Summerly Slope (Japanese: 夏めく坂道Natsumeku Sakamichi) is the third and final Japanese opening theme of Pokémon the Series: Black & White. It debuted in BW123 in the Decolora Adventure arc of the second season of the series, replacing Be an Arrow! 2013. It was replaced by V (Volt).
The mysterious creatures of this planet Pocket Monsters... "Pokémon" for short! Now, the story of Satoshi and Pokémon, Their meetings, adventures, and battles Are about to begin!
Synopsis
An Alomomola and a Magikarp are swimming underwater. The series logo appears emerging out of the water. Ash, Iris, Cilan, Pikachu, and Axew are on a cruise ship. A Sunflora appears on a sunflower field. It cuts to a scene where Ash and his friends are running and jumping happily with their Pokémon. A field of Bug Pokémon is shown. As the sun rises, Porter is on a cruise ship with Mrs. Ripple's Purrloin and Watchog. Multiple Swanna, Swablu, and Altaria are also seen flying near the ship. Next, Jessie, James, and Meowth are riding in their submarine. A giantZoroark picks up the submarine and the Team Rocket trio runs off. After that, Chili poses with his Pokémon followed with Cress, Alexa (Professor Juniper in BW123-BW134), and Clair. A comparison of the original design and the redesign of Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny is shown. This is followed with several Ghost Pokémon and Jirachi appearing during the night. As Ash and his friends are looking over the horizon, Mewtwo flies to the sun. Delia and Mimey are at home looking at the sky. Professor Oak and Tracey are doing lab work on Bulbasaur and they look at the sky, too. Pikachu climbs on Ash's shoulder and they smile happily. The opening ends with a group shot of Professor Oak, Clair, Cilan, Ash, Iris, Alexa, Porter, and their Pokémon.
The clouds cease their tears, and the sun peeks through the cracks At the squall of sunlight, the sunflowers hurriedly raise their heads Jumping over the puddle, you turned around And with a smile on your face, you're calling out my name
You eagerly grasped my right arm, and we ran up the hill slope As the wind at our backs urges us on
I want to embrace this summer tightly Because I'll be by your side, always The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else With the two of us, we can overtake it The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage Can you hear the beat of my heart?
The clouds cease their tears, and the sun peeks through the cracks At the squall of sunlight, the sunflowers hurriedly raise their heads Jumping over the puddle, you turned around And with a smile on your face, you're calling out my name
You eagerly grasped my right arm, and we ran up the hill slope As the wind at our backs urges us on
I want to embrace this summer tightly Because I'll be by your side, always The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else With the two of us, we can overtake it The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage Can you hear the beat of my heart?
The afternoon breeze rings wind chimes somewhere Carrying a sorrowful tune to your ears When the sun sets, if you can't contain your loneliness Let's gaze at the stars together under the curtain of the night sky
You may try acting shy, sometimes get angry or sad But each time we met, there's always more of you
I want to engrave more of this summer into my mind More of you, who can't be captured on film Not a frame is wasted Capturing forever our real selves More precious to me than anyone, I promise you now I will protect you Don't take your eyes off me, not even by 1 millimeter
After the last firework rose into the sky, amidst the smoke and cheers We stood where we were, at a loss for words When this season changes, please don't let us be separated
I want to embrace this summer tightly Because I'll be by your side, always The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else With the two of us, we can overtake it The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage Can you hear the beat of my heart?
This song along with Halo was used as an opening during a span of 20 episodes, the shortest for any original song in Pokémon the Series (that is, without counting remixes of different songs).
BW123 to BW128
BW129 to BW134
BW135 to BW137
BW138 to BW142
Professor Juniper in the first and second variants
Alexa in the third variant
Alexa in the fourth variant
Oak's Laboratory in the first variant
Rotom included in the second, third and fourth variants
