''Thus''' the earth '''shall''' turn to ash".

* When Melody and Misty first meet, Melody tells her "Oh, and Misty, try not to get jealous." However, only Ash had been introduced at this point, while Misty's and Tracey's names were never mentioned. Note that, at least in Misty's case, this was only in the dub.

* {{an|Brock}} is seen running around {{DL|Valencia Island|Professor Ivy's Lab|Professor Ivy's Lab}} carrying normal-colored {{p|Nidorina}} and {{p|Paras}} despite the Pokémon on [[Valencia Island]] being [[List of alternately colored Pokémon in the anime|alternately colored]]. A Paras was previously seen on Valencia in ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]''.

** When Ash bids goodbye to his mother, he says he has already become a Pokémon Master.

* The first dub version of this movie was released theatrically in 2000 and on VHS and DVD later the same year. The second version was streamed on [[Pokémon TV]] in 2015, which removed all company logos, retyped the opening and ending credits, and changed the copyright to 2015.

* Similar to ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', a large portion of the movie's theme was changed. Originally, the primary theme was meant to emphasize co-dependence, while the dub emphasized individualism via the added in Chosen One concept.

* The prophecy was rewritten in the dub to add in details for the Chosen One and taming the Beast of the Sea via the three treasures and Lugia's song.

* Maren addresses Tracey by name in the dub, something she doesn't do in the Japanese version. In addition, the dub specifies that they have an hour before they get to the next island, when she originally just gave a vague statement about how they have plenty of time when agreeing to giving their Pokémon fresh air.

* Originally, Shamouti Island was stated to be on the outskirts of the Orange Islands instead of in the middle of it.

* When Oak encounters Delia, he identifies her by name in the dub, while in the Japanese version, he instead identifies her as "Satoshi's mom," owing to Japanese convention of how women when they become mothers are always identified as someone's mom, even when the child isn't around.

* When discovering that snow is occurring, Delia originally guessed that it was cherry blossoms, before realizing it was actually snow. The dub has her initially guess correctly that it was snow.

* In the scene where the heroes arrive at Shamouti Island and encounter the residents, Maren and Carol's background, specifically that they had gone to the [[Mandarin Island]] branch school and hadn't seen each other for five years, was cut. In addition, the Japanese version makes it explicit that the role of festival maiden is meant for children, something that the dub does not make clear.

* When meeting Misty, Melody tells her to try and not get jealous in a slightly snooty tone in the dub, while in the original, she instead says "Don't get so worked up! But y'know, to follow him all the way out here...I'd have to say you have pretty good taste." She also identifies Misty by name in the same scene before even being told her name in the dub, something that doesn't happen in the Japanese version.

** On a related note, Melody's banter to Misty was more friendly in the Japanese version than in the dub.

* The dub has Maren stating a punchline to a {{wp|Sexually transmitted infection|STD}}-related joke ("Krabbies" = "{{wp|Crab louse|Crabs}}").

* The scene where Melody explains the legend to Ash has her being more flirtatious in the dub and Ash being less gullible in the same. It also mentioned the process was supposed to be easy, which was later referenced in the movie, although this got rewritten and with it the later reference.

* Melody explains that their boat has the ability to climb up walls and rocky prefaces, something that's not made clear in the dub.

* Shortly after Misty and Melody's exchange and Melody scolding Ash for his recklessness, Jessie, James and Meowth's exchange was different. Originally, Jessie explained that Misty and Ash are ten years too young to get focused on romance anyways, with James also explaining that they themselves are already five years too old to focus on that anyhow, implying that they are both 25. Meowth subsequently sums it up by making a crack at how "love life" is foreign to them, to Jessie and James' chagrin. In the dub, Jessie mentioned that getting involved with the opposite sex is only asking for trouble, and James mentioned that he'd rather stay out of trouble. In response, Meowth quips that they've got each other and thus don't need the opposite sex, much to their chagrin.

* Although Melody's line upon discovering a copy of the Shamouti Legend is translated well, her delivery was different between the two versions, having her react with recognition at the slab, while in the dub, she acts completely unfamiliar about it.

* Misty's speech to Lawrence III was altered. In the dub, she says that she considered his way of thinking of Pokémon as mere things to collect to be disgusting. In the original version, Misty was simply asking him why he used his methods to catch the legendary birds instead of [[Poké Ball]]s like regular Trainers. To this, Lawrence replies that he considered himself a collector, and feels that the collected things must be visibly on display, or they couldn't be called a collection.

** In addition, Lawrence in the dub version of the above scene mentions he started his collection from an Ancient Mew card. This information wasn't revealed in the Japanese version itself, but was mentioned in a promotional pamphlet released with the movie in Japan, alongside other elements of his character. It was added in to specifically tie in the final scene due to the pamphlet's distribution being replaced with the card itself when the movie was released in America.

* When the Pokémon are attempting to free Moltres, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Water Gun}}, and {{m|Flamethrower}} are used simultaneously. Tracey's explanation, which was cut from the dub, is that "''electricity, plus fire, plus water… electricity {{wp|electrolysis|separates}} water into {{wp|hydrogen}} and {{wp|oxygen}}, which is then {{wp|combustion|recombined}} using fire which means&mdash;Everybody get down!''" However, this line is included in the [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (book)|novelization]] and the [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 (graphic novel)|ani-manga]] with different dialogue: "''The water and electricity blasts are creating two gases, hydrogen and oxygen. If those two gases come into contact with Charizard's fire, there's going to be an &mdash;<explosion>.''"

* Slowking's "I could use pants" line was originally him stating that trouble was brewing.

* Team Rocket's commentary on the three birds was different: In the original version, they noted that they were very angry, and Meowth suggested they pretend they know nothing. In the dub, Jessie comments she doesn't want to be hit by Moltres, James comments he doesn't want to get hit by Zapdos, while Meowth mentions he doesn't want to get hit by their poop.

* When Lugia saves everyone with their water pillar, Melody originally recognized the song, but doesn't in the dub.

* Ash expresses shock that Slowking can talk in the dub, while he and the others don't seem to react at all to this discovery in the original version, simply repeating "treasure" back.

* Originally, Slowking tells Ash that he's one short of the treasures, with Ash then misunderstanding and asking what he meant by "two short." In the dub, he instead identifies Ash by name, causing Ash to ask how he knew him by that name.

** The original version made very clear when Ash was the one to save the world that Ash was the only "exceptional" trainer available at that moment due to collecting the treasures, instead of him being prophesized.

* Lugia mentioned that the great trainer in legend is required to be human, with Ash asking if that meant he represented humanity.

* Ash doesn't have the hesitation in the original version that he does in the dub.

* Team Rocket in the original version just does their regular motto instead of a variation.

* The dub has Team Rocket making a reference to {{wp|Weight Watchers}}. In the original version, it was a pun on the term slowing someone down and having their hands tied up (sharing similar terminology in Japanese).

* In the dub, Ash asks why all the Pokémon are down there, with Lugia responding that they felt they may need to be needed. The Japanese version instead has Ash asking if Lugia really is a Pokémon due to its awesome feats, with Lugia confirming that it is one, and that it lives on the planet with all other life that inhabits it.

* The dub added in a comment about Lawrence's destiny when commenting that he was trying to capture Lugia for his collection.

* When she is about to save Ash, Misty mentions that Ash is her burden in the Japanese version, while the dub makes it slightly more romantic by stating that Ash isn't alone because he's got her.

* Originally, after the song was sung, Lugia tells Ash and company to keep its existence a secret, as it's better off that way. The dub has it mentioning that the beast of the sea was tamed.

* Although Delia's speech was largely the same in the dub, it also added in a requirement that he try to keep it closer to home. It also mentioned that Ash's death means Ash and Delia's world would be destroyed originally, something that's implied but not directly mentioned in the dub.

* In the dub, after learning what Slowking told them about people seeing them contribute, has them undergoing the "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_pqnsKWlpc that's good, that's bad]" routine from ''The Simpsons''. In the original version, they instead give a variant of the Blast Off catchphrase.

* The "Beast of the Sea" aspect was originally referring to the undersea current around Shamouti Island and the three islands, something that is slightly implied but never directly stated in the dub.

* {{pmin|South Asia|Hungama TV}}'s Hindi dub once again used the original Japanese version of the movie, similar to the [[M01|previous movie]].