the Pokemon franchise has some of the best music in video game history! here are all my favourite themes, and their composers!
Sections
9
Gen 1
Gen 2
Gen 3
Gen 4
Gen 5
Gen 6
Gen 1
it may be infamous, but I can't help loving it
Lavender Town - Junichi Masuda
Gen 2
so perfectly creepy and unnerving
Union Cave - Junichi Masuda
Gen 3
a great theme for a port city!
Slateport City - Go Ichinose
super fun and groovy
Game Corner - Go Ichinose
both funky and a bit creepy
Mt. Pyre (Peak) - Go Ichinose
Gen 4
a lazy, sleepy theme that fits the city super well
Eterna City (Day) - Go Ichinose
the chugging bass, intense drums and climbing scales make this a perfect theme for Cyrus
Battle! (Team Galactic Boss)
super jovial, and perfect for the final city!
Sunyshore City (Day) - Go Ichinose
the bass and piano combo is just so addictive
Route 228 (Night) - Hitomi Sato
beautiful, and fits the very traditional city so nicely
Ecruteak City - Go Ichinose
Gen 5
one of Pokemon's most iconic themes for a reason!
Driftveil City - Hitomi Sato
a genius piece that I'm so glad was finally released as a bonus on the B2W2 CD. distorted and creepy and everything that Giratina's theme should be, and it even samples the Revive jingle!!
Battle! (Giratina) - Junichi Masuda
Gen 6
this theme is so nostalgic for me!
Battle! (Friend)
beautiful and perfect for an autumnal, fairy-like town
Laverre City - Shota Kageyama
my personal favourite Victory Road theme
Victory Road - Minako Adachi
easily one of the franchise's best battle themes, it really sounds like you're fighting an alien
Battle! (Deoxys) - Junichi Masuda
Gen 7
the jazzy vibes are just so lovely
Hau'oli City (Night) - Hitomi Sato
I love the flute!
Malie City (Day) - Minako Adachi
Gen 8
the most HYPE gym leader theme ever
Battle! (Gym Leader) - Minako Adachi
WAY too good for a theme that you rarely end up hearing in the actual game
Bede's Theme - Go Ichinose
lovely for a spooky, magic-like forest
Glimwood Tangle - Minako Adachi
I love the shredding guitar
Battle! (Gym Leader: Piers) - Minako Adachi
the perfect combination of cutesy and a bit suspicious, a great fit for a toxic Poison-type user
Battle! (Klara) - Hitomi Sato & Minako Adachi
so pretty and twinkly
The Clefairy's Moonlit Dance - Junichi Masuda
the most intense theme in the franchise, it sounds so arcane and freaky, I love it
Battle! (Arceus) - Junichi Masuda
Gen 9
it really sounds like you're on a fantasy adventure
