Only One Story

Only One Story is the fourth opening song of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. It debuted in HZ068, replacing .
The full version of the song was first released as a digital single on October 11, 2024.ZEROBASEONE初のアニメタイアップ！日本オリジナル新曲「Only One Story」がテレビアニメ「ポケットモンスター」オープニングテーマに決定！10月11日（金）に配信リリース！ - ZEROBASEONE Japan Official Site （ゼロベースワン オフィシャルサイト）
==Opening animation==
===Synopsis===
Clouds are blowing fast in the sky when the Black Rayquaza appears and flies over them. Liko, Roy, Dot, , , , and gaze at the sunny sky. Dot moves forward first, followed by Roy, and then Liko with Terapagos. They all run forward before stopping at the cliff, with Rayquaza flying in the distance. The series logo appears just as flies into it.
Dot's Room on the Brave Olivine is draped in purple, and Dot is at her desk as an overlay of her feeling frustrated appears. The swirling clouds in the sky are draped in red, and Roy is desperately reaching out for Rayquaza as an overlay of him feeling conflicted as he holds the Sky High Pokémon's ancient Poké Ball appears. The battlefield at Naranja Academy is draped in blue, and Liko recalls one of her fainted Pokémon back into its Poké Ball as an overlay of her feeling sad about her loss appears.
Liko's overlay becomes a transition into the next scene in a colorless background. Liko takes a step, causing green leaves to appear from under her foot. She then reaches out for the full moon with the camera zooming out from her blue eyes, which appear to be the only thing colored. Liko notices a green and sparkly shadow of running past her, followed by and . They all go in front of the Rising Volt Tacklers, becoming their second-stage evolutions and turning everything colorful. Roy and Dot appear alongside Liko, and they all run towards the Rising Volt Tacklers together.
The screen turns completely white, shortly followed by a swinging transition of Liko's pendant. Carmine is in the Kitakami Hall, when causes her to drop her Syrupy Apple. Briar reads the Scarlet Book at the Crystal Pool, and the camera zooms in on her left earring, which turns into a transition. Perrin snaps a photo with Hisuian in a bamboo forest. A darker part of the forest is shown which 's back turned.
Sidian, Coral, Spinel and Chalce appear in front of Gibeon's monolith (which has pink mist with white orbs below it). The scene freezes for a brief moment to show the current Explorers Admins and their Pokémon; under Chalce's orange background of the far left, under Sidian's dark red background of the center left, under Coral's magenta background of the center right, and under Spinel's cyan background of the far right. Amethio and appear in front of them, heading for a whirlwind. Gibeon appears and uses the Laquium's power.
Shiny 50% appears in what appears to be Laqua, facing Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede, along with , , , and Captain Pikachu. A determined Liko tosses a Poké Ball into the air, along with four others, which all release Pokémon as Terapagos turns into its Terastal Form. Cap and Crocalor ride on and respectively. Cap uses , followed by Kilowattrel using , , and fly past each other, both using . Crocalor and Charizard use , followed by Quaxwell and Floragato using and respectively. The onslaught of moves ends with Zygarde meeting Rayquaza's head-on, creating a blast of swirling wind that tears the ground apart. After this, Terapagos appears to be in its Stellar Form, using to clear the sky. Rayquaza, along with Lucius's , , and , flies off into the clear sky, each becoming a ray of dark-gray, green, red, and blue light that collides to create a bright yellow burst of energy.
All the Rising Volt Tacklers are outside the observation deck of the Brave Olivine overlooking the clear, sunny sky with optimism. The focus of this scene turns to Liko, Roy, and Dot, and then Captain Pikachu. Friede walks into a white screen. Amethio and Ceruledge have their backs turned on Spinel and Umbreon. Lucius is seen traveling with who looks to be a younger Gibeon and Rystal, a girl dressed in green carrying Terapagos. The Brave Olivine flies over a bed of clouds next to a wide cliff. 
The opening ends with the Rising Volt Tacklers performing their handshake, the focus quickly turning to just Liko. Her Rotom Phone is next to Lucius's belt and his memoirs, the picture on it depicting an event from the previous episode. 
===Characters===
====Humans====
* Liko
* Roy
* Friede
* Mollie
* Orla
* Ludlow
* Murdock
* Dot
* Amethio
* Lucius
* Spinel
* Coral
* Sidian
* Chalce
* Gibeon
* Rystal
* Carmine (HZ068-HZ073)
* Briar (HZ068-HZ073)
* Perrin (HZ068-HZ073)
* Geeta (HZ074-HZ082)
* Kitakami villagers (HZ068-HZ073)
====Pokémon====
* (; fantasy)
* ()
* ()
* (Liko's; Pagogo; ; ; )
* (; fantasy)
* ()
* ()
* (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
* ()
* ()
* (Orla's)
* (Orla's)
* (Ludlow's)
* ()
* (; )
* (; fantasy)
* ()
* (; HZ068-HZ070)
* (; HZ071-present)
* ()
* (Spinel's)
* (Coral's)
* (Sidian's)
* (Chalce's)
* (Lucius's; Black Rayquaza)
* (; )
* (; Galarian form)
* (; )
* (; )
* (; HZ082-present)
* (Gibeon's; ; )
* (Carmine's; HZ068-HZ073)
* (Perrin's; Hisuian form; HZ068-HZ073)
* (Geeta's; HZ074-HZ082)
* (HZ074-HZ082)
* (HZ074-HZ082)
* (HZ074-HZ082)
==Lyrics==
===TV size===
! Japanese
! Rōmaji
! English
|-
| lang="ja" | <ab>途切れそうでも きっと、大丈夫
ここから踏み出した一歩で 歩いて行くんだ もっと
何回も泣いたって 君ならそう、大丈夫
雨の日ばかり続いていた もう弱虫な心じゃ
虹を探す余裕すらないままさ Always
Ah だけど 踏み出してみたい
導かれるように 心が騒ぐ方へ 歩き出していく
約束の場所で 「逢いたい」 この願いを
見つける度 心がね
ドキドキドキ 鳴って 託された未来へ 行けそうな気がしてる
もう途切れそうでも きっと、大丈夫
繋ぐエール送るから 聞いて Yeah yeah oh
きっと Only OneのStory 描けるんだ
上昇して 輝け Starlight
ここから踏み出した一歩で 歩いて行くんだ もっと
何回も泣いたって 君ならそう、大丈夫</ab>
| <ab>Togiresō demo kitto, daijōbu 
Koko kara fumidashita ippo de aruite yukunda motto
Nankai mo naitatte kimi nara sō, daijōbu
Ame no hi bakari tsuzuiteita mō yowamushi na kokoro ja
Niji o sagasu yoyū suranai mama sa Always
Ah dakedo fumidashite mitai
Michibikareru yō ni kokoro ga sawagu hō e arukidashite iku
Yakusoku no basho de "aitai" kono negai o
Mitsukeru tabi kokoro ga ne
Dokidokidoki natte takusareta mirai e ikesō na ki ga shiteru
Mō togiresō demo kitto, daijōbu
Tsunagu ēru okuru kara kiite Yeah yeah oh
Kitto Only One no Story egakerunda
Jōshō shite kagayake Starlight
Koko kara fumidashita ippo de aruite yukunda motto
Nankai mo naitatte kimi nara sō, daijōbu</ab>
| <ab>Ever seems like things might break apart, it will be okay
With this first step, walk on further
Even if you cry many times, you'll be okay, because you're you
The rainy days just seem to go on, but I'm just a coward
Don't even have time to look for the rainbow, always
Ah, but through it all, I want to take a step forward
As though guided to where my heart clamors for, let's start walking
This wish of "wanting to meet with you" at our promised place
Every time I see you, my heart 
would flutter so fast, I feel like I can go to the future entrusted to me
Ever seems like things might break apart, it will be okay
I'll send you a cheer, will you listen? Yeah yeah oh
There's only one story and only you can draw it
Rise and shine, starlight
With this first step, walk on further
Even if you cry many times, you'll be okay, because you're you</ab>
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===Full version===
! Japanese
! Rōmaji
! English
|-
| lang="ja" | <ab>途切れそうでも きっと、大丈夫
ここから踏み出した一歩で
歩いて行くんだ もっと
何回も泣いたって 君ならそう、大丈夫
雨の日ばかり続いていた
もう弱虫な心じゃ
虹を探す余裕すらないままさ Always
Ah だけど 踏み出してみたい
導かれるように 心が騒ぐ方へ
歩き出していく
約束の場所で 「逢いたい」 この願いを
見つける度 心がね
ドキドキドキ 鳴って
託された未来へ
行けそうな気がしてる
もう途切れそうでも きっと、大丈夫
繋ぐエール送るから 聞いて
Yeah yeah oh
きっと Only OneのStory 描けるんだ
上昇して 輝け Starlight
ここから踏み出した一歩で
歩いて行くんだ もっと
何回も泣いたって 君ならそう、大丈夫
Ah 広い未来 飛び乗った
船に身を任せ 日々がまた少しずつ
煌めいていく
頼りないくらいでいい
勇気が少しあればいい
誰かの声じゃないこれは
ドキドキドキ My way
高鳴ってるんだ My heart
君がいるのなら
もう笑えなくても きっと、大丈夫
響くエールを届けるよ 聞いて
Yeah yeah oh
ずっと Only OneのStory 光っていけるさ
怖くたって立ち向かう時
そうだよ いつも側にいる
ぎゅっとその手掴んで
もう二度と離さないって 約束しようよ
永遠の想い 今 Oh yeah My heart
溢れたら受け取ってみせるよ
ねぇ 君の ねぇ 全部
見つめてるから
途切れそうでも きっと、大丈夫
繋ぐエール送るから 聞いて
Yeah yeah oh
きっと Only OneのStory 描けるんだ
上昇して 輝け Starlight
ここから踏み出した一歩で
歩いて行くんだ もっと
何回も泣いたって 君ならそう、大丈夫</ab>
| <ab>Togiresō demo kitto, daijōbu
Koko kara fumidashita ippo de
Aruite yukunda motto
Nankai mo naitatte kimi nara sō, daijōbu
Ame no hi bakari tsuzuiteita
Mō yowamushi na kokoro ja
Niji o sagasu yoyū suranai mama sa Always
Ah dakedo fumidashite mitai
Michibikareru yō ni kokoro ga sawagu hō e
Arukidashite iku
Yakusoku no basho de "aitai" kono negai o
Mitsukeru tabi kokoro ga ne
Dokidokidoki natte
Takusareta mirai e
Ikesō na ki ga shiteru
Mō togiresō demo kitto, daijōbu
Tsunagu ēru okuru kara kiite
Yeah yeah oh
Kitto Only One no Story egakerunda
Jōshō shite kagayake Starlight
Koko kara fumidashita ippo de
Aruite yukunda motto
Nankai mo naitatte kimi nara sō, daijōbu
Ah hiroi mirai tobinotta
Fune ni mi o makase hibi ga mata sukoshizutsu
Kirameite iku
Tayorinai kurai de ii
Yūki ga sukoshi areba ii
Dareka no koe janai kore wa
Dokidokidoki My way
Takanatterunda My heart
Kimi ga iru no nara
Mō waraenakute mo kitto, daijōbu
Hibiku ēru o todokeru yo kiite
Yeah yeah oh
Zutto Only One no Story hikatte ikeru sa
Kowakutatte tachimukau toki
Sō da yo itsumo soba ni iru
Gyutto sono te tsukande
Mō nidoto hanasanaitte yakusoku shiyō yo
Towa no omoi ima Oh yeah My heart
Afuretara uketotte miseru yo
Nē kimi no nē zenbu
Mitsumeteru kara
Togiresō demo kitto, daijōbu
Tsunagu ēru okuru kara kiite
Yeah yeah oh
Kitto Only One no Story egakerunda
Jōshō shite kagayake Starlight
Koko kara fumidashita ippo de
Aruite yukunda motto
Nankai mo naitatte kimi nara sō, daijōbu</ab>
| <ab>Ever seems like things might break apart, it will be okay
With this first step
Walk on further
Cry as you may, but you're gonna be alright
The rainy days just seem to go on
But I'm just a coward
Don't even have time to look for the rainbow, always
Ah, but through it all, I want to take a step forward
As though guided to where my heart clamors for
Let's start walking
This wish of "wanting to meet with you" at our promised place
Every time I see you, my heart
would flutter so fast
I feel like I can go
To the future entrusted to me
Ever seems like things might break apart, it will be okay
I'll send you a cheer, will you listen?
Yeah yeah oh
There's only one story and only you can draw it
Rise and shine, starlight
With this first step
Walk on further
Cry as you may, but you're gonna be alright
Ah, I jumped ship into the wide future
Letting the ship take me in with each day shimmering
a little bit more
It's okay to be unreliable
All it takes is a little courage
This is not someone else's voice.
Pulse-pounding my way
My heart throbbed high
Because you're here
Even if you can't laugh anymore, it will be okay
I'll send you a cheer, will you listen?
Yeah yeah oh
Our only one story will always shine through
When you stand to fight even though you're afraid
That's right, I'm always there for you
Hold on tight to my hand
Let's promise never to let go again
Now, those eternal feelings, oh yeah my heart
I'll take them all when they overflow
Hey hey, because my eyes are anchored
To all of you
Ever seems like things might break apart, it will be okay
I'll send you a cheer, will you listen?
Yeah yeah oh
There's only one story and only you can draw it
Rise and shine, starlight
With this first step
Walk on further
Even if you cry many times, you'll be okay, because you're you</ab>
|}
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==Variants==
#HZ068 - HZ070: The original animation.
#HZ071 - HZ073: The animation is updated to include Dot's Tinkatuff.
#HZ074 - HZ081: The clips of Carmine, Briar, Perrin, and Lucius's Kleavor are replaced with Geeta and the Legendary beasts. Kleavor is added to the scene with the Six Heroes flying to the sky.
#HZ082: is added to the scene with the Six Heroes.
#HZ083: A silhouette of Laqua is seen behind the Black Rayquaza as it flies around the series title. Geeta and the Legendary beasts are replaced by flashback shots of Rystal, Lucius, Pagogo, and the Black Rayquaza, followed by a scene of Pagogo falling into a hole as a desperate Liko, who is wearing her pendant, reaches out to Rystal and Lucius.
===Laqua===
OPJ32 Rayquaza Laqua V1.png|HZ068 - HZ082 (concealed Laqua)
OPJ32 Rayquaza Laqua V2.png|HZ083 onwards (clearer silhouette of Laqua)
===Characters===
OPJ32 Carmine Sinistcha.png|HZ068 to HZ073 (Carmine and Sinistcha)
OPJ32 Briar.png|HZ068 to HZ073 (Briar)
OPJ32 Perrin Growlithe.png|HZ068 to HZ073 (Perrin and Growlithe)
OPJ32 Kleavor.png|HZ068 to HZ073 (Kleavor)
OPJ32 Geeta Glimmora.png|HZ074 to HZ082 (Geeta and Glimmora)
OPJ32 Legendary beasts.png|HZ074 to HZ082 (Suicune, Entei, and Raikou)
OPJ32 Rystal Terapagos.png|HZ083 onwards (Rystal and Terapagos)
OPJ32 Lucius Rayquaza.png|HZ083 onwards (Lucius and Rayquaza)
===Tinkatink to Tinkatuff===
OPJ32 Dot Tinkatink.png|HZ068 - HZ070 (Tinkatink)
OPJ32 Dot Tinkatuff.png|HZ071 onwards (Tinkatuff)
===The Six Heroes===
OPJ32 Six Heroes V1.png|HZ068 - HZ073 (without )
OPJ32 Six Heroes V2.png|HZ074 - HZ081 (without )
OPJ32 Six Heroes V3.png|HZ082 onwards (all of the Six Heroes present)
===Ending photo===
The photo shown on the Rotom Pad at the end changes every episode.
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ068.png|HZ068
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ069.png|HZ069
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ070.png|HZ070
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ071.png|HZ071
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ072.png|HZ072
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ073.png|HZ073
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ074.png|HZ074
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ075.png|HZ075
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ076.png|HZ076
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ077.png|HZ077
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ078.png|HZ078
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ079.png|HZ079
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ080.png|HZ080
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ081.png|HZ081
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ082.png|HZ082
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ083.png|HZ083
OPJ32 Rotom Photo HZ084.png|HZ084
==Video==
==Trivia==
* This is the second consecutive Japanese opening theme song of the mainline Pokémon animated series to be sung by a non-Japanese artist, as it was sung by a Korean boy band.
==Staff==
Storyboard/Unit Directors 	
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* 忍田雄介
* おつまみ
Animation Director 	
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* 伊藤京子
Key Animation 	
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* 高星佑平
* 横山隆
* 増井宏行
* 森本翼
* 吉野真一
* 宮田忠明
* 花井柚都子
* 松本めぐみ
* 柳原好貴
* 岩井田夏帆
* 酒井裕未
* 萩原慶汰
* 倉員千晶
* 堀田翔一
* 安田周平
* 長田信博
* 安藤誠
* 海老沢咲希
* 宮沢聖麿
* 田中修司
* 大野泰江
* 忍田雄介
* 朝日菜穂子
* ひのたかふみ
2nd Key Animation 	
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* OLM Asia
In-Between Animation Check 	
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* 冨塚真理恵
In-Between Animation 	
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* 許煒
* 村瀬夏奈子
* 関根有理
* OLM Asia
* RIC
* スタジオリングス
Color Script 	
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* おつまみ
Color Keys 	
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* 谷本千絵
Color Coordination/Inspection	
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* 田中文子
Finishing 	
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* スタジオエル
* OLM Asia
* RIC
* スタジオリングス
CGI Director 	
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* 川崎崇由
Photography 	
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* 鈴木大倫
Telop Design 	
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* ステロタイプ
** 伊東正志
** 渡邉翔太
** 森下晴心
Production Assistant 	
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* Bryan Wang Yi Herng
===Notes===
==References==
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