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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

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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 all Asian releases of Pokémon Horizons: The Series in regions where The Pokémon Company has distribution rights.^[1] It debuted in HZ002, replacing Gotta Catch Em All in the English and Indonesian dubs and Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -with my friends- in the Taiwanese Mandarin dub of Pokémon Journeys: The Series. However, the English and Indonesian releases retain the instrumental version of Becoming Me as the ending theme used for international releases, while the Taiwanese Mandarin release retains the Japanese ending theme RVR ~Rising Volt Tacklers Rap~.

Opening animation: Version 1 (HZ001 - HZ025)

Synopsis

Opening animation: Version 1

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 - present)

Synopsis

Opening animation: 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

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References

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