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'''''Pokémon Horizons: The Series''''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター''' ''Pocket Monsters'') is the eighth [[series]] of the [[Pokémon anime]].<!-- This anime series is based on the events of the [[Generation IX]] [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]].--> It succeeds ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''. It premiered on April 14, 2023 in Japan with a one-hour special, and on March 7, 2024 in the United States. | '''''Pokémon Horizons: The Series''''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター''' ''Pocket Monsters'') is the eighth [[series]] of the [[Pokémon anime]].<!-- This anime series is based on the events of the [[Generation IX]] [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]].--> It succeeds ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''. It premiered on April 14, 2023 in Japan with a one-hour special, and on March 7, 2024 in the United States. | ||
The series features dual protagonists [[Liko]] and [[Roy]], who join together with a group of adventurers known as the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]] and set out to travel the [[Pokémon world]] with them, visiting | The series features dual protagonists [[Liko]] and [[Roy]], who join together with a group of adventurers known as the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]] and set out to travel the [[Pokémon world]] with them, visiting various [[region]]s introduced in the [[core series]] from [[Kanto]] to [[Paldea]]. Liko also finds herself targeted by the mysterious [[Explorers]] organization, which is after her equally mysterious pendant. During the series, [[Dot]], one of the members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, joined the group of main characters and began traveling with Liko and Roy in order to participate in the [[Terastal Training]] conducted by [[Naranja Academy]]. For the first time in Pokémon anime history, ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'' features an all-new cast of characters and a more linear plot without many ties to previous anime series. | ||
Episodes in ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'' are numbered with {{bp|Epicode|the prefix}} '''HZ''' on [[Bulbapedia]]. For a complete episode listing, see the [[List of Pokémon Horizons: The Series episodes|list of ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'' episodes]].<!-- | Episodes in ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'' are numbered with {{bp|Epicode|the prefix}} '''HZ''' on [[Bulbapedia]]. For a complete episode listing, see the [[List of Pokémon Horizons: The Series episodes|list of ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'' episodes]].<!-- | ||
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Liko anime 2.png|[[Liko]] | Liko anime 2.png|[[Liko]] | ||
Roy anime.png|[[Roy]] | Roy anime.png|[[Roy]] | ||
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Mollie anime.png|[[Mollie]] | Mollie anime.png|[[Mollie]] | ||
Ludlow anime.png|[[Ludlow]] | Ludlow anime.png|[[Ludlow]] | ||
Dot anime.png|[[Dot]] | |||
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Nemona anime 2.png|[[Nemona]] | Nemona anime 2.png|[[Nemona]] | ||
Geeta anime 2.png|[[Geeta]] | Geeta anime 2.png|[[Geeta]] | ||
Clavell anime 2.png|[[Clavell]] | |||
Rika anime 2.png|[[Rika]] | |||
Poppy anime 2.png|[[Poppy]] | |||
Larry anime 2.png|[[Larry]] | Larry anime 2.png|[[Larry]] | ||
Hassel anime 2.png|[[Hassel]] | Hassel anime 2.png|[[Hassel]] | ||
Jacq anime 2.png|[[Jacq]] | |||
Dendra anime 2.png|[[Dendra]] | Dendra anime 2.png|[[Dendra]] | ||
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** In which no main character is based on a game character. | ** In which no main character is based on a game character. | ||
** In which a main character has a {{type|Grass}} first partner Pokémon as their first Pokémon. | ** In which a main character has a {{type|Grass}} first partner Pokémon as their first Pokémon. | ||
** | ** In which the [[Generation IX|concurrent generation]]'s {{type|Water}} first partner Pokémon is not owned by a main character. | ||
** To feature human characters that are not part of the main cast in [[eyecatch]]es and foreshadow Pokémon captures. | ** To feature human characters that are not part of the main cast in [[eyecatch]]es and foreshadow Pokémon captures by the main characters. | ||
*** It is also the series with the most versions of eyecatches. | *** It is also the series with the most versions of eyecatches. | ||
** Since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' to have all three of the concurrent first partner Pokémon have their genders confirmed. | ** Since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' to have all three of the concurrent first partner Pokémon have their genders confirmed. | ||
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* Like Ash in the original series through ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Liko reads the episode title. | * Like Ash in the original series through ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', Liko reads the episode title. | ||
** Liko also replaces the role of the [[narrator]] from previous series, similar to Ash and {{an|Lillie}} in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''. | ** Liko also replaces the role of the [[narrator]] from previous series, similar to Ash and {{an|Lillie}} in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''. | ||
* Much like ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', three of the main | * Much like ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', three of the characters, main or recurring, have one of the concurrent first partner Pokémon each. However, unlike the two previous series, the genders have been reversed. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |
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