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The '''Explorers''' (Japanese: '''エクスプローラーズ''' ''Explorers'') are a mysterious organization that is after [[Liko]]'s pendant, the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]]' sworn enemy, and the main antagonistic organization in ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. Its real goals and motivations are currently unknown.
The '''Explorers''' (Japanese: '''エクスプローラーズ''' ''Explorers'') are a [[Villainous team|mysterious organization]] led by [[Gibeon]], and the main antagonists of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. They've pursued {{an|Terapagos}}, the [[Black Rayquaza]], and the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]], becoming their enemies in the process. All of this has been in furtherance of their main goal of reaching [[Laqua]] and obtaining the [[Laquium]] found there, although their motivations behind this goal are unknown.


==History==
==History==
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====Pre-series====
Originally the Explorers was a group made of friends of [[Lucius]]. Although neither their purpose nor ensuing fate are known, the organization managed to exist in the present, well after Lucius found Laqua.
At some point in the past, [[Hamber]] joined the Explorers and approached [[Diana]], an old friend of his, with an offer to join the organization under the pretext of introducing her to [[Gibeon|someone who could aid her adventures]]. However, this was actually an attempt to obtain her pendant, which she refused to hand over. After that, the Explorers decided to pursue the pendant until they found out that it was in the possession of Diana's granddaughter [[Liko]], at which point they decided to find her in order to take it. Eventually, they were able to find Liko attending the [[Indigo Academy]] in the [[Kanto]] [[region]].
The Explorers also became associated with a Paldean company called [[Exceed]], which they covertly used to conduct research on a sample of [[Laquium]].
===''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''===
[[File:Amethio HZ001.png|thumb|left|250px|Amethio battling Friede for the first time]]
[[File:Amethio HZ001.png|thumb|left|250px|Amethio battling Friede for the first time]]
The Explorers were introduced in [[HZ001]]. With the goal of obtaining [[Liko]]'s pendant, [[Amethio]] introduced himself as a representative of [[Liko]]'s grandmother, requesting her to return the pendant. When Liko attempted to escape she was chased after, and eventually cornered by, Amethio, [[Zir]], and [[Conia]]. Upon the arrival of [[Friede]], the leader of the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]], Amethio engaged in a battle with him. Their battle was cut short after Liko's pendant displayed an unknown power that shielded her from an incoming attack, which Friede used as an opportunity to escape with her. Having witnessed the pendant's mysterious power, the Explorers shifted their objective to acquiring both Liko's pendant and Liko herself, believing her to play a key role in the pendant's secrets.  
The Explorers debuted in ''[[HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)]]''. One day, [[Amethio]] approached Liko at Indigo Academy's dormitories and, while under the guise of a representative of Diana, lied about being entasked to pick up the pendant in order to return it to her grandmother. Feeling something was amiss, Liko attempted to escape from him and his cohorts, [[Zirc]] and [[Onia]], but ended up cornered in a rooftop until [[Friede]] swooped in at the right time and engaged Amethio in a battle. Upon witnessing the collateral damage the battle was causing, Liko tried to run away and almost got hit by a stray {{m|Psycho Cut}} if not by her pendant suddenly generating an energy field in order to shield her, which Friede used as an opening to escape with her to the [[Brave Olivine]]. The Explorers, however, did not give up and [[HZ002|followed them to the airship]], even amidst a vicious thunderstorm. There, Friede and Amethio clashed again, albeit briefly, as this time, Liko stepped in, having her {{TP|Liko|Sprigatito}} unleash a {{m|Leafage}} powerful enough to break the barrier around the battlefield and expose everyone to the unrelenting weather. This forced the Explorers to retreat, but not without taking the {{pkmn|category|Grass Cat Pokémon}} as a hostage.
[[File:Explorers Admins.png|250px|thumb|Gibeon communicating with Explorers leaders after Amethio's mission in [[Kanto]]]]
In ''[[HZ003|For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!]]'', Amethio battled against Friede once again; this time, however, the {{pkmn|Professor}} was just distracting him to allow Liko to find Sprigatito in the warehouse where they were hiding. While this was happening, Zirc managed to plant a tracker on Brave Olivine's hull. This allowed for the Explorers to follow the ship all the way to [[Roy's hometown|Roy's island]] via submarine, where both parties clashed once more in ''[[HZ005|Found You, Fuecoco!]]'' and ''[[HZ006|The Ancient Poké Ball]]''. As Liko's Sprigatito and [[Roy]]'s soon-to-be {{TP|Roy|Fuecoco}} were being overwhelmed by [[Amethio's Ceruledge]], the girl's pendant synced with the boy's {{DL|Poké Ball|Ancient Poké Ball}}, which finally opened up. From the artifact, emerged a mighty [[Black Rayquaza]], who indiscriminately rained devastation all over the beach with a singular {{m|Draco Meteor}}, forcing the Explorers to retreat. Later, during a meeting with the other Explorers's higher-ups, [[Gibeon]], the organization's leader, removed Amethio from the mission of collecting the pendant and assigned it to [[Spinel]]. Afterwards, Amethio communicated to Zirc and Onia that he was going to pursue the Black Rayquaza from now on, believing its connection with the pendant to hold the key to the mystery behind it.
[[File:Spinel Beheeyem Teleport.png|left|250px|thumb|Spinel confronting Friede in [[Paldea]]]]
In ''[[HZ012|The Future I Choose]]'', it was revealed that Spinel was spying on the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]] during their time in [[Paldea]] in order to learn more about them. The knowledge he acquired was put to use over the following episodes, as he commenced his attack on them. First, in ''[[HZ013|An Unexpected Picnic!]]'', he positioned his fleet of {{p|Magneton}} around the Brave Olivine to create an electromagnetic interference to mess with the data array of the ship, rendering it powerless during a system reboot. After successfully scaring them away at the beginning of the [[HZ014|following episode]], Friede followed one of the Magneton all the way to [[Levincia]], where he was ambushed by it and Spinel's {{p|Beheeyem}}, which were being commanded from a distance by their {{pkmn|Trainer}}, seemingly in order to have his strength tested. The next day, Spinel created a false advertisement for some Spicy [[Herba Mystica]] to lure Liko into a back alley in Levincia. There, he had his Beheeyem put her on a trance with its psychic powers, allowing him to collect her pendant without any mishaps. Over the [[HZ015|next episode]], a dazed Liko was left wandering around the city while the Rising Volt Tacklers were caught on a web of misinformation laid out by Spinel, which pointed her whereabouts to [[Artazon]] instead. At the end of the day, with the collective efforts of Roy and [[Dot]], she was able to fully regain her memory.


Following an aerial chase of the Rising Volt Tacklers airship in [[HZ002|the following episode]], they managed to invade their enemy's ship, the [[Brave Asagi]], where another battle between Amethio and Friede ensued. Due to a powerful {{m|Leafage}} from [[Liko's Sprigatito]], the barrier around the battlefield broke, exposing everyone to the ongoing thunderstorm. This forced the Explorers to retreat, but not without taking Sprigatito as a hostage.
In ''[[HZ016|Quaxly, We Can Do It]]'', Friede and the young Rising Volt Tacklers begun their counterattack to find the culprit and get the pendant back. The Professor went after a leaving cruise, where he was greeted and challenged by a [[Trainer (HZ016)|mysterious man]]—this, however, was one more red herring from Spinel. While this was happening, Dot and her {{TP|Dot|Quaxly}} managed to pinpoint the pendant's location to a docked cargo ship and alerted her friends. The three of them battled against Spinel's Magneton and Beheeyem and won, but were not match to his {{p|Umbreon}}. At that moment, backed up against a wall, Liko's feelings begun resonating with the pendant, which shone brightly and gave Spinel's hiding location off. After Sprigatito returned the item to her Trainer, the pendant activated again and released {{p|Arboliva}} of the Six Heroes from its Ancient Poké Ball. Then, the group grabbed hold at the {{pkmn|category|Olive Pokémon}}'s arms before it jumped overboard, leaving Spinel at the ship with the understanding that Liko herself is the key to the pendant's secrets.


In [[HZ003]], Zir managed to plant a tracker on the Brave Asagi while the ship was docked at the town where the Explorers were hiding out with Sprigatito. In the [[HZ004|next episode]], Amethio conferenced with [[Hamber]], his superior, from his team's submarine. When asked if he had informed [[Gibeon]], the Explorers' leader, about Liko's pendant, Amethio replied that he had not yet done so. The trio then set off to follow the Brave Asagi using the tracker's signal.
In ''[[HZ021|The Lonely Hatenna]]'', Amethio, Zirc, and Onia arrived in [[Galar]] after tracking the Black Rayquaza to [[Galar Mine]]. In the [[HZ022|following episode]], their path once again crossed with the Rising Volt Tacklers's: Amethio immediately engaged Friede in battle, while Zirc and Onia faced off against Roy, Liko, and [[Captain Pikachu]]. However, the battles came to a rather abrupt end when a {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Moltres}} with an Ancient Poké Ball appeared and started attacking them. At the end of the [[HZ023|next episode]], it was revealed that the Explorers had witnessed the recapture of Moltres and Liko's pendant turning into a {{an|Terapagos|mysterious Pokémon}}, with Amethio deciding to go after the Rising Volt Tacklers in order to steal it.
 
[[File:HZ044.png|thumb|250px|The Explorers using a machine to lure in [[Black Rayquaza|Rayquaza]]]]
Amethio, Zir and Conia attacked the Rising Volt Tacklers in [[HZ005]] and [[HZ006]], in another major operation meant to steal Liko's pendant. They were forced to retreat when a {{shiny}} {{p|Rayquaza}} appeared from [[Roy]]'s ancient [[Poké Ball]] after the ball and pendant synced with each other. Later, Amethio was summoned to a meeting of the Explorers' leadership to give a report to Gibeon. Because of Amethio's acting on his own, Gibeon removed him from the mission and instead assigned [[Spinel]] to obtain the pendant. After the meeting, Amethio angrily decided to continue pursuing the Rayquaza, which had disappeared after his team's retreat.
In ''[[HZ024|Reunion at the Ancient Castle!]]'', Amethio, Zirc, and Onia reported their findings to Hamber, which quickly contacted other Admins to head with him to the Galar region: he recruited [[Coral]] and [[Sidian]], as Spinel and [[Chalce]] were occupied in the Explorers's laboratory. Amethio's team followed Liko, Roy, and Friede to an [[ancient castle]] near [[Hammerlocke]], where they surrounded them in order to take the mysterious Pokémon away. The confrontation extended into the [[HZ025|following episode]] and ended up with Amethio's first official loss to Friede. Meanwhile, Hamber and his {{p|Dusknoir}} arrived at the place and confronted Diana, who questioned him about the Explorers's motives to target them. Then, a commotion provided by the arrival of Coral and Sidian allowed for her to escape the scene, as well as for Amethio's team to leave before being caught in the crossfire. The two Admins cornered Liko and Roy, only for Captain Pikachu to arrive and rescue them, fending off her {{p|Glalie}} and his {{p|Garganacl}} at once. This, however, made Coral snap and recklessly order her Glalie to use {{m|Self-Destruct}}, allowing the Rising Volt Tacklers to escape and leaving the ancient castle in ruins.
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==Members==
In ''[[HZ027|As Long as I'm with My Friends]]'', while the Rising Volt Tacklers had been once again caught in false information spread by Spinel, the Explorers Admins had a meeting to discuss their next move. They eventually concluded that the best course of action would be pursuing the Black Rayquaza itself instead of Terapagos in order to stay ahead. In ''[[HZ033|Roar of the Black Rayquaza]]'', Amethio's team detected that the Black Rayquaza in the [[Lapras Sea]], and as such they immediately went after it. However, despite his best efforts, he lost very easily when trying to battle it. Amethio also witnessed Terapagos transforming into its {{form|Terapagos|Terastal Form}} as it conjured up strength in order to protect Liko. In the [[HZ034|following episode]], after asking Hamber to train him in order to become stronger, they held a training match between their {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon, which ended up with a victory to Hamber after he {{Tera}}stallized his Dusknoir. Afterwards, he gave a [[Tera Orb]] to Amethio and set him in the direction of mastering the Terastal phenomenon in order to draw out its full power.
===Leaders===
[[File:Explorers Admin HZ027.png|thumb|left|250px|Explorers' Admins gathered to discuss their next steps]]
====Gibeon====
After Amethio's failure, Spinel came up with a new plan to catch the Black Rayquaza, aided by Coral, Sidian, and Chalce. Prior to ''[[HZ042|Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin]]'', the Explorers led the construction of a tower on an island near Levincia as part of the plan, which the Rising Volt Tacklers were made aware of in ''[[HZ043|A Challenge from the Explorers]]'' and started being enacted in ''[[HZ044|The Plan to Capture Rayquaza]]''. The tower itself was a red herring; its true purpose was to separate Friede from the rest of the group. The real plan involved attracting Rayquaza by simulating Terapagos's energy signature through a resonance generator, wearing it down by attacking him with powerful, super effective moves, and finally catching it in an [[Ultra Ball]]. The Rising Volt Tacklers managed to stall the Explorers for time enough to allow Dot to create a shutdown program and disable the resonance generator, allowing Rayquaza to free itself from the onslaught of attacks. Once again, Coral let her temper overcome her better judgment and commanded Glalie to use Self-Destruct, which collided with Rayquaza's {{m|Dragon Pulse}}. The resulting explosion was powerful enough to blast the Legendary Pokémon directly into the hull of the Brave Olivine. In the [[HZ045|following episode]], the four Admins retreated. As Liko, Roy, and Friede were battling against the Black Rayquaza, Amethio arrived at the scene and worked in conjunction with them. Despite his Ceruledge and [[Friede's Charizard]] having Terastallized, they ended up defeated by a single {{m|Dragon Ascent}}. At the end of the episode, the admins had another meeting and were instructed by Gibeon to stay low and wait for the Rising Volt Tacklers to gather the Six Heroes for them, but to still keep their eyes on them for the time being. Gibeon then claimed that his and Lucius's adventure was not over yet as his {{p|Zygarde}} watched.
Gibeon is the boss of the Explorers. He is mentioned for the first time in [[HZ004]] and his voice is first heard in [[HZ006]]. He has yet to make a physical appearance in the series.
[[File:Spinel Exceed.png|thumb|250px|[[Spinel]] revealing himself as an [[Exceed]] scientist after stealing the [[Laquium]]]]
In [[HZ046]], [[Chalce]] is shown to be undercover at [[Naranja Academy]] as a teacher and forged enrollment papers for [[Coral]] and [[Sidian]] as students under the fake names of "Sandwich" and "Onigiri", so they can also help her with their unknown, undercover mission at the school. In the [[HZ047|following episode]], Sandwich attempted to challenge [[Katy]] for her [[Terastal Training]], but she lost to [[Liko]] in a cake-baking contest and was disqualified. At some point, Sandwich and Onigiri were approved in the Terastal Training after battling [[Kofu]] and [[Tulip]], respectively. In [[HZ050]], Sandwich and Onigiri were briefly noticed by director [[Clavell]] while they were watching Liko, Roy, and Dot making their way to Dot's battle agains [[Iono]].


His subordinates hold him in high, almost reverential regard, typically referring to him as "Master Gibeon," behaving in a highly deferential way when in his presence, and identifying the Explorers as "only existing to fulfill" his wishes.
In [[HZ054]], while [[Friede]] was investigating about the [[Laquium|Eternal Blessing]] in the [[Exceed]] company that he once worked in, [[Spinel]] made his effort by ordering his guards to prevent Friede from getting in his way in order for him to steal the piece of Eternal Blessing, which in reality is a piece of Laquium. In the same episode, Hamber and Amethio had a face to face meeting with Gibeon, revealing he's Amethio's grandfather. Gibeon explains that they need more Laquium and that Terapagos's "awakening" is the key to Laqua. Amethio also claims he's nothing like his father, who failed the organization in the past. Amethio then gets reports from Zirc and Onia who were spying on Spinel, Amethio then intends to find out what Spinel is up to by tracking him down.
[[File:Onigiri and Sandwich.png|thumb|left|250px|[[Sidian]] and [[Coral]] preventing Roy and Dot from rescuing Liko]]
In [[HZ055]], Sandwich battled [[Larry]] alongside Kofu while Onigiri battled [[Rika]] alongside Tulip, but they were both defeated.


=====Voice actors=====
In [[HZ064]], Amethio tracked Spinel down to [[Glaseado Mountain]]. Aware he was being followed, Spinel lured Amethio away into an encounter with Liko, which led to a battle between the two. Just as it seemed that Amethio would win, Spinel interrupted the battle to test the Laquium on his {{p|Umbreon}}, turning it feral and much stronger. This angered Terapagos, who used its Terastal Form to destroy the Laquium shard and purify Umbreon from its effects. Noting he had acquired the results he was looking for, Spinel fled while Liko and Amethio chased after him. Unbeknownst to Liko and Amethio, Spinel was luring them into a trap and left them stranded inside a nearby cave. Elsewhere on the mountain, Coral and Sidian shedded their school disguises in order to stall Roy and Dot and prevent them from helping Liko.
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|ja=速水 奨 ''Shō Hayami''
|en=N/A
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====Hamber====
In [[HZ065]], when [[Grusha]] came to assist Roy and Dot, Coral and Sidian were ordered by Chalce to retreat. Later, at the Explorers headquarters, Spinel showed his allies footage of Amethio and Liko working together to escape the cave he trapped them in, framing it as an act of betrayal. Despite attempting to explain himself, Gibeon coldly refused to listen to Amethio and casted his own grandson out of the Explorers.
[[File:Hanbell anime.png|thumb|250px|Hamber]]
{{main|Hamber}}
The second-in-command of the Explorers and Gibeon's butler, he debuted in [[HZ004]], receiving progress reports from [[Amethio]] and his subordinates.
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===Admins===
==Notable members==
[[File:Explorers Admins.png|250px|thumb|Explorers Administrators]]
===Main members===
In [[HZ006]], during a meeting with Gibeon other members of the Explorers were shown, among them only Amethio and Spinel spoke during the meeting. The other three stayed hidden in the shadows.
This is the list of Explorers members up to the most recent Japanese episode:


====Amethio====
====Current members====
{{main|Amethio}}
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The very first admin in the Explorers to be introduced in the series, appearing in [[HZ001]].
|-
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|fff|Member}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}" | {{color|fff|Rank}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|fff|Debut}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Gibeon.png|180px|Gibeon]]<br>[[Gibeon]]
| Boss
|''[[HZ006|The Ancient Poké Ball]]'' (voice only)<br>''[[HZ045|From So Far Away]]'' (physical debut)
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Hamber.png|180px|Hamber]]<br>[[Hamber]]
| Second-in-command
| ''[[HZ004|The Treasure After the Storm!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Spinel.png|180px|Spinel]]<br>[[Spinel]]
| Admin
| ''[[HZ006|The Ancient Poké Ball]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Coral.png|180px|Coral]]<br>[[Coral]]
| Admin
| ''[[HZ006|The Ancient Poké Ball]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Sidian.png|180px|Sidian]]<br>[[Sidian]]
| Admin
| ''[[HZ006|The Ancient Poké Ball]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Chalce.png|180px|Chalce]]<br>[[Chalce]]
| Admin
| ''[[HZ006|The Ancient Poké Ball]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Onia.png|180px|Onia]]<br>[[Onia]]
| Agent
|''[[HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Zirc.png|180px|Zirc]]<br>[[Zirc]]
| Agent
|''[[HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
|}


====Spinel====
====Former members====
[[File:Spinel.png|250px|thumb|Spinel]]
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Spinel first appeared in HZ006 in a meeting with the other Explorers Admins. Upon seeing Amethio's flaws, Spinel started mocking him, doubting whether or not he actually saw the black Rayquaza. Amethio and Spinel's squabbles were interrupted by Hamber before Gibeon decided to give Spinel the mission to investigate the Rising Volt Tacklers.
|-
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|fff|Member}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}" | {{color|fff|Rank}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|fff|Debut}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Amethio.png|180px|Amethio]]<br>[[Amethio]]
| Admin
|''[[HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
|}


=====Voice actors=====
===Associates===
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This is listing of characters who is related to the Explorers during the events of ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'':
|ja=古川 慎 ''Makoto Furukawa''
|en=N/A
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<!--The second admin in the Explorers to be introduced in the series, appearing in HZ000.-->
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===Agents===
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background: #{{ghost color}}; border: 3px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; margin:auto"
[[File:Explorers trio.png|250px|thumb|The trio formed by Amethio, Conia and Zir]]
|-
====Zir and Conia====
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|fff|Member}}
{{main|Zir}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}" | {{color|fff|Description}}
{{main|Conia}}
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|fff|Debut}}
Zir and Conia are Amethio's direct subordinates, first appearing in [[HZ001]].
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Lucius.png|100px]]<br>[[Lucius]]
| In ''[[HZ025|Rivals in the Dark of Night!]]'', [[Diana]] revealed that Lucius was a former ally of the Explorers. Gibeon is also implied to have known Lucius in someway. Despite this, details of what this relationship was like are still unknown.
|''[[HZ006|The Ancient Poké Ball]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Trainer HZ016.png|100px]]<br>[[Trainer (HZ016)|Bisharp's Trainer]]
| This Trainer was a mercenary paid by Spinel to delay Friede while the latter looked for Liko's pendant.
|''[[HZ016|Quaxly, We Can Do It]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Explorers subordinates.png|100px]]<br>Explorers' subordinates
| This group of subordinates helped Hamber during his meeting with Diana.
|''[[HZ026|Terapagos's Adventure]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Exceed.png|100px]]<br>[[Exceed]]
| Exceed was a company based in [[Levincia]] that was shown to have some connection with the Explorers' research.
|[[HZ054]]
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:HGSS Question Mark Sprite.png|100px]]<br>[[Amethio]]'s father
| Amethio's father was first mentioned in [[HZ054]]. During a conversation with Hamber, Amethio mentioned that his father tried to search for [[Laqua]]'s location but failed. His current whereabouts are unknown.
|[[HZ054]] (mentioned)
|- style="background:#fff"
|}


==Technology==
==Technology==
===Gadgets===
===Gadgets===
* In [[HZ002]], the trio used their watches to change into the organization's standard uniform.
* In ''[[HZ002|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two)]]'', the trio used their watches to change into the organization's standard uniform. [[Coral]] later used the watch in ''[[HZ043|A Challenge from the Explorers]]'' to change in and out of her civilian clothing.
* In [[HZ003]], [[Zir]] planted a tracker in the husk of the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]]' airship. It was later found and destroyed by {{p|Quaxly}} in [[HZ006]].
* In ''[[HZ003|For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!]]'', [[Zirc]] planted a tracker in the husk of the [[Rising Volt Tacklers]]' airship. It was later found and destroyed by {{TP|Dot|Quaxly}} in [[HZ006]].
* In ''[[HZ014|Fly! Wattrel!!]]'', [[Spinel]] communicated with his Pokémon using a small transceiver attached to them. He also used the transceivers in ''[[HZ016|Quaxly, We Can Do It]]'' to communicate with [[Liko]], [[Roy]], and [[Dot]].


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{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{ghost color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #{{ghost color dark}}; color:white"
|- style="background:#{{ghost color light}}"
|- style="background:#{{ghost color light}}"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Watches
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Watches
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Tracker
! Tracker
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Transceiver
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Explorers watch.png|250px]]
| [[File:Explorers watch.png|250px]]
| [[File:Explorers tracker.png|250px]]
| [[File:Explorers tracker.png|250px]]
| [[File:Explorers transceiver on Pokémon.png|250px]]
|- style="background:#{{dragon color light}}"
|- style="background:#{{dragon color light}}"
|}
|}


===Vehicles===
===Vehicles===
* In [[HZ004]], Amethio contacted Hamber from a submarine.
* In ''[[HZ004|The Treasure After the Storm!]]'', Amethio contacted Hamber from a submarine. This submarine later made further appearances as Amethio, Zirc and Onia's method of transportation around the world.
* Spinel was seen using a van outfitted with high-tech surveillance equipment as a base of operations in multiple episodes.
* In ''[[HZ016|Quaxly, We Can Do It]]'', Spinel used a cargo ship docked in [[Levincia]] to transport his van from the city.
* In ''[[HZ025|Rivals in the Dark of Night!]]'', Hamber, Sidian, and Coral traveled to Galar using an Explorers helicopter.


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Latest revision as of 22:28, 18 September 2024

This article is about the group from Pokémon Horizons. For the games, see Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky.
Explorers
エクスプローラーズ Explorers
Explorers Logo.png
Explorers Admins anime.png
The Five Explorers Administrators
Leader Gibeon
Region Worldwide
Admins Hamber (second-in-command), Amethio (formerly), Spinel, Sidian, Chalce, Coral
Major targets Liko, Terapagos, Black Rayquaza, the Six Heroes, Laqua, Roy, Friede, Rising Volt Tacklers, Diana, Ancient castle, Laquium, Naranja Academy
Base locations Unknown
Anime debut The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)

The Explorers (Japanese: エクスプローラーズ Explorers) are a mysterious organization led by Gibeon, and the main antagonists of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. They've pursued Terapagos, the Black Rayquaza, and the Rising Volt Tacklers, becoming their enemies in the process. All of this has been in furtherance of their main goal of reaching Laqua and obtaining the Laquium found there, although their motivations behind this goal are unknown.

History

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Pre-series

Originally the Explorers was a group made of friends of Lucius. Although neither their purpose nor ensuing fate are known, the organization managed to exist in the present, well after Lucius found Laqua.

At some point in the past, Hamber joined the Explorers and approached Diana, an old friend of his, with an offer to join the organization under the pretext of introducing her to someone who could aid her adventures. However, this was actually an attempt to obtain her pendant, which she refused to hand over. After that, the Explorers decided to pursue the pendant until they found out that it was in the possession of Diana's granddaughter Liko, at which point they decided to find her in order to take it. Eventually, they were able to find Liko attending the Indigo Academy in the Kanto region.

The Explorers also became associated with a Paldean company called Exceed, which they covertly used to conduct research on a sample of Laquium.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Amethio battling Friede for the first time

The Explorers debuted in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One). One day, Amethio approached Liko at Indigo Academy's dormitories and, while under the guise of a representative of Diana, lied about being entasked to pick up the pendant in order to return it to her grandmother. Feeling something was amiss, Liko attempted to escape from him and his cohorts, Zirc and Onia, but ended up cornered in a rooftop until Friede swooped in at the right time and engaged Amethio in a battle. Upon witnessing the collateral damage the battle was causing, Liko tried to run away and almost got hit by a stray Psycho Cut if not by her pendant suddenly generating an energy field in order to shield her, which Friede used as an opening to escape with her to the Brave Olivine. The Explorers, however, did not give up and followed them to the airship, even amidst a vicious thunderstorm. There, Friede and Amethio clashed again, albeit briefly, as this time, Liko stepped in, having her Sprigatito unleash a Leafage powerful enough to break the barrier around the battlefield and expose everyone to the unrelenting weather. This forced the Explorers to retreat, but not without taking the Grass Cat Pokémon as a hostage.

Gibeon communicating with Explorers leaders after Amethio's mission in Kanto

In For Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!, Amethio battled against Friede once again; this time, however, the Professor was just distracting him to allow Liko to find Sprigatito in the warehouse where they were hiding. While this was happening, Zirc managed to plant a tracker on Brave Olivine's hull. This allowed for the Explorers to follow the ship all the way to Roy's island via submarine, where both parties clashed once more in Found You, Fuecoco! and The Ancient Poké Ball. As Liko's Sprigatito and Roy's soon-to-be Fuecoco were being overwhelmed by Amethio's Ceruledge, the girl's pendant synced with the boy's Ancient Poké Ball, which finally opened up. From the artifact, emerged a mighty Black Rayquaza, who indiscriminately rained devastation all over the beach with a singular Draco Meteor, forcing the Explorers to retreat. Later, during a meeting with the other Explorers's higher-ups, Gibeon, the organization's leader, removed Amethio from the mission of collecting the pendant and assigned it to Spinel. Afterwards, Amethio communicated to Zirc and Onia that he was going to pursue the Black Rayquaza from now on, believing its connection with the pendant to hold the key to the mystery behind it.

Spinel confronting Friede in Paldea

In The Future I Choose, it was revealed that Spinel was spying on the Rising Volt Tacklers during their time in Paldea in order to learn more about them. The knowledge he acquired was put to use over the following episodes, as he commenced his attack on them. First, in An Unexpected Picnic!, he positioned his fleet of Magneton around the Brave Olivine to create an electromagnetic interference to mess with the data array of the ship, rendering it powerless during a system reboot. After successfully scaring them away at the beginning of the following episode, Friede followed one of the Magneton all the way to Levincia, where he was ambushed by it and Spinel's Beheeyem, which were being commanded from a distance by their Trainer, seemingly in order to have his strength tested. The next day, Spinel created a false advertisement for some Spicy Herba Mystica to lure Liko into a back alley in Levincia. There, he had his Beheeyem put her on a trance with its psychic powers, allowing him to collect her pendant without any mishaps. Over the next episode, a dazed Liko was left wandering around the city while the Rising Volt Tacklers were caught on a web of misinformation laid out by Spinel, which pointed her whereabouts to Artazon instead. At the end of the day, with the collective efforts of Roy and Dot, she was able to fully regain her memory.

In Quaxly, We Can Do It, Friede and the young Rising Volt Tacklers begun their counterattack to find the culprit and get the pendant back. The Professor went after a leaving cruise, where he was greeted and challenged by a mysterious man—this, however, was one more red herring from Spinel. While this was happening, Dot and her Quaxly managed to pinpoint the pendant's location to a docked cargo ship and alerted her friends. The three of them battled against Spinel's Magneton and Beheeyem and won, but were not match to his Umbreon. At that moment, backed up against a wall, Liko's feelings begun resonating with the pendant, which shone brightly and gave Spinel's hiding location off. After Sprigatito returned the item to her Trainer, the pendant activated again and released Arboliva of the Six Heroes from its Ancient Poké Ball. Then, the group grabbed hold at the Olive Pokémon's arms before it jumped overboard, leaving Spinel at the ship with the understanding that Liko herself is the key to the pendant's secrets.

In The Lonely Hatenna, Amethio, Zirc, and Onia arrived in Galar after tracking the Black Rayquaza to Galar Mine. In the following episode, their path once again crossed with the Rising Volt Tacklers's: Amethio immediately engaged Friede in battle, while Zirc and Onia faced off against Roy, Liko, and Captain Pikachu. However, the battles came to a rather abrupt end when a Galarian Moltres with an Ancient Poké Ball appeared and started attacking them. At the end of the next episode, it was revealed that the Explorers had witnessed the recapture of Moltres and Liko's pendant turning into a mysterious Pokémon, with Amethio deciding to go after the Rising Volt Tacklers in order to steal it.

The Explorers using a machine to lure in Rayquaza

In Reunion at the Ancient Castle!, Amethio, Zirc, and Onia reported their findings to Hamber, which quickly contacted other Admins to head with him to the Galar region: he recruited Coral and Sidian, as Spinel and Chalce were occupied in the Explorers's laboratory. Amethio's team followed Liko, Roy, and Friede to an ancient castle near Hammerlocke, where they surrounded them in order to take the mysterious Pokémon away. The confrontation extended into the following episode and ended up with Amethio's first official loss to Friede. Meanwhile, Hamber and his Dusknoir arrived at the place and confronted Diana, who questioned him about the Explorers's motives to target them. Then, a commotion provided by the arrival of Coral and Sidian allowed for her to escape the scene, as well as for Amethio's team to leave before being caught in the crossfire. The two Admins cornered Liko and Roy, only for Captain Pikachu to arrive and rescue them, fending off her Glalie and his Garganacl at once. This, however, made Coral snap and recklessly order her Glalie to use Self-Destruct, allowing the Rising Volt Tacklers to escape and leaving the ancient castle in ruins.

In As Long as I'm with My Friends, while the Rising Volt Tacklers had been once again caught in false information spread by Spinel, the Explorers Admins had a meeting to discuss their next move. They eventually concluded that the best course of action would be pursuing the Black Rayquaza itself instead of Terapagos in order to stay ahead. In Roar of the Black Rayquaza, Amethio's team detected that the Black Rayquaza in the Lapras Sea, and as such they immediately went after it. However, despite his best efforts, he lost very easily when trying to battle it. Amethio also witnessed Terapagos transforming into its Terastal Form as it conjured up strength in order to protect Liko. In the following episode, after asking Hamber to train him in order to become stronger, they held a training match between their Ghost-type Pokémon, which ended up with a victory to Hamber after he Terastallized his Dusknoir. Afterwards, he gave a Tera Orb to Amethio and set him in the direction of mastering the Terastal phenomenon in order to draw out its full power.

Explorers' Admins gathered to discuss their next steps

After Amethio's failure, Spinel came up with a new plan to catch the Black Rayquaza, aided by Coral, Sidian, and Chalce. Prior to Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin, the Explorers led the construction of a tower on an island near Levincia as part of the plan, which the Rising Volt Tacklers were made aware of in A Challenge from the Explorers and started being enacted in The Plan to Capture Rayquaza. The tower itself was a red herring; its true purpose was to separate Friede from the rest of the group. The real plan involved attracting Rayquaza by simulating Terapagos's energy signature through a resonance generator, wearing it down by attacking him with powerful, super effective moves, and finally catching it in an Ultra Ball. The Rising Volt Tacklers managed to stall the Explorers for time enough to allow Dot to create a shutdown program and disable the resonance generator, allowing Rayquaza to free itself from the onslaught of attacks. Once again, Coral let her temper overcome her better judgment and commanded Glalie to use Self-Destruct, which collided with Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse. The resulting explosion was powerful enough to blast the Legendary Pokémon directly into the hull of the Brave Olivine. In the following episode, the four Admins retreated. As Liko, Roy, and Friede were battling against the Black Rayquaza, Amethio arrived at the scene and worked in conjunction with them. Despite his Ceruledge and Friede's Charizard having Terastallized, they ended up defeated by a single Dragon Ascent. At the end of the episode, the admins had another meeting and were instructed by Gibeon to stay low and wait for the Rising Volt Tacklers to gather the Six Heroes for them, but to still keep their eyes on them for the time being. Gibeon then claimed that his and Lucius's adventure was not over yet as his Zygarde watched.

Spinel revealing himself as an Exceed scientist after stealing the Laquium

In HZ046, Chalce is shown to be undercover at Naranja Academy as a teacher and forged enrollment papers for Coral and Sidian as students under the fake names of "Sandwich" and "Onigiri", so they can also help her with their unknown, undercover mission at the school. In the following episode, Sandwich attempted to challenge Katy for her Terastal Training, but she lost to Liko in a cake-baking contest and was disqualified. At some point, Sandwich and Onigiri were approved in the Terastal Training after battling Kofu and Tulip, respectively. In HZ050, Sandwich and Onigiri were briefly noticed by director Clavell while they were watching Liko, Roy, and Dot making their way to Dot's battle agains Iono.

In HZ054, while Friede was investigating about the Eternal Blessing in the Exceed company that he once worked in, Spinel made his effort by ordering his guards to prevent Friede from getting in his way in order for him to steal the piece of Eternal Blessing, which in reality is a piece of Laquium. In the same episode, Hamber and Amethio had a face to face meeting with Gibeon, revealing he's Amethio's grandfather. Gibeon explains that they need more Laquium and that Terapagos's "awakening" is the key to Laqua. Amethio also claims he's nothing like his father, who failed the organization in the past. Amethio then gets reports from Zirc and Onia who were spying on Spinel, Amethio then intends to find out what Spinel is up to by tracking him down.

Sidian and Coral preventing Roy and Dot from rescuing Liko

In HZ055, Sandwich battled Larry alongside Kofu while Onigiri battled Rika alongside Tulip, but they were both defeated.

In HZ064, Amethio tracked Spinel down to Glaseado Mountain. Aware he was being followed, Spinel lured Amethio away into an encounter with Liko, which led to a battle between the two. Just as it seemed that Amethio would win, Spinel interrupted the battle to test the Laquium on his Umbreon, turning it feral and much stronger. This angered Terapagos, who used its Terastal Form to destroy the Laquium shard and purify Umbreon from its effects. Noting he had acquired the results he was looking for, Spinel fled while Liko and Amethio chased after him. Unbeknownst to Liko and Amethio, Spinel was luring them into a trap and left them stranded inside a nearby cave. Elsewhere on the mountain, Coral and Sidian shedded their school disguises in order to stall Roy and Dot and prevent them from helping Liko.

In HZ065, when Grusha came to assist Roy and Dot, Coral and Sidian were ordered by Chalce to retreat. Later, at the Explorers headquarters, Spinel showed his allies footage of Amethio and Liko working together to escape the cave he trapped them in, framing it as an act of betrayal. Despite attempting to explain himself, Gibeon coldly refused to listen to Amethio and casted his own grandson out of the Explorers.

Notable members

Main members

This is the list of Explorers members up to the most recent Japanese episode:

Current members

Member Rank Debut
Gibeon
Gibeon
Boss The Ancient Poké Ball (voice only)
From So Far Away (physical debut)
Hamber
Hamber
Second-in-command The Treasure After the Storm!
Spinel
Spinel
Admin The Ancient Poké Ball
Coral
Coral
Admin The Ancient Poké Ball
Sidian
Sidian
Admin The Ancient Poké Ball
Chalce
Chalce
Admin The Ancient Poké Ball
Onia
Onia
Agent The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)
Zirc
Zirc
Agent The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)

Former members

Member Rank Debut
Amethio
Amethio
Admin The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)

Associates

This is listing of characters who is related to the Explorers during the events of Pokémon Horizons: The Series:

Member Description Debut
Lucius.png
Lucius
In Rivals in the Dark of Night!, Diana revealed that Lucius was a former ally of the Explorers. Gibeon is also implied to have known Lucius in someway. Despite this, details of what this relationship was like are still unknown. The Ancient Poké Ball
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Bisharp's Trainer
This Trainer was a mercenary paid by Spinel to delay Friede while the latter looked for Liko's pendant. Quaxly, We Can Do It
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Explorers' subordinates
This group of subordinates helped Hamber during his meeting with Diana. Terapagos's Adventure
Exceed.png
Exceed
Exceed was a company based in Levincia that was shown to have some connection with the Explorers' research. HZ054
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Amethio's father
Amethio's father was first mentioned in HZ054. During a conversation with Hamber, Amethio mentioned that his father tried to search for Laqua's location but failed. His current whereabouts are unknown. HZ054 (mentioned)

Technology

Gadgets

Watches Tracker Transceiver
Explorers watch.png Explorers tracker.png Explorers transceiver on Pokémon.png

Vehicles

  • In The Treasure After the Storm!, Amethio contacted Hamber from a submarine. This submarine later made further appearances as Amethio, Zirc and Onia's method of transportation around the world.
  • Spinel was seen using a van outfitted with high-tech surveillance equipment as a base of operations in multiple episodes.
  • In Quaxly, We Can Do It, Spinel used a cargo ship docked in Levincia to transport his van from the city.
  • In Rivals in the Dark of Night!, Hamber, Sidian, and Coral traveled to Galar using an Explorers helicopter.
Submarine Helicopter
Explorers submarine.png Explorers helicopter.png

Other

  • In The Ancient Poké Ball and several subsequent episodes, the Explorers leadership are shown using a virtual reality space to meet with each other and give reports to Hamber and Gibeon. The individual members use hologram technology to project themselves into this space, which appears and disappears upon their entering and leaving it. While Hamber and the five Explorers admins move around and interact with each other in this space as if it is real, Gibeon speaks through a holographic monolith that stands at the center of the space.
  • In The Plan to Capture Rayquaza, the Explorers are seen using a resonance generator that can transmit energy at long distances. After observing Terapagos using his equipment, Spinel was able to recreate Terapagos's energy signature on the resonance generator to attract the Black Rayquaza.
Resonance generator
Explorers resonance generator.png

Artwork

Amethio Pokemon 2023 Expression Sheet.png Zirc Onia Concept Art 2023.jpg HZ Explorers admins.png
Concept art of Amethio from Pokémon Horizons: The Series[1] Concept art of Zirc and Onia from Pokémon Horizons: The Series[2] Concept art of Spinel, Sidian, Chalce, and Coral

Trivia

  • The Explorers is the first villainous organization created specifically for the anime.
  • The names of the members of the organization presented in the anime refer to gemstones and rocks used in the creation of jewelry.

Names

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 探夢隊
Mandarin 探夢隊 Tànmèng Duì
Denmark Flag.png Danish Explorers
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Ontdekkers
Finland Flag.png Finnish Etsijät
France Flag.png French Explorateurs
Germany Flag.png German Entdecker
Italy Flag.png Italian Esploratori
South Korea Flag.png Korean 익스플로러즈 Explorers
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Oppdagerne
Poland Flag.png Polish Pionierzy
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Desbravadores
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Exploradores
Spain Flag.png Spanish Exploradores
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Utforskarna
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Kaşifler

References

Related articles


Boss: Gibeon
Administrators: HamberSpinel
CoralSidianChalce
Agents: OniaZirc
Former members: Amethio
Related: ExceedLaquaLaquium


Core series: Team RocketTeam MagmaTeam AquaTeam GalacticTeam Plasma
Team FlareTeam SkullTeam Rainbow RocketTeam YellTeam Star
Side series: Team SnagemCipher
Spin-off games: Team Great RocketPhobos BattalionGo-Rock SquadTeam Dim SunTeam Debonairs
Pokémon PinchersDark LegionThe RogersTeam GO RocketTeam BreakUnitas
Animation only: Explorers
Manga only: Neo Team Rocket (Adventures)Team Kings (Horizon)
Pokémon Horizons characters
Protagonists Liko (Floragato) • Roy (Fuecoco)
Rising Volt Tacklers Friede (Captain Pikachu) • MollieOrlaLudlowMurdockDot (QuaxwellTinkatink)
Antagonists AmethioOniaZircHamberSpinelCoralSidianChalceGibeon
Relatives AlexLuccaDianaRoy's parentsRoy's grandfatherFranka
Supporting cast Nurse JoyRotom PhonesAnnLiko's homeroom teacherLucius (TerapagosRayquazaSix Heroes) • NemonaClavellGeetaDendraJacqPennyGym LeadersElite FourMany temporary characters
See also: Pokémon the Series characters


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