Pokémon Theme facts for kids

"Pokémon Theme" (also known as "Gotta catch 'em all!") is a song written by John Siegler and John Loeffler and performed by Jason Paige. It was the theme song for the first season of the English adaptation of the Pokémon anime. Since its release, the song has been virtually synonymous with the Pokémon franchise because the line "Gotta catch 'em all!" has become its official English slogan. The song was inspired by "Hold The Line" by Toto. It is derived from the Japanese slogan ("ポケモンGETだぜ!", "Pokémon getto da ze!")

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Cover versions

The theme song has been covered by various groups and people. "Pokémon Theme" was first covered by Billy Crawford for Pokémon: The First Movie. Afterwards, it was covered again by Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth for the English broadcast of Pokémon: XY. Ben Dixon once again covered it for Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! Others who have covered the theme song included Postmodern Jukebox, Kurt Hugo Schneider with Lindsey Stirling, Eric Calderone, Baracksdubs, Tay Zonday, Powerglove, Pat Cashman & Xander Mobus as announcers from Super Smash Bros., Nathan Sykes, and Anthony Vincent.

In 2014, Electric Six recorded a cover of the song as part of a pledge package for their "Absolute Treasure" Kickstarter campaign and Postmodern Jukebox also covered it with Andromeda Turre vocally leading an orchestrated style arrangement.

In 2015, a smooth jazz arranged version was recorded by Scott Bradlee with Sara Niemietz singing the vocals.

Jonathan Young covered the song in 2018, featuring Jason Paige in a heavy metal version of the original song.

Poppy released her cover of the song in 2020 after a snippet of it was leaked online.

Media appearances

The theme song was also featured in the 2000 video game Pokémon Puzzle League, as well as the 2004 video game, Donkey Konga.