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'''The Time Has Come (Pikachu's Goodbye)''' is a song first featured in ''[[EP039|Pikachu's Goodbye]]'', playing in the background of {{Ash}}'s flashbacks about {{AP|Pikachu}}. The song was also featured on the ''[[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]]'' CD and during the end credits of ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''. An instrumental version played in at least [[EP101|three]] [[EP113|other]] [[EP138|anime]] episodes. In the Dutch version of the series, it was also played at the end of [[Bye Bye Butterfree]], when flashbacks of him and [[Ash's Butterfree|his butterfree]] are shown.
==Important flashbacks==
Some of the flashbacks in the episode include:

* Ash and Pikachu's first electrifying (literally) meeting in [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Oak's Lab]] (''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'')
* Pikachu anxious to re-battle [[Lt. Surge]] in [[Vermilion City]] [[Pokémon Center]] after his defeat (''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'')
* Pikachu wanting to keep battling [[Sabrina]] in the [[Saffron City]] [[Saffron Gym|Gym]] against all odds (''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]'')
* Ash and Pikachu running from a band of angry {{p|Spearow}} (''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'')
* Pikachu beating {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} by standing on its tail and avoiding Raichu's attack (''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'')
* Ash capturing his third Pokémon, {{AP|Pidgeotto|Pidgeot}}, with Pikachu's help (''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]'')
* Ash trying to get Pikachu to battle [[A.J.]] (''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]'')
* Ash and Pikachu saying goodbye to {{AP|Butterfree}} (''[[EP021|Bye Bye Butterfree]]'')
* Ash and Pikachu as ghosts in the [[Pokémon Tower]] of [[Lavender Town]] (''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'')
* Ash training Pikachu to {{pkmn|battle}} his first {{t|Fighting}} opponent, {{Ka|Anthony}}'s {{p|Hitmonchan}} (''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]'')
* Various hugs between Ash and Pikachu

==Lyrics==
<ab>''I close my eyes and I can see the day we met, 
Just one moment and I knew:
You're my best friend, do anything for you.

We've gone so far and done so much 
And I feel like we've always been together.
Right by my side through thick and thin,
You're the part of my life I'll always remember.

The time has come,
It's for the best, I know it.
Who could have guessed that you and I -
Somehow, someday, we'd have to say goodbye.

You've helped me find the strength inside 
And the courage to make my dreams come true.
How will I find another friend like you?

Two of a kind, that's what we are, 
And it seems like we were always winning.
But as our team is torn apart, 
I wish we could go back to the beginning.

The time has come,
It's for the best, I know it.
Who could have guessed that you and I -
Somehow, someway, we'd have to say goodbye.

Somehow today, we have to say goodbye.''</ab>

==Credits==
* Lead vocal: Marti Lebow
* Guitars: Larry Saltzman
* Co-produced and arranged by John Siegler

==Trivia==
* This was the first song to be featured in [[EP039|an actual episode]], outside of opening and closing songs.
* Sheet music for this song is included in {{book|Pokémon 2.B.A. Master|the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master piano book}}, [[Pokémon Five-Finger Piano]] and [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master: Recorder Fun!]].
* The version used in the episode differs from the album version.

==In other languages==
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|de={{tt|Es ist soweit|It is So Far}}
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|sv={{tt|Nu Står Vi Här|Now We Stand Here}}
|hu={{tt|Eljött a perc|The Minute Has Come}}
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