New opening theme: "Iolite" by Eve, premieres October 31st

[Kazuniya]

After the PECHARUNT mochi in the op,a strong sphere comes,not a tera orb hehe

Oh, my bad. Can't keep track of these numerous gimmicks

 

[RetroPokeFan]

Nemona, Penny and Anne are officially going to join the PokeGuardians?!

Throw in Amethio, Zirc and Onia and then the gang's all here. One can dream but what a treat that'd be to have them all on the Brave Olivine.

 

[i2i]

I doubt Iono will randomly make an appearance in Blueberry, i don't see why she would.

This here is probably a good reason: -League Club Coaches

Then we have the Pecharunt stuff (?) which indicates that we'll either have a trainer with Pecharunt or we'll be going to Kitakami at some point.

I'm leaning towards them doing their own version Mochi Mayhem.

 

[CelestLibra99]

Who would have guessed that, after a really minor role as Friede's "festival rival", Carmine would return to (possibly) lead the path to a Percharunt sub-plot? Hahah

 

[HorizonsFan0305_FRVR]

Throw in Amethio, Zirc and Onia and then the gang's all here. One can dream but what a treat that'd be to have them all on the Brave Olivine.

I think they'll just help them

 

[Kazuniya]

This here is probably a good reason: -League Club Coaches

If they actually do that, I'd like Grusha or Rika to appear to fight/train Liko. That would be neat.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Grusha's an awful tester. Kick him out.

 

[Kazuniya]

So is Iono!

Though I quite honestly don't think they'll do the League Club Coaches. I think it's more likely we'll be going back to Paldea and there'll be a Gurumin/Iono-centric episode because the opening did tease something Gurumin-related.

 

[Queen Cynthia]

To be honest, the intro is rather boring and lacks the same excitement and upbeat spirit that, for example, "Halo" had.
An intro is supposed to get the audience excited, but this is rather melancholic and bland and, at least to me, sounds more like some background music.
Maybe I'll get used to it someday but it surely won't become my favorite intro.

Btw. What does "Iolite" mean in the first place?

 

[Dephender]

Btw. What does "Iolite" mean in the first place?

It's a mineral also known as Cordierite.

Cordierite - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

As Eve says, it symbolizes guidance and direction due to its ability to function as a primitive compass.

As the transparent variety iolite, it is often used as a gemstone. The name "iolite" comes from the Greek word for violet. Another old name is dichroite, a Greek word meaning "two-colored rock", a reference to cordierite's strong pleochroism. It has also been called "water-sapphire" and "Vikings' Compass" because of its usefulness in determining the direction of the sun on overcast days, the Vikings having used it for this purpose. This works by determining the direction of polarization of the sky overhead. Light scattered by air molecules is polarized, and the direction of the polarization is at right angles to a line to the sun, even when the sun's disk itself is obscured by dense fog or lies just below the horizon.

The song lyrics essentially use iolite as a synonym for (metaphorical) compass.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

I really, honestly thought we had to focus on the first three letters.

 

[Dephender]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1989483489163710907

Tomorrow's episode of Pokédoko will show an interview with Eve-san, the singer of the Pokémon anime opening theme Iolite! In addition, you'll finally be able to enter the giveaway campaign where you can win original notebooks based on the show!