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- If you were looking for the English song of the same name, see Battle Frontier (dub).
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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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| バトルフロンティア
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Batoru Furontia
Battle Frontier
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AG OP 4
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髙屋亜希那
Akina Takaya
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| Lyrics
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Rie
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| Composer
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Rie
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| Arrangement
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高梨康治
Yasuharu Takanashi
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| Pikachu Records single
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| This song debuted in the eighth Pokémon movie the week before its television debut.
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Battle Frontier (Japanese: バトルフロンティア lit. Batoru Furontia) is the fourth opening theme of the Advanced Generation series.
It debuted in AG135, replacing Pokémon Symphonic Medley. Its singer, 髙屋亜希那 Akina Takaya, is a relatively unknown artist. It debuted at the same time as a new ending, Pokémon Counting Song. The instruments-only version replaced the instrumental version of Advance Adventure in episode 135 in the Japanese preview of the next episode. It was replaced by Spurt!.
It was also used as the Pokémon Sunday ending from PS053 to PS059 and was then replaced by YEAH!.
Opening animation
OP Text
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English
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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、少年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！
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The mysterious creatures of this planet
Pocket Monsters...
"Pokémon" for short!
Now, the story of a boy, Satoshi, and Pokémon
Their meetings, adventures,and battles
Are about to begin!
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Synopsis
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This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
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Ash and Pikachu are in a field running toward the sun and they jump. The gang are in a forest playing happily, except May. There are flashbacks of Mimey, Delia Ketchum, Professor Oak, Professor Birch, Tracey, and Misty holding an Azurill. Ash's Pokémon are seen using their attacks and they all take a photo. Scott appears in a car and the Frontier Brains, except for Brandon, appear. Then, it showcases the characters' Pokémon. Team Rocket waves. The rest of the opening has been changed multiple times.
Pokémon Sunday ending animation
The first animation sequence in this version is Ash, May, and Brock calling out their Pokémon to attack. Those Pokémon are Combusken, Grovyle, and Mudkip.
The next group of animations are the same as in the main opening (Ash and Pikachu running through the field, through the pan shot of Ash and all of his Pokémon). However, the differences in these animations are that ending credits replace the ones used in the opening. Also, the scene of Scott waving while driving past is replaced by a pan shot of all of the Frontier Brains. The animation sequence following this include portions of the first Frontier Brain battle between Ash and Noland, which involved Charizard and Noland's Articuno. After this, the normal animations resume, starting from the sequence involving Brock chopping up lettuce and cooking rice, and May throwing a Poké Ball. The Team Rocket sequence prior to AG152 (with Weavile) remains intact. This is followed by the Mew and Lucario flyby animation, as was the case in the first version of this opening. Unlike the original ending though, the group silhouette is replaced with the Frontier Brain reveal.
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Lyrics
TV size
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English
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光る 大地に立ち
永遠の バトル誓う
笑顔 ちょっぴり涙
みんな 忘れないよ
想いは 距離を飛び越え
今 君に届く きっと
ウーイエ！！
GANGAN 進め 風切って
GANGAN 行くぜ 最後まで
完全・燃焼 YES, I'm OK!!
ウーイエ！！
DONDON パワー 盛り上がって
DONDON 勇気湧いてくる
限りない 力を信じよう
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Standing on the shining land...
I vow to battle eternally
I smile... with some tears
I won't forget any of you
My feelings leap the distance
And reach you even now, I'm certain
Oh yeah!!
Intensely move ahead, and cut through the wind
Intensely I'm going, all the way to the end
Perfect combustion - YES, I'm OK!!
Oh yeah!!
Steadily my power rises
Steadily my courage boils over
Let's believe in unlimited strength
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Full version
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English
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光る大地に立ち
永遠のバトル誓う
笑顔 ちょっぴり涙
みんな忘れないよ
想いは距離を飛び越え
今君に届く きっと
ウーイエ！！
GANGAN 進め 風切って
GANGAN 行くぜ 最後まで
完全・燃焼 YES, I'm OK!!
ウーイエ！！
DONDON パワー盛り上がって
DONDON 勇気湧いてくる
限りない力を信じよう
つなぐ手があるから
そうさ ここまで来た
強さ それはやさしさ
少しずつわかったよ
想いは時を飛び越え
今僕ら結ぶ もっと
ウーイエ！！
ZENZEN ヘッチャラ 大丈夫
ZENZEN 心配いらないさ
完全・無欠だ Are you OK?
ウーイエ！！
SOZORYOKU 無限大
SOSO 僕らいい調子
限りないチャンスをつかもう
ウーイエ！！
GANGAN 進め 風切って
GANGAN 行くぜ 最後まで
完全・燃焼 YES, I'm OK!!
ウーイエ！！
DONDON 作戦 ひらめいて
DONDON 攻撃 止まらない
完全・無欠だ Are you OK?
ウーイエ！！
GUNGUN パワー盛り上がって
GUNGUN 勇気湧いてくる
輝くゴールを駆け抜けろ
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Standing on the shining land...
I vow to battle eternally
I smile... with some tears
I won't forget any of you
My feelings leap the distance
And reach you even now, I'm certain
Oh yeah!!
Intensely move ahead, and cut through the wind
Intensely I'm going, all the way to the end
Perfect combustion - YES, I'm OK!!
Oh yeah!!
Steadily my power rises
Steadily my courage boils over
Let's believe in unlimited strength
Because we're holding hands
Yes, that's why we've come so far
Strength is kindness
I've come to understand that little by little
My feelings leap over time
And now we'll be connected more!
Oh yeah!!
Nothing will ever go wrong
Nothing will ever worry me
Everything is perfect, are you OK?
Oh yeah!!
My imagination's forever strong
We're all in high spirits!
Let's catch our unlimited chances!
Oh yeah!!
Intensely move ahead, and cut through the wind
Intensely I'm going, all the way to the end
Perfect combustion - YES, I'm OK!!
Oh yeah!!
Our strategy dazzles everyone
Never letting the attacks stop
Everything is perfect, are you OK?
Oh yeah!!
Steadily my power rises
Steadily my courage boils over
Run through the dazzling goal!
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Anime episodes in which this song was used as background music
Variants
There are 10 variants of the opening animation:
- AG135 - AG148: The original animation (from AG146 onwards, the opening text introducing Pocket Monsters is added).
- AG149: Animation updated to include Marshtomp.
- AG150 - AG151: Animation updated to reveal Greta.
- AG152: Animation updated to include Dustox; the scenes featuring Weavile and Mew with Lucario are replaced by a scene based on the boxart illustrations of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, which were released on the same day.
- AG153 - AG154: Animation updated to reveal Tucker.
- AG155 - AG157: Animation updated to include Donphan.
- AG158: Animation updated to include Eevee.
- AG159 - AG161: Animation updated to reveal Lucy; director 日高正光 Masamitsu Hidaka is removed.
- AG162 - AG163: Animation updated to include Sceptile.
- AG164 - AG165: Animation updated to reveal Spenser.
Gallery
Group shot
From AG149 to AG157; Mudkip replaced with Marshtomp
From AG158 to AG161; Eevee added to the group shot
From AG162 to AG165; Grovyle replaced with Sceptile
Ash's team
From AG162 to AG165; Grovyle replaced with Sceptile
Frontier Brains
From AG164 to AG165; Palace Maven Spencer revealed
Brock's scene
From AG149 to AG165; Mudkip replaced with Marshtomp
Team Rocket scene
From AG135 to AG151; a Weavile passes by, surprising Team Rocket
From AG152 to AG165; reference to the boxart of PMD: Blue Rescue Team
From AG152 to AG165; reference to the boxart of PMD: Red Rescue Team
Trivia
- The movie version of this song has an alternate lead-in.
- The track on the Perfect Best 2 album has a slightly different audio mix compared to the original single. Said album also includes a ballad version of the song.
- Oddly, in episodes before AG152, during the shot of Team Rocket and their current Pokémon waving, Jessie's Dustox is missing from the lineup.
