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Best Pokémon opening themes

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Pokémon Theme (opening 1)1381

The worldwide ranking generated by 1.5k votes

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Pokémon Theme (opening 1)1381

Battle Dimension (opening 12)1354

Master Quest (opening 5)1310

Pokémon Johto (opening 3)1299

Unbeatable (opening 8)1296

Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) (opening 9)1275

Born to Be a Winner (opening 4)1266

Pokémon World (opening 2)1258

We Will Be Heroes (opening 11)1243

#10

Galactic Battles (opening 13)1212

#11

Battle Frontier (opening 6)1212

#12

I Wanna Be a Hero (opening 7)1200

#13

Diamond and Pearl (opening 10)1200

#14

Be a Hero (opening 18)1194

#15

It's Always You and Me (opening 16)1186

#16

With You (opening 25)1179

#17

Stand Tall (opening 19)1174

#18

Black and White (opening 14)1172

#19

Rival Destinies (opening 15)1167

#20

The Journey Starts Today (opening 23)1161

#21

Pokémon Theme (Version XY) (opening 17)1150

#22

Under the Alolan Sun (opening 20)1129

#23

Gotta Catch 'Em All (opening 26)1114

#24

The Challenge of Life (opening 22)1085

#25

The Path to Your Heart (opening 24)1078

#26

Under the Alolan Moon (opening 21)1066

#27

Becoming Who I'm Meant to Be (opening Journeys 1)1039

What the community says

Pokémon Theme (opening 1) leads with an ELO of 1,381, ahead of Battle Dimension (opening 12) (1,354) and Master Quest (opening 5) (1,310). Ranked over 1,542 duels between 27 contenders, last updated October 24, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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