2.B.A. Master

This article is about the song. For the album, see Pokémon 2.B.A. Master.

2.B.A. Master was one of the songs on Pikachu's Jukebox. It is available on the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master CD and the Pokémon X CD. A non-lyrical version is featured in the game Pokémon Puzzle League as the theme song for Ash Ketchum.

Episodes

• Beach Blank-Out Blastoise
• The Misty Mermaid (US DVD box set)
• Clefairy Tales (US DVD box set)
• The Battle of The Badge (US DVD box set)
• It's Mr. Mime Time (US DVD box set)
• Snow Way Out!
• Go West, Young Meowth
• Fire and Ice
• Pallet Party Panic
• Pikachu Re-Volts
• In The Pink
• Bye Bye Psyduck
• The Joy of Pokémon
• A Way Off Day Off
• Bound for Trouble
• The Stun Spore Detour
• The Rivalry Revival

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Tracey
• Giovanni
• Ritchie

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Meowth)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Kingler (Ash's)
• Lapras (Ash's)
• Goldeen (Misty's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Vulpix (Brock's)
• Arbok (Jessie's)
• Weezing (James's)
• Pikachu (Sparky)
• Charmander (Zippo)
• Butterfree (Happy)
• Raichu (Katrina's)
• Mewtwo (M01)
• Raticate
• Wigglytuff
• Primeape
• Poliwag
• Magnemite (×3)
• Doduo
• Grimer
• Cloyster
• Voltorb
• Chansey
• Electabuzz
• Tauros
• Gyarados
• Lapras
• Vaporeon

Lyrics

Go! Go! Whoo!

So you want to be a Pokémon Master?

I got 2 B the one, the only one who can
withstand the test 'n B the best.
I got 2 strive, keep up the drive,
B a Master.
It takes a different kind of skill
and I won't stop until
150 Pokémon are mine.
I must define the art of capture (of all Pokémon).

2 B a Master... Pokémon Master!
I will B writin' a brand new chapter!
Poké Ball Go...Go... (all the children sing)
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na

It's all about the evolution of Pokémon

Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Poké Ball Go...Go... Pokémon

Got my badges and my Poké Ball.
Got my buddy Pikachu 2 help me try
2 catch 'em all (Gotta catch 'em all!).

Yo, it's all about the evolution of the Pokémon
The training attaining N' bein'
part of the phenomenon.
B a Pokémaster icon... Ha!
Team Rocket will B long gone
But first U gotta know about the different types:
Grass, Fire, Ground, Flame, Electric,
Water, Rock, Flying, Ice, Normal, Bug,
Ghost, Fighting & Dragon...
Don't forget about Psychic!

2 B a Master... Pokémon Master!
I will B writin' a brand new chapter!
2 B a Master... Pokémon Master!
I will B strivin' to be the greatest Master!

Poké Ball Go...Go... (all the children sing)
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na

Yo, like I said before, it's all about the evolution of Pokémon

Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Greatest master of Pokémon

Mmmm... Somewhat impressive
Now you've reached the Plateau
But not yet a hero
R U ready 2 meet and defeat... The Elite?
Can I expect survival against your Rival?
And remember... Gotta catch 'em all!
Show me what you've got!
Poké Ball Go...Go... Poké Ball Go!

2 B a Master... Pokémon Master
I will B writin' a brand new chapter
2 B a Master... Pokémon Master
I will B strivin' to be the greatest Master.

Pokémon Master
The greatest Master
Pokémon Master
I will be writin'
The greatest Chapter

Sing it
Na na na na na na na na...
Greatest Master of Pokémon

Credits

• Lead vocals: Russell Velázquez
• BG vocals: Erika, Jake & Sara Velázquez
• Produced and arranged by Russell Velázquez

Trivia

• A mistake in the song left out the Poison type from the list of types. Instead, the "Flame" type, the Japanese name of the Fire type, was included.
  • This mistake was not corrected in translations of the song. In the French version, the "Flame" type replaces the Flying type, in the European Portuguese version, the "Microbe" type replaces the Bug type, and in the German version, neither the Poison type nor the "Flame" type are mentioned, presumably to simplify the synchronization of music and lyrics.
• Another mistake occurs in the Brazilian Portuguese version: the Grass type was replaced with "Hay" type and the Bug type with "Microbe" type.
• Although the lyrics sung are "R U ready 2 meet and defeat... The Elite?", the official lyrics have "Elite Four", instead of "Elite" by itself.
  • In the Danish and Norwegian versions, the song does not mention "The Elite" at all, instead mentioning fighting the leader of Team Rocket.
  • The Latin American version omits the Elite Four references too. Instead, the voice actor for Giovanni delivers a generic speech regarding a fight.
• Sheet music for this song is included in the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master piano book, Pokémon Five-Finger Piano and Pokémon 2.B.A. Master: Recorder Fun!.
• This song's name is inconsistent. It is also known as 2B a Master, 2BA Master, among other names.
• The music video segment used a scene of Ash throwing a Safari Ball from the banned episode EP035.

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		هل تريد أن تصبح مدرب بوكيمون؟ Do you want to become a Pokémon trainer?
Catalan	Catalonia	Mestre Pokémon Pokémon Master
	Valencia	Mestre Pokémon Pokémon Master
Czech		Být pán Be A Master
Danish		Pokémonmester Pokémon Master
French	Canada	Le plus grand Maître Pokémon The Greatest Pokémon Master
	Europe	Le plus grand Maître Pokémon The Greatest Pokémon Master
German		Wie Wird Man Meister? How Do You Become a Master?
Greek		Πρωτος Θα Γινεις
Hebrew		להיות מאמן Lihiot me'amen
Hungarian		Legyél te is mester Become a Master
Italian		Tu Sei Un Master You Are A Master
Norwegian		Pokémon Mester Pokémon Master
Polish		Będę Mistrzem I Will Be A Master
Portuguese	Brazil	Para Ser um Mestre To Be a Master
	Portugal	Ser Um Mestre Be a Master
Russian		Покемон-Мастер Pokémon-Master
Spanish	Latin America	Tengo que ser un maestro Pokémon I Have To Be a Pokémon Master
	Spain	Maestro Pokémon Pokémon Master

Related articles

This article is part of Project Music, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon song, CD and musician.