Exciting Pokémon Relay

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.

If you were looking for the CD single, see Exciting Pokémon Relay (single).

The subject of this article has no official English name.
The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.

←	Meowth's Party

Japanese ending themes

Takeshi's Paradise

→

ポケモンはらはらリレー

Pokémon Hara Hara Relay
Exciting Pokémon Relay

ED 8A

Artist	愛河里花子 Rikako Aikawa
Lyrics	戸田昭吾 Akihito Toda
Composer	たなか　ひろかず Hirokazu Tanaka
Arrangement	たなか　ひろかず Hirokazu Tanaka

Pikachu Records single

Title	ポケモンはらはらリレー Exciting Pokémon Relay
Catalog no.	ZMDP-1092

Ending animation: TV ED 8A

Pichu version

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 Pichu that's in a bad mood. It angrily shocks a Meowth so that its skeleton is revealed. A passing Cubone mistakes the shocked Meowth for another Cubone and shakes its club as a greeting. Inspired by Cubone's moves, a Marill starts to sing, which causes a group of Bellossom to start dancing. The dancing Bellossom cheer up the depressed Pichu who becomes cheerful again.

Pokémon

Lyrics

TV size

Japanese

English

ポケモンはらはらリレー！
ごきげんななめのピチュー　みんなはらはら
ごきげんななめのピチュー　とてもしんぱい
何があったか知らないけれど
困ったもんだの大問題！

ピチューが怒りだすと
電気ビリビリ流れだす
電気ビリビリ流れだすと
そばにいたニャースがしびれちゃう
そばにいたニャースがしびれちゃうと
ガイコツま～るみえ

ガイコツま～るみえだと
カラカラが仲間とまちがえる
カラカラが仲間とまちがえると
ホネを振って合図する
ホネを振って合図すると
マリルが思わず歌いだす

マリルが思わず歌いだすと
楽しいリズムがうまれる
楽しいリズムがうまれると
キレイハナが踊りだす
キレイハナが踊りだせば
（キレイハナが踊りだせば？）
ピチューのごきげん　ハイ　元通り！

わーーーーーーーー！！

ジャン！

Exciting Pokémon Relay!
Pichu'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 Meowth beside Pichu gets shocked
When the Meowth beside Pichu gets shocked
Meowth's skeleton shines through

When Meowth's skeleton shines through
Cubone 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
Marill suddenly begins to sing

When Marill suddenly begins to sing
A fun rhythm is born
When a fun rhythm is born
Bellossom 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!

Full version

Japanese

English

ポケモンはらはらリレー！
ごきげんななめのピチュー　みんなはらはら
ごきげんななめのピチュー　とてもしんぱい
何があったか知らないけれど
困ったもんだの大問題！

ピチューが怒りだすと
電気ビリビリ流れだす
電気ビリビリ流れだすと
そばにいたニャースがしびれちゃう
そばにいたニャースがしびれちゃうと
ガイコツま～るみえ

ガイコツま～るみえだと
カラカラが仲間とまちがえる
カラカラが仲間とまちがえると
ホネを振って合図する
ホネを振って合図すると
マリルが思わず歌いだす

マリルが思わず歌いだすと
楽しいリズムがうまれる
楽しいリズムがうまれると
キレイハナが踊りだす
キレイハナが踊りだせば
（キレイハナが踊りだせば？）
ピチューのごきげん　ハイ　元通り！

いまにも泣きそなトゲピー　みんなはらはら
いまにも泣きそなトゲピー　とてもしんぱい
何があったか今度も知らないけれど
困ったもんだの大問題２！

トゲピーが泣きだすと
涙で小さな海ができる
涙で小さな海ができると
ギャラドス喜び泳ぎ回る
ギャラドス喜び泳ぎ回ると
大きな波がザザザザザブン

大きな波がザザザザザブンだと
ピカチュウ波乗りくるくるターン
ピカチュウ波乗りくるくるターンすると
見ていたみんなが大拍手
見ていたみんなが大拍手すると
コダックかんちがいして思わず歌いだす

コダック思わず歌いだすと
とぼけたリズムがうまれる
とぼけたリズムがうまれると
ヤドキングが踊りだす
ヤドキングが踊りだせば
（ヤドキングが踊りだせば？）
トゲピーの泣き顔　ホラ　笑い顔！

ピチューが楽しく歌いだすと
みんなが楽しく踊りだす
みんなが楽しく踊りだすと
おやつの時間を忘れちゃう
おやつの時間を忘れちゃうと？
（おやつの時間を忘れちゃうと？）
ピチューのごきげん　あら　またななめ？

わーーーーーーーー！！

ジャン！

Exciting Pokémon Relay!
Pichu'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 Meowth beside Pichu gets shocked
When the Meowth beside Pichu gets shocked
Meowth's skeleton shines through

When Meowth's skeleton shines through
Cubone 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
Marill suddenly begins to sing

When Marill suddenly begins to sing
A fun rhythm is born
When a fun rhythm is born
Bellossom 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 Togepi 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
Gyarados merrily swims around
When Gyarados merrily swim around
It make really, really, really big waves

When Gyarados makes really, really, really big waves
Pikachu 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 Psyduck 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
Slowking 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!

Ending animation: TV ED 8B

ポケモンはらはら²リレー（むずかし版）

Pokémon Hara Hara Hara Hara Relay
Exciting² Pokémon Relay

ED 8B

Artist	愛河里花子 Rikako Aikawa
Lyrics	戸田昭吾 Akihito Toda
Composer	たなか　ひろかず Hirokazu Tanaka
Arrangement	たなか　ひろかず Hirokazu Tanaka

Pikachu Records single

Title	ポケモンはらはらリレー Exciting Pokémon Relay
Catalog no.	ZMDP-1092

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 Exciting² Pokémon Relay (Hard Version) (Japanese: ポケモンはらはら²リレー（むずかし版） Pokémon Hara Hara² 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 Ditto is incapable of transforming. This causes the Pokémon Mimicry Association to look for a new mascot. They eventually pick a Sudowoodo as their new mascot. The Sudowoodo celebrates its promotion by launching some fireworks which accidentally knock a passing Ledyba out of the sky. The Ledyba falls towards an Electabuzz in the middle of a baseball game who mistakes it for a baseball and catches it. Thinking Electabuzz caught a real baseball, the Meowth 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.

Pokémon

Ditto (Duplica's)
Machoke (Ditto transformation from Ditto's Mysterious Mansion)
Bulbasaur (Ditto transformation from Ditto's Mysterious Mansion)
Pichu
Pikachu
Marill
Cubone
Meowth
Bellossom (×4)
Electabuzz

Lyrics

TV size

Japanese

English

ポケモンはらはらはらはらリレー！（むずかしばん）

へんしんできないメタモン　みんなはらはらはらはら
へんしんできないメタモン　とてもしんぱい
へんしんできないメタモン　みんなはらはらはらはら
へんしんできないメタモン　とてもしんぱい
何でそうなっちゃったのかこんども知らないけれど
困ったもんだの大問題４！

メタモンがへんしんできなくなると
ポケモンモノマネ大会の優勝候補がいなくなる
ポケモンモノマネ大会の優勝候補がいなくなると
がんばったウソッキーがなんと初優勝！
がんばったウソッキーがなんと初優勝すると
お祝いの花火がドドーンと打ち上がる

お祝いの花火がドドーンと打ち上がると
飛んでいたレディバがびっくりして気絶する
飛んでいたレディバがびっくりして気絶すると
地面に向かってクルクルヒューンと落ちてくる
地面に向かってクルクルヒューンと落ちてくると
野球をしてたエレブーが思わずナイスキャッチ！

エレブー思わずナイスキャッチすると
だれもが野球のボールをとったとまちがえる
だれもが野球のボールをとったとまちがえると
審判やってたニャースが「チェーンジ！」って叫ぶ！
ニャースが「チェーンジ！」って叫べば
（ニャースが「チェーンジ！」って叫べば？）}
あわててメタモン　あら　へ～んしん！

わーーーーーーーー！！

ジャン！

Exciting Pokémon exciting relay! (Hard Version!)

Ditto 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 Sudowoodo 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 Ledyba 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 Electabuzz 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 Meowth yells, "Change!"
As Meowth yelled, "Change!"
(As Meowth yelled, "Change!")
The confused Ditto trans~forms!

Woah~~~~~~~!!

Ta-da!

Full version

Japanese

English

ポケモンはらはらはらはらリレー！（むずかしばん）

まいごのまいごのチコリータ　みんなはらはらはらはら
まいごのまいごのチコリータ　とてもしんぱい
まいごのまいごのチコリータ　みんなはらはらはらはら
まいごのまいごのチコリータ　とてもしんぱい
何でそうなっちゃったのか知らないけれど
困ったもんだの大問題３！

チコリータがまいごになって見あたらないと
みんなが大きな声で名前呼ぶ
みんなが大きな声で名前呼ぶと
眠っていたカビゴンがめずらしく目を覚ます
眠っていたカビゴンがめずらしく目を覚ますと
みんなのオベントあっという間にごちそうさま？

みんなのオベントあっという間にごちそうさましちゃうと
オコリザルが名前の通りに怒りだす
オコリザルが名前の通りに怒りだすと
マンガみたいに頭から湯気もくもく
マンガみたいに頭から湯気もくもく出ると
ウパーが思わず「火事だー」っておおさわぎ！

ウパーが思わず「火事だー」っておおさわぎすると
火を消すためにみんなで池の水を全部くみあげちゃう
火を消すためにみんなで池の水を全部くみあげちゃうと
コイキングがびっくりして高～く跳ねあがる
コイキングが高～く跳ねあがれば
（コイキングが高～く跳ねあがれば？）
まいごのチコリータ　あっ　みーつけた！

へんしんできないメタモン　みんなはらはらはらはら
へんしんできないメタモン　とてもしんぱい
へんしんできないメタモン　みんなはらはらはらはら
へんしんできないメタモン　とてもしんぱい
何でそうなっちゃったのかこんども知らないけれど
困ったもんだの大問題４！

メタモンがへんしんできなくなると
ポケモンモノマネ大会の優勝候補がいなくなる
ポケモンモノマネ大会の優勝候補がいなくなると
がんばったウソッキーがなんと初優勝！
がんばったウソッキーがなんと初優勝すると
お祝いの花火がドドーンと打ち上がる

お祝いの花火がドドーンと打ち上がると
飛んでいたレディバがびっくりして気絶する
飛んでいたレディバがびっくりして気絶すると
地面に向かってクルクルヒューンと落ちてくる
地面に向かってクルクルヒューンと落ちてくると
野球をしてたエレブーが思わずナイスキャッチ！

エレブー思わずナイスキャッチすると
だれもが野球のボールをとったとまちがえる
だれもが野球のボールをとったとまちがえると
審判やってたニャースが「チェーンジ！」って叫ぶ！
ニャースが「チェーンジ！」って叫べば
（ニャースが「チェーンジ！」って叫べば？）}
あわててメタモン　あら　へ～んしん！

わーーーーーーーー！！

ジャン！

Exciting Pokémon exciting relay! (Hard Version!)

The lost Chikorita 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 Snorlax, in a rare moment, got up
As the sleeping Snorlax finally got up
It snatched their meals in the blink of an eye?

As it snatched their meals in the blink of an eye
Primeape 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
Wooper 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
Magikarp 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

Ditto 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 Sudowoodo 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 Ledyba 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 Electabuzz 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 Meowth yells, "Change!"
As Meowth yelled, "Change!"
(As Meowth yelled, "Change!"?)
The confused Ditto trans~forms!

Woah~~~~~~~!!

Ta-da!

Trivia

Errors

Japanese ending themes of the Pokémon anime
OS:	One Hundred Fifty-One • Meowth's Song • Fantasy in My Pocket • Pokémon Ondo Type: Wild • Riding on Lapras • Meowth's Party • Exciting Pokémon Relay • Exciting² Pokémon Relay Takeshi's Paradise • To My Best Friend • Face Forward Team Rocket! • Pocket-ering Monster-ing

AG:	Because the Sky is There • Polka O Dolka • Smile • Full of Summer!! GLORY DAY ~That Shining Day~ • Pokémon Counting Song • I Won't Lose! ~Haruka's Theme~

DP:	By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~ • Message of the Wind • Surely Tomorrow Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu! • Which One ~ Is It? • In Your Heart, LaLaLa

BW:	Fanfare of the Heart • Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW • Seven-colored Arch Look Look☆Here‎ • Sakura Go-Round • Let's Join Hands

XY:	X Strait Y Scenery • Peace Smile! • DreamDream • Roaring All-Stars • Puni-chan's Song Team Rocket's Team Song • Brilliantly • Pikachu's Song • Meowth's Ballad

SM:	Pose • Twerp, Twerpette • Notebook of the Heart • Type: Wild

JN:	Pokémon Shiritori • Supereffective Type

PK:	Pika Pika Massaichu • Colorful Winter Vacation • Soaring Pokémon Kids • Christmas Eve Santa is Coming Soon! • We are the Pichu Brothers! • Friends' Anniversary Big Midsummer Plan! • Pocket-ering Monster-ing • It's the Start of an Adventure!! Hello! Thank You! • Big Meowth Day • Full of Summer!! • Stay with This Finger Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu! • Which One ~ Is It? • Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW Look Look☆Here • Let's Join Hands • Peace Smile! • Roaring All-Stars

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Japanese ending themes

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