Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua

Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua Season 2 (International) Season 27 (Asia)
Logo for the season
Opening	My Favorite Pokémon
Episodes	44
Region	Paldea
Series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Preceded by	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Followed by	Unannounced

Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua is the second season of the dubbed version of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. It is the twenty-seventh season of the Pokémon animated series. The season follows Liko and Roy, now joined by Dot, as they enroll in Naranja Academy to master the art of Terastallization before continuing their travels around the world with a group of adventurers known as the Rising Volt Tacklers in pursuit of understanding more about Lucius, the Six Heroes, and Laqua.

In the United States, episodes will be added on Netflix beginning on February 7, 2025. In the United Kingdom, it debuted on January 13, 2025 on BBC iPlayer. In Canada, it will debut on February 8, 2025 on Cartoon Network. In Australia, it will debut on February 27, 2025 on 9Go!.

It is preceded by Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

Blurb

The adventure continues for Liko and Roy as they travel the world in search of the remaining Six Hero Pokémon and the legendary land of Laqua. But to grow as Pokémon Trainers, a new challenge awaits — Tera Training! Journeying through Paldea, Liko, Roy and Dot must hone their Terastallization skills and battle the region’s powerful Gym Leaders. Then, Liko, Roy and the rest of the Rising Volt Tacklers resume their pursuit of the Six Heroes, including the black Rayquaza, as both they and the Explorers race to uncover the secrets behind Terapagos and finally find the path that will lead them to Laqua.

Important events

Poster for the season

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• Liko, Roy, Dot, Coral, and Sidian enroll in Naranja Academy. (HZ046)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot meet Director Clavell, Chairwoman Geeta, Hassel and Rika of Paldea's Elite Four, Dendra, and Jacq for the first time. (HZ046)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot each receive a Tera Orb from Geeta. (HZ046)
• Clavell reveals that Liko, Roy, and Dot must battle Paldea's Gym Leaders to complete the Tera Training course. (HZ046)
• Liko and Roy meet Nemona again, while Dot meets her for the first time. (HZ046)
• Nemona's Pawmo is revealed to have evolved into Pawmot. (HZ046)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot are assigned with their respective Gym Leader battlesː (HZ046)
  • Liko will battle Katy in Cortondo.
  • Roy will battle Brassius in Artazon.
  • Dot will battle Iono in Levincia.
• Ann is revealed to be an exchange student at Naranja Academy. (HZ046)
• Liko meets Ann in person again, while Roy and Dot meet her for the first time. (HZ046)
• Ann's Oshawott is revealed to have evolved into Dewott. (HZ046)
• Liko has a rematch against Ann and wins. (HZ046)
• Dot encounters Coral and Sidian for the first time. (HZ046)
• Chalce is revealed to have become a teacher at Naranja Academy. (HZ046)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot set off for Cortondo to start their Tera Training tests. (HZ046)
• Orla starts repairing the Brave Olivine. (HZ046)
• Liko, Roy and Dot visit Cortondo and meet Katy, the Cortondo Gym Leader. (HZ047)
• Liko uses the Terastal phenomenon for the first time. (HZ047)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot head out to Artazon. (HZ047)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive in Artazon and meet Nemona and Hassel again. (HZ048)
  • Liko and Roy also meet Brassius again, while Dot meets him for the first time. (HZ048)
• Roy has a battle with Nemona and loses. (HZ048)
• Roy uses the Terastal phenomenon for the first time. (HZ048)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive in Levincia and meet Iono again. (HZ049)
• Dot begins to overcome her fear of appearing in public. (HZ049)
• Dot uses the Terastal phenomenon for the first time. (HZ050)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot head back to Naranja Academy. (HZ050)
• Roy meets Ryme for the first time. (HZ052)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot reunite with Ann and arrive back in Mesagoza. (HZ054)
• Friede meets with Crave, his former boss at Exceed. (HZ054)
• Amethio is revealed to be Gibeon's grandson. (HZ054)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot return to Naranja Academy. (HZ055)
• Coral and Sidian are revealed to have passed their respective Tera Training tests. (HZ055)
• Each of the students participates in the Elite Four Tag Battle: (HZ055)
  • Dot and Iono have a Multi Battle against Poppy and win. (HZ055)
  • Coral and Kofu have a Multi Battle against Larry and lose. (HZ055)
  • Roy and Brassius have a Multi Battle against Hassel and lose. (HZ055)
  • Sidian and Tulip have a Multi Battle against Rika and lose. (HZ055)
  • Liko and Katy prepare to start their Multi Battle against Rika. (HZ055)
• Dot meets Penny for the first time. (HZ056)
• Liko and Katy have a Multi Battle against Rika and lose. (HZ056)
• Liko meets Grusha for the first time. (HZ056)

Party changes

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Roy's Wattrel → Kilowattrel (HZ052)
• Liko's Hatenna → Hattrem (HZ053)

Tera Training

The following Tera Training battles take place:

Participant	Gym Leader	Epicode	Win/Loss	Result
Liko	Katy	HZ047	Loss	Pass
Roy	Brassius	HZ048	Win	Pass
Dot	Iono	HZ050	Loss	Pass

Episodes

Epicode	Episode Title	#
HZ046	Welcome to Naranja Academy!	1
HZ047	Put Your Heart Into It!	2
HZ048	Sparkle! The Glow of Flame and Art	3
HZ049	Dot and Nidothing	4
HZ050	Trending Terastallisation! Dance, Dance, Quaxly!	5
HZ051	The Flower Tower	6
HZ052	Wattrel's High Wind Warning!	7
HZ053	Hatenna and the Otherworldly	8
HZ054	The Treasure of Eternity	9
HZ055	Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four	10
HZ056	Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End	11

Trivia

• This is the first dub season where the logo includes "Season" in its name, in contrast to the previous seasons.

In other languages

Language		Title
Danish		Pokémon Horisonter: Sæson 2 - Jagten på Laqua
Dutch		Pokémon Horizons: Seizoen 2 – De zoektocht naar Laqua
Finnish		Pokémon: Taivaanranta kausi 2 – Tähtäimessä Laqua
European French		Pokémon, les horizons – saison 2 : À la recherche de Laqua
German		Pokémon Horizonte: Staffel 2 – Die Suche nach Laqua
Italian		Orizzonti Pokémon - Stagione 2: Alla ricerca di Laqua
Norwegian		Pokémon Horisonter: Sesong 2 – På jakt etter Laqua
Polish		Pokémon Horyzonty: Sezon 2 - W poszukowaniu Laquy
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon: Horizontes - Temporada 2 - A Busca por Laqua
	Portugal	Pokémon Horizontes: Temporada 2 - A Busca por Laqua
Russian		Покемон: новые горизонты. Сезон 2: В поисках Лакуа
Spanish	Latin America	La temporada 2 de Horizontes Pokémon: En busca de Laqua
	Spain	Horizontes Pokémon (Temporada 2): En busca de Laqua
Swedish		Pokémon Horisonter: Säsong 2 – Sökandet efter Laqua
Turkish		Pokémon Yeni Ufuklar: 2. Sezon – Laqua’nın İzinde

External links

• Pokémon Horizons: The Series website

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