Pokemon Rage Anthem

[Intro] Yo... pick your starter, that's the easy part Everything after that's a stress test on your heart HM slave in my party since the day I left my town Bidoof been Cuttin trees so long he wearin a frown [Verse 1] Walk one step in tall grass, here comes a Zubat Walk one more step, guess what, another Zubat Surfin cross the water, gettin ambushed every time Tentacool poppin up like he committed a crime Shiny hunted for six hours, finally got the sparkle Turns out it's a Patrat, that's not even remarkable PP run out mid-battle, only got Struggle left Switchin in my Magikarp like I'm prayin for theft [Hook] Why's the wild encounters never end (never end) Why's my whole team out of PP again (again, again) Confusion makin me hit myself, that ain't fair But I'm still here, still here, still grindin everywhere Pokémon got me ragin like a Snorlax blockin my path But I love it, gotta catch 'em all, that's just simple math [Verse 2] Tryna breed for the right nature, watchin eggs hatch slow Got a Ditto on the job, he the real MVP though Five hundred Pokéballs and the Legendary still won't catch Critical capture only works when I don't even need that EV trainin in the back, fightin the same bird forty times My Pokémon's stats still trash, I'm questionin all my life choices and rhymes Held item got knocked off mid-battle by a sneaky Thief Now my Eevee's just a regular cat, that's straight up grief [Hook] Why's the wild encounters never end (never end) Why's my whole team out of PP again (again, again) Confusion makin me hit myself, that ain't fair But I'm still here, still here, still grindin everywhere Pokémon got me ragin like a Snorlax blockin my path But I love it, gotta catch 'em all, that's just simple math [Bridge - spoken, exasperated] Nah... NAH. My Pokémon was ASLEEP. The WHOLE battle. Didn't wake up once. Not once. I'm out here gettin rattled (pause) ...aight, switchin him out, healin at the Center Walkin past the same trainer who keeps wantin a re-enter [Verse 3] Box full of Pokémon I caught and never used again Pidgey, Rattata, a Magikarp, and a friend HM Slave Bidoof finally got his moment in the sun Used Strength one time, deserved a medal, job well done Trade evolution got me beggin on the internet "Somebody trade me real quick" — bro, I'm not done yet Link cable broke, my cousin ghosted me for a week Still ain't got my Machoke back, that boy is straight up sneak [Hook] Why's the wild encounters never end (never end) Why's my whole team out of PP again (again, again) Confusion makin me hit myself, that ain't fair But I'm still here, still here, still grindin everywhere Pokémon got me ragin like a Snorlax blockin my path But I love it, gotta catch 'em all, that's just simple math [Outro] From a ten year old kid pickin Charmander or Squirtle To a grown adult still mad about a missed critical hurdle Pokémon been wreckin and blessin me since day one Gotta catch my sanity, but the catchin's never done