Exciting Pokémon Relay

Exciting Pokémon Relay (Japanese: ポケモンはらはらリレー Pokémon Hara Hara Relay) is the eighth ending theme of the original series. It debuted in EP142, replacing Meowth's Party. It was replaced by Exciting² Pokémon Relay in EP152. It returned in EP163, replacing Takeshi's Paradise. It was later replaced by To My Best Friend in EP173.

Synopsis
The two versions of this song each tell a story of a Pokémon with a problem, which is ultimately resolved after a long series of unlikely events involving other Pokémon. The first and slower version of the song is about a that's in a bad mood. It angrily shocks a so that its skeleton is revealed. A passing mistakes the shocked Meowth for another Cubone and shakes its club as a greeting. Inspired by Cubone's moves, a starts to sing, which causes a group of  to start dancing. The dancing Bellossom cheer up the depressed Pichu who becomes cheerful again.

Pokémon

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 's in a bad mood and it makes everyone nervous Pichu's in a bad mood and that's concerning No one knows what happened But it's a problem, a big problem!
 * ''Exciting Pokémon Relay!

When Pichu gets angry It releases a burst of electricity When Pichu released a burst of electricity The beside Pichu gets shocked When the Meowth beside Pichu gets shocked Meowth's skeleton shines through

When Meowth's skeleton shines through thinks it is one of his friends When Cubone thinks it is one of his friends It waves its bone around as a signal When Cubone waves its bone around as a signal suddenly begins to sing

When Marill suddenly begins to sing A fun rhythm is born When a fun rhythm is born begins to dance When Bellossom begins to dance (When Bellossom begins to dance?) Yes, Pichu is once again in a good mood

Woah~!!

Ta-da!''
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 's in a bad mood and it makes everyone nervous Pichu's in a bad mood and that's concerning No one knows what happened But it's a problem, a big problem!
 * ''Exciting Pokémon Relay!

When Pichu gets angry It releases a burst of electricity When Pichu released a burst of electricity The beside Pichu gets shocked When the Meowth beside Pichu gets shocked Meowth's skeleton shines through

When Meowth's skeleton shines through thinks it is one of his friends When Cubone thinks it is one of his friends It waves its bone around as a signal When Cubone waves its bone around as a signal suddenly begins to sing

When Marill suddenly begins to sing A fun rhythm is born When a fun rhythm is born begins to dance When Bellossom begins to dance (When Bellossom begins to dance?) Yes, Pichu is once again in a good mood

Now, there's a sad, crying and it makes everyone nervous Now, there's a sad, crying Togepi and that's concerning No one knows what happened But it's a problem, big problem no. 2

When Togepi starts crying It produces a little sea of tears When it produces a little sea of tears merrily swims around When Gyarados merrily swim around It make really, really, really big waves

When Gyarados makes really, really, really big waves takes a board and goes surfing When Pikachu takes a board and goes surfing Everyone who looks bursts wildly into applause When everyone who looks bursts wildly into applause A confusedly thinks they are begging it to sing

When Psyduck confusedly thinks they are begging it to sing A silly rhythm is born When a silly rhythm is born begins to dance When Slowking begins to dance (When Slowking begins to dance?) Look, Togepi's no longer crying, but smiling!

Pichu is singing happily Everyone dances happily When everyone was dancing happily They all forget they have to stop for snacks When they all forget they have to stop for snacks (When they all forget they have to stop for snacks?) Oh dear, is Pichu in a bad mood again?

Woah~!!

Ta-da!''
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Ending animation: TV ED 8B
From EP152 to EP156, a different version of the song with a faster tempo beat and different lyrics was used as the ending. This version is called Exciting Pokémon Relay (Hard Version) (Japanese: ポケモンはらはらリレー（むずかし版） Pokémon Hara Hara Relay (Muzukashi Ban)). In a similar way, the 2001 Whiteberry version of Aim to Be a Pokémon Master is a remix of song first heard in 1997 with Rica Matsumoto as the artist.

Synopsis
In this version, a is incapable of transforming. This causes the Pokémon Mimicry Association to look for a new mascot. They eventually pick a as their new mascot. The Sudowoodo celebrates its promotion by launching some fireworks which accidentally knock a passing out of the sky. The Ledyba falls towards an in the middle of a baseball game who mistakes it for a baseball and catches it. Thinking Electabuzz caught a real baseball, the that's acting as umpire shouts to end the inning. Ditto, who was watching the entire thing is so confused that it unintentionally manages to transform.

Pokémon

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 * ''Exciting Pokémon exciting relay! (Hard Version!)

can't transform and it makes everyone very nervous Ditto can't transform and that's concerning Ditto can't transform and it makes everyone very nervous Ditto can't transform and that's concerning No one knows how this even happened But it's a problem, Big Problem no. 4!

As Ditto can't transform The Pokémon mimicry convention no longer has a champion As the Pokémon mimicry convention no longer has a champion The persistent somehow wins for the first time! As the persistent Sudowoodo somehow wins for the first time! It celebrates by launching fireworks with a bang

As it celebrates by launching fireworks with a bang A passing faints from shock As a passing Ledyba faints from shock and It falls, spiraling downward to the ground As it falls and spiral downward to the ground A baseball-playing unintentionally makes a nice catch!

As Electabuzz unintentionally makes a nice catch Everyone really thinks it caught a baseball As everyone thought that it caught a baseball The umpire yells, "Change!" As Meowth yelled, "Change!" (As Meowth yelled, "Change!") The confused Ditto trans~forms!

Woah~!!

Ta-da!''
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 * ''Exciting Pokémon exciting relay! (Hard Version!)

The lost has gone missing and it makes everyone very nervous The lost Chikorita has gone missing and that's concerning The lost Chikorita has gone missing and it makes everyone very nervous The lost Chikorita has gone missing and that's concerning No one knows what happened But it's a problem, Big Problem no. 3!

When the lost Chikorita had gone missing Everyone calls out its name with a loud voice As everyone is calling out its name with a loud voice The sleeping, in a rare moment, got up As the sleeping finally got up It snatched their meals in the blink of an eye?

As it snatched their meals in the blink of an eye goes bananas As Primeape had gone bananas Smoke fumes around his head just like in the comics As smoke fumes around his head just like in the comics begins screaming, "Fire!"

As Wooper began screaming, "Fire!" Everyone emptied the lake to put the fire out As everyone emptied the lake to put out the fire jumped hi~gh in shock When Magikarp jumped hi~gh in shock? (When Magikarp jumped hi~gh in shock?) Hey, the lost Chikorita has finally been found

can't transform and it makes everyone very nervous Ditto can't transform and that's concerning Ditto can't transform and it makes everyone very nervous Ditto can't transform and that's concerning No one knows how this even happened But it's a problem, Big Problem no. 4!

As Ditto can't transform The Pokémon mimicry convention no longer has a champion As the Pokémon mimicry convention no longer has a champion The persistent somehow wins for the first time! As the persistent Sudowoodo somehow wins for the first time! It celebrates by launching fireworks with a bang

As it celebrates by launching fireworks with a bang A passing faints from shock As a passing Ledyba faints from shock and It falls, spiraling downward to the ground As it falls and spiral downward to the ground A baseball-playing unintentionally makes a nice catch!

As Electabuzz unintentionally makes a nice catch Everyone really thinks it caught a baseball As everyone thought that it caught a baseball The umpire yells, "Change!" As Meowth yelled, "Change!" (As Meowth yelled, "Change!"?) The confused Ditto trans~forms!

Woah~!!

Ta-da!''</ab>
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Errors
EDJ08 ポケモンはらはらリレー 宝可梦紧张刺激的接力赛