Amethio

Amethio アメジオ Amethio
Amethio
Age	13-19[1]
Gender	Male
Eye color	Purple
Hair color	Black and silver
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Anime series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Debut	HZ001
English voice actor	Daman Mills
Japanese voice actor	Shun Horie
Member of	Explorers
Rank	Admin
Trainer class	Explorers
Generation	IX
Games	Mezastar

Amethio (Japanese: アメジオ Amethio) is one of the admins of the Explorers, and a recurring major antagonist in Pokémon Horizons: The Series. After witnessing the efforts of the Rising Volt Tacklers to protect Liko, Amethio decided to discover the secrets that Liko's pendant hides at all costs.

In the anime

History

Amethio ready to do battle with Friede

Amethio debuted in HZ001. He was first seen entering the Indigo Academy while searching for Liko. When they met, he introduced himself as an associate of her grandmother, and requested Liko's pendant. Liko, distrusting him, attempted to escape but got caught up in a battle against Amethio's teammate Zirc and his Rhydon. He caught up with her on the roof of the academy, only for Friede to appear on the back of his Charizard and interfere, clashing with his Ceruledge.

Amethio witnessed the power Liko's mysterious pendant held and, in the following episode, led the rest of his group on an aerial chase for Friede and Liko back to the Rising Volt Tacklers's airship. After breaking through the ship's forcefield, Amethio threatened Liko to come with them, and she nearly complied, but they were stopped by Friede and Captain Pikachu. They resumed the battle from earlier, but Friede chose his Pikachu this time, which Amethio saw as a taunt. Once more, their battle ended without a winner, as Liko interrupted the battle. Her Sprigatito then unleashed a Leafage strong enough to break the forcefield around the battlefield, but was blown overboard in the process. Seeing this as a chance to gain leverage over the situation, Amethio captured Sprigatito and fled with his teammates.

In the following episode, Amethio assigned Zirc to spy on Brave Asagi and Onia to look after Sprigatito. When his group was found by the Rising Volt Taclkers, Amethio had another battle with Friede, which ended when Liko managed to rescue her Pokémon. Some time later, Amethio decided to report to Hamber on the progress of his mission, after which he decided to take responsibility for discovering the pendant's secrets.

As of HZ006, after leaving without a mission to complete, that was now given by Spinel, Amethio decided to follow and discover more about the Black Rayquaza that was summoned from Roy's ancient Poké Ball.

In HZ021, Amethio, Onia and Zirc arrived in the Galar region in order to investigate the Galar Mine. In the following episode, they entered the mine and split up, with Amethio engaging Friede in battle while Onia and Zirc confronted Liko and Roy. However, a Galarian Moltres that once traveled with Lucius began rampaging, interrupting Amethio and Friede's battle. After retreating in the next episode, Amethio decided to get the Pokémon that was in Liko's pendant.

In HZ024, Amethio, Zirc and Onia reported his findings to Hamber. Right after, they followed Liko, Roy, and Friede to an Old Castle in Hammerlocke. Once they found them, Amethio and his teammates surrounded them in order to take the mysterious Pokémon away.

Character

Amethio and Friede

Amethio is a formal person who does not show much emotion in many situations. However, his politeness is a front he uses to manipulate others into giving him what he wants. Amethio would take the first initiative to decide whether a battle is necessary. Instead of having Zirc and Onia, he would be the one to battle, taking responsibility of the situation.

He is a strong Trainer and appears to have sparked somewhat of a rivalry with Friede, even suggesting to resume a battle they dropped off earlier in HZ002. He also doesn't take lightly to being underestimated, expressing his irritation when Friede chose his Pikachu over his Charizard or when Friede is distracted during their battles.

Despite his forceful means, Amethio seems to not want to use unnecessary violence to attain his goals, such as when he flinched when his Ceruledge's Psycho Cut missed and caused an explosion on Brave Asagi, as well as saving Sprigatito from falling. He also did not have any ill intent towards Sprigatito while it was his hostage, allowing Onia to deal with it her own way.

Pokémon

On hand

		Ceruledge
		Ceruledge is Amethio's first known Pokémon and his main battler. In HZ001, Ceruledge was used to battle against Friede's Charizard, but the battle ended without a winner when Friede decided to flee with Liko. In the following episode, Ceruledge is used to battle Captain Pikachu. Although its opponent managed to battle Ceruledge on equal terms and even overwhelmed it with Volt Tackle at one point, the battle ended without a winner when Liko decided to step in. In HZ003, Ceruledge was used to battle Friede and Captain Pikachu once again. This was a distraction to keep Amethio busy whilst Liko went to find her Sprigatito. Ceruledge nearly overwhelmed and cornered Pikachu in the battle but after Liko found Sprigatito, the battle quickly ended with Friede and Pikachu making their escape on his Charizard. In HZ006, Ceruledge was used to battle Liko's Sprigatito and Roy's Fuecoco in a two-on-one battle, where Ceruledge's superior battling experience and power easily overwhelmed the duo, effectively defeating them by that point. The battle was however called off once a Black Rayquaza emerged from Roy's ancient Poké Ball, forcing the Explorers to retreat. In HZ022, Ceruledge once again battled against Friede's Charizard at the Galar Mine, where it gained an early lead by using continuously Phantom Force and its Weak Armor Ability kicking in once Charizard made direct contact with Dragon Claw to drastically increase its speed. However, the battle was interrupted by Lucius's Galarian Moltres. Ceruledge's known moves are Bitter Blade, Night Slash, Psycho Cut, and Phantom Force, and its Ability is Weak Armor.
Debut	HZ001

		Corviknight
		Corviknight is Amethio's second known Pokémon. Amethio uses Corviknight as his main means of transportation. In HZ005, it was briefly used to battle Friede's Charizard before being commanded by Amethio to capture Liko, which it failed due to the pendant's power protecting her with a barrier. Corviknight's known moves are Air Slash and Hurricane.
Debut	HZ002

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Voice actors

Artwork

In the manga

Pocket Monsters

Amethio in the Pocket Monsters manga

Amethio appeared in the Pocket Monsters manga playing the same role he does in the anime.

Pokémon

On hand

		Ceruledge
		Ceruledge is Amethio's only known Pokémon. It was first used to battle Friede's Charizard on the rooftops of Indigo Academy. Ceruledge's known moves are Bitter Blade, Night Slash, and Psycho Cut.
Debut	HZM01

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

In the games

Pokémon Mezastar

Amethio, in a version based on the anime, appeared in Pokémon Mezastar. In this game, Amethio is seen using Corviknight, Rhydon, Golduck, and Ceruledge, with Rhydon and Golduck being Pokémon that he was not seen using in the anime, although it could be a reference to Zirc's Rhydon, and Onia's Golduck. In the first Gorgeous Star series, as part of a tie-in with the anime, Rising Volt Tacklers Liko, Roy, Friede or Explorers Admin Amethio, could randomly challenge the player as a Trainer and Battle opponent.

Pokémon

Explorers Amethio エクスプローラーズ アメジオ Difficulty: ★★★★☆ Corviknight Brave Bird Rhydon Rock Blast Golduck Psybeam Ceruledge Psycho Cut

Disks

Tag No.	Name	Type	Grade
4-1-025	Ceruledge		—

Names

References

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