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title_en=Resonating Spirits in a Challenge to Ryme! |
title_ja=響け魂！ライムへの挑戦 |
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'''Resonating Spirits in a Challenge to Ryme!''' (Japanese: '''響け魂！ライムへの挑戦''' ''Let Your Soul Resonate! A Challenge to {{tt|Lime|Ryme}}'') is the 61st episode of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'', and the 1,293rd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on August 16, 2024, in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2025, in Australia on March 21, 2025, and in the United States on April 25, 2025.
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==Blurb==
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<i>Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive in Montenevera for Roy’s Tera Training usage test against Gym Leader Ryme. But Ryme’s not at the Gym, and the three Trainers are directed outside to a stage where a concert is happening soon. Eventually, Roy calls out to try to find Ryme, and he gets a response—but it’s from announcer MC Sledge, who wants to battle Roy to get the crowd excited for the main event. After using their song to get in sync, Roy and Fuecoco win. Then, Ryme takes the stage, and she agrees to battle Roy—but only after facing off in a rap battle!</i>

==Plot==
[[Roy]] and {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}} are in high spirits, singing together as they, [[Liko]], and [[Dot]] arrive at the town of [[Montenevera]] for Roy's second [[Tera Training]] battle. The group notes the numerous lit candles around the settlement, which a couple of locals explain to be a part of the town's long-held tradition of honoring the souls of those who have passed on, part of which involves holding festivals and concerts to help them move on, with two concerts due to be held this very day, one during the day and another one at night. The locals help direct Roy and his friends to the [[Montenevera Gym]], but the Gym receptionist informs them that [[Ryme]] isn't present at the moment. The receptionist directs the group to search for her near the plaza stage, but as the group does so, they're suddenly surrounded by a pack of {{p|Greavard}} popping out of the snow. While they at first find them cute, they quickly start feeling lethargic, which Dot's [[Rotom Phone]] reveals to be because of Greavard's natural characteristic of slowly sapping away the life essence of anyone near them. Fortunately, a visit to a restaurant helps everyone recover, but while they eat, a curious {{an|Terapagos}} approaches a pair of {{p|Drifloon}}, who grab it and take it for a ride through the air, much to the group's alarm, so they run after them. A gust of wind causes the Drifloon to lose their grip on Terapagos, but it's saved by {{an|Nemona}} and {{p|Pawmot}} as they show up, to the group's surprise.

Heading back to the plaza, Nemona learns of Roy's test and corrects his misconception that Ryme would be watching the concert, since she's actually both a [[Gym Leader]] and a rapper who will be performing on-stage. Nemona herself had come to see the concert since it involves an open participation segment, which can involve [[Pokémon battle]]s. At the plaza, the group finds a big crowd surrounding the stage, though Ryme herself is still nowhere to be seen. Roy calls out loudly that he wishes to battle Ryme, but instead of Ryme, his call is answered by a man named [[MC Sledge]], who is the host of today's concert and more than happy to have a battle with Roy as a rehearsal, which Roy is happy to accept, joining MC Sledge on stage. MC Sledge sends out {{p|Sableye}}, while Roy calls forth Fuecoco, as usual. Sableye attacks with {{m|Shadow Claw}} and {{m|Power Gem}}, both of which Fuecoco dodges before starting to sing with Roy, firing himself up and defeating Sableye with a single {{m|Flame Charge}}. The crowd cheers for Roy as he leaves the stage. Right then, MC Sledge welcomes the star of the day's concert; Ryme, the MC of RIP. Roy is shocked, having not expected that the woman he met in the woods [[HZ052|a while back]] was actually Ryme, whom Nemona reveals to be a {{type|Ghost}} [[Type expert|specialist]]. Ryme performs a [[Ghost Rhyme|quick song]] for the audience. When she calls out to anyone wanting to join her on stage, Roy eagerly volunteers, wanting to battle her for his Tera Training test.

As Roy returns to the stage, Ryme is surprised to see that he is the Tera Training student she had heard was coming. Roy reveals to her that he ended up [[HZ053|meeting]] the {{p|Annihilape}} she had told him of, which she's happy to hear. However, before their test, she demands that he must beat her in a {{wp|Battle rap|rap battle}} first. Roy responds to the challenge with vigor, countering Ryme's rhymes with his own, which satisfy the Gym Leader more than enough for her to be ready for the test. Before they start, though, she wants to know what {{Tera}}stallizing means to him. Roy responds that to him, it's something he needs to get closer to his dream, the [[Black Rayquaza]]. With her question answered, Ryme chooses {{p|Houndstone}} as the first of her two Pokémon, while Roy chooses to lead with {{TP|Roy|Kilowattrel}}. The {{pkmn|category|Frigatebird Pokémon}} attacks with {{m|Spark}}, which grazes Houndstone despite its attempt to dodge, demonstrating Kilowattrel's improved {{stat|speed}} following its [[Evolution]]. More grazing Sparks follow, until Ryme tells Houndstone to use {{m|Phantom Force}}, dodging the next attack and striking Kilowattrel, before finishing it off with {{m|Crunch}}.

Following Kilowattrel's defeat, Fuecoco steps forward to battle. As usual, Roy and Fuecoco start off by singing their song, during which Houndstone uses {{m|Scary Face}}, following up with Crunch just as Fuecoco charges in with Flame Charge. The attacks repel each other, and while Fuecoco's second Flame Charge misses due to Phantom Force, he is fast enough to turn around just as Houndstone reappears and hit it with a {{m|Flamethrower}}, defeating it. Ryme [[recall]]s Houndstone and notes Roy's confidence following the [[Fainting|knockout]]. As such, she questions what drives Roy and Fuecoco to sing. After a bit of hesitation, Roy answers that it helps them grow stronger and win.

For her second Pokémon, Ryme chooses {{form|Toxtricity|Low Key Form}} {{p|Toxtricity}}, which Liko notes to not match her specialty type. Roy and Fuecoco perform their song once more before attacking with Flamethrower, but Toxtricity uses {{m|Overdrive}} to repel the attack. Roy changes tactics and has Fuecoco use {{m|Stomping Tantrum}} instead, but it too is blocked by another Overdrive. Fuecoco's attempt to attack directly with Flame Charge is also foiled, this time by {{m|Boomburst}}, making Roy grow more and more desperate. Ryme reveals that her Toxtricity's [[Ability]] is {{a|Punk Rock}}, which boosts the power of its {{cat|sound-based moves}}. Roy refuses to give up and has Fuecoco sing once more before attacking with {{m|Disarming Voice}}. Toxtricity, however, doesn't even flinch from the hit. In the crowd, Nemona reveals to Liko that Punk Rock also has a second effect that decreases the [[damage]] taken from sound-based moves. In addition, Disarming Voice is a {{t|Fairy}} move that doesn't do much against a {{t|Poison}} type like Toxtricity, not helping the matter. Ryme starts her counterattack and orders Toxtricity to use {{m|Hex}}. Fuecoco dodges the attack by jumping into the air, which backfires as he's hit by an unavoidable Overdrive while mid-air. Roy's desperation takes over, and he immediately Terastallizes Fuecoco in a rushed manner that Ryme criticizes him of. Before Fuecoco can do anything, Toxtricity blinds him with {{m|Venoshock}} and finishes him off with an Overdrive, ending the battle without Ryme even having to resort to using Terastallization herself.

Roy is devastated by his loss, and his mood only worsens when Ryme criticizes him for being a bad partner to his Pokémon and declares that he has failed his test. Ryme turns her back on Roy, tells him to return once he's "washed his soul", and walks away to resume her concert, leaving Roy to be with his friends and try to cope with how he has failed to utilize his partner's full potential.

==Major events==
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* [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Dot]] arrive in [[Montenevera]] and meet [[Nemona]] again.
* Roy meets [[Ryme]] again, while Liko and Dot meet her for the first time.
** In the process, Roy learns that Ryme is the {{gy|Montenevera}} [[Gym Leader]].
* Roy has a {{Tera}}stal {{pkmn|battle}} with Ryme and loses.
* Roy fails his second [[Tera Training]] test.
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===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[MC Sledge]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Greavard}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* [[Liko]]
* [[Roy]]
* [[Dot]]
* {{an|Nemona}}
* [[Ryme]]
* [[MC Sledge]]
* Trainers
* Receptionist
* Citizens
* Workers

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Floragato}} ({{OP|Liko|Floragato}})
* {{p|Fuecoco}} ({{OP|Roy|Fuecoco}}; {{Tera}}stallized)
* {{p|Kilowattrel}} ({{OP|Roy|Kilowattrel}})
* {{p|Quaxwell}} ({{OP|Dot|Quaxwell}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Dot]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Pawmot}} ({{an|Nemona}}'s)
* {{p|Houndstone}} ([[Ryme]]'s)
* {{p|Toxtricity}} ([[Ryme]]'s; {{form|Toxtricity|Low Key Form}})
* {{p|Sableye}} ([[MC Sledge]]'s)
* {{p|Snover}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Shuppet}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Gastly}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Charmander}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Charmeleon}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Haunter}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Pidgey}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Pignite}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Plusle}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Gengar}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Weavile}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Marill}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Azumarill}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Smeargle}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Breloom}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Loudred}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Terapagos}} ({{an|Terapagos|anime}}; {{form|Terapagos|Normal Form}})
* {{p|Greavard}} (DJ G-Rave; debut)
* {{p|Snover}} (×2)
* {{p|Drifloon}} (×2)
* {{p|Snom}}
* {{p|Greavard}} (multiple; debut)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar]]: ''What body part of theirs do {{p|Houndstone}} hate being touched?''
** Choices: Their head, their tail, their back
** Answer: Their head
* The first [[List of Pokémon Horizons: The Series eyecatches|eyecatch]] features [[Roy]] and his {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}}, and the second features [[Ryme]] and her Houndstone.
* The song performed by Ryme on-stage, [[Ghost Rhyme]], was released as a [https://youtu.be/unSPKtkSP_g full music video] on the Japanese [[YouTube]] channel following the inital airing of this episode.
* This episode marks the first time that one of the main characters has failed a [[Tera Training]] test.
* {{an|Nemona}}, Roy, [[Liko]], [[Dot]], Fuecoco, {{p|Floragato}}, and Ryme narrate the preview for the [[HZ062|next episode]].

===Errors===
* In the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} dub, {{m|Flame Charge}} is incorrectly referred to as {{m|Flamethrower}} during one scene.
* In the English dub, [[Nemona]] states {{a|Punk Rock}} weakens the power of all moves, but it actually affects only [[sound-based move]]s.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|迴響吧靈魂！挑戰萊姆|Let Your Soul Resonate! A Challenge to Ryme}}
|ar={{tt|!معنويات منسجمة في تحدي رايم|Harmonious spirits Ryme's challenge!}}
|nl={{tt|Samen in harmonie in een uitdaging met Ryme!|Together in Harmony in a Challenge with Ryme!}}
|fi={{tt|Sielujen sympatiaa! Ryme haastetaan!|Sympathy of souls! Ryme being challenged!}}
|de={{tt|Die Rapperin mit Rhythmus in der Seele!|The rapper with rhythm in the soul!}}
|he={{tt|!רוחות מהדהדות באתגר נגד ראים|Resonating Spirits in a Challenge Against Ryme!}}
|it={{tt|Voci in armonia nella Sfida contro Lima|Voices in harmony in the challenge against Ryme}}
|id={{tt|Menggemalah Jiwa! Menantang Saura!|Echoing Souls! Challenging Ryme!}}
|no={{tt|Åndene gir gjenlyd når Ryme utfordrer!|The spirits resonate when Ryme challenges!}}
|pl={{tt|Rezonans dusz w wyzwaniu przeciwko Ryme!|Spirit resonance in a challenge against Ryme!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Espíritos ressonantes! Um desafio para Citrina!|Resonant spirits! A challenge to Ryme!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Espíritos ressonantes num desafio contra Ryme!|Resonant spirits in a challenge against Ryme!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Espíritus que resuenan en un desafío contra Lima!|Resonating spirits in a challenge against Ryme!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¡Espíritus resonando en el desafío a Lima!|Resonating spirits in the challenge to Ryme!}}
|sv={{tt|En rappande spökstrid|A rapping ghost battle}}
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