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Pokémon 2.B.A. Master Music From The Hit TV Series
CD cover art featuring a Poké Ball
Release date	June 29, 1999
By	4Kids Entertainment and KOCH Records
Catalogue number	KOC-MC-8901 KOC-CD-8901
Number of tracks	13

Pokémon 2.B.A. Master is a soundtrack album featuring various English Pokémon songs, both from and inspired by Pokémon the Series: The Beginning. It was released on CD and audio cassette on June 29, 1999 by 4Kids Entertainment and KOCH Records.

The CD version included the full video of the first Pokérap, playable on Windows and Macintosh computers.

The album had numerous international releases in countries where 4Kids distributed Pokémon the Series, including French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.

The album is available on Spotify in Spanish.

Tracklist

No.	Track Title	Artist	Duration
1	Pokémon Theme	Jason Paige	3:18
2	2.B.A. Master	Russell Velázquez	4:04
3	Viridian City	Jason Paige and Andre Betts	3:29
4	What Kind of Pokémon Are You?	Joshua Tyler	3:41
5	My Best Friends	Ray Greene	3:29
6	Everything Changes	Sheila Brody	4:40
7	The Time Has Come (Pikachu's Goodbye)	Marti Lebow	3:05
8	Pokémon (Dance Mix)	Vicki Sue Robinson	3:53
9	Double Trouble (Team Rocket)	Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Maddie Blaustein, and Ted Lewis	3:53
10	Together Forever	J. P. Hartmann	3:55
11	Misty's Song	Yvette Laboy	4:43
12	PokéRAP	James "D Train" Williams and Babi Floyd	3:03
13	You Can Do It (If You Really Try)	John Loeffler	3:09

Chart performance

Chart	Year	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	1999	20
New Zealand Albums Chart	1999	50
US Billboard 200	1999	90
US Billboard Kid Albums	1999	1

Sales and certifications

Country	Chart	Certification	Sales
	RIAA	Gold	500,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Gallery

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Trivia

The lyrics booklet misspells Poké Ball as "Pokéball".
Three books of sheet music were released of the music from this album. There are two for piano - Pokémon 2.B.A. Master and Pokémon Five-Finger Piano, and one for recorder, Pokémon 2.B.A. Master: Recorder Fun!.
In France, a special edition version of this album was released which included a second disc containing the additional track "La Chanson D'Ondine" and four versions of the song "Pokédance".
On the iTunes release, the album was named Pokémon: 2.B.A. Master (Music from the TV series).

In other languages


Language		Title
Czech		Pokémon - Chyťte je všechny! Pokémon, Catch them all!
Danish		Pokémon
French	Canada	Pokémon: Le plus grand maître Pokémon Pokémon: The greatest Pokémon master
French	Europe	Pokémon - Bande originale de la série TV Pokémon - Original Music from the TV Series
German		Pokémon - Schnapp' sie dir alle Pokémon - Gotta catch'em all
Greek		Pokémon - Μουσική από την τηλεοπτική σειρά Pokémon - Music From The Television Show
Hungarian		Pokémon - A népszerű TV-sorozat zenéje Pokémon - Music From The Popular TV Series
Italian		Pokémon: Le Canzoni Autentiche Della Serie TV Pokémon: The Authentic Songs From The TV Series
Norwegian		Pokémon - Du må fange dem alle! Pokémon - You must catch them all!
Polish		Pokémon, Złap je wszystkie! Pokémon, Catch all of Them!
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon: Para Ser Um Mestre Pokémon: To Be A Master
Portuguese	Portugal	Pokémon - Vamos Apanhá-los! Pokémon - Let's Catch Them!
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon: ¡Para Ser Un Maestro! Pokémon: To be a Master!
Spanish	Spain	Pokémon: ¿Eres capaz de aprenderte el PokéRap? Pokémon: Are you capable of learning the PokéRap?

English CDs
Anime soundtracks:	Pokémon 2.B.A. Master (1999) • Totally Pokémon (2001) • Pokémon X (2007) • Pokémon Movie Music Collection (2017)

Movie soundtracks:	Pokémon the First Movie (1999) • Pokémon the Movie 2000 (2000) • Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack (2001) Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution (2021) • Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2021)

Movie scores:	Pokémon the First Movie (2000) • Pokémon the Movie 2000 (2001) • Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Games soundtracks:	Pokémon Gotta Catch the Sound! (2000) • XY Super Music Collection (2013) • FRLG Super Music Collection (2013) HGSS Super Music Collection (2014) • RS Super Music Collection (2014) • DP Super Music Collection (2014) BW Super Music Collection (2014) • B2W2 Super Music Collection (2014) • ORAS Super Music Collection (2014) SM Super Music Collection (2016) • LGPE Super Music Collection (2018)

Other albums:	Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em Live! (2001) • Pokémon Christmas Bash (2001) • Pokémon 25: The Album (2021)

Singles:	Don't Say You Love Me (1999) • Pokémon Theme (1999; Unofficial) • Pokémon World (2000) • The Power of One (2000) • Reconnect/Grown (2021)

Other:	Pokémon Daily Express CD-ROM (2001) • Gotta Catch 'Em All (2001) • Music from 4Kids TV (2005) • Exclusive Target Mix! (2007) • Exclusive Toys R Us Mix! (2007) • Pokémon 25: The Red EP (2021) • Pokémon 25: The Blue EP (2021) • Pokémon World Championships (2023) • 2024 Pokémon World Championships (2024)

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

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+caption=CD cover art featuring a {{i|Poké Ball}} |
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-'''Pokémon 2.B.A. Master''' is a soundtrack album featuring various English Pokémon songs, both from and inspired by the {{pkmn|anime}}. It was released on CD and audio cassette on June 29, 1999 by [[4Kids Entertainment]] and KOCH Records.
+'''Pokémon 2.B.A. Master''' is a soundtrack album featuring various English Pokémon songs, both from and inspired by {{aniseries|OS}}. It was released on CD and audio cassette on June 29, 1999 by [[4Kids Entertainment]] and KOCH Records.
 The CD version included the full video of the first [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]], playable on Windows and Macintosh computers.
-The album had numerous international releases in countries where 4Kids distributed the anime, including French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.
+The album had numerous international releases in countries where 4Kids distributed {{aniseries|PTS}}, including French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.
 The album is available on [[Spotify]] in Spanish.
 ==Tracklist==
-# '''[[Pokémon Theme]]''' - [[Jason Paige]] [3:18]
+{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{colorschemelight|Kanto}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}"
-# '''[[2.B.A. Master]]''' - [[Russell Velázquez]] [4:04]
+!No.
-# '''{{so|Viridian City}}''' - [[Jason Paige]] and Andre Betts [3:29]
+!Track Title
-# '''[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]''' - Joshua Tyler [3:41]
+!Artist
-# '''[[My Best Friends]]''' - Ray Greene [3:29]
+!Duration
-# '''[[Everything Changes]]''' - {{wp|Amuka|Sheila Brody}} [4:40]
+|- style="background:#fff"
-# '''[[The Time Has Come (Pikachu's Goodbye)]]''' - Marti Lebow [3:05]
+|1
-# '''[[Pokémon (Dance Mix)]]''' - {{wp|Vicki Sue Robinson}} [3:53]
+|'''[[Pokémon Theme]]'''
-# '''[[Double Trouble|Double Trouble (Team Rocket)]]''' - [[Rachael Lillis]], [[Eric Stuart]], [[Maddie Blaustein]], and [[Ted Lewis]] [3:53]
+|[[Jason Paige]]
-# '''[[Together Forever]]''' - J. P. Hartmann [3:55]
+|3:18
-# '''[[Misty's Song]]''' - [[Yvette Laboy]] [4:43]
+|- style="background:#fff"
-# '''[[Kanto Pokérap|PokéRAP]]''' - {{wp|D. Train|James "D Train" Williams}} and Babi Floyd [3:03]
+|2
-# '''[[You Can Do It (If You Really Try)]]''' - [[John Loeffler]] [3:09]
+|'''[[2.B.A. Master]]'''
+|[[Russell Velázquez]]
+|4:04
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|3
+|'''{{so|Viridian City}}'''
+|[[Jason Paige]] and Andre Betts
+|3:29
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|4
+|'''[[What Kind of Pokémon Are You?]]'''
+|Joshua Tyler
+|3:41
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|5
+|'''[[My Best Friends]]'''
+|Ray Greene
+|3:29
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|6
+|'''[[Everything Changes]]'''
+|Sheila Brody
+|4:40
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|7
+|'''[[The Time Has Come (Pikachu's Goodbye)]]'''
+|Marti Lebow
+|3:05
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|8
+|'''[[Pokémon (Dance Mix)]]'''
+|{{wp|Vicki Sue Robinson}}
+|3:53
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|9
+|'''[[Double Trouble|Double Trouble (Team Rocket)]]'''
+|[[Rachael Lillis]], [[Eric Stuart]], [[Maddie Blaustein]], and [[Ted Lewis]]
+|3:53
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|10
+|'''[[Together Forever]]'''
+|J. P. Hartmann
+|3:55
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|11
+|'''[[Misty's Song]]'''
+|[[Yvette Laboy]]
+|4:43
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|12
+|'''[[Kanto Pokérap|PokéRAP]]'''
+|{{wp|D. Train|James "D Train" Williams}} and Babi Floyd
+|3:03
+|- style="background:#fff"
+|13
+|'''[[You Can Do It (If You Really Try)]]'''
+|[[John Loeffler]]
+|3:09
+|}
 ==Chart performance==
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 ==Gallery==
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+{{MerchGallery2 |
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 image5=2BA Master Brazilian Portuguese CD.png |
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+image6=2BA Master audio cassette.png |
+size6=x170px |
+caption6=English audio cassette cover artwork
 }}
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 * The lyrics booklet misspells [[Poké Ball]] as "Pokéball".
 * Three books of sheet music were released of the music from this album. There are two for piano - {{book|Pokémon 2.B.A. Master}} and [[Pokémon Five-Finger Piano]], and one for recorder, [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master: Recorder Fun!]].
-* In {{pmin|France}}, a special edition version of this album was released. This special edition included a second disc containing several remixes.
+* In {{pmin|France}}, a special edition version of this album was released which included a second disc containing the additional track "La Chanson D'Ondine" and four versions of the song "Pokédance".
 * On the [[iTunes]] release, the album was named '''Pokémon: 2.B.A. Master (Music from the TV series)'''.
-* The Norwegian lyrics are most likely based on the Danish ones as some of the lyrics are nearly identical. It could also be the other way around as both the Danish and Norwegian albums are only known to be released in the year of 2000.
 ==In other languages==
-{{Epilang|color=AAFFAA|bordercolor=FFAAAA
+{{Epilang|color={{colorschemelight|Kanto}}|bordercolor={{colorschemedark|Kanto}}
-|cs= Pokémon, Chyťte je všechny!
+|cs={{DL|List of Czech Pokémon themes|Pokémon - Chyťte je všechny!}} <small>''Pokémon, Catch them all!''</small>
-|da= {{tt|Pokémon|Pokémon}}
+|da={{DL|List of Danish Pokémon themes|Pokémon (Soundtrack)|Pokémon}}
-|fr_ca={{tt|Pokémon: Le plus grand maître Pokémon|Pokémon: The greatest Pokémon master}}
+|fr_ca=Pokémon: Le plus grand maître Pokémon <small>''Pokémon: The greatest Pokémon master''</small>
-|fr_eu= {{tt|Pokémon - Bande originale de la série TV|Pokémon - Original Music from the TV Series}}
+|fr_eu=Pokémon - Bande originale de la série TV <small>''Pokémon - Original Music from the TV Series''</small>
-|de= {{tt|Pokémon - Schnapp' sie dir alle'''|Pokémon - Gotta catch'em all}}
+|de=Pokémon - Schnapp' sie dir alle <small>''Pokémon - Gotta catch'em all''</small>
-|el= {{tt|Pokémon - Μουσική από την τηλεοπτική σειρά|Pokémon - Music From The Television Show}}
+|el={{DL|List of Greek Pokémon themes|Pokémon - Μουσική από την τηλεοπτική σειρά}} <small>''Pokémon - Music From The Television Show''</small>
-|hu= {{tt|Pokémon - A népszerű TV-sorozat zenéje|Pokémon - Music From The Popular TV Series}}
+|hu={{DL|List of Hungarian Pokémon themes|Pokémon - A népszerű TV-sorozat zenéje}} <small>''Pokémon - Music From The Popular TV Series''</small>
-|it= {{tt|Pokémon: Le Canzoni Autentiche Della Serie TV|Pokémon: The Authentic Songs From The TV Series}}
+|it=Pokémon: Le Canzoni Autentiche Della Serie TV <small>''Pokémon: The Authentic Songs From The TV Series''</small>
-|no= {{tt|Pokémon Du må fange dem alle!|Pokémon Gotta Catch 'em All!}}
+|no={{DL|List of Norwegian Pokémon themes|Pokémon - Du må fange dem alle!}} <small>''Pokémon - You must catch them all!''</small>
-|pl= {{tt|Pokémon, Złap je wszystkie!|Pokémon, Catch all of Them!}}
+|pl={{DL|List of Polish Pokémon themes|Pokémon, Złap je wszystkie!}} <small>''Pokémon, Catch all of Them!''</small>
-|pt_br= {{tt|Pokémon: Para Ser Um Mestre|Pokémon: To Be A Master}}
+|pt_br=Pokémon: Para Ser Um Mestre <small>''Pokémon: To Be A Master''</small>
-|pt_eu= {{tt|Pokémon - Vamos Apanhá-los!|Pokémon - Let's Catch Them!}}
+|pt_eu=Pokémon - Vamos Apanhá-los! <small>''Pokémon - Let's Catch Them!''</small>
-|es_eu= {{tt|Pokémon: ¿Eres capaz de aprenderte el PokéRap?|Pokémon: Are you capable of learning the PokéRap?}}
+|es_eu=Pokémon: ¿Eres capaz de aprenderte el PokéRap? <small>''Pokémon: Are you capable of learning the PokéRap?''</small>
-|es_la= {{tt|Pokémon: ¡Para Ser Un Maestro!|Pokémon: To be a Master!}}
+|es_la=Pokémon: ¡Para Ser Un Maestro! <small>''Pokémon: To be a Master!''</small>
 }}
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 [[de:Pokémon – Schnapp’ sie dir alle (CD)]]
+[[es:Pokémon: ¡Para ser un Maestro!/¿Eres capaz de aprenderte el PokéRAP?]]
 [[fr:Pokémon - Bande originale de la série TV]]
 [[zh:Pokémon 2.B.A. Master（专辑）]]