Summerly Slope

This article is about the opening song. For CD, see Summerly Slope (CD).

The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.

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← Be an Arrow!

Japanese opening themes

V (Volt) →

夏めく坂道
Natsumeku Sakamichi Summerly Slope
BW OP 03 Artist ダイスケ Daisuke Lyrics ダイスケ、田中秀典 Daisuke, Hidenori Tanaka Composer ダイスケ、田中秀典 Daisuke, Hidenori Tanaka Arrangement 鈴木Daichi秀行 Suzuki Daichi Hideyuki
Epic Records Japan single Title 夏めく坂道 Summerly Slope Catalog no. ESCL-4074

Summerly Slope (Japanese: 夏めく坂道 Natsumeku Sakamichi) is the third and final Japanese opening theme of Pokémon the Series: Black & White. It debuted in BW123 in the Decolora Adventure arc of the second season of the series, replacing Be an Arrow! 2013. It was replaced by V (Volt).

Opening animation

OP text

Japanese English この星の不思議な生き物 ポケットモンスター・・・ ちぢめてポケモン！ 今、サトシとポケモンたちの 出会いと冒険と戦いの 物語がはじまる！ The mysterious creatures of this planet Pocket Monsters... "Pokémon" for short! Now, the story of Satoshi and Pokémon, Their meetings, adventures, and battles Are about to begin!

Synopsis

An Alomomola and a Magikarp are swimming underwater. The series logo appears emerging out of the water. Ash, Iris, Cilan, Pikachu, and Axew are on a cruise ship. A Sunflora appears on a sunflower field. It cuts to a scene where Ash and his friends are running and jumping happily with their Pokémon. A field of Bug Pokémon is shown. As the sun rises, Porter is on a cruise ship with Mrs. Ripple's Purrloin and Watchog. Multiple Swanna, Swablu, and Altaria are also seen flying near the ship. Next, Jessie, James, and Meowth are riding in their submarine. A giant Zoroark picks up the submarine and the Team Rocket trio runs off. After that, Chili poses with his Pokémon followed with Cress, Alexa (Professor Juniper in BW123-BW134), and Clair. A comparison of the original design and the redesign of Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny is shown. This is followed with several Ghost Pokémon and Jirachi appearing during the night. As Ash and his friends are looking over the horizon, Mewtwo flies to the sun. Delia and Mimey are at home looking at the sky. Professor Oak and Tracey are doing lab work on Bulbasaur and they look at the sky, too. Pikachu climbs on Ash's shoulder and they smile happily. The opening ends with a group shot of Professor Oak, Clair, Cilan, Ash, Iris, Alexa, Porter, and their Pokémon.

Characters

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Tracey
• Delia
• Nurse Joy (both variants)
• Officer Jenny (both variants)
• Professor Oak
• Professor Juniper (BW123-BW134)
• Chili
• Cress
• Clair
• Porter
• Alexa (BW135-BW142)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Pansage (Cilan's)
• Pansear (Chili's)
• Panpour (Cress's)
• Rotom (Professor Oak's) (BW129-BW142)
• Mr. Mime (Delia's)
• Chansey (Nurse Joy's)
• Audino (Nurse Joy's)
• Growlithe (Officer Jenny's)
• Herdier (Officer Jenny's)
• Accelgor (Professor Juniper's) (BW123-BW134)
• Druddigon (Clair's; Shiny)
• Watchog (Mrs. Ripple's)
• Purrloin (Mrs. Ripple's)
• Helioptile (Alexa's) (BW135-BW142)
• Gogoat (Alexa's) (BW135-BW142)
• Noivern (Alexa's) (BW138-BW142)
• Alomomola
• Magikarp
• Sunflora
• Gengar
• Banette
• Dusknoir
• Beheeyem
• Caterpie
• Metapod (multiple)
• Butterfree (multiple)
• Dunsparce
• Combee (multiple)
• Swablu (multiple)
• Altaria (multiple)
• Swanna (multiple)
• Zoroark (giant)
• Jirachi
• Mewtwo

Lyrics

TV size

Japanese English 泣き止んだ　雲のあいだから覗く太陽 日差しのスコール　あわてて首を上げる向日葵 水たまり　飛び跳ねた君が振り向いて 笑顔こぼしながらほら　僕の名前　呼んでる たまらず右腕　つかんで　駆け上がった坂道 追い風が背中を押してくれる 抱きしめたい　この夏をぎゅっと そばにいるからね　僕がずっと 陽だまりよりも眩しいんだ　横顔にキラめく滴 二人なら追い越せる 蜃気楼の向こうに見える　tomorrow 聞こえてる？僕の鼓動 The clouds cease their tears, and the sun peeks through the cracks At the squall of sunlight, the sunflowers hurriedly raise their heads Jumping over the puddle, you turned around And with a smile on your face, you're calling out my name You eagerly grasped my right arm, and we ran up the hill slope As the wind at our backs urges us on I want to embrace this summer tightly Because I'll be by your side, always The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else With the two of us, we can overtake it The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage Can you hear the beat of my heart?

Full version

Japanese English 泣き止んだ　雲のあいだから覗く太陽 日差しのスコール　あわてて首を上げる向日葵 水たまり　飛び跳ねた君が振り向いて 笑顔こぼしながらほら　僕の名前　呼んでる たまらず右腕　つかんで　駆け上がった坂道 追い風が背中を押してくれる 抱きしめたい　この夏をぎゅっと そばにいるからね　僕がずっと 陽だまりよりも眩しいんだ　横顔にキラめく滴 二人なら追い越せる 蜃気楼の向こうに見える　tomorrow 聞こえてる？僕の鼓動 午後の風　どこかで風鈴を鳴らして 君の耳元で　切ない音色を奏でて去った 夕焼けに　もしも寂しさが溢れたら 夜空のカーテンの下で　星を分け合おうよ はにかんでみたり　ときどき　泣いたり怒ったりして 会うたび　君が増えてゆくよ 焼き付けたい　この夏をもっと フィルムには残せない君を １フレームだって無駄じゃないさ 素顔映して　いつまでも 誰よりも大切な　君を守ると今　約束するよ 僕から目そらさないで　１mmも 最後の花火があがって　立ちこめる煙と歓声 僕らは言葉なくしたまま立ち尽くしてた この季節が変わっても君とはぐれぬように 抱きしめたい　この夏をぎゅっと そばにいるからね　僕がずっと 陽だまりよりも眩しいんだ　横顔にキラめく滴 二人なら追い越せる 蜃気楼の向こうに見える　tomorrow 聞こえてる？僕の鼓動 The clouds cease their tears, and the sun peeks through the cracks At the squall of sunlight, the sunflowers hurriedly raise their heads Jumping over the puddle, you turned around And with a smile on your face, you're calling out my name You eagerly grasped my right arm, and we ran up the hill slope As the wind at our backs urges us on I want to embrace this summer tightly Because I'll be by your side, always The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else With the two of us, we can overtake it The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage Can you hear the beat of my heart? The afternoon breeze rings wind chimes somewhere Carrying a sorrowful tune to your ears When the sun sets, if you can't contain your loneliness Let's gaze at the stars together under the curtain of the night sky You may try acting shy, sometimes get angry or sad But each time we met, there's always more of you I want to engrave more of this summer into my mind More of you, who can't be captured on film Not a frame is wasted Capturing forever our real selves More precious to me than anyone, I promise you now I will protect you Don't take your eyes off me, not even by 1 millimeter After the last firework rose into the sky, amidst the smoke and cheers We stood where we were, at a loss for words When this season changes, please don't let us be separated I want to embrace this summer tightly Because I'll be by your side, always The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else With the two of us, we can overtake it The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage Can you hear the beat of my heart?

Opening animation spoilers

• Clair obtaining a Shiny Druddigon.

Variants

1. BW123 - BW128: The original animation.
2. BW129 - BW134: The animation is updated to include Professor Oak's Rotom.
3. BW135 - BW137: Alexa, Gogoat and Helioptile replace Professor Juniper and Accelgor; they are also included in the final shot.
4. BW138 - BW142: The animation is updated to include Alexa's Noivern.

BW	123	124	125	126	127	128	129	130	131	132	133	134	135	136	137	138	139	140	141	142
Variant	1						2						3			4
Sound effects at the beginning											✓

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  BW123 to BW128
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  BW129 to BW134
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  BW135 to BW137
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  BW138 to BW142

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  Professor Juniper in the first and second variants
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  Alexa in the third variant
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  Alexa in the fourth variant
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  Oak's Laboratory in the first variant
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  Rotom included in the second, third and fourth variants

Trivia

• This song along with Halo was used as an opening during a span of 20 episodes, the shortest for any original song in the anime (that is, without counting remixes of different songs).
• This is the only opening theme in Pokémon the Series: Black & White that is not sung by Rica Matsumoto.

Japanese opening themes of the Pokémon animated series OS: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master • The Rivals • OK! • Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (Whiteberry version) • Ready Go! AG: Advance Adventure • Challenger!! • Pokémon Symphonic Medley • Battle Frontier • Spurt! DP: Together / Together2008 • High Touch! / High Touch! 2009 • The Greatest - Everyday! / The Greatest - Everyday! (Band Version) BW: Best Wishes! • Be an Arrow! / Be an Arrow! 2013 • Summerly Slope XY: V (Volt) / Mega V (Mega Volt) • Mad-Paced Getter • XY&Z SM: Alola!! • Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary- • Future Connection • Your Adventure JN: One, Two, Three • Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -with my friends- HZ: Heart-Pounding Diary • Halo • Will Other: A New Oath • We are the Pichu Brothers! • Koko

← Be an Arrow!

Japanese opening themes

V (Volt) →

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