Summerly Slope

Summerly Slope (Japanese: 夏めく坂道 Natsumeku Sakamichi) is the third and final opening theme of the. It debuted in BW123 in the Decolora Adventure arc of the second season of the series, replacing Be an Arrow! 2013. It was replaced by V (Volt).

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! Japanese ! English ポケットモンスター・・・ ちぢめてポケモン！ 、サトシとポケモンたちの いとといの がはじまる！ Pocket Monsters... "Pokémon" for short! Now, the story of and Pokémon, Their meetings, adventures, and battles Are about to begin!
 * こののなき
 * こののなき
 * The mysterious creatures of this planet
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Characters

 * Jessie
 * James
 * Nurse Joy (both variants)
 * Officer Jenny (both variants)
 * Professor Juniper (BW123-BW134)
 * Chili
 * Cress
 * Clair
 * Porter
 * Alexa (BW135-BW142)
 * Professor Juniper (BW123-BW134)
 * Chili
 * Cress
 * Clair
 * Porter
 * Alexa (BW135-BW142)

Pokémon

 * (Professor Oak's) (BW129-BW142)
 * (Delia's)
 * (Officer Jenny's)
 * (Professor Juniper's) (BW123-BW134)
 * (Clair's; Shiny)
 * (Mrs. Ripple's)
 * (Mrs. Ripple's)
 * (Alexa's) (BW135-BW142)
 * (Alexa's) (BW135-BW142)
 * (Alexa's) (BW138-BW142)
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 * (Mrs. Ripple's)
 * (Alexa's) (BW135-BW142)
 * (Alexa's) (BW135-BW142)
 * (Alexa's) (BW138-BW142)
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! Japanese ! English
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 At the squall of sunlight, the sunflowers hurriedly raise their heads Jumping over the puddle, you turned around And with a smile on your face, you're calling out my name
 * The clouds cease their tears, and the sun peeks through the cracks

You eagerly grasped my right arm, and we ran up the hill slope As the wind at our backs urges us on

I want to embrace this summer tightly Because I'll be by your side, always The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else With the two of us, we can overtake it The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage Can you hear the beat of my heart? 
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Full version
! Japanese ! English
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 At the squall of sunlight, the sunflowers hurriedly raise their heads Jumping over the puddle, you turned around And with a smile on your face, you're calling out my name
 * The clouds cease their tears, and the sun peeks through the cracks

You eagerly grasped my right arm, and we ran up the hill slope As the wind at our backs urges us on

I want to embrace this summer tightly Because I'll be by your side, always The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else With the two of us, we can overtake it The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage Can you hear the beat of my heart?

The afternoon breeze rings wind chimes somewhere Carrying a sorrowful tune to your ears When the sun sets, if you can't contain your loneliness Let's gaze at the stars together under the curtain of the night sky

You may try acting shy, sometimes get angry or sad But each time we met, there's always more of you

I want to engrave more of this summer into my mind More of you, who can't be captured on film Not a frame is wasted Capturing forever our real selves More precious to me than anyone, I promise you now I will protect you Don't take your eyes off me, not even by 1 millimeter

After the last firework rose into the sky, amidst the smoke and cheers We stood where we were, at a loss for words When this season changes, please don't let us be separated

I want to embrace this summer tightly Because I'll be by your side, always The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else With the two of us, we can overtake it The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage Can you hear the beat of my heart? 
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Opening animation spoilers

 * Clair obtaining a Shiny.

Variants

 * 1) BW123 - BW128: The original animation.
 * 2) BW129 - BW134: The animation is updated to include 's.
 * 3) BW135 - BW137 Alexa, and  replace Professor Juniper and ; they are also included in the final shot.
 * 4) BW138 - BW142: The animation is updated to include Alexa's.

Trivia

 * The song was used as an opening during a span of 20 episodes, the shortest for any original song in the series (that is, without counting remixes a different songs).

OPJ16 夏めく坂道 如夏日的斜坡