HZ022

← HZ021 : The Lonely Hatenna

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

HZ023 : Fiery Galarian Moltres →

Charge! Galar Mine!

HZ022   EP1254 激突！ガラルこうざん Clash! Galar Mine

First broadcast Japan September 15, 2023 United States

English themes Opening Becoming Me 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〜[マードックVer.]

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 武田無我 Muga Takeda Storyboard 大賀まこと Makoto Ōga 中田誠 Makoto Nakata Assistant directors 大賀まこと Makoto Ōga 中田誠 Makoto Nakata Animation directors 柳原好貴 Yoshitaka Yanagihara 忍田雄介 Yusuke Oshida 新岡浩美 Hiromi Niioka 山縣クリカ Kurika Yamagata 大西雅也 Masaya Ōnishi 中矢利子 Toshiko Nakaya Additional credits

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Charge! Galar Mine! (Japanese: 激突！ガラルこうざん Clash! Galar Mine) is the 22nd episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,254th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2023, and in Australia on March 28, 2024.

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

Plot

After Liko catches Hatenna, she, Roy, and Friede arrive at the entrance to the Galar Mine, where Liko notices her new friend trembling in her hood. This leads the group to think that Hatenna must be reacting to the Black Rayquaza's feelings. As Dot finishes up her Nidothing video on Slurpuff Cotton Candy, Murdock hands donuts to Orla and Mollie, the former fawning over ship parts she got from Motostoke. They get a message from Liko about how she and Hatenna became good friends.

As Liko and the group delve into the mine, they notice some Pokémon living there fleeing from something. Looking at the glowing rocks on the walls, Friede explains that this must be part of Rayquaza's diet of floating bits of dust and meteorites falling to Earth. However, Liko and Roy run off during his explanation and can't find their way back to him. Friede calls Liko and tells her to stay put with Roy as he and Captain Pikachu split up to look for the kids. However, upon hearing a mysterious cry, Liko and Roy go to find where it is coming from thinking it is Rayquaza. They point their attention to a high ledge, which Sprigatito checks, but to no avail. As they continue their search, Sprigatito gets startled by a Woobat, who flies away. Liko and Roy find the Woobat hiding in a hole with a Timburr and Roggenrola. Liko, noticing how scared they are, offers them some of Murdock’s cookies, encouraging Hatenna to join them too.

Just then, Liko and Roy hear the mysterious cry from before, which scares the wild Pokémon away and makes Hatenna tremble again. Liko and Roy follow Woobat to a settlement where some workers and their Pokémon have lost their stamina. One of them tells Liko and Roy that it was because of a giant Pokémon. As Cap searches for the kids, he sees a dark aura looming above. After Liko calls the Pokémon Center to have the workers and their Pokémon treated, Liko and Roy decide to meet up with Friede, who finds strange claw marks in the cave wall. However, Liko and Roy are confronted by Zirc and Onia, while Friede is confronted by Amethio.

Galarian Moltres appearing

Onia commands Golduck to use Scratch on Sprigatito, but Cap blows it to a nearby chasm with Thunder Punch, having found Liko and Roy. Just then, Liko's pendant starts to glow as the mysterious cry from before echoes through the mine once again. Suddenly, a Galarian Moltres bursts from the chasm, stunning everyone and making Hatenna tremble. As Friede and Amethio prepare to battle, Roy scans Moltres with his Rotom Phone, but it has no data on the Malevolent Pokémon. Liko points to its talon, which is holding an Ancient Poké Ball. Moltres unleashes Air Slash, which Cap deflects. However, Golduck and Rhydon receive heavy damage, forcing Onia and Zirc to recall them back into their Poké Balls and make a retreat. Moltres unleashes its Fiery Wrath, draining Cap and the others of their stamina, which Liko figures out is what happened to the workers from before. Cap dodges Moltres's Wing Attack before pushing Sprigatito out of the way of a second Wing Attack, taking the hit from the attack as well as its following Air Slash.

Amethio's Ceruledge overwhelms Friede and Charizard with Phantom Force until Charizard lands a hit with Dragon Claw when the Fire Blades Pokémon strikes again. However, Ceruledge's Weak Armor Ability activates, leaving Charizard vulnerable to a fast-hitting Night Slash. Meanwhile, Roy and Fuecoco's determination to keep fighting overpowers the effects of Moltres's aura. Moltres uses Hurricane to deflect Fuecoco's Flamethrower and catch it in the tornado. Cap saves Fuecoco before Moltres launches another Air Slash at Roy, which Cap blocks with Thunder Punch. However, Cap receives heavy damage. Liko and Hatenna sense Moltres's rage, which starts to collapse the mine. Knowing what will happen if they stay here, Liko's resolve to get her friends to safety overpowers the effects of Moltres's aura. Roy is shaken with fear by the sheer power of Moltres before Liko snaps him out of it. They use a mine cart to make their getaway, with Moltres hot on their tail.

As Ceruledge and Charizard continue their struggle, Friede and Amethio notice Liko and Roy fleeing on the mine cart and are shocked at the sight of Moltres coming out as well. Charizard uses Flamethrower to save the kids from Moltres as Friede tells them to take care of Cap. An enraged Moltres then confronts Friede and Amethio as Liko and Roy flee from the mine.

Major events

• The Rising Volt Tacklers encounter Amethio and his cohorts again.
• Liko and Roy encounter Lucius's third Pokémon, a Galarian Moltres.

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

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Moltres (Galarian)

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Dot
• Amethio
• Onia
• Zirc
• Miners

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Hatenna (Liko's)
• Rotom (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
• Fuecoco (Roy's)
• Rotom (Roy's; Rotom Phone)
• Charizard (Friede's)
• Pikachu (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
• Rotom (Friede's; Rotom Phone)
• Chansey (Mollie's)
• Rotom (Mollie's; Rotom Phone)
• Elekid (Orla's)
• Rotom (Orla's; Rotom Phone)
• Quagsire (Ludlow's)
• Rockruff (Murdock's)
• Alcremie (Murdock's; Strawberry Ruby Swirl)
• Rotom (Murdock's; Rotom Phone)
• Quaxly (Dot's)
• Ceruledge (Amethio's)
• Golduck (Onia's)
• Rhydon (Zirc's)
• Moltres (Lucius's; Galarian; debut)
• Pawmi (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Machamp (miner's)
• Carkol
• Drilbur
• Roggenrola
• Woobat
• Timburr

Trivia

• Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: What is the secret behind Carkol's coal?
  • Choices: It never runs out, it's cold, it's soft
  • Answer: It never runs out
• This was the first episode to air after The Teal Mask expansion was released for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
• Despite the Ability being originally introduced in Generation V, this episode marks the first time that Weak Armor has appeared in the anime.
• The first eyecatch features Friede and his Charizard, and the second features Amethio and his Ceruledge.
• This episode marks the first physical appearance of a Timburr in the anime since Battling with a Clean Slate!, 318 episodes earlier.

In other languages

← HZ021 : The Lonely Hatenna

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

HZ023 : Fiery Galarian Moltres →

This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of Pokémon animation.