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ベストウイッシュ!
Title ベストウイッシュ!
Best Wishes!
Song ベストウイッシュ!
Song Artist 松本梨香
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Summary:

The first opening theme for Best Wishes! animated series was also called Best Wishes! (ベストウイッシュ!). It debuted in the first episode of the series.

The opening plays off the 'Besuto Uisshu!' double pun with its inherent 'Black and White' animation style. All the backgrounds throughout the opening are black and white with a few shades of gray. The Pokémon in the opening are all blackened out silhouette until Satoshi and Pikachu have encountered them in the Isshu region during the show. The week after they were encountered, they are unveiled in the opening with a sparkling effect while they become colorized and standout from the background.

The opening starts with Pikachu running across a rounded black and white checkerboard globe surface as the opening flare text describes the series. The mysterious creatures of this planet Pocket Monsters... "Pokémon" for short! (この星の不思議な生き物 ポケットモンスター・・・ ちぢめてポケモン!) Now, the story of the young boy Satoshi and Pokémon, their meetings, adventures, and battles are about to begin! (今、少年サトシとポケモンたちの 出会いと冒険と戦いの 物語がはじまる!)

The Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ!) logo drops from the top and then fades off the side as the lyrical part of the intro song begins. Pikachu jumps off the checkerboard globe and into a forest. Pikachu is then seen jumping and walking over Zekrom and then sliding down Reshiram and then flies in the air with them.

Pikachu is then seen running through a city, going through building and then jumping on top of them until it makes one last large leap and ends up falling near a beach. It walks around looking and waving at the Pokémon in the area. Pikachu ends up in a grass field filled with more Pokémon and Pikachu quickly runs past the Pokémon until it reaches a checkerboard surface which promptly begins to break up into separate pieces.

Pikachu begins falling down with the checkerboard pieces and all the Pokémon it previously saw as the checkerboard pieces begin to form a globe surface again and all the Pokémon line up together for a group shot.

Variants:

Pokémon Revealed in Episode List (Pokémon were revealed in the opening the week after they were shown in an episode):
BW002: Zekrom, Reshiram, Minezumi, Kibago, Shikijika, Chillarmy, Swanna, Manambo, Pokabu, Tsutarja, Mijumaru, Mamepato
BW003: Koromori
BW004: Meguroco
BW005: Futachimaru, Janovy
BW006: Baoppu, Hiyappu, Yanappu
BW007: Tabunne, Munna, Ononokus, Musharna, Onondo
BW009: Darumakka, Hihidaruma
BW010: Pendra, Doryuzu
BW011: Hatooboo, Pururiru
BW012: Ishizumai
BW013: Yabukuron
BW014: Chaoboo

Anime Expo AEX27 - Santiago, Chile

Anime Expo AEX27 took place in Santiago, Chile on June 16th, 2018 and June 17th, 2018. Rica Matsumoto was a special performing artist at the event. She sang Best Wishes and Alola! as part of her performance.

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Rica Matsumoto Special Live - Rambling Terrance ViNAWALK Ebina - August 22nd, 2021

Rica Matsumoto Special Live (松本梨香スペシャルライブ) event was held at the Rambling Terrance ViNAWALK Ebina on August 22nd, 2021. She held a concert where she performed songs including Mezase Pokémon Master. After the concert, there were CD, DVD, and other goods for sale and those who purchase the picture book with CD were able to get a postcard signed. Due to COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time in Japan, a viewing zone was set up for the stage event and its capacity was limited by lottery. An Imageboard thread with more pictures from this event is available here.

The set list for the 1pm show on August 22nd, 2021 was as follows:
Best Wishes (ベストウイッシュ!)
Ganbare Wssyoi (顔晴れワッショイ!)
Mezase Pokémon Master (めざせポケモンマスター-20th Anniversary-)

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Episodes:

Characters:
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  • United States Pikachu
  • Japan ピカチュウ
  • Japan Pikachu
  • Japan Pikachu
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  • United States Iris' Axew
  • Japan アイリスのキバゴ
  • Japan Iris no Kibago
  • Japan Iris' Kibago
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  • United States Trip's Snivy
  • Japan シューティーのツタージャ
  • Japan Shootie no Tsutarja
  • Japan Shootie's Tsutarja
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  • United States Ash's Oshawott
  • Japan サトシのミジュマル
  • Japan Satoshi no Mijumaru
  • Japan Satoshi's Mijumaru
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  • United States Ash's Tepig
  • Japan サトシのポカブ
  • Japan Satoshi no Pokabu
  • Japan Satoshi's Pokabu
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  • United States Cilan's Pansage
  • Japan デントのヤナップ
  • Japan Dent no Yanappu
  • Japan Dent's Yanappu
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  • United States Chili's Pansear
  • Japan ポッドのバオップ
  • Japan Pod no Baoppu
  • Japan Pod's Baoppu
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  • United States Cress's Panpour
  • Japan コーンのヒヤップ
  • Japan Corn no Hiyappu
  • Japan Corn's Hiyappu
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  • United States Nurse Joy's Audino
  • Japan ジョーイのタブンネ
  • Japan Joy no Tabunne
  • Japan Joy's Tabunne
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  • United States Fennel's Munna
  • Japan マコモのムンナ
  • Japan Makomo no Munna
  • Japan Makomo's Munna
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  • United States Fennel's Musharna
  • Japan マコモのムシャーナ
  • Japan Makomo no Musharna
  • Japan Makomo's Musharna
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  • United States Iris' Excadrill
  • Japan アイリスのドリュウズ
  • Japan Iris no Doryuzu
  • Japan Iris' Doryuzu
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  • United States Trip's Tranquill
  • Japan シューティーのハトーボー
  • Japan Shootie no Hatoboh
  • Japan Shootie's Hatoboh
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  • United States Trip's Frillish
  • Japan シューティーのプルリル
  • Japan Shootie no Pururill
  • Japan Shootie's Pururill
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  • United States Cilan's Dwebble
  • Japan デントのイシズマイ
  • Japan Dent no Ishizumai
  • Japan Dent's Ishizumai
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  • United States Bianca's Pignite
  • Japan ベルのチャオブー
  • Japan Bel no Chaoboo
  • Japan Bel's Chaoboo
Pokémon:
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  • United States Servine
  • Japan ジャノビー
  • Japan Janovy
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  • United States Dewott
  • Japan フタチマル
  • Japan Futachimaru
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  • United States Patrat
  • Japan ミネズミ
  • Japan Minezumi
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  • United States Pidove
  • Japan マメパト
  • Japan Mamepato
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  • United States Woobat
  • Japan コロモリ
  • Japan Koromori
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  • United States Scolipede
  • Japan ペンドラー
  • Japan Pendror
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  • United States Sandile
  • Japan メグロコ
  • Japan Meguroco
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  • United States Darumaka
  • Japan ダルマッカ
  • Japan Darumakka
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  • United States Darmanitan
  • Japan ヒヒダルマ
  • Japan Hihidaruma
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  • United States Minccino
  • Japan チラーミィ
  • Japan Chillarmy
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  • United States Swanna
  • Japan スワンナ
  • Japan Swanna
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  • United States Deerling
  • Japan シキジカ
  • Japan Shikijika
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  • United States Alomomola
  • Japan ママンボウ
  • Japan Mamanbou
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  • United States Fraxure
  • Japan オノンド
  • Japan Onondo
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  • United States Haxorus
  • Japan オノノクス
  • Japan Ononokus
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  • United States Reshiram
  • Japan レシラム
  • Japan Reshiram
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  • United States Zekrom
  • Japan ゼクロム
  • Japan Zekrom
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