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HZ001

HZ001   EP1233 はじまりのペンダント　前編 The Pendant of Beginning, Part 1

First broadcast Japan April 14, 2023 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ドキメキダイアリー Ending

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 佐藤大 Dai Satō Storyboard でんさおり Saori Den 矢嶋哲生 Tetsuo Yajima Assistant director でんさおり Saori Den Animation directors 升谷有希 Yuki Masutani 中矢利子 Toshiko Nakaya 服部奈津美 Natsumi Hattori 志村泉 Izumi Shimura No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: はじまりのペンダント　前編 The Pendant of Beginning, Part 1) is the first episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,233rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 14, 2023 as a one-hour special alongside HZ002.

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

Plot

Major events

• Liko, a beginner Trainer from Paldea, enrolls in the Indigo Academy in Kanto.
• Liko receives a Sprigatito as her starter Pokémon.

Debuts

Humans

• Liko
• Friede
• Orla
• Mollie
• Murdock
• Conia
• Zir
• Amethio
• Nidothing
• Liko's home room teacher

Pokémon debuts

• Starter Pokémon of Paldea:
  • Sprigatito (Liko's)
  • Fuecoco
  • Quaxly
• Ceruledge
• Pawmi
• Finizen

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Nidothing
• Friede
• Orla
• Mollie
• Murdock
• Ludlow
• Conia
• Zir
• Amethio
• Ann
• Liko's homeroom teacher (flashback)
• Teachers
• Students

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's; new; debut)
• Rotom (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Charizard (Friede's)
• Rockruff (Murdock's)
• Quaxly (Nidothing's; debut)
• Oshawott (Ann's; new)
• Rotom (Ann's; Rotom Phone)
• Ceruledge (Amethio's; debut)
• Corviknight (Amethio's)
• Rotom (Amethio's; Rotom Phone)
• Rhydon (Zir's)
• Skarmory (Zir's)
• Skarmory (Conia's)
• Rotom (Conia's; Rotom Phone)
• Torchic (student's)
• Wartortle (student's)
• Furret (student's)
• Raticate (student's)
• Machoke (student's)
• Espeon (student's)
• Charmander (student's)
• Bulbasaur (student's; new)
• Snorlax (student's)
• Tepig (student's)
• Squirtle (student's)
• Bulbasaur (student's)
• Psyduck (student's)
• Fearow (student's)
• Tauros (student's)
• Rotom (students'; multiple)
• Poliwhirl (teacher's)
• Hitmonchan (teacher's)
• Charmander (Trainer's)
• Squirtle (Trainer's)
• Xatu (Trainer's)
• Mudsdale (Trainers'; ×3)
• Aurorus (Trainer's)
• Squirtle (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Chikorita (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Cyndaquil (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Totodile (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Tepig (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Rowlet (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Pawmi (debut)
• Sawsbuck (Winter Form; ×3)
• Drifloon (×3)
• Drifblim
• Chatot (×3)
• Mantyke
• Luvdisc (×2)
• Finizen (debut)
• Darumaka (Galarian; ×3)
• Darmanitan (Galarian)
• Frosmoth
• Slakoth
• Vigoroth
• Altaria (×4)
• Flygon
• Surskit
• Masquerain
• Tropius
• Starly (multiple)
• Staravia
• Skarmory (×4)
• Seel
• Dewgong
• Gyarados
• Mudbray
• Lycanroc (Midday Form)
• Pidgeot (multiple)
• Rattata
• Machop
• Mankey (×3)
• Fearow (multiple)
• Tauros (multiple)
• Onix (×3)
• Butterfree (multiple)
• Fuecoco
• Carkol
• Snorunt
• Noctowl
• Shuckle
• Muk (Alolan)

Trivia

• This episode marks the first appearance of a Surskit in the anime since Dewpider Ascending!, 223 episodes earlier.
  • This episode also marks the first appearance of a Masquerain in the anime since Battle Royal 151!, 165 episodes earlier.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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