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Born to Be a Winner

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Born to Be a Winner
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Dub OP 4
Artist David Rolfe
Lyrics John Loeffler and John Siegler
Composer John Loeffler and John Siegler
Arrangement
KOCH Records
Title Pokémon X
Catalog no. KOC-CD-4185

Born to Be a Winner is the opening theme song for the English dub of the fourth season, Pokémon: Johto League Champions, as well as Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. It was used from A Goldenrod Opportunity to Machoke, Machoke Man!. The opening animation is composed of clips from the fourth Japanese opening Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (Whiteberry Version), as well as original footage created for the opening.

Lyrically, it borrows heavily from the original Pokémon Theme. The TV version is available on the CD, Pokémon X.

Lyrics

TV version

Pokémon!
Pokémon!
Pokémon...

...Let's do it

I wanna be the very best
Like no one ever was (Ever was, ever was)
To catch them is my real test
To train them is my cause

My whole life has led to this
Time to test my skills
I know I just can't miss
Gonna show the world

Born to be a winner
(Johto)
Born to be a champion
Born to be a winner
Born to be the very best
(Pokémon Johto)
Born to be a winner

Pokémon!

Ending version

...Let's do it

Born to be a winner
(Johto)
Born to be a champion
Born to be a winner
Born to be the very best
(Pokémon)

Born to be a winner
(Johto)
Born to be a champion
Born to be a winner
Born to be the very best
(Pokémon Johto)
Born to be a winner

Pokémon!

Movie version

Pokémon!
Pokémon!
Pokémon!
Pokémon...

...Let's do it

I wanna be the very best
Like no one ever was (no one ever was)
To catch them is my real test
To train them is my cause

My whole life has led to this
Time to test my skills
I know I just can't miss
Gonna show the world

Born to be a winner
Born to be a Champion
Born to be a winner
Born to be the very best
Born to be a winner!
Pokémon!

Every challenge along the way
With courage I will face (courage I will face)
I will battle every day
To claim my rightful place

Come with me, the time is right
There's no better team (there's no better team!)
Arm in arm we'll win the fight
Gonna live our dream

Born to be a winner
Born to be a Champion
Born to be a winner
Born to be the very best (the very best)

I was born to be a winner
Born to be a Champion
Born to be a winner
Born to be the very best
Born to be a winner!
(born to be the very best)
Born to be a winner,
Pokémon!

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Video

By Pokémon


Trivia

  • The fact that this theme borrows heavily from the original is similar to how Aim to Be a Pokémon Master, the first Japanese opening theme, was remixed and used as the fourth Japanese opening theme.
  • Most of the animation used in this opening is original. Only a few scenes were taken from the original fourth Japanese intro.
  • In some areas, this intro did not begin at the fourth season starting episode, but much later.
  • This is the only opening so far to not be translated into Danish.
  • A special remix was to be made for the German version, but was cut out of the final version.
  • Some international dubs, like the Finnish and CN dub version of Hindi, missed the reference to the original theme song at the beginning of this theme song, using completely new lyrics instead of the original lyrics from Pokémon Theme.
  • This opening features the most Gym Leaders, with a total of ten: Misty, Brock, Falkner, Bugsy, Whitney, Morty, Chuck, Jasmine, Pryce, and Clair. Despite being in the opening Pryce and Clair do not appear until Master Quest the next season.
  • This is the last opening theme that John Loeffler has written and composed until Battle Frontier.

Errors

  • When Whitney is on screen, the sphere on Miltank's tail disappears for a split-second.

In other languages



OS: Pokémon Theme • Pokémon World • Pokémon Johto • Born to Be a Winner • Believe in Me
AG: I Wanna Be a Hero • This Dream • Unbeatable • Battle Frontier
DP: Diamond and Pearl • We Will Be Heroes • Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) • We Will Carry On!
BW: Black and White • Rival Destinies • It's Always You and Me
XY: Pokémon Theme (Version XY) • Be a Hero • Stand Tall
SM: Under The Alolan Sun • Under The Alolan Moon • The Challenge of Life
JN: The Journey Starts Today • Journey to Your Heart • With You
Other: Side by Side • Pokérap GS • Pokémon Chronicles theme • Always Safe
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