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The '''[[Kanto]] Pokérap''' (capitalized '''PokéRAP''' on [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]]) was the first [[Pokérap]] to be made by [[4Kids Entertainment]] for the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was made to feature the first [[:Category:Generation I Pokémon|150]] {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that existed at the time.

At the end of an episode, {{Ash}}, in a voice-over, would announce "Don't go away, the PokéRAP is next". Two verses would be played at the end of an episode, and by the end of a five-day week, all the verses would have been sung. It was used from ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]''.

The Day 2 portion of the Pokérap was shown on the promotional preview VHS [[A Sneak Peek at Pokémon]].

It is available on four different soundtracks: [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]], {{OBP|Pokémon X|CD}}, [[Exclusive Target Mix!]] and [[Exclusive Toys R Us Mix!]].

* At the end of the Pokérap Day 4 segment at the end of the premiere of ''[[EP044|The Problem With Paras]]'', the Kids' WB announcer at the time, {{wp|Jim Cummings}}, dubbed over the voice that normally tells the viewer to watch for more of the Pokérap with, "Tune in next week and watch Ash, Misty, and Brock on their quest to become Pokémon masters! Don't miss them, the new ones are now only on Kids' WB!". Some Kids' WB airings of other  episodes had similar messages, reworded as "{{tt|Tune in later today to|If the show  was airing again later that day}}/{{tt|Tune in next week and|During a new episode premiere}} watch Ash, Misty, and Brock continue their quest to become Pokémon masters!"  When ''The Problem With Paras'' was rerun on {{wp|Cartoon Network}} and Boomerang, and even when uploaded onto {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network Video}}, the Kids' WB announcer's voice from the premiere remained. Home video releases, streaming services, and Disney XD retain the voices telling the viewers to watch for more of the Pokérap.

* In the VHS and DVD versions of the Pokérap, when {{p|Poliwrath}} is mentioned, {{p|Poliwag}}'s picture is shown. This is also true of its first few appearances in the TV Pokérap version (Day 1). Likewise, when {{p|Graveler}} was mentioned (Day 5), {{p|Geodude}}'s picture was shown. Both of these errors were eventually corrected in version 2, although they still appeared in foreign language versions of early episodes as they are still using the initial masters send by 4Kids. However, [[Netflix]]'s prints of later first season episodes also correct the errors.

* In the German version of the Pokérap, {{p|Krabby}}'s image is shown, but {{p|Hypno}}'s name is shown above. When Kakuna's picture is shown, it says {{p|Weedle|Hornliu}}.

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