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 Will -Korean ver.-
Episodes	44[1]
Region	Paldea, Kitakami, & Johto
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 were added on Netflix beginning on February 7, 2025 and concluding on September 26, 2025. In the United Kingdom, it debuted on January 13, 2025 on BBC iPlayer. In Canada, it debuted on February 8, 2025 on Cartoon Network and YTV. In Australia, it debuted on February 27, 2025 on 9Go!. In Asia, it debuted on February 28, 2025 on the Pokémon Asia ENG YouTube channel. In sub-Saharan Africa, it debuted on April 26, 2025 on Cartoon Network Africa.

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

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

• 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 Cervantis, 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)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot reunite with Friede. (HZ057)
• Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede meet Raifort for the first time. (HZ057)
• Raifort reveals Laqua's story to Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede. (HZ057)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot are assigned their second respective Gym Leader battlesː (HZ057)
  • Roy will battle Ryme in Montenevera. (HZ057)
  • Dot will battle Larry in Medali. (HZ057)
  • Liko will battle Grusha on Glaseado Mountain. (HZ057)
    • In the process, Liko learns of Grusha's Gym Leader status. (HZ057)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot decide to head to Medali first. (HZ057)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive at Medali. (HZ058)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot properly meet Larry for the first time. (HZ059)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot change into winter clothes and head for Montenevera, arriving on Glaseado Mountain. (HZ060)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive in Montenevera and meet Nemona again. (HZ061)
• Roy meets Ryme again, while Liko and Dot meet her for the first time. (HZ061)
  • In the process, Roy learns that Ryme is the Montenevera Gym Leader. (HZ061)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive at the Glaseado Gym. (HZ063)
• Liko meets Grusha again, while Roy and Dot meet him for the first time. (HZ063)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot head back to Naranja Academy, but Liko is separated from the rest by Chalce. (HZ064)
• Liko encounters Amethio again and has a battle with him, which is interrupted by Spinel. (HZ064)
• Terapagos briefly transforms into its Terastal Form again. (HZ064)
• Spinel traps Liko and Amethio in a cave underneath Glaseado Mountain. (HZ064)
• Roy and Dot call Friede for help, and he contacts the Glaseado Gym for further assistance. (HZ064)
• Coral and Sidian abandon Tera Training and surround Roy and Dot. (HZ064)
• Roy and Dot have a Multi Battle with Coral and Sidian, but the battle is called off when Grusha interferes. (HZ065)
• Liko learns about Gibeon and the Explorers' goals. (HZ065)
• Liko and Amethio escape Spinel's trap and part ways. (HZ065)
• Liko reunites with Roy and Dot. (HZ065)
• Amethio is put on probation from the Explorers for helping Liko. (HZ065)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive back to Naranja Academy. (HZ066)
• Clavell initiates the Tera Training Student Battle Tournament between the Tera Training students. (HZ066)
• Dot meets Penny again. (HZ066)
• The Explorers attack the academy to steal data on Terapagos. (HZ066)
• Dot has a battle with Chalce, but fails to defeat her before she escapes with the stolen data. (HZ066)
• Liko has a battle with Sidian and wins. (HZ066)
• Chalce is revealed to own a Xatu. (HZ066)
• Roy has a battle with Coral and wins. (HZ066)
• Grusha awards Liko a passing grade on her test after seeing her defeat Sidian. (HZ066)
• Liko and Roy are informed that they will battle each other in the tournament. (HZ066)
• Dot has a battle against Rob and wins. (HZ067)
• Liko and Roy have a battle, which Roy wins. (HZ067)
• The Tera Training Student Battle Tournament ends. (HZ067)
• Ann returns to Indigo Academy. (HZ067)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot finish their Tera Training and leave Naranja Academy. (HZ067)
• Spinel begins studying the Terapagos data stolen from Naranja Academy. (HZ067)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot learn about the land of Kitakami and Briar, a Terapagos researcher, from Raifort. (HZ068)
• The Brave Olivine's repairs are revealed to have been completed. (HZ068)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot reunite with the Rising Volt Tacklers and set off towards Kitakami. (HZ068)
• A group of three wild Tatsugiri is revealed to have joined the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ068)
• Friede returns Lucius's Pokémon to Liko's care. (HZ068)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot have a battle with Lucius's Arboliva, Moltres, and Lapras, which is called off by Terapagos. (HZ068)
• Zirc and Onia join Amethio on his own mission despite him being on probation from the Explorers. (HZ068)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers arrive in Kitakami. (HZ068)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot visit Kitakami and meet Carmine for the first time. (HZ069)
• Roy and Crocalor temporarily switch bodies due to a Synchro Machine. (HZ069)
• Friede battles Carmine and wins. (HZ069)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers learn that Briar is at the Crystal Pool. (HZ069)
• Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede head to the Crystal Pool to meet up with Briar. (HZ070)
• Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede meet Briar and Perrin for the first time. (HZ071)
• Dot has a battle with Perrin and wins. (HZ071)
• Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede set out to search for Lucius's Kleavor. (HZ072)
• Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede discover Lucius's Kleavor. (HZ073)
• Lucius is revealed to have had an acquaintance named Rystal. (HZ073)
• Perrin leaves the group. (HZ073)
• Liko receives a visit from Diana's Squawkabilly. (HZ073)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers reunite with Diana. (HZ074)
• Liko has a battle with Diana and wins. (HZ074)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers find out about Lucius's history with the Explorers. (HZ074)
• Liko reveals to the Rising Volt Tacklers what Amethio told her about Gibeon. (HZ074)
• Liko, Roy, Dot, Friede, and Diana encounter Rystal at the Crystal Pool and learn that she was Terapagos's original Trainer. (HZ074)
• Lucius and Rystal are revealed to be Liko's great-great-grandparents. (HZ074)
• Rystal reveals how the original Explorers found Laqua and what happened to Lucius. (HZ075)
• Rystal returns to where she came from. (HZ075)
• Diana leaves the Rising Volt Tacklers again. (HZ075)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot are introduced to Wy-Yes, a former member of the Rising Volt Tacklers. (HZ076)
• Liko, Roy, and Dot learn about Mollie's past. (HZ076)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers head for Olivine City in Johto to search for Lucius's Entei. (HZ076)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers arrive in Johto, with Liko, Roy, and Dot visiting the region for the first time. (HZ077)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers discover what they believe to be Lucius's Entei, but turns out to be a wild Pokémon. (HZ078)
• Cervantis is revealed to be Amethio's father. (HZ078)
• Briar contacts the Rising Volt Tacklers and tells them that Lucius's Entei may be located in Area Zero. (HZ078)
• The Rising Volt Tacklers head back for Paldea. (HZ078)

Party changes

Additions

• Liko's Terapagos, Pagogo (HZ075)
• Roy's Shiny Lucario (HZ089)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Roy's Wattrel → Kilowattrel (HZ052)
• Liko's Hatenna → Hattrem (HZ053)
• Dot's Quaxly → Quaxwell (HZ059)
• Roy's Fuecoco → Crocalor (HZ067)
• Dot's Tinkatink → Tinkatuff (HZ070)
• Liko's Floragato → Meowscarada (HZ088)

Terastallizes

The following Pokémon Terastallize for the first time:

• Liko's Floragato ↔ Terastallized Floragato (Grass) (HZ047)
• Roy's Fuecoco ↔ Terastallized Fuecoco (Fire) (HZ048)
• Dot's Quaxly ↔ Terastallized Quaxly (Water) (HZ050)
• Dot's Quaxwell ↔ Terastallized Quaxwell (Water) (HZ059)
• Roy's Crocalor ↔ Terastallized Crocalor (Fire) (HZ067)
• Pagogo ↔ Stellar Form Terapagos (Stellar) (HZ075)

Lucius's Pokémon

Liko takes these Pokémon from Lucius under her care:

• Giant Kleavor (HZ073)
• Gouging Fire (HZ081)

Roy takes this Pokémon from Lucius under his care:

• Black Rayquaza (HZ082)

Tera Training

The following Tera Training battles take place:

Episodes

Trivia

• This is the first season:
  • in the English dub to include "Season" in its name, in contrast to the previous seasons.
  • where an opening theme for the English dub contains a majority of the lyrics in another language, as Will -Korean ver.-, the opening theme for the Asian release of the English dub, has lyrics in Korean.
  • where the English dub uses different ending themes for different releases of the same episodes depending on the country, with an instrumental version of My Favorite Pokémon for the international release and Make You Shine (English Ver.) for the Asian release.
• In Asian territories where The Pokémon Company holds distribution rights, this season is also numbered as season 27 of the Pokémon animated series as a whole.^[2] However the logo used in the listings and during the episodes remains unchanged.
  • It is listed as "Season 27" also on 9Now in Australia, where it uses a modified logo with the "Season 2" text removed^[3], despite the previous season having been listed as "Season 1"^[4] and the logo sequence in the episodes itself being unchanged. On other streaming services in Australia, such as Stan, the logo remains unmodified.^[5]

In other languages

References

External links

• Pokémon Horizons: The Series website
• Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua page at Pokemon.com

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