The Rivals

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ライバル!
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Raibaru!
The Rivals
TV OP 2
Artist 松本梨香
Rica Matsumoto
Lyrics 戸田昭吾
Akihito Toda
Composer たなかひろかず
Arrangement たなかひろかず
Hirokazu Tanaka
Pikachu Records single
Title ライバル!
The Rivals
Catalog no. ZMDP-156
This was also the opening to the second Pokémon movie, Revelation Lugia.
CD cover of The Rivals

The Rivals (Japanese: ライバル! Rival!, Raibaru exact) is the second opening theme song of the Japanese Pokémon anime series.

It debuted in EP082, replacing Aim to Be a Pokémon Master.

Opening animation

Synopsis

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Lyrics

Japanese English
バトルしようぜ!

ほえる はねろ そらをとぶ
トライアタック メガトンパンチ!
うたう ねむる サイコキネシス
ロケットずつき 10まんボルト!
かってもまけても おまつりさわぎ
バトルしようぜ ポケモンバトル!

まけた くやしさは
ふるえるほどだけど
にぎりこぶしを ほどいて
ズボンであせふき あくしゅしよう!

ときのながれは ふしぎだね
どっちが かったか ねえ おぼえてる?
いまでは ホラ
わらいながら はなしができるよ
わすれたね!って とぼけてる
そんな オレのライバルたち

すてみタックル からてチョップ
オーロラビーム ハイドロポンプ
にらみつける ゆびをふる
はっぱカッター でんこうせっか!
かってもまけても おまつりさわぎ
バトルしようぜ ポケモンバトル!

勝った うれしさは
泣きたいほどだけど
勝ち負けよりも だいじな
何かがきっと あるはずさ!

ライバルどうし おかしいね
まだまだ育てが たりないぜ!
それでも ホラ
選んだ道が おなじ道だから
負けないぞ!って いいながら
おなじ夢を 語り合う

夢の つぼみは
つぼみの ままだけど
少しずつ ふくらんできてる
そんな 気がするよ
Let's battle!

Roar, Splash, Fly
Tri Attack, Mega Punch!
Sing, Rest, Psychic
Skull Bash, Thunderbolt!
Win or lose, I'll celebrate
Let's battle, a Pokémon Battle!

It’s so disappointing to lose
I'm trembling, but,
My clenched fist loosens
I wipe the sweat on my jeans, so let's shake hands!

Isn't the flow of time mysterious?
"Do you remember who won?"
Now look!
I can laugh as I talk with you
"Let's forget it!" said while playing dumb
Those are my rivals

Double-Edge, Karate Chop
Aurora Beam, Hydro Pump!
Leer, Metronome
Razor Leaf, Quick Attack!
Win or lose, I'll celebrate
Let's battle, a Pokemon battle!

I'm so happy to win
I want to cry, but
Both winning and losing are important
There must be something to it!

Rivals are something amusing
"You still have a ways to go before you're grown!"
You see, look!
Because the road we've chosen is the same
"I won't lose!" With these words
We can talk of our identical dreams

The bud that is our dreams
Hasn't changed, but
Little by little it'll bloom...
I can feel it

Trivia

Errors

External links

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OS: Aim to Be a Pokémon MasterThe RivalsOK!Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (Whiteberry version)Ready Go!
AG: Advance AdventureChallenger!!Pokémon Symphonic MedleyBattle FrontierSpurt!
DP: Together / Together2008High Touch! / High Touch! 2009The Greatest - Everyday! / The Greatest - Everyday! (Band Version)
BW: Best Wishes!Be an Arrow! / Be an Arrow! 2013Summerly Slope
XY: V (Volt) / Mega V (Mega Volt)Mad-Paced GetterXY&Z
SM: Alola!!Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary-Future ConnectionYour Adventure
JN: One, Two, ThreeAim to Be a Pokémon Master -with my friends-
HZ: Heart-Pounding DiaryHaloWill
Other: A New OathWe are the Pichu Brothers!Koko
  This article is part of Project Music, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon song, CD and musician.