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.
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
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
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.
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!
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!
