We Go

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Korean opening themes

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← Gotta Catch Em All

English opening themes (Asia)

← Pokémon Best Wishes Theme Song

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← A Magical Land

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We Go
HZ OP 01 Artist 에스파 aespa Lyrics JADE.J Composer 이원종, KEYOR, C’SA, 야경 Lee Won Joung, KEYOR, C’SA, Yakyung Arrangement 이원종, KEYOR, C’SA, 야경 Lee Won Joung, KEYOR, C’SA, Yakyung
Genie Music digital single Title 포켓몬스터 (2023) Pokémon (2023) Catalog no. N/A

We Go (English Ver.)
Dub HZ OP 01 Artist aespa Lyrics Sophia Pae (English Lyrics) JADE.J (Original Lyrics) Composer Lee Won Joung, KEYOR, C’SA, Yakyung Arrangement Lee Won Joung, KEYOR, C’SA, Yakyung
Genie Music digital single Title We Go (English Version) Catalog no. N/A

Single cover

English Ver. single cover

We Go is the first opening theme for the Korean dub of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. It debuted in HZ002, replacing Start of an Adventure. The opening animation has two versions that use the same footage as the corresponding Japanese opening themes, Heart-Pounding Diary and Halo. The full version of the song was released as a digital single on August 23, 2023. The song was uploaded to the official Korean Pokémon YouTube channel on August 27, 2023.

An English version of the song, titled We Go (English Ver.), is the opening theme for the English and locally dubbed releases of Pokémon Horizons: The Series in certain Asian regions where The Pokémon Company has distribution rights, such as Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. It debuted in HZ002, replacing Gotta Catch Em All in the English and Indonesian dubs Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -with my friends- in the Taiwanese Mandarin, Hong Kong Cantonese, and Thai dubs of Pokémon Journeys: The Series. Unlike in the Korean dub, these dubs use only one version of the opening animation with the same footage as the first Japanese opening theme, Heart-Pounding Diary. The full version of the song was released as a digital single on September 20, 2024.

Opening animation: Version 1 (HZ001 - HZ025)

Synopsis

The original animation

Liko and Sprigatito are enjoying the breeze outside the Brave Olivine's observation room together. The camera quickly pans up to the sky and the series logo appears.

Friede enters the Captain's deck to check on Captain Pikachu and Charizard. A hardworking Orla wipes her forehead before exchanging a look with Elekid and Slugma. In the kitchen, Murdock's Alcremie fills a bowl with cream as Murdock and Rockruff are ready to make something out of it. Mollie is in the nursery with Chansey, Pawmi, Shuckle, Snorunt, and Alolan Muk, turning around in her chair as Chansey carries a tray to the opposite end of the room. Roy and Fuecoco skip and swing around together through a forest as various Pokemon they've encountered pass by in the opposite direction. Nidothing and Quaxly dance and get up into the fourth wall. Ludlow is fishing in the sunset as a Pelipper and three Wingull fly by him.

At night, Liko has her coat off and is on her Rotom Tablet. She pets Sprigatito before looking at her window at the moon. A transition of her singing along with uncertainty panning to the left turns the screen blue. The next scene starts with Liko's legs walking to the rhythm of Sprigatito's wagging tail, and then Roy's hat swaying the rhythm of Fuecoco's head swaying. Liko holds her pendant before letting go, causing it to glow brightly as the camera zooms out. Liko and Roy lay down on the battlefield, exhausted as their partners come to their sides and they exchange a laugh. The camera zooms out, with Friede and his Pokemon watching the two, and a shooting star crosses over the ocean.

Liko commands Sprigatito to use Leafage, which Roy has Fuecoco counter with Ember. Orla, on her Metagross, and Murdock watch their battle. Mollie, Quaxly and Ludlow are in the next scene. Noctowl, and then Friede with Charizard, and then Captain Pikachu are in the next. Roy holds one of the ancient adventurer's Poké Balls, gazing up at the clear sky surrounded by clouds where the Black Rayquaza flies overhead. Amethio battles Friede's Charizard with his Ceruledge, with fire in Friede's eyes. In the meeting room, Murdock places mugs around as the other Rising Volt Tacklers come in and are impressed. Liko and Sprigatito face away from the fourth wall, standing before clouds moving in the opposite direction she is facing. Liko becomes surprised when the other Rising Volt Tacklers walk by her and towards the Brave Olivine. They all turn around to Liko, with Roy waving for her to come along. Sprigatito jumps on Liko's shoulder and nuzzles her cheek, and she runs to join the Rising Volt Tacklers.

The final shot shows all the Rising Volt Tacklers walking together in front of the Brave Olivine. Liko, Roy and their partners are in the center with Charizard and Captain Pikachu above them. Friede, Orla, Dot, Ludlow and Quaxly are on the right with Metagross flying above them. Murdock, Mollie, Chansey and Rockruff are on the left.

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Nidothing
• Amethio
• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Amethio

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Rotom (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Wattrel (Roy's)
• Charizard (Friede's)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Chansey (Mollie's)
• Metagross (Orla's)
• Elekid (Orla's)
• Rockruff (Murdock's)
• Alcremie (Murdock's; Strawberry Ruby Swirl)
• Quaxly (Dot's)
• Ceruledge (Amethio's)
• Pawmi (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Shuckle (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Snorunt (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Noctowl (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Carkol (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Slugma (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Muk (Rising Volt Tacklers'; Alolan form)
• Spearow
• Hoppip
• Weedle
• Oddish
• Caterpie
• Cacnea
• Psyduck
• Spoink
• Wooper (Paldean Form)
• Pelipper
• Wingull (×3)

Opening animation: Version 2 (HZ026 - HZ045)

Synopsis

Version 2

The black background is lit up as the pendant floats down between Liko's hands and turns into Terapagos. The camera zooms across the sea before the series logo appears in front of the sunset.

Young Liko speaks as she walks with her parents through a market when the background turns gray. On a blue background, Liko's look of uncertainty is lifted. As she lifts her pendant up to the blue moon while sitting on the rooftop, green leaves of energy surround her and disappear to show Liko, Sprigatito, Hatenna, and Terapagos enjoying the breeze outside the Brave Olivine's observation room together. Young Roy is amazed at the ancient adventurer story his grandpa shows him. On a dirt road, a dirtied Roy is wearing the Rising Volt Tacklers' flag as a cape while he gazes at his Ancient Poké Ball before confidently raising it up to the sky. A circle of flames surrounds him and disappears to show Roy, Fuecoco, and Wattrel watching the sunset on the Brave Olivine's wing deck together. Transitions with lines showing off the Rising Volt Tacklers and their Pokémon occur, starting with Friede and Charizard, Orla and Metagross/Elekid, Mollie and Chansey, Dot and Quaxly, Murdock and Rockruff/Alcremie, Ludlow and Quagsire, ending with Captain Pikachu and Friede at the wheel in the captain's deck.

The Brave Olivine rises from the clouds, with Liko and Roy on the front, Dot, Orla, Mollie, Murdock, and Ludlow outside the observation deck, and the Black Rayquaza flying next to the ship. Terapagos runs along Rayquaza's back, followed by Liko, Roy, Dot, Murdock, and Ludlow, with Orla and Mollie riding on Metagross. As Amethio trains Ceruledge and Corviknight at the Explorers' base, he starts to feel exhausted as Hamber and Dusknoir oversee his progress.

Liko is next to Diana and Lucca as she holds Terapagos, who releases light from its shell. Projections of Arboliva, Galarian Moltres, Lapras, Kleavor, Entei, and Rayquaza appear, ending with Lucius as the camera zooms into his blue eye. At sunset, Sprigatito, Terapagos, and Liko walk towards Lucius overlooking the sea on a cliff. The next shots are off the Explorer admins; Coral on Glalie's head, Sidian walking with Garganacl, and Chalce doing a kung fu pose with Medicham. Roy wakes up Liko from her dream. Scenes show of Zirc and Onia tending to Rhydon and Golduck, Spinel with Umbreon in front of Gibeon's monolith, and someone charging up a Tera Orb. As the Rising Volt Tacklers look to the sky, Lucius's belt is shown next to his memoirs. Terapagos is in its Terastal form as someone reaches for it.

The final shot shows the Rising Volt Tacklers' hands doing their trademark handshake below the bright sun.

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Amethio
• Onia
• Zirc
• Roy's grandfather
• Lucca
• Alex
• Diana
• Hamber
• Spinel
• Coral
• Sidian
• Chalce

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Hatenna (Liko's)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Wattrel (Roy's)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Charizard (Friede's)
• Chansey (Mollie's)
• Metagross (Orla's)
• Elekid (Orla's)
• Quagsire (Ludlow's)
• Rockruff (Murdock's)
• Alcremie (Murdock's; Strawberry Ruby Swirl)
• Quaxly (Dot's)
• Ceruledge (Amethio's)
• Corviknight (Amethio's)
• Skarmory (Onia's)
• Golduck (Onia's)
• Rhydon (Zirc's)
• Skarmory (Zirc's)
• Arcanine (Diana's)
• Dusknoir (Hamber's)
• Umbreon (Spinel's)
• Glalie (Coral's)
• Garganacl (Sidian's)
• Medicham (Chalce's)
• Rayquaza (Lucius's; Shiny)
• Arboliva (Lucius's; giant)
• Moltres (Lucius's; Galarian Form)
• Lapras (Lucius's)
• Kleavor (Lucius's)
• Entei (Lucius's)
• Terapagos (anime; Normal Form; Terastal Form)
• Aipom
• Ralts
• Fletchling
• Fletchinder

Lyrics

Korean

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Korean English 기다리던 순간이 왔어 오랫동안 궁금했었던 진짜 나를 만날 시간 상상 속에 그려왔었던 미지의 세계 속을 달려 우우 그곳엔 답이 있을 거야 저 먼바다 끝에 걸려 있는 태양만큼 뜨거운 내 마음 호기심과 일렁임을 따라 이대로 힘차게 떠나 볼까 어제와 또 다른 세계를 찾아서 we go 세상 끝까지 갈 수 있어 매일 새로운 우리를 만나러 we go 내 운명이 이끄는 대로 더 이상 두려울 것은 없어 자신 있게 날아오를 거야 We go we go We go we go This is the moment I've been waiting for I've been curious about it for years And it's time to meet it: the real me I've always imagined it in my dreams And now I run through this unknown world, Ooh I hope to find an answer there On that edge of the open ocean Lies my heart, hot as the sun With this curiosity and excitement Now, shall we depart with all our might? On our way to find the world different from yesterday We can go even to that edge of the world Every day we go to meet the new ourselves Lead by my destiny I have nothing to fear anymore With confidence, we take off We go we go We go we go

Full version

Korean English 기다리던 순간이 왔어 오랫동안 궁금했었던 진짜 나를 만날 시간 상상 속에 그려왔었던 미지의 세계 속을 달려 우우 그곳엔 답이 있을 거야 저 먼바다 끝에 걸려있는 태양만큼 뜨거운 내 마음 호기심과 일렁임을 따라 이대로 힘차게 떠나볼까 어제와 또 다른 세계를 찾아서 we go 세상 끝까지 갈 수 있어 매일 새로운 우리를 만나러 we go 내 운명이 이끄는 대로 더 이상 두려울 것은 없어 자신 있게 날아오를 거야 We go we go We go we go 하루에도 열두 번은 더 풀고 싶었던 그 비밀들 나를 둘러싼 mystery 이 길을 따라 걷다 보면 언젠가는 찾고 말 거야 우우 더 이상 숨지는 마 마침내 두 눈앞에 펼쳐진 미처 몰랐던 특별한 세계 느껴지는 이 예감이 좋아 이대로 힘차게 떠나볼까 어제와 또 다른 세계를 찾아서 we go 세상 끝까지 갈 수 있어 매일 새로운 우리를 만나러 we go 내 운명이 이끄는 대로 더 이상 두려울 것은 없어 거친 시련 우릴 막아서도 내 곁엔 항상 니가 있어서 자신 있게 날아 저 하늘을 Oh oh 잠이 들 때면 매일 꿈에 보았던 아주 먼 곳의 eyes 나를 기다릴 이젠 널 만나러 가 now 거친 파도 위로, 위로 저 하늘을 날아 we go we go 이제껏 몰랐던 the new way (지금 가) Oh oh oh oh 새로운 나를 찾아 떠나 alright Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh This is the moment I've been waiting for I've been curious about it for years And it's time to meet it: the real me What I've always imagined in my dreams Is the unknown world I'm running through, Ooh I hope to find an answer there On that edge of the open ocean Lies my heart, hot as the sun With this curiosity and excitement Now, shall we depart with all our might? On our way to find the world different from yesterday We can go even to that edge of the world Every day we go to meet the new ourselves Lead by my destiny I have nothing to fear anymore With confidence, we take off We go we go We go we go Twelve more times a day I wanted to know about those secrets And the mystery surrounding me As I walk this path I know I'll find it someday, Ooh No need to hide Finally, in front of my eyes Lies a special world I've never known before This feeling I have is great Now, shall we depart with all our might? On our way to find the world different from yesterday We can go even to that edge of the world Every day we go to meet the new ourselves Lead by my destiny I have nothing to fear anymore Even if a rough ordeal gets in our way With you by my side We soar up to the skies with confidence Oh oh Every time I fell asleep What showed up in my dreams Was those eyes far away The one waiting for me Is you, so I'm on my way to you now! Above and above those crashing waves High up to the skies, we go we go The new way I've not known before (Here I come now) Oh oh oh oh I leave to meet the new me alright Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh

English

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English The moment that I've been waiting for Is finally knocking in my door This is for me, this is my time I'm running into the great unknown Don't know where it leads, but I'm gonna follow The answer could be just out of sight I can feel the fire burning in me Like the sunset on the rippling sea Will I sink or get caught in the tide? Will I swim? If I keep trying, I might Discover whole new different worlds, ready, set, here we go Together to the farthest places There's a magical adventure ahead if we go Wherever our destiny takes us You don't have to be afraid anymore Spread your wings, believe you'll rise up and soar We go, we go Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh We go, we go Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Full version

English The moment that I've been waiting for Is finally knocking in my door This is for me, this is my time I'm running into the great unknown Don't know where it leads, but I'm gonna follow The answer could be just out of sight I can feel the fire burning in me Like the sunset on the rippling sea Will I sink or get caught in the tide? Will I swim? If I keep trying, I might Discover whole new different worlds, ready, set, here we go Together to the farthest places There's a magical adventure ahead if we go Wherever our destiny takes us You don't have to be afraid anymore Spread your wings, believe you'll rise up and soar We go, we go Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh We go, we go Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh Can I find what I've been searching for? I've wondered a dozen times or more Still, it remains a mystery If I keep on walking down this road One day I'll unlock that treasure, I know You'll always be safe with me Like a scene from in my wildest dreams It's a world you have to see to believe If I get a little lost, I don't mind But I know I'll have the time of my life Discover whole new different worlds, ready, set, here we go Together to the farthest places There's a magical adventure ahead if we go Wherever our destiny takes us You don't have to be afraid anymore Raging winds, but we can weather the storm I am strong as long as you're by my side Spread your wings, you're soaring into the sky Oh-oh-oh Drifting into sleep Awake or am I dreaming? Staring into your eyes Still waiting for me You chose me, and I choose you now Rising above it all, it all Flying high wherever we go, we go Together we're paving a new way So let's go Oh-oh-oh-oh I don't know what's in store, but I'll be alright Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

Video

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Korean (Version 1)

By 포켓몬 공식 채널 Pokémon Korea, Inc.

Korean (Version 2)

By 포켓몬 공식 채널 Pokémon Korea, Inc.

Full version

Korean

By aespa

Instrumental

By aespa

English

By aespa

References

Korean opening themes of the Pokémon animated series OS: Start of an Adventure • Pokémon Forever • Victory AG: Pocket Monsters AG DP: Smile • Yes I Can! • Pokémon Love Forever BW: Another Challenge • With My Friends • We Are One • Shimmering Season XY: Beyond the Limit • Beginning a Journey • Remember times SM: ALOLA! • Start of an Adventure (2017 ver.) • Meeting You Shining • Towards the Dream of the Future JN: Start of a Journey • FLY HIGH • Start of an Adventure (20th Anniversary Ver.) HZ: We Go • Will Other: The Best • Let's Go • Fulfilling Our Dreams • Sign Of Victory • Running through Spacetime • Child of the Jungle

English opening themes of the Pokémon animated series OS: Pokémon Theme • Pokémon World • Pokémon Johto • Born to Be a Winner • Believe in Me AG: I Wanna Be a Hero • This Dream • Unbeatable • Battle Frontier DP: Diamond and Pearl • We Will Be Heroes • Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) • We Will Carry On! BW: Black and White • Rival Destinies • It's Always You and Me XY: Pokémon Theme (Version XY) • Be a Hero • Stand Tall SM: Under The Alolan Sun • Under The Alolan Moon • The Challenge of Life JN: The Journey Starts Today • Journey to Your Heart • With You • Gotta Catch Em All HZ: Becoming Me / We Go (English Ver.) Other: Side by Side • Pokérap GS / Pokémon Chronicles theme • Always Safe

← Alright

Thai opening themes

← A Magical Land

Cantonese opening themes

← Pokémon Best Wishes Theme Song

Mandarin opening themes (Taiwan)

← Gotta Catch Em All

English opening themes (Asia)

← Start of an Adventure (20th Anniversary Ver.)

Korean opening themes

Will →

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