Exciting Pokémon Relay

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Exciting Pokémon Relay (Japanese: ポケモンはらはらリレー Pokémon Hara Hara Relay) is the eighth Japanese 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.
==Ending animation: TV ED 8A==
===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.
===Characters===
====Pokémon====
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* (×4)
==Lyrics==
===TV size===
! Japanese
! English
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| lang="ja" | <ab>
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| <ab>Exciting Pokémon Relay!
'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!
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!</ab>
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===Full version===
! Japanese
! English
|-
| lang="ja" | <ab>
</ab>
| <ab>Exciting Pokémon Relay!
'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!
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!</ab>
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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.
===Characters===
====Pokémon====
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* (Ditto transformation from Ditto's Mysterious Mansion)
* (Ditto transformation from Ditto's Mysterious Mansion)
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* (×4)
* 
==Lyrics==
===TV size===
! Japanese
! English
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| lang="ja" | <ab>
}
</ab>
| <ab>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!</ab>
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===Full version===
! Japanese
! English
|-
| lang="ja" | <ab>
}
</ab>
| <ab>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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==Trivia==
===Errors===
Category:Japanese ending themes
es:EDJ08
ja:ポケモンはらはらリレー
zh:宝可梦紧张刺激的接力赛