Liko and Roy's Departure

Pocket Monsters; Liko and Roy's Departure; Arc 1
	; Logo for the arc
Opening	Heart-Pounding Diary
Ending	RVR ~Rising Volt Tacklers Rap~
Episodes	25 (HZ001-HZ025)
Region	Kanto, Paldea, Galar
Series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Preceded by	None
Followed by	Pocket Monsters: The Sparkling of Terapagos

The subject of this article has no official English name.
The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.

(Japanese: リコとロイの旅立ち Liko and Roy's Depature) is the first arc of Pokémon Horizons: The Series that aired on TV Tokyo from April 14, 2023 to October 20, 2023. It is followed by The Sparkling of Terapagos arc.

The arc focuses on new Trainers Liko and Roy, and their first partners, Sprigatito and Fuecoco, as they join a group of adventurers named the Rising Volt Tacklers and discover their connection to the Ancient Adventurer Lucius and a mysterious Pokémon living in Liko's pendant. The arc also introduces the Explorers, an opposing faction bent on taking Liko's pendant for themselves.

The arc's opening theme is Heart-Pounding Diary performed by asmi feat. Chinozo, and the ending theme is RVR ~Rising Volt Tacklers Rap~ by Liko (CV: Minori Suzuki) & Roy (CV: Yuka Terasaki).

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

Plot

Liko, a beginner Trainer from Paldea, enrolls at Indigo Academy in Kanto and receives Sprigatito as her first partner Pokémon. She encounters Amethio and becomes targeted by the mysterious organization called Explorers due to her pendant, which briefly reveals a mysterious Pokémon. Friede and the Rising Volt Tacklers intervene, rescuing Sprigatito from Amethio's captivity, and Liko joins their crew as they head for Paldea.

Upon arriving in Paldea, Liko meets Roy, who befriends a stowaway Fuecoco traveling with the Rising Volt Tacklers. When the Explorers attack Roy's hometown, his Ancient Poké Ball opens to reveal a Black Rayquaza before it flies away. Roy catches Fuecoco and joins the Rising Volt Tacklers. After this incident, Gibeon removes Amethio from the mission and assigns it to Spinel instead. Dot, who streams as the popular Nidothing, eventually tags along with Liko and Roy. The group discovers a giant Arboliva holding another Ancient Poké Ball, which goes into the ball under Liko's care. They learn about Lucius, an ancient adventurer connected to the Ancient Poké Balls.

After Spinel steals Liko's pendant, the group travels to Levincia where Dot catches her first Pokémon, Quaxly, and helps retrieve the pendant. The Rising Volt Tacklers then journey to Galar, where Liko catches a Hatenna and they locate Lucius's third Pokémon, a Galarian Moltres, which joins Liko's care. The mysterious Pokémon from the pendant fully emerges and is identified as Terapagos when the group meets Liko's grandmother Diana at her castle. The arc concludes with Diana tagging along with the Rising Volt Tacklers and revealing that Lucius's remaining three Pokémon are Lapras, Kleavor, and Entei.

Gallery

Promotional material

First Japanese poster for Liko and Roy's Departure
Second Japanese poster for Liko and Roy's Departure

Characters

Main characters

Liko
Roy

Supporting characters

Antagonists

Pokémon debuts

Episodes

Epicode	Episode Title		#
HZ001	はじまりのペンダント　前編	The Pendant of Beginning, Part 1	1
HZ002	はじまりのペンダント　後編	The Pendant of Beginning, Part 2	2
HZ003	ニャオハとなら、きっと	As Long as I'm With Nyahoja, I'm Sure	3
HZ004	ながれついた宝もの	A Washed-Ashore Treasure	4
HZ005	みつけたよ、ホゲータ	I Found You, Hogator	5
HZ006	いにしえのモンスターボール	The Ancient Monster Ball	6
HZ007	特訓！キャプテンピカチュウ	Special Training! Captain Pikachu	7
HZ008	あかずの扉のひみつ	The Secret of the Unopened Door	8
HZ009	パルデア到着！	Arrival in Paldea!	9
HZ010	ネモとコルサと	With Nemo and Colsa	10
HZ011	オリーヴァの森	Oliva's Forest	11
HZ012	わたしが選ぶ未来	The Future I Choose	12
HZ013	ピクニックは突然に	A Sudden Picnic	13
HZ014	とべ！カイデン！！	Fly! Kaiden!!	14
HZ015	みえないヤツだ！何者なんじゃ？	Someone We Can't See! Whosawhatsit?	15
HZ016	クワッスとなら、できるよ	As Long as I'm With Kuwassu, I Can Do It	16
HZ017	カイデンとホゲータ　秘密の大特訓！	Kaiden and Hogator's Secret Big Training!	17
HZ018	そらとぶピカチュウ、どこまでも高く！	Flying Pikachu, Soaring High!	18
HZ019	マホイップのホント	Mawhip's Truth	19
HZ020	カブさんのバトル修行	Kabu's Battle Training	20
HZ021	ひとりぼっちのミブリム	The Lonely Mibrim	21
HZ022	激突！ガラルこうざん	Clash! Galar Mine	22
HZ023	もえあがるガラルファイヤー	Burning Galar Fire	23
HZ024	古城での再会	Reunion at the Old Castle	24
HZ025	闇夜(やみよ)の強敵(ライバル)	Rivals in the Dark Night	25

In other languages


Language		Title
Japanese		リコとロイの旅立ち Liko to Roy no Tabidachi
Chinese	Cantonese	莉可與羅伊的啟程 Leihhó yúh Lòhyī dīk Káichìhng
Chinese	Mandarin	莉可與羅伊的啟程 Lìkě yǔ Luóyī de Qǐchéng
Korean		리코와 로드의 모험 Riko-wa Rodeu-ui Moheom