Summerly Slope

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Summerly Slope (Japanese: 夏めく坂道 Natsumeku Sakamichi) is the third and final Japanese opening theme of Pokémon the Series: Black & White. It debuted in BW123 in the Decolora Adventure arc of the second season of the series, replacing Be an Arrow! 2013. It was replaced by V (Volt).
==Opening animation==
===OP text===
! Japanese
! English
|-
| <ab>こののなき
ポケットモンスター・・・
ちぢめてポケモン！
、サトシとポケモンたちの
いとといの
がはじまる！</ab>
| <ab>The mysterious creatures of this planet
Pocket Monsters...
"Pokémon" for short!
Now, the story of and Pokémon,
Their meetings, adventures, and battles
Are about to begin!</ab>
|}
|}
===Synopsis===
An and a are swimming underwater. The series logo appears emerging out of the water. , , , , and are on a cruise ship. A appears on a sunflower field. It cuts to a scene where Ash and his friends are running and jumping happily with their Pokémon. A field of Pokémon is shown. As the sun rises, Porter is on a cruise ship with Mrs. Ripple's and . Multiple , , and are also seen flying near the ship. Next, Jessie, James, and are riding in their submarine. A picks up the submarine and the Team Rocket trio runs off. After that, Chili poses with his Pokémon followed with Cress, Alexa (Professor Juniper in BW123-BW134), and Clair. A comparison of the original design and the redesign of Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny is shown. This is followed with several Pokémon and appearing during the night. As Ash and his friends are looking over the horizon, flies to the sun. and Mimey are at home looking at the sky. and are doing lab work on and they look at the sky, too. Pikachu climbs on Ash's shoulder and they smile happily. The opening ends with a group shot of Professor Oak, Clair, Cilan, Ash, Iris, , Porter, and their Pokémon.
===Characters===
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* Jessie
* James
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* Nurse Joy (both variants)
* Officer Jenny (both variants)
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* Professor Juniper (BW123-BW134)
* Chili
* Cress
* Clair
* Porter
* Alexa (BW135-BW142)
====Pokémon====
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* ()
* ()
* (Professor Oak's) (BW129-BW142)
* (Delia's)
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* ()
* ()
* (Officer Jenny's)
* (Professor Juniper's) (BW123-BW134)
* (Clair's; Shiny) 
* (Mrs. Ripple's)
* (Mrs. Ripple's)
* (Alexa's) (BW135-BW142)
* (Alexa's) (BW135-BW142)
* (Alexa's) (BW138-BW142)
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==Lyrics==
===TV size===
! Japanese
! English
|-
| <ab>
</ab>
| <ab>The clouds cease their tears, and the sun peeks through the cracks
At the squall of sunlight, the sunflowers hurriedly raise their heads
Jumping over the puddle, you turned around
And with a smile on your face, you're calling out my name
You eagerly grasped my right arm, and we ran up the hill slope
As the wind at our backs urges us on
I want to embrace this summer tightly
Because I'll be by your side, always
The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else
With the two of us, we can overtake it
The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage
Can you hear the beat of my heart?
</ab>
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===Full version===
! Japanese
! English
|-
| <ab>
</ab>
| <ab>The clouds cease their tears, and the sun peeks through the cracks
At the squall of sunlight, the sunflowers hurriedly raise their heads
Jumping over the puddle, you turned around
And with a smile on your face, you're calling out my name
You eagerly grasped my right arm, and we ran up the hill slope
As the wind at our backs urges us on
I want to embrace this summer tightly
Because I'll be by your side, always
The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else
With the two of us, we can overtake it
The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage
Can you hear the beat of my heart?
The afternoon breeze rings wind chimes somewhere
Carrying a sorrowful tune to your ears
When the sun sets, if you can't contain your loneliness
Let's gaze at the stars together under the curtain of the night sky
You may try acting shy, sometimes get angry or sad
But each time we met, there's always more of you
I want to engrave more of this summer into my mind
More of you, who can't be captured on film
Not a frame is wasted
Capturing forever our real selves
More precious to me than anyone, I promise you now I will protect you
Don't take your eyes off me, not even by 1 millimeter
After the last firework rose into the sky, amidst the smoke and cheers
We stood where we were, at a loss for words
When this season changes, please don't let us be separated
I want to embrace this summer tightly
Because I'll be by your side, always
The drops on your cheek glitter brighter than anywhere else
With the two of us, we can overtake it
The tomorrow just visible beyond the mirage
Can you hear the beat of my heart?
</ab>
|}
|}
==Opening animation spoilers==
* Clair obtaining a Shiny .
==Variants==
#BW123 - BW128: The original animation.
#BW129 - BW134: The animation is updated to include 's .
#BW135 - BW137: Alexa, and replace Professor Juniper and ; they are also included in the final shot.
#BW138 - BW142: The animation is updated to include Alexa's .
BW 	123	124	125	126	127	128	129	130	131	132	133	134	135	136	137	138	139	140	141	142
Variant 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	2 	2 	2 	2 	2 	2 	3 	3 	3 	4 	4 	4 	4 	4
Sound effects at the beginning	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	✓
File:OPJ16 Final Shot variant 1.png|BW123 to BW128
File:OPJ16 Final Shot variant 2.png|BW129 to BW134
File:OPJ16 Final Shot variant 3.png|BW135 to BW137
File:OPJ16 Final Shot variant 4.png|BW138 to BW142
File:OPJ16 Juniper.png|Professor Juniper in the first and second variants
File:OPJ16 Alexa.png|Alexa in the third variant
File:OPJ16 Alexa 2.png|Alexa in the fourth variant
File:OPJ16 Oaks Lab variant 1.png|Oak's Laboratory in the first variant
File:OPJ16 Oaks Lab variant 2.png|Rotom included in the second, third and fourth variants
==Videos==
==Trivia==
* This song along with Halo was used as an opening during a span of 20 episodes, the shortest for any original song in (that is, without counting remixes of different songs).
* This is the only opening theme in Pokémon the Series: Black & White that is not sung by Rica Matsumoto.
==Related articles==
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