History Anime / PokemonHorizonsTheSeries

Watch the English Dub trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7aa23yWmiI here]] and the first two episodes [[www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOo8jyymztA here]] and [[www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiR60dG-8BM here]].

Watch the English Dub trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7aa23yWmiI here]] and the Sneak Peek [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKd6no_njyk here]].

%%* CuteLittleFangs: Liko's energetic roommate, Ann, has these, just like her Oshawott, or Sapphire Birch from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''.

* TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential: The 3rd chapter of the series, "Terastal Debut", is centered around Liko, Roy, and Dot learning and mastering the power of Terastallizing, which will have them facing the Gym Leaders of Paldea as a test of their mastery.

* CuteLittleFangs: Liko's energetic roommate, Ann, has these, just like her Oshawott, or Sapphire Birch from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''.

** It also begs the question of whether or not ''Horizons'' is in the same universe as the previous series, or is set in its own continuity unrelated to Ash's journey. In ''For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!'', Nurse Joy returns and sports the same design as the Joy from Kanto. While it might mean they could be from the same universe, it could also mean that Nurse Joy is a character exlusive to the anime in general, Ash's series or not. Additionally, a Hiker appears that looks like the one from "A One Stick Wonder!", but it's not confirmed if it's that same hiker.[[note]]The Pokémon Company International's official stance on the matter is Ash ''may'' return at some point, but he's still on his journey. Even so, there's be no appearances from him or previous lead characters thus far to confirm it.[[/note]]

* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: Averted. Unlike the previous series where Ash himself and most of his friends didn't attend a school on a regular basis apart from ''Sun and Moon'', Liko and Roy attend online classes via their Rotom phones. Liko is still enrolled at the Indigo Academy while Roy previously lived on a remote island that was too small to have its own school.

* TheAllegedCar: The ''Brave Olivine'', the airship that the Rising Volt Tacklers use to fly all over the world apparently used to be a fishing boat owned by Ludlow that was then converted into the airship it is now. It's not exactly in the best shape, but it is lovingly cared for by Orla.

To promote the international launch of the series on Netflix, the series will crossover with VideoGame/PokemonGO in which Liko and Roy will randomly appear in Snapshots, Pikachu wearing Cap's hat can be caught, and Charcadet, Ceruledge, and Armarouge will be outright added to the game, as well as several of the game's currencies being boosted, running March 5 to 11, 2024.

** In Episode 37, the excavation workers would have "[[MurderIsTheBestSolution exterminated]]" Desert Crocs for being a threat to the equipment, if Riko and Roy haven't figured out the problem. While the franchise emphasizes living in the harmony with Pokemon, this episode implies that to some regular people they are just wild animals.

** The English dub has an original song ''Becoming Me'' sung by Haven Paschall used as the opening theme instead of Dokimeki Diary.

** It also begs the question of whether or not ''Horizons'' is in the same universe as the previous series, or is set in its own continuity unrelated to Ash's journey. In ''For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!'', Nurse Joy returns and sports the same design as the Joy from Kanto. While it might mean they could be from the same universe, it could also mean that Nurse Joy is a character exlusive to the anime in general, Ash's series or not. Additionally, a Hiker appears that looks like the one from "A One Stick Wonder!", but it's not confirmed if it's that same hiker.

* CoolOldGuy: Kabu the Motostoke Gym leader is wise and capable, imparting good wisdom to Liko in episode 20. [[spoiler: Liko's grandmother Diana also certainly qualifies, implicitly intimidating the second highest ranking of the Explorers and having gone on many adventures before the series began]]

** In episode 31, when an Ambipom and Toedscruel appear on the Brave Olivine in a sea off of the coast of Galar, Friede notes that those two Pokémon aren't found in Galar. Both are not playable in Galar in the games, as Ambipom isn't just omitted from the Galar Pokedex, but isn't even coded into VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield, and Toedscruel debuted in the generation after them.

** The latter stretch of the Ash saga usually depicted conflict as coming from a misunderstanding with no sides actually being evil, however, The Explorers are traditional villians whose motives stem from greed and other unholy motives. They are far more serious and threatening than the bumbling goofballs in Team Rocket, especially [[PracticallyJoker Spinel.]] [[spoiler: To show how evil the Explorers are, one of the new villains, [[PsychoPink Sango,]] is outright excited at the prospect of using Explosion to knock out and capture her targets, and indeed tries to outright harm Friede and Pikachu with it in episode 25, which was something previous antagonists considered [[EvenEvilHasStandards too far even for them]], and she's probably not as bad as Spinel.]] Even the independent criminals are darker in this series, as in the past, they often had some sort of FreudianExcuse that made them somewhat sympathetic while they're usually just dirtbags here.

To coincide with the series' international launch on Netflix, the series will crossover with VideoGame/PokemonGO from in which Pikachu wearing Cap's hat can be caught, Liko and Roy appear in Snapshots, and Charcadet, Ceruledge, and Armarouge will be outright added to the game, as well as several boosters for the game's currencies, running March 5 to 11, 2024.