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|jpteamname=エクスプローラーズ | |jpteamname=エクスプローラーズ | ||
|tmteamname=Explorers | |tmteamname=Explorers | ||
|image=Explorers | |logo=Explorers Logo.png | ||
|caption= | |image=Explorers trio.png | ||
|size= | |caption=[[Amethio]], [[Zirc]], and [[Onia]] | ||
|size=300px | |||
|leader=[[Gibeon]] | |leader=[[Gibeon]] | ||
|region=Worldwide | |region=Worldwide | ||
|admins=[[Hamber]], [[Amethio]], [[Spinel]], [[Sidian]], [[Chalce]], [[Coral]] | |admins=[[Hamber]] (second-in-command), [[Amethio]], [[Spinel]], [[Sidian]], [[Chalce]], [[Coral]] | ||
|targets=[[Liko]], {{an|Terapagos}}, [[ | |targets=[[Liko]], {{an|Terapagos}}, the [[Six Heroes]], [[Laqua]], [[Roy]], [[Friede]], [[Rising Volt Tacklers]], [[Diana]], [[Rakurium]], [[Naranja Academy]] | ||
|epnum=HZ001 | |epnum=HZ001 | ||
|epname=The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One) | |epname=The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One) | ||
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|lightened color={{ghost color}} | |lightened color={{ghost color}} | ||
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The '''Explorers''' (Japanese: '''エクスプローラーズ''' ''Explorers'') are a [[Villainous team|mysterious organization]] led by [[Gibeon]], and the main antagonists of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. They've pursued {{an|Terapagos}}, the [[Black Rayquaza]], and the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]], becoming their enemies in the process. All of this has been in furtherance of their main goal of reaching [[ | The '''Explorers''' (Japanese: '''エクスプローラーズ''' ''Explorers'') are a [[Villainous team|mysterious organization]] led by [[Gibeon]], and the main antagonists of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. They've pursued {{an|Terapagos}}, the [[Black Rayquaza]], and the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]], becoming their enemies in the process. All of this has been in furtherance of their main goal of reaching [[Laqua]] and obtaining the [[Rakurium]] found there, although their motivations behind this goal are unknown. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{spoilers}} | {{spoilers}} | ||
====Pre-series==== | ====Pre-series==== | ||
Originally the Explorers was a group made of friends of [[Lucius]]. Although neither their purpose nor ensuing fate are known, the organization managed to exist in the present, well after Lucius found | Originally the Explorers was a group made of friends of [[Lucius]]. Although neither their purpose nor ensuing fate are known, the organization managed to exist in the present, well after Lucius found Laqua. | ||
At some point in the past, [[Hamber]] joined the Explorers and approached [[Diana]], an old friend of his, with an offer to join the organization under the pretext of introducing her to [[Gibeon|someone who could aid her adventures]]. However, this was actually an attempt to obtain her pendant, which she refused to hand over. After that, the Explorers decided to pursue the pendant until they found out that it was in the possession of Diana's granddaughter [[Liko]], at which point they decided to find her in order to take it. Eventually, they were able to find Liko attending the [[Indigo Academy]] in the [[Kanto]] [[region]]. | At some point in the past, [[Hamber]] joined the Explorers and approached [[Diana]], an old friend of his, with an offer to join the organization under the pretext of introducing her to [[Gibeon|someone who could aid her adventures]]. However, this was actually an attempt to obtain her pendant, which she refused to hand over. After that, the Explorers decided to pursue the pendant until they found out that it was in the possession of Diana's granddaughter [[Liko]], at which point they decided to find her in order to take it. Eventually, they were able to find Liko attending the [[Indigo Academy]] in the [[Kanto]] [[region]]. | ||
The Explorers also became associated with a Paldean company called [[Exceed]], which they covertly used to conduct research on a sample of [[Rakurium]]. | |||
===''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''=== | ===''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''=== | ||
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In ''[[HZ021|The Lonely Hatenna]]'', Amethio, Zirc, and Onia arrived in [[Galar]] after tracking the Black Rayquaza to [[Galar Mine]]. In the [[HZ022|following episode]], their path once again crossed with the Rising Volt Tacklers's: Amethio immediately engaged Friede in battle, while Zirc and Onia faced off against Roy, Liko, and [[Captain Pikachu]]. However, the battles came to a rather abrupt end when a {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Moltres}} with an Ancient Poké Ball appeared and started attacking them. At the end of the [[HZ023|next episode]], it was revealed that the Explorers had witnessed the recapture of Moltres and Liko's pendant turning into a {{an|Terapagos|mysterious Pokémon}}, with Amethio deciding to go after the Rising Volt Tacklers in order to steal it. | In ''[[HZ021|The Lonely Hatenna]]'', Amethio, Zirc, and Onia arrived in [[Galar]] after tracking the Black Rayquaza to [[Galar Mine]]. In the [[HZ022|following episode]], their path once again crossed with the Rising Volt Tacklers's: Amethio immediately engaged Friede in battle, while Zirc and Onia faced off against Roy, Liko, and [[Captain Pikachu]]. However, the battles came to a rather abrupt end when a {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Moltres}} with an Ancient Poké Ball appeared and started attacking them. At the end of the [[HZ023|next episode]], it was revealed that the Explorers had witnessed the recapture of Moltres and Liko's pendant turning into a {{an|Terapagos|mysterious Pokémon}}, with Amethio deciding to go after the Rising Volt Tacklers in order to steal it. | ||
[[File:HZ044.png|thumb|250px|The Explorers using a machine to lure in [[Black Rayquaza|Rayquaza]]]] | |||
In ''[[HZ024|Reunion at the Ancient Castle!]]'', Amethio, Zirc, and Onia reported their findings to Hamber, which quickly contacted other Admins to head with him to the Galar region: he recruited [[Coral]] and [[Sidian]], as Spinel and [[Chalce]] were occupied in the Explorers's laboratory. Amethio's team followed Liko, Roy, and Friede to an [[ancient castle]] near [[Hammerlocke]], where they surrounded them in order to take the mysterious Pokémon away. The confrontation extended into the [[HZ025|following episode]] and ended up with Amethio's first official loss to Friede. Meanwhile, Hamber and his {{p|Dusknoir}} arrived at the place and confronted Diana, who questioned him about the Explorers's motives to target them. Then, a commotion provided by the arrival of Coral and Sidian allowed for her to escape the scene, as well as for Amethio's team to leave before being caught in the crossfire. The two Admins cornered Liko and Roy, only for Captain Pikachu to arrive and rescue them, fending off her {{p|Glalie}} and his {{p|Garganacl}} at once. This, however, made Coral snap and recklessly order her Glalie to use {{m|Self-Destruct}}, allowing the Rising Volt Tacklers to escape and leaving the ancient castle in ruins. | |||
In ''[[HZ027|As Long as I'm with My Friends]]'', while the Rising Volt Tacklers had been once again caught in false information spread by Spinel, the Explorers Admins had a meeting to discuss their next move. They eventually concluded that the best course of action would be pursuing the Black Rayquaza itself instead of Terapagos in order to stay ahead. In [[HZ033]], Amethio's team detected that the Black Rayquaza in the [[Lapras Sea]], and as such they immediately went after it. However, despite his best efforts, he lost very easily when trying to battle it. Amethio also witnessed Terapagos transforming into its {{form|Terapagos|Terastal Form}} as it conjured up strength in order to protect Liko. In the [[HZ034|following episode]], after asking Hamber to train him in order to become stronger, they held a training match between their {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon, which ended up with a victory to Hamber after he {{Tera}}stallized his Dusknoir. Afterwards, he gave a [[Tera Orb]] to Amethio and set him in the direction of mastering the Terastal phenomenon in order to draw out its full power. | In ''[[HZ027|As Long as I'm with My Friends]]'', while the Rising Volt Tacklers had been once again caught in false information spread by Spinel, the Explorers Admins had a meeting to discuss their next move. They eventually concluded that the best course of action would be pursuing the Black Rayquaza itself instead of Terapagos in order to stay ahead. In [[HZ033]], Amethio's team detected that the Black Rayquaza in the [[Lapras Sea]], and as such they immediately went after it. However, despite his best efforts, he lost very easily when trying to battle it. Amethio also witnessed Terapagos transforming into its {{form|Terapagos|Terastal Form}} as it conjured up strength in order to protect Liko. In the [[HZ034|following episode]], after asking Hamber to train him in order to become stronger, they held a training match between their {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon, which ended up with a victory to Hamber after he {{Tera}}stallized his Dusknoir. Afterwards, he gave a [[Tera Orb]] to Amethio and set him in the direction of mastering the Terastal phenomenon in order to draw out its full power. | ||
[[File:Explorers Admin HZ027.png|thumb|left|250px|Explorers' Admins gathered to discuss their next steps]] | |||
After Amethio's failure, Spinel came up with a new plan to catch the Black Rayquaza, aided by Coral, Sidian, and Chalce. Prior to [[HZ042]], the Explorers led the construction of a tower on an island near Levincia as part of the plan, which the Rising Volt Tacklers were made aware of in [[HZ043]] and started being enacted in [[HZ044]]. The tower itself was a red herring; its true purpose was to separate Friede from the rest of the group. The real plan involved attracting Rayquaza by simulating Terapagos's energy signature through a resonance generator, wearing it down by attacking him with powerful, super effective moves, and finally catching it in an [[Ultra Ball]]. The Rising Volt Tacklers managed to stall the Explorers for time enough to allow Dot to create a shutdown program and disable the resonance generator, allowing Rayquaza to free itself from the onslaught of attacks. Once again, Coral let her temper overcome her better judgment and commanded Glalie to use Self-Destruct, which collided with Rayquaza's {{m|Dragon Pulse}}. The resulting explosion was powerful enough to blast the Legendary Pokémon directly into the hull of the Brave Olivine. In the [[HZ045|following episode]], the four Admins retreated. As Liko, Roy, and Friede were battling against the Black Rayquaza, Amethio arrived at the scene and worked in conjunction with them. Despite his Ceruledge and [[Friede's Charizard]] having Terastallized, they ended up defeated by a single {{m|Dragon Ascent}}. At the end of the episode, the admins had another meeting and were instructed by Gibeon to stay low and wait for the Rising Volt Tacklers to gather the Six Heroes for them, but to still keep their eyes on them for the time being. Gibeon then claimed that his and Lucius's adventure was not over yet as his {{p|Zygarde}} watched. | After Amethio's failure, Spinel came up with a new plan to catch the Black Rayquaza, aided by Coral, Sidian, and Chalce. Prior to [[HZ042]], the Explorers led the construction of a tower on an island near Levincia as part of the plan, which the Rising Volt Tacklers were made aware of in [[HZ043]] and started being enacted in [[HZ044]]. The tower itself was a red herring; its true purpose was to separate Friede from the rest of the group. The real plan involved attracting Rayquaza by simulating Terapagos's energy signature through a resonance generator, wearing it down by attacking him with powerful, super effective moves, and finally catching it in an [[Ultra Ball]]. The Rising Volt Tacklers managed to stall the Explorers for time enough to allow Dot to create a shutdown program and disable the resonance generator, allowing Rayquaza to free itself from the onslaught of attacks. Once again, Coral let her temper overcome her better judgment and commanded Glalie to use Self-Destruct, which collided with Rayquaza's {{m|Dragon Pulse}}. The resulting explosion was powerful enough to blast the Legendary Pokémon directly into the hull of the Brave Olivine. In the [[HZ045|following episode]], the four Admins retreated. As Liko, Roy, and Friede were battling against the Black Rayquaza, Amethio arrived at the scene and worked in conjunction with them. Despite his Ceruledge and [[Friede's Charizard]] having Terastallized, they ended up defeated by a single {{m|Dragon Ascent}}. At the end of the episode, the admins had another meeting and were instructed by Gibeon to stay low and wait for the Rising Volt Tacklers to gather the Six Heroes for them, but to still keep their eyes on them for the time being. Gibeon then claimed that his and Lucius's adventure was not over yet as his {{p|Zygarde}} watched. | ||
[[File:Spinel Exceed.png|thumb|250px|[[Spinel]] disguised as an [[Exceed]] scientist after stealing the [[Rakurium]]]] | |||
In [[HZ046]], [[Chalce]] is shown to be undercover at [[Naranja Academy]] as a teacher and forged enrollment papers for [[Coral]] and [[Sidian]] as students under the fake names of "Sandwich" and " | [[File:Onigiri and Sandwich.png|thumb|left|250px|[[Sidian|Onigiri]] and [[Coral|Sandwich]] keeping an eye on {{an|Terapagos}}]] | ||
In [[HZ046]], [[Chalce]] is shown to be undercover at [[Naranja Academy]] as a teacher and forged enrollment papers for [[Coral]] and [[Sidian]] as students under the fake names of "Sandwich" and "Onigiri", so they can also help her with their unknown, undercover mission at the school. In the [[HZ047|following episode]], Sandwich attempts to challenge [[Katy]] for her [[Terastal Training]], however she loses to [[Liko]] in a cake-baking contest and is disqualified. At some point, Sandwich and Onigiri were approved in the Terastal Training after battling [[Kofu]] and [[Tulip]] respectively. In [[HZ050]], Sandwich and Onigiri were briefly noticed by director [[Clavell]] while they watched Liko, [[Roy]], and [[Dot]] making their way to Dot's battle with [[Iono]]. Meanwhile in [[HZ054]], as [[Friede]] started investigating about the [[Rakurium|Eternal Blessing]] in the [[Exceed]] company that he once worked in, [[Spinel]] made his efforts in vain as he invaded the company disguised as a scientist and stole the Eternal Blessing, which is in reality a piece of [[Rakurium]]. In the same episode, [[Amethio]] and [[Hamber]] met with the master [[Gibeon]], revealing he's Amethio's grandfather and that Amethio's father had failed the organization in the past. In [[HZ055]], Sandwich battled [[Larry]] alongside Kofu and Onigiri battled [[Rika]] alongside Tulip, however, both were defeated. | |||
==Notable members== | ==Notable members== | ||
===Main members=== | ===Main members=== | ||
This is the list of Explorers members up to the most recent Japanese episode: | This is the list of Explorers members up to the most recent Japanese episode: | ||
====Current members==== | |||
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background: #{{ghost color}}; border: 3px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; margin:auto" | {| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background: #{{ghost color}}; border: 3px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; margin:auto" | ||
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| [[File:Onia.png|180px|Onia]]<br>[[Onia]] | | [[File:Onia.png|180px|Onia]]<br>[[Onia]] | ||
| | | Agent | ||
|''[[HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)]]'' | |''[[HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)]]'' | ||
|- style="background:#fff" | |- style="background:#fff" | ||
| [[File:Zirc.png|180px|Zirc]]<br>[[Zirc]] | | [[File:Zirc.png|180px|Zirc]]<br>[[Zirc]] | ||
| | | Agent | ||
|''[[HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)]]'' | |''[[HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)]]'' | ||
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===Associates=== | ===Associates=== | ||
This is listing of characters who | This is listing of characters who is related to the Explorers during the events of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'': | ||
{| class="roundy" style=" | {| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background: #{{ghost color}}; border: 3px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; margin:auto" | ||
|- | |||
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Trainer|Member}} | |||
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}" | Description | |||
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Debut | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |- style="background:#fff" | ||
| [[File:Trainer HZ016.png| | | [[File:Trainer HZ016.png|100px]]<br>{{color2|000|Trainer (HZ016)|Bisharp's Trainer}} | ||
| [[File:Explorers subordinates.png| | | This Trainer was a mercenary paid by Spinel to delay Friede while the latter looked for Liko's pendant. | ||
|''[[HZ016|Quaxly, We Can Do It]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |||
| [[File:Explorers subordinates.png|100px]]<br>Explorers' subordinates | |||
| This group of subordinates helped Hamber during his meeting with Diana. | |||
|''[[HZ026|Terapagos's Adventure]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |||
| [[File:Exceed.png|100px]]<br>[[Exceed]] | |||
| Exceed was a company based in [[Levincia]] that was shown to have some connection with the Explorers' research. | |||
|[[HZ054]] | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |||
| [[File:HGSS Question Mark Sprite.png|100px]]<br>[[Amethio]]'s father | |||
| Amethio's father was first mentioned in [[HZ054]]. During a conversation with Hamber, Amethio mentioned that his father tried to search for [[Laqua]]'s location but failed. His current whereabouts are unknown. | |||
|[[HZ054]] (mentioned) | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |- style="background:#fff" | ||
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==Names== | ==Names== | ||
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|zh_yue= | |zh_yue=探夢隊 | ||
|zh_cmn=探夢隊 ''Tànmèng Duì'' | |zh_cmn=探夢隊 ''Tànmèng Duì'' | ||
|da=Explorers | |da=Explorers | ||
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{{Explorers}}<br> | {{Explorers}}<br> | ||
{{Villainous teams}}<br> | {{Villainous teams}}<br> | ||
{{Pokémon Horizons characters|ghost}}<br> | |||
{{Project Anime notice|no}} | {{Project Anime notice|no}} | ||