HZ055

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HZ055

HZ055   EP1287 対決！パルデア四天王 Confrontation! The Big Four of Paldea

First broadcast Japan June 21, 2024 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening Will Ending Let me battle

Credits Animation Team Kumemura Screenplay 永川成基 Naruki Nagakawa Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 岩田義彦 Yoshihiko Iwata Animation directors 倉員千晶 Chiaki Kurakazu 服部奈津美 Natsumi Hattori 松本めぐみ Megumi Matsumoto No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: 対決！パルデア四天王 Confrontation! The Big Four of Paldea) is the 55th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,287th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on June 21, 2024.

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

Plot

Major events

• Liko, Roy, and Dot return to Naranja Academy.
• It is revealed that Coral and Sidian managed to pass their respective exams at Terastal Training.

Debuts

Humans

• Kofu
• Tulip

Pokémon debuts

• Tinkaton
• Baxcalibur

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Dot
• Ann
• Clavell
• Jacq
• Hassel
• Poppy
• Brassius
• Iono
• Kofu
• Larry
• Tulip
• Dendra
• Coral
• Sidian
• Chalce
• Students

Pokémon

• Floragato (Liko's)
• Fuecoco (Roy's; Terastallized)
• Quaxly (Dot's; Terastallized)
• Dolliv (Brassius's)
• Bellibolt (Iono's)
• Tinkaton (Poppy's; debut)
• Copperajah (Poppy's)
• Baxcalibur (Hassel's; debut)
• Flapple (Hassel's)
• Oricorio (Larry's; Pom-Pom Style)
• Flamigo

Trivia

• This episode marks the first time that a regular Trainer has beaten an Elite Four member in the anime.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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