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{{search|ending theme for ''[[Episode: Mega Evolution|Pocket Monsters: Episode Mega Evolution]]''|the {{PTCG}} illustrator, see [[yuu]]. For other uses|Yū}}
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{{Song
|type=HZ ED 05
|language=ja
|title=尤
|transliterated=Yū
|translated=YUU
|screen=hd
|screenshot=HZ ED 05.png
|artist=ja
|artistname=ゆず
|artistname_ro={{wp|Yuzu (band)|Yuzu}}
|lyricistname=北川悠仁
|lyricistname_ro=Yūjin Kitagawa
|composername=北川悠仁、TeddyLoid、中しまりん
|composername_ro=Yūjin Kitagawa, {{wp|TeddyLoid}}, Rin Nakashima
|arrangername=TeddyLoid、ゆず
|arrangername_ro=TeddyLoid, Yuzu
|album=en
|albumtype=single
|albumtitle={{CD|GET BACK}}
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[[File:YUU cover.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Single cover]]
'''YUU''' (Japanese: '''{{ruby|尤|ゆう}}''' ''YUU'', lit. ''Superb'') is the Japanese theme song for ''[[Episode: Mega Evolution]]'' and the fifth ending song of {{aniseries|HZ}}.  It debuted as an ending song in [[HZ112]], replacing [[Ready Go]].

The full version of the song was released on the {{CD|GET BACK}} CD and as a [[List of Pokémon digital singles#YUU|digital single]] on August 27, 2025.

==Ending animation: Version 1 ([[HZ112]])==
[[File:HZ ED 05 HZ112.png|266px|thumb|right|Final shot from the HZ112 version]]
===Synopsis===
The ending animation consists of the scene panning over the following still images (in order): (see gallery [[#HZ112|below]])
* A zoomed-in shot of [[Roy]]'s [[Mega Ring]], slowly zooming out
* Roy,  {{TP|Roy|Crocalor}}, and [[Captain Pikachu]] standing on a cliff side beside the [[Brave Olivine]], looking at the cloudy horizon
* Roy, Cap, Crocalor, and {{TP|Roy|Kilowattrel}} on their journey
* [[Master Mayonnaise]] telling some kids about a [[Heracronite]]
* [[Emma]] and [[Emma's Espurr|Mimi]] putting up a missing poster for a {{p|Litleo}} on a signboard
* [[Yellow Flash]] standing on the [[Lost Mayo Maze]] roof, looking into the distance
* Roy, Crocalor, [[Ult]], and {{TP|Ult|Sableye}}, facing someone in a battle in the [[Lost Mayo Maze]]
* Roy and Ult having a training battle
* Emma serving food to Roy, Ult, and their Pokémon
* Roy, Ult, and their Pokémon sleeping, with Ult having moved around so much in his sleep that his leg is poking Roy's face
* The last shot is a continuation of the first one, zooming out fully to show Roy and his Pokémon with a determined expression.

===Characters===
====Humans====
* [[Roy]]
* [[Ult]]
* [[Emma]]
* [[Master Mayonnaise]]
* [[Looker]] (photo)

====Pokémon====
* {{p|Crocalor}} ({{OP|Roy|Crocalor}})
* {{p|Kilowattrel}} ({{OP|Roy|Kilowattrel}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Captain Pikachu]])
* {{p|Lucario}} ([[Yellow Flash]]; {{Shiny}})
* {{p|Sableye}} ({{OP|Ult|Sableye}}'s)
* {{p|Espurr}} ([[Emma]]'s; [[Emma's Espurr|Mimi]])
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Looker|Croagunk}}; photo)
* {{p|Escavalier}} ([[Count Hoisin]]'s)
* {{p|Accelgor}} ([[Shōyu]]'s)
* {{p|Litleo}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Dedenne}} (Trainer's)

==Ending animation: Version 2 ([[HZ113]])==
[[File:HZ ED 05 HZ113.png|266px|thumb|right|Final shot from the HZ113 version]]
===Synopsis===
The ending animation consists of the scene panning over the following still images (in order): (see gallery [[#HZ113|below]])
* A zoomed-in shot of [[Ult]]'s [[Mega Ring]], slowly zooming out
* Ult and {{TP|Ult|Sableye}} sitting on a couch in the open while it rains
* Ult walking on a busy street during this volunteer city cleaner gig
* [[Master Mayonnaise]] telling some kids about a [[Heracronite]]
* [[Emma]] and Mimi putting up a missing poster for a {{p|Litleo}} on a signboard
* [[Yellow Flash]] standing on the [[Lost Mayo Maze]] roof, looking into the distance
* Roy, Crocalor, [[Ult]], and {{TP|Ult|Sableye}} facing someone in a battle in the [[Lost Mayo Maze]]
* Roy and Ult having a training battle
* Emma serving food to Roy, Ult, and their Pokémon
* Roy, Ult, and their Pokémon sleeping, with Ult having moved around so much in his sleep that his leg is poking Roy's face
* The last shot is a continuation of the first one, zooming out fully to show Ult and his Sableye with an arrogant expression.

===Characters===
====Humans====
* [[Roy]]
* [[Ult]]
* [[Emma]]
* [[Master Mayonnaise]]
* [[Looker]] (photo)
* [[Lumiose City]] residents

====Pokémon====
* {{p|Sableye}} ({{OP|Ult|Sableye}}'s)
* {{p|Crocalor}} ({{OP|Roy|Crocalor}})
* {{p|Kilowattrel}} ({{OP|Roy|Kilowattrel}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Captain Pikachu]])
* {{p|Lucario}} ([[Yellow Flash]]; {{Shiny}})
* {{p|Espurr}} ([[Emma]]'s; Mimi)
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Looker|Croagunk}}; photo)
* {{p|Escavalier}} ([[Count Hoisin]]'s)
* {{p|Accelgor}} ([[Shōyu]]'s)
* {{p|Bunnelby}} (Trainer's)
* {{P|Furfrou}} (Trainer's; {{fd|Furfrou|La Reine Trim}})
* {{p|Litleo}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Dedenne}} (Trainer's)

==Ending animation: Version 3 ([[HZ114]])==
[[File:HZ ED 05 HZ114.png|266px|thumb|right|Final shot from the HZ114 version]]
===Synopsis===
The ending animation consists of the scene panning over the following still images (in order): (see gallery [[#HZ114|below]])
* A zoomed-in shot of [[Roy]]'s [[Mega Ring]], slowly zooming out
* [[Emma]] and Mimi welcoming back the partially offscreen [[Ult]] and [[Roy]] with a wave
* Ult packing his bag while Roy is asleep, being helped by {{TP|Ult|Sableye}}
* [[Master Mayonnaise]] telling some kids about a [[Heracronite]]
* [[Emma]] and Mimi putting up a missing poster for a {{p|Litleo}} on a signboard
* [[Count Hoisin]], {{p|Escavalier}}, [[Shōyu]], and {{p|Accelgor}} in the yard of the [[Lost Mayo Maze]], with Master Mayonnaise in his civilian attire in the background
* Roy, {{TP|Roy|Crocalor}}, [[Captain Pikachu|Cap]], and {{TP|Roy|Lucario}} seemingly lost in [[Lumiose City]] alleys
* Roy and Ult having a training battle
* Emma serving food to Roy, Ult, and their Pokémon
* Roy, Ult, and their Pokémon sleeping, with Ult having moved around so much in his sleep that his leg is poking Roy's face
* The last shot is a continuation of the first one, zooming out fully to show Roy and his Pokémon with a determined expression. This shot is similar to the last from from the first version, updated to show Roy with his new jacket and without his hat, and now including his newly caught Lucario.

===Characters===
====Humans====
* [[Roy]]
* [[Ult]]
* [[Emma]]
* [[Master Mayonnaise]]
* [[Count Hoisin]]
* [[Shōyu]]
* [[Looker]] (photo)

====Pokémon====
* {{p|Crocalor}} ({{OP|Roy|Crocalor}})
* {{p|Kilowattrel}} ({{OP|Roy|Kilowattrel}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Captain Pikachu]])
* {{p|Lucario}} ({{OP|Roy|Lucario}}; {{Shiny}})
* {{p|Sableye}} ({{OP|Ult|Sableye}}'s)
* {{p|Espurr}} ([[Emma]]'s; Mimi)
* {{p|Croagunk}} ({{OP|Looker|Croagunk}}; photo)
* {{p|Escavalier}} ([[Count Hoisin]]'s)
* {{p|Accelgor}} ([[Shōyu]]'s)
* {{p|Litleo}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Dedenne}} (Trainer's)

==Variants==
<gallery mode="packed-hover" id="HZ112" caption="[[#Ending animation: Version 1 (HZ112)|HZ112]]">
HZ ED 05 HZ112 01.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 02.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 03.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 04.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 05.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 06.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 07.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 08.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 09.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 10.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112.png
</gallery>

<gallery mode="packed-hover" id="HZ113" caption="[[#Ending animation: Version 2 (HZ113)|HZ113]]">
HZ ED 05 HZ113 01.png
HZ ED 05 HZ113 02.png
HZ ED 05 HZ113 03.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 04.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 05.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 06.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 07.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 08.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 09.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 10.png
HZ ED 05 HZ113.png
</gallery>

<gallery mode="packed-hover" id="HZ114" caption="[[#Ending animation: Version 3 (HZ114)|HZ114]]">
HZ ED 05 HZ114 01.png
HZ ED 05 HZ114 02.png
HZ ED 05 HZ114 03.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 04.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 05.png
HZ ED 05 HZ114 06.png
HZ ED 05 HZ114 07.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 08.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 09.png
HZ ED 05 HZ112 10.png
HZ ED 05 HZ114.png
</gallery>

==Lyrics==
===TV size===
{{Schemetable|ZA}}
! Japanese
! Rōmaji
! English
|-
| lang="ja" | <ab>何はなくとも叫べ　歯がゆい呪縛が絡まる
野暮な輩がにごす　横目にひたすら進む

なぜに生まれし命　運命は我が身を試すよ
宵の明星ひとり　{{ruby|瞑|つむ}}った{{ruby|目|まなこ}}光を待つ

ならば炎の中　潜む
悲しみも憎しみも　吹けよ　金色の風

U…You & I　愛こそだって？　言い訳にすんな
U…夢じゃない　あんたは誰　邪魔しなさんな
幕を上げるのは　俺らに託されてる</ab>
| <ab>Nani wa nakutomo sakebe hagayui jubaku ga karamaru
Yabona yakara ga nigosu yokome ni hitasura susumu

Naze ni umareshi inochi sadame wa wagami o tamesu yo
Yoi no myōjō hitori tsumutta manako hikari o matsu

Naraba honō no naka hisomu
Kanashimi mo nikushimi mo fukeyo konjiki no kaze

U…You & I Ai koso datte? Iiwake ni sunna
U…Yume janai anta wa dare jama shinasanna
Maku o ageru no wa orera ni takusareteru</ab>
| <ab>Spellbound and helpless, scream no matter what
The boorish bunch beats around the bush, glancing sideways as I press onwards

Why have I been brought into this world? Fate tests my very being
The evening star glimmers in solitude as closed eyes await the light

Then, go lurk beneath the flames
Let the golden wind blow away the sorrow and the hatred

U... You & I, is love all there is to it? Don't make excuses
U... It's not a dream. Who do you think you are? Don't get in my way
The curtain rises, leaving it all to us
</ab>
|}
|}

===Full version===
{{Schemetable|ZA}}
! Japanese
! Rōmaji
! English
|-
| lang="ja" | <ab>何はなくとも叫べ　歯がゆい呪縛が絡まる
野暮な輩がにごす　横目にひたすら進む

成れの果てだと哀れ　挫折に尻込む暇なき
明けの明星昇る　細める{{ruby|目|まなこ}}　東の空

さらば苦悩の果てにある
旅立ちと決別に　憂う　触れる　痛み

U…You & I　愛こそだって？　言い訳にすんな
U…夢じゃない　あんたは誰　邪魔しなさんな
幕を上げるのは　俺らに託されてる

なぜに生まれし命　運命は我が身を試すよ
宵の明星ひとり　{{ruby|瞑|つむ}}った{{ruby|目|まなこ}}光を待つ

ならば炎の中　潜む
悲しみも憎しみも　吹けよ　金色の風

U…常ならん　愛されたいって　いつまで言うんだ
U…所以はない　まやかしだって？　ここにいるんだ

U…You & I　愛こそだって？　言い訳にすんな
U…夢じゃない　あんたは誰　邪魔しなさんな
幕を上げるのは　俺らに託されてる</ab>
| <ab>Nani wa nakutomo sakebe hagayui jubaku ga karamaru
Yabona yakara ga nigosu yokome ni hitasura susumu

Nare no hate da to aware zasetsu ni shirikomu hima naki
Ake no myōjō noboru hosomeru manako higashi no sora

Saraba kunō no hate ni aru
Tabidachi to ketsubetsu ni ureu fureru itami

U…You & I Ai koso datte? Iiwake ni sunna
U…Yume janai anta wa dare jama shinasanna
Maku o ageru no wa orera ni takusareteru

Naze ni umareshi inochi sadame wa wagami o tamesu yo
Yoi no myōjō hitori tsumutta manako hikari o matsu

Naraba honō no naka hisomu
Kanashimi mo nikushimi mo fukeyo konjiki no kaze

U…Tsunenaran aisaretaitte itsumade iunda
U…Yuen wa nai mayakashi datte? Koko ni irunda

U…You & I Ai koso datte? Iiwake ni sunna
U…Yume janai anta wa dare jama shinasanna
Maku o ageru no wa orera ni takusareteru</ab>
| <ab>Spellbound and helpless, scream no matter what
The boorish bunch beats around the bush, glancing sideways as I press onwards

It's a pity to what has become, but there's no time to cower before setbacks
The morning star ascends as squinting eyes stare towards the eastern skies

Farewell at the end of suffering
Between set-offs and break-ups is the pain of worry and touch

U... You & I, is love all there is to it? Don't make excuses
U... It's not a dream. Who do you think you are? Don't get in my way
The curtain rises, leaving it all to us

Why have I been brought into this world? Fate tests my very being
The evening star glimmers in solitude as closed eyes await the light

Then, go lurk beneath the flames
Let the golden wind blow away the sorrow and the hatred

U... How long shall you keep saying that you want to be loved?
U... There's no reason, so was it all a lie? I'm right here

U... You & I, is love all there is to it? Don't make excuses
U... It's not a dream. Who do you think you are? Don't get in my way
The curtain rises, leaving it all to us
</ab>
|}
|}

==Video==
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==Staff==
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|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#fff"
! class="roundytl" width="24%" | Storyboard/Unit Director<br>{{j|絵コンテ/演出}}
| width="38%" |
* {{r|中田誠}}
| class="roundytr" width="38%" lang="ja" |
* 中田誠
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#fff"
! Key Animation<br>{{j|原画}}
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* {{r|柳原好貴}}
| lang="ja" |
* 柳原好貴
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#fff"
! Backgrounds<br>{{j|背景}}
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* {{r|スタジオじゃっく}}
** {{r|工藤成美}}
| lang="ja" |
* スタジオじゃっく
** 工藤成美
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#fff"
! Color Coordination/Inspection<br>{{j|色指定/検査}}
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* {{r|田中文子}}
| lang="ja" |
* 田中文子
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#fff"
! Illustration<br><small>{{j|イラスト}}</small>
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* {{r|おつまみ}}
| lang="ja" |
* おつまみ
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#fff"
! class="roundybl" | Production Assistant<br>{{j|制作進行}}
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* {{r|和田大地}}
| class="roundybr" lang="ja" |
* 和田大地
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==External links==
* [https://yuzuofficial.lnk.to/Yuu On digital platforms]

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