Becoming Me

Becoming Me
Dub HZ OP 01 Artist Haven Paschall Lyrics Ed Goldfarb Composer Ed Goldfarb

Single cover

Becoming Me is the first opening theme song for the English dub of the first season of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, Pokémon Horizons: The Series. The instrumental ending version first aired with The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), while the opening version first aired with The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two).

The opening animation has two versions that are composed of clips from the different Pokémon Horizons: The Series Japanese openings, with the first version composed of clips from the first version of the first opening, Heart-Pounding Diary, and the second version composed of clips from the second opening, Halo. The ending animation is composed of clips from the first Pokémon Horizons: The Series Japanese ending, RVR ~Rising Volt Tacklers Rap~.

The full version of the song was released on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, and Tidal on March 1, 2024.

In the Asian English and Indonesian release of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, Becoming Me is replaced as an opening theme by We Go (English Ver.), while the instrumental version of Becoming Me is retained as the ending theme. For the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu dubs, Let's Get Started and Boom Kaboom are used as the opening and ending themes respectively, using the same footage as Becoming Me.

Lyrics

TV version

When you lead with your heart
It's so scary at the start
But that's the hardest part
And trust me
It gets better

I finally know where I belong
This is the way the weak grow strong

I've got a feeling
With you
I'm becoming
Me
(I'm becoming me)
I'm becoming
Me

Full version

When you lead with your heart
It's so scary at the start
But that's the hardest part
And trust me
It gets better

I finally know where I belong
This is the way the weak grow strong

I've got a feeling
With you
I'm becoming
Me

I've worked hard
Come so far
It's my story
I'm the star
And the road I'm on
Could go until forever

Every day there's something new
Every day I share with you

I've got a feeling
(I've got a feeling)
With you
I'm becoming
I've got a feeling
With you
I'm becoming
Me
(I'm becoming me)
I'm becoming me
(I'm becoming me)

We're looking for new horizons
Let's go explore new horizons
We're looking for new horizons
Let's go explore new horizons

This is the way the weak grow strong

I've got a feeling
With you
I'm becoming
I've got a feeling
With you
I'm becoming
Me
(I'm becoming me)
I'm becoming
Me

Version 1 (HZ001 - HZ025)

Synopsis

Liko holds her pendant before letting go, causing it to glow brightly as the camera zooms out. Roy holds one of the ancient adventurer's Poké Balls, gazing up at the clear sky surrounded by clouds. Liko and Roy lay down on the battlefield, exhausted as Sprigatito and Fuecoco come to their sides and they exchange a laugh. 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. In the kitchen, Murdock's Alcremie fills a bowl with cream as Murdock and Rockruff are ready to make something out of it. Friede enters the Captain's deck to check on Captain Pikachu and Charizard. In one of her videos, Nidothing and Quaxly dance and get up close to the camera. Charizard and Cap watch as Amethio orders Ceruledge to attack while Liko and Sprigatito clash with Roy and Fuecoco. Liko and Sprigatito are shown together outside the observation room, enjoying the breeze. The logo appears in front of all the Rising Volt Tacklers walking together ahead of the Brave Olivine.

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Amethio

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Charizard (Friede's)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Chansey (Mollie's)
• Metagross (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')
• Muk (Rising Volt Tacklers'; Alolan form)

Version 2 (HZ026 - present)

Second version of Becoming Me

Synopsis

The black background is lit up as Liko's pendant floats down between her hands. Young Liko walks behind her parents through a market as the memory turns gray. In the present, Liko's look of uncertainty is lifted as she turns to look up at the night sky. On a dirt road, a dirtied Roy gazes at his Ancient Poké Ball before confidently looking to the sky. Transitions with lines showing off the Rising Volt Tacklers and their Pokémon occur, with Orla, Metagross, and Elekid, Mollie and Chansey, Dot and Quaxly, Murdock, Rockruff, and Alcremie, Ludlow and Quagsire, and finally Captain Pikachu in the captain's chair as Friede steers the airship. The scene changes to show the Black Rayquaza flying alongside the Brave Olivine as Terapagos, Sprigatito, Liko, Wattrel, Fuecoco, and Roy run on its back. The final shot shows the Rising Volt Tacklers' hands doing their trademark handshake below the bright sun as the logo appears.

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Alex
• Lucca

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Hatenna (Liko's
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Wattrel (Roy'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)
• Quagsire (Ludlow's)
• Terapagos (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Rayquaza (Shiny)

Credits

• Performed by Haven Paschall
• Music and lyrics by Ed Goldfarb
• Produced by Ed Goldfarb and Nataan Hong
• Guitars: Stan Cotey, Geoff Li
• Mixed by Nataan Hong

Video

Trivia

• This is the first English opening not shown in the first episode.
  • For the DVD releases of the tenth season, Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, the opening, Diamond and Pearl, is first used in the second epsiode, Two Degrees of Separation!, however, during the initial airing, the opening was first used in the first episode, Following A Maiden's Voyage!.
• This is the first English opening theme since Stand Tall to have a full version dubbed into another language, as sing-along videos containing the dubbed full version were also released on YouTube in Latin American Spanish on Mar 8, 2024, Brazilian Portuguese on Mar 11, 2024, and French, Italian, German, European Spanish, and Turkish on May 13, 2024. The full versions in Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and European Spanish were also released on digital platforms on May 1, 2024.

In other languages

Language		Title
Dutch		Zo word ik mezelf This is how I become myself
French		Être qui je suis To be who I am
German		Ich erkenne mich I recognize myself!
Italian		Divento me I become me
Polish		Sobą staję się I'm becoming me
Brazilian Portuguese		Me tornando eu Becoming me
Spanish	Latin America	Me convierto en mí I become me
	Spain	Puedo ser I can be
Turkish		Kendim Oldum I Became Myself

External links

• On digital platforms

This article is part of Project Music, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon song, CD and musician.