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'''Pokémon Theme''' is the opening theme song for the English dub of the first season, [[S01|Pokémon: Indigo League]]. It was used from ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]''. Being featured in 79 episodes, it is the most-used dub opening theme. The opening animation is composed of clips from the first Japanese opening, [[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]], and episode clips from the [[S01|Pokémon: Indigo League]] season. It was written and produced by [[John Loeffler]]. The lead vocal was sung by [[Jason Paige]]. | '''Pokémon Theme''' is the opening theme song for the English dub of the first season, [[S01|Pokémon: Indigo League]]. It was used from ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]''. Being featured in 79 episodes, it is the most-used dub opening theme. The opening animation is composed of clips from the first Japanese opening, [[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master]], and episode clips from the [[S01|Pokémon: Indigo League]] season. It was written and produced by [[John Loeffler]]. The lead vocal was sung by [[Jason Paige]]. | ||
The song was played at the end of the VHS [[A Sneak Peek at Pokémon]]. A full version of the song is available on the [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]] and {{OBP|Pokémon X|CD}} audio CDs, and includes a second verse not usually heard in the show. This version is also featured in the episodes of the anime ''[[EP021|Bye Bye Butterfree]]'', ''[[EP074|All Fired Up!]]'', and ''[[EP080|Friends To The End]]'' | The song was played at the end of the VHS [[A Sneak Peek at Pokémon]]. A full version of the song is available on the [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]] and {{OBP|Pokémon X|CD}} audio CDs, and includes a second verse not usually heard in the show. This version is also featured in the episodes of the anime ''[[EP021|Bye Bye Butterfree]]'', ''[[EP074|All Fired Up!]]'', and ''[[EP080|Friends To The End]]''. | ||
The song was covered by {{wp|Billy Crawford}}, and this version played during the opening credits of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', and is the first track on the [[Pokémon the First Movie (soundtrack)|movie's soundtrack]]. | |||
Pokémon Theme was later sampled in the first verse of [[Born to Be a Winner]], a later opening theme. | |||
A [[Pokémon Theme#Opening animation: Dub OP 17|second remix]] titled '''Pokémon Theme (Version XY)''' is the opening theme song for the season [[S17|Pokémon the Series: XY]]. It was used from ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]'' to ''[[XY049|Bonnie for the Defense!]]''. The opening animation is composed of clips from the first {{series|XY}} Japanese opening, [[V (Volt)]]. A full-length version is used as the opening song of ''[[M17|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction]]''. | |||
An orchestral version of the song was performed in [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]]. | |||
A [[Pokémon Theme#Opening animation: Dub Movie 22 OP| | A [[Pokémon Theme#Opening animation: Dub Movie 20 OP|third remix]] titled '''Pokémon Theme (Gotta Catch 'Em All)''' was the opening theme of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''. It was performed by Ben Dixon, produced by [[Ed Goldfarb]] and Stan Cotey, and mixed by Jeff Stuart Saltzman. A solo piano version of the theme performed by Ed Goldfarb is used as part of the ending after {{so|I Choose You}}. | ||
A [[Pokémon Theme#Opening animation: Dub Movie 22 OP|fourth remix]] titled '''Pokémon Theme (Mewtwo Mix)''' was the opening theme of ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''. It was performed by Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth with additional vocals by [[Haven Paschall]], Charity Goodin, and Hilary Thomas, with the power inside by [[Dani Marcus]], guitar by James Harman, synths and FX by Steve Mayer, arranged and produced by [[Ed Goldfarb]], and mixed by Jeff Stuart Saltzman. An instrumental version of the original theme is used during the post-credits scene after [[Keep Evolving]]. | |||
==Opening animation: Dub OP 1== | ==Opening animation: Dub OP 1== | ||