Best Wishes! (song)

The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is the official English translation of the Japanese name.

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Japanese opening themes

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ベストウイッシュ！
Besuto Uisshu! Best Wishes!
BW OP 01 Artist 松本梨香 Rica Matsumoto Lyrics 戸田昭吾 Akihito Toda Composer たなか　ひろかず Hirokazu Tanaka Arrangement 河野陽吾 Yōgo Kōno
Pikachu Records single Title ベストウイッシュ！ ／ 心のファンファーレ Best Wishes! / Fanfare of the Heart Catalog no. ZMCP-5653

Best Wishes! (Japanese: ベストウイッシュ！ lit. Besuto Uisshu!) is the first Japanese opening theme of Pokémon the Series: Black & White. It debuted in BW001. Best Wishes! (Movie Edit) (Japanese: ベストウイッシュ！ (Movie Edit)) was used in the double-feature fourteenth film. It was replaced by Be an Arrow! in BW085.

Opening animation

OP Text

Japanese English この星の不思議な生き物 ポケットモンスター・・・ ちぢめてポケモン！ 今、少年サトシとポケモンたちの 出会いと冒険と戦いの 物語がはじまる！ The mysterious creatures of this planet Pocket Monsters... "Pokémon" for short! Now, the story of the boy Satoshi and Pokémon, Their meetings, adventures, and battles Are about to begin!

Synopsis

Pikachu is running on a black and white checkerboard. He jumps and the series logo appears from above. Pikachu passes by different Pokémon in a forest. Then, he is on top of Zekrom followed by Reshiram. After that, he briefly flies along with them. Pikachu passes by several more Pokémon and jumps on several buildings. Next, a Tranquill flies over Pikachu as he's walking. The Unova first partner Pokémon (Tepig, Snivy, and Oshawott) are seen and Pikachu waves by to each of them. He then passes by more Pokémon on a grassy field. Pikachu is floating in the air along with the other Pokémon. The opening ends with a group shot of Pikachu and the other Pokémon.

Characters

Pokémon

All Pokémon are listed in order of when first revealed.

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Patrat (revealed in BW002)
• Axew (revealed in BW002)
• Deerling (revealed in BW002)
• Zekrom (revealed in BW002)
• Reshiram (revealed in BW002)
• Minccino (revealed in BW002)
• Swanna (revealed in BW002)
• Alomomola (revealed in BW002)
• Tepig (revealed in BW002)
• Snivy (revealed in BW002)
• Oshawott (revealed in BW002)
• Pidove (revealed in BW002)
• Woobat (revealed in BW003)
• Sandile (revealed in BW004)
• Dewott (revealed in BW005)
• Servine (revealed in BW005)
• Pansage (revealed in BW006)
• Pansear (revealed in BW006)
• Panpour (revealed in BW006)
• Audino (revealed in BW007)
• Munna (revealed in BW007)
• Haxorus (revealed in BW007)
• Musharna (revealed in BW007)
• Fraxure (revealed in BW007)
• Darumaka (revealed in BW009)
• Darmanitan (revealed in BW009)
• Excadrill (revealed in BW010)
• Scolipede (revealed in BW010)
• Tranquill (revealed in BW011)
• Frillish (revealed in BW011)
• Dwebble (revealed in BW012)
• Trubbish (revealed in BW013)
• Pignite (revealed in BW014)

Lyrics

TV size

Japanese English はじめての場所 はじめての風のにおい　ｍｍ．．． はじめてじゃないのは このドキドキ！ 新品のこの地図 クシャクシャになるころ　おれたち ねぇ　どこまで進んでるかな？ ここだけの話 不安ひとつふたつみっつ でも　楽しみは数えきれない！ 耳をすませば　なつかしい声 未来からの声 いつも祈っててくれてる 「きみは　だいじょうぶ！ なぜか　だいじょうぶ！ みんな　だいじょうぶ！」 Ｙｅａｈ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅｙ　歩き出そう！ Ｙｅａｈ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅｙ　走っちゃおうか？ ドキドキは　すぐに ウズウズに！ いてもたっても　いられないぜ！ At a place for the first time The smell of the wind for the first time, mm... But what isn't for the first time Is this throbbing of my heart! When this brand-new map Gets all crumpled Hey, I wonder how far we should go? Keep this between us; I have one or two or three worries But there are countless things I'm looking forward to! If I listen closely, I hear a nostalgic voice A voice from the future It's always praying for me "You'll be all right! Somehow it'll be all right! Everyone will be all right!" Yeah-he-he-hey, let's start walking! Yeah-he-he-hey, should we run? The throbbing of my heart instantly changes To an itching desire! There's just no way I can calm down!

Full version

Japanese English はじめての場所 はじめての風のにおい　ｍｍ．．． はじめてじゃないのは このドキドキ！ 新品のこの地図 クシャクシャになるころ　おれたち ねぇ　どこまで進んでるかな？ ここだけの話 不安ひとつふたつみっつ でも　楽しみは数えきれない！ おだやかな朝 おだやかな時の流れ　ｍｍ．．． おだやかじゃないのは このスグアト！ 予想外トラブル 行く手をふさがれた　おれたち もう　どうすりゃいいのさ？ なさけない話 ヒザはふるえ汗はたらり でも　戻るとか考えられない！ 耳をすませば　なつかしい声 未来からの声 いつも祈っててくれてる 「きみは　だいじょうぶ！ なぜか　だいじょうぶ！ みんな　だいじょうぶ！」 Ｙｅａｈ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅｙ　歩き出そう！ Ｙｅａｈ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅｙ　走っちゃおうか？ ドキドキは　すぐに ウズウズに！ いてもたっても　いられないぜ！ 終わらない道 終わらない出会いの旅　ｍｍ．．． 終わってほしいのは このドギマギ！ それでもなんとなく 気づいているのかな　おれたち そう　友だちのはじまり！ ありがちな話 最初どこか作り笑い・・・・・・ でも　すぐホントの笑顔でいっぱい！ 風よ運んで　おれのこの声 おれのこの想い はるかな町のあのひとに 「おれは　だいじょうぶ！ めっちゃ　だいじょうぶ！ １人じゃないから　仲間がいるから　だいじょうぶ！」 Ｙｅａｈ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅｙ　歩き出そう！ Ｙｅａｈ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅｙ　走っちゃおうか？ Ｙｅａｈ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅｙ　めざすものは Ｙｅａｈ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅ‐ｈｅｙ　ずっと輝く！ ドキドキは　すぐに トキメキに！ いてもたっても　いられないぜ！ At a place for the first time The smell of the wind for the first time, mm... But what isn't for the first time Is this throbbing of my heart! When this brand-new map Gets all crumpled Hey, I wonder how far we should go? Keep this between us; I have one or two or three worries But there are countless things I'm looking forward to! A calm morning The calm flow of time, mm... But what isn't calm Is what comes right after this! When our path has been cut off By some unexpected trouble Well, now what should we do? It's pretty pitiful to say My knees are shaking, I'm dripping with sweat But no way am I thinking of going back! If I listen closely, I hear a nostalgic voice A voice from the future It's always praying for me "You'll be all right! Somehow it'll be all right! Everyone will be all right!" Yeah-he-he-hey, let's start walking! Yeah-he-he-hey, should we run? The throbbing of my heart instantly changes To an itching desire! There's just no way I can calm down! An endless road A journey of endless encounters, mm... But what I want to have end Is this flurrying anxiety! Even so, I wonder If we've somehow realized That's right, it's the beginning of a friendship! This is frequently said At first was a forced smile somewhere...... But soon it will be full of genuine smiles! Wind, carry my voice Carry my feelings To that person in a distant town "I'll be all right! I'll be totally all right! I'm not alone, I have my friends, so I'll be all right! Yeah-he-he-hey, let's start walking! Yeah-he-he-hey, should we run? Yeah-he-he-hey, what we're aiming for Yeah-he-he-hey, is always shining! The throbbing of my heart instantly changes To a pounding excitement! There's just no way I can calm down!

Trivia

• Best Wishes! was used consistently as the opening song across 84 episodes with no remixes, more than any other opening.
  • If counting remixes as the same opening song, this record goes to One, Two, Three (136 episodes).
• This is the first opening theme since Spurt! not to have any remixes.
• This is the only opening to the anime to not feature any human characters.
  • This is also the first opening not to feature Meowth.
• This is the only opening to be composed completely of CGI.
• The lyrics in this opening are black and have white borders. This is the first opening in which this happens, as lyrics for all other openings (excluding High Touch!) were white with black borders up until Mad-Paced Getter.
• Pokémon silhouettes are revealed in the episode following their debut in the series.
  • Reshiram is the only Pokémon who has a white silhouette. However, it is given a black silhouette when it appears at the end.
• Among the first opening songs of all series, this is the only one not to use terms of the franchise, such as any location names or moves.
• This is the only Japanese opening theme to be named after its corresponding anime series.

Variants

In the first episode, all Pokémon (except Pikachu) were shown in silhouettes. Whenever a Pokémon made its debut, its silhouette was transformed into its revealed form in the episode following their debut in the series. Every episode after that showed that Pokémon without any transformation. By BW014, all the silhouetted Pokémon had been unveiled.

In other languages

Language		Title
Cantonese Chinese		神奇大地 Sàhnkèih Daaihdeih

Japanese opening themes of the Pokémon animated series OS: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master • The Rivals GS: OK! • Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (Whiteberry version) • Ready Go! RS: Advance Adventure • Challenger!! • Pokémon Symphonic Medley • Battle Frontier • Spurt! DP: Together / Together2008 • High Touch! / High Touch! 2009 • The Greatest - Everyday! / The Greatest - Everyday! (Band Version) BW: Best Wishes! • Be an Arrow! / Be an Arrow! 2013 • Summerly Slope XY: V (Volt) / Mega V (Mega Volt) • Mad-Paced Getter • XY&Z SM: Alola!! • Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary- • Future Connection • Your Adventure JN: One, Two, Three • Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -with my friends- HZ: Heart-Pounding Diary • Halo • Will • Only One Story Other: A New Oath • We are the Pichu Brothers! • Koko

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Japanese opening themes

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