By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~

君のそばで〜ヒカリのテーマ〜
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Pikachu Records Title Together ／ 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 Catalog no. ZMCP-3241

By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ (Japanese: 君のそばで 〜ヒカリのテーマ〜 Kimi no Soba de ~Hikari no Tēma~, exact Kimi no Soba de ~Hikari no Thema~) was the first ending song of the Diamond & Pearl series.

Opening animation: DP ED 1

Synopsis

Dawn is shown in different poses, along with Ash's hat and Pikachu's ear. She strikes a pose, displaying her Pokétch., which turns into a coin she is tossing. Dawn is looking at the sky with Ash, Brock and their Pokémon. Piplup is on Dawn's shoulder, and they smile. Brock, Ash and Pikachu look at a fountain while Dawn watches Piplup eat. Ash, Pikachu, Brock and Dawn are looking at a Pokémon Contest poster. Piplup, Pikachu and Dawn appear on the screen in rapid order. She smiles at the camera, and a image of the group running with their Pokémon appears. Dawn winks at the camera, and a image of Dawn wearing her contest attire is seen with everyone else and their Pokémon in the background. She is serious, then a image of the group jumping appears. The group is running with a mountain backdrop, as the group jumps the background changes to a valley with a waterfall and rainbow. Dawn looks at the camera, then she poses with her friends. She winks at the camera, then Team Rocket is seen digging a hole. She is serious, then she appears jumping, with a Pokéball in hand. Dawn, Ash and Brock are running again. Then, they, Team Rocket, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny are smiling at the camera.

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Officer Jenny
• Nurse Joy

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Aipom (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Sudowoodo (Brock's)
• Croagunk (Brock's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Carnivine (James's)

Lyrics

Japanese	Romaji	English
ピンクに輝く　自慢のポケッチ	Pinku ni kagayaku jiman no pokecchi	My proud Pokétch shines pink
迷った時には　コイントスをして	Mayoutta takini wa koin tosu wo shite	When you're lost, toss a coin
いつでもまっすぐ　前を見つめてる	Itsudemo massugu mae wo mitsumeteru	I'm always looking ahead to what's in front of me
強くなれる　君のそばで　力になれる	Tsuyoku nareru kimi no soba de chikara ni nareru	I'll become stronger, by your side, I'll become more powerful
「ガンバレ」っていうより	"Ganbare"tte iuyori	When I say "Go for it!"
「ダイジョウブ」って伝えたい	"Daijōbu"tte tsutaetai	I want to mean "That's okay"
信じる勇気あれば　GO GO GO!!	Shinjiru yūki areba GO GO GO!	Believe in the power you have GO GO GO!
君となら　Yeah!!	Kimi to nara YEAH!	It's with you YEAH!
一緒に　Step!!	Isshoni STEP!	Together STEP
大きく　Jump!!	Ōkiku JUMP	A big JUMP
飛び越えてゆけるだろう	Tobikoete yūkeru darou	Will we be able to jump over them?
どんな山も　どんな谷も　こわくないさ	Donna yama mo donna tani mo kowakunai sa	Over mountains, over valleys, without any fear?
みんなで　Yeah!!	Minna de YEAH!	With everyone, YEAH!
一緒に　Step!!	Isshoni STEP!	Together STEP!
明日へ　Jump!!	Ashita he JUMP!	To tomorrow JUMP!
いますぐ瞬間を感じて	Ima sugu shūnkan kanjite	Feel the moment right now
走り出そう　風に乗って	Hashiri dasō kaze ni notte	Let's run, and ride on the wind
もっと　強く！！	Motto tsuyoku!	And get stronger!

Trivia

• DP003 was the first episode to feature this ending.
• Ash's Turtwig was added in DP006.
• Brock's Croagunk was added in DP008.
• Dawn's Buneary was added in DP009.
• Ash's Staravia was added in DP014.
• Brock's Sudowoodo was added in DP015.
• DP025 was the first episode to feature the PopUp. Version of this ending, which added Dawn's Pachirisu, among other Pokémon in the new images which were added to the animation. A reference to Takeshi's Paradise is made in one of the images.
• Brock's egg was added in DP034.
• Dawn's Buizel was added in DP035.
• Brock's Happiny was added in DP039.
• The PopUp.Version is included on the CD single for Together 2007.
• DP051 will be the first episode to feature the Winter Version of this ending.

Variants

The PopUp version have some different images and instruments.