Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Original Title	ポケットモンスター (Pocket Monsters)
Dubbing Studio 1	Iyuno, Los Angeles
Voice Director 1	Lisa Ortiz
Voice Director 2	Laura Post (eps. 27-45)
Voice Director 3	Daman Mills (eps. 43-75)
Voice Director 4	Felecia Angelle (eps. 64-75)
Translation & Adaptation	Rachel Robinson Barton Bishop Hilary Thomas
ADR Production
Recorded	2023-present
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	98 78 (Dubbed)
Year	2023-present
Chronology
Predecessor	Aim To Be A Pokémon Master

Pokémon Horizons: The Series is a 2023 anime series produced by OLM Incorporated.

It is the first Pokémon anime series to feature new protagonists replacing Ash Ketchum and Pikachu.

In Japan, it premiered the first season from April 14, 2023 to March 29, 2024, consisting of 25 episodes. The second season titled Pokémon Horizons – The Search for Laqua, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Terastal Debut and Pocket Monsters: Rayquaza Rising premiered on April 12, 2024.

The English dub was previewed at San Diego Comic Con on July 20, 2023 and the first couple of episodes was released in the United States on March 7th, 2024 on Netflix. The series was originally set to release on February 23. Season 1 ran from March 7th to November 22nd, 2024 with Season 2 premiering on February 7, 2025. The second part of Season 2 was released on April 25, 2025. The third part of Season 2 is scheduled to be released June 27th, 2025.

In the United Kingdom, the first six episodes of the English dub was released on December 1st, 2023 in the BBC iPlayer streaming platform and air linear on CBBC. The rest of Season 1 released monthly from January 15 to September 9, 2024. Season 2 Part 1 running from January 13 to February 17, 2025.

Synopsis Follow Liko, Roy and later Dot as they unravel the mysteries that surround them and encounter Friede, Captain Pikachu, Amethio, and others during their exciting adventures!

Cast

Image	Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Liko		Minori Suzuki	Alejandra Reynoso
	Sprigatito / Floragato / Meowscarada	Nyahoja / Nyarote / Masquernya	Megumi Hayashibara	Kira Buckland
				TBA
	Roy		Yuka Terasaki	Anjali Kunapaneni
	Fuecoco / Crocalor	Hogator / Achigator	Daiki Yamashita	Zeno Robinson
	Dot / Nidothing	Dot / Gurumin	Yoshino Aoyama	Faye Mata
	Quaxly / Quaxwell	Kuwassu / Welkamo	Daisuke Namikawa	Daman Mills
	Terapagos / Pagogo		Yuka Terasaki	Faye Mata
	TBA	Uruto	Natsumi Fujiwara	TBA
Rising Volt Tacklers
	Friede	Freed	Taku Yashiro	Crispin Freeman
	Captain "Cap" Pikachu		Ikue Ōtani
	Orla	Orio	Ayane Sakura	Mara Junot
	Murdock		Kenta Miyake	Major Attaway
	Mollie	Molly	Kei Shindō	Erica Mendez
	Ludlow	Landau	Ikkyū Juku	Larry Kenney
			Kōsuke Tanabe (young; ep. 77)	TBA
Explorers
	Gibeon		Shō Hayami	David Kaye
	Amethio	Amethyo	Shun Horie	Daman Mills
	Zirc	Zir	Kōsuke Tanabe	Michael Schneider
	Onia	Conia	Arisa Shida	Lisa Ortiz
	Spinel		Makoto Furukawa	Matthew Mercer
	Coral / Cornbread	Sango / Sandwich	Ikue Ōtani	Lizzie Freeman
	Sidian / Seasonig	Onyx / Onigiri	Yuki Onodera	SungWon Cho
	Chalce / Chive	Agate / Agepan	Mimi Maihane	Shara Kirby
	Hamber		Hironori Kondō	Paul Mercier
Secondary Characters
	Anne		Yūna Ogata	Xanthe Huynh
	Diana		Kiri Yoshizawa	Nancy Linari
			Yūna Ogata (young; ep. 24)	Alejandra Reynoso
	Lucius		Daisuke Namikawa	Steve Blum
	Iono	Nanjamo	Kaede Hondo	Erika Harlacher
	Nemona	Nemo	Eri Kitamura	Yolis Arroyo
	Rotom Phones	Smartphone Rotom	Daiki Yamashita	Zeno Robinson
Recurring Characters
	Hassel	Hassaku	Ryōtarō Okiayu	Ross Marquand
	Clavell	Clavel	Mahito Ōba	Brian Villalobos
	Poppy		Miria Takagishi	Debi Derryberry
	Larry	Aoki	Kōsuke Toriumi	Benjamin Diskin
	Rika	Chill	Mitsuki Saiga	Erika Ishii
	Geeta	Omodaka	Sanae Kobayashi	Lipica Shah
	Katy	Kaede	Kotono Mitsuishi	Lauren Mayfield
	Grusha		Chiaki Kobayashi	Bryce Papenbrook

Episodic Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episode
Season 1: Part 1: Liko and Roy Set Off
	Narrator	Daisuke Namikawa	Steve Blum	1
	Female Students	Hikaru Takahashi	Haven Paschall
		Kanade Ueda	Sarah Natochenny
	Academy Principal	Ai Satō	Lisa Ortiz
	Machoke's Trainer	Tatsuki Kōbe	Billy Bob Thompson
	Academy Matron	Megumi Okada	Anjali Kunapaneni
	Liko's Homeroom Teacher	Kotaro Koizumi	Billy Bob Thompson	1 - 2, 8, 35
	Vulpix's Trainer	Mariko Nagai	Erica Schroeder	3
	Nurse Joy	Kei Shindō	Erica Mendez	3, 23, 94
	Roy's Grandfather	Jin Urayama	Sean Burgos	3 - 6, 62
	Tailow's Trainer	Kei Shindō	Megan Hollingshead	4
	Stufful's Trainer	Megumi Hayashibara	Michele Knotz
	Glameow's Trainer	Kei Shindō	Lisa Ortiz
	Roy's Homeroom Teacher	Takumu Miyazono	Tyler Bunch
	Sales Demonstrator	Michitake Kikuchi	Billy Bob Thompson	8
	Alex	Tokuyoshi Kawashima	Anthony Bowling	9, 12, 46, 48, 82
	Brassius	Kazuya Nakai	J. Michael Tatum	10, 48, 55, 67
	Lucca	Hōko Kuwashima	Dawn M. Bennett	12, 18, 46, 82
	Bisharp's Trainer	Tatsuki Kōbe	Edward Bosco	16
	Mitchell	Hikaru Midorikawa	Kieran Regan	19
	Cufant's Trainer	Kōsuke Tanabe	SungWon Cho
	Kabu	Hiroki Tōchi	Clyde Kusatsu	19 - 21, 23
	Wakaba	Rina Hidaka	Reba Buhr	20
Season 1: Part 2: Terapagos' Shine
	Wild Area Ingredient Seller	Kōsuke Tanabe	Daman Mills	27
	Tepen	Michitake Kikuchi	Richard Tatum	28
	Vendor	Kōsuke Tanabe	Steve Blum
	Khana	Saki Fujita	Tara Sands	29
	Captain	Kōsuke Goto	Ray Chase	31
	Sailors	Tatsuki Kōbe	Bill Rogers
		Kōsuke Tanabe	Billy Bob Thompson
	Shine	Kenji Nojima	Jason Griffith	35
	Princess	Mariya Ise	Felecia Angelle
	Boss	Tsuguo Mogami	Mick Wingert
	Hunters	Tatsuki Kōbe	Billy Bob Thompson
		Shōhei Kajikawa	Matthew Mercer
		Masaki Nakanishi	SungWon Cho
	Yuno	Rarisa Takeda Tago	Jessica DiCicco	36
	Renta	Satsumi Matsuda	Casey Mongillo
	Lechonk's Trainer	Yūna Ogata	Xanthe Huynh
	Spoink's Trainer	Hina Natsume	Shara Kirby
	Tepig's Trainer	Tatsuki Kōbe	SungWon Cho
	Scholar	Mitsuru Ogata	Sean Schemmel	37
	Workers	Yoshino Aoyama	Sarah Natochenny
		Tatsuki Kōbe	Richard Tatum
	Marnya	Mie Sonozaki	Rachel Robinson	40
	Franka	Motoko Kumai	Sandra Aguilar	41, 90
	Swimmer	Kentarō Takano	Edward Bosco	42
	Snap Boys	Masaya Fukunishi	Cedric Williams
		Tatsuki Kōbe	Giancarlo Sabogal
		Takaaki Torashima	Tyler Shamy
	Wiglett Sweet Bun Store Manager	Yō Kitazawa	Tyler Bunch	43
Season 2: Part 1: Terastal Debut/The Search for Laqua
	Jacq	Tasuku Hatanaka	Alejandro Saab	46, 55, 66
	Dendra	Eriko Matsui	Stephanie Kerbis	46, 55 - 57, 66 - 67
	Ryme	Kimiko Saitō	Melique Berger	52, 61 - 62, 67
	Niko	Hikaru Takahashi	Kira Buckland	53, 66
	Dash	Hina Natsume	Erica Mendez	53, 66, 95
	Rob	Ayane Sakura	Mara Junot	53, 66 - 67
	Yanga	Hiiro Ishibashi	Stephen Fu	54
	Cervantes	Keisuke Fujii	Benjamin Diskin	54, 78
	Kofu	Yasuhiro Mamiya	Jamieson Price	55
	Tulip	Mariko Nagai	Marissa Lenti
	Penny	Ryō Hirohashi	Kristen McGuire	56, 66 - 67, 79 - 80
	Raifort	Takako Honda	Mela Lee	57, 68
	Mokichi	Wataru Takagi	Jamieson Price	58
	Nandy	Teiyū Ichiryūsai	Susanne Blakeslee
	Diva	Yurina Amami	Abby Espiritu	59
	Treasure Eatery Waiter	Tatsuki Kōbe	Edward Bosco
	Treasure Eatery Chef	Yukako Kiuchi	Mara Junot
	Chanpuru Gym Assistant	Masaki Nakanishi	Frank Todaro	59, 61
	Man	Tomohisa Asō	Edward Bosco	61
	Woman	Naomi Maruyama	Lisa Ortiz
	MC Sledge	Shōhei Kajikawa	Leilani Barrett	61 - 62
	Roy's Mother	Masumi Tazawa	Emily Cramer	62
	Roy's Father	Chikahiro Kobayashi	Leilani Barrett
	Snowboarding Shop Owner	Michitake Kikuchi	Tyler Bunch	63
Season 2: Part 2: Rayquaza Rising
	Carmine	Misato Fukuen	Sarah Anne Williams	69
	Shizune	Keina Yamada	Jenny Yokobori
	Old Man	Masaki Terasoma	Kirk Thornton
	Mossui Town Caretaker	Ken Uo	Bill Rogers
	Candy Apple Stallholder	Mirei Kumagai	Haven Paschall
	Peachy's Owner	Yuko Tachibana	Faye Mata
	Yakisoba Stallholder	Masaki Kobori	Edward Bosco
	Pokémon Center Lady	Haruka Shamoto	Samia Mounts	70
	Briar	Yū Shimamura		71, 78 - 82
	Perrin	Marika Kōno	Kimiko Glenn	71 - 73
	Rystal	Yukana Nogami	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	74 - 75, 81 - 82
	Thugs	Michitake Kikuchi	Marc Thompson	75
		Kōsuke Tanabe	Billy Bob Thompson
		Tatsuki Kōbe	Dan Green
	Proprietor	Kōsuke Goto	Marc Thompson
	Female Guest	Yūna Ogata	Emily Cramer
	Male Guest	Kōsuke Tanabe	Zeno Robinson
	Wyatt B. Yesler	Shimba Tsuchiya	Mark Whitten	76
	Cyskel	Naoki Tatsuta	Bruce Barker	77
	Clerk	Haruka Shamoto	Michele Knotz
	Fisherman	Yūki Hoshi	Matthew Mercer	78
	Yuxa	Kei Shindō	TBA	84, 88
	Yuxa's Father	Jirō Saitō	TBA
	Kumli Town Matriarch	Masako Nozawa	TBA
Season 3: Mega Voltage Sega
	Teacher	Yūki Hoshi	TBA	90
	Student	Hikaru Takahashi	TBA	90 - 91
	Junior	Haruka Okamura	TBA
	Juniors	Miho Morisaki	TBA	91
		Shoko Yuzuki	TBA
	Students	Ryogo Matsumaru	TBA
		Hiroki Kobari	TBA
	Litten Girl	Eri Yukimura	TBA	93
	Mollie's Mother	Chika Fujimura	TBA	94
	Lodgers	Akira Kuwabara	TBA
		Miki Natsutani	TBA
	Event Hostess	Yūki Kyōka	TBA	95
	Employed Trainer	Shōhei Kajikawa	TBA
	Spectator	Miho Morisaki	TBA
		Mariko Nagai	TBA
		Akihiro Tajima	TBA
	Trainers	Tasuku Hatanaka	TBA
		Yūna Ogata	TBA
	Neki	Ayane Sakura	TBA	96
	Dorara	Miki Natsutani	TBA
	Dora	Yoshino Aoyama	TBA
	Snake	Kazuma Miki	TBA
	Man	Yūki Hoshi	TBA
	Stunfisk's Trainer	TBA	TBA	97

Additional Voices

Major Attaway Emily Bauer Dawn M. Bennett Steve Blum Edward Bosco Anthony Bowling Tyler Bunch Ray Chase SungWon Cho Emily Cramer Debi Derryberry Benjamin Diskin Crispin Freeman Lizzie Freeman Stephen Fu Dan Green Jason Griffith Sam Haft Erika Harlacher Megan Hollingshead Xanthe Huynh Mara Junot David Kaye Stephanie Kerbis Shara Kirby Michele Knotz

Anjali Kunapaneni Michael Liscio Jr. Faye Mata Lauren Mayfield Kristen McGuire Erica Mendez Matthew Mercer Daman Mills Sarah Natochenny Lisa Ortiz Bryce Papenbrook Haven Paschall Alejandra Reynoso Bill Rogers Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld Alejandro Saab Sean Schemmel Michael Schneider Erica Schroeder Billy Bob Thompson Marc Thompson Frank Todaro Brian Villalobos - Man in Black Shirt (ep. 49) Mick Wingert Jenny Yokobori

Music

• Opening/Closing 1: "Becoming Me"

Produced by: Ed Goldfarb

Written by: Ed Goldfarb

Vocals by: Haven Paschall

• Opening/Closing 2: "My Favorite Pokémon"

Produced by: Ed Goldfarb, Nataan Hong

Written by: Ed Goldfarb, Nataan Hong

Vocals by: Isaiah Tyrell Boyd, Haven Paschall

Notes

• In contrast to the previous Pokémon anime series, "Pokémon Horizons" is notable for being the first American-based English dub production of the Pokémon anime franchise (with Pokémon Concierge being the second) to be unionized. Hence the appearance of various union-only voice actors, including Steve Blum, Jessica DiCicco, Debi Derryberry, Paul Mercier, Nancy Linari, Mara Junot, Sean Burgos, Alejandra Reynoso, Crispin Freeman, David Kaye, Benjamin Diskin (who's been a union actor since 2022), Brian Villalobos, Clyde Kusatsu, Richard Tatum, and Susanne Blakeslee
• Because of this series being one of the first Pokémon-related projects to be unionized, several voice actors who had gone under pseudonyms/name alterations in the past have now been credited under their real names, including Tyler Bunch (H.D. Quinn), Sam Haft (Sam Black), Haven Burton (Haven Paschall) and Emily Bauer (Emily Jenness).
• This is Alejandra Reynoso, Sam Haft, Matthew Mercer, David Kaye, Nancy Linari, Paul Mercier, Sean Schemmel, and Crispin Freeman's first anime dub at Iyuno, Los Angeles.
• Unlike the previous series (Pokémon Journeys: The Series), Sean Schemmel is listed in the credits rather than going uncredited.
• This is David Kaye's first anime role in 3 years since Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, and his second Los Angeles-based dub.
• Crispin Freeman, who was one of the script writers for the first two seasons, returns as a voice actor.
• Samia Mounts, who left the series after Sun & Moon makes a return.
• Barton Bishop, who was a script adaptor in Pokémon Advanced and Pokémon Chronicles returns as script adaptor.
• This is Rachel Robinson’s first time script writing at Iyuno, Los Angeles.
• Several voice actors from various previous Pokémon series return here as different characters.
• Dallas-based voice actor Anthony Bowling makes a guest appearance.
• Lisa Ortiz voice directed the first 26 episodes solo, before being joined by Laura Post as assistant director since episode 27, Daman Mills since episode 43 and Felecia Angelle since episode 64.

Transmission via Streaming

Company	Date	Category	Format	Classification	Content		Country
	March 7, 2024-November 22, 2024	Anime / Netflix Original Series	Digital	TV-Y7	Season 1	46 Eps.	United States
	February 7, 2025-present				Season 2	11 Eps.
	December 1, 2023	Anime		PG	Season 1	46 Eps.	United Kingdom
	January 13, 2025				Season 2	11 Eps.

External Links

• Pokémon Horizons on the Internet Movie Database.
• Pokémon Horizons (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
• Pokémon Horizons on Behind the Voice Actors.