Spurt!

スパート！
File:Spurt!.jpg {{{transliterated}}}
AG OP 5 Artist 松本梨香 {{{artistname_ro}}} Lyrics 戸田昭吾 {{{lyricistname_ro}}} Composer たなか　ひろかず {{{composername_ro}}} Arrangement たなか　ひろかず {{{arrangername_ro}}}
Pikachu Records Title スパート！／私、負けない！～ハルカのテーマ～ Catalog no. ZMCP-2852

スパート！ (English: Spurt!) was the fifth and final opening theme song for the Japanese Advanced Generation Pokémon anime series. It debuted in AG166, replacing Battle Frontier.

It was also used as the Pokémon Sunday ending from PS074 onwards.

Opening animation

Characters

Human

• Ash Ketchum
• Misty (on a card)
• May
• Brock
• Tracey Sketchit (on a card)
• Max
• Jessie
• James
• Drew
• Harley
• Scott (on a card)
• Professor Oak (on a card)
• Delia Ketchum (on a card)
• Noland
• Greta
• Tucker
• Spenser
• Lucy
• Anabel
• Brandon (silhouette)
• Solana (AG172 - )
• Jack Walker (AG172 - )

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Butterfree (Ash's)
• Pidgeot (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Kingler (Ash's)
• Primeape (Ash's)
• Muk (Ash's)
• Tauros (Ash's)
• Lapras (Ash's)
• Snorlax (Ash's)
• Heracross (Ash's)
• Bayleef (Ash's)
• Cyndaquil (Ash's)
• Totodile (Ash's)
• Noctowl (Ash's)
• Swellow (Ash's)
• Sceptile (Ash's)
• Corphish (Ash's)
• Torkoal (Ash's)
• Glalie (Ash's)
• Donphan (Ash's)
• Combusken (May's)
• Beautifly (May's)
• Skitty (May's)
• Bulbasaur (May's)
• Munchlax (May's)
• Squirtle (May's)
• Eevee (May's
• Butterfree (Ash's Butterfree's mate)
• Larvitar (Ash's)
• Tyranitar (Larvitar's mother)
• Arcanine
• Gyarados
• Aerodactyl
• Skarmory
• Aipom (Ash's)

Trivia

• Ash's Donphan does not fly with the other Pokémon after the title was shown.
• Ash's Butterfree has the yellow scarf that Brock gave it.
• Ash's Haunter does not make an appearance.
• Ash's Primeape, like Ash's Charizard and Ash's Squirtle, does not appear in the section showcasing released Pokémon.
• Ash's Lapras was not included in the opening two scenes with the rest of Ash's Pokémon.
• The full length of Spurt is 2:58
• There was a Butterfree next to Ash's one which was Shiny.

Variants

1. AG166 - AG169: The original animation.
2. AG170: Animation updated to include Anabel.
3. AG171 - AG172: Solana and Jack Walker replace the final scene at the Battle Pyramid.
4. AG173 - AG177: Director 須藤典彦 Norihiko Sudō is added.
5. AG178 - AG180: Animation is updated to include Brandon.
6. AG181 - AG191: Planner 深沢幹彦 Mikihiko Fukazawa is removed.

AG	≤ 169	170	171	172	173	174	175	176	177	178	179	180	181	182	183	184	185	186	187	188	189	190	191
Variant	1	2	3		4					5			6
Sound effect at the very beginning			✓							✓			✓		✓				✓		?	?	?
Sound effect after the AG logo			✓

File:Spurt.jpg

Variant 1: AG166 - AG169

File:Spurt! - Brains Lineup 6.jpg

Variant 2: AG170

File:Spurtv2.jpg

Variants 3 - 4: AG171 - AG177

File:Spurt6.jpg

Variant 5: AG178