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** There are at least 22 separate instances when a clip from ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'' is displayed in the song. Most notably, the images of the mechanical {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Rhydon}} appear frequently. | ** There are at least 22 separate instances when a clip from ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'' is displayed in the song. Most notably, the images of the mechanical {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Rhydon}} appear frequently. | ||
* {{p|Mew}} is the only Pokémon from [[Generation I]] that is not included, because the Pokérap was made before Mew was announced outside of Japan. | * {{p|Mew}} is the only Pokémon from [[Generation I]] that is not included, because the Pokérap was made before Mew was announced outside of Japan. | ||
* A verse of the Pokérap (beginning with {{p|Articuno}}) was sung by {{wp|NSYNC}} in a Kids WB promo. However, the band members mispronounced {{p|Muk}} as "mook". | * A verse of the Pokérap (beginning with {{p|Articuno}}) was sung by {{wp|NSYNC}} in a Kids' WB promo. However, the band members mispronounced {{p|Muk}} as "mook". | ||
* The Pokérap footage for Rhyhorn, Dratini, and Dragonair originate from [[EP035]], which [[banned episodes|was never released in the dub]]. Additionally, bridge stanza footage of Misty reeling in a {{p|Gyarados}} is also from that episode. | * The Pokérap footage for Rhyhorn, Dratini, and Dragonair originate from [[EP035]], which [[banned episodes|was never released in the dub]]. Additionally, bridge stanza footage of Misty reeling in a {{p|Gyarados}} is also from that episode. | ||
* Sheet music for this song is included in the {{book|Pokémon 2.B.A. Master|Pokémon 2.B.A. Master piano book}} and [[Pokémon Five-Finger Piano]]. | * Sheet music for this song is included in the {{book|Pokémon 2.B.A. Master|Pokémon 2.B.A. Master piano book}} and [[Pokémon Five-Finger Piano]]. | ||
* Some {{wp|Christian fundamentalism|Christian fundamentalists}} [[Pokémon controversy#Satanism|complained]] about the song<ref>https://kotaku.com/the-time-they-thought-pokemon-was-satanic-1670792676</ref>, because they claimed that if one were to play backwards the Pokérap, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All]]!" can be heard as "I love you {{wp|Satan}}". | * Some {{wp|Christian fundamentalism|Christian fundamentalists}} [[Pokémon controversy#Satanism|complained]] about the song<ref>https://kotaku.com/the-time-they-thought-pokemon-was-satanic-1670792676</ref>, because they claimed that if one were to play backwards the Pokérap, "[[Gotta Catch 'em All]]!" can be heard as "I love you {{wp|Satan}}". | ||
* Tuesday's verse (Zubat-Pikachu) is the only one that uses episode footage for all Pokémon with no stock art used. | * Tuesday's verse (Zubat-Pikachu) is the only one that uses episode footage for all Pokémon with no stock art used. | ||
* At the end of the Pokérap Day 4 segment at the end of [[EP044|The Problem With Paras]], the | * At the end of the Pokérap Day 4 segment at the end 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!". When this episode 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 remained. Home video releases, streaming services, and Disney XD retain the voices telling the viewers to watch for more of the Pokérap. | ||
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