HZ079

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HZ079

HZ079   EP1311 オーバー・ザ・トップ Over the Top

First broadcast Japan January 10, 2025 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Only One Story Ending ピッカーン！

Credits Animation Team Kumemura Screenplay 佐藤大 Dai Satō Storyboard 西田章二 Shōji Nishida Assistant director 新開彩絵 Ayae Shinkai Animation directors 忍田雄介 Yusuke Oshida 松本めぐみ Megumi Matsumoto 新岡浩美 Hiromi Niioka 北島勇樹 Yūki Kitajima Additional credits

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: オーバー・ザ・トップ Over the Top) is the 79th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,311th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on January 10, 2025.

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

• The Rising Volt Tacklers arrive back in Paldea.
• Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede learn of Paradox Pokémon.
• Liko, Roy, and Dot battle Geeta together and win.
• The Rising Volt Tacklers receive permission to enter Area Zero.
• Coral and Sidian are sent to Area Zero to monitor the Rising Volt Tacklers.

For a list of all major events in Pokémon Horizons: The Series, please see the timeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Glimmora

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie (flashback)
• Dot
• Amethio (flashback)
• Onia (flashback)
• Zirc (flashback)
• Hamber
• Coral
• Sidian
• Geeta
• Rika
• Larry
• Poppy
• Hassel
• Penny
• Briar (video)

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's; flashback)
• Floragato (Liko's; Terastallized)
• Terapagos (Liko's; Pagogo; Normal Form)
• Fuecoco (Roy's; flashback)
• Crocalor (Roy's; Terastallized)
• Charizard (Friede's; flashback)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Chansey (Mollie's; flashback)
• Quaxwell (Dot's; Terastallized)
• Rotom (Dot's; Rotom Phone)
• Ceruledge (Amethio's; flashback)
• Skarmory (Orla's; flashback)
• Skarmory (Zirc's; flashback)
• Glalie (Coral's)
• Rotom (Coral's; Rotom Phone)
• Garganacl (Sidian's)
• Aerodactyl (Sidian's)
• Glimmora (Geeta's; Terastallized; debut)
• Glimmet (Geeta's; ×2)
• Rayquaza (Lucius's; Black Rayquaza; flashback)
• Arboliva (Lucius's; flashback)
• Moltres (Lucius's; Galarian Form; flashback)
• Lapras (Lucius's; flashback)
• Kleavor (Lucius's; flashback)
• Entei (flashback)
• Raikou (flashback)
• Suicune (flashback)

Trivia

• Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: What are Glimmora's petals crystallized from?
  • Choices: Grass energy, rock energy, poison energy
  • Answer: Poison energy
• This episode marks the first time that a male main character other than Ash has defeated a Pokémon Champion.
• The first eyecatch features Geeta and her Glimmora, and the second one features Liko and Floragato.
• Floragato is the second ever non fully-evolved Pokémon in the animated series to have defeated a Champion-owned Pokémon, the first being Ash's Pikachu.
• Coral, her Glalie, and Sidian narrate the preview for the next episode.
• Despite Memento having existed in the games since Generation III, this is the first time it's been used in the animated series.

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