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Publication date of the original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-22 18:36 (JST)
Translated by. Nick Mosier<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


A Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond <\/em>and Shining Pearl<\/em><\/strong> player performs the ending theme from the anime City Hunter<\/em> using gym badges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon Brilliant Diamond<\/em> and Shining Pearl<\/em> (Pok\u00e9mon BDSP<\/em>) are remakes of 2006\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon Diamond<\/em> and Pearl<\/em> for the Nintendo DS. And as is customary with most Pok\u00e9mon <\/em>titles, there are gym badges to earn by defeating powerful trainers in the region. These badges also get dirty over time and need to be polished up to shine once again using the touch screen. It was novel in 2006. And if you tap a freshly polished badge, it will ring out in a nice, clear tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japanese Twitter user Suramo used these badges to perform a rendition of the TM Network song \u201cGet Wild.\u201d The song is well known as the ending theme for the anime City Hunter<\/em>. Suramo tweeted a video of themselves playing the intro melody of the song in Pok\u00e9mon BDSP<\/em> that as of this writing has over 40 thousand retweets.
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\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Slime_Eco\/status\/1462482812058025985\n<\/div>
Tweet Translation:
<\/strong>I\u2019ve gathered 4 gym badges, so now I can perform Get Wild.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


When Suramo rhythmically taps the 4 badges, what comes out is without a doubt the melody of \u201cGet Wild.\u201d It\u2019s funny to hear that melody about the pains of life coming from the idyllic world of Pok\u00e9mon<\/em>, but what\u2019s more interesting is how well the clean tones of the badges suit the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not just coincidence that music can be performed with the badges. The note that comes from tapping each badge is actually assigned to a note on a musical scale. Pok\u00e9mon BDSP<\/em> and the originals each have 8 badges, and from what I\u2019ve gathered, each one plays a note of the G# Major scale.
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The notes used for the \u201cGet Wild\u201d intro performance are actually quite different from the original song. That\u2019s because the melody is transposed into a different key. It\u2019s kind of like when you go to karaoke and change the key of a song but it still sounds like the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gym badges having separate tones and the badge polishing mechanic were also present in the original Pok\u00e9mon Diamond <\/em>and Pearl<\/em>, which players have also used to make music. One example is a Let\u2019s Player named Reiemon performing the Pok\u00e9mon Center theme.
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