It was produced by Junichi Masuda and performed by the Pokémon Music Club. The full version of the song was first released as a digital single on July 14, 2021.
Ending animation
Synopsis
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The song begins with Pikachu playing a short melody on a Poké Flute, while music notes appear in the background. A Chatot then appears and the two both immediately take off, revealing the song's title. Four sequences of two Pokémon types are shown, with each sequence involving eight Pokémon (one from each generation) of the opposing types facing off against each other in a manner similar to the game tug of war. The type with the better advantage ends up winning, and the losing type has all of its Pokémon pushed off the screen. A wheel-like diagram composed of various icons representing the 18 types is shown, with lines drawn between some of them to form a web representing all the possible matchups. A quiz-like segment is shown, where Pikachu and Grookey both ask the viewer which Pokémon type is more likely to win (usually either Grass vs. Rock or Water vs. Electric), with footage of certain Pokémon of said types being shown, as a timer counts down. Once the timer runs out, the correct answer is shown. A wheel depicing random icons representing different types is shown spinning, with every time the wheel stops on a certain wedge depicting the types featured, the wedge briefly shows images of various Pokémon of that type. A guessing game-like segment is then shown, where Grookey shows the viewer an image of a random Pokémon to the viewer, while Pikachu holds a sign showing an icon representing said Pokémon's type. The song ends with Pikachu playing the Poké Flute once more, while Grookey taps its stick to the music, with both Pokémon being surrounded by pictures of various random Pokémon of each type, all associated with either a certain generation or specific groups, except for the Electric- and Grass-types, as both Pikachu and Grookey already represent those two types, respectively.
Fire is super effective against Grass Burning embers are h-h-h-h-hot Grass is super effective against Water They'll grow even more, and quickly too Water is super effective against Rock Before you know it, they're all muddy Rock is super effective against Fire They don't care how much they burn
Learning the 18 types and their matchups Now, let's figure this out!
A Grass-type quickly taking root And a stiff and hard Rock-type Which type will be super effective?
Grass!
There are various Pokémon with varying types as well Each full of interesting characteristics What are the types of everyone's Pokémon? If you get to know them, you'll like them even more
Water is super effective against Ground They just get soaked and dissolve away Ground is super effective against Electric Their bodies don't even feel numb Electric is super effective against Flying The sky rumbles with thunder Flying is super effective against Bug They'll be seen from high up in the sky
Learning the 18 types and their matchups Now, let's figure this out!
A swiftly swimming Water-type And a shockingly flowing Electric-type Which type will be super effective?
Electric!
There are various Pokémon with varying types as well Each full of interesting characteristics What are the types of everyone's Pokémon? If you get to know them, you'll like them even more
Fire is super effective against Grass Burning embers are h-h-h-h-hot Grass is super effective against Water They'll grow even more, and quickly too Water is super effective against Rock Before you know it, they're all muddy Rock is super effective against Fire They don't care how much they burn
Learning the 18 types and their matchups Now, let's figure this out!
A Grass-type quickly taking root And a stiff and hard Rock-type Which type will be super effective?
Grass!
There are various Pokémon with varying types as well Each full of interesting characteristics What are the types of everyone's Pokémon? If you get to know them, you'll like them even more
Bug is super effective against Psychic Their buzzing won't let them concentrate Psychic is super effective against Fighting With their mysterious moves that use psychic powers Fighting is super effective against Dark Competing with the bodies they've trained Dark is super effective against Ghost They can play pranks even on things they can't see
Learning the 18 types and their matchups Now, let's figure this out!
There are many more, of the 18 types Does everyone know what they're super effective against?
Steel, super effective against Ice Ice, super effective against Dragon Poison, super effective against Fairy Fighting, super effective against Normal
Learning their matchups, let's all answer With what everyone's type is super effective against!
Everyone, tell me what your type is super effective against
They love flowers: Grass-types Grass is super effective against Ground They love to cook: Fire-types Fire is super effective against Ice They love sports: Fighting-types Fighting is super effective against Steel
Water is super effective against Ground They just get soaked and dissolve away Ground is super effective against Electric Their bodies don't even feel numb Electric is super effective against Flying The sky rumbles with thunder Flying is super effective against Bug They'll be seen from high up in the sky
Learning the 18 types and their matchups Now, let's figure this out!
A swiftly swimming Water-type And a shockingly flowing Electric-type Which type will be super effective?
Electric!
There are various Pokémon with varying types as well Each full of interesting characteristics What are the types of everyone's Pokémon? If you get to know them, you'll like them even more
The lyrics alternate between Version 1 and Version 2 excluding the clip shows, which break this pattern.
JN071 - JN135: During the first verse, the type matchups are Fire vs. Grass vs. Water vs. Rock vs. Fire. During the first question segment, a Grass type and Rock type are shown.
JN072 - JN134: During the first verse, the type matchups are Water vs. Ground vs. Electric vs. Flying vs. Bug. During the first question segment, a Water type and Electric type are shown.
In the initial TV Tokyo airings of JN081 through JN095, the ending animation is replaced by a live-action dance video.
The ending animation cycles in order between six variants each episode excluding the clip shows, which break this pattern.
