HZ040

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HZ040

HZ040   EP1272 さよなら、ニャオハ？ Farewell, Nyahoja?

First broadcast Japan February 16, 2024 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハロ Ending RVR〜ライジングボルテッカーズラップ〜

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 土屋理敬 Michihiro Tsuchiya Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 奥野浩行 Hiroyuki Okuno Animation directors 青葉稜太郎 Ryōtarō Aoba 平松康佑 Kōsuke Hiramatsu 山本直子 Naoko Yamamoto No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: さよなら、ニャオハ？ Farewell, Nyahoja?) is the 40th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,272nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on February 16, 2024.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Plot

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

Major events

• Liko's Sprigatito learns Magical Leaf.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Spidops

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Amethio (flashback)
• Onia (flashback)
• Zirc (flashback)
• Manya
• Breeders

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Hatenna (Liko's)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Metagross (Orla's)
• Quaxly (Dot's)
• Tinkatink (Dot's)
• Ceruledge (Amethio's; flashback)
• Corviknight (Amethio's; flashback)
• Skarmory (Onia's; flashback)
• Skarmory (Zirc's; flashback)
• Terapagos (anime; Normal Form)
• Sprigatito (multiple)
• Sneasel
• Weavile
• Liepard
• Purrloin (×5)
• Meowth (Galarian; ×2)
• Perrserker
• Litten (×2)
• Torracat
• Incineroar
• Skitty (×2)
• Delcatty
• Glameow (×2)
• Purugly (×2)
• Espurr (×2)
• Meowstic (male)
• Spidops (debut)
• Squirtle (flashback)
• Chikorita (flashback)
• Cyndaquil (flashback)
• Totodile (flashback)
• Snivy (flashback)
• Tepig (flashback)
• Rowlet (flashback)

Trivia

• This episode marks the first appearance of a Torracat in the anime other than the one that belonged to Ash.
• The first eyecatch features Liko and Sprigatito, with the second one featuring Liko and Sprigatito, with Liko in her school uniform.

In other languages

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