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The '''Pokérap''' (sometimes stylized as '''PokéRAP''' or '''PokéRap''') is a series of songs that was made popular by the [[Pokémon anime]]. They are the English equivalent of the ''[[Can You Name All the Pokémon?]]'' songs. | The '''Pokérap''' (sometimes stylized as '''PokéRAP''' or '''PokéRap''') is a series of songs that was made popular by the [[Pokémon anime]]. They are the English equivalent of the ''[[Can You Name All the Pokémon?]]'' songs. | ||
The main purpose of the songs were to [[List of Pokémon|list all the known Pokémon]] of a specific generation. The [[Kanto Pokérap|original]] and [[Hoenn Pokérap]]s rhymed; the former had many Pokémon names that rhymed and the latter rhymed normal words together instead of Pokémon names. | The main purpose of the songs were to [[List of Pokémon|list all the known Pokémon]] of a specific generation. The [[Kanto Pokérap|original]] and [[Hoenn Pokérap]]s rhymed; the former had many Pokémon names that rhymed and the latter rhymed normal words together instead of Pokémon names. Fewer rhymes were made in the [[Pokérap GS]], however. | ||
In the first two songs, the evolutionary families would be jumbled up, and sung in different lines or verses. In the Hoenn Pokérap, this rule was not followed; many evolutionary families were sung with two or three of their members back-to-back. | In the first two songs, the evolutionary families would be jumbled up, and sung in different lines or verses. In the Hoenn Pokérap, this rule was not followed; many evolutionary families were sung with two or three of their members back-to-back. | ||
There are three Pokérap songs, one for each of the first three generations. Pokéraps | There are three Pokérap songs, one for each of the first three generations. Pokéraps were then retired upon [[The Pokémon Company International]] succeeding [[4Kids Entertainment]] as the new producers of the English dub of the Pokémon anime. | ||
==Current Pokéraps== | ==Current Pokéraps== | ||
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*'''[[Pokérap GS]]''' - names all {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}}, excluding {{p|Celebi}}. | *'''[[Pokérap GS]]''' - names all {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}}, excluding {{p|Celebi}}. | ||
*'''[[Hoenn Pokérap]]''' - names all {{cat|Generation III Pokémon}}, as well as {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Celebi}}. However, it leaves out {{p|Relicanth}} and {{p|Zigzagoon}}. | *'''[[Hoenn Pokérap]]''' - names all {{cat|Generation III Pokémon}}, as well as {{p|Mew}} and {{p|Celebi}}. However, it leaves out {{p|Relicanth}} and {{p|Zigzagoon}}. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the [[Pokémon in South Asia#Hungama TV|second dub]] of [[Pokémon]] in | * In the [[Pokémon in South Asia#Hungama TV|second dub]] of [[Pokémon]] in {{pmin|South Asia|India}}, the channel, {{wp|Hungama TV}}, made their own version of a [[List of Hindi Pokémon themes#Endings|Pokérap]] however, it bears no resemblance to the original Pokérap and is only called as Pokérap because it was subtitled as such. | ||
* In the Japanese version of {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, [[Tomoaki Imakuni|Imakuni?]] mentions that he sings [[Can You Name All the Pokémon?]]. In the English localization, he says that he sings the Pokérap. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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