HZ064

The Approaching Shadow! (Japanese: ナッペ山、しのびよる影 , the Creeping Shadow) is the 64th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,296th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on September 6, 2024, and in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2025.
==Plot==
Having failed her Tera Training test with Grusha, Liko is feeling dejected as she, Roy, and Dot head back towards Naranja Academy, knowing that she'll never get to use stallization again now. Unnoticed by the group, Spinel's is spying on them from above, relaying what it sees to Spinel himself in a van nearby. He is in contact with Chalce, who tells him that Amethio has spotted him and his heading his way. Spinel smiles at this information, plotting to use this situation to his advantage.
Along their way down the mountain, the trio comes across a crossroads, with one path leading to , the summit of Glaseado Mountain and one of the Ten Sights of Paldea. Feeling the view from the summit could cheer Liko up, Roy suggests they visit it. Dot hates the idea of going someplace even colder, but ultimately, Liko agrees with Roy's idea. As they head up the mountainside, exhaustion starts to set in, so when Roy spots a cabin where they could rest for a bit, he and Dot head towards it. However, once they've passed, a boulder moves to block the path they've taken. Liko, distracted by her thoughts about making her friends worry about her, fails to notice this and takes a different path, following which the boulder, telekinetically moved by Chalce's , moves to block the path behind her. Amethio, meanwhile, riding his , spots Spinel exiting his van and descends down slowly to follow him on foot. Elsewhere, Roy and Dot have realized that Liko has gotten separated from them and set out to look for her.
With Liko, she finally comes to realize that her path isn't taking her upwards anymore and figures she must've taken a wrong turn. With Amethio also looking for Spinel nearby, the two of them end up hearing each other's footsteps and run into each other, shocked by the unexpected encounter. Recovering from his surprise, Amethio decides to fulfill what he vowed to do during their next meeting and steal , sending out his . Refusing to hand Terapagos over, Liko places the bag containing it nearby before preparing to take on Ceruledge with , swearing to protect Terapagos. Liko remembers how badly their last confrontation on Roy's home island went for her, but feels confident that she and Floragato have much better chances this time.
Ceruledge uses a flurry of s, but Floragato uses to avoid them all, before dodging and countering an incoming with . Following a powerful blow from , even Amethio is forced to admit that Floragato has gotten stronger after evolving. Ceruledge attacks with a flurry of s, but Floragato nimbly dodges all of them before counterattacking with Magical Leaf. Amethio recognizes that Liko's strategy involves avoiding Ceruledge's move Bitter Blade and attacking from a distance, understanding that Liko has actually learned to strategize in-battle now. As such, before Floragato can attack again, Amethio reveals his Tera Orb and Terastallizes Ceruledge into a pure type. With its Terastallization boost, Ceruledge starts to quickly overwhelm Floragato with a series of attacks. Remembering how she got overwhelmed by Grusha's Terastallization as well, Liko begins to falter as Floragato continues to get beaten down. Amethio declares the battle is over and aims for a finishing blow with Bitter Blade. However, before the attack can land, Spinel's suddenly jumps in the middle of the battle, followed by Spinel himself. Spinel pretends to be surprised by Amethio's presence, but Amethio quickly sees through his lies and understands he let him and Liko battle each other to tire them out. Liko quickly realizes that Spinel is after Terapagos as well, but instead of trying to grab it, Spinel reveals a container holding his sample of Treasure of Eternity. The container fills with a pink mist, which Spinel releases on his Umbreon, causing it to cry out in pain and become completely feral, shocking both Liko and Amethio.
Sensing the presence of Treasure of Eternity, Terapagos forces itself out if its bag and starts angrily crying out at Spinel. Amethio tries to have Ceruledge attack Umbreon, but Umbreon defeats Ceruledge with a single blow before the Terastallized can do anything, shocking Amethio even more. Spinel shows the Treasure of Eternity to Terapagos, waiting for its reaction. Its anger reaching a critical point, Terapagos lets out a loud cry of rage and suddenly into its . Using its powers, Terapagos is able to make the Treasure of Eternity shatter and Umbreon calm down, though it quickly reverts back to its Normal Form from exhaustion. Spinel smiles with satisfaction, having seen what he wanted to see. Recalling Umbreon, he thanks Liko for her cooperation and starts to leave, ignoring her and Amethio's questions about what just happened. Both Amethio and Liko give chase to Spinel, eventually leading them to a tunnel underneath the mountain. Amethio notices Liko following her and tells her to leave, but she refuses, wanting answers as well. The chase eventually leads both of them to a large underground cavern. However, Spinel is nowhere in sight, and Amethio realizes too late the chase was a trap when the entrance suddenly collapses shut behind them. Meanwhile, Spinel s outside the cave with his Beheeyem and meets up with Chalce, telling her about Terapagos's reaction to Laquium and its power to destroy it, concluding that the two are polar opposites. Chalce, meanwhile, informs Spinel that Coral and Sidian are taking care of things at the other end, which means that Liko and Amethio won't be getting help anytime soon. Knowing that Gibeon holds Amethio in high regard as his grandson, Spinel has decided to make Amethio disappear before he can get in the way of their plans.
In Levincia, Friede is contacted by Roy and Dot about how they've lost Liko and can't get in touch with her. Friede agrees to head to Glaseado Mountain right away, making a call to the Glaseado Gym as he does so. At the mountain hut, Roy and Dot decide to resume their search for Liko, but are suddenly confronted by a disguised Sidian and Coral. While Amethio's escape attempts fail to yield results and Terapagos wakes up and reemerges from its bag to angrily cry out at him, Sidian declares that they've kept up their masquerade for long enough. With that, he and Coral undo their disguises and send out and to confront Roy and Dot.
==Major events==
* Liko, Roy, and Dot head back to Naranja Academy, but Liko is separated from the rest by Chalce.
* Liko encounters Amethio again and has a with him, which is interrupted by Spinel.
* briefly into its again.
* Spinel traps Liko and Amethio in a cave underneath Glaseado Mountain.
* Roy and Dot call Friede for help, and he contacts the Glaseado Gym for further assistance.
* Coral and Sidian abandon Tera Training and surround Roy and Dot.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* 
==Characters==
===Humans===
* Liko
* Roy
* Friede
* Dot
* Amethio
* Spinel
* Coral
* Sidian
* Chalce
===Pokémon===
* (; flashback)
* (; stallized in flashback)
* (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* (Roy's; Rotom Phone)
* (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
* (Friede's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* (Dot's; Rotom Phone)
* (; stallized)
* (Amethio's)
* (Spinel's)
* (Spinel's)
* (Spinel's; Rotom Phone)
* (Coral's)
* (Sidian's)
* (Chalce's)
* (Grusha's; stallized; flashback)
* (; )
* (×4; debut)
* (×2)
* 
==Trivia==
* Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: What part of body do they use to move quickly?
** Choices: Stomach, back, tail fin
** Answer: Stomach
* The first eyecatch features Amethio and his , and the second features Spinel and his .
* Liko, , and narrate the preview for the next episode.
* While the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel releases every episode after its television airing for viewing on YouTube for a limited time in Japan, this episode was initially not geo-locked to Japan for some time after its release.【公式】アニメ「ポケットモンスター」第64話「ナッぺ山、しのびよる影」（見逃し配信） - ポケモン公式YouTubeチャンネル
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
==References==
064
Category:Episodes written by Kureha Matsuzawa
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Hiromasa Amano
Category:Episodes directed by Hiromichi Matano
Category:Episodes animated by Makoto Shinjō
Category:Episodes animated by Rie Eyama
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:Nappe Yama, Shinobiyoru Kage
es:EP1300
fr:LH064
it:OP064
ja:2023年版第64話
zh:宝可梦 地平线 第64集