HZ051

The Flower Tower (Japanese: トゲトゲニャローテ！？不思議な花ばしら Thorny !? The Mysterious Flower Pillar) is the 51st episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,283rd episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on May 24, 2024, in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2025, and in the United States on February 7, 2025.
==Blurb==
Having all passed their Tera Training basic aptitude tests, Liko, Roy, and Dot go camping so they can compile reports about wild Pokémon. They also learn of a local legend about a tower of flower petals. But Floragato soon falls into a prickly mood as Liko ends up giving lots of attention to Hatenna and especially to Terapagos, who wanders off when Liko isn’t looking. As Liko rushes to find it, she falls into a ravine that becomes filled with wild Toedscool. Floragato, Hatenna, and Terapagos aren’t far behind, though, and Floragato jumps into action to help Liko. But the Toedscool don’t want to battle—what could they be up to?
==Plot==
Following Dot completing her Tera Training in Levincia, she, Liko, and Roy head to a river to do a report on wild Pokémon. To help them, Dot pulls out Friede’s Pokémon distribution map. Liko wants to tell the Rising Volt Tacklers about the report, and Roy would like to get some battles in too. The kids decide to set up camp where they are. While it takes time for Liko to get her tent ready, Roy is already done with his since he's used this kind of thing. As the rope dangles in Liko's hand, gets mesmerized by it and grabs it, knocking Liko and her tent over. Dot places her tent by a large flat rock so she can have a good work station. Floragato turns Liko's attention to a sleeping in a tree before Roy trips on a tree root, running into the tree and causing Pineco to fall down and . Later, Liko and Roy wash their Pokémon in the river. Roy spots a school of swimming down the river before a large flies over head, thrilling . Roy decides to go after Kilowattrel and write his report on it. Dot goes back to the camp site while Liko stays by the river.
Liko lets walk around before preparing to wash Floragato. However, Liko's attention gets turned to getting dirty again, so she washes Hatenna a second time. As an annoyed Floragato plays around with her yo-yo vine, she hits a rock into the water. She tries to show Liko, who becomes fixated on Terapagos walking away, catching it before it wanders off too far. Liko finally gives Floragato some attention, but the , annoyed at the sight of Terapagos and Hatenna in her 's arms, just turns away. Liko tries to place her hand on Floragato, but gets pricked by her fur becoming spiky all of a sudden. Floragato runs off, leaving Liko wondering what's wrong.
Back at the camp site, Dot struggles to find just the right Pokémon to use in her report when she sees an article on a twister made of petals. Dot sees Floragato in a bad mood and gets the feeling that something happened between her and Liko. After finding out that Liko has not decided on a Pokémon to write her report on, Dot shares some info on the "pillar of petals". The article says that a huge number of flower petals are swept into the air, creating a pillar that connect the land to the sky. Though it remains unknown what causes this phenomenon, let alone when the next one will occur or the type of flower the petals come from. As Terapagos wanders in another direction, Dot tells Liko that anyone who sees this phenomenon will be sure to find happiness. Hearing this, Liko looks at Floragato. Dot gets the feeling that a local Pokémon may be behind the pillar of petals. Liko resolves to look for it with Floragato to lift the Grass Cat Pokémon's mood. Liko goes to tell Floragato about the pillar of petals before panicking when she realizes that Terapagos wandered off. She sees some rustling in the nearby bushes and runs to check it out, Floragato reluctantly following behind. Dot thinks she should head out too, but not before stopping from messing with their frying pan.
Liko can't find Terapagos, so she asks Floragato to help her look. However, Floragato ignores her, causing Liko to become disappointed. Floragato notices Liko's disappointment, but she once again finds herself more focused on Hatenna, prompting Floragato to continue ignoring Liko. Meanwhile, Terapagos arrives at a pond, getting amazed by the resident . The Tera Pokémon then gets launched over the trees by a charging , still smiling all the while. Liko and Floragato arrive at the same lake, spotting some footprints. Liko hands Hatenna to Floragato as she checks out the footprints. Hatenna picks up on Floragato's annoyance, but they realize that their attention was preoccupied when they see that Liko is gone. Hearing an explosion, they think that Liko may be in trouble, so they go to check it out. Liko hears the explosion too, thinking it was another Pineco. She heads over there too, but ends up falling into a ravine with vines laid around the top. She realizes that she got separated from Floragato and Hatenna.
Floragato and Hatenna find Terapagos crying on its back next to a Pineco. Hatenna struggles to flip Terapagos over and they both desperately ask Floragato for help. A reluctant Floragato flips Terapagos over before a strong wind catches the Tera Pokémon's attention. Terapagos walks in the direction of the wind, right towards more hanging Pineco. Floragato freaks out and grabs Terapagos, running with Hatenna as fast as possible in the other direction.
Liko wonders how to get out of the ravine knowing she can't climb out, not to mention the heat. Suddenly, she spots a large number of running down into the ravine, quickly hiding behind a large rock and scanning them with her Pokédex. She sees that the Toedscool are trying to get rid of the vines. Just as all the Toedscool notice Liko, Floragato arrives to protect her Trainer. Liko however, runs to stop Floragato, getting pricked by her spiky fur again when she embraces her. She tries to tell Floragato that the Toedscool didn't attack her before embracing the Grass Cat Pokémon again, not minding her prickly fur poking her. Floragato's tension fades, with her prickly fur becoming soft again in the process. Terapagos goes over to the Toedscool, wanting to help them. The Toedscool respond by pointing up to the vines covering the ravine. Liko sees that they are trying to get rid of the vines. After the Toedscool form a ladder to help Liko and her Pokémon out of the ravine, Liko commands Floragato to cut the vines with . The Toedscool turn around, waiting for something as the heat from the sun intensifies. Just then, a strong wind blows through where the vines where, creating a twister in the ravine as the Toedscool rejoice. One by one, they all fly into the twister, releasing flaps into the swirling winds. Liko realizes that this is in fact the "pillar of petals". Liko is glad that Floragato was here to see this with her.
Night falls at the camp site as Dot is shocked to hear that Liko saw the pillar of petals. Liko tells her and Roy that the petals turned out to be Toedscool flaps, and Roy thinks that will make a great report. Dot looks up that the strong wind blowing over the hot ground, as well as the angle of the ravine in which the wind runs along, causes a tornado. The resident Toedscool have a habit of using this wind to get their flaps to peel off. Dot asks Liko if she took photos out videos, and she nervously says that she forgot. However, she decides to draw up an illustration for her report instead. Liko smiles at Floragato, happy she was able to strengthen their bond with this experience.
==Major events==
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
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==Characters==
===Humans===
* Liko
* Roy
* Dot
===Pokémon===
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* (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
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* (Dot's; Rotom Phone)
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* (multiple)
* (×2)
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* (Paldean Form; )
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* (multiple)
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* (×2)
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* (×5)
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* (multiple; debut)
==Trivia==
* Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: "What does excel at?"
** Choices: Running away, leaping eagerly, stepping sneakily
** Answer: Running away
* The first eyecatch features Liko and , and the second features Liko and her .
* This episode marks the first appearance of several Pokémon in the main series after long absences:
** , who last appeared in Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, 489 episodes earlier.
** , who last appeared in Battle Royal 151!, 215 episodes earlier.
** , who last appeared in Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, 198 episodes earlier.
*** This is also the first appearance of a Komala other than Samson Oak's in the .
* This episode features the least amount of human characters in Pokémon Horizons: The Series, with only three.
* Roy, Liko, Dot, , and narrate the preview of the next episode.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
051
Category:Episodes written by Deko Akao
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Kazuaki Mōri
Category:Episodes directed by Ayumi Moriyama
Category:Episodes animated by Chiaki Kurakazu
Category:Episodes animated by Toshiko Nakaya
Category:Episodes animated by Yūhei Takaboshi
Category:Episodes animated by Yūki Kitajima
Category:Episodes animated by Prommee Saksit
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes focusing on Liko
Category:Episodes which aired in the United Kingdom before the United States
de:Der Blumenwirbel
es:EP1287
fr:LH051
it:OP051
ja:2023年版第51話
zh:宝可梦 地平线 第51集