The Rivals

ライバル！
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TV OP 2 Artist 松本梨香 {{{artistname_ro}}} Lyrics 戸田昭吾 {{{lyricistname_ro}}} Composer たなかひろかず Arrangement たなかひろかず {{{arrangername_ro}}}
Pikachu Records Title ライバル！ Catalog no. ZMDP-156
This was also the opening to the second Pokémon movie, Revelation Lugia.

CD cover of Rival!

Rival! (Japanese: ライバル！ Raibaru! exact) is the second opening theme song of the Japanese Pokémon anime series.

It debuted in EP082, replacing Aim to Be a Pokémon Master.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Misty
• Tracey Sketchit (debut)
• Jessie
• James
• Gary Oak
• Professor Oak
• Delia Ketchum
• Nurse Joy
• Officer Jenny
• Giovanni
• Ritchie
• Duplica
• Samurai
• Mandi
• A.J.
• Giselle
• Jeanette Fisher
• the Hiker from the episode "Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden"

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Charizard (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash's)
• Lapras (Ash's, new, debut)
• Snorlax (Ash's, new, debut)
• Psyduck (Misty's)
• Goldeen (Misty's)
• Staryu (Misty's)
• Venonat (Tracey's, debut)
• Marill (Tracey's, debut)
• Scyther (Tracey's, new, debut)
• Growlithe (Gary's)
• Pikachu (Sparky, Ritchie's)
• Charmander (Zippo, Ritchie's)
• Butterfree (Happy, Ritchie's)
• Ditto (Duplica's)
• Jigglypuff (Regular)
• Pinsir (Samurai's)
• Golbat (Mandi's)
• Sandshrew (A.J.'s)
• Cubone (Giselle's)
• Bellsprout (League girl(?)'s)
• Rhyhorn (Hiker(?)'s)
• Pidgeot
• Growlithe
• Magneton
• Slowbro
• Gyarados

Lyrics

Japanese	Romaji	English
	Batoru shiyou ze!	Let's battle!
	Hoeru, Hanero, Sora wo tobu	Roar, Splash, Fly
	TRI ATTACK, Megaton PUNCH!	Tri-Attack, Mega Punch!
	Utau, Nemuru, PSYCHOKINESIS	Sing, Rest, Psychic
	ROCKET Zutsuki, Juuman BOLT!	Skull Bash, Thunderbolt!
	Katte mo makette mo omatsurisawagi	Win or lose, I’ll celebrate
	Batoru shiyou ze, Pokemon batoru!	Let’s battle, a Pokémon Battle!
	Maketa kuyashisa wa	It’s so disappointing to lose
	Furueru hodo dakedo	That I'm trembling, but,
	Nigiri kobushi wo hodoite	My clenched fist loosens
	Zubon de ase buki akushu shiyuou!	I wipe the sweat on my jeans, and shake hands!
	Toki no nagare wa fushigi da ne?	Isn't the flow of time mysterious?
	"Dotchi ga katta ka nee oboeteru?"	"Do you remember who won?"
	Ima de wa hora!	Now look!
	Warai nagara hanashi ga dekiru yo	I can talk while I laugh
	"Wasureta ne!" tte toboketeru	"Let's forget it!" said while playing dumb
	Sonna ore no raibarutachi	Those are my rivals