Soundtrack
When shown on Shūkan Pokémon Hōsōkyoku, the episodes did not have a musical opening. Instead, they open with Brock and Misty talking (except for the Team Rocket episodes, where said characters would talk instead). Normally, it would result in Misty hitting Brock with a mallet, fan, or water gun for acting out of line. The endings would normally deal with that episode's character. When released on DVD these sequences were omitted entirely. The Japanese episodes were seen as ''special'' episodes, hence the unconventional opening. However, it was dubbed as a completely new series, so a musical opening was required. While the openings from the main series interlink scenes from the related Japanese opening with scenes from the episodes, there was no Japanese opening for Pokémon Chronicles, A new opening was created. Some of the scenes in the opening are taken from the Japanese Legend of Thunder opening, the rest are taken from episodes. There are 42 scenes in 36 seconds. The ending is a repeat of the opening on the left of the screen, with the credits rolling past on the right. There are a few variations, however. The DVD version and first two parts of ''The Legend of Thunder'' shows footage from the battle at the start of Part Two. The ending for ''Pikachu's Winter Vacation'' on the DVD rolls over a full screen picture taken from the episode. The original theme tune is a modified version of the "G/S Pokérap". However, there is an instrumental in the middle, where the narrator basically says what Chronicles is about: : :Old friends! :New adventures! :Never before seen stories from the world of Pokémon! When the series aired in America, starting with the second episode, the intro sequence was changed to a newer version, consisting of a montage of various scenes from "The Legend of Thunder" with more intense music. In the original of "The Legend of Thunder", it also features a cameo by the Johto rival, and later in another episode.Episode list
DVD releases
The episodes have been released on DVD in a number of markets, excluding Region 1. English language releases are limited to Regions 2 and 4. The complete series was released in the UK by Contender Entertainment Group in four volumes, released between 2005 and 2006. The first volume contained a feature-length version of ''The Legend of Thunder'' alongside the first ''Pikachu's Winter Vacation'' part, and "A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!". Volumes 2 and 3 were each combined into a single release and have five episodes each. Volume 4 contains seven episodes. A boxset containing the first three volumes was also released, but with slightly different packaging than the standalone creations. The DVDs do not contain any subtitles, or special features besides episode and scene selection.Cast
Original Japanese cast
* Ikue Ōtani as Pikachu * Rika Matsumoto as Ash Ketchum/Satoshi * KAORI as May/Haruka * Inuko Inuyama as Meowth * Mayumi Iizuka as Misty/Kasumi * Megumi Hayashibara as Jessie/Musashi * Shinichiro Miki as James/Kojirō * Satomi Koorogi as Togepi * Tomokazu Seki as Tracey * Minami Takayama as Ritchie * Unshou Ishizuka as Professor Oak * Masami Toyoshima as Delia Ketchum * Yuji Ueda as Brock * Yuko Kobayashi as Gary * Takehito Koyasu as Butch * Unshou Ishiduka as Narrator * Chinami Nishimura as Officer JennyEnglish cast
*See also
* List of ''Pokémon'' episodes (seasons 14–current)Notes
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