HZ020

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HZ020

HZ020   EP1252 カブさんのバトル修行 Kabu's Battle Training

First broadcast Japan September 1, 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〜

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 土屋理敬 Michihiro Tsuchiya Storyboard 齋藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō Assistant director 森山愛弓 Ayumi Moriyama Animation directors 倉員千晶 Chiaki Kurakazu 服部奈津美 Natsumi Hattori 萩原慶汰 Keita Hagiwara No additional credits are available at this time.

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(Japanese: カブさんのバトル修行 Kabu's Battle Training) is the 20th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,252nd episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 1, 2023.

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

Major events

• Roy's Fuecoco learns Flamethrower.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Rolycoly

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Kabu
• Murdock
• Mitchell
• Motostoke Gym Trainers

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Rotom (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Alcremie (Murdock's; Strawberry Ruby Swirl)
• Noctowl (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Centiskorch (Kabu's)
• Rolycoly (Wakaba's)
• Litwick (Motostoke Stadium's; ×20)

Trivia

• Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: What does the body burn to generate heat?
  • Choices: Water, gas, stones
  • Answer: Gas
• The first eyecatch features Liko and Sprigatito, while the second one features Kabu and his Centiskorch.
• This episode is the first to feature a Gym mission. Instead of defeating or catching wild Pokémon in tall grass. The Liko's goal was to extinguish the Litwick's flame while Roy's was to light them up.

In other languages

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