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Pokémon Horizons – The Search for Laqua

2nd season of Pokémon Horizons and the 27th season overall From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pokémon Horizons – The Search for Laqua
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Pokémon Horizons: The Search for Laqua, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters – Liko and Roy's Departure: Terastal Debut[a], Pocket Monsters – Liko and Roy's Departure: Rayquaza Rising[b] and Pocket Monsters – Liko and Roy's Departure: Mega Voltage,[c] is the twenty-seventh season of the Pokémon anime series and the second season of the Pokémon series titled Pokémon Horizons: The Series,[d] known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). It is directed by Saori Den and produced by OLM. The season began broadcasting in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 12, 2024, and was distributed by Netflix in the United States, beginning on February 7, 2025.[1]

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The season contains three story arcs. The first arc, "Terasutaru Debyū" (地上波デビュー, lit. Terastal Debut), which makes up the first 22 episodes, focuses on Liko, Roy, and Dot as they attend Naranja Academy in the Paldea region from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet to learn about the Terastal phenomenon and battles Gym Leaders under Terastal Training.[2] From the 23rd episode to the 44th episode is the second arc, "Rekkūza Raijingu" (レックウザライジング, lit. Rayquaza Rising), which deals with Rising Volt Tacklers to search for the remaining Six Heroes from Lucius and eventually go on the path to Laqua.[3] Meanwhile, the organization Explorers continue to follow the group, seeking for Liko's pendant, which is a Terapagos. The third arc, "Mega Voltage" (メガボルテージ, Mega Borutēji), begins with the 45th episode and follows the continuing adventures of the main protagonists and Uruto, a young boy, over a one-year[e] after the collapse of Laqua.[5]

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Episode list

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Release

On November 20, 2024, The Pokémon Company reported that a second season of Pokémon Horizons, under the title of Pokémon Horizons: Season 2 – The Search for Laqua was scheduled for release on the streaming service Netflix. In the United States, The Search for Laqua was officially released on February 7, April 25 and June 27, 2025, respectively, while in Canada, the season began airing on Cartoon Network and Télétoon the following day on February 8 of that year.[74][75] The Search for Laqua was released earlier in the United Kingdom with episodes released on January 13, February 17, May 12 and July 17, 2025, respectively, on BBC iPlayer.[76][77]

In Japan, on March 13, CoroCoro Comic released a first look at the "Mega Voltage" storyline, which teased a timeskip, and the following day, The Pokémon Company announced that the new arc of the Pokémon anime would begin airing in Japan on April 11 of that year, toward the near-conclusion of the previous "Rayquaza Rising" storyline.[78][79] A new trailer and poster were released a week later on March 21, showcasing the return of Mega Evolutions and a new male character named Uruto.[80][81]

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Music

The Japanese opening themes are "Will" by Ive for 22 episodes, "Only One Story" by Zerobaseone for 22 episodes and "GET BACK" by Yuzu.[82][83][84][85] The Japanese ending themes are "Let Me Battle" by 9Lana for 22 episodes, "Sparkle!" (ピッカーン！, Pikkān!) by Giga, TeddyLoid, and Sakurazaka46 featuring Rina Matsuda and Hikaru Morita for 22 episodes and "Ready Go" by Me:I.[86][87][88] The English opening theme is "My Favorite Pokémon" by Isaiah Tyrell Boyd and Haven Paschall. Its intsrumental version serves as the ending theme.

Critical reception

In a February 2025 review for IGN, Kirsten Carey gave the first half of The Search for Laqua a score of 5 out of 10, saying that the season "largely ditches the series' innovations in favor of a format that's as old as Ash, Misty, and Brock's tussles with Team Rocket".[89] The first eleven episodes of the season received a "A" score at Anime News Network.[90]

Notes

  1. Japanese: ポケットモンスター リコとロイの旅立ち ～テラスタルデビュー, Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā Riko to Roi na Tabidachi: Terasutaru Debyū
  2. Japanese: ポケットモンスター リコとロイの旅立ち ～レックウザライジング～, Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā Riko to Roi no Tabidachi: Rekkūza Raijingu
  3. Japanese: ポケットモンスター リコとロイの旅立ち ～メガボルテージ～, Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā Riko to Roi no Tabidachi: Mega Borutēji
  4. Horizons is considered a new Pokémon animated series in the West and most countries.
  5. The timeskip is refers to around three years by IGN.[4]
  6. The English episode numbers are based on their first streaming in the United States on Netflix. Other English-speaking nations largely follow either this order or the Japanese order. Episodes released on Netflix in the U.S. are released quarterly while those on TV networks outside of the U.S. are aired weekly.
  7. These episodes were broadcast as part of an hour-long special.
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