ガッチュー！ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Giga, Miku, Rin, Len

Lyrics & Translation

[Japanese]

[English]

ぱらぱら タウンマップひらいて

Open the town map, flip it over

151のみちへ ダイブ

Dive into Route 151

まっさらから すすめ！

Let's move forward from scratch!

ガッチュー！

Got you!

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Chase down Mew! Gotta catch 'em all!

Chase down Mew! Gotta catch 'em all!

いないない てか調子どう？

Not here, how's it going?

見たことないあのポケモン

That Pokémon I've never seen

絶対勝ってそんでゲットだぜ！yuh

I'll definitely win and then catch it! yuh

オレが登場！

Here I come!

ヤル気熱量 結構

I'm full of energy

チャリのメンテもパーペキだろ

The bike maintenance is perfect too

たまにはさ ヤバいくらい

Sometimes, it's okay to go all out

かましてみたっていいじゃん 銘々

Isn't it fine to show off a bit, everyone?

この世に1匹だけのスター

A one-of-a-kind star in this world

どんなマシンも使えるってウワサ

Rumor has it I can use any machine

旅のオトモにサイコソーダ

With Psycho Soda as my travel companion

持ってロックオン "I got you!"

Lock on, "I got you!"

ゆけっ！ ピカチュウ！ フラッシュしてよ

Go! Pikachu! Flash it!

まっくらで見えない ズバットこわい(T_T)

It's dark and I can't see, Zubat is scary (T_T)

ちょっと待ってよ おいてかないで

Wait a minute, don't leave me behind

やっと抜けたわ ケイブ

Finally made it out of the cave

バタフリー スターミー 進化したし

Butterfree, Starmie, I've evolved

タウリン？ ダウジング？ 抜かりはないわ！

Taurine? Dowsing? I'm not missing anything!

ピクニックなら まかせなさいよ

If it's a picnic, leave it to me

そんでそっこー "アイガッチュー！"

And then right away, "I got you!"

キャッチーなBeatになみのりでHeat

Catchy beat, riding the wave of heat

(Up and up and up and up!)

(Up and up and up and up!)

草むら、海、空も トンでノッてさぁ行こう

Through the grass, the sea, and the sky, let's go!

どこへだって

Anywhere we want

Chase down Mew! Gotta catch 'em all!

Chase down Mew! Gotta catch 'em all!

いないない てか調子どう？

Not here, how's it going?

見たことないあのポケモン

That Pokémon I've never seen

絶対勝ってそんでゲットだぜ！yuh

I'll definitely win and then catch it! yuh

どこにもいないし まじめなはなし

It's nowhere to be found, seriously

不思議なあの子 まぢまぼろし？

That mysterious kid, is it really an illusion?

探してない場所なんてのなくない？だし！

Isn't there anywhere I haven't searched?

やだ もう無理くない？

No way, isn't this impossible?

ただレベル上がるだけ⤵⤵

Just leveling up ⤵⤵

のんき ようき むじゃき なんだっていいの！

Carefree, cheerful, innocent, anything's fine!

ポケセン？ ゲーセン？ さすがにいないかｗ

Poké Center? Game Center? Surely not, right? lol

「うんめいてきな であい」 期待して

"A fateful encounter," I'm hoping for

"あいがっちゅー！"

"I got you!"

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ヤル気満点 バトルもGOGO！

Full of motivation, let's battle GOGO!

トレーナー強すぎチャンピオンロード

Trainers are too strong on Champion Road

いっそ殿堂入りしてみんなで笑おう

Let's just enter the Hall of Fame and laugh together

極限Get up！

Extreme Get up!

ぱらぱら タウンマップひらいて

Open the town map, flip it over

151のみちへ ダイブ

Dive into Route 151

まだまだ まだ！ すすめ！

Still more to go! Let's move!

キャッチーなBeatになみのりでHeat

Catchy beat, riding the wave of heat

(Up and up and up and up!)

(Up and up and up and up!)

草むら、海、空も トンでノッてさぁ行こう

Through the grass, the sea, and the sky, let's go!

どこへだって

Anywhere we want

Chase down Mew! Gotta catch 'em all!

Chase down Mew! Gotta catch 'em all!

いないない てか調子どう？

Not here, how's it going?

見たことないあのポケモン

That Pokémon I've never seen

絶対勝ってそんでゲットだぜ！yuh

I'll definitely win and then catch it! yuh

Chase down Mew! Gotta catch 'em all!

Chase down Mew! Gotta catch 'em all!

いないない てか調子どう？

Not here, how's it going?

見たことないあのポケモン

That Pokémon I've never seen

絶対勝ってそんでゲットだぜ！yuh

I'll definitely win and then catch it! yuh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
タウンマップ /taunmappu/ B1	noun - town map
ダイブ /daibu/ B1	verb - to dive
すすめ /susume/ A2	verb - to advance
ガッチュー /gacchū/ B1	interjection - catch you
ポケモン /pokémon/ B1	noun - Pokémon
絶対 /zettai/ B1	adverb - absolutely
勝って /katte/ B1	verb - to win
ゲット /getto/ B1	verb - to get
チャリ /chari/ B1	noun - bicycle
メンテ /mente/ B1	noun - maintenance
パーペキ /pāpeki/ B1	adjective - perfect
スター /sutā/ B1	noun - star
マシン /mashin/ B1	noun - machine
ウワサ /uwasa/ B1	noun - rumor
ロックオン /rokkuon/ B1	verb - to lock on
ピカチュウ /pikachū/ B1	noun - Pikachu
フラッシュ /furasshu/ B1	verb - to flash
バタフリー /batafurī/ B1	noun - Butterfree
スターミー /sutāmī/ B1	noun - Starmie
進化 /shinka/ B1	verb - to evolve

Key Grammar Structures

• まっさらから すすめ！

  ➔ Starting from scratch

  ➔ "まっさらから" uses the noun "まっさら" meaning "brand new" or "completely blank," combined with the particle "から" indicating starting point.

• ガッチュー！

  ➔ Imperative form/Exclamatory phrase

  ➔ "ガッチュー！" is used as an exclamatory shout, akin to cheering or motivation, often seen in anime or song choruses for emphasis.

• 絶対勝ってそんでゲットだぜ！

  ➔ Expresses certainty and determination, using "絶対" (absolutely/certainly)

  ➔ "絶対" functions as an adverb meaning "absolutely" or "certainly," emphasizing the speaker's determination to win and catch the Pokémon.

• 151のみちへ ダイブ

  ➔ Using "へ" as a direction marker, meaning "towards" or "to"

  ➔ The particle "へ" indicates the direction toward which an action is directed, here meaning "towards the route 151".

• のんき ようき むじゃき なんだっていいの！

  ➔ Listing multiple adjectives connected by omission, expressing carefree attitude

  ➔ The adjectives "のんき" (easygoing), "ようき" (cheerful), "むじゃき" (naive/playful) are listed without conjunctions, conveying a carefree, relaxed attitude.

• キャッチーなBeatになみのりでHeat

  ➔ Using "な" adjective form to modify "Beat" and noun "なみのり" as a method (by surfing)

  ➔ "な" is a な-adjective connector that describes "Beat" as catchy, and "なみのり" (surfing) as a method, combined with "で" indicating the means.