High Touch!

If you were looking for the CD, see High Touch! / Surely Tomorrow or High Touch! 2009 (CD).

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Japanese opening themes

The Greatest - Everyday! →

ハイタッチ！
Hai Tacchi! High Touch!
DP OP 02 Artist サトシ (CV: 松本梨香) & ヒカリ (CV: 豊口めぐみ) Satoshi (Seiyū: Rica Matsumoto) & Hikari (Seiyū: Megumi Toyoguchi) Lyrics 戸田昭吾 Shiyougo Toda Composer たなか　ひろかず Hirokazu Tanaka Arrangement たなか　ひろかず Hirokazu Tanaka
Pikachu Records single Title ハイタッチ!／あしたはきっと High Touch! / Surely Tomorrow Catalog no. ZMCP-4370

High Touch! (Japanese: ハイタッチ！ lit. Hai Tacchi!) is the second opening song of the Diamond & Pearl series. It debuted with Losing Its Lustrous!, replacing Together2008. It was changed to a remix titled High Touch! 2009 in Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!, which was also used as opening for Arceus: To a Conquering Spacetime. It was replaced by The Greatest - Everyday! in DP158.

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、サトシとヒカリと 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 Hikari, and Pokémon, Their meetings, adventures, and battles Are about to begin!

Synopsis

The opening begins with multiple colors shown, as well as the faces of Ash, Dawn, and Brock. The title is then shown. The trio, with Pikachu and Piplup, are now running across a grassy plain. After a close-up of Dawn, they are now on a sailboat, with all their Pokémon and Wingull above. After a close-up of Brock, he is now seen cooking with Pikachu and Mamoswine nearby and then the Pikachu and Piplup are seen playing while the Pokémon, Ash, Dawn and Brock are seen cheering them on. Dawn, with Piplup and Ambipom, are then seen glaring at Zoey and her Glameow and Kenny and his Prinplup while Ash, with Pikachu and Monferno, glare at Paul with his Honchkrow. Dawn then slightly pushes Ash. Ash then gives her a thumbs-up as the sun rises. Close ups of Ash, Dawn and Brock and Pikachu and Piplup are seen. They are now seen running across a map of Sinnoh. Ash and Dawn then give each other a high-five. Then, from left to right, Delia, Professor Oak, Max, Tracey, May, Misty, and Gary are seen. The Pokémon then are seen smiling in pairs; Buizel and Ambipom, Buneary and Grotle, Staraptor and Gliscor, Happiny and Pachirisu, Mamoswine and Croagunk, Monferno and Sudowoodo and, finally, Pikachu and Piplup. Team Rocket are then seen blasting off with their Pokémon, one by one. Then Saturn is seen sending out his Toxicroak. He is then joined by Mars and Jupiter. In the fiery background, Cyrus and Team Galactic's Golbat appear. J, riding her Salamence, then appears with her ship behind her. Ash's Pokémon then appear and show off their moves; Buizel uses Aqua Jet, Staraptor uses Aerial Ace, Gliscor, and then Grotle, run off, Monferno uses Flame Wheel and Pikachu uses Volt Tackle. The gang once again run across the map. Regigigas is then seen fighting Darkrai, using Hyper Beam. The opening closes with the trio, with Piplup and Pikachu, posing happily.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Paul
• Zoey
• Kenny
• May
• Max
• Misty
• Gary Oak
• Tracey Sketchit
• Professor Oak
• Delia Ketchum
• Cyrus
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Mars
• J

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Turtwig (Ash's) (DP096 - DP100)
• Grotle (Ash's) (DP100 - DP157)
• Staravia (Ash's) (DP096 - DP118)
• Staraptor (Ash's) (DP118 - DP157)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's) (DP096 - DP132)
• Monferno (Ash's) (DP133 - DP157)
• Gliscor (Ash's)
• Swinub (Dawn's) (DP096 - DP103)
• Piloswine (Dawn's) (DP106)
• Mamoswine (Dawn's) (DP104 - DP105; DP107 - DP157)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Yanmega (Jessie's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Honchkrow (Paul's)
• Prinplup (Kenny's)
• Glameow (Zoey's)
• Toxicroak (Saturn's)
• Salamence (J's)
• Wingull (Many) (background)
• Golbat (Many) (background)
• Regigigas
• Darkrai

Lyrics

• Dawn
• Ash
• Both
• Background chorus

TV Size

Japanese

English

Hey Hey Hey! Hey Hey Hey! けんか なかなおり またけんか 言いたいこと いっぱいあるけど いちばんは…… 「いてくれて ありがとう!」 旅はみちづれ 世はなさけ わかったような顔してるけど ほんとうは…… 「いてくれて うれしい!」 ナイス パートナー！ ナイスライバル！ おしてあげるよ ひっぱってあげる 見あげる太陽 なんだかまぶしくて Hey Hey Hey! うまくいったら ハイタッチ！ Hey Hey Hey! へこんじゃっても もとどおり いってしょ ならば あきらめるのは 早いぜ GO GO GO! Hey Hey Hey! うまくいったね ハイタッチ！ Hey Hey Hey! バトルあいてと ハンドシェイク いっしょ ならば もっと遠くに　いけるぜ！ GO GO GO！ GO GO GO! GO GO GO！

Hey Hey Hey! Hey Hey Hey! We fight, make up, and then we fight again There are a lot of things I want to say to you But foremost... "Thanks for being here for me!" Companions in this journey, compassion in the world I pretend to understand those things, but The truth is... "I'm happy you're here for me!" Nice Partner! Nice Rival! I'll push you forward I'll pull you back The sun seems so dazzling when I look up at it Hey Hey Hey! If it all goes well, let's high five! Hey Hey Hey! If we're feeling down, we'll come right back! As long as we are together I will not give up so easily! GO GO GO! Hey Hey Hey! It all went well, so let's high five! Hey Hey Hey! Shake hands with our opponent in battle As long as we're together We can go even further than before! GO GO GO! GO GO GO! GO GO GO!

Full version

Japanese

English

Hey Hey Hey! Hey Hey Hey! Hey Hey Hey! Hey Hey Hey! けんか なかなおり またけんか 言いたいこと いっぱいあるけど いちばんは…… 「いてくれて ありがとう!」 旅はみちづれ 世はなさけ わかったような顔してるけど ほんとうは…… 「いてくれて うれしい!」 ナイス パートナー！ ナイスライバル！ おしてあげるよ ひっぱってあげる 見あげる太陽 なんだかまぶしくて Hey Hey Hey! うまくいったら ハイタッチ！ Hey Hey Hey! へこんじゃっても もとどおり いってしょ ならば あきらめるのは 早いぜ GO GO GO! ねらいさだめ　バブルこうせん！ たよりなる　ポッチャマだけど ときどきは...... はずれちゃって　めっちゃピンチ！ きあいこめて　10まんボルト！ おれのじまん　ピカチュウだけど かんたんに...... 勝てるわけじゃない！ ナイス パートナー！ ナイスライバ ル！ 声かけあって フォロしあえば 思ったとおりに　わざも決まりだす！ Hey Hey Hey! うまくいったね ハイタッチ！ Hey Hey Hey! きょうの勝利は　忘れない！ いっしょならば どんなピンチも　逃げてく！ Hey Hey Hey! 腕をのばし　ハイタッチ！ Hey Hey Hey! 笑顔いっぱい　こころづよい！ いっしょうならば つよいおいても　ウェルカム！ GO GO GO！ Yeah Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah Yeah! きょうも　あしたも　あさっても 旅は　ずっとつづいてくけど いつだって...... すぐそばに　その笑顔！ きたへ　みなみへ　にしひがし 景色くるくる変わるけど どこにだって...... いつも　その笑顔！ ナイス パートナー！ ナイスライバ ル！ まもってくれるよ たすけてくれる ひろがる荒野に　道がまっすぐに Hey Hey Hey! 空のしたで　ハイタッチ！ Hey Hey Hey! ことばよりも　わかりやすい！ いっしょうならば 夢にむかって　とべるぜ！ Hey Hey Hey! うまくいったら ハイタッチ！ Hey Hey Hey! へこんじゃっても もとどおり いってしょ ならば あきらめるのは 早いぜ GO GO GO！ Hey Hey Hey! うまくいったね ハイタッチ！ Hey Hey Hey! バトルあいてと ハンドシェイク いっしょ ならば もっと遠くに　いけるぜ！ GO GO GO！ GO GO GO! GO GO GO！

Hey Hey Hey! Hey Hey Hey! Hey Hey Hey! Hey Hey Hey! We fight, make up, and then we fight again There are a lot of things I want to say to you But foremost... "Thanks for being here for me!" Companions in this journey, compassion in the world I pretend to understand those things, but The truth is... "I'm happy you're here for me!" Nice Partner! Nice Rival! I'll push you forward I'll pull you back The sun seems so dazzling when I look up at it Hey Hey Hey! If it all goes well, let's high five! Hey Hey Hey! If we're feeling down, we'll come right back! As long as we are together I will not give up so easily! GO GO GO! Take aim with BubbleBeam! I've come to rely on Piplup, but Sometimes... I'll find myself in a mega pinch! I let out a cry of "Thunderbolt!" Pikachu is my pride and joy, but To put it simply... That doesn't mean I'll win! Nice Partner! Nice Rival! We may argue But as long as we follow each other I think we'll find a way to compromise! Hey Hey Hey! It all went well, so let's high five! Hey Hey Hey! I won't ever forget today's victory! As long as we're together We'll escape from any kind of pinch! Hey Hey Hey! Extending our arms, let's high five! Hey Hey Hey! Smiling this much is so heartwarming! As long as we're together Even a strong tailwind will be welcoming! GO GO GO! Yeah Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah Yeah! Through today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow This journey goes forever on, but Always... Your smile is with me! To the north, to the south, east and west The scenery goes on changing, but No matter where I go... Your smile is always there! Nice Partner! Nice Rival! Protecting me Saving me Our road goes on through and ever expanding wasteland Hey Hey Hey! Underneath the sky, let's high five! Hey Hey Hey! We can understand that more easily than words! As long as we're together We can fly away, facing our dreams! Hey Hey Hey! If it all goes well, let's high five! Hey Hey Hey! If we're feeling down, we'll come right back! As long as we're together I will not give up so easily! GO GO GO! Hey Hey Hey! It all went well, so let's high five! Hey Hey Hey! Shake hands with our opponent in battle As long as we're together We can go even further than before! GO GO GO! GO GO GO! GO GO GO!

Trivia

• This song is preformed by Rica Matsumoto and Megumi Toyoguchi, who are singing as the characters they voice (Satoshi and Hikari, respectively).
• This is the first opening Gary has appeared in since Ready Go!, the final original series opening, as well as the first that May and Max have appeared in since they left at the end of the Advanced Generation series. Likewise, Misty and Tracey make yet another opening appearance since their departure.
• Saturn's Toxicroak imitates its battle animation in Platinum after being released.
• In the instrumental version of the song, Aim to Be a Pokémon Master can be heard.
• Despite being released, Dawn's Ambipom and Ash's Gliscor were not removed from the opening animation. Dawn's Cyndaquil was not been included into the opening either - despite being updated to include Ash's Monferno.
• Due to this opening carrying over into the Pokémon anime's production into HDTV, this is the first opening theme to air in an HDTV format.

Errors

• In the episode in which Swinub evolves, the opening animation replaces it with Mamoswine rather than Piloswine. In the following episode,which was originally aired in a special with the episode where Piloswine evolves, it replaces Mamoswine but then returns as Mamoswine in the following episodes.

Variants

1. DP096 - DP100: The original animation.
2. DP101 - DP103: Grotle replaces Turtwig.
3. DP104 - DP105: Mamoswine replaces Swinub.
4. DP106: The opening is corrected with Mamoswine being replaced by Piloswine.
5. DP107 - DP118: Mamoswine replaces Piloswine.
6. DP119 - DP120: Staraptor replaces Staravia.
7. DP121 - DP132: Presentation switches to widescreen.
8. DP133: Monferno replaces Chimchar.
9. DP134 - DP157: Song is updated with a remixed version, High Touch! 2009. As with Together2008, the opening animation remains completely unchanged from the previous version.

External links

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

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Japanese opening themes

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