Among their journeys, they encounter Friede, a Pokémon professor whose Pokémon partner is Captain Pikachu. Unlike the previous seasons, which followed Ash Ketchum, this season will feature Liko, a girl from the Paldea region, who is accompanied by Sprigatito, one of the region's starter Pokémon, and wears a mysterious pendant, and Roy, a boy from the Kanto region who possesses a mysterious Poké Ball. It is based on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Character design is handled by Yamazaki, and music composed by Conisch. It is directed by Saori Den, with Daiki Tomiyasu as creative director, Tetsuo Yajima as action director, and Dai Satō supervising the scripts. It is scheduled to premiere in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 14, 2023. Pokémon Horizons: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Liko and Roy's Departure ( ポケットモンスタ: リコとロイの旅立ちー, Poketto Monsutā Riko to Roi no Tabidachī), is the upcoming 26th season of the Japanese anime series Pokémon and the first and titular season of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā).

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