Pokémon Symphonic Medley

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Pokémon Symphonic Medley (Japanese: ポケモン シンフォニック メドレー lit. Pokémon Shinfonikku Medorē) is the third Japanese opening theme of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
It debuted in AG105 on December 2, 2004 and was replaced by in AG135.
It is a medley of six of the previous theme songs: Advance Adventure, Challenger!!, Ready Go!, Polka O Dolka, Because the Sky is There, and Aim to Be a Pokémon Master, in order of appearance.
A 5:24 version entitled Pokémon Symphonic Orchestra was included as a bonus track on the Battle Frontier single (ZMCP-2302), however, it was composed of Advance Adventure, Challenger!!, Smile, Because the Sky is There and Polka O Dolka.
A "sequel" entitled Pokémon Symphonic Medley 2 was included on the single, composed of The Greatest - Everyday!, Message of the Wind, Together, Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!, Surely Tomorrow, and High Touch!.
==Opening animation==
===OP Text===
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| <ab>この星の不思議な生き物
ポケットモンスター・・・
ちぢめてポケモン！
今、少年サトシとポケモンたちの
出会いと冒険と戦いの物語が
はじまる！</ab>
| <ab>The mysterious creatures of this planet
Pocket Monsters...
"Pokémon" for short!
Now, the story of a boy, , and Pokémon
Their meetings, adventures, and battles
Are about to begin!</ab>
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===Synopsis===
 and stand on a cliff overlooking a mountainous region. The series logo comes together in different colors to form one.
, , and burst out of the ground in a dark stadium. Ash orders his Pokémon, , , , , and Pikachu, to attack. Pikachu uses on Registeel, Swellow hits Regice, and Regirock shoots a beam near Ash. However, he appears confident.
 twirls through the air, throwing a . comes out and uses . , , and soar through the fire.
A large group of Pokémon stand on a vast hillside. flies past. Dozens of Pokémon swim through the sea, and flies past. Even more Pokémon run across a grassy hill while others fly through the air.
's silhouette is seen in the entrance to a dark alleyway. He jumps into the air, out of sight.
 digs a horizontal hole underground. However, a group of , , and chase them the opposite way.
 runs with a bouquet of roses through various silhouettes of young women. He tries to give the bouquet to one of them, but it turns into , who eats the flowers; May and Max sigh.
Ash sits alone in a playground. It is raining. He has a disappointed look on his face. Suddenly, he looks up, and Pikachu smiles at him. Then May, Max, and Brock also smile. Pikachu jumps into Ash's arms and May wipes away a tear.
 and attack each other while and fly past. Meanwhile, , , and run up a series of pillars while and fly past. shoots a beam while flying through smoke caused by Groudon and Kyogre's battle. , , and fly up the side of some ruins; Ash and Pikachu are standing at the top. They turn to watch the birds fly away. , in its Normal form, shoots past, turning into its Speed form. It and the birds fly through the night sky, and joins them.
A still shot of Ash, May, Brock, Max, and Pikachu is shown.
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==Lyrics==
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| lang="ja" | <ab>
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| <ab>Full of courage, full of energy
So interesting, so triumphant
Dreams will someday become reality
Though someone sang that...
Like a bud that will someday bloom
My dream will come true</ab>
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==Trivia==
* Even though the silhouette in the alleyway is most likely , Pokémon.com erroneously said the shadowy Pokémon figure was the Red Lightning from Curbing the Crimson Tide, which had not aired yet at that time.
* This is the only opening that does not feature onscreen lyrics in any instance. The song is mostly instrumental, and the lyrics only include a verse from both Advance Adventure and Aim to Be a Pokémon Master.
* Pokémon Symphonic Medley 2 was used both in the end of the Sinnoh Grand Festival depicted in A Grand Fight for Winning!, and the beginning of the Lily of the Valley Conference depicted in An Old Family Blend!.
==Related articles==
Category:Japanese opening themes
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