[verse]
nurse joy has put you on the mend
I'm glad to see you well my friend

the battle was fought hard
but the gym leader held the cards


it wasn't your fault it was mine
I've held you back for such a long long time
but now I know

it's time I let you grow

[chorus]

Pikachu it's time to say goodbye
to the childlike expression in your shiny eyes
and say hello to the power down below

goodbye to you
hello Raichu


[verse]
this thunderstone will make us strong
we'll beat the leader and the others

before long we'll catch 'em all
and hold the world in our pokeball


I know there's more to evolution
than changing your name
and the friendship that's between us

will never be the same
the sacrifice of a pokemon trainer's life


[chorus] x 2