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All we wanna do, is have a good time,
Having lots of fun with all these friends of mine…
All we wanna do, is celebrate,
Every time we’ve been together it’s been great!
Pokemon for me can never be complete without this wonderfully melodious karaoke version of the song. The extent to which the TV series, which began as a Japanese anime called ‘Pocket Monsters’ (and hence ‘Pokemon’) has become a sensation worldwide can be gauged by the fact that even today both kids and adults prefer to spend a considerable amount of time roaming around their neighborhood and beyond, trying to get hold of these little elusive monsters with their noses glued to their phones!
Here are some interesting bits and pieces of information about our favorite monsters:
- The much-beloved Pikachu’s name comes from a combination of pikapika (the Japanese onomatopoeia for sparkle) and chuchu (the sound of squeaking).
- Many of our favorite Pokemon names are actually derived from numbers. For instance, the fabled trio of Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres end with the Spanish words for one, two and three (uno, dos and tres).
- Ever heard of ‘Pikachurin’? It is a protein which was discovered by Japanese scientists in the year 2008 and named thus since it worked very well with electricity.
Close to 7 generations of pocket monsters, 6 anime series, 25 manga series and 18 full-length films plus the games which we all know of; can our love for Ash and his Pokemon friends grow any stronger than this?
