Liko

Liko is the main protagonist of . She is a student of Indigo Academy. She is one of the newest members of the Rising Volt Tacklers, the other being Roy.
==Appearance==
Liko is a young girl with a light complexion. She has black hair with blue highlights on the inside that is tied with a green clip, and has light blue eyes. She wears a light teal and yellow hexagonal shaped jewel pendant with a white sun-like symbol on the center. It has a three-point attachment at the bottom, resembling a component of the Tera Orb. She wears an aqua blue coat over a white dress shirt, dark blue shorts, long white shin-length socks with aqua blue trims, and white shoes with aqua-coloured details.
She also wears the Indigo Academy school uniform consisting of a light brown short blazer and skirt, a white dress shirt, a red ribbon, long white socks, brown loafers and a badge with a leaf emblem. During the night, she wears the academy's tracksuit which has a leaf emblem on the front and back of the jacket.
As a young child, Liko's hair was shorter, and its bangs covered much of her forehead. She wore a blue and white striped dress that had a dark blue band around the waist, a white collar, and white cuffs.
==Personality==
Liko is the type of person who won't find anything until she searches for it herself. She isn't the most outgoing type, and is more socially awkward and introverted, though she secretly wishes to make friends with others. She is also hoping to strengthen her bond with Sprigatito. She also likes to jot down her experiences in her journal and add illustrations to those entries.
When meeting new people, Liko tends to be bashful but also polite towards them. When being pursued by the Explorers, she feels somewhat responsible for putting the school building or the Brave Olivine in danger.
In part due to her father Alex being an artist, Liko has higher than average perception, making use of it in her daily life. She can understand an artist's intention through the art they make. She frequently jots down notes on her Sprigatito to be a good partner for it, applying these notes for tasks at hand, such as using Sprigatito's sunbathing habits to quickly locate large numbers of Sunflora in Artazon. Liko also appears to have inherited some of her grandmother's yearning for adventure as noted by her father, having decided to tag along with the Rising Volt Tacklers rather than staying home when they returned to drop her off.
Liko is a kind and compassionate girl; however this can lead to hesitation. As seen during the gym challenge at Motostoke Stadium, Liko hesitated to complete her task to extinguish all the Litwick flames after seeing how hard Roy and Fuecoco were working. Again, when seeing how hard Wakaba was working to become a gym trainer. This in turn causes a rift in the relationship between her and Sprigatito who was working hard for her.PH020: Kabu's Battle Training!
==Etymology== 
Liko has multiple meanings in Kanji;
*Jasmine Child (莉子) relating to having a type for her partner.
*Truthful Child (理子) corresponding to her truthful and kind personality.
*Crystal Child (璃子) referring to the pendant she wears.
It may also originate from the Hawaiian term for leaf bud, relating to her first partner being a type.
==Relationships==
===Family===
====Diana====
Liko has a close relationship with her grandmother and carries the pendant her grandmother gave her as a good luck charm. Diana told Liko that the pendant will be important to her in the future. When Amethio comes to seize her pendant, Liko starts to wonder what exactly her pendant really was. Liko has grown up hearing stories from her grandmother, about her adventures and the journey when she was exploring around the world. Liko keeps her grandmother's words as advice such as "Only the first step is scary". Her grandmother also told her to rely on her Pokemon when facing fears and trust them in the journey.
====Alex====
Her father, Alex supports Liko and even enrolls to the same school he and her mother attended. Alex shows concern over his daughter's well-being from going on a journey but was reassured by Friede's words that Liko was doing well with the adventurers. After hearing what his daughter had to say, Alex decided to support Liko's choice to stay with the Rising Volt Tacklers.
====Lucca====
Liko seems close with her mother as she decided to enroll in the same school she did. Also, Liko knows her parents are busy with their lives but supports them, nevertheless. In addition, Liko was spurred that her mother hired the Rising Volt Tacklers to protect her. Lucca works as a schoolteacher which kept her busy. However, Lucca is far from neglectful, encouraging her daughter's adventurous side and preferring Liko to make her own decisions rather than letting her maternal side hold her back. 
===Friends===
====Ann====
Her dorm mate at Indigo Academy, Ann is one of the first friends Liko makes at the school. Liko feels saddened that she wouldn't see much of Ann whilst being with the Rising Volt Tacklers, but they are still able to keep in contact through their Rotom Phones. The two reunite at Naranja Academy where they have a rematch to express how far they've come since Indigo Academy.
====Rising Volt Tacklers====
A group of adventurers that saves Liko from the pursuits of the Explorers. They were hired by Liko's mother to keep her safe as her bodyguards. Liko becomes good friends with the members on board the Brave Olivine, especially Friede, even though she gets annoyed with his absentmindedness sometimes.
====Roy====
Liko first met Roy when he saved her from a group of Pokémon, and they both quickly became friends, after finding out that their grandparents gave them each a special item. When Roy arrived on the Rising Volt Tacklers' airship, Liko was surprised, but gave him a tour. Also, Liko and Roy got to know each other more, and Liko gave Roy encouragement when he needed it the most. After Roy joins the Rising Volt Tacklers, Liko was excited that her new friend was staying, and that she became much closer with him.
====Dot====
Though they haven't met face to face, Liko strongly hopes to be friends with Murdock's niece. Despite being scared of Liko finding out the truth behind her Nidothing persona and finding her annoying for interfering with her schedule, Dot is not considered as a bad person according to the latter. Dot eventually feels touched by Liko's kindness, slowly opening up thanks to her. Little does Liko know that Dot is actually her favorite streamer, Nidothing. Due to the costume being spotted on the Brave Olivine, Liko comes to the conclusion that Dot was a mega-fan without realizing that Dot was close to confessing the truth after gradually warming up to Liko.
===Pokémon===
====Floragato====
Liko was excited to have Floragato as a Sprigatito as her first Pokémon, after receiving it at the Indigo Academy. However, Liko didn't hit it off with Sprigatito right away as she took some time to bond with the Grass Cat Pokémon, but she was eventually able to win her trust. When they encountered the Explorers, Liko's bond with Sprigatito started to shape to an unbreakable one, as she inspired her to overcome her shyness. When her partner got kidnapped by the Explorers, Liko risked a lot to get Sprigatito back, which won her trust. After that experience, Liko and Sprigatito's bond grew stronger. Liko likes to keep records of Sprigatito's sunbathing habits and her favorite spots. Following an accident involving a training session, Sprigatito left the Brave Olivine, feeling guilty for causing Liko an injury but Liko was able to assure Sprigatito wasn't at fault and this encouragement enabled Sprigatito to learn a new move, Magical Leaf. Liko was overjoyed when Sprigatito evolved into Floragato.
====Hattrem====
Liko first met Hatenna in a hut in the Galar region as she found her injured and decided to care for her. After Hatenna recovered, Liko bonded with her, and they soon became close friends. Although she tried to return her to the wild, Liko was surprised that Hatenna decided that she wanted to be with her instead and caught her. Liko even doesn't mind that Hatenna sit or rest in her hood. They are close with each other after she evolved into Hattrem.
==Biography==
Liko was born in the Kanto region, and lived there with her parents, Alex and Lucca, for a few years. At some point, they moved to the Paldea region — with Liko then growing up in Cabo Poco. Her grandmother entrusted her with a pendant at some point. 
Rather than sending her to school in Paldea, her parents decide to send her to Indigo Academy in Kanto. During her time there, she meets and befriends her dorm mate Anne, and gets her First Partner Pokémon, Sprigatito, though they had a rough start at first. Unbeknownst to her at the time, two groups of people are trying to track her down. A young man manages to get to her first, though his request that she needing to give the pendant to him arousea her suspicion and agreea with Sprigatito that the person is untrustworthy. Their attempt to escape fails however, though Liko is found by the other group. In the ensuing scuffle, she and Sprigatito are nearly hit by the man's Ceruledge but a magical barrier protects her from its attacks along with a mysterious Pokémon inside it, which surprises her. The other man then takes her away on his Charizard and to their ship, the Brave Olivine.
There, Liko meets the rest of the group and deemed them trustworthy for the time being. The other man and his subordinates arrive, and Liko initially agrees to go with them to protect the other Pokémon, but when she sees her Sprigatito refuse to go along, realizes that she has been running from the truth and agrees to fight. Sprigatito's Leafage ends up destroying the barrier on the deck and sends her flying away; the older man, Friede, manages to grab her, but not her Sprigatito, which is kidnapped by Amethio.
Stopping at a port, Liko is properly introduced to the group, known as the Rising Volt Tacklers and that they had been hired by her mother to protect her. They soon discover Amethio's associates in the port. Aware they are being led into a trap, Liko parts ways with Friede and finds Sprigatito, escaping once she has regained her Pokémon. 
Damage to the Brave Olivine however forces them to stop at a remote island to gather supplies to repair the ship, during which she meets Roy while trying to find Fuecoco, who has gone overboard. After being saved from a group of Pokémon that Fuecoco had agitated, she returns to the Brave Olivine, only for Roy to sneak onboard that night. After fending off Amethio and his subordinates, Liko and the others allow Roy to join them and with the Brave Olivine fixed, make their way to Paldea.
During the trip, Liko and Sprigatito have some training matches against Roy, Fuecoco and Captain Pikachu. On their way to Paldea, Liko learns of a girl her age on the ship, named Dot.
When the Brave Olivine finally arrives at Paldea, Friede offers to bring her back home, which she accepts and initially thinks that her journey was over. However, seeing how uneasy Sprigatito is and after the Grass Cat saves her from a fall from a wild Lechonk, she realizes that her journey is only just beginning and asks her father if she can stay with the group, which he accepts.
Liko congratulates Dot on registering her first Pokémon. The teams then divide to search for her pendant, prompted by the Ancient Pokéball's glow. Quaxly's Water Gun signals the team, and they reach the cargo ship just in time. In a tense battle, Quaxly struggles against Spinel's Magneton and Beheeyem, leading Liko to direct Sprigatito's Quick Attack, which rescues Quaxly. Despite Dot's warning about Beheeyem, Liko's inquiry about its trainer remains unanswered. Spinel taunts Liko, who retorts, accusing him of theft. Roy's confirmation of Spinel's affiliation prompts Liko to rally the teams against him. Spinel's combo attack is thwarted by Liko's command for heavy Leafage, protecting the team. Together, Liko and Dot defeat Beheeyem. Following Magneton's defeat by Roy's Pokémon, Spinel releases an Umbreon, challenging the team further. Liko activates the pendant, leading to its recovery from Spinel, and Sprigatito returns it to her. Transported back to the airship by Arboliva, Liko learns of Dot's true identity as the real Nidothing, which sends her and Sprigatito into a state of shock.
Liko observes Wattrel's aggression towards Fuecoco, leading to a scuffle that Roy interrupts. She then endures Wattrel's Uproar, and later sees their conflict persist at snack time. Orla inquires about her interest in capturing another Pokemon. Subsequently, Liko and the crew witness a battle between Fuecoco, Wattrel, and Friede's Captain Pikachu, leaving her puzzled until she hears Roy's strategy for teamwork. As a storm approaches, she assists Mollie in the care room and then summons Roy from the deck. Amidst the tempest, she alerts Roy to a dangerous branch, shattered by Wattrel. Safely indoors, Roy ponders Wattrel's absent power in battle, which Liko attributes to the storm's strong currents. Following Roy's consultation with Dot and subsequent approval, he embarks on "Special Training Time" with his Pokemon, foregoing dinner. Liko delivers his meal to the deck. The next morning, she joins the crew to observe Roy's rematch with Cap.
Liko gets involved in a conversation with Dot about whether the Pikachu Roy fought in the previous episode can fly, believing that it did. After overhearing Roy's curiosity about how Friede's Pikachu became captain, she becomes excited and suggests that they speak to Friede, which Roy agrees. Dot initiates a video of Liko and Roy to 'solve the mystery of the Flying Pikachu', during which they encroach Friede in excitement, but Friede holds them back. After Orla initiates an announcement for the rest of the crew to gather, Friede caves in and tells them his story. Afterwards, Liko becomes shocked that her mom was Friede's Teacher, but Friede reassures her by telling her how influential her mom has been to him.
When training with Roy under Kabu, Liko almost wins in the first round of the training, which is to extinguish Litwick's flames. However, her hesitance on not wanting to upset Roy causes her to lose, which upsets Sprigatito. Later, Liko tries to acquiesce her impending victory during her battle with Wakaba, which leads to Wakaba becoming frustrated. Kabu then tells Liko that she needs to enjoy battling, even though her kindness and compassion are still her virtues. Liko is then able to make up with Wakaba, and later she starts pondering what she should aim for as a Trainer.
When trying to take refuge from the rain with Friede and Roy, Liko comes across a sick Hatenna in a mountain hut. Under Liko's care, the Hatenna eventually trusts her. The next day, Liko gains Hatenna as a new teammate, after Sprigatito successfully helps Liko persuade Hatenna to stay with them.
Later in the Galar Mines, Liko, Roy and Friede find out about Lucius' Moltres. After Liko and Roy manage to meet up with Friede again, Liko tries to assuage the angry Moltres with Sprigatito's Leafage and Lucius' Arboliva's help, but to no avail. She then finds out her pendent is gone after a mysterious Pokémon appears to calm Moltres down, and through Hatenna realizes that her pendent is a Pokémon the whole time.
Liko later meets her grandmother Diana again, only to find out that Amethio has intruded the castle. Although Liko wins against Onia with Sprigatito defeating Onia's Golduck, Liko and Roy are then ambushed and confronted by Sidian and Coral, until both kids are saved by the Rising Volt Tacklers and Captain Pikachu. Diana then tells Liko to continue finding the three remaining Pokémon of the Six Heroes, and entrusts Lucius' belt to her.
Liko and Roy receive training from Diana, who decides to part ways with the Rising Volt Tacklers. After the Rising Volt Tacklers give Diana a farewell party, Liko receives Lucius' journal from Diana, and gives Diana a bracelet in return.
On the Brave Olivine's way to Paldea, Liko reconnects with Anne, introducing Hatenna to the latter. Initially, Liko struggles to find a topic for her speech regarding her goals. However, after joining a mission with Roy and Friede on saving Shane's Bramblin, Liko is inspired by Captain Pikachu and Friede's frienship, thus being able to make her speech in class.
When Nidothing's video is interrupted by a computer glitch, Liko dashes into Dot's room seeking the cause. Following Friede's briefing about their journey to Steelbound Town, Liko overhears Dot's request for a new microphone for her stream. Although the details elude her, she proposes that Dot accompany them, sparking a spirited discussion. Upon reaching the town, Dot's venture into a vintage shop thrills everyone, momentarily separating her from Liko until Sprigatito spots them. They return to the ship, where a breach in the basement wall unveils Orthworm as the perpetrator. Dot, Quaxly, and Tinkatink confront the intruder, with Tinkatink ultimately allying with Dot and joining the Rising Volt Tacklers.
After Liko is inadvertently injured by Sprigatito, she seeks out the Pokémon, who has gone back to the Pokémon Breeder, Manya. Liko discovers from Manya that Sprigatito's reluctance to cause harm stems from the loss of her friends. Their bond deepens when Sprigatito recognizes Liko's continued care, leading to her learning Magical Leaf.
Liko and her companions discover a brave Palafin that safeguards holidaymakers. Observing Palafin's reluctance to rescue someone from a group of intrusive photographers known as the Snap Boys, Liko realizes that Palafin is uneasy about its transformation being recorded. Consequently, she instructs Sprigatito to use Magical Leaf to obstruct the Snap Boys' view. The appreciative Palafin then transforms in Liko's presence, who vows to protect its secret. Unbeknownst to them, Ludlow is the individual who morphs into the enigmatic hero Mighty G to assist them.
After failing to defeat Lucius' Rayquaza, and with her Sprigatito having evolved into Floragato, Liko, along with Roy and Dot, enrolls at Naranja Academy to train in the Terastal phenomenon. During her time there, she reunites with Anne and they have a friendly battle between their newly evolved partners, Floragato and Dewott, respectively. Liko wins the rematch.
Liko embarks on her quest to finish the basic course with Roy and Dot. Their adversary is Katy, leading them to the Cortondo Gym, where they reconnect with Murdock and encounter Coral bothering Katy. Liko stands up to Coral, and a baking contest orchestrated by Katy ensues, which Liko triumphs in. Subsequently, Liko competes against Katy, employing Terastallization for the inaugural time but is defeated. Afterward, the group proceeds to the Artazon Gym for Roy's challenge.
Due to being too preoccupied with looking after Hatenna and Terapagos, Liko unintentionally ignores Floragato during her Pokémon observation excursion assigned by Jacq, causing Floragato's fur to prickle Liko's arms. Liko then heads off to search for Terapagos, only for her to accidentally fall into a pit. She and her Pokémon are saved by a group of Toedscool, which turns out to be phenomenon she's been trying to observe for her assignment. Despite forgetting to film the spectacle and having to subsitute with illustrations for the assignment, Liko's bond with Dloragato has strengthened.
Liko, Roy and Dot meet three, lookalike kids from the Naranja Academy, who are escaping from some intimidating and aggressive Pokémon. The three kids then find out that the Pokémon involved are a group of Mankey, Primeape and Annihilape, who were provoked by Luka, Rai and Bocco's inconsideration. Thanks to Hatenna's reminder, Liko deduces that the group of angry Pokémon want to reach to their food at the other side of the river. When the Pokémon are suddenly fighting again due to a rock blocking their path after they get too excited, Liko witnesses Hatenna's evolution into Hattrem, before she and her friends head back to the academy. Liko then meets Anne again, who also meets her friends and Terapagos.
Liko and Katy eventually team up against Rika in a Double Battle. At first Liko is very anxious, but eases up after receiving encouragement from Katy and Rika. Although Liko endeavors her utmost during the fight, her Floragato is still no match against Rika's Clodsire. After Liko starts sobbing over her loss, Katy comforts her with a hug. She then meets Grusha, who warns her not to be too complacent with herself. She meets up with Dot and gets to read the Scarlet Book's pages about Terapagos, which helps her look forward to the rest of her journey.
==Pokémon==
===On hand===
===Travelling with===
===Taking care of===
===Temporary===
==Manga==
Liko is a major character in the manga of the same name. 
She is also the main protagonist of Pocket Monsters ~ Liko's Treasure ~ and Pocket Monsters ~ The Detouring Volt Tacklers!!~.
==Trivia==
*The clip Liko wears bears a resemblance to the Official Pokémon League cap's logo worn by Ash at the beginning of his journey and the sneakers he received from his mother.
**The same shape can be found on Lucius' gloves.
*Liko's design was drawn by Ken Sugimori.
*The pendant that Liko wears is being pursued by suspicious people, including that of Amethio and the Explorers.
**It later turns out that the Pendant was actually a slumbering Terapagos.
*Liko is the first major female character to:
**Be from Paldea.
**Have caught or received a member or more from the Generation VIII and IX group.
**Have a type first partner Pokémon as her Starter.
**Have caught a pure -type .
**Have a Shojō adaptation in manga form.
**Have multi-colored hair.
**Attend a school remotely.
**Have a Tera Orb.
***Liko is also the first Female Pokémon protagonist.
*Though Pokémon Horizons is absent of a narrator, Liko herself provides most of the storytelling and narration.
*Her handle on social media is "Sprigatito-Love".
*Her Trainer ID is 230414. This acts as a reference to the Japanese premier of Pokémon Horizons (April 14, 2023).
*Liko shares her voice actress with Regina, a one-time character from Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
==Gallery==
Pokémon Horizons - The Series Key Art EN.jpg|Liko on the second poster
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Horizons Mezastar 2.png
Horizons Mezastar 3.png
Liko Mezastar 1.png
Liko Mezastar 2.png
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Liko Lucius Belt.png
Pokemon Horizons Terastal Debut.png|Liko in Terastal Debut
Liko and Floragato Let me battle ED.jpg|
==References==
Category:Main characters
Category:Students
Category:Rising Volt Tacklers