Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Liko and Roy's Departure,[lower-alpha 1] is the 26th and current season of the Pokémon animated series.[1] It premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 14, 2023. It is directed by Saori Den, with Daiki Tomiyasu as creative director, Tetsuo Yajima as action director, and Dai Satō supervising the scripts. Character design is handled by Rei Yamazaki, music composed by Conisch, sound editing by Naotsugu Uchida and Akane Yamago, who replace Ryōko Nashimoto, Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic and Gakushu Yochien are no longer credited as publishers, and Junichi Masuda and Ken Sugimori are no longer credited as creators.[2]

Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Season 26

Japanese title logo for the Pocket Monsters (2023) series (top)
English title logo from the Pokémon Horizons: The Series (bottom)
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original releaseApril 14, 2023 (2023-04-14) –
present (present)
Season chronology

It is based on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This season features Liko, a girl from the Paldea region, who is accompanied by Sprigatito, one of the region's starter Pokémon, and wears a mysterious pendant,[3][4] and Roy, a boy from the Kanto region who possesses a mysterious Poké Ball.[5] Among their journeys, they encounter Friede, a Pokémon professor whose Pokémon partner is Captain Pikachu.[6][7]

Episode list
Jap. overallEng. overallNo. in seasonEnglish title
Japanese title [8]		Directed byWritten byAnimation directed byOriginal air date [9]English release date
123512241"The Pendant of Beginning, Part 1"
Transcription: "Hajimari no Pendanto Zenpen" (Japanese: はじまりのペンダント　前編)		Directed by : Saori Den
Storyboard by : Saori Den & Tetsuo Yajima		Dai SatōYuki Masutani, Toshiko Nakaya, Natsumi Hattori & Izumi ShimuraApril 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)TBA
Liko, a shy girl from the Paldea region, arrives in Kanto to begin her studies at the Indigo Academy. Eventually, Liko selects Nyahoja as her first Pokémon, but the two of them struggle to see eye to eye. One night, Liko encounters a man named Amethio, who hands her a letter that is supposedly from her grandmother, requesting her to bring her special pendant. Feeling suspicious about the situation, Liko decides to run away instead. While being pursued by Amethio and his crew, another man with a Lizardon comes to Liko's rescue. When Liko attempts to jump, her pendant begins to glow.
123612252"The Pendant of Beginning, Part 2"
Transcription: "Hajimari no Pendanto Kōhen" (Japanese: はじまりのペンダント　後編)		Directed by : Makoto Oga & Ayumi Moriyama
Storyboard by : Daiki Tomiyasu		Dai SatōToshihito Hirooka, Chiaki Kurakazu, Masaya Onishi, Miho Sugimoto & Sayo SugiyamaApril 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)TBA
Liko is encased in a green sphere and sees a strange Pokémon, which disappears moments later. Friede, the man with the Lizardon, takes Liko away from danger and brings her to an airship known as the Brave Asagi. Liko meets Friede's other companions and begins to trust them. Meanwhile, Amethio and his crew continue their pursuit of Liko's pendant and arrive on the airship. Unfortunately, after a heated battle between Friede and Amethio, Liko's Nyahoja is blown off the airship. Amethio and his team decides to retreat, taking Nyahoja with them.
123712263"As Long as I'm With Nyahoja, I'm Sure"
Transcription: "Nyaoha Tonara, Kitto" (Japanese: ニャオハとなら、きっと)		Directed by : Junya Koshiba
Storyboard by : Tetsuo Yajima		Naruki NagakawaYoshitaka Yanagihara, Yūsuke Oshida & Makoto ShinjōApril 21, 2023 (2023-04-21)TBA
The day after Nyahoja's disappearance, Friede traces the Explorers to a nearby port town, and the crew agrees to help Liko take back Nyahoja. Conia, who has been affectionately caring for the captive Nyahoja, is sniffed out by Murdock's Iwanko at the Pokémon Center. The gang gives chase, and Amethio orders Conia to lure them to their hideout. There, Friede stalls Amethio in a battle to allow Liko to go rescue Nyahoja. Confronted by Conia outside, Liko commands Nyahoja to use Leafage in order to make their escape in the flurry of leaves. Friede notices his plan succeeded and retreats. The Rising Volteccers and Liko regroup and set sail for her home in Paldea. Meanwhile, a local islander named Roy chances upon the Brave Asagi's missing flag on the beach.
123812274"A Washed-Ashore Treasure"
Transcription: "Nagaretsuita Takaramono" (Japanese: ながれついた宝もの)		Yūji AsadaDai SatōMasaaki Iwane & Izumi ShimuraApril 28, 2023 (2023-04-28)TBA
The Rising Volteccers dock at Roy's island to repair the damaged Brave Asagi's balloon. Their Hogator stumbles overboard and wanders through the island's forest, eating a stash of berries it finds before being discovered by Roy, who befriends it. Liko and Nyahoja notice Hogator's absence and track it to the forest, where they are attacked by wild Pokémon that blame them for eating the berries. The two are aided by Roy, whose ancient Poké Ball resonates with Liko's pendant, but the group and Hogator are quickly ensnared by the wild Pokémon. Friede rescues the group and calms the wild Pokémon, which forgive Hogator after Liko and Roy help it replace the berries. Liko, Nyahoja and Hogator part with Roy before returning to the Brave Asagi.
123912285"I Found You, Hogator"
Transcription: "Mitsuketa Yo, Hogēta" (Japanese: みつけたよ、ホゲータ)		Directed by : Fumihiro Ueno
Storyboard by : Hiromasa Amano		Muga TakedaTakashi ShinoharaMay 5, 2023 (2023-05-05)TBA
Unwilling to leave Hogator, Roy stows aboard the Brave Asagi to become its partner. The crew allows Roy to stay the night, but he is unable to find Hogator and returns home the next morning. Hogator learns of Roy's visit and goes looking for him, discovering along the way that the Explorers have followed the Rising Volteccers. Reuniting with Hogator and warned about the Explorers, Roy enlists the local bug Pokémon to patch the Brave Asagi's balloon, while Friede and the rest of the crew battle Amethio and Zir to protect the ship. Roy joins the battle and motivates Hogator to perform its first successful Ember attack, but their achievement distracts Friede and allows Amethio to move in on Liko.
124012296"The Ancient Monster Ball"
Transcription: "Inishie no Monsutā Bōru" (Japanese: いにしえのモンスターボール)		Yasuhiro NodaKureha MatsuzawaAkihiko Oka, Izumi Shimura, Hiromi Niioka, Toshiya Yamada & Toshiko NakayaMay 12, 2023 (2023-05-12)TBA
After Liko is protected by her pendant, she and Roy battle Amethio together, but his Soublades easily overpowers Nyahoja and Hogator. As Liko rushes to protect Nyahoja, Roy's Poké Ball resonates with her pendant and unleashes a black Rayquaza that sends the Explorers into retreat before flying away. Inspired by the adventure he has had, Roy catches Hogator and gains his grandfather's permission to explore the world with the Rising Volteccers to catch Rayquaza. Meanwhile, the Explorers' leader, Gibeon, removes Amethio from his mission in favor of his teammate Spinel, leaving Amethio to pursue Rayquaza to determine its connection to the pendant.
124112307"Special Training! Captain Pikachu"
Transcription: "Tokkun! Kyaputen Pikachuu" (Japanese: 特訓！キャプテンピカチュウ)		TBATBATBAMay 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)TBA
124212318"The Mysterious Door That Won't Open"
Transcription: "Tobira ga Akanai Nazo no Tobira" (Japanese: 扉が開かない謎の扉)		TBATBATBAMay 26, 2023 (2023-05-26)TBA
124312329"Arrival in The Paldean Region!"
Transcription: "Parudea Chihō ni Tōchaku" (Japanese: パルデア地方に到着)		TBATBATBAJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)TBA
1244123310"Nemo, Colza and Then"
Transcription: "Nemo, Korusa Sore Kara" (Japanese: ネモ、コルサそれから)		TBATBATBAJune 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)TBA

Release

On December 16, 2022, The Pokémon Company announced that a new series of the Pokémon anime would air in Japan on April 14, 2023, following the conclusion of a special series that serves as an epilogue to Pokémon Ultimate Journeys, set to conclude the story of Ash Ketchum, the protagonist of the anime series since its beginning on April 1, 1997.[10] The first trailer was released on March 3, 2023, announcing that the series would premiere in Japan on April 14.[11]

Soundtrack

The opening theme is "Heart-Pounding Diary" (ドキメキダイアリー, Dokimeki Daiarī) by asmi featuring Chinozo.[12] The ending theme is "RVR: Rising Voltacklers Rap" (RVR〜ライジングボルテッカーズラップ〜, RVR: Raijingu Borutekkāzu Rappu), an image song performed by Minori Suzuki as Liko and Yuka Terasaki as Roy.[13]

Notes
  1. Japanese: ポケットモンスター: リコとロイの旅立ち, Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā: Riko to Roi no Tabidachi

References
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