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The name currently in use is a fan translation of the Japanese name.

(Japanese: メガボルテージ Mega Voltage) is the fifth arc of Pokémon Horizons: The Series that began airing on April 11, 2025 and concluded on September 19, 2025. The arc is set one year after the battle at Laqua and focuses on the grown-up versions of Liko, Roy, and Dot. The arc introduces Ult, a new companion with his Sableye, and features Mega Evolution as a central element, including Roy's Shiny Lucario and Ult's Sableye.

Pocket Monsters
Mega Voltage

Arc 5

Logo for the arc
Opening GET BACK
Ending Ready Go
Episodes 22 (HZ090-HZ111)
Region Kanto, Johto, Galar, Paldea
Series Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Preceded by Pocket Monsters: Rayquaza Rising
Followed by Pocket Monsters Episode:
Mega Evolution

The arc began with a one-hour special on April 11, 2025, and airs on TV Tokyo. The story follows the characters as they investigate mysterious Pokémon behavior linked to Laquium and embark on a journey to "retrieve something important." The arc's opening theme is GET BACK performed by Yuzu, and the ending theme is Ready Go performed by ME:I.

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Plot

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The arc takes place one year after the events at Laqua, with Liko attending Indigo Academy while Roy continues his adventures with Captain Pikachu. When Roy discovers information about Pokémon exhibiting abnormal behavior, he begins investigating, while being followed by Ult and his Sableye. The investigation reveals that Laquium, which was supposedly eliminated, is causing Pokémon to go berserk, including a Slaking that Roy and Ult witness in the forest. The arc also features the aftermath of the Explorers and the Six Heroes, as Liko and Roy reunite for a new adventure alongside Dot and their new companion Ult.

Gallery

Promotional material

Characters

Main characters
Supporting characters
New characters
Others

Pokémon debuts

Episodes

Epicode Episode Title #
HZ090 大空へ向かって、再び 前編 Once More, To the Skies, Part 1 1
HZ091 大空へ向かって、再び 後編 Once More, To the Skies, Part 2 2
HZ092 ラクリウム・サインを追って Follow the Laqurium Signs 3
HZ093 ガチ推し!?ぐるみんファン対決!! Super-Stans?! A Gurumin Fan Battle!! 4
HZ094 ポケモンセンターのお姉さん The Pokémon Center Lady 5
HZ095 ストロングスフィア The Strong Sphere 6
HZ096 激突!ドラゴン爆走団 Clash! The Dragon Rampage Gang 7
HZ097 いたずらマッギョのイイ笑顔? The Mischievous Maggyo's Great Smile? 8
HZ098 再会のセルクルタウン! Reunion in Cercle Town! 9
HZ099 飛べないオリオと With a Flightless Orio 10
HZ100 我らライジングボルテッカーズ! We Are the Rising Volteccers! 11
HZ101 闘え!テラスタル対メガシンカ!! Fight! Terastal VS Mega Evolution!! 12
HZ102 遺跡で出逢った騎士 The Knight Encountered in the Ruins 13
HZ103 燃やせ、ぐるみん愛! Burn, Gurumin Love! 14
HZ104 カルボウの願い Carbou's Wish 15
HZ105 嵐のち波乗りサーフゴー Surfing Surfugo After the Storm 16
HZ106 メガすげぇ!?開かずのダークボール Mega Awesome!? The Unopenable Dark Ball 17
HZ107 ふたり、友として Two People, As Friends 18
HZ108 ダイアナ・カムズ・バック!!!! Diana Comes Back!!!! 19
HZ109 ナカヌチャン、最強ハンマーの作り方 How Nakanuchan Makes the Ultimate Hammer 20
HZ110 牙を剥く六英雄 The Six Heroes Bare Their Fangs 21
HZ111 強く、高みを目指して Get Stronger, Aim Higher 22

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