HZ009

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HZ009   EP1241 パルデア到着！ Arrival in Paldea!

First broadcast Japan June 2, 2023 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ドキメキダイアリー Ending RVR〜ライジングボルテッカーズラップ〜[フリードVer.]

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 佐藤大 Dai Satō Storyboard 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Assistant director 浅田裕二 Yūji Asada Animation directors 岩根雅明 Masaaki Iwane 志村泉 Izumi Shimura Additional credits

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: パルデア到着！ Arrival in Paldea!) is the ninth episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,241st episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on June 2, 2023.

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Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Liko returns to Paldea, while Roy visits the region for the first time.
• Roy meets Alex, Liko's father, for the first time.
• Liko and Friede learn about Brassius, who is currently in Artazon.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Humans

• Alex

Pokémon debuts

• Fidough
• Lechonk
• Cyclizar
• Tauros (Paldean Form; Combat Breed)

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Alex
• Liko's grandmother (dream)
• Ann (flashback)
• Students (flashback)

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Rotom (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Rotom (Roy's; Rotom Phone)
• Charizard (Friede's)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Rotom (Friede's; Rotom Phone)
• Chansey (Mollie's; flashback)
• Metagross (Orla's; flashback))
• Rotom (Orla's; Rotom Phone; flashback)
• Rockruff (Murdock's; flashback)
• Alcremie (Murdock's; Strawberry Ruby Swirl; flashback)
• Quaxly (Dot's)
• Fidough (Alex's; debut)
• Arcanine (Liko's grandmother's; dream)
• Oshawott (Ann's; flashback)
• Elekid (Rising Volt Tacklers'; flashback)
• Cyclizar (Trainer's)
• Elekid (Trainer's)
• Hoppip (×8)
• Skiploom (×3)
• Jumpluff (×3)
• Bonsly (×2)
• Tauros (Paldean Form; Combat Breed; debut; ×2)
• Lechonk (debut)

Trivia

• Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: "What does inhaling do to Fidough's body?"
  • Choices: Inflates, hardens, makes others laugh
  • Answer: Inflates
• The first eyecatch of this episode features Liko in her school uniform and her Sprigatito, while the second one features Liko in her normal outfit and her Sprigatito.

Errors

• When Friede was trying to call Liko's mother, Liko started monologuing. During this scene, Liko's left eyelash was shown but not her right.
• When Liko and Roy were trying out glasses, the fingers on Roy's left hand were not completely drawn.

In other languages

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