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'''Unbeatable''' is the opening theme song for the English dub of the eighth season, [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]. It was used from ''[[AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom]]'' to ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista!]]'', as well as in the movie ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''. | '''Unbeatable''' is the opening theme song for the English dub of the eighth season, [[S08|Pokémon: Advanced Battle]]. It was used from ''[[AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom]]'' to ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista!]]'', as well as in the movie ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''. | ||
The opening animation is composed of clips from the eighth and ninth Japanese openings, [[Pokémon Symphonic Medley]] and {{so|Battle Frontier}} | The opening animation is composed of clips from the eighth and ninth Japanese openings, [[Pokémon Symphonic Medley]] and {{so|Battle Frontier}}. It was written and produced by [[John Siegler]] and [[David Rolfe]]. | ||
It was written and produced by [[John Siegler]] and [[David Rolfe]]. | |||
==Opening animation spoilers== | ==Opening animation spoilers== | ||
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(Advanced Battle!) | (Advanced Battle!) | ||
I'm unbeatable''</ab> | I'm unbeatable''</ab> | ||
==Variants== | |||
# ''[[AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom]]'' - ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'': The original animation. | |||
# ''[[AG101|Vanity Affair]]'' - ''[[AG145|Pasta la Vista!]]'': {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} and {{p|Weavile}} are removed from {{TRT}}'s scene; the shot of {{p|Lucario}} and {{p|Mew}} is replaced with [[AG100|a clip]] of {{AP|Pikachu}} using {{m|Iron Tail}}. | |||
This the first dub opening to have a running change to it as its tenure progressed. The reason for this is that the inclusion of animation from [[Battle Frontier (song)|the Japanese opening]] revealed three new Pokémon to western audiences: {{p|Mime Jr.}}, {{p|Weavile}} and {{p|Lucario}}. The former two did not even had official English names yet at the time, while on top of that, Mime Jr. was not captured by [[James]] until [[S09|the following season]] either. | |||
Mime Jr. is simply painted out of the scene. Weavile, on the other hand, is removed by replacing the frames in which it appears with others from the same sequence, thus slightly changing the way Team Rocket dances. A particular frame, however, was created from scratch by mixing three different shots (the original one, plus one for Wobbuffet and one for James's upper body, as both of them were obscured by Weavile in the original), as shown below. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Unbeatable - Weavile.png|From [[AG093]] to [[AG100]] | |||
File:Unbeatable - No Weavile.png|From [[AG101]] to [[AG145]] | |||
File:Battle Frontier - Mew and Lucario.png|From [[AG093]] to [[AG100]] | |||
File:Unbeatable - Iron Tail.png|From [[AG101]] to [[AG145]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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** Also, this opening has the most Pokémon in it, counting the same species. The scenes featuring wild Pokémon in their natural habitats feature roughly one thousand of them. | ** Also, this opening has the most Pokémon in it, counting the same species. The scenes featuring wild Pokémon in their natural habitats feature roughly one thousand of them. | ||
** This opening also has almost every Legendary Pokémon released up to Generation III, excluding only {{p|Lugia}}. | ** This opening also has almost every Legendary Pokémon released up to Generation III, excluding only {{p|Lugia}}. | ||
* The closing credits feature a shot of Zapdos and Moltres flying past Ash, which is not present in the opening credits. | * The closing credits feature a shot of Zapdos and Moltres flying past Ash, which is not present in the opening credits. | ||
* This is the first opening to feature Pokémon that were from [[Generation IV]] that had not yet been revealed outside of Japan. | * This is the first opening to feature Pokémon that were from [[Generation IV]] that had not yet been revealed outside of Japan. | ||
* The Dutch version is sung by Herman van Doorn, while the German version is sung by Noel Pix. For the movie version the Dutch text was slightly changed: ''"spelen gemeen"'' (play mean) became ''"spelens gemeen"'' (playing mean), a clever word play. People can mishear it for ''"spelen ze mee"'' (playing along). | * The Dutch version is sung by Herman van Doorn, while the German version is sung by Noel Pix. For the movie version the Dutch text was slightly changed: ''"spelen gemeen"'' (play mean) became ''"spelens gemeen"'' (playing mean), a clever word play. People can mishear it for ''"spelen ze mee"'' (playing along). | ||
* This opening features the Battle Frontier symbol along with the Frontier Brains, all of whom are shown as shadows with the exception of Noland. This is | * This opening features the Battle Frontier symbol along with the Frontier Brains, all of whom are shown as shadows with the exception of Noland. This is because it uses footage from the first variant of [[Battle Frontier (song)|the Japanese opening]], which had the Frontier Brains revealed in the sequence as they debuted in the episodes themselves. | ||
** Coincidentally, Noland is the only Frontier Brain to appear in Advanced Battle, while the others did not appear until the [[S09|next season]]. | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||