Viridian City (song)

Viridian City was one of the songs in Pikachu's Jukebox during the original series. It is featured on the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master CD. A non-lyrical version is featured in the game Pokémon Puzzle League as the theme song for Brock.

Episodes

• The Misty Mermaid (Pokémon TV)
• Showdown at the Po-ké Corral
• To Master the Onixpected!
• The Fourth Round Rumble
• A Scare in the Air
• The Crystal Onix
• Navel Maneuvers
• The Mandarian Island Miss-match
• Charizard Chills
• The Pokémon Water War
• Enter the Dragonite

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Giovanni
• Mandi
• Pete Pebbleman
• Jeanette Fisher

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Pidgeot (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charmander (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Kingler (Ash's)
• Goldeen (Misty's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Onix (Brock's)
• Geodude (Brock's)
• Zubat (Brock's)
• Vulpix (Brock's)
• Persian (Giovanni's)
• Pikachu (Sparky)
• Golbat (Mandi's)
• Arcanine (Pete Pebbleman's)
• Scyther (Jeanette's)
• Nidorino (unnamed Trainer's)
• Squirtle (multiple)
• Wartortle (multiple)
• Jynx

Lyrics

On the road, on the road
On the road, on the road

On the road to Viridian City
I'm on my way, I'm on the road, I'm on the road
On the road to Viridian City
Yeah, yeah. I'm on the road.

We've built a team and we've been
training all day long
We're on the road and getting strong
Getting strong, getting strong

Now here's the plan:
We're gonna head down to the forest
Time to collect some Pokémon
Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all

We keep on tryin'
And then we try some more
To stay together
And find a place worth fighting for

I'm on the road
I'm on the road to Viridian City
Meet my friends along the way (I'm on the road)
We're on the road to Viridian City
I got a badge and the power to play

Gotta get there,
I'm on my way,
Gotta get there,
Viridian City

I left my home and now I see a new horizon
But one day I'll come back to Pallet Town (I'm coming back, coming back)
I'm on the road to become the greatest trainer
And I won't quit until I'm #1 (Gotta be the one, the 1,01)

We keep on tryin'
And then we try some more
To stay together
And find a place worth fighting for

I'm on the road (to Viridian City)
Meet my friends along the way
I'm on the road to Viridian City

I'm on the road
I'm on the road to Viridian City
I'm on the road (to Viridian City)
We're on the road to Viridian City
Gonna meet my friends along the way (C'mon let's play)
I'm on the road to Viridian City (You wanna be the one?)
I got a badge and the power to play (Gotta train hard)
We're on the road to Viridian City
Challenge on another day (On the road on the road, let's get on the road, C'mon)
On the road to Viridian City, on the road, on road (Viridian City, Here we go Here we go, C'mon)
Viridian City (Viridian City)
On the road to Viridian City, yeah on the road, on the road (Yeah we got a badge, And the power to play, C'mon)
Viridian City,
On the road to Viridian City, on the road, on the road (On the road, on the road)
To Viridian City (yeah C'mon)
On the road to Viridian City, on the road, on the road
Meet my friends along the way, (Viridian City)

C'mon let's go

Credits

• Lead vocals: Jason Paige
• Rapper: Andre Betts;
• BG vocals: Elaine Caswell, Vivian Cherry, Frank Lloyd, Neil Jason
• Electric guitar: John McCurry
• Co-produced and arranged by Neil Jason

Trivia

• Sheet music for this song is included in the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master piano book.
• Both the European Spanish and the Latin American Spanish versions are called Ciudad Viridian instead of Ciudad Verde, the actual Spanish name for the city in the games.
  • Similar to the Polish version, where the city is called by its English name instead of Wertania, which is being used in the Polish dub of the anime.
• In Brazilian Portuguese, this song is named A Cidade de Veridian. The city is also pronounced this way in the song itself.

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		مدينة التحدي The challenge City
Valencian		Ciutat Viridian Viridian City
Czech		Zelené město Viridian City
Danish		Viridian City
French	Canada	Ville de Jadiel Viridian City* En route vers Jadielle On the way to Viridian*
	Europe	En route vers Jadielle On the way to Viridian
German		Vertania City Viridian City
Greek		Παμε μαζι στη Let's go to
Hebrew		העיר וירידיאן Ha'Eer Viridian
Hungarian		Tengerzöld város Viridian City
Italian		Viridian City
Norwegian		Veridian City Viridian City
Polish		Viridian City
Portuguese	Brazil	A Cidade de Verídian Viridian City
	Portugal	A Cidade De Viridian Viridian City
Russian		Вирдания Virdaniya
Spanish	Latin America	Ciudad Viridian Viridian City
	Spain	Ciudad Viridian Viridian City

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