The Best Pokémon Theme Covers September 19, 2013

With the launch of Nintendo’s Gotta Catch ‘Em All Sweepstakes in the US, the Pokémon Company released an entirely new remixed version of the Pokémon TV show’s classic theme song “Gotta Catch ‘Em All”

If you ask me, it’s terrible.  In fact most of the online media agrees with that sentiment.  However if you’re interested, the video does include a secret code to access the Gotta Catch ‘Em All Sweepstakes, but just be aware you’re only eligible for it if you live in the US.

So if there’s a terrible cover of such a great song out, that means that a song over ten years old has to have some other covers of it that have to be great right?  Absolutely.  There are a lot of great covers of the Pokémon Theme Song that have been posted to the web over the years and being that Pokémon X and Y are going to be released on October 12th, 2013, I think now is the best time to post up some of the best here on the site!

First off I want to post the cover that inadvertently inspired this whole article.  As you guys know, That Dude in the Suede (now known simply as Suede) is doing a fantastic review series on all the Pokémon movies.  While he has only reviewed three theatrical films up to this point they have been great and he ended his first review with a small snippet of this cover.  Lets see what happens when Pokémon Meets Metal, here’s 331Erock

Okay, for some people that may be a bit too…metal.  What’s say we get classy?  Lara is a really talented musician who does all kinds of video game and movie theme covers, and she did this great cover of the theme song performed on a piano and violin thanks to the magic of editing.  Oh, and she did the violin piece dressed as Misty.

Finally it’s time to get to my favorite cover of this bunch.  Lets Metal up Your Pikachu, here’s Eternal Legend.

If you’re interested in downloading your own mp3 of this song, you can grab it from Eternal Legend’s site.