Terastal Debut

Pocket Monsters; Terastal Debut; Arc 3
	; Logo for the arc
Opening	Will
Ending	Let me battle
Episodes	22 (HZ046-HZ067)
Region	Paldea
Series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Preceded by	Pocket Monsters: The Sparkling of Terapagos
Followed by	Pocket Monsters: Rayquaza Rising

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

(Japanese: テラスタルデビュー Terastal Debut) is the third arc of Pokémon Horizons: The Series that aired on TV Tokyo from April 12, 2024 to September 27, 2024. It is preceded by The Sparkling of Terapagos and followed by the Rayquaza Rising arc.

This chapter focuses on Liko, Roy, and Dot as they enroll at Naranja Academy in Paldea to undergo Tera Training. Their journey involves battling Paldea's Gym Leaders, encountering the Paldea Elite Four, and facing infiltration attempts by the Explorers. The arc serves as the characters' formal introduction to Terastallization and culminates in a student tournament before their departure from the academy.

The arc's opening theme is Will performed by IVE, and the ending theme is Let me battle by 9Lana.

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

Plot

Liko, Roy, and Dot enroll at Naranja Academy alongside Explorers members Coral and Sidian, who are undercover. The trio receives Tera Orbs from Geeta and are assigned to battle specific Gym Leaders to complete their Terastal training: Liko faces Katy in Cortondo, Roy battles Brassius in Artazon, and Dot challenges Iono in Levincia. During their training, they reunite with Ann, whose Oshawott has evolved into Dewott, and discover that Chalce has become a teacher at the academy, who is working undercover.

After completing their first tests, the group faces second-round challenges against Larry, Ryme, and Grusha. During this period, Roy's Wattrel evolves into Kilowattrel and Liko's Hatenna evolves into Hattrem. The training takes a dangerous turn when Spinel traps Liko and Amethio in a cave beneath Glaseado Mountain, leading to revelations about Gibeon and the Explorers' goals. Amethio is subsequently placed on probation for helping Liko escape.

The arc climaxes when the Explorers attack Naranja Academy to steal data about Terapagos. During this crisis, the students participate in a tournament where Roy's Fuecoco evolves into Crocalor, and Roy defeats Liko in their battle. The arc concludes with the trio completing their Terastal training and departing the academy, while Spinel begins analyzing the stolen Terapagos data.

Gallery

Promotional material

Main Key Visual

Characters

Main characters

Liko
Roy

Supporting characters

New characters

Others

Pokémon debuts

Episodes

Epicode	Episode Title		#
HZ046	ドキドキ！オレンジアカデミー	How Thrilling! Orange Academy	1
HZ047	リコとニャローテ、心をこめて	Liko and Nyarote, Put All Your Heart Into It	2
HZ048	輝け！炎とアートのきらめき	Shine! The Brilliance of Fire and Art	3
HZ049	ドットとぐるみん	Dot and Gurumin	4
HZ050	映えろテラスタル！ダンス・ダンス・クワッス！！	Shine, Terastal! Dance Dance Kuwassu!!	5
HZ051	トゲトゲニャローテ！？不思議な花ばしら	Thorny Nyarote!? The Mysterious Flower Pillar	6
HZ052	カイデン、強風注意報！	Kaiden, High Wind Warning!	7
HZ053	ミブリムとこの世ならざるもの	Mibrim and the Unworldly	8
HZ054	永遠(とわ)のめぐみ	The Eternal Blessing	9
HZ055	対決！パルデア四天王	Showdown! The Big Four of Paldea	10
HZ056	リコVSチリ！バトルの先に	Liko VS Chili! Beyond the Battle	11
HZ057	わたしの知らないテラパゴス	A Terapagos I Don't Know	12
HZ058	看板ポケモンはドドゲザン！？	The Signature Pokémon is Dodogezan!?	13
HZ059	おどれクワッス！碧きチャンプルステップ！！	Dance, Kuwassu! Blue Chanpuru Steps!!	14
HZ060	はじめての雪！ホッホッゲー！！	The First Snow! Ho Ho Ga!!	15
HZ061	響け魂！ライムへの挑戦	Let Your Soul Resonate! A Challenge to Lime	16
HZ062	ホゲータとぼくの歌	Me and Hogator's Song	17
HZ063	氷の戦い！冷たい瞳のグルーシャ	Battle of Ice! The Cold-Eyed Grusha	18
HZ064	ナッペ山、しのびよる影	Mount Napper, the Creeping Shadow	19
HZ065	リコとアメジオ	Liko and Amethio	20
HZ066	システム侵入！オレンジアカデミーの危機！！	System Invasion! Crisis at Orange Academy!!	21
HZ067	輝けテラスタル！リコVSロイ！！	Shine, Terastal! Liko VS Roy!!	22

In other languages


Language		Title
Japanese		テラスタルデビュー Terastal Debut
Mandarin Chinese		太晶化初登場 Tàijīnghuà Chūdēngchǎng
Korean		테라스탈 데뷔 Teraseutal Debwi

External links

Arc announcement (Japanese)
Cast and theme song announcement (Japanese)