Gotta Catch Em All (song)

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If you were looking for the first opening theme to the English dub of Pokémon the Series, see Pokémon Theme.
If you were looking for the song by the English band 50.Grind, see Gotta Catch 'Em All (song). For other uses, see Gotta catch 'em all! (disambiguation).
← With You
English opening themes
Becoming Me →
← With You
English opening themes (Asia)
We Go (English Ver.) →
Gotta Catch Em All
Dub OP 26
Artist Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth (additional vocals by Haven Paschall and Hilary Thomas)
Lyrics John Loeffler (uncredited)
Composer John Siegler and John Loeffler (uncredited)
Arrangement Ed Goldfarb for Madcap Labs
Single cover

Gotta Catch Em All is the second opening theme song for the English dub of the twenty-fifth season, Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series. It was used from The Road Most Traveled! to The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!. The opening animation is composed of clips from various episodes and openings, while the ending animation is composed of clips from the second Pokémon Journeys: The Series Japanese ending, Supereffective Type. The lyrics are taken from Pokémon Theme.

The full version of the song was released on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, and Tidal under the title Gotta Catch 'em All! on September 7, 2023.

Lyrics

TV version

POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
It's you and me
I know it's my destiny
POKÉMON!
Oh, you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
A heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me and I'll teach you
POKÉMON!
Gotta catch 'em all
POKÉMON!

Ending version

POKÉMON!

Full version

POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
It's you and me
I know it's my destiny
POKÉMON!
Oh, you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
A heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me and I'll teach you
POKÉMON!
Gotta catch 'em all

I wanna be the very best
Like no one ever was
To catch them is my real test
To train them is my cause

I will travel across the land
Searching far and wide
Each Pokémon to understand
The power that's inside
(The power inside)

POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
It's you and me
I know it's my destiny
POKÉMON!
Oh, you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
A heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me and I'll teach you
POKÉMON!
Gotta catch 'em
Gotta catch 'em all

Every challenge along the way
With courage I will face
I will battle every day
To claim my rightful place

Come with me
The time is right
There's no better team
Arm in arm, we'll win the fight
(It's always been our dream)
It's always been our dream

POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
It's you and me
I know it's my destiny
POKÉMON!
Oh, you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
A heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me and I'll teach you
POKÉMON!
Gotta catch 'em all

POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
A heart so true
Our courage will pull us through
You teach me and I'll teach you
POKÉMON!
(Gotta catch 'em all)
Gotta catch 'em all
Gotta catch 'em all
POKÉMON!

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

  • This opening marks the first time a single dub season has had more than one opening song when going by the home video definition.
    • While Pokémon Theme and Pokémon World share the season title of "Pokémon" in their openings, their seasons were retroactively given different names.
  • Tracey is the only one of Ash's friends to not appear in this opening. While the scene where he appeared in a photo from its Japanese equivalent is used in this opening, the photo with Tracey is obscured due to the scene not lasting as long as in the Japanese opening.
  • As of this opening, Ash's Larvitar, Scraggy, Naganadel, and Melmetal are the only ones of Ash's Pokémon, pre-evolve or current, who do not appear in any of the English openings since their debut in Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver, Pokémon the Series: Black & White, and Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon respectively.
  • Although John Siegler and John Loeffler are not credited in the ending credits within the episodes themselves, they receive a writing credit on streaming platforms such as Spotify.
  • The single cover and the press release announcing the song's release format the song's title as "Gotta Catch 'Em All!".
  • This is the shortest-running English opening theme, being used for only 11 episodes.

Errors

  • The opening credits erroneously credit Shūhei Yasuda as "Series Construction" instead of "Character Design".

In other languages

External links

The Beginning: Pokémon Theme • Pokémon World
Gold and Silver: Pokémon Johto • Born to Be a Winner • Believe in Me
Ruby and Sapphire: I Wanna Be a Hero • This Dream • Unbeatable • Battle Frontier
Diamond and Pearl: Diamond and Pearl • We Will Be Heroes • Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) • We Will Carry On!
Black & White: Black and White • Rival Destinies • It's Always You and Me
XY: Pokémon Theme (Version XY) • Be a Hero • Stand Tall
Sun & Moon: Under The Alolan Sun • Under The Alolan Moon • The Challenge of Life
Journeys: The Journey Starts Today • Journey to Your Heart • With You • Gotta Catch Em All
Horizons: Becoming Me / We Go (English Ver.) • My Favorite Pokémon / Will -Korean ver.- • Evolving Again
Other: Side by Side • Pokérap GS / Pokémon Chronicles theme • Always Safe
← With You
English opening themes (Asia)
We Go (English Ver.) →
← With You
English opening themes
Becoming Me →
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