This happy song is the first ending theme to Pocket Monsters.  Scenes from the ending scene were used as the eye catches while the English dub was still in syndication (before Kids' WB! picked it up).  The ending animation is kind of lame--just Pikachu balancing itself on a Monster Ball--but the song is cute.  Orchid-Hakase sings this song.

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• Used in episodes 1-27
• CD('s) found on: Aim to be a Pokemon Master, The Fan-Selected Pokemon Song Best Collection, and Anime Pocket Monsters TV Anime Theme Song Perfect Best 1997-2003

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=Sung by Ookido-Hakase
=Sung by Pokemon Kids
=Sung by Both

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Nakama no kazu wa sorya
That's the number of my friends
Yappari Zettai Gacchiri
Indeed Absolutely
Ooihouga i'i!
The more the better


Gutaiteki niwa sorya

Definitely it's that
Hakkiri Kikkari Tappuri
Clearly Full of them
Hyaku Goju'u Ichi!
A hundred and fifty-one


Sukoshi yuuki ga arya

If you have the guts
Bacchiri Shikkari Nikkari
Get at it Hang on tight Smile
Nakama o GETTO!
And get friends!


Dakedo mo tama Nya arya?

But occasionally if you've got that
Ukkari Sukkari Gakkuri
And super get friends!
Nakama ni GETTO!
I remember all of them well


Kimi-tachi tono de aiwa zenbu

I remember all of them well
Chanto Oboeteru
My first encounters with you guys
Kizu tsukeatta kotomo attakedo
There were also painful moments but
Sore wa (e~to) wasureta
Speaking of which (uhhh) I forgot


Mada mada Takusa~n

Surely
Kanarazu Dokoka~ni
There's gotta be yet a lot of friends
Nakama wa iruhazu
Somewhere


Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no yorokobi

A hundred and fifty-one joys
Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no yume
A hundred and fifty-one dreams
Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no omoide
A hundred and fifty-one memories


Mezashite~ Ganbaro!

Aim on and do your best!

Nakama no kazu wa sorya
That's the number of my friends
Yappari Zettai Gacchiri
Indeed Absolutely
Ooihouga i'i!
The more the better


Gutaiteki niwa sorya

Definitely it's that
Hakkiri Kikkari Tappuri
Clearly Full of them
Hyaku Goju'u Ichi!
A hundred and fifty-one


Sukoshi yuuki ga arya

If you have the guts
Bacchiri Shikkari Nikkari
Get at it Hang on tight Smile
Nakama o GETTO!
And get friends!


Dakedo mo tama Nya arya?

But occasionally if you've got that
Ukkari Sukkari Gakkuri
And super get friends!
Nakama ni GETTO!
I remember all of them well


Kimi-tachi tono de aiwa zenbu

I remember all of them well
Chanto Oboeteru
My first encounters with you guys
Kizu tsukeatta kotomo attakedo
There were also painful moments but
Sore wa (e~to) wasureta
Speaking of which (uhhh) I forgot


Mada mada Takusa~n

Surely
Kanarazu Dokoka~ni
There's gotta be yet a lot of friends
Nakama wa iruhazu
Somewhere


Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no yorokobi

A hundred and fifty-one joys
Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no yume
A hundred and fifty-one dreams
Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no omoide
A hundred and fifty-one memories


Mezashite~ Ganbaro!

Aim on and do your best!


Pokemon!

Pokemon!
Monster! 
Monster!
Pokemon!
Pokemon!
Monster!
Monster!

Kimi-tachi tono de aiwa zenbu
I remember all of them well
Chanto Oboeteru
My first encounters with you guys
Kizu tsukeatta kotomo attakedo
There were also painful moments but
Sore wa (e~to) wasureta
Speaking of which (uhhh) I forgot


Mada mada Takusa~n

Surely
Kanarazu Dokoka~ni
There's gotta be yet a lot of friends
Nakama wa iruhazu
Somewhere


Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no yorokobi

A hundred and fifty-one joys
Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no yume
A hundred and fifty-one dreams
Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no omoide
A hundred and fifty-one memories


Mezashite~ Ganbaro!

Aim on and do your best!


Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no yorokobi

A hundred and fifty-one joys
Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no yume
A hundred and fifty-one dreams
Hyaku Gojuu Ichi no omoide
A hundred and fifty-one memories


Mezashite~ Ganbaro!

Aim on and do your best!

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Lyricist = Toda Shougo  Composer = Tanaka Hirokazu  Arranger = Watanabe Cheru  Chorus Arranger = Fujisawa Hideki  Performance = THE JADOES  Singers = Ishizuka Unshou (Orchid-Hakase), Pokemon Kids

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Translation provided courtesy of Chirlind from the Anything-Goes Anime Lyrics Archive.