Be a Hero

If you were looking for the theme song to Pokémon: Advanced, see I Wanna Be a Hero.

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English opening themes

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Be a Hero
Dub OP 18 Artist Ben Dixon and The Sad Truth Lyrics Ed Goldfarb Composer Ed Goldfarb Arrangement Ed Goldfarb and Akhil Gopal
Pokémon album Title Pokémon Movie Music Collection Catalog no. N/A

Be a Hero is the opening theme song for the English dub of the eighteenth season, Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest. It was used from Pathways to Performance Partnering! to All Eyes on the Future!. The opening animation is composed of clips from the second version of the first Pokémon the Series: XY Japanese opening Mega V and an episode clip. A full-length version titled Be a Hero (A Hero's Journey) was released on the Pokémon Movie Music Collection album.

Lyrics

TV version

You're just a kid on a quest
To be the best of the best
Someday you're destined for power and glory
You know you're up to the test
There's only one way to tell this story

Be a hero!
Be a hero!
All the power is at your command
Face your fears and show you're a hero
The future of the world is in your hand

Pokémon!

Full version

Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah

You're just a kid on a quest
To be the best of the best
Someday you're destined for power and glory
You know you're up to the test
There's only one way to tell this story

Be a hero!
Be a hero!
All the power is at your command
Face your fears and show you're a hero
The future of the world is in your hand

You feel it time and again
That something's coming, but
When will be the moment that leads to greatness?
All you need's you and a friend
Together you'll demonstrate what strength is

Be a hero!
Be a hero!
All the power is at your command
Face your fears and show you're a hero
The future of the world is in your hand

(Be a heeeerrroooooooooooohhhhhhh...)

Be a hero!
Be a hero!
All the power is at your command

Be a hero!

Aah aah aah aah aah
Aah aah aah aah aah

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Diantha
• Tierno
• Shauna
• Trevor

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Froakie (Ash's)
• Fletchinder (Ash's)
• Hawlucha (Ash's)
• Pumpkaboo (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Gardevoir (Diantha's; Mega Gardevoir)
• Bulbasaur (Shauna's)
• Squirtle (Tierno's)
• Charmander (Trevor's)

Video

By Pokémon

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Trivia

• Due to using scenes from Mega V, which was not updated to feature Ash's Frogadier and was replaced before A Showcase Debut!, this opening theme makes appearances on future episodes where Ash's Froakie evolved into Frogadier, yet still featuring Froakie, and it also appears on episodes with Serena's new design, yet still features her old design.
• An instrumental version of this song was used in The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!, Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!, A Relay in the Sky!, Over the Mountain of Snow!, A Legendary Photo Op!, The Tiny Caretaker!, A Performance Pop Quiz!, All Eyes on the Future!, Till We Compete Again!, and Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
• The melody of the full version includes a snippet of Ed Goldfarb's leitmotif for Ash used throughout Pokémon the Series: XY, near the beginning and the end of the song.
• The full version of this song is the only english opening theme which does not contain the word Pokémon.

In other languages

Language		Title
Czech		Hrdinou být To be a hero
Danish		Du er Helten You're the Hero
Dutch		Wees een vechter Be a fighter
Finnish		Sankaruuteen To be a hero
French		Sois un héros Be a hero
German		Sei ein Held Be a Hero
Greek		Ήρωα Μας Our Hero
Hebrew		!גיבורים Giborim!
Italian		Sei Un Eroe You're a Hero
Norwegian		Vi er helter We're heroes
Polish		Gdy zostaniesz bohaterem When you'll be a hero
Portuguese	Brazil	Seja Herói Be Hero
	Portugal	Sê um Herói Be a Hero
Russian		Будь героем Be a Hero
Spanish	Latin America	Sé un Héroe Be a Hero
	Spain	Sé un Héroe Be a Hero
Swedish		Bli en hjälte Become a hero
Turkish		Kahraman ol Be a hero

References

English opening themes of the Pokémon animated series 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 • Gotta Catch Em All HZ: Becoming Me / We Go (English Ver.) Other: Side by Side • Pokérap GS / Pokémon Chronicles theme • Always Safe

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