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The Pokérap is a series of songs that was made popular by the Pokémon anime. It is the English equivalent of the song Can You Name All the Pokémon?.

The main purpose of the song was to list all the known Pokémon of a specific generation. It usually rhymes, as heard in the original Pokérap which had many Pokémon names that rhymed, but no rhymes were made in the next one as there was a limit on names that rhymed. The third Pokérap had rhymes, but didn't rhyme any Pokémon, instead rhyming normal words together, or with the Pokémon's name.

Usually, the evolutionary families would be jumbled up, and sung in different lines. In later raps, such as the Hoenn Pokérap, this rule was not followed; the Lotad family was sung together.

There are currently three Pokérap songs, one for each of the first three generations. A rap for the fourth generation of Pokémon has not yet been released, but is widely expected by fans.

Current Pokéraps

• Kanto Pokérap - names all generation I Pokémon, excluding Mew.
• Pokérap GS - names all 99 Pokémon introduced in Generation II, excluding Celebi.
• Hoenn Pokérap - names all 133 Pokémon introduced in Generation III, as well as Mew and Celebi, but, strangely, leaves out Relicanth and Zigzagoon.

This article is part of Project Music, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon song, CD and musician.

Trivia

Strangely, the first Pokérap is connected to backmasking.