Anime Big Pop Sound

This is an anime sound effect. It's also referred to as the Pokéball sound, since it has been used throughout the Pokémon anime series, although it was used in anime and American animated shows prior to Pokémon.

Info

• First recorded: 1970's
• Creator: Unknown
• Owner: Miyata Sound
• Origin: Japan
• Year debut: 1970's
• First heard: Unknown
• Area used: Worldwide

Used In

Anime

• Akazukin Chacha
• Azumanga Daioh (Heard twice in Episode 23.)
• Blend S
• Calimero (1992)
• Digimon Adventure 01 (Japanese version only.)
• Digimon Adventure 02 (Heard in the Japanese eyecatches.)
• Digimon Tamers (Used as a biting sound effect.)
• Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
• Doraemon
• Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels (2011) (high pitched)
• Dotto! Koni-chan
• Dragon Ball
• Dragon Ball Z
• Dragon Half
• Dr. Slump (Heard once in the intro.)
• Fairy Tail
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (low pitched)
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: 4-Koma Theater (low pitched)
• Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
• Ganso Tensai Bakabon
• Ghost Sweeper Mikami
• Hellsing Ultimate Abridged (TeamFourStar)
• Hetalia: The World Twinkle
• How clumsy you are, Miss Ueno. (high pitched)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation
• Inuyasha
• Jewelpet Happiness
• K-On!
• Kaguya-sama: Love is War
• Kaibutsu-kun (1980)
• Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama
• Kill la Kill
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
• KonoSuba
• Laid-Back Camp△
• The Law of Ueki (Heard thrice in "The Law of the Celestial Beast".)
• Little Witch Academia
• Love to Lie Angle
• Lucky Star OVA
• Lupin III: The Hemingway Papers (1990)
• Magical Princess Minky Momo
• Maple Town
• March Comes in Like a Lion
• The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya
• Mini-Dora SOS (1989) (high pitched)
• Moretsu Ataro (1990)
• Mr. Osomatsu
• My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected
• Nichijou
• Nintama Rantarō
• Nyanko Days
• Nyorō~n Churuya-san
• Ojamajo Doremi
• Ojarumaru
• Ox Tales
• Pandalian
• Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
• PaRappa the Rapper: The Animation
• Petite Princess Yucie
• Pichu Bros. in Party Panic!
• Pokémon (Used as its trademark for when a Pokéball is being thrown.)
• Pokémon The First Movie (1998)
• Pokémon 4Ever (2001)
• Pokémon Heroes (2002)
• Pokémon The Movie 2000 (1999)
• Pokémon 3 The Movie (2000)
• Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody (1988)
• Rerere no Tensai Bakabon
• Sailor Moon
• Sakura Trick
• Sgt. Frog (Heard in a slightly lower pitch.)
• Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie
• Shinya! Tensai Bakabon
• Soreike! Anpanman (Heard in the third opening when the white smoke turns into the words of the show.)
• Suite Pretty Cure
• Super Gals!
• Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1999)
• Tanoshii Muumin Ikka
• Toradora!
• Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
• Tropical-Rouge! PreCure
• Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me
• Wowser
• Yo-kai Watch

TV Shows

• Cubix: Robots for Everyone
• Dennis the Menace (1986 TV Series)
• The Fairly OddParents
• Inspector Gadget
• Popples (1986 TV series)
• Power Rangers
• We Baby Bears

TV Specials

• My First Lessons With Jollibee (Heard once in "Alphabetong Filipino" and "Bilang"; Low Pitched)

Shorts

• Rasmus Klump (1984)

Video Games

3DS:

• Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Used when a Pokéball is opened.)

GameCube:

• Pokémon Channel (Heard in the "Pichu Bros. in Party Panic!" episodes.)

Nintendo Switch:

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Used when a Pokéball is opened.)

Wii:

• Kirby's Dream Collection
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Used when a Pokéball is opened.)

Wii U:

• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Used when a Pokéball is opened.)

Logos

• Gotta Catch 'em All! (2014) (Used for when a Pokéball off-screen releases Pikachu.)
• Kids WB Logo (Only heard in front of the 2nd and 3rd Pokémon movies.)

YouTube Videos

• CollegeHumor Originals
• Ironmouse
• Minute Minecraft Parodies (Heard twice in "Pokémon".)
• Pencilmation (Heard once in "Keyboard to Success".)
• SimpleFlips
• SMG4 Videos
• Teen-Z
• WhitneyGoLucky

Image Gallery

Anime Big Pop Sound/Image Gallery

Audio Samples