List of battle music themes

These are the music themes used in Pokémon battles.
==In the games==
In all generations, some Trainers have their own themes instead of the Trainer battle theme. They usually include Rivals, Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, and s.
From onwards, some Legendary Pokémon have their own themes instead of the wild Pokémon theme.
===Generation I===
====Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow====
:Main articles: Game Boy: Entire Pokémon Sounds Collection CD, 10th Anniversary Pokémon Happy Birthday Concert, and Pokémon Red & Pokémon Green: Super Music Collection
Music 	Opponents
Encounter themes 	Encounter themes
A Rival Appears 	
A Trainer Appears (Boy Version) 	, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Gym Leaders (except Giovanni), and the Elite Four
A Trainer Appears (Girl Version) 	, , , and
A Trainer Appears (Bad Guy Version)	Giovanni, , , , , and s (except the Team Rocket trio)
Theme of Jessie and James 	The Team Rocket trio
(no encounter theme) 	The
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except Gym Leaders, Lance, and the ), including Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, and non- battles against Giovanni
Battle! (Gym Leader Battle) 	Gym Leaders and Lance
Final Battle! (Rival) 	The
Victory themes 	Victory themes
Victory! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon
Victory! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except Gym Leaders and the ), including the Elite Four and non- battles against Giovanni
Victory! (Gym Leader Battle) 	Gym Leaders and the
===Generation II===
As no soundtrack has been officially released for any Generation II game, all music titles are based on the Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection or on the title conventions of other officially released soundtracks.
====Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal====
Music 	Opponents
Encounter themes 	Encounter themes
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Team Rocket) 	s and s
A Rival Appears! 	
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Kimono Girl) 	Kimono Girls
Eusine 	Eusine
(no encounter theme) 	Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, Lance, and
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Wild Pokémon—Johto Version) 	Wild Pokémon in Johto (except , , and )This music track has two slightly different versions: one played during the day and another at night
Battle! (Trainer Battle—Johto Version)	s in Johto (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Team Rocket) 	s
Battle! (Rival) 	(except at Indigo Plateau)
Battle! (Gym Leader—Johto Version) 	Gym Leaders in Johto
Battle! (Gym Leader—Kanto Version) 	Gym Leaders in Kanto
Battle! (Wild Pokémon—Kanto Version) 	Wild Pokémon in Kanto
Battle! (Trainer Battle—Kanto Version)	s in Kanto (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Champion) 	Lance, , and (at Indigo Plateau)
Battle! (Suicune) 	, , and
Victory themes 	Victory themes
Victory! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon
Victory! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, Lance, and )
Victory! (Gym Leader Battle) 	Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, Lance, and
Post-battle themes 	Post-battle themes
A Rival Appears! (Version 2) 	
===Generation III===
====Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald====
Music 	Opponents
Encounter themes 	Encounter themes
May 	
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Youngster) 	, , , , , , and (except in water)
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Lass) 	, , , , , , and (except in water)
Team Magma Appears! 	s and s
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Tuber♀) 	(both genders), , , and
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Twins) 	and
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Hiker) 	, , , and
Interviewers 	
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Gentleman) 	and
Brendan 	
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Psychic) 	, , , , and
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Hex Maniac) 	, , , , and
Team Aqua Appears! 	s and s
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Swimmer♀) 	(both genders), , and (in water)
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Cooltrainer) 	, , , , and
The Elite Four Appear! 	The Elite Four
Champion Steven 	The
(no encounter theme) 	Wally, Archie, Maxie, Gym Leaders, Frontier Brains, and Steven
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except those with their own themes), including Wally, and Link Battles when linked player 1 has an even Trainer ID number regardless of linked player 2's version
Battle! (Team Aqua / Team Magma) 	s, s, s, and s
Battle! (Gym Leader) 	Gym Leaders and Link Battles when linked player 1 has an odd Trainer ID number regardless of linked player 2's version
Battle! (Brendan/May) 	, , and Steven
Battle! (Team Aqua/Team Magma Leaders)	Archie and Maxie
Battle! (Super-Ancient Pokémon) 	, , and
Battle! (Regirock/Regice/Registeel) 	, , and
Battle! (Elite Four) 	The Elite Four
Battle! (Steven) 	The
Battle! (Frontier Brain) 	Frontier Brains
Battle! (Deoxys) 	
Battle! (Mew) 	
Victory themes 	Victory themes
Victory! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon
Victory! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except , , Team Aqua, Team Magma, Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, and the ), including Wally and Steven
Victory! (Team Aqua / Team Magma) 	Team Aqua and Team Magma
Victory! (Gym Leader) 	Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains
Victory! (Steven) 	The
====Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen====
Music 	Opponents
Encounter themes 	Encounter themes
A Rival Appears 	
A Trainer Appears (Boy Version) 	, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and
A Trainer Appears (Girl Version) 	, , , , , , , , , , , and
A Trainer Appears (Bad Guy Version)	Giovanni, , , , , , s, and s
Tense Battle! 	Gym Leaders (except Giovanni) and the Elite Four
Deoxys Appears 	
(no encounter theme) 	The
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, and the ), including non- battles against Giovanni
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	Link Battles when linked player 1 has an even Trainer ID number regardless of linked player 2's version
Battle! (Gym Leader Battle) 	Gym Leaders and the Elite Four
Battle! (Gym Leader) 	Link Battles when linked player 1 has an odd Trainer ID number regardless of linked player 2's version
Final Battle! (Rival) 	The
Battle! (Legendary Pokémon) 	, , , , , , , and
Battle! (Mewtwo) 	
Battle! (Deoxys) 	
Victory themes 	Victory themes
Victory! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon
Victory! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except Gym Leaders and the Champion), including the Elite Four and non-Gym battles against Giovanni
Victory! (Gym Leader Battle) 	Gym Leaders and the
Differences from Generation I battle music:
* Lorelei, Bruno, and Agatha now use "Battle! (Gym Leader Battle)" instead of "Battle! (Trainer Battle)".
* , , and now use "Battle! (Legendary Pokémon)" instead of "Battle! (Wild Pokémon)".
* now uses "Battle! (Mewtwo)" instead of "Battle! (Wild Pokémon)".
* Some now have different encounter themes.
*: "A Trainer Appears (Boy Version)" was changed to "A Trainer Appears (Bad Guy Version)" for , , , and .
*: "A Trainer Appears (Bad Guy Version)" was changed to "A Trainer Appears (Boy Version)" for , , and .
*: "A Trainer Appears (Girl Version)" was changed to "A Trainer Appears (Boy Version)" for .
===Generation IV===
====Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum====
Music 	Opponents
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Rival) 	
Battle! (Gym Leader) 	Gym Leaders
Battle! (Team Galactic) 	s
Battle! (Team Galactic Commander) 	s
Battle! (Team Galactic Boss) 	Cyrus
Battle! (Dialga/Palkia) 	and
Battle! (Azelf/Mesprit/Uxie) 	, , and
Battle! (Legendary Pokémon) 	, , , , , , , and
Battle! (Elite Four) 	The Elite Four
Battle! (Champion) 	Cynthia and Palmer
Arceus 	
Battle! (Giratina) 	
Battle! (Frontier Brain) 	Frontier Brains
Battle! (Regirock/Regice/Registeel)	, , and
====Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver====
Music 	Opponents
Encounter themes 	Encounter themes
A Rival Appears! 	
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Team Rocket) 	s and s
Eusine 	Eusine
Ho-Oh Appears! 	
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Kimono Girl) 	Kimono Girls
Lugia Appears! 	
(no encounter theme) 	Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, Lance, , and Frontier Brains
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Rival) 	
Battle! (Wild Pokémon—Johto Version) 	Wild Pokémon in Johto (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Trainer Battle—Johto Version)	s in Johto (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Gym Leader—Johto Version) 	Gym Leaders in Johto
Battle! (Team Rocket) 	s and s
Battle! (Champion) 	Lance and
Battle! (Wild Pokémon—Kanto Version) 	Wild Pokémon in Kanto (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Trainer Battle—Kanto Version)	s in Kanto (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Gym Leader—Kanto Version) 	Gym Leaders in Kanto
Battle! (Frontier Brain) 	Frontier Brains
Battle! (Raikou) 	
Battle! (Entei) 	
Battle! (Suicune) 	
Battle! (Lugia) 	
Battle! (Ho-Oh) 	
Battle! (Super-Ancient Pokémon) 	, , and
Victory themes 	Victory themes
Victory! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon
Victory! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, Lance, , and Frontier Brains)
Victory! (Gym Leader Battle) 	Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, Lance, and
Victory! (Frontier Brain) 	Frontier Brains
Post-battle themes 	Post-battle themes
A Rival Appears! (Version 2) 	
===Generation V===
====Pokémon Black and White====
Music 	Opponents
Encounter themes 	Encounter themes
Cheren's Theme 	Cheren
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Backpacker) 	, , , , , , and
Bianca's Theme 	Bianca
Prisoner to a Formula 	N
Trainers' Eyes Meet (Team Plasma) 	s
Ghetsis' Ambitions 	Ghetsis
Cynthia's Theme 	Cynthia
(no encounter theme) 	Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, Alder, Ingo, and Emmet
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Cheren/Bianca) 	Cheren and Bianca
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Team Plasma) 	s
Battle! (Gym Leader) 	Gym Leaders
Victory Lies Before You! 	Gym Leaders' last Pokémon
Battle! (N) 	N (except in N's Castle)
Battle! (Elite Four) 	The Elite Four
Battle! (Reshiram) 	
Battle! (Zekrom) 	
Decisive Battle! (N) 	N (in N's Castle)
Battle! (Ghetsis) 	Ghetsis
Battle! (Battle Subway Trainer) 	Trainers
Battle! (Legendary Pokémon) 	, , , , , , and
Battle! (Cynthia) 	Cynthia
Battle! (Strong Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon in dark grass, Cresselia
Battle! (Kyurem) 	
Battle! (Champion) 	Alder, Ingo, and Emmet
Final Battle! (World Championships)	
Victory themes 	Victory themes
Victory! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon
Victory! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except Cheren, Bianca, Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, Alder, Ingo, Emmet, and Team Plasma), including Cynthia and non-Team Plasma battles against N
Victory! (Team Plasma) 	s, N (except in Accumula Town and Nacrene City), and Ghetsis
Victory! (Gym Leader Battle) 	Gym Leaders and the Elite Four
Victory! (Champion) 	Alder, Ingo, and Emmet
====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
Music 	Opponents
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Rival) 	Hugh
Filming Underway at Pokéstar Studios!	Pokéstar Studios battles
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except those with their own themes), including Colress on
Battle! (Gym Leader) 	Unova Gym Leaders
Victory Lies Before You! 	Unova Gym Leaders' last Pokémon
Battle! (Gym Leader - Kanto Version) 	Kanto Gym Leaders
Battle! (Champion - Kanto Version) 	
Battle! (Gym Leader - Johto Version) 	Johto Gym Leaders
Battle! (Champion - Johto Version) 	Lance and
Battle! (Gym Leader - Hoenn Version) 	Hoenn Gym Leaders
Battle! (Champion - Hoenn Version) 	Steven and Wallace
Battle! (Gym Leader - Sinnoh Version)	Sinnoh Gym Leaders
Battle! (Champion - Sinnoh Version) 	Cynthia (Pokémon World Tournament)
PWT Final Round! 	Pokémon World Tournament Finals
Battle! (Regirock/Regice/Registeel) 	, , , and
Battle! (Team Plasma) 	s, Zinzolin, and the Shadow Triad
Battle! (Colress) 	Colress (on the Plasma Frigate)
Battle! (Black Kyurem/White Kyurem) 	Black and White Kyurem
Battle! (Ghetsis) 	Ghetsis
Battle! (N) 	N
Battle! (Champion Iris) 	Iris
===Generation VI===
====Pokémon X and Y====
Music 	Opponents
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Friend) 	Shauna, Tierno, Trevor, , and
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except those with their own themes), including Korrina in Geosenge Town
Battle! (Gym Leader) 	Gym Leaders (except Korrina in Geosenge Town) and AZ
Battle! (Successor Korrina) 	Korrina (Mega battle at the Tower of Mastery)
Battle! (Team Flare) 	Aliana, Bryony, Celosia, Mable, Xerosic, s, and s
Battle! (Xerneas/Yveltal/Zygarde)	, , and
Battle! (Lysandre) 	Lysandre
Battle! (Elite Four) 	The Elite Four and Battle Chatelaines
Battle! (Champion) 	Diantha
Battle! (Mewtwo) 	, , , and
====Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire====
Music 	Opponents
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	s (except those with their own themes), including Zinnia in Granite Cave
Battle! (Team Aqua / Team Magma) 	s, s, s, and s
Battle! (Gym Leader) 	Gym Leaders
Battle! (Brendan / May) 	and
Battle! (Team Aqua / Team Magma Leaders)	Archie and Maxie
Battle! (Primal Reversion) 	Primal and
Rival's Theme 	Wally
Battle! (Elite Four) 	The Elite Four
Battle! (Steven) 	Steven
Battle! (Super-Ancient Pokémon) 	
Battle! (Lorekeeper Zinnia) 	Zinnia (at Sky Pillar)
Battle! (Deoxys) 	
Battle! (Regirock / Regice / Registeel) 	, , and
Battle! (Battle Chatelaine) 	Battle Chatelaines
Final Battle! (World Championships) 	
===Generation VII===
====Pokémon Sun and Moon====
Music 	Opponents
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Hau) 	Hau
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	Wild Pokémon (except those with their own themes)
Battle! (Trainer) 	s
Battle! (Team Skull) [feat. KYOtaro] 	s
Battle! (Totem Pokémon) 	Totem Pokémon
Battle! (Island Kahuna) 	Island kahunas
Battle! (Gladion) 	Gladion
Battle! (Battle Royal) 	Battle Royal Trainers
Battle! (Team Skull Admin) [feat. KYOtaro]	Plumeria
Battle! (Ultra Beast) 	Ultra Beasts
Battle! (Team Skull Boss) [feat. KYOtaro] 	Guzma
Battle! (Aether Foundation) 	s (at Aether Paradise) and Faba
Battle! (Lusamine) 	Lusamine (at Aether Paradise)
Showdown! (Lusamine) 	Lusamine (in Ultra Space)
Battle! (Solgaleo / Lunala) 	, , and
Battle! (Battle Tree Boss) 	and
Battle! (Elite Four) 	The Elite Four
The Battle at the Summit! 	Title Defense Trainers
Battle! (Tapu) 	, , , and
====Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon====
====Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!====
Music 	Opponents
Battle themes 	Battle themes
Battle! (Trainer Battle) 	s
Battle! (Gym Leader Battle) Gym Leaders and the Elite Four	
Battle! (Wild Pokémon) 	
Final Battle! (Rival) 	The
Battle! (Master Trainer Battle) 	Master Trainers
===Generation VIII===
====Pokémon Sword and Shield====
====Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl====
====Pokémon Legends: Arceus====
===Generation IX===
====Pokémon Scarlet and Violet====
==In animation==
These are the battle music themes used in the animated series:
* Pokémon Battle!
* Burning Battle Field
* Persistent Pokémon
==See also==
* List of overworld music themes
Category:Music