''Meowth's Party'' (ニャースのパーティ, Nyāsu no Pāti) is the 7th ending theme song of the ''

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'' anime series. It was used in the original Japanese versions of episodes 117 through 141. The lyrics are by Akihito Toda. It first gained exposure internationally, when it was recreated as an interactive technical demo showcased at the 2000

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convention, demonstrating the

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's graphic capabilities. In the demo, Team Rocket's

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is seen entertaining guests at a party with his red guitar. The demo featured

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'' for the

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Summary

Meowth is seen dancing with his associates,

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members Jessie (Musashi in the original Japanese version) (voiced by

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) and James (Kojiro) (voiced by

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), and their two Pokémon, Arbok and Weezing (Matadogasu). In both the ending sequence, and the tech demo, he is voiced by

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, who voices the character in the Japanese version of the anime series (where the character is known as ''Nyarth''). In the United States,

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aired the original Japanese version after the episode, "The Pokémon Water War", and an English dub of the song after the episode, "Pokémon Food Fight!". The English dub also features

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as Meowth,

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as Jessie, and

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as James, who were voicing their respective characters in the series at the time and it has new lyrics. This ending was never aired again on the network. The animation for both versions was composed in 3-D computer graphics, with the exception of

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, who, in the ending sequence, remain as 2-D cels in the style of ''

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'' and ''

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''. Meowth sings the song at his party in the ''

'' episode titled ''Pichu Bros. in Party Panic'', a special episode only available for viewing on the

game

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. Unlike the rest of the episode, this section uses 3-D computer graphics and Meowth's actions are selected randomly for each viewing. In ''

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'', there is a trophy of Meowth holding a red guitar. The character model is the same as the Meowth from ''Meowth's Party''. The description also mentions ''Meowth's Party'' and even gives a brief explanation about it.

CD single

''Meowth's Party'' (ニャースのパーティ ''Nyarth's Party'') is a mini CD single that was released on October 27, 1999 in Japan. The lyrics were by Akihito Toda, the songs were composed and arranged by Hirokazu Tanaka. The song is performed by Nyarth / Meowth (Inuko Inuyama) with guest vocals by Musashi / Jessie (Megumi Hayashibara), Kojiro / James (Shin-ichiro Miki). Amazon.com has a listing with information on the single but it is usually out of stock. Packaged with the single is a small poster with a screenshot from the ending sequence and the lyrics to the songs. There is also a 41 second long fifth track that isn't listed on the packaging.

Track list

# Meowth's Party ニャースのパーティ # Meowth's Song 2000 ニャースのうた2000 # As I Said と★いってるニャ # Meowth's Party (Karaoke) ニャースのパーティ(オリジナルカラオケ) # Meowth's Rant (hidden track, not listed on packaging)

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CD single

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