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|opening=Becoming Me
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'''Pokémon Horizons: The Series''' is the first [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. The season follows [[Liko]] and [[Roy]] as they travel around the {{pkmn|world}} with a group of adventurers known as the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]].

In {{pmin|the United States}}, episodes were added on [[Netflix]] beginning on March 7, 2024. In {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, it debuted on December 1, 2023 on BBC iPlayer and on December 4, 2023 on CBBC. In {{pmin|Australia}}, it debuted on February 27, 2024 on 9Go!. In {{pmin|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.

It is preceded by [[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]], the last season of the previous series, ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''.

==Blurb==
<i>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?</i>

==Important events==
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[[File:Horizons poster.png|thumb|250px|Poster for the season]]
* [[Liko]], a beginner {{pkmn|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 {{p|Terapagos|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 {{TP|Roy|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}} {{p|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 {{DL|Explorers|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 {{OBP|Alex|Horizons}}, 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 [[Paldea]]n {{pkmn|Champion}}, and [[Artazon]] [[Gym Leader]] [[Brassius]]. ([[HZ010]])
* Roy has an unofficial {{pkmn|battle}} with Brassius and loses. ([[HZ010]])
* [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Mollie]] encounter a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Arboliva}} with another Ancient [[Poké Ball]]. ([[HZ011]])
* The {{an|Terapagos|mysterious Pokémon}} briefly emerges from [[Liko]]'s pendant again. ([[HZ012]])
* The {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Arboliva}} goes inside the second Ancient [[Poké Ball]] and is taken under the care of Liko. ([[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 {{pkmn2|wild}} {{TP|Roy|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 {{p|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 [[Multi Battle|Tag Battle]] with [[Kabu]], with Roy losing and Liko forfeiting. ([[HZ020]])
* The [[Rising Volt Tacklers]] find out that the {{Shiny|Black}} {{p|Rayquaza}} is at the [[Galar Mine]]. ([[HZ020]])
* [[Amethio]], [[Zirc]], and [[Onia]] arrive in [[Galar]] to search for the {{Shiny|Black}} {{p|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 {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Moltres}}. ([[HZ022]])
* [[Lucius]]'s {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Moltres}} goes inside the third Ancient [[Poké Ball]] and is taken under [[Liko]]'s care. ([[HZ023]])
* The {{an|Terapagos|mysterious Pokémon}} emerges from Liko's pendant again, but does not change back. ([[HZ023]])

===Party changes===
====Liko's Pokémon====
=====Additions=====
Liko catches or receives the following Pokémon:
* {{TP|Liko|Sprigatito}} ([[HZ001]])
* {{TP|Liko|Hatenna}} ([[HZ021]])

====Roy's Pokémon====
=====Additions=====
Roy catches or receives the following Pokémon:
* {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}} ([[HZ006]])
* {{TP|Roy|Wattrel}} ([[HZ014]])

====Other characters====
=====Additions=====
* [[Dot's Quaxly]] ([[HZ016]])

==Episodes==
{| class="roundtable" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Paldea}}; text-align: center"
|- style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Paldea}}"
! Epicode !! Episode Title !! width=20px | #
|-
| [[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
|}
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==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
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==Trivia==
* This is the first season not to feature {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} as main protagonists and the [[Team Rocket trio]] as main antagonists.
* The season was initially announced to be releasing {{pmin|the United States}} on February 23, 2024,<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-horizons-the-series-will-debut-on-netflix-in-february-2024 ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'' Will Debut on Netflix in February 2024] - [[Pokémon.com]]</ref> but was later delayed till March 7, 2024.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-horizons-the-series-launch-date-is-now-march-7 ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'' Launch Date is Now March 7] - [[Pokémon.com]]</ref>
* Unlike previous series, the English titles of episodes follow the Japanese titles more closely, with most titles being direct translations.

==In other languages==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://horizons.pokemon.com Pokémon Horizons: The Series site on Pokemon.com]
* [https://www.pokemon.com/us/animation/horizons/1 Pokémon Horizons: The Series page at Pokemon.com]
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