Always Pokémon

Always Pokémon is the opening theme song for the dub of the third season of as distributed by Mediaset. It was used from EP106 (from EP117 in the first airing) to EP157.
The opening animation featured footage from the third English opening, Pokémon Johto, and clips from various episodes of the season.
The original, two-minute footage of this opening was not used in later airings as Mediaset, the company in charge of the Italian dub at the time, lost it. In Mediaset reruns of these episodes, footage from Pokémon: Beyond the Skies of the Adventure and a shorter, one-minute version of the music of Always Pokémon were used. However, the ending version kept the original footage.
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* Jessie
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* Rochelle
* Shingo
* Bailey
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==Lyrics==
===TV version (original)===
! Italian
! English
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| <ab>You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!
Il mondo è grande, grande, ma,
chi viaggia poi cammina
col cuore un po' più in là,
scoprendo cos'è la liberta, libertà!
La forza della volontà, (volontà!)
ti porta dove va
la tua curiosità,
muovendoti con agilità!
Per noi, (per noi!)
l'avventura non finisce mai!
Se ci segui ti divertirai!
Dai, partiamo tutti insieme,
per un grande Pokémon tour! (You gotta catch 'em all!)
Gira, gira il mondo
Gira la tua Sfera
quando hai già lanciato
la tua Poké Ball!
Gira, gira il mondo
Pianta la bandiera
dove sei arrivato
coi tuoi amici Pokémon!
Gira, gira il mondo (gira il mondo!)
Gira la tua Sfera
Grida a perdifiato:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Gira la tua Sfera!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
Lancia la tua Sfera Poké,
e l'avventura non finirà!
Con ogni lancio sei
più forte perché
puoi catturare nuovi Pokémon!
(You gotta catch 'em all!)
Gira, gira il mondo
Pianta la bandiera
dove sei arrivato
coi tuoi amici Pokémon!
Gira, gira il mondo (gira il mondo!)
Gira la tua Sfera
Grida a perdifiato:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Gira la tua Sfera!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!</ab>
| <ab>You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!
The world is big, big, but
he who travels then walks
with the heart a little further on
finding out what is freedom, freedom!
The power of will, (will!)
takes you where
your curiosity goes,
moving with agility!
For us, (for us!)
the adventure never ends!
If you follow us, you'll have fun!
Come on, let's set out all together,
for a great Pokémon tour! (You gotta catch 'em all!)
Round and round the world
Spin your Ball
when you've already thrown
your Poké Ball!
Round and round the world
Raise your flag
where you've arrived
with your Pokémon friends!
Round and round the world (round the world!)
Spin your Ball
Shout aloud:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Spin your Ball!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
Throw your Poké Ball,
and the adventure won't end!
With every throw you get
stronger because
you can catch new Pokémon!
(You gotta catch 'em all!)
Round and round the world
Raise your flag
where you've arrived
with your Pokémon friends!
Round and round the world (round the world!)
Spin your Ball
Shout aloud:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Spin your Ball!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!</ab>''
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===TV version (reruns)===
! Italian
! English
|-
| <ab>Il mondo è grande, grande, ma,
chi viaggia poi cammina
col cuore un po' più in là,
scoprendo cos'è la liberta, libertà!
La forza della volontà, (volontà!)
ti porta dove va
la tua curiosità,
muovendoti con agilità!
Per noi, (per noi!)
l'avventura non finisce mai!
Se ci segui ti divertirai!
Dai, partiamo tutti insieme,
per un grande Pokémon tour! (You gotta catch 'em all!)
Gira, gira il mondo
Pianta la bandiera
dove sei arrivato
coi tuoi amici Pokémon!
Gira, gira il mondo (gira il mondo!)
Gira la tua Sfera
Grida a perdifiato:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Gira la tua Sfera!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!</ab>
| <ab>The world is big, big, but
he who travels then walks
with the heart a little further on
finding out what is freedom, freedom!
The power of will, (will!)
takes you where
your curiosity goes,
moving with agility!
For us, (for us!)
the adventure never ends!
If you follow us, you'll have fun!
Come on, let's set out all together,
for a great Pokémon tour! (You gotta catch 'em all!)
Round and round the world
Raise your flag
where you've arrived
with your Pokémon friends!
Round and round the world (round the world!)
Spin your Ball
Shout aloud:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Spin your Ball!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!</ab>''
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===Full version===
! Italian
! English
|-
| <ab>(Always Pokémon!)
(Gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!
Il mondo è grande, grande, ma,
chi viaggia poi cammina
col cuore un po' più in là,
scoprendo cos'è la liberta, libertà!
La forza della volontà, (volontà!)
ti porta dove va
la tua curiosità,
muovendoti con agilità!
Per noi, (per noi!)
l'avventura non finisce mai!
Se ci segui ti divertirai!
Dai, partiamo tutti insieme,
per un grande Pokémon tour! (You gotta catch 'em all!)
Gira, gira il mondo
Gira la tua Sfera
quando hai già lanciato
la tua Poké Ball!
Gira, gira il mondo
Pianta la bandiera
dove sei arrivato
coi tuoi amici Pokémon!
Gira, gira il mondo (gira il mondo!)
Gira la tua Sfera
Grida a perdifiato:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Gira la tua Sfera!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
(Gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!
Lancia la tua Sfera Poké,
e l'avventura non finirà!
Con ogni lancio sei
Più forte perché
puoi catturare nuovi Pokémon!
(You gotta catch 'em all!)
Gira, gira il mondo
Pianta la bandiera
dove sei arrivato
coi tuoi amici Pokémon!
Gira, gira il mondo (gira il mondo!)
Gira la tua Sfera
Grida a perdifiato:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Gira la tua Sfera!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!</ab>
| <ab>(Always Pokémon!)
(Gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!
The world is big, big, but
he who travels then walks
with the heart a little further on
finding out what is freedom, freedom!
The power of will, (will!)
takes you where
your curiosity goes,
moving with agility!
For us, (for us!)
the adventure never ends!
If you follow us, you'll have fun!
Come on, let's set out all together,
for a great Pokémon tour! (You gotta catch 'em all!)
Round and round the world
Spin your Ball
when you've already thrown
your Poké Ball!
Round and round the world
Raise your flag
where you've arrived
with your Pokémon friends!
Round and round the world (round the world!)
Spin your Ball
Shout aloud:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Spin your Ball!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
(Gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!
Throw your Poké Ball,
and the adventure won't end!
With every throw you get
stronger because
you can catch new Pokémon!
(You gotta catch 'em all!)
Round and round the world
Raise your flag
where you've arrived
with your Pokémon friends!
Round and round the world (round the world!)
Spin your Ball
Shout aloud:
"Gotta catch 'em all!"
Spin your Ball!
Yes, you gotta catch 'em all!
(catch, catch, you gotta catch 'em all!)
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, oh!
You gotta catch 'em all, always Pokémon!</ab>''
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==Videos==
==Trivia==
* The full version of the opening animation used a scene of throwing a Safari Ball from the banned episode EP035, which was included from a sequence featured in the 2.B.A. Master music video segment.
* This is the first Italian opening theme for the TV series to feature a duet. In the original Japanese version, the first TV opening theme to feature a duet is High Touch!, while in the English dub it's .
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