Let's Join Hands

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Let's Join Hands (Japanese: 手をつなごう Te o Tsunagō) is the sixth and final Japanese ending theme of . It debuted as an ending song in BW123, replacing Sakura Go-Round.
==Ending animation: BW ED 6==
===Synopsis===
, with on his shoulder, makes a phone call to while Mimey stands next to her. and send an email to Chili, who receives it at the Striaton Gym with standing next to him. and send a letter to the and Shannon via . At Nuvema Town, Professor Juniper tells something, which causes her to freak out, trip over while running and call Burgundy, Georgia, and Stephan on the Xtransceiver.
Burgundy, who is studying at a Pokémon Center with her , doesn't take the news well and gets angry. Stephan takes the news just fine and walks off while Don George and flex in the background. Georgia hangs up and looks up into the air sadly while her stares at her. The scene transitions to extending his hand to a group of , walking with his , Virgil and flying in a helicopter, and Trip taking pictures while his sits next to him. Trip looks to the camera and takes a picture, which transitions to various screenshots of BW001 to BW122 and ends with a picture of Ash, Iris, and Cilan with their on hand Pokémon.
Jessie, James, and are seen with , who gives them blueprints for a submarine from Dr. Zager on a tablet. On a beach, trips on the ground, but is helped up by Pikachu and Axew. On top of a tree, Pansage and hand apples to and while a stuffed sleeps and greedily eats apples in the background. In a city, and can't get up some stairs, so and help by lifting them off the ground.
Ash and Iris begin holding hands, and are soon followed by Cilan. The camera pans along various main characters and rivals from throughout with their Pokémon standing next to them. Inside a circle sits an and its eight evolved forms which is surrounded by Ash, who holds hands with and family in a giant circle. The camera zooms out to a map of Unova, which zooms out even further to show the entire from space. In space, several Poké Balls fly across the screen to indicate messages being sent out.
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==Lyrics==
===TV size===
! Japanese
! English
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| <ab>
 
 
 
</ab>
|<ab>It's not anybody's fault when you fall down the road
Just lie down and look at the blue sky
The tear flowing down your cheek is not a glimmering decoration
Do not forget the joy of life today
Got off your knees and stood up 
Your back is stained
But the pain of the mud-covered scar is cheering you on
Let's join hands, even more in painful times
Let's start from zero. Hey, hey, let's join hands
Everyone join hands, even more in painful times
Let's work together. Hey, hey, let's join hands
Let's always, always join hands.
</ab>
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===Full version===
! Japanese
! English
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| <ab>
 
 
 
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|<ab>Everyone join hands, even more in painful times
Let's work together. Hey, hey, let's join hands
Everyone join hands, even more in painful times
Let's work together. Hey, hey, let's join hands
It's not anybody's fault when you fall down the road
Just lie down and look at the blue sky
The tear flowing down your cheek is not a glimmering decoration
Do not forget the joy of life today
Got off your knees and stood up, your back is stained
But the pain of the mud-covered scar is cheering you on
Let's join hands, even more in painful times
Let's start from zero. Hey, hey, let's join hands
Everyone join hands, even more in painful times
Let's work together. Hey, hey, let's join hands
Your most important friend is not here right now
But please aim for that promise and that same dream
No matter how small your strength is, even to the point of helplessness
Please believe on the day our promise will be fulfilled
Huddling up and hanging your head in shame, you cry
Just gather up your courage as you head for tomorrow
Let's join hands, even more in painful times
Let's start from one. Hey, hey, let's join hands.
The love conveyed to the night sky (and to the stars)
Everyone's (wishes) is bonded together as we head for the future
Let's join hands, even more in painful times
Let's start from here. Hey, hey, let's join hands
Everyone join hands, even more in painful times
Let's work together. Hey, hey, let's join hands
Let's join hands, even more in happy times
Together, let's join hands. Hey, hey, let's join hands
Everyone join hands and smile brightly even more
Let's work together. More, more, let's join hands
Let's always, always join hands</ab>
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==Trivia==
* This is the first time since The Rivalry Revival that all of the main characters, past and present, are seen together in . Although The Right Place and the Right Mime also had all of the main protagonists thus far appearing, only appeared at the very end of the episode and didn't meet .
* This is the first Japanese ending theme to show any of 's rivals.
** This is also the only time in which all of Ash's main rivals up to this point are shown together.
* This is the only time that all of the rivals in are shown together.
* This ending marks the first time from Generation VI appears in the .
* Strangely, while the rest of Ash’s friends are wearing their most recent outfits up to this point, is shown in her original series outfit instead of the clothes she wore in her appearances in .
* The shown with may be the one James briefly owned in Who's Flying Now?.
* This is the largest gathering of the animated series characters (main and supporting) to date.
** This is also the first reappearance (outside of flashbacks) of many released Pokémon.
* , , and are the only non-temporary Pokémon species belonging to main characters up to this point to not appear in this ending.
* This is the only appearance Caserin makes outside of his debut episode.
===Errors===
* 's and are shown as an and , respectively.
* 's is missing the pistil in her flower that signifies her female gender.
* 's is missing the notch on his fin that signifies his male gender.
==Variants==
* BW123-BW142: Original version.
* BW127-BW138: : The scenes from Bianca using her Xtransceiver to the slideshow are replaced with live action shots and stills of the members of Shiritsu Ebisu Chūgaku cosplaying as each of the Eeveelutions, including Eevee. The flowing banner is shortened and switches to a shot of the girl group holding hands in front of an animated sky background which transitions to the circle surrounded by the characters. The end shot of the Pokémon planet doesn't have Poké Balls flying around anymore, instead it is shown closer up with the singers in animated-form. 
==External links==
Category:Japanese ending themes
es:EDJ32
fr:Joignons nos mains
ja:手をつなごう
zh:手牽手