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[[File:PokemonLive.jpg|framethumb|400px|[[Willing Suspension of Disbelief|How did Pikachu get taller than Ash?]]]]
 
'''''[[Pokémon Live!''']]'' is, in simple words, [[The Musical]] stage show based on the ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' anime. It ran late in 2000 and is one of the first ''Pokémon''-based productions made entirely in America. It's not canonical to the anime it's based on, but the story does seem to fit the bill of a [[Musical Episode]]. The soundtrack was made of songs from the [[Image Song]] album ''2.B.A. Master'', as well as a few songs from the later album ''Totally Pokémon'' and some exclusive musical numbers not heard anywhere else.
 
The story begins with a mysterious Gym Leader challenging all trainers to battle him for his one-of-a-kind Gym Badge, the Diamond Badge. Ash Ketchum, protagonist of the anime, is determined to win this Badge. However, he is also put through a dilemma of sorts; his friend Misty is upset that [[Forgotten Birthday|he never made good on his promise to take her to the movies for her birthday three weeks ago]], which she points out is an example of him focusing so much on his Pokémon training that he is ignoring his friends.
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If you'd like to know how it ends, you'll have to check the full transcript on [http://www.fanpop.com/spots/pokemon/articles/87449/title/original-pokemon-live-script this site]; this show's tour was only for a few months. Or, I guess you could go watch the whole thing on [[YouTube]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgvIdkD_jnE starting here].
 
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== This musical contains examples of ==
* [[Artistic License]]: MechaMew2's PoisonPowder knocks a trainer's Venusaur out in one hit, despite the truth that PoisonPowder isn't a damage-dealing move and [[NoWon't SellWork On Me|Venusaur is immune to it]].
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Misty, to Ash.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: MechaMew2 learning Selfdestruct.
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* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Well, not really, but it is revealed here that Giovanni used to date Ash's mom.
** The audio commentary on ''Spell of the Unown" mentioned that [[What Could Have Been|in the first draft]] of the live show, [[The Reveal]] would be made that Giovanni was Ash's dad.
* [[Momma's Boy]]: Delia sees Ash as this, although he wants to get out of it and be a man. It turns out Delia wants Ash to remain like this in order to protect him from Team Rocket.
* [[Nakama]]: Ash considers Pikachu, Misty and Brock his best friends for life ("My Best Friends").
* [[The Other Darrin]]: None of the human characters are portrayed by their anime voice actors. This is averted with the costumed Pokémon.<ref>Except for Mewtwo, who was voiced by someone who didn't do the voice for either movie Mewtwo appeared in. Also, it is extremely likely that only [[Maddie Blaustein|Maddie Blaustien]] contributed a new performance, as the rest only said their names during the show, just like the cartoon.</ref>
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