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HZ021   EP1253 ひとりぼっちのミブリム The Lonely Mibrim

First broadcast Japan September 8, 2023 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ドキメキダイアリー Ending RVR〜ライジングボルテッカーズラップ〜[オリオVer.]

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 永川成基 Naruki Nagakawa Storyboard 斉藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō Assistant director 月野正志 Masashi Tsukino Animation directors 羽野広範 Hironori Hano BigOwl BigOwl 旭陽動画 Xuyang Animation STUDIO CL Studio CL Additional credits

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: ひとりぼっちのミブリム The Lonely Mibrim) is the 21st episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,253rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 8, 2023.

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

Plot

During a thunderstorm near the Galar Mine, a frightened Hatenna runs from the lightning and the wild Pokémon surrounding her. The Calm Pokémon finds a mountain hut and hides inside. Looking out the window, she gets spooked by the lightning again and falls into a crate.

The next day at the Brave Asagi, Liko finishes up classes and has a brief and chat about her unfinished "Who I Want to Be" essay with Ann, who reveals that she has caught a Sandshrew. Finishing the call, Liko, Roy and Friede head to the Galar Mine. On the way there, Liko notices how confident Roy is about catching the Black Rayquaza, like how Ann was confident about winning lots of battles. Soon, the three come to an arrow sign. Roy asks Liko what she thinks they should do, but she is hesitant to answer, so they head right. However, they quickly head for the mountain hut in the other direction when it starts raining. There, Liko finds the Hatenna from before lying down in the crate she fell into. When Liko notices that something is wrong with Hatenna, she carries her through the pouring rain back to the Brave Asagi.

Back at the ship, Liko takes Hatenna to Mollie, who says that while Hatenna is physically fine, the Calm Pokémon is simply feeling down. Liko offers to look after Hatenna, telling Sprigatito not to get jealous. Talking with Mollie after Liko has left, Friede thinks leaving Hatenna to someone like Liko is a good idea. Meanwhile, Liko goes to Dot's room to talk about Hatenna. During the conversation, Hatenna picks up on the strong emotions Dot expresses about the comments she gets on her Nidothing videos, making her run out without the two girls noticing. Hatenna comes across Murdock and Orla, but runs off after picking up their mad emotions when they start arguing. Their squabbling stops when Liko and Dot arrive looking for Hatenna, Murdock remarking this being the first time Dot's spoken to him face-to-face.

Seeking help from Roy, Liko and Dot wait by a box trap with Pokémon food he set for Hatenna as bait. Unfortunately, Fuecoco falls for it instead. Meanwhile, Hatenna comes across some of the Pokémon on board having a meal and running away when Alcremie offers some to her. With their search getting nowhere, Liko remembers how overwhelmed she was when arriving on the ship in a storm like this, went to the observation deck, where she likes to think by herself sometimes. Indeed, Hatenna is there too, and while Liko doesn't notice her right away, she still tells the Calm Pokémon how she understands how it must feel to be in an environment full of new Pokémon and people. Calming down, Hatenna shows herself and happily jumps into Liko's hood, feeling comfortable in her presence, even to the point of sleeping through the night in her room.

The next day, the rain has stopped, and Mollie and Orla compliment Liko on calming down Hatenna. Hatenna picks up on Orla's annoyance at Mollie when she teases Orla about her tactlessness, though they quickly calm down to avoid upsetting Hatenna again. Liko, Roy, and Friede return to the mountain hut to let Hatenna go. While Hatenna starts hesitantly walking away, Sprigatito suddenly jumps in front of her. After a moment, Hatenna turns around and jumps into Liko's arms, showing that she wants to stay with her. As such, Friede hands Liko a Poké Ball, allowing her to catch Hatenna and add her to her team. Roy and Friede compliment her ability to understand Pokémon's feelings, filling Liko with the resolve of wanting to learn more about how Pokémon feel, having finally found her own path as a Trainer. With a new friend in tow, Liko, Roy, and Friede resume their walk toward the Galar Mine.

Meanwhile, a submarine emerges from the sea and hides in an inlet near the Galar Mine. Aboard the submarine, Amethio prepares to head out, outright rebelling against the orders to stay out of the pendant mission from now on by investigating the rumors regarding the Black Rayquaza being in the mine. Zirc and Onia resolve to come with him, which he's fine with.

Major events

Liko inviting Hatenna to join her team

• Liko catches a Hatenna, making it her first caught Pokémon.
• Amethio, Zirc, and Onia arrive in Galar to search for the Black Rayquaza at the Galar Mine.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Liko's Hatenna

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Amethio
• Onia
• Zirc
• Kabu (flashback)
• Ann (video)
• Wakaba (flashback)

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Hatenna (Liko's; new)
• Rotom (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Rotom (Roy's; Rotom Phone)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Chansey (Mollie's)
• Elekid (Orla's)
• Rockruff (Murdock's)
• Alcremie (Murdock's; Strawberry Ruby Swirl)
• Quaxly (Dot's)
• Ceruledge (Amethio's)
• Oshawott (Ann's; video)
• Sandshrew (Ann's; video)
• Pawmi (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Shuckle (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Snorunt (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Noctowl (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Carkol (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Slugma (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Rookidee (×2)
• Drilbur (×2)

Trivia

• Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: "What does Hatenna catch on the protrusion on its head?"
  • Choices: Radio waves, trends, emotions
  • Answer: Emotions
• The first eyecatch features Roy and Fuecoco, with the second one featuring Liko and Hatenna.
• This episode marks the first time that a female protagonist has caught a Generation VIII and pure Psychic-type Pokémon.
• This was the last episode to air before The Teal Mask expansion was released for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

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