Pokémon Gen 1 Cries on Piano!

Thought Paras & Parasect were surprisingly beautiful

Fearow's cry has been a flawless masterpiece since 1996 <3.

INCREDIBLE. All I need now is the original cries side by side comparison

Listening to it 2x makes them sound almost like the original

I love how these sound like Breath of the Wild jingles now

whats interesting is that the evolutions all create a sort of harmony with eachother, repeating the same phrase or a variation of the phrase either in a different key or sometimes in a melodic movement, its really cool

I liked how the Alakazam and Electrode lines were just a slamming of the piano.

I find it interesting how many cries are built off of the tri-tone

The piano version of poliwrath's cry ends up just sounding like its normal cry, I love it!

Starmie’s was very twinkly, it was fitting 🌟

Some of the more resonant cries are so close to the original its hypnotic for someone who has heard them before. This tickles my brain juuuuuust right.

Seadra was insane to listen to.

Pokemon Timestamps

0:00 Intro
0:51 Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
0:57 Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
1:02 Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
1:06 Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
1:10 Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
1:14 Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot
1:18 Rattata, Raticate
1:20 Spearow, Fearow
1:24 Ekans, Arbok
1:28 Pikachu, Raichu
1:31 Sandshrew, Sandslash
1:34 Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Nidoqueen
1:38 Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
1:43 Clefairy, Clefable
1:46 Vulpix, Ninetales
1:50 Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
1:53 Zubat, Golbat
1:56 Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume
2:00 Paras, Parasect
2:07 Venonat, Venomoth
2:11 Diglett, Dugtrio
2:15 Meowth, Persian
2:17 Psyduck, Golduck
2:20 Mankey, Primeape
2:24 Growlithe, Arcanine
2:26 Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath
2:31 Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam
2:38 Machop, Machoke, Machamp
2:43 Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel
2:46 Tentacool, Tentacruel
2:49 Geodude, Graveler, Golem
2:54 Ponyta, Rapidash
2:57 Slowpoke, Slowbro
3:00 Magnemite, Magneton
3:04 Farfetch'd
3:05 Doduo, Dodrio
3:09 Seel, Dewgong
3:11 Grimer, Muk
3:14 Shellder, Cloyster
3:19 Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
3:25 Onix
3:27 Drowzee, Hypno
3:32 Krabby, Kingler
3:36 Voltorb, Electrode
3:40 Exeggcute, Exeggutor
3:45 Cubone, Marowak
3:47 Hitmonlee
3:49 Hitmonchan
3:50 Lickitung
3:52 Koffing, Weezing
3:55 Rhyhorn, Rhydon
3:59 Chansey
4:00 Tangela
4:02 Kangaskhan
4:04 Horsea, Seadra
4:06 Goldeen, Seaking
4:10 Staryu, Starmie
4:14 Mr. Mime
4:15 Scyther
4:17 Jynx
4:21 Electabuzz
4:23 Magmar
4:24 Pinsir
4:26 Tauros
4:27 Magikarp, Gyarados
4:31 Lapras
4:33 Ditto
4:34 Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon
4:42 Porygon
4:44 Omanyte, Omastar
4:47 Kabuto, Kabutops
4:50 Aerodactyl
4:52 Snorlax
4:53 Articuno
4:55 Zapdos
4:57 Moltres
4:58 Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
5:04 Mewtwo
5:15 Outro
5:35 ????????????????

OK BUT YOU DIFFERENTIATED EVEN BETWEEN CRIES THAT WERE EXACTLY THE SAME!!!! Like caterpie and goldeen each had a unique take and that is true artistry

There were a few that sounded a bit off from the actual cry, but imo that made them so much better, just because the notes on an instrument sound so much better than static noise

I lost it at Alakazam! 😂 I loved the twinkly sound of Clefairy and Clefable

There's some cries that just stay with ya, even after twenty something years. The starters, Pidgey, Caterpie, Spearow, and many others I didn't have to check to compare, and they all sounded great

I really liked Drowzee, and Hypno. They sounded like their actual in game cries the most, though a few others did stand out too, like Spearow and Mankey.

i dont know if its a good thing or a bad thing that i could hear the cries in my head as you played them, amazing work

Hey, man, I'm overextended with a full time job, full time school, physical fitness maintenance, and trying to spin up a comedy special, losing my sanity in the process.

You gave it back to me. Keep making content.

2:04 this sounds like a "Secret Discovered" Jingle - and I'm all for that!