HZ001

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HZ001   EP1233 はじまりのペンダント　前編 The Pendant of Beginning, Part 1

First broadcast Japan April 14, 2023 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening None Ending None

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 佐藤大 Dai Satō Storyboard でんさおり Saori Den 矢嶋哲生 Tetsuo Yajima Assistant director でんさおり Saori Den Animation directors 升谷有希 Yuki Masutani 中矢利子 Toshiko Nakaya 服部奈津美 Natsumi Hattori 志村泉 Izumi Shimura Additional credits

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: はじまりのペンダント　前編 The Pendant of Beginning, Part 1) is the first episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,233rd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on April 14, 2023 as a one-hour special alongside HZ002.

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

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Liko, a beginner Trainer from Paldea, enrolls in the Indigo Academy in Kanto.
• Liko obtains a Pokédex in her Rotom Phone and receives a Sprigatito as her starter Pokémon.
• Liko has her first Pokémon battle and loses.
• Liko meets Amethio and gets on the radar of the mysterious Explorers organization.
• Liko meets Pokémon Professor Friede for the first time.

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Humans

• Liko
• Nidothing
• Ann
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Friede
• Amethio
• Zir
• Conia

Pokémon debuts

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Quaxly
• Ceruledge
• Pawmi
• Finizen

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Nidothing
• Ann
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Friede
• Amethio
• Zir
• Conia
• Liko's homeroom teacher (flashback)
• Teachers
• Students

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's; new; debut)
• Rotom (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
• Quaxly (Nidothing's; debut)
• Oshawott (Ann's; new)
• Rotom (Ann's; Rotom Phone)
• Rotom (Orla's; Rotom Phone)
• Rotom (Ludlow's; Rotom Phone)
• Rotom (Murdock's; Rotom Phone)
• Charizard (Friede's)
• Rotom (Friede's; Rotom Phone)
• Ceruledge (Amethio's; debut)
• Rotom (Amethio's; Rotom Phone)
• Rhydon (Zir's)
• Rotom (Conia's; Rotom Phone)
• Torchic (students'; ×3; one new)
• Wartortle (student's)
• Pidgey (student's)
• Furret (student's)
• Raticate (student's)
• Machoke (student's)
• Espeon (student's)
• Roselia (student's)
• Slowbro (student's)
• Luxio (student's)
• Snubbull (student's)
• Drifloon (student's)
• Charmander (student's; new)
• Bulbasaur (students'; ×2; one new)
• Litten (student's; new)
• Piplup (student's; new)
• Rowlet (students'; ×3; one new)
• Fennekin (student's; new)
• Tepig (students'; ×2; one new)
• Squirtle (students'; ×2; one new)
• Chikorita (student's; new)
• Froakie (students'; ×2; one new)
• Cyndaquil (student's; new)
• Chimchar (student's; new)
• Totodile (student's; new)
• Snivy (student's; new)
• Snorlax (student's)
• Hitmonchan (student's)
• Hitmontop (student's)
• Machop (student's)
• Raboot (student's)
• Eldegoss (student's)
• Cottonee (student's)
• Venonat (student's)
• Quagsire (student's)
• Rattata (student's)
• Doduo (student's)
• Psyduck (student's)
• Fearow (student's)
• Tauros (student's)
• Croconaw (student's)
• Pidgeotto (student's)
• Rotom (students'; multiple)
• Poliwhirl (Gardener's)
• Bulbasaur (Trainer's)
• Charmander (Trainer's)
• Squirtle (Trainer's)
• Xatu (Trainer's)
• Mudsdale (Trainers'; ×3)
• Aurorus (Trainer's)
• Squirtle (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Chikorita (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Cyndaquil (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Totodile (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Tepig (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Rowlet (starter Pokémon; flashback)
• Pawmi (debut)
• Sawsbuck (Winter Form; ×3)
• Drifloon (×3)
• Drifblim
• Chatot (×3)
• Mantyke
• Luvdisc (×2)
• Finizen (debut)
• Darumaka (Galarian; ×3)
• Darmanitan (Galarian)
• Frosmoth
• Slakoth
• Vigoroth
• Altaria (×4)
• Flygon
• Surskit
• Masquerain
• Tropius
• Starly (multiple)
• Staravia
• Skarmory (×4)
• Seel
• Dewgong
• Gyarados
• Mudbray
• Lycanroc (Midday Form)
• Pidgeot (multiple)
• Rattata
• Machop
• Mankey (×3)
• Fearow (multiple)
• Tauros (multiple)
• Onix (×3)
• Butterfree (multiple)

Trivia

• This is the first episode of the Liko and Roy's Departure chapter.
• Liko reads the title card.
• The backpacks that other students are wearing are designed after the ones from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
• This episode marks the first appearance of a Surskit in the anime since Dewpider Ascending!, 223 episodes earlier.
  • This episode also marks the first appearance of a Masquerain in the anime since Battle Royal 151!, 165 episodes earlier.
• During the initial airing of this episode, due to it airing as a one-hour special with the next episode:
  • The opening and the ending songs were not played.
  • The "To Be Continued" text was not present at the end of the episode.
• Nidothing and their Quaxly narrate the preview for the next episode.

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