The Rivals

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Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
Japanese opening themes
OK!
ライバル!
Raibaru!
The Rivals
TV OP 2
Artist 松本梨香
Rica Matsumoto
Lyrics 戸田昭吾
Akihito Toda
Composer たなかひろかず
Arrangement たなかひろかず
Hirokazu Tanaka
Pikachu Records single
Title ライバル!
The Rivals
Catalog no. ZMDP-156
This was also the opening to the second Pokémon movie, Revelation Lugia.
CD cover of The Rivals

The Rivals (Japanese: ライバル! Rival!, Raibaru exact) is the second opening theme song of the Japanese Pokémon anime series.

It debuted in EP082, replacing Aim to Be a Pokémon Master.

Contents

Opening animation

Synopsis

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Lyrics

Japanese Romaji English
バトルしようぜ! Batoru shiyō ze! Let's battle!
ほえる はねろ そらをとぶ Hoeru Hanero Sora o tobu Roar, Splash, Fly
トライアタック メガトンパンチ! Torai-Atakku Megaton Panchi! Tri Attack, Mega Punch!
うたう ねむる サイコキネシス Utau Nemuru Saikokineshisu Sing, Rest, Psychic
ロケットずつき 10まんボルト! Roketto Zutsuki Jūman Boruto! Skull Bash, Thunderbolt!
かってもまけても おまつりさわぎ Katte mo makete mo omatsuri sawagi Win or lose, I'll celebrate
バトルしようぜ ポケモンバトル! Batoru shiyō ze Pokémon batoru! Let's battle, a Pokémon Battle!
まけた くやしさは Maketa kuyashisa wa It’s so disappointing to lose
ふるえるほどだけど Furueru hodo dakedo I'm trembling, but,
にぎりこぶしを ほどいて Nigiri kobushi o hodoite My clenched fist loosens
ズボンであせふき あくしゅしよう! Zubon de ase buki akushu shiyō! I wipe the sweat on my jeans, so let's shake hands!
ときのながれは ふしぎだね Toki no nagare wa fushigi da ne Isn't the flow of time mysterious?
“どっちが かったか ねえ おぼえてる?” "Dotchi ga katta ka nee oboeteru?" "Do you remember who won?"
いまでは ホラ Ima de wa hora Now look!
わらいながら はなしができるよ Warai nagara hanashi ga dekiru yo I can laugh as I talk with you
“わすれたね!”って とぼけてる "Wasureta ne!" tte toboketeru "Let's forget it!" said while playing dumb
そんな オレのライバルたち Sonna ore no raibaru-tachi Those are my rivals

Trivia

Errors

External links


Aim to Be a Pokémon Master
Japanese opening themes
OK!


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