Pokémon Horizons: The Series (season)

This article is about the season. For the series, see Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series Season 1 (International) Season 26 (Asia)
Logo for the season
Opening	Becoming Me We Go (English Ver.)
Episodes	45
Region	Kanto, Galar, & Paldea
Series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Preceded by	Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series
Followed by	Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua

Pokémon Horizons: The Series is the first season of the dubbed version of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. It is the twenty-sixth season of the Pokémon animated series. The season follows Liko and Roy as they travel around the world with a group of adventurers known as the Rising Volt Tacklers.

In the United States, episodes were added on Netflix beginning on March 7, 2024 and concluding on November 22, 2024. In the United Kingdom, it debuted on December 1, 2023 on BBC iPlayer and on December 4, 2023 on CBBC. In Australia, it debuted on February 27, 2024 on 9Go!. In Canada, it debuted on March 2, 2024 on Cartoon Network. In Asia, it debuted on March 8, 2024 on the Pokémon Asia ENG YouTube channel. In sub-Saharan Africa, it debuted on March 25, 2024 on Cartoon Network Africa. In New Zealand, it debuted on April 15, 2024 on Netflix.

It is preceded by Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, the last season of the previous series, Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and succeeded by Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua.

Blurb

A new adventure is beginning within the wide world of Pokémon! Arriving at Indigo Academy, a girl named Liko receives her first partner Pokémon, Sprigatito. But she soon finds herself pursued by the Explorers, a mysterious group that’s determined to take the pendant necklace she wears. Liko isn’t on her own, though, as Friede, Captain Pikachu and the other Rising Volt Tacklers offer her protection aboard their airship. Meanwhile, a boy named Roy dreams of becoming a Pokémon Trainer, unaware of the secret hiding within the Ancient Poké Ball he carries. As Liko, Roy and the Rising Volt Tacklers set sail for new horizons, what kind of discoveries await?

Important events

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

First poster for the season

Second poster for the season

Third poster for the season

Fourth poster for the season

• Liko, a beginner Trainer from Paldea, enrolls in the Indigo Academy in Kanto. (HZ001)
• Liko receives a Pokédex for her Rotom Phone. (HZ001)
• Liko meets Amethio and gets on the radar of the mysterious Explorers organization. (HZ001)
• Liko meets Pokémon Professor Friede for the first time. (HZ001)
• A mysterious Pokémon briefly appears from Liko's pendant. (HZ002)
• Liko is introduced to the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ002)
• Liko joins the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ003)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers head for Paldea. (HZ003)
• Liko meets a boy named Roy for the first time. (HZ004)
• Roy strikes up a friendship with the Fuecoco that travels with the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ004)
• Roy encounters the Explorers for the first time. (HZ005)
• Roy's Ancient Poké Ball opens to reveal a Shiny Rayquaza, which flies away. (HZ006)
• Roy joins the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ006)
• Gibeon removes Amethio from the mission to obtain Liko's pendant and assigns it to Spinel instead. (HZ006)
• Nidothing is secretly revealed to be Dot, a member of the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ007)
• Liko tries to befriend Dot. (HZ008)
• Liko returns to Paldea, while Roy visits the region for the first time. (HZ009)
• Roy meets Alex, Liko's father, for the first time. (HZ009)
• Liko decides to head for Artazon with Roy to meet Brassius. (HZ009)
• Liko and Roy meet Nemona, a Paldean Champion, and Artazon Gym Leader Brassius. (HZ010)
• Roy has an unofficial battle with Brassius and loses. (HZ010)
• Liko, Roy, and Mollie encounter a giant Arboliva with another Ancient Poké Ball. (HZ011)
• The mysterious Pokémon briefly emerges from Liko's pendant again. (HZ012)
• Friede meets Lucca, Liko's mother. (HZ012)
• Liko and Roy learn more about the Ancient Adventurer, Lucius. (HZ012)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers decide to head for Galar. (HZ012)
• Spinel is revealed to be spying on the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ012)
• Roy encounters a wild Wattrel. (HZ013)
• Spinel begins his attack on the Brave Olivine. (HZ013)
• Friede is revealed to own a Tera Orb. (HZ014)
• Spinel steals Liko's pendant. (HZ014)
• Liko and Roy see Dot in person for the first time. (HZ015)
• Liko and Roy meet Levincia Gym Leader Iono for the first time. (HZ015)
• Liko retrieves her pendant from Spinel. (HZ016)
• Liko's pendant activates and briefly summons Arboliva from its Ancient Poké Ball. (HZ016)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers begin heading to Galar. (HZ016)
• Dot reveals herself as Nidothing to Liko. (HZ016)
• Friede reveals how he met Captain Pikachu and formed the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ018)
• Liko and Roy visit Galar for the first time. (HZ019)
• Murdock's past is revealed. (HZ019)
• Liko and Roy meet Motostoke Gym Leader Kabu for the first time. (HZ019)
• Liko and Roy have an unofficial Tag Battle with Kabu, with Roy losing and Liko forfeiting. (HZ020)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers find out that the Black Rayquaza is at the Galar Mine. (HZ020)
• Amethio, Zirc, and Onia arrive in Galar to search for the Black Rayquaza at the Galar Mine. (HZ021)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers encounter Amethio and his cohorts again. (HZ022)
• Liko and Roy encounter Lucius's third Pokémon, a Galarian Moltres. (HZ022)
• The mysterious Pokémon emerges from Liko's pendant again, but does not change back. (HZ023)
• Roy and Friede meet Liko's grandmother, Diana, for the first time. (HZ024)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers learn that the mysterious Pokémon is called Terapagos. (HZ024)
• Amethio, Onia, and Zirc arrive at Diana's castle and prepare to attack the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ024)
• Liko and Roy encounter Sidian and Coral for the first time. (HZ025)
• Diana starts traveling with the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ025)
• Diana reveals that Lucius's last three Pokémon are Lapras, Kleavor, and Entei. (HZ025)
• Liko receives Lucius's belt from Diana. (HZ026)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers set out to find the remaining members of Lucius's Six Heroes. (HZ026)
• The Explorers decide to go after the Black Rayquaza. (HZ027)
• A wild Polteageist and Sinistea join the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ030)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers find Lucius's fourth Pokémon, a giant Lapras. (HZ031)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers encounter the Black Rayquaza again. (HZ032)
• Amethio battles the Black Rayquaza and is defeated. (HZ033)
• Terapagos transforms into its Terastal Form for the first time on-screen. (HZ033)
• Diana reveals to Friede that she intends to travel alone again. (HZ033)
• Liko and Roy have a training battle with Diana, which ends after they complete their objective of trying to land a single hit. (HZ033)
• Amethio returns to the Explorers' base and requests to train with Hamber. (HZ033)
• The Explorers are revealed to be looking for Laqua. (HZ034)
• Amethio receives a Tera Orb from Hamber. (HZ034)
• Diana leaves the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ034)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers decide to return to Paldea. (HZ034)
• A wild Maushold family joins the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ038)
• Liko and Roy meet Franka, Dot's mother and Murdock's sister, for the first time. (HZ041)
• Dot reveals to Liko and Roy the story of how she joined the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ041)
• Dot battles Franka and wins. (HZ041)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers arrive back in Paldea. (HZ042)
• Friede is informed of the existence of a mysterious tower. (HZ042)
• Liko and Roy cross paths with the Explorers again and have a Multi Battle with Coral and Sidian, which is called off. (HZ043)
• The Explorers are revealed to be planning to summon and capture the Black Rayquaza. (HZ043)
• Friede meets Spinel in person for the first time and has another battle against him. (HZ044)
• The Explorers begin their operation to capture the Black Rayquaza. (HZ044)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers confront the Explorers to stop their plan. (HZ044)
• The Brave Olivine suffers major damage when the Black Rayquaza is sent crashing into it. (HZ044)
• Spinel, Coral, Sidian, and Chalce retreat. (HZ045)
• Amethio uses Terastallization for the first time. (HZ045)
• Amethio and the Rising Volt Tacklers battle against the Black Rayquaza, but they are all defeated. (HZ045)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot decide they want to learn more about the Terastal phenomenon. (HZ045)
• Gibeon orders the Explorers admins to continue monitoring Liko and Terapagos while waiting for the Rising Volt Tacklers to gather the Six Heroes. (HZ045)

Party changes

Additions

• Liko's Sprigatito (HZ001)
• Roy's Fuecoco (HZ006)
• Roy's Wattrel (HZ014)
• Dot's Quaxly (HZ016)
• Liko's Hatenna (HZ021)
• Dot's Tinkatink (HZ039)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Liko's Sprigatito → Floragato (HZ045)

Lucius's Pokémon

Liko takes these Pokémon from Lucius under her care:

• Giant Arboliva (HZ012)
• Galarian Moltres (HZ023)
• Terapagos (HZ023)
• Giant Lapras (HZ032)

Episodes

Epicode	Episode Title	#
HZ001	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)	1
HZ002	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two)	2
HZ003	For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!	3
HZ004	The Treasure After the Storm!	4
HZ005	Found You, Fuecoco!	5
HZ006	The Ancient Poké Ball	6
HZ007	Special Training with Cap!	7
HZ008	The Door That Never Opens	8
HZ009	Welcome to Paldea!	9
HZ010	Nemona and Brassius and…	10
HZ011	Arboliva's Forest	11
HZ012	The Future I Choose	12
HZ013	An Unexpected Picnic!	13
HZ014	Fly! Wattrel!!	14
HZ015	Someone We Can't See! Whosawhatsit?	15
HZ016	Quaxly, We Can Do It	16
HZ017	Special Training Time!	17
HZ018	Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!	18
HZ019	The Bittersweet Truth	19
HZ020	Kabu's Battle Training!	20
HZ021	The Lonely Hatenna	21
HZ022	Charge! Galar Mine!	22
HZ023	Fiery Galarian Moltres	23
HZ024	Reunion at the Ancient Castle!	24
HZ025	Rivals in the Dark of Night!	25
HZ026	Terapagos's Adventure	26
HZ027	As Long as I'm with My Friends	27
HZ028	The Stolen Treasure	28
HZ029	Orla and the Poké Ball Smith	29
HZ030	Slip and Crash! A Mystery Pokémon?!	30
HZ031	Song Within the Mist	31
HZ032	Lapras's Feelings for its Friends	32
HZ033	Roar of the Black Rayquaza	33
HZ034	Respective Departures	34
HZ035	The Wild Pair, Friede and Cap!	35
HZ036	Mission: Find Oinkologne's Partner!	36
HZ037	Fuecoco…Becomes a Crook?!	37
HZ038	The SOS is from Tandemaus?	38
HZ039	Tinkatink's Ideal Hammer	39
HZ040	Farewell, Sprigatito?	40
HZ041	A Wild Mom Appears!	41
HZ042	Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin	42
HZ043	A Challenge from the Explorers	43
HZ044	The Plan to Capture Rayquaza	44
HZ045	From So Far Away	45

Trivia

• This is the first season not to feature Ash and Pikachu as main protagonists and the Team Rocket trio as main antagonists.
• The season was initially announced to be releasing in the United States and internationally on February 23, 2024, but was later delayed till March 7, 2024.
• Unlike previous series, the English titles of episodes follow the Japanese titles more closely, with most titles being direct translations.
• In Asian territories where The Pokémon Company holds distribution rights, this season is numbered as season 26. However The Pokémon Company International refers to this series as a new, separate series different than the previous anime series. This includes referring to the show as the "new Pokémon animated series" in pre-release material, starting the numbering from Season 1, and using "Pokémon the Series" in social media material of prior episodes after this point.
• This is the first season where the English dub uses different opening themes for different releases of the same episodes, with Becoming Me for the international release and We Go (English Ver.) for the Asian release.
• This is the first season promoted with more than two official posters. Each of the four posters corresponds to a batch of episodes released consecutively in March, May, August, and November 2024.

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		آفاق البوكيمون: المسلسل
Bengali		পোকেমন হরাইজনস: টি সিরিজ
Czech		Pokémon: Horizonty – seriál
Danish		Pokémon horisonter: Serien
Dutch		Pokémon Horizons: De serie
Finnish		Pokémon: Taivaanranta – Sarja
European French		La série : Pokémon, les horizons
German		Pokémon Horizonte: Die Serie
Hebrew		פוקמון: אופקים: הסדרה
Hindi		पोकेमॉन होराइजंस: द सिरीज़
Indonesian		Seri Pokémon Horizon
Italian		La serie Orizzonti Pokémon Orizzonti Pokémon - La serie*
Norwegian		Pokémon horisonter: Serien
Polish		Pokémon Horyzonty: Seria* Pokémon: Horyzonty – Seria*
Portuguese	Brazil	A série Pokémon: Horizontes
	Portugal	A série Pokémon: Horizontes
Russian		Сериал Покемон: новые горизонты
Spanish	Latin America	La serie Horizontes Pokémon* Horizontes Pokémon: La serie*
	Spain	La serie Horizontes Pokémon* Horizontes Pokémon: La serie*
Swedish		Pokémon – Horisonter: Serien
Tamil		பொகெமொன் ஹோரிஸ்ன்ஸ்: தி செரிஸ்
Telugu		పోకీమాన్ హోరిజోన్స్: ది సిరీస్
Turkish		Pokémon Yeni Ufuklar: Dizi

External links

• Pokémon Horizons: The Series website
• Pokémon Horizons: The Series page at Pokemon.com

Series and seasons of the Pokémon animated series The Beginning (list) Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands Gold and Silver (list) The Johto Journeys • Johto League Champions • Master Quest Ruby and Sapphire (list) Advanced • Advanced Challenge • Advanced Battle • Battle Frontier Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and Pearl • Battle Dimension • Galactic Battles • Sinnoh League Victors Black & White (list) Black & White • Rival Destinies • Adventures in Unova and Beyond XY (list) XY • Kalos Quest • XYZ (Mega Evolution Specials) Sun & Moon (list) Sun & Moon • Ultra Adventures‎ • Ultra Legends Journeys (list) Journeys • Master Journeys • Ultimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles) Horizons (list) Horizons • The Search for Laqua Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter Vacation • Side Stories • Pokémon Chronicles Planetarium specials • Pikachu shorts Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • A Ripple in Time Complete list • Movies

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