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(Japanese: '''特訓！キャプテンピカチュウ''' ''Special Training! Captain Pikachu'') is the seventh episode of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', and the 1,239th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 19, 2023<!-- and is scheduled to air in the United States on *day*-->.
'''Special Training with Cap!''' (Japanese: '''特訓！キャプテンピカチュウ''' ''Special Training! Captain Pikachu'') is the seventh episode of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', and the 1,239th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 19, 2023, the United Kingdom on January 15, 2024, in Australia on February 27, 2024, and in the United States on March 7, 2024. It was initially intended to air in the United States on February 23, 2024, but was rescheduled.
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<i>Liko, Sprigatito, Roy, and Fuecoco become official members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, but Liko laments that she put everyone in danger because of her pendant. She wants to become stronger so that she can stand tall against her foes. Eager to learn, Liko and Roy ask Friede to train them—but they don’t know the first thing about Pokémon battles! Liko and Sprigatito, together with Roy and Fuecoco, face Friede and Captain Pikachu. Slowly but surely, Liko seems to pick up on what Friede and Cap are teaching them, and her newfound skills are put to the test when Friede asks Liko and Roy to battle each other! Will these two manage to uncover what it takes to become true Pokémon Trainers?</i>


==Plot==
==Plot==
As the [[Brave Asagi]] continues its journey towards [[Paldea]] and the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]] go about their daily business, [[Roy]] suddenly makes a loud entrance to the observation deck, startling [[Liko]]. He challenges her to a {{pkmn|battle}}, since both of them are now [[Pokémon Trainer]]s, which Liko happily accepts. However, the battle between {{TP|Liko|Sprigatito}} and {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}} ends up consisting of them just using {{m|Leafage}} and {{m|Ember}} to counter each other's [[Move|attacks]] over and over, until they both become too tired to continue. They are summoned to the meeting room by [[Friede]], who has installed the Rising Volt Tacklers app to each of their [[Rotom Phone]]s and also installed a [[Pokédex]] to Roy's phone, much to his excitement. This app verifies their team membership and works as a message group between its members, though Roy too excited by his new Pokédex to pay much attention to Friede's explanation. He hopes to one day be able to register {{Shiny|black}} {{p|Rayquaza}} in his Pokédex, though he still has no idea where to even start looking for it. Friede suggests they ask help from [[Nidothing|Dot]], [[Murdock]]'s niece and the final member of their team. She's around Liko and Roy's age and was even the one who developed the app they're using, but is also reclusive and rarely seen. Since she's responsible for gathering information for the team, she could be able to help them.
As the [[Brave Olivine]] continues its journey towards [[Paldea]] and the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]] go about their daily business, [[Roy]] and {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}} suddenly make a loud entrance to the observation deck, startling [[Liko]]. He challenges her to a {{pkmn|battle}} since both of them are now [[Pokémon Trainer]]s, which Liko happily accepts. However, the battle between {{TP|Liko|Sprigatito}} and Fuecoco ends up consisting of them just using {{m|Leafage}} and {{m|Ember}} to counter each other's [[Move|attacks]] over and over, until they both become too tired to continue. They are summoned to the meeting room by [[Friede]], who has installed the Rising Volt Tacklers app to each of their [[Rotom Phone]]s and also installed a [[Pokédex]] to Roy's phone, much to his excitement. This app verifies their team membership and works as a message group between its members, though Roy is too excited by his new Pokédex to pay much attention to Friede's explanation. He hopes to one day be able to register the [[Black Rayquaza]] in his Pokédex, though he still has no idea where to even start looking for it. Friede suggests they ask help from [[Dot]], [[Murdock]]'s niece and the final member of their team. She's around Liko and Roy's age and was even the one who developed the app they're using but is also reclusive and rarely seen. Since she's responsible for gathering information for the team, she could be able to help them.


Making their way towards Dot's room, Liko and Roy hear the Nidothing theme music coming from inside the room, figuring she must be watching one of their videos. Roy knocks on the door and asks for advice in finding Rayquaza, but instead of a response, [[Nidothing's Quaxly|Quaxly]] jumps out of a hatch on the door. Roy takes the chance to try out his Pokédex by scanning Quaxly, before noticing a note attached to its chest. Opening it, he finds a drawing of himself and Fuecoco after losing in a battle. While they see this gesture as somewhat rude, Liko understands it, given that they're still new on the ship. Moreover, the note also gives her an idea, so she and Roy go to ask Friede's help in {{pkmn|training|train}} them; Roy knows he needs to be stronger if he hopes to one day {{pkmn2|Caught|catch}} Rayquaza, while Liko wants to be able to protect those she cares about if the [[Explorers]] show up again to steal her pendant. Friede agrees to this, and the team gathers on the wing deck. At first, it seems like Friede will be using his {{p|Charizard}} for the training match, but with the bright flash of a bolt from the blue, [[Captain Pikachu]] enters the field, having chosen to act as Liko and Roy's opponent.
Making their way towards Dot's room, Liko and Roy hear the Nidothing theme music coming from inside the room, figuring she must be watching one of their videos. Roy knocks on the door and asks for advice in finding Rayquaza, but instead of a response, {{TP|Dot|Quaxly}} jumps out of a hatch on the door. Roy takes the chance to try out his Pokédex by scanning Quaxly, before noticing a note attached to the {{pkmn|category|Duckling Pokémon}}'s chest. Opening it, he finds a drawing of himself and Fuecoco after losing in a battle. While they see this gesture as somewhat rude, Liko understands it, given that they're still new on the ship. Moreover, the note also gives her an idea, so she and Roy go to ask Friede's help in {{pkmn|training}} them; Roy knows he needs to be stronger if he hopes to one day {{pkmn2|Caught|catch}} Rayquaza, while Liko wants to be able to protect those she cares about if the [[Explorers]] show up again to steal her pendant. Friede agrees to this, and the team gathers on the wing deck. At first, it seems like Friede will be using his {{TP|Friede|Charizard}} for the training match, but with the bright flash of a bolt from the blue, [[Captain Pikachu]] enters the field, having chosen to act as Liko and Roy's opponent.


Friede declares that Liko and Roy win if the manage to land a single hit on Cap. Roy thinks this sounds easy, but despite Sprigatito and Fuecoco launching as many attacks as they can, Cap only needs to slightly lean from side to side to avoid every last one of them. Liko suggests a combo attack, with Sprigatito blinding Cap with Leafage while Fuecoco charges in with {{m|Tackle}}. However, Pikachu avoids this attack just as easily as the previous ones, using {{m|Double Team}} to create multiple fake copies of itself. Soon, though, Liko figures out the pattern behind Cap's Double Team, seeing that he's moving backwards in a zigzag pattern. With this knowledge, Sprigatito and Fuecoco take out the copies one by one, until only the real one is left. Sprigatito tries to use {{m|Scratch}}, but Cap dodges again by jumping into the air. Liko and Roy prepare to strike again when he comes down, but to their surprise, as soon as Cap comes back down, their Pokémon fall asleep from exhaustion, meaning that the battle has ended.
Friede declares that Liko and Roy win if they manage to land a single hit on Cap. Roy thinks this sounds easy, but despite Sprigatito and Fuecoco launching as many attacks as they can, Cap only needs to slightly lean from side to side to avoid every last one of them. Liko suggests a combo attack, with Sprigatito blinding Cap with Leafage while Fuecoco charges in with {{m|Tackle}}. However, Pikachu avoids this attack just as easily as the previous ones, using {{m|Double Team}} to create multiple fake copies of himself. Soon, though, Liko figures out the pattern behind Cap's Double Team, seeing that he's moving backward in a zigzag pattern. With this knowledge, Sprigatito and Fuecoco take out the copies one by one, until only the real one is left. Sprigatito tries to use {{m|Scratch}}, but Cap dodges again by jumping into the air. Liko and Roy prepare to strike again when he comes down, but to their surprise, as soon as Cap comes back down, their Pokémon fall asleep from exhaustion, meaning that the battle has ended.


With the battle over, Murdock offers everyone lunch. Liko observes how everyone has a favorite flavor; for example, Sprigatito likes bitter food, while both Roy and Fuecoco like spicy food. After they've finished eating, Friede tells Liko and Roy to battle against each other and remember what they learned during the battle with Cap. Liko patiently waits for Fuecoco to make a move, but when none comes, she decides to make the first move instead, ordering a Scratch. Fuecoco dodges it and counters with Tackle, which Sprigatito, in turn, also dodges. Liko and Roy realize that this battling style is different from before: instead of blindly ordering moves without even looking at their opponent, they're now making moves in reaction to the moves their opponent is making, a lesson that they subconsciously picked up from their battle with Cap. Both Pokémon exchange several more moves, before Roy aims for a finishing hit with Ember. Liko tells Sprigatito to run past it, but to her surprise, Sprigatito starts running blindingly fast, avoiding the {{type|Fire}} move and slamming into Fuecoco, [[Fainting|knocking it out]] and making Liko the winner. Friede identifies the new move as {{m|Quick Attack}}, and both Liko and Roy thank him and Cap for helping them. Roy also shares a fist bump with Liko, promising to win the next time they battle.
With the battle over, Murdock offers everyone lunch. Liko observes how everyone has a favorite flavor; for example, Sprigatito likes bitter food, while both Roy and Fuecoco like spicy food. After they've finished eating, Friede tells Liko and Roy to battle against each other and remember what they learned during the battle with Cap. Liko patiently waits for Fuecoco to make a move, but when none comes, she decides to make the first move instead, ordering a Scratch. Fuecoco dodges it and counters with Tackle, which Sprigatito, in turn, also dodges. Liko and Roy realize that this battling style is different from before: instead of blindly ordering moves without even looking at their opponent, they're now making moves in reaction to the moves their opponent is making, a lesson that they subconsciously picked up from their battle with Cap. Both Pokémon exchange several more moves before Roy aims for a finishing hit with Ember. Liko tells Sprigatito to run past him, but to her surprise, Sprigatito starts running blindingly fast, avoiding the {{type|Fire}} move and slamming into Fuecoco, [[Fainting|knocking him out]] and making Liko the winner. Friede identifies the new move as {{m|Quick Attack}}, and both Liko and Roy thank him and Cap for helping them. Roy also shares a fist bump with Liko, promising to win the next time they battle.


Just then, Roy receives a message, which turns out to be from Dot, so he and Liko go to her door once more. When they knock, Quaxly once again comes out carrying a note. This time, the note features a drawing of Rayquaza and what Liko recognizes as Paldea, meaning that Rayquaza is currently there. Roy excitedly thanks Dot and runs off, with Liko thanking her as well and hoping she'll learn to know her better.
Just then, Roy receives a message, which turns out to be from Dot, so he and Liko go to her door once more. When they knock, Quaxly once again comes out carrying a note. This time, the note features a drawing of Rayquaza and what Liko recognizes as Paldea, meaning that Rayquaza is currently there. Roy excitedly thanks Dot and runs off, with Liko thanking her as well and hoping she'll learn to know her better.
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* [[Roy]] receives a [[Pokédex]] for his [[Rotom Phone]] from [[Friede]].
* [[Roy]] receives a [[Pokédex]] for his [[Rotom Phone]] from [[Friede]].
* [[Nidothing]] is secretly revealed to be Dot, a member of the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]].
* Nidothing is secretly revealed to be [[Dot]], a member of the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]].
* [[Roy's Fuecoco]] is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
* [[Roy's Fuecoco]] is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
* [[Liko's Sprigatito]] is revealed to know {{m|Scratch}} and learns {{m|Quick Attack}}.
* [[Liko's Sprigatito]] is revealed to know {{m|Scratch}} and learns {{m|Quick Attack}}.
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===Debuts===
===Debuts===
====Humans====
====Humans====
* [[Nidothing|Dot]] (in person)
* [[Dot]] (in person)


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====Pokémon debuts====
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* [[Ludlow]]
* [[Ludlow]]
* [[Murdock]]
* [[Murdock]]
* [[Nidothing|Dot]]
* [[Dot|Dot/Nidothing]]
* [[Amethio]] (flashback)
* [[Amethio]] (flashback)


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* {{p|Fuecoco}} ({{OP|Roy|Fuecoco}})
* {{p|Fuecoco}} ({{OP|Roy|Fuecoco}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Roy]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Roy]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Charizard}} ([[Friede]]'s)
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Friede|Charizard}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Friede]]'s; [[Captain Pikachu]])
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Friede]]'s; [[Captain Pikachu]])
* {{p|Chansey}} ([[Mollie]]'s)
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Mollie|Chansey}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Mollie]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Mollie]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Metagross}} ([[Orla]]'s)
* {{p|Metagross}} ([[Orla]]'s)
* {{p|Elekid}} ([[Orla]]'s)
* {{p|Elekid}} ([[Orla]]'s)
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Ludlow]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Ludlow]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Rockruff}} ([[Murdock]]'s)
* {{p|Rockruff}} ({{OP|Murdock|Rockruff}})
* {{p|Alcremie}} ([[Murdock]]'s; {{form|Alcremie|Strawberry Ruby Swirl}})
* {{p|Alcremie}} ({{OP|Murdock|Alcremie}}; {{form|Alcremie|Strawberry Ruby Swirl}})
* {{p|Ceruledge}} ([[Amethio]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Ceruledge}} ({{OP|Amethio|Ceruledge}}; flashback)
* {{p|Quaxly}} ([[Dot's Quaxly|Rising Volt Tacklers']])
* {{p|Carkol}} ([[Rising Volt Tacklers]]')
* {{p|Carkol}} ([[Rising Volt Tacklers]]')
* {{p|Slugma}} ([[Rising Volt Tacklers]]')
* {{p|Slugma}} ([[Rising Volt Tacklers]]')
* {{p|Nosepass}} ([[Rising Volt Tacklers]]')
* {{p|Nosepass}} ([[Rising Volt Tacklers]]')
* {{p|Quaxly}} ([[Nidothing's Quaxly|Rising Volt Tacklers]]')
* {{p|Pelipper}}
* {{p|Pelipper}}


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** Answer: All the above
** Answer: All the above
* This is the first episode of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'' to not feature the [[Explorers]], excluding flashbacks.
* This is the first episode of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'' to not feature the [[Explorers]], excluding flashbacks.
* The first [[eyecatch]] features [[Friede]] and [[Captain Pikachu]] and the second one features [[Murdock]] and his {{p|Rockruff}}.
* The first [[eyecatch]] features [[Friede]] and [[Captain Pikachu]], and the second features [[Murdock]] and his {{TP|Murdock|Rockruff}}.


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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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Special Training with Cap!
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HZ007   EP1239
特訓！キャプテンピカチュウ
Special Training! Captain Pikachu
First broadcast
Japan May 19, 2023
United States March 7, 2024
English themes
Opening Becoming Me (international)
We Go (English Ver.) (Asia)
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening ドキメキダイアリー
Ending RVR〜ライジングボルテッカーズラップ〜[ランドウVer.]
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 松澤くれは Kureha Matsuzawa
Storyboard 齋藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō
Assistant director 又野弘道 Hiromichi Matano
Animation directors 新城真 Makoto Shinjō
升谷有希 Yuki Masutani
Additional credits

Special Training with Cap! (Japanese: 特訓！キャプテンピカチュウ Special Training! Captain Pikachu) is the seventh episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,239th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on May 19, 2023, the United Kingdom on January 15, 2024, in Australia on February 27, 2024, and in the United States on March 7, 2024. It was initially intended to air in the United States on February 23, 2024, but was rescheduled.

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Blurb

Liko, Sprigatito, Roy, and Fuecoco become official members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, but Liko laments that she put everyone in danger because of her pendant. She wants to become stronger so that she can stand tall against her foes. Eager to learn, Liko and Roy ask Friede to train them—but they don’t know the first thing about Pokémon battles! Liko and Sprigatito, together with Roy and Fuecoco, face Friede and Captain Pikachu. Slowly but surely, Liko seems to pick up on what Friede and Cap are teaching them, and her newfound skills are put to the test when Friede asks Liko and Roy to battle each other! Will these two manage to uncover what it takes to become true Pokémon Trainers?

Plot

As the Brave Olivine continues its journey towards Paldea and the Rising Volt Tacklers go about their daily business, Roy and Fuecoco suddenly make a loud entrance to the observation deck, startling Liko. He challenges her to a battle since both of them are now Pokémon Trainers, which Liko happily accepts. However, the battle between Sprigatito and Fuecoco ends up consisting of them just using Leafage and Ember to counter each other's attacks over and over, until they both become too tired to continue. They are summoned to the meeting room by Friede, who has installed the Rising Volt Tacklers app to each of their Rotom Phones and also installed a Pokédex to Roy's phone, much to his excitement. This app verifies their team membership and works as a message group between its members, though Roy is too excited by his new Pokédex to pay much attention to Friede's explanation. He hopes to one day be able to register the Black Rayquaza in his Pokédex, though he still has no idea where to even start looking for it. Friede suggests they ask help from Dot, Murdock's niece and the final member of their team. She's around Liko and Roy's age and was even the one who developed the app they're using but is also reclusive and rarely seen. Since she's responsible for gathering information for the team, she could be able to help them.

Making their way towards Dot's room, Liko and Roy hear the Nidothing theme music coming from inside the room, figuring she must be watching one of their videos. Roy knocks on the door and asks for advice in finding Rayquaza, but instead of a response, Quaxly jumps out of a hatch on the door. Roy takes the chance to try out his Pokédex by scanning Quaxly, before noticing a note attached to the Duckling Pokémon's chest. Opening it, he finds a drawing of himself and Fuecoco after losing in a battle. While they see this gesture as somewhat rude, Liko understands it, given that they're still new on the ship. Moreover, the note also gives her an idea, so she and Roy go to ask Friede's help in training them; Roy knows he needs to be stronger if he hopes to one day catch Rayquaza, while Liko wants to be able to protect those she cares about if the Explorers show up again to steal her pendant. Friede agrees to this, and the team gathers on the wing deck. At first, it seems like Friede will be using his Charizard for the training match, but with the bright flash of a bolt from the blue, Captain Pikachu enters the field, having chosen to act as Liko and Roy's opponent.

Friede declares that Liko and Roy win if they manage to land a single hit on Cap. Roy thinks this sounds easy, but despite Sprigatito and Fuecoco launching as many attacks as they can, Cap only needs to slightly lean from side to side to avoid every last one of them. Liko suggests a combo attack, with Sprigatito blinding Cap with Leafage while Fuecoco charges in with Tackle. However, Pikachu avoids this attack just as easily as the previous ones, using Double Team to create multiple fake copies of himself. Soon, though, Liko figures out the pattern behind Cap's Double Team, seeing that he's moving backward in a zigzag pattern. With this knowledge, Sprigatito and Fuecoco take out the copies one by one, until only the real one is left. Sprigatito tries to use Scratch, but Cap dodges again by jumping into the air. Liko and Roy prepare to strike again when he comes down, but to their surprise, as soon as Cap comes back down, their Pokémon fall asleep from exhaustion, meaning that the battle has ended.

With the battle over, Murdock offers everyone lunch. Liko observes how everyone has a favorite flavor; for example, Sprigatito likes bitter food, while both Roy and Fuecoco like spicy food. After they've finished eating, Friede tells Liko and Roy to battle against each other and remember what they learned during the battle with Cap. Liko patiently waits for Fuecoco to make a move, but when none comes, she decides to make the first move instead, ordering a Scratch. Fuecoco dodges it and counters with Tackle, which Sprigatito, in turn, also dodges. Liko and Roy realize that this battling style is different from before: instead of blindly ordering moves without even looking at their opponent, they're now making moves in reaction to the moves their opponent is making, a lesson that they subconsciously picked up from their battle with Cap. Both Pokémon exchange several more moves before Roy aims for a finishing hit with Ember. Liko tells Sprigatito to run past him, but to her surprise, Sprigatito starts running blindingly fast, avoiding the Fire-type move and slamming into Fuecoco, knocking him out and making Liko the winner. Friede identifies the new move as Quick Attack, and both Liko and Roy thank him and Cap for helping them. Roy also shares a fist bump with Liko, promising to win the next time they battle.

Just then, Roy receives a message, which turns out to be from Dot, so he and Liko go to her door once more. When they knock, Quaxly once again comes out carrying a note. This time, the note features a drawing of Rayquaza and what Liko recognizes as Paldea, meaning that Rayquaza is currently there. Roy excitedly thanks Dot and runs off, with Liko thanking her as well and hoping she'll learn to know her better.

Major events

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Debuts

Humans

  • Dot (in person)

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

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Trivia

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages



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