Pokémon Theme

Infobox Song
Name = Pokémon Theme


Artist = Jason Paige
Album = Pokemon 2BA MASTER
Released = June 29, 1999
track_no = 1
Recorded = 1997
Genre = Power pop
Length = 3:15
Writer = John Siegler, John Loeffler
Label = Koch
Producer = John Loeffler
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prev_no =
next = "2BA Master"
next_no = 2

Pokémon Theme, also known as the Pokémon Theme Song and "Gotta Catch 'em All," is a song written originally for the Pokémon Television Series by John Siegler and John Loeffler. The song, voiced by Jason Paige in the series [cite web | title = Bulbapedia (Pokemon Theme) | year = 2008 | accessdate = 2008-05-19 | url = http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Pok%C3%A9mon_Theme&oldid=364830] , was played before each of the first 85 episodes of the Pokémon television series, after which a new song, Pokémon World, was recorded by Russell Velázquez.

A number of cover versions have been made, most notably by Billy Crawford, who recorded the song for the film, '. The Pokémon Theme was featured on several albums, most notably the soundtrack album ' and "Pokémon 2BA MASTER". Since its release, the song has been virtually synonymous with the Pokémon franchise, and as such remains popular among the fans of the original series.

Parodies

*In 2006, the Internet comedy duo Smosh recorded a video for the song on YouTube. It became very popular and received over 24 million views before it was removed from the site because of a copyright claim.

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