Pokémon Counting Song

The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.

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← GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~

Japanese ending themes

I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~ →

ポケモンかぞえうた
Pokémon Kazoe Uta Pokémon Counting Song
AG ED 6 Artist 金沢明子 Akiko Kanazawa Lyrics 戸田昭吾 Akihito Toda Composer たなかひろかず Hirokazu Tanaka Arrangement たなかひろかず Hirokazu Tanaka Choreography パンプキン北野 Pumpkin Kitano
Pikachu Records single Title バトルフロンティア Battle Frontier Catalog no. ZMCP-2302
This song debuted in the eighth Pokémon movie a week before its television debut.

Pokémon Counting Song (Japanese: ポケモンかぞえうた Pokémon Kazoe Uta) is the sixth Japanese ending theme of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. It debuted in AG135, replacing GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~, and ended in AG149, changing back to the previous song.

The ending is reminiscent of a previous ending, Pokémon Ondo, in both music and animation. It features many of the series' main Pokémon dancing. Many other anime change to Ondo theme songs in summer.

Ending animation

Synopsis

Meowth is shown pounding on a drum. Then Pikachu is shown clapping in between two lanterns. While Meowth is pounding on the drum, Wobbuffet and Chimecho appear, followed by Pikachu. Then Pikachu appears by a screen, showing a Charmander using Flamethrower. The flame reaches Meowth, who is in winter, but it then changes to summer and Meowth sweats. Another screen appears near Pikachu, this time showing an Articuno breathing Icy Wind out of its beak. the scene changes to Meowth again, this time enjoying the summer, but gets frozen when the scene changes to winter.

Then Combusken, Phanpy, Corphish, Pikachu, Squirtle, Mime Jr., and Grovyle all are dancing, while Meowth pounds on a drum and Bonsly is dancing in the balcony.

Then it changes to Pikachu and the screen again, which is showing a Mudkip laughing. It then shows Meowth pouring water on the Mudkip. Then it shows a Duskull wandering around. The scene changes to show Charmander. It turns out the Duskull was just protecting the flame on the Charmander's tail.

Then it switches to a scene with the Pokémon dancing again.

Characters

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Chimecho (James's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Phanpy (Ash's)
• Grovyle (Ash's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Combusken (May's)
• Squirtle (May's)
• Bonsly (Brock's)
• Charmander
• Articuno
• Mudkip
• Duskull

Lyrics

• During Pokémon Counting Song, the initials「（ほのお）」,「（ア、ヨイショ）」, and「（わらう）」were included only in the full version and not in the TV size version.

TV size

Japanese English ア、ソレ　ア、ゲット ひとつ数えりゃ　ヒトカゲのほのお 冬は重宝　けど夏はタマラン ふたつ数えりゃ　フリーザーの吐息 夏は重宝　けど冬はカンベン 唄って踊って　ポケモンモン 踊って数えて　いまいくつ？ みっつ数えりゃ　ミズゴロウわらう 水もしたたる　いいポケモン よっつ数えりゃ　ヨマワルまわる ヒトカゲのしっぽに　火の用心 唄って踊って　ポケモンモン 踊って数えて　いまいくつ？ Ah, that! Ah, get it! Count to one, a Charmander's flame It's handy in winter but unbearable in summer Count to two, Articuno's breath It's handy in summer, but not in winter Sing, dance, Pokémon-mon Dance, now, how many can you count? Count to three, Mudkip laughing Would it be okay to drop water on that Pokémon? Count to four, Duskull patrolling Protecting the flame on Charmander's tail Sing, dance, Pokémon-mon Dance, now, how many can you count?

Full version

Japanese English ア、ソレ　ア、ゲット ひとつ数えりゃ　ヒトカゲのほのお（ほのお） 冬は重宝　けど夏はタマラン ふたつ数えりゃ　フリーザーの吐息 夏は重宝　けど冬はカンベン 唄って踊って　ポケモンモン（ア、ヨイショ） 踊って数えて　いまいくつ？ みっつ数えりゃ　ミズゴロウわらう（わらう） 水もしたたる　いいポケモン？ よっつ数えりゃ　ヨマワルまわる ヒトカゲのしっぽに　火の用心 唄って踊って　ポケモンモン（ア、ヨイショ） 踊って数えて　いまいくつ？ いつつ数えりゃ　イトマルこまる（こまる） 自分の糸で　こんがらがっちゃん むっつ数えりゃ　ムチュールのチュチュチュ うれし恥ずかし　ハイお菓子 ア、サテ　ア、サテ　ア、明々後日 ア、来テ　ア、見テ　ア、持ッテッテ ななつ数えりゃ　ナマケロおきる（おきる） おきてソンした　すぐねむる やっつ数えりゃ　ヤルキモノねむる ねむってソンした　すぐおきる 唄って踊って　ポケモンモン（ア、ヨイショ） 踊って数えて　いまいくつ？ ここのつ数えりゃ　ココドラのボディ（ボディ） かた焼きせんべの　千倍かたい とおまで数えりゃ　トゲピーもにこり にこりにこにこ　数え唄 唄って踊って　ポケモンモン（ア、ヨイショ） 踊って数えて　ごくろうさん！ ア、ヨイショ　ア、コラショ　ア、領収書 ア、ラブリー　ア、チャーミー　ア、イイ感ジ ア、ニョッキ　ア、ペンネ　ア、カルパッチョ ア、ドーモ　ア、ドーモ　ア、腰低ク Ah, that! Ah, get it! Count to one, a Charmander's flame (flame) It's handy in winter but unbearable in summer Count to two, Articuno's breath It's handy in summer, but spare us in winter Sing, dance, Pokémon-mon (A heave-ho) Dance, now, how many can you count? Count to three, Mudkip laughing (laughing) It's a good Pokémon dripping with beauty, isn't it? Count to four, Duskull encircling It needs to watch out for the flame on Charmander's tail Sing, dance, Pokémon-mon (A heave-ho) Dance, now, how many can you count? Count to five, Spinarak is troubled (troubled) Tangled in its own strings Count to six, Smoochum's kisses Delightful yet embarrassing, have some sweets Ah well, ah well, and three days after Ah, come. Ah, look. Ah, hang on Count to seven, Slakoth waking (waking) It couldn't get up, so it went back to sleep Count to eight, Vigoroth sleeping It couldn't sleep, so it got back up Sing, dance, Pokémon-mon (A heave-ho) Dance, now, how many can you count? Count to nine, Aron's body (body) It's a thousand times harder than a hard-baked cracker Count to ten, even Togepi is smiling Smiling with a friendly grin, the counting song Sing, dance, Pokémon-mon (A heave-ho) Dance and count, you did great! A heave-ho, a heigh-ho, a receipt-oh Ah lovely, ah charming, ah feels so good A gnocchi, a penne, a carpaccio Ah thank you, ah thank you, and a bow

Trivia

• In traditional Japanese counting songs, names or objects carrying the sound of numbers from one to ten are used.
  • Hitokage, Freezer, Mizugorou, Yomawaru, Itomaru, Muchul, Namakero, Yarukimono, Cokodora, and Togepy correspond to 1(hitotsu), 2(futatsu), 3(mittsu), 4(yottsu), 5(itsutsu), 6(muttsu), 7(nanatsu), 8(yattsu), 9(kokonotsu), and 10(tō).

External links

Japanese ending themes of the Pokémon animated series OS: One Hundred Fifty-One • Meowth's Song • Fantasy in My Pocket • Pokémon Ondo Type: Wild • Riding on Lapras • Meowth's Party • Exciting Pokémon Relay • Exciting² Pokémon Relay Takeshi's Paradise • To My Best Friend • Face Forward Team Rocket! • Pocket-ering Monster-ing AG: Because the Sky is There • Polka O Dolka • Smile • Full of Summer!! GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~ • Pokémon Counting Song • I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~ DP: By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ • Message of the Wind • Surely Tomorrow Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu! • Which One ~ Is It? • In Your Heart, LaLaLa BW: Fanfare of the Heart • Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW • Seven-colored Arch Look Look☆Here‎ • Sakura Go-Round • Let's Join Hands XY: X Strait Y Scenery • Peace Smile! • DreamDream • Roaring All-Stars • Puni-chan's Song Team Rocket's Team Song • Brilliantly • Pikachu's Song • Meowth's Ballad SM: Pose • Twerp, Twerpette • Notebook of the Heart • Type: Wild JN: Pokémon Shiritori • Supereffective Type • One Hundred Fifty-One Takeshi's Paradise • Riding on Lapras • Face Forward Team Rocket! • Type: Wild HZ: RVR ~Rising Volt Tacklers Rap~ • Let me battle PK: Pika Pika Massaichu • Colorful Winter Vacation • Soaring Pokémon Kids • Christmas Eve Santa is Coming Soon! • We are the Pichu Brothers! • Friends' Anniversary Big Midsummer Plan! • Pocket-ering Monster-ing • It's the Start of an Adventure!! Hello! Thank You! • Big Meowth Day • Full of Summer!! • Stay with This Finger Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu! • Which One ~ Is It? • Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW Look Look☆Here • Let's Join Hands • Peace Smile! • Roaring All-Stars

← GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~

Japanese ending themes

I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~ →

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