Pokémon Johto

This article is about the opening theme in Pokémon anime. For the region in which the Generation II games take place, see Johto.

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Pokémon Johto
Dub OP 3 Artist PJ Lequerica Lyrics Composer John Loeffler and John Siegler Arrangement
KOCH Records Title Totally Pokémon Catalog no. B00004Y9VB

Pokémon Johto is the opening theme song for the English dub of the third season, Pokémon: The Johto Journeys. It was used from Don't Touch That 'dile to The Fortune Hunters. The opening animation is composed of clips from the third Japanese opening OK!, as well as episode clips from the third season.

The version used in the third series opening was performed by Johto and is featured on the album Totally Pokémon. An alternate version was used in the opening theme to Spell of the Unown: Entei and is featured on the movie's soundtrack, Pokémon 3: The Ultimate Soundtrack. This version is different from the TV and Totally Pokémon version in that it has slightly different lyrics and a different artist. It was one of the four ringtones available on the Pokémon Mobile service.

Lyrics

Suicune appears at the end of the opening.

TV version

It's a whole new world we live in (live in)
Pokémon Johto!

Everybody wants to be a Master
Everybody wants to show their skills
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 step you climb is 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 still gotta catch 'em all and be the best that you can be

Pokémon Johto!

It's a whole new world we live in (live in)
But you still gotta catch 'em all and be the best that you can be

Pokémon Johto!

Pokémon Johto!

Ending version

Everybody wants to be a Master
Everybody wants to show their skills
Everybody wants to get there faster
Make their way to the top of the hill

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 still gotta catch 'em all and be the best that you can be

Pokémon Johto!

Pokémon Johto!

Extended version

Pokémon Johto!

Everybody wants to be a Master
Everybody wants to show their skills
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 step you climb is 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 still gotta catch 'em all, and be the best that you can be

Pokémon Johto!

Everybody wants to make a statement
Everybody needs to carve their mark
To stand alone in the victory circle
Stake their claim when the music starts

Give it all you've got! You can be the very best ever
Take your best shot! And what you'll 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 still gotta catch 'em all, and be the best that you can be

Pokémon Johto!

It's a whole new world we live in (live in, live in, live in)
It's a whole new way to see (to see, to see, to see)
It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude (attitude, attitude)
But you still gotta catch 'em all, and be the best that you can be

Pokémon Johto!
Yeah!

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 still gotta catch 'em all, and be the best that you can be

Pokémon Johto!
Yeah!
Pokémon Johto!
Oh Ho!
Pokémon Johto!

Pokémon Johto!

Movie version

Everybody wants to be a Master
Everybody wants to show their skills
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 step you climb is 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 still gotta catch 'em all, and be the best that you can be

Pokémon Johto!

Everybody wants to make a statement
Everybody needs to carve their mark
To stand alone in the victory circle
Stake their claim when the music starts

Give it all you've got! You can be the very best ever
Take your best shot! And what you'll learn will come together

It's a whole new world we live in (Oh we live in)
It's a whole new way to see (It's a whole new way to see)
It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude
But you still gotta catch 'em all, and be the best that you can be

Pokémon Johto!

Pokémon Johto!

...whole new world!
...whole new way!
...whole new place!

...whole new world!
...whole new way!
...whole new place!

It's a whole new world we live in (Oh yeah...)
It's a whole new way to see (Yeah...)
It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude (Oh!)
But you still gotta catch 'em all! (All!)

It's a whole new world we live in
It's a whole new way to see (It's a whole new way to see)
It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude
But you still gotta catch 'em all...

It's a whole new world we live in (Oh!)
It's a whole new way to see (to see)
It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude
But you still gotta catch 'em all, and be the best that you can be!

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Brock
• Misty
• Jessie
• James
• Gary
• Unnamed Trainer

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Chikorita (Ash's)
• Cyndaquil (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Eevee (Gary's)
• Snubbull (Madame Muchmoney's)
• Suicune (recurring)
• Lugia
• Ho-Oh
• Scizor
• Spinarak
• Ledyba
• Stantler
• Donphan
• Jigglypuff
• Murkrow
• Hoothoot
• Marill
• Sentret
• Slowking
• Mew
• Mewtwo
• Mareep
• Elekid
• Gligar
• Hoppip
• Ampharos

Opening animation spoilers

• The capture of Ash's Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile.

Video

By Pokémon

Trivia

• Although Born to Be a Winner officially became the opening theme starting in A Goldenrod Opportunity, the first Kids' WB! presentations, as well as the former Toonami Jetstream version, Cartoon Network and Boomerang broadcasts, continued to use Pokémon Johto as the opening and closing credits up until Type Casting. This was amended for the American DVD release and the Disney XD/Amazon Video streaming version.
  • This error is present in the Magna Pacific DVD, the Finnish and Pokémon TV streaming versions of Type Casting. The version of said episode that aired during the Twitch marathon has the correct opening, but the incorrect ending.
  • Additionally, a small portion of the song continued in usage as the eyecatches for the final dub commercial break up until Machoke, Machoke Man!, the final episode of the following season.
• Until the premiere of Stand Tall, over 15 years later, this was the only dub opening theme in which the last word was not "Pokémon".
• This was the first completely digitally animated theme. However, the first digitally animated episode did not come until Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid, 13 episodes before the end of the Johto arc. A portion of Pokémon World was also digitally animated.
• This song is erroneously titled "Pomemon Johto" in the iTunes release of Pokémon X: 10 Years of Pokémon.
• A cut, shortened version of the movie variant of the theme is used as the third season opening in the Finnish dub of the TV series as well, with even the sound effects from the movie still being audible in the background.
• Despite leaving the TV version undubbed in English, Bulgaria, Iceland, and Slovakia did dub the song's movie version as well as the movie version of Pokémon World.
• At the time, this was the only intro in Greece to be dubbed into its language, as Pokémon Theme and Pokémon World were left in English. It wouldn't be until the twelfth season when intros were dubbed from then on, with the exception of the nineteenth season, which was skipped altogether.

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		عالم البوكيمون Ealam Pokémon
Bulgarian		Да ги уловим Let's catch them
Valencian		Són els Pokémon They are the Pokémon
Croatian		Pokémon Johto
Czech		Buď nejlepší Be the best
Danish		En Helt Ny Verden A Brand New World
Dutch		Pokémon Johto (De Reis van Johto) Pokémon Johto (The Journey to Johto)
Finnish		Pokémon Johto
French		Pokémon Johto
German		Pokémon Johto
Greek		Pokémon Johto
Hebrew		זה עולם חדש Ze Olam Khadash
Hindi		एक नयी दुनिया बनायेंगे Ek Nayi Duniya Banayenge * बिल्कुल नयी है जगाह, नया तशन Bilkul Nayi Hai Jahga, Naya Tashan *
Hungarian		Pokémon Johto
Icelandic		Pokémon Johto
Italian		Pokémon Johto
Norwegian		Pokémon Johto
Polish		Pokémon Johto
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon Johto
	Portugal	Pokémon Johto
Serbian		Покемон Јохто Pokémon Johto
Slovak		No tak vstaň a poď Come on and get up
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon Johto
	Spain	Esto es Pokémon This is Pokémon
Swedish		Pokémon Johto
Tamil		புத்தம் புது உலகம் புது பாதையே Putham Puthu Ulagam Puthu Paadhaiye *
Telugu		ఇది సరికొత్త ప్రపంచమేలే Idi Sarikottha Prapanchamaele *

English opening themes of the Pokémon animated series OS: Pokémon Theme • Pokémon World • Pokémon Johto • Born to Be a Winner • Believe in Me AG: I Wanna Be a Hero • This Dream • Unbeatable • Battle Frontier DP: Diamond and Pearl • We Will Be Heroes • Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) • We Will Carry On! BW: Black and White • Rival Destinies • It's Always You and Me XY: Pokémon Theme (Version XY) • Be a Hero • Stand Tall SM: Under The Alolan Sun • Under The Alolan Moon • The Challenge of Life JN: The Journey Starts Today • Journey to Your Heart • With You • Gotta Catch Em All HZ: Becoming Me / We Go (English Ver.) Other: Side by Side • Pokérap GS / Pokémon Chronicles theme • Always Safe

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