HZ012

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HZ012   EP1244 わたしが選ぶ未来 The Future I Choose

First broadcast Japan June 23, 2023 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening ドキメキダイアリー Ending RVR〜ライジングボルテッカーズラップ〜[モリーVer.]

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 松澤くれは Kureha Matsuzawa Storyboard 尼野浩正 Hiromasa Amano Assistant director 小柴純弥 Junya Koshiba Animation directors 志村泉 Izumi Shimura 大西雅也 Masaya Ōnishi 吉野真一 Shin'ichi Yoshino 中矢利子 Toshiko Nakaya 山縣クリカ Kurika Yamagata STUDIO MASSKET STUDIO MASSKET No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: わたしが選ぶ未来 The Future I Choose) is the 12th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,244th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on June 23, 2023.

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

• Ludlow is revealed to own a Quagsire.
• The giant Arboliva goes inside the second Ancient Poké Ball and is taken under the care of Liko and Roy.
• Friede meets Lucca, Liko's mother.
• Liko and Roy learn more about the Ancient Adventurer, Lucius.
• The Rising Volt Tacklers decide to head for Galar.
• Spinel is revealed to be spying on the Rising Volt Tacklers and own a Magneton, an Umbreon, and a Beheeyem.

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

Debuts

Humans

• Lucca

Pokémon debuts

• Squawkabilly (Yellow Plumage)

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Spinel
• Alex
• Lucca
• Lucius (silhouette)

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Rotom (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Charizard (Friede's)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Rotom (Friede's; Rotom Phone)
• Chansey (Mollie's)
• Rotom (Mollie's; Rotom Phone)
• Metagross (Orla's)
• Elekid (Orla's)
• Rotom (Orla's; Rotom Phone)
• Quagsire (Ludlow's)
• Rockruff (Murdock's)
• Rotom (Murdock's; Rotom Phone)
• Quaxly (Dot's)
• Magneton (Spinel's)
• Umbreon (Spinel's)
• Beheeyem (Spinel's)
• Fidough (Alex's)
• Rotom (Alex's; Rotom Phone)
• Squawkabilly (Lucca's; Yellow Plumage; debut)
• Rayquaza (Lucius's; Shiny; flashback)
• Arboliva (Lucius's; giant)
• Sunflora (Trainer's)
• Lechonk (×2)
• Steenee
• Jumpluff
• Rookidee (×5)
• Venomoth (×2)
• Unknown Pokémon (Liko's pendant)
• Arboliva (silhouette)

Trivia

• Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: "What kind of personality does Arboliva have?"
  • Choices: Being mean, being gentle, being wild
  • Answer: Being gentle
• The first eyecatch for the episode features Ludlow and his Quagsire, and the second is of Liko and her Sprigatito.
• This is the first appearance of a Steenee in the main series since All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!, 223 episodes earlier.
  • This also marks the first appearance of a Steenee in the anime other than the one that belonged to Mallow.
• A special preview for future events was aired after the episode.

In other languages

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