Top 10 Pokemon Opening Songs
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- Gotta listen to em' all! Join Ashley as we count down our picks for the best opening songs across the Pokemon franchise, including "Born to be a Winner", "Pokemon Theme", "I Wanna Be a Hero", and more! Which of these songs still lives rent-free in your head? Let us know in the comments!
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Say what you want about them, but 4kids made a lot of banger songs
Is there going to be another countdown for the songs that played after episodes? Like Pikachu (I Choose You), Pokerap, Viridian City, etc. ?
So true.
@@applescruff88 Pokemon on nowadays were garbage(Season 9 was the trashy one and so do Cartoon Network on nowadays, Disney XD(replacing Toon Disney) and Netflix)).
Top 10 Pokemon Japanese Opening songs next perhaps?
@@karthus006 4Kids did all eight seasons.
The Original theme song still hits me. Damn, I miss those Pokémon days of the 90s.
all teary eyed just listening to it
What a time😢
Same here. Brings back memories of the day I saw the very first episode of the anime when I was 10 when the dub aired for the first time and being hooked from then on and remembering being on the school bus the next day and a lot of the students in my class talking about it.
Too bad the newer games have not done it for me
@@DynamixWarePro The original ends before the Advanced Generation series with Advanceshipping replacing Pokeshipping.
Even years later, these Pokémon theme songs are still catchy as ever.
4Kids did rights.
I agree with you.
@@devingiles6597 Kids' WB was better with all eight seasons and Season 9 with the new dub, along with modern CN, Disney XD(replacing Toon Disney) and Netflix.
When an entire group at an anime con. can sing it by memory alone, you know it was done right. Yes there is a video of this on youtube.
And I still know the lyrics, all of it
The original gives me so much chills!!! ❤😢
Same here
Same😪
Same.
As well as the XY version (my favorite one).
That's because jason paige is a legend (i think i may have spelt his last name wrong) 😂 but yeah. You should check out his more metal version of the song with Jonathan young on youtube.
I argree. It also brought me back old memories of the show as well.
Johto theme is my personal favourite. True, nothing can quite beat the original theme, but the Johto song simply makes me super happy every time I hear it. ♥
Same for me
Ditto
It actually makes me sad because I can't go back to the time and because I can't share my joy with anyone who has listened to these songs 😢
It’s an all new world…love it
Everybody wants to be a Master,
Everybody wants to show their skill,
Everybody wants to get there faster,
Make their way to the top of the hill.
Each time, you try!
Gonna get just a little bit better
Each day, we climb
One more step, up the ladder!
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude
But you've still gotta catch 'em all
And be the best that you can be
Pokemon Johto
Everybody wants to make a statement
Everbody wants to call their mark
To stand alone in the victory circle
Stake their claim where the music starts
Give it all, you've got
You can be the very best ever
Take your, best shot
What you learn will come together
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude
But you've still gotta catch 'em all
And be the best that you can be
Pokemon Johto
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude
But you've still gotta catch 'em all
And be the best that you can be
Pokemon Johto
It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see
It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude
But you've still gotta catch 'em all
And be the best that you can be
Pokemon Johto
"Unbeatable" is my favourite Pokémon theme song, not only because Advanced Battle was the first season of the show I ever watched, but also because it plays during my favourite Pokémon movie, "Lucario & the Mystery of Mew".
4Kids knows the rights.
🤩
Galactic Battles, Journey Starts Today, and It's Always You and Me are my personal favorites, but even I can't deny that the original theme will always be the best
Those are my favorites too.
Yes Galactic Battles is on in my music library.. how it did not make the list nor were they’re a honorable mention
the journey starts today was AMAZING
@@TheLonelySoulja The no honorable mentions list would've been acceptable if it was a top 20 video which it SHOULD'VE been.
My favorite will and always is.. ITS NOT ALWAYS BLACK AND WHIIIITEE!!!
Ah, the memories. I was a Kid when Gen 1 started; now it's been over 20 years and still going strong...🤔
They truly are timeless
@@adamd5849 For sure.
I started at Gen 3
Still strong too bad game freak wants to step away from the games, and focus on other titles
@@justintime9314 May replaced Misty.
The Journey Starts Today is just an earworm to me. Not only was it an incredible opening song, but notice that it doesn’t even mention the word ‘Pokémon’ in it, so you can add the song into so many situation. It’s like Katy Perry’s ‘Electric’, which was made for Pokémon, too, but doesn’t have Pokémon in it. A true masterful song doesn’t just exemplify one series, but many.
I absolutely love the openings for all the Journeys seasons and I felt The Journey Starts Today was my second fav after the original. Genuinely think they are fantastic openers for Pokemon and With You is a close 3rd for me
Journey Starts Today should have gotten an honorable mention, if not be in the top 3 or five. So I agree with you. 🖐🏻
I like The Journey Starts Today too.
@@Booila What about the original theme song?
@@brianodonnell4496 bro we arent talking about that
Gen I and II are still the most nostalgic generations for 90s kids like me. It was where it all began.
What about Gen. III?
Nothing is as legendary as the first scene of the first Pokémon theme - Mewtwo and Mew in space
Mewtwo and Mew appear in the first film.
How could you forget the Sinnoh and Unova region's Theme Songs 😭😭 Still Thank You for this tribute to our childhood memories. Hands up if you know all the song on this list🖐️ Pokemon Forevah. Congrats to Ash. We are so proud of you!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who wanted sinnoh and unova
I agree with the list, but I would also insert the Black and White theme. These lyrics are so powerful to me:
It's not always black and white,
But your heart always knows what's right.
It's not about win or lose, it's the path you choose...
I agree i love the ‘galactic batle’ theme song from sinnoh a lot its a shame that they didn’t even make honourable mentions for these 2 region their theme songs
They didn't forget, they just try to always bring the worst rankings you can ever see
I know this post is late, but I'm sad both seasons didn't get atleast 1 song in this list. I love almost all the songs but pokemon world for season 2 is kinda mid. Easily battle cry or black and white could have replaced it.
Which of these songs still lives rent-free in your head? Let us know in the comments!
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Man you forgot the battle frontier theme, but not a bad list
My favorites are “Under the Alolan Moon”, “Unbeatable”, “Pokémon Johto”, “Stand Tall”, “I Wanna Be a Hero”, “Born to Be a Winner”, and the original theme. Also the first Diamond and Pearl theme.
Pokemon Johto
Definitely the original Pokémon theme from Indigo League.
How did you forget Pokémon Galactic Battles
O. G. theme, pure timeless nostalgia. The whole song captures the series perfectly even to this day.
- Like: 4Kids
- Dislike: TPCi
Not just se series, but the franchise AS A WHOLE!!!
@@brianodonnell4496nostalgia merchant
@ZeldaSam1 Who really missed Ash traveling in eight regions?
Galar: Goh
Alola: Lillie and the four Trial Captains
Kalos: Clemont, Bonnie and Serena
Unova: Iris and Cilan
Sinnoh: Dawn
Hoenn: May and Max
Original: Brock and Misty at the beginning.
- Gen 1: 4th Generation
- Gen. 2: 5th Generation
- Gen. 3: 6th Generation
- Gen. 4-5: 7th Generation
- Gen. 5-7: 8th Generation
- Gen. 7-9: 9th Generation
- Syndication: Indigo League
- Kids' WB: Johto & Hoenn League
- Cartoon Network(2006-2011): Sinnoh League
- Cartoon Network(2011-13): Unova League
- Cartoon Network(2014-17): Kalos League
- Disney XD(2017-20): Alola League
- Netflix: Galar League
1st seasons:
- Indigo League
- The Johto Journeys
- Advanced
- Diamond & Pearl
- Black & White
- XY
- Sun & Moon
- Journeys
- Horizons
Final seasons:
- Adventures on the Orange Islands
- Master Quest
- Battle Frontier
- Sinnoh League Victors
- Adventures in Unova and Beyond
- XYZ
- Ultimate Journeys/Am To Be A Pokemon Master
Even something better for the Pokemon anime series.
@@ItsArch._. Another word?
Like: Syndication and Kids' WB
Dislike: Cartoon Network, Disney XD and Netflix.
I've been listening to the first season theme song since my childhood days. I was mesmerized by that and I'll never forget every single lyric of the theme song. It still stood the test of time.
The first season theme song, Born To Be A Winner, Master Quest, This Dream, Unbeatable, and Battle Cry (Stand Up!) are the songs that kept in my memory for years when I was a little kid.
How about Season 6 and 10?
The best part is a lot of these songs got even better with their full versions. Hits like Unbeatable and Believe in Me we’re awesome in their opening form but exploded into sheer awesomeness when they got a full version.
The show has definitely come a long way. Can't believe Ash's journey has come to an end
The gods have given and now they are taking away.
Johto theme is pure nostalgia, was such an adventurous theme.
So glad Ultra Moon's theme is on here, it's so unique and so GOOD 🔥
Agreed
No it’s fucking not idek fucking know how it made it on the list
It sounds like a Tori Amos song. :)
My fav opening is be a hero but they’re all really good and iconic
My favorite is unbeatable, it was always my favorite as a kid I remember singing it out loud every time it came on tv
4Kids had rights for Seasons 1 through 8, not season 9.
As a retired, veteran and former Pokemon fan and trainer. The OG opening of Pokemon will always be on my no.1 list, I grew up watching the first season of Pokemon before the other seasons come out and the original opening holds a special place in my heart.
- 1998: I care.
- 2023: I don't care.
First opening will always be in our childhood 😭😭😭
- 1998: Hooray. 😊 😃 😀 😄 😁 👍
- 2023: Boo. 😠 😡 😤 👎
The Journeys theme and Sinnoh League Victors are so fricking good like my god
I was hoping that "Journey Starts Today" will be included on the list.
Whenever I here the original Pokémon theme, my brain instantly thinks of the SMOSH video that launched their whole brand. That video is still iconic & hilarious all these years later. Sadly the original upload is lost, but I know copies do still exist on the internet. So with a quick search you can enjoy the video too. Definitely worth tracking down if you’ve never watched or haven’t watched it in a very long time. Man do I miss those early days of CZcams and how carefree it was.
Born to be Winner is my favorite but the Galactic Battle theme from D&P was amazing too!
sinnoh league victors was also good
@@pkmnlover3812 And then, Season 9 wasn't good at all with the new dub.
@@brianodonnell4496 the Rival Destinies theme wasn't that bad
I loved all the gen 5 songs except maybe the last one. Where is BW theme 1?? I grew up with gen 4 and 5 and so they are most nostalgic for me. Of course I went back and watched all the older episodes and they're all good
The original theme is beyond greatness...
The extended version particularly gives me chills every time!!
These songs is what defines my entire childhood. Be it the games or the show pokemon never lets me down.😢😢😍
- 1998: That should be me. *points to this year*
- 2023: Not me.
For me my favourite is ‘We Will be Heroes’ from Diamond and Pearl.
I wasn’t a fan of the wavebike part imo. Just felt out of place.
@@JustinPinedaMedia I'm talking about the music. The opening's okay but the song is awesome.
The Darkrai Version slaps hard too
@@OppressiveMaul Hell yeah!🤘
We will be heroes~!
(POKEMON!)
We can change the world if we try~!
(DARKRAI!)
Me too. True pokemon fans love it
I watching Pokemon since age of 5 when I was in 1st standard and now this year 2023 I'm 24 years old. Most of Pokemon opening songs are my favourite but Pokemon sinnoh league victor's op theme song is my all time favourite. It's starting as
"It's about you it's about me, it's about hope, it's about dreams"
Just when I accepted defeat, my boy pops up at number 2!😭 All 3 Johto entries, they did it🥲 Also thank you for recognizing stand tall and under the alolan moon. Those 2 are truly unique.
Stand Tall is so hype.
Born to Be a Winner is a banger! I still remember waking up Saturday mornings to watch it
Kids' WB, eh?
Pokémon theme songs are just too brilliant most of the time! My most top favourites have been Pokémon Johto, Pokémon world, unbeatable advanced battle, Pokémon theme and my most favourite is believe in me Master quest because it was the first I ever saw as a kid. I think the next video should be the top ten best Japanese opening themes too, because some of them are so amazing.
I’m so glad I watched all that of Pokémon from scratch I got to re experience my favorite childhood tunes & beyond that it’s such a feel good comfort series that can never be replicated
Several of these songs are catchy, but nothing will ever beat the original Indigo League theme song!
Though it was cool how X&Y remastered it for their first opening. Great throwback like when One Piece remastered 'We Are'
Damn, this video has me feeling crazy nostalgic. Besides the original theme I think Jhoto is the absolute favorite one for me. So many cool songs came out of that series. I also give credit to the song "Officer Jenny" that Brock would sing at the end of some the episodes for influencing some of musical taste today. Ash Ketchum, we're gonna miss ya buddy!!
The song you refer to is _Two Perfect Girls._
@@JamesDavy2009 ha yep! I saw that when I searched it!
@@jbarry1075 Veronica Taylor too?
Happy Pokémon World made it into the Top 10. Grew up with the German version and it always gives me goosebumps and puts me in a good mood. Happy our dub team actually used the English versions in this case, nothing against the original Japanese openings, but the English ones hit different :)
Bro in every language original theme song bring nostalgia
Expect xyz
This video is just one box of nostalgia for many trainers out there including me. I'm so happy most of these themes are part of my childhood.
The amount of nostalgia is amazing thank youuu
Okay three points I’d like to make ,
We all knew that would be number one ,
This whole video is a total nostalgia trip and a reminder of childhood ,
AND
The Kalos themes , as a whole , are the best ❤
Pokémon Johto and the remake of the iconic original theme song for the first season of the X and Y anime are my all time favorite theme songs from the Pokémon Anime 😁💕🎶
Johto is my favorite also.
Imo the xy remake is better than the original
For me, Born to be a Winner is my favorite Pokémon song. It always gets me so pumped up
Believe in Me is one of the best. Don’t sleep on it. I forgot about Unbeatable. I wanna be a hero was HARD!
It's about damn time! I've been waiting for years that Watch Mojo would do a top 10 Pokémon theme songs. Even though i was certain that the Pokemon original theme would be number 1!
Even years later, just hearing "I wanna be the very best... " oh man
Awesome! You took my advice.
About time they made this list.
This brought back so much nostalgia that I cried. I'm seriously gonna miss Ash once he's gone, but hopefully not for good
Edit: I love Stand Tall and Be A Hero. The instrumental version at the end of Ash's journey in Kalos, showing key parts of the entire way was a perfect way to finish the XYZ saga
Awesome selection my guy.
I'm from The Netherlands. In The Netherlands all theme songs of Pokémon were translated into Dutch with one exception: the first one. Every time i hear the first second of a pokemon theme song i can sing every song along for begin to end. Unbeatable has a very special place in my heart because it was the first season of pokemon that i watched and understond as a young boy and altough i'm a huge gen 4 fan, unbeatable and the first theme song will always be my favourite. I guess that is both the power of music and Pokemon, everytime you hear a theme song it will bring you happy memories and reminds you of a simpler time. Thank you for all those memories Ash and Pickachu, we will miss you.
loved Pokémon World, Born To Be a Winner, Believe in Me, Pokémon Johto, I Wanna Be a Hero, and of course #1 earns its spot, it's the first theme i know
I always loved the black and white theme
1 year later, and this still hits hard in a good way
"With you" and "Journey starts today" are really cool.
Was there any doubt that the original theme was gonna be number 1? I saw that coming from a mile away! 😆💖
As much as I love the original, Rival Destinies will forever have my heart as it was the first Pokémon theme I ever heard🥰
This is pretty good!
Stand Up does exactly what it tells you to do and gets you up on your feet and doesn't let go. That song is just such a freaking banger. 😊😊Unbeatable is also another amazing one. The energy you can feel in that song is so good. You can't go wrong with the original of course though. The 90s kid in me is just screaming nostalgia. 😭😭❤
RIP 4Kids Entertainment FYI My Favorite Show of theirs was TMNT 2003 except Fast Forward and Back To The Sewer
So many great theme songs. I loved Pokemon World but Pokemon Johto always lives with me
My favorite is the original but the first three are the top three for me in that order.
I still get chills when I hear the original opening theme and still brings back great memories for me of when the show was an absolute juggernaut back in the day.
Great list folks keep kicking some serious butt!
I do have a request. Would you ever consider doing a list ranking all the Kids’ WB! opening themes for shows? I think that would be awesome and ty for letting me suggest it.
I grew up with gen 5's openings, so i grew up with them. and i love them!
I agree with the list, but I would also insert the Black and White theme. These lyrics are so powerful to me:
It's not always black and white,
But your heart always knows what's right.
It's not about win or lose, it's the path you choose...
Once I had grew up those words had some meaning to it
I really liked the advanced challenge and galactic battles theme songs.
Not gonna lie, hearing Born to be a Winner during the "If you are on the phone" segment, with the clips of different anime shown on there, actually now makes me want to see an AMV of This song with different anime video mixed in.
I love Unbeatable, Believe in Me, This Dream, and the Pokémon Theme Gotta Catch ‘Em All. They’re so good! ❤️❤️❤️🎵🎵🎵
The original song still rocks today. Another favorite of mine is the song from XYZ.
How about season 17?
Japanese better
Besides the obvious one also Johto is the one for me.
Stand tall is one of my favorite Pokémon theme songs I like that beat and the arrangements pretty good but I also like Pokémon advanced battle and also the original theme song. It’s pretty amazing. I’m so thankful to be a Pokémon kid
Kid Danger: *wearing his big trucker pup outfit* Pokémon is my colthood! why make me choose which Pokémon theme song? I love them all!
"We all live! In a Pokemon world!
*sigh* I wish ;(
Nothing beats the original theme, a timeless classic ♥️😍
Veronica Taylor's Ash was better.
I’m really going to miss this anime
The original ends with Ash, Brock and Misty.
Nice. Now these were the golden age of the Pokémon series.
Also my favorite theme songs has to be the Johto and Advance series, those were the best.
Maybe next time maybe do a top 10 of the Japanese songs.
Diamond and Pearl had good openings too that they deserve to be on the list. But the real challenge is the originals. And by that I mean the Japanese versions.
For me, the best english dub song for Sinnoh was Sinnoh League Victors, it's worthy for the final battle between ash and paul
Johot should've been way higher at least top 3
Gotta love Pokémon throughout the years
I remembered EVER SINGLE ONE of these!
Do like Orange Islands _Pokemon World, Believe in Me_ (Master Quest), _I Wanna be a Hero_
Overall, _Pokémon Theme_ from start is most memorable - very nostalgic
"Unbeatable" is such a banger, especially the 'Lucario and the mystery of Mew' movie version. I just wished that the intro to DP: Galactic Battles was on this list.
Everyone loves Galactic Battles, it's so many people's favorite, I have no idea why they didn't put it here lol
Unbeatable deserves a much higher spot. That and Pokemon Johto. Its certainly much better than Stand Tall and Be A Hero.
@@nerdymidwesterner3662, I know this response is almost a year late but I agree with that for the most part. I honestly felt the orange islands song is mid compared to Stand up, I do love almost all the songs from the series so that's just my opinion.
Gotta Catch Em All opening got me into Pokémon way back
Battle dimensions will never fade from my head.
The intro original is the best I love it
- 1998: Yay. 👍
- 2023: Boo. 👎
Aye agreed my other favorites* are* Master Quest , I want be a Hero, and Advance Battle*
@@SargeWolf010 4Kids was better for the anime.
(The best songs)
1. Advanced challenge - This dream (Just the best song, it's literally perfect and conveys every emotion that pokemon should) - Season 7
2. Advanced - I wanna be a hero (It's also kinda perfect, just a little lower than This dream) - Season 6
3. Indigo league/XY - Pokemon theme (It's catchy, iconic and all-round great. I think both the original and XY versions are great) - Season 1 & 17
4. Pokemon world - Season 2
5. Believe in me - Season 5
5. Diamond and pearl - Season 10
6. We will be heroes - Season 11
7. Born to be a winner - Season 4
8. Be a hero - Season 18
9. stand tall - season 19
(The good songs)
10. Pokemon Johto - season 3
11. Under the alolan moon - season 21
12. Unbeatable - season 8
(The ok songs - not gonna order them because I don't care enough about them. Stand up is probably the best of them)
Battle frontier - season 9
Battle cry - Stand up! - season 12
We will carry on! - Season 13
Black and white - Season 14
Rival destinies - season 15
It's always you and me - season 16
The challenge of life - season 22
The journey starts today - season 23
with you - season 25
(The bad songs)
Under the alolan sun - season 20 (I don't know what they were thinking but this is atrocious)
Journey to your heart - season 24 (It has potential to be decent, but it's just far too messy)
- Kalos has probaly the most solid set of songs along with Kanto
- Hoenn has the top 2 songs, but also a couple songs which are a bit less
- Kanto is also among the best
- Johto is quite good
- Sinnoh is pretty good
- Unova is a bit meh
- Alola is not that good, but atleast one redeemable song
- Galar doesnt really have anything redeemable
The order is definitely shuffled for me but I think they actually nailed the top 10. I’m very impressed
The original theme song is the best of my childhood and the one out the rest on the list that truly has stood the test of time.
The Diamond and Pearl theme got me so hyped as kid and the Sinnoh Saga did not disappoint but it puts a smile on face to see all 3 Johto songs on this list all of them are bangers
2:53 THOSE MELODIES
One of my fave pokemon theme songs was definitely Galactic Battles.
I think one of my personal favourites has to be the opening for the first season of Journeys, having a group like Walk Off the Earth doing the song is just awesome.
Always in awe with Misty's wink 4:48
Battle dimensions theme is phenomenal as well
So much nostalgia 🥹
Omg the nostalgia...Happy tears me and my inner child are jammin😂
Unbeatable 😍🤩 love the vibe..
Nostalgia hit hard 😢
Stand Tall is the absolute coolest. Always gotta be my favourite
I think we all knew the original Pokemon anime theme would be #1 before we even clicked on this video.
My favorite are (aside from the list): Galatic Battles, Stand Tall, Believe in Me, This Dream, Pokémon Johto, Pokémon Theme XY, Unbeatable, Battle Dimensions, and Sinnoh League Victors