Rival Destinies
Dub OP 15 Artist Alex Nackman andKathryn Raio Lyrics John Loeffler andDavid Wolfert Composer John Loeffler andDavid Wolfert Arrangement John Loeffler and Manny Corallo

Rival Destinies is the opening theme song for the Englishdub of the fifteenthseason,Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies. The opening animation is composed of clips from variousPokémon the Series: Black & White episodes. It was used fromEnter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader! toUnova's Survival Crisis!. A full-length version is used as the opening song ofKyurem VS The Sword of Justice.

Lyrics

TV version

A new adventure, another day
One more challenge that comes our way
It's up to me and you
We know what we've got to do
We are together now, friends forever now
Whatever comes our way, we won't run away
Standing tall
One for all
It's our destiny
Pokémon!

Movie version

A new adventure, another day
One more challenge that comes our way
It's up to me and you
We know what we've got to do

It's so simple, it feels so right
It all makes sense, when we're side by side
We lean on one another
And make each other stronger

We are together now, friends forever now
Whatever comes our way, we won't run away
Standing tall
And one for all
It's our destiny

There's no question, no mystery
I'm much better when you're with me
No mountain we can't climb
The power's yours and mine

We are together now, friends forever now
Whatever comes our way, we won't run away
Standing tall
And one for all
It's our destiny
Pokémon!

Ooh ooh, you're my right hand
Ooh ooh, you're my left
Ooh ooh, you give me courage
You, I promise to protect
Ooh ooh, through every challenge
Ooh ooh, through every fight
Ooh ooh, when we're together
It always feels so right

We are together now, friends forever now
Whatever comes our way, we won't run away
Standing tall
And one for all
Always ready when we hear the call
It's our destiny
Pokémon!

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Iris
• Cilan
• Jessie
• James
• Elesa
• Clay
• Skyla
• Alder
• Trip
• Bianca
• Georgia
• Stephan
• Burgundy
• Dr. Zager

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Axew (Iris's)
• Unfezant (Ash's)
• Oshawott (Ash's)
• Tepig (Ash's)
• Snivy (Ash's)
• Boldore (Ash's)
• Krokorok (Ash's)
• Pansage (Cilan's)
• Crustle (Cilan's)
• Tornadus
• Thundurus
• Landorus

Opening animation spoilers

• Ash'sTranquillevolving into anUnfezant andRoggenrola evolving into aBoldore.
• Cilan'sDwebble evolving into aCrustle.
• Tornadus,Thundurus, andLandorus appearing.

Video

Trivia

• An instrumental version of the song was used inDazzling the Nimbasa Gym!,Lost at the Stamp Rally!, andAn Epic Defense Force!; while a lyrical version was used inA Unova League Evolution! andNew Places... Familiar Faces!.
• This opening used footage that, upon its initial use, came from episodes which had not yet aired in Japan (notably, shots ofSkyla andAsh's yet-unevolvedUnfezant).
• This is the only English opening to be made up entirely of episode clips.
• This is the first English opening song sinceBorn to Be a Winner that does not contain the season's subtitle as lyrics anywhere in the song, despite the fact the song is titledRival Destines.

In other languages

This article is part ofProject Music, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémonsong,CD andmusician.

• Articles with accompanying video
• English opening themes