The Time Has Come (Pikachu's Goodbye)

The Time Has Come (Pikachu's Goodbye) is a song first featured in Pikachu's Goodbye, playing in the background of 's flashbacks about . The song was also featured on the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master CD and during the ending credits of the English dub for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias. An instrumental version played in at least three other anime episodes. In the dub, it was played at the end of Bye Bye Butterfree, when flashbacks of Ash and his are shown.
==Important flashbacks==
Some of the flashbacks in the episode include:
* Ash and Pikachu's first electrifying (literally) meeting in Oak's Lab (Pokémon - I Choose You!)
* Pikachu anxious to re-battle Lt. Surge in Vermilion City Pokémon Center after his defeat (Electric Shock Showdown)
* Pikachu wanting to keep battling Sabrina in the Saffron City Gym against all odds (Haunter versus Kadabra)
* Ash and Pikachu running from a band of angry (Pokémon - I Choose You!)
* Pikachu beating by standing on its tail and avoiding Raichu's attack (Electric Shock Showdown)
* Ash capturing his third Pokémon, , with Pikachu's help (Ash Catches a Pokémon)
* Ash trying to get Pikachu to battle A.J. (The Path to the Pokémon League)
* Ash and Pikachu saying goodbye to (Bye Bye Butterfree)
* Ash and Pikachu as ghosts in the Pokémon Tower of Lavender Town (The Tower of Terror)
* Ash training Pikachu to his first opponent, 's (The Punchy Pokémon)
* Various hugs between Ash and Pikachu
==Lyrics==
===Episode/Movie version===
<ab>I close my eyes and I can see the day we met, 
Just one moment and I knew:
You're my best friend, do anything for you.
We've gone so far and done so much 
And I feel like we've always been together.
Right by my side through thick and thin,
You're the part of my life I'll always remember.
The time has come,
It's for the best, I know it.
Who could have guessed that you and I -
Somehow, someday, we'd have to say goodbye.</ab>
===Full version===
<ab>I close my eyes and I can see the day we met, 
Just one moment and I knew:
You're my best friend, do anything for you.
We've gone so far and done so much 
And I feel like we've always been together.
Right by my side through thick and thin,
You're the part of my life I'll always remember.
The time has come,
It's for the best, I know it.
Who could have guessed that you and I -
Somehow, someday, we'd have to say goodbye.
You've helped me find the strength inside 
And the courage to make my dreams come true.
How will I find another friend like you?
Two of a kind, that's what we are, 
And it seems like we were always winning.
But as our team is torn apart, 
I wish we could go back to the beginning.
The time has come,
It's for the best, I know it.
Who could have guessed that you and I -
Somehow, someway, we'd have to say goodbye.
Somehow today, we have to say goodbye.</ab>
==Credits==
* Lead vocal: Marti Lebow
* Guitars: Larry Saltzman
* Co-produced and arranged by John Siegler
==Video==
;Episode version
==Trivia==
* This was the first song to be featured in an actual episode, outside of opening and closing songs. However, this was a different version heard on the episode. It was performed by an unknown male vocalist and done in the key of A major.
* Sheet music for this song is included in , Pokémon Five-Finger Piano, and Pokémon 2.B.A. Master: Recorder Fun!.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
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