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HZ042

HZ042   EP1274 変身！海のヒーローイルカマン! Transform! The Hero of the Sea, Irukaman!

First broadcast Japan March 8, 2024 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ハロ Ending RVR〜ライジングボルテッカーズラップ〜[ランドウVer.PART2]

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay うえのきみこ Kimiko Ueno Storyboard 森山愛弓 Ayumi Moriyama Assistant director 森山愛弓 Ayumi Moriyama Animation directors 服部奈津美 Natsumi Hattori 松本めぐみ Megumi Matsumoto 高星佑平 Yūhei Takaboshi 山縣クリカ Kurika Yamagata 新城真 Makoto Shinjō Additional credits

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(Japanese: 変身！海のヒーローイルカマン Transform! The Hero of the Sea, Irukaman!) is the 42nd episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,274th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 8, 2024.

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

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• The Rising Volt Tacklers arrive in Paldea.
• Ludlow is revealed to own a Sharpedo.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Humans

• Professor Willow

Pokémon debuts

• Nacli
• Palafin (Zero and Hero Forms)
• Kilowattrel
• Tadbulb
• Klawf
• Gimmighoul (Roaming Form)

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Snap Boys
• Trainers
• Citizens
• Captain
• Poachers
• Professor Willow

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Rotom (Roy's; Rotom Phone)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Rotom (Mollie's; Rotom Phone)
• Sharpedo (Ludlow's)
• Rockruff (Murdock's)
• Quaxly (Dot's)
• Tinkatink (Dot's)
• Rotom (Dot's; Rotom Phone)
• Patrat (Snap Boys'; ×3)
• Rotom (Snap Boys'; Rotom Phone; ×3)
• Carkol (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Slugma (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Buizel (Trainer's)
• Pincurchin (Trainer's)
• Trubbish (Trainer's)
• Psyduck (Trainers'; ×2; one in an image)
• Marill (Trainers'; ×2; one in an image)
• Slowpoke (Trainers'; ×2; one in an image)
• Tadbulb (Trainer's; debut)
• Wiglett
• Shellder (×2)
• Chewtle
• Sandygast (×2)
• Marill
• Wingull (×2)
• Shellos (East Sea Form; ×5)
• Slowpoke
• Nacli (debut)
• Finizen (multiple)
• Palafin (Zero and Hero Forms; debut)
• Wattrel (image; ×2)
• Kilowattrel (debut; image)
• Luvdisc (multiple)
• Pincurchin
• Klawf (×5; debut)
• Diglett

Trivia

• The first eyecatch features Roy and Fuecoco, and the second one features Ludlow and his Quagsire.
• Liko and Roy wear their swimsuits throughout this episode.
• As of this episode, Mollie is the only member of the Rising Volt Tacklers who only has one known Pokémon in their party.
• This episode marks the first time that a human character from Pokémon GO appears in the anime.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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