Sparkle!
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The subject of this article has no official English name. The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name. |
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HZ ED 03
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Sony Music Labels album
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Sparkle! (Japanese: ピッカーン！ Pikkaan!) is the third Japanese ending theme of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. It debuted as an ending song in HZ068, replacing Let me battle. It aired until HZ088, when it was replaced by Ready Go.
The full version of the song was first released as a digital single on October 18, 2024.[1]
Ending animation
Synopsis
Six silhouettes stand in front of a brick wall, adorned with neon signs of the Fire, Grass, Water, and Electric types, as well as the symbol of the Rising Volt Tacklers. As the camera zooms in, the six silhouettes raise their hands before jumping on the beat as the spotlight comes on, revealing to be Liko, Roy, Dot, and their respective partner Pokémon. Under a green lighting, Liko and Floragato dance to the music before Dot and Quaxwell transition across the screen to change the focus to Roy and Crocalor dancing under a red lighting on the opposite side of the screen. The focus returns to the six of them as they dance together, with the outstretched hands of the Trainers creating a light that makes a white screen.
On a green screen, Liko and Sprigatito are above Indigo Academy. A red screen comes up next, with Roy and Fuecoco being above the former's island. Finally, a blue screen appears with Dot and Quaxly hovering above Levincia. Liko, with her eyes closed, circles around the screen and fills it with pink mist. Terapagos swims around before the camera focuses on Liko, who opens her eyes. Liko runs alone on a pink background, later being joined by Sprigatito and Hatenna, who then change into Floragato and Hattrem. The camera zooms out, revealing the trio running to be a disc on a player that is surrounded by various items such as a Rotom Phone and Captain Pikachu's hat. A figure of Terapagos in its Terastal Form appears in the middle of the screen, with figures of the first partner Pokémon sprouting from it.
The scene changes to the younger members of the Rising Volt Tacklers and their Pokémon. The camera pans over them before switching to the rear view of them jumping (except for Kilowattrel, who is flying instead) towards the sky. As the camera rises up, the Brave Olivine is facing the same direction while the Black Rayquaza is ahead of everyone else before breaking into a film-like montage. Floragato turns to face the camera behind her, and the scene repeats with a grid of nine rectangles, with Liko and Hattrem doing the same in pink rectangles and Terapagos smiling in front of Floragato in another rectangle. Crocalor, Roy, and Kilowattrel line up wearing shades as they spread out horizontally. Nidothing, Quaxwell, and Tinkatink leap to the left of the screen as a shadow of Dot is shown behind Nidothing's suit.
Five shadows appear on the screen before they quickly go up, revealing to belong to the older members of the Rising Volt Tacklers as they dance surrounded by their own partner Pokémon and the wild Pokémon living aboard the Brave Olivine. Liko and Floragato dance in front of a brick wall under a green lighting before switching to Roy and Crocalor under a red one. Floragato, Crocalor, and Quaxwell bounce around on an equalizer in front of an image of Captain Pikachu before leaping out of the screen.
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Sprigatito (Liko's)
- Floragato (Liko's)
- Hattrem (Liko's)
- Hatenna (Liko's)
- Terapagos (Liko's; Normal Form)
- Fuecoco (Roy's)
- Crocalor (Roy's)
- Kilowattrel (Roy's)
- Rayquaza (Lucius's; Black Rayquaza)
- Charizard (Friede's)
- Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
- Metagross (Orla's)
- Elekid (Orla's)
- Quagsire (Ludlow's)
- Sharpedo (Ludlow's)
- Rockruff (Murdock's)
- Alcremie (Murdock's; Strawberry Ruby Swirl)
- Chansey (Mollie's)
- Quaxly (Dot's)
- Quaxwell (Dot's)
- Tinkatink (Dot's; HZ068-HZ069)
- Tinkatuff (Dot's; HZ070-HZ088)
- Pawmi (Rising Volt Tacklers')
- Shuckle (Rising Volt Tacklers')
- Snorunt (Rising Volt Tacklers')
- Noctowl (Rising Volt Tacklers')
- Carkol (Rising Volt Tacklers')
- Slugma (Rising Volt Tacklers')
- Muk (Rising Volt Tacklers'; Alolan form)
- Nosepass (Rising Volt Tacklers')
- Polteageist (Rising Volt Tacklers')
- Sinistea (Rising Volt Tacklers')
- Maushold (Rising Volt Tacklers'; Family of Four)
- Tatsugiri (×3; Rising Volt Tacklers'; Curly, Droopy, and Stretchy forms)
Lyrics
TV size
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Full version
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Variants
Tinkatink to Tinkatuff
Video
Staff
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| Key Animation 原画 |
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| 2nd Key Animation 第2原画 |
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| In-Between Animation Check 動画検査 |
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| In-Between Animation 動画 |
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| Color Keys 色彩設計 |
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| Color Coordination/Inspection 色指定/検査 |
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| Finishing 仕上げ |
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| CGI Director CGIディレクター |
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| Photography 撮影 |
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| Production Assistant 制作進行 |
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Notes
- ↑ For Henry Kuan and Yamato Chan, their affiliation with Chuckle Mouse Studio is left uncredited in the ending credits.
- ↑ For 真田さな Sana Sanada, her affiliation with スタジオリングス STUDIO LINGS is left uncredited in the ending credits.
Trivia
- This is the first Japanese theme song that was sung by a Sakamichi Series group since the third variant of One, Two, Three.
- During its initial debut in HZ068, no song credits were given in the ending animation and only the producers and composer were announced alongside teasing who the singers might be.[2] On October 16th, 2024, five days after the airing of the episode, the singers were revealed to be Rina Matsuda & Hikaru Morita from Sakurazaka46.[3] In the following episode, the song credits were first properly given.
References
External links
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Japanese ending themes |
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