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This article is about an episode of the Pokémon animated series that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.
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コライドン＆ミライドン！パルデア大レース！！
Koraidon & Miraidon! The Great Paldea Race!!
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September 4, 2026
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(Japanese: コライドン＆ミライドン！パルデア大レース！！ Koraidon & Miraidon! The Great Paldea Race!!) is the 148th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,380th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on September 4, 2026.
Plot
The young Rising Volt Tacklers have arrived in Paldea to witness the final day of the local Cyclizar Race event, which is now being held for the 103rd time. Navie is especially excited, though her attention quickly diverts towards a stand selling ice cream and churros. While the group tries to pick what to eat, they're approached by Raifort, who's in town to scour the event's flea markets for rare documents; having found a haul, she's in a good mood and offers to pay for the children's sweets. The group sits down to eat their snacks, though the sight of Brassius walking by distracts Roy, who goes after him. Ult, meanwhile, accidentally causes Liko to splatter some of her ice cream onto her shirt, so she leaves to clean it up. While Roy loses sight of Brassius and Liko cleans her shirt at a public well, both of them hear noises coming from nearby. Following the noises, they each discover a Pokémon they've never seen before: Koraidon and Miraidon, respectively. However, as they're unfamiliar with these Pokémon, they assume them to be just unusual types of Cyclizar. Koraidon sniffs out a sandwich in Roy's bag, so he feeds half the sandwich to it to reenergize it. Liko, meanwhile, comes to realize that Miraidon is hungry too and shows it a churro, taking a bite of it herself to demonstrate it's safe to eat and then offers some of it to Miraidon, who ends up liking it.
Dot is unable to get in touch with Liko and Roy, so the rest of the group leaves to observe the start of the race. Acting as the commentators are the recurring announcer and Paldea Elite Four's Hassel, who's happy to commentate on an event revolving around Dragon types. The day's course is shown on a map: the race will start from their current location in Artazon, travel across Paldea's South Province, pass through Cortondo, and finally reach its end in Mesagoza. Some of the participating teams are introduced, including the four-time champions of Mover Foods, who are currently in the lead; the last year's second-place team, Paldea Postal; and the newcomer team all the way from Johto, Team Dragon Rampage. The last team's presence catches Ult by surprise, and he moves in closer to get a look at them. The team is likewise happy to see Ult and greets him.
A Scovillain working as the starting pistol steps forward as the racers prepare themselves. A Seed Bomb is fired, and the race begins. Liko and Roy, who have assumed that the "Cyclizar" they've found are race participants, are leading the two Pokémon towards the racetrack. Upon spotting the ongoing race, the two Pokémon unexpectedly transform into rideable forms and whisk Liko and Roy with them. As the racers enter South Province (Area Five), Liko and Roy are spotted by both each other and the Drone Rotom observing the race. While everyone is surprised by the presence of the two unannounced participants, Raifort spots the Pokémon they're riding on and seems to recognize them, rushing off and urging the children to follow. Liko and Roy, meanwhile, are struggling to control the two Pokémon as they suddenly wander off the intended racetrack and rush straight towards a ravine. Liko and Roy are horrified as the two Pokémon jump over the edge, only for them to spread their wings and start gliding, transforming Liko and Roy's fear into awe. They land on a grassy field and stop, allowing the children to dismount. Unexpectedly, Koraidon and Miraidon turn to face each other and transform into their battle forms, causing both Liko and Roy to express their suspicions that these two actually aren't Cyclizar, after all.
Just then, Raifort shows up with her car, alongside Dot, Ult, and Navie, revealing to the children that the Pokémon Roy rode is called Koraidon, a supposed ancestor of Cyclizar which she has actually seen once before and isn't even supposed to exist in the modern era. The other one she hasn't seen before, but is able to recognize it as Miraidon based on the few scant reports of it that exist. While the Cyclizar Race leaves the mountainous terrain of South Province (Area Five), Koraidon and Miraidon start fighting each other. At first, the group futilely tries to tell them to stop, but when that doesn't work, Liko and Roy suddenly remember their fondness for food; fortunately, this trick works just as well now as it did earlier, to the point that Navie and Dot also happily join in on feeding them. Ult initially doesn't join in, having already eaten all the food he had on hand, but Raifort gives him some of her own food to feed to the two Pokémon. Once the two Pokémon have eaten their fill, they spot the Cyclizar Race in the distance and turn back into their rideable forms. Raifort urges Liko and Roy to not let go of this unique opportunity, and they agree, mounting the two Pokémon and riding off with them while Raifort takes the rest of the group to wait for them at the finish line.
The leading racers reach Cortondo, with Mover Foods and Paldea Postal holding the top. They each use their Cyclizar's moves to gain more speed, but a Fidough wandering onto the racetrack forces them to suddenly stop, causing a massive crash of multiple riders. This time loss allows Team Dragon Rampage to catch up and take the lead. While Liko and Roy are doing their best to catch up with the other racers, the lead racers reach Mesagoza, with the dark horse representatives of Team Dragon Rampage still holding the top position and the teams of Mover Foods and Paldea Postal breathing down their necks. Just as the racers become visible to the naked eye from the finish line, Liko and Roy appear right behind them, catching up to them at an unbelievable pace. The Paldean teams refuse to lose to some newcomers, but Koraidon and Miraidon still pull ahead; however, before anyone can even register what's happening, the two Pokémon suddenly take flight and fly right over the goal gate while dropping Liko and Roy behind them. The falling children are caught by two members of Team Dragon Rampage just as a representative from each of the three leading teams crosses the finish line in a photo finish moment, with Koraidon and Miraidon simultaneously disappearing into the distance.
At sunset, the Cyclizar Race event officially concludes, with Team Dragon Rampage claiming that first-place trophies, though Liko and Roy still enjoyed their encounter with Koraidon and Miraidon. Team Dragon Rampage comes to talk to their friends, but the conversation doesn't get time to start before Hassel appears in-between them, crying passionately about what he considers to be an epitome of what a Cyclizar Race should be like. Team Dragon Rampage heads off while Liko and Roy express their hopes of getting to meet Koraidon and Miraidon again someday. Raifort assures them that they will show themselves again if they wish so, before offering to treat the group to a dinner, much to the children's delight.
Major events
- Liko, Roy, Dot, and Ult visit Paldea again, while Navie visits the region for the first time.
- Liko, Roy, Dot, and Ult meet Hassel again, while Navie meets him for the first time.
- Liko, Roy, and Dot meet Raifort again, while Ult and Navie meet her for the first time.
- Liko, Roy, and Ult meet Team Dragon Rampage again, while Dot and Navie meet them for the first time.
- Liko and Roy befriend a wild Miraidon and a wild Koraidon.
- For a list of all major events in Pokémon Horizons: The Series, please see the timeline page.
Debuts
Pokémon debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Trivia
- Mega Study with Instructor Starmie: What is Miraidon's floating form called?
- Choices: Go-Go Mode, Expert Mode, Ultimate Mode
- Answer: Ultimate Mode
- The first eyecatch features Raifort and Zoroark, and the second features Liko, with her Meowscarada, Hatterene, and Armarouge.
- This episode marks the first time that Chief Director of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, 冨安大貴 Daiki Tomiyasu, has written the screenplay of an episode of the animated series.
- This is the first episode to feature a future Paradox Pokémon in the animated series.
- Raifort mentions having seen a Koraidon once before, which could be a reference to the player character's Koraidon from Pokémon Scarlet.
- Despite existing since Generation V, this is the first time that Shift Gear is used in the animated series.
- Liko, Roy, Dot, Meowscarada, Skeledirge, and Navie narrate the preview for the next episode.
Errors
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In other languages
