HZ065

Liko and Amethio (Japanese: リコとアメジオ Liko and Amethio) is the 65th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,297th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on September 13, 2024, and in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2025.
==Plot==
Resuming from the end of the previous episode, Liko and Amethio are still trapped in a cave underneath Glaseado Mountain. angrily cries at Amethio while Liko tries to calm it down. Amethio takes a step forward and tells Terapagos that he's not planning anything now. Eventually, Terapagos calms down at realizing that Amethio won't try anything. As Amethio turns and walks the other way, Liko tries to say something, but hesitates. Watching Amethio try to find a way out, Liko starts to blame herself for making Roy and Dot worry about her again.
Meanwhile, Coral and Sidian confront Roy and Dot at the mountain cabin. Roy tells them to move aside, but they refuse, initiating a . Seeing how they don't have time to deal with the two Explorers admins, Roy and Dot have and attempt to make a run for it, only for to cut off their path with . Coral has use , which blows Fuecoco and Quaxwell back before Garganacl follows up with . Quaxwell is able to dodge, but Fuecoco gets hit. This is followed by Quaxwell getting hit by Glalie's . Sidian tells Coral to show some restraint, to which Coral impatiently claims that stalling for time just isn't her style. Hearing this, Dot and Roy realize that the Explorers are stalling them while going after Liko. Dot tells Roy that they have to get past the admins, starting with Garganacl. Fuecoco uses , which Garganacl blocks with Stone Edge. However, this leaves it open for a from Quaxwell. Just as Dot tells Sidian and Coral to move, Garganacl uses to get back up, taking Roy and Dot back to square one while Chalce watches the battle from afar.
In the cave, Liko notices how much colder it's getting. gets some grass stalks from on the ledges above, wanting to keep them warm with it. Seeing this, Amethio's Ceruledge wants to help out as well, warming up Amethio with the heat from its fiery blades, to which Amethio thanks it for. Seeing what Ceruledge was doing, Liko hands it some grass to make a campfire. Exchanging a look with Liko, Amethio complies and has Ceruledge light the grass on fire with its blade. Liko thanks Amethio for the fire as they all gather around it to keep warm. Amethio points out Liko's hesitation when he stallized his Ceruledge during their battle before and asks her why she stopped fighting with everything she had. Thinking back to her loss against Grusha, Liko says that she failed her Implementation Test for the Tera Training course. She thought if she could use Terastallization, she could learn more about Terapagos and be able to help it. Amethio rebukes this, however, asking Liko if that one setback is all it takes to declare herself worthless. Looking at Terapagos, Liko knows her search for the Six Heroes and Laqua isn't over, and says that she won't give up. Liko then asks Amethio why he and Ceruledge saved her life during their battle with the Black Rayquaza. Amethio claims that he wasn't trying to save Liko, but she says that he did. Liko points out that the Explorers are bad, but there's something different about Amethio. She asks Amethio why he needs Terapagos and Rayquaza, to which Amethio answers that it's all for Gibeon, his grandfather and the leader of the Explorers. Gibeon wants to reach Laqua, and Terapagos and Rayquaza are the ones who will lead him there. Amethio says that he wants to fulfill his grandfather's dream and live up to his expectations. Hearing Amethio's story, Terapagos acts hostile towards Amethio again, only for Liko to calm it down. She shares that she's on an adventure that she inherited from her own grandmother too, saying that Terapagos was the pendant she gave her. Amethio is surprised that Terapagos wants to go to Laqua as well. Liko believes that she and Amethio are following the same path, thinking that they could be more than enemies. Amethio admits that he never got to know Liko, who is thankful that they've opened up to each other.
Amethio feels a draft and looks up to see holes in the cave ceiling. He requests Liko’s help for getting out of the cave, and she agrees. Amethio explains the air blowing on the grass surrounding the holes above as well as the dim light, meaning there's a chance it could lead outside. Ceruledge and Floragato ride Amethio’s up to the holes, where they use and to widen the gap, but this also causes debris to fall. Seeing a large rock heading towards Liko, Amethio tells her to move, but she sends out and has her use to stop the rock before smashing it apart with , thanking Hattrem for protecting her.
Roy and Dot are still struggling against Coral and Sidian. Having grown bored, Coral decides to finish them off with . However, before the has a chance to execute the move, it is struck down by a from above, which came from Grusha and his . Grusha rides down on his snowboard and confronts the Explorers admins himself. As Glalie recovers, Sidian and Coral get a call from Chalce, who orders them to pull back to avoid a battle with a Gym Leader, deeming that they've already achieved their objective. Coral refuses, but Sidian obliges, recalling Garganacl and sending out to fly away on. Coral swears that next time it will be different before following Sidian on her Glalie. Roy and Dot thank Grusha for his assistance before telling him that they lost track of Liko. Grusha tells them that he's heard about Liko from someone named Friede who called him about it a while ago. He has Altaria lead the way as they set out to find Liko.
Meanwhile, Liko and Amethio manage to escape the cave, much to the former's relief. Amethio warns Liko about Spinel, who's bound to lay another trap out for her eventually and is plotting something with the Treasure of Eternity. Liko points out that the Rising Volt Tacklers and the Explorers could work together, seeing how they share the same goal. Amethio denies this, saying that while their goals are the same, their paths are not. As for him, he'll decide to follow his own path. Amethio and Liko amicably part ways as a familiar spies on them from above.
Reaching the place where Roy and Dot got separated from Liko, Grusha notices a mark in the snow made by the boulder blocking the path. Roy says that he could've noticed that if he had just looked closer, and Grusha points out that looking ahead doesn't always work. Altaria approaches the boulder and breaks it apart with a rapid series of pecks, revealing a surprised Liko from behind it. Roy and Dot run over to Liko, glad that she's okay. Friede watches overhead, thinking he didn't need to intervene after all. They all enter the cabin, where Grusha lights the furnace. Before anything else, Liko thanks Grusha, who says that it all worked out in the end. Liko thinks that she may have failed her test, but Terastallization isn't the only path she could take as long as she stays strong and never gives up. Friede asks Liko what Spinel came out here to do. Liko says that he used the Treasure of Eternity on his , which made it go berserk. Friede shares that the Treasure of Eternity is also called Laquium, which they kept at a company he previously worked at. Liko feels that Umbreon was in a lot of pain, but went back to normal after Terapagos transformed into its and shattered the Treasure of Eternity. Friede asks Liko to keep an eye out for more activity from the Explorers while he heads back and fills everyone in. Dot and Roy suggest heading back to the Naranja Academy, but Liko wants to go somewhere else first. As such, the trio makes their way to at the summit of the mountain. Liko admits that they have seen many sites already, but each one felt like the new best. Roy calls Liko over to take a group photo of their experience.
In the Explorers' base, Amethio walks into a meeting the admins set up for him. Amethio questions them what this is about, and Spinel brings up how he betrayed them. Hamber pulls up footage Spinel provided of Amethio helping Liko out of the cave they were trapped in. Chalce and Spinel scold Amethio for aiding the enemy and letting Terapagos slip away before his eyes. Amethio rebukes this, realizing that Spinel had set him up. Coral and Sidian have their suspicions, however, and Hamber asks for an explanation. Gibeon, however, enters the conversation, deeming any explanations unnecessary and expressing his disappointment in his grandson. Amethio tries to explain, but Gibeon says that he was the same as his father and would stray from the path too. With that, Gibeon relieves Amethio of his duties, and coldly states he never wants to see him again, leaving the latter gritting his teeth and clenching his fist.
==Major events==
* Roy and Dot have a Multi Battle with Coral and Sidian, but the battle is called off when Grusha interferes.
* Liko learns about Gibeon and the Explorers' goals.
* Liko and Amethio escape Spinel's trap and part ways.
* Liko reunites with Roy and Dot.
* Amethio is put on probation from the Explorers for helping Liko.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
==Characters==
===Humans===
* Liko
* Roy
* Friede
* Dot
* Amethio
* Gibeon (voice)
* Hamber
* Spinel
* Coral
* Sidian
* Chalce
* Grusha
===Pokémon===
* (; flashback)
* (; stallized in flashback)
* ()
* ()
* (Roy's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
* (; flashback)
* ()
* (; stallized in flashback)
* (Amethio's)
* (Spinel's; flashback)
* (Spinel's)
* (Coral's)
* (Sidian's)
* (Sidian's)
* (Sidian's; Rotom Phone)
* (Chalce's)
* (Grusha's; stallized in flashback)
* (; )
==Trivia==
* Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: "What does like doing?"
** Choices: Singing, dancing, sleeping
** Answer: Singing
* The first eyecatch features Liko and , and the second features Amethio and his .
* This episode marks the first time that has been used in the since Evolution Exchange Excitement!, 577 episodes earlier.
* For the initial airing of this episode, Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar was replaced by a special preview for the next episode and the upcoming Rayquaza Rising chapter.
* Liko, Roy, Dot, , and narrate the preview for the next episode.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
065
Category:Episodes written by Kureha Matsuzawa
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Makoto Nakata
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Makoto Nakata
Category:Episodes directed by Makoto Nakata
Category:Episodes animated by Keita Hagiwara
Category:Episodes animated by Yoshitaka Yanagihara
Category:Episodes animated by Masaya Ōnishi
Category:Episodes animated by Prommee Saksit
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
Category:Episodes focusing on Liko
Category:Episodes focusing on the Explorers
Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
de:Liko to Amethio
es:EP1301
fr:LH065
it:OP065
ja:2023年版第65話
zh:宝可梦 地平线 第65集