Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua

Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua is the second season of the dubbed version of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. It is the twenty-seventh season of the Pokémon animated series. The season follows Liko and Roy, now joined by Dot, as they enroll in Naranja Academy to master the art of stallization before continuing their travels around the with a group of adventurers known as the Rising Volt Tacklers in pursuit of understanding more about Lucius, the Six Heroes, and Laqua.
In , episodes began to be added on Netflix beginning on February 7, 2025. In , it debuted on January 13, 2025 on BBC iPlayer. In , it debuted on February 8, 2025 on Cartoon Network. In , it will debut on February 27, 2025 on 9Go!.
It is preceded by .
==Blurb==
The adventure continues for Liko and Roy as they travel the world in search of the remaining Six Hero Pokémon and the legendary land of Laqua. But to grow as Pokémon Trainers, a new challenge awaits — Tera Training! Journeying through Paldea, Liko, Roy and Dot must hone their Terastallization skills and battle the region’s powerful Gym Leaders. Then, Liko, Roy and the rest of the Rising Volt Tacklers resume their pursuit of the Six Heroes, including the black Rayquaza, as both they and the Explorers race to uncover the secrets behind Terapagos and finally find the path that will lead them to Laqua.
==Important events==
* Liko, Roy, Dot, Coral, and Sidian enroll in Naranja Academy. (HZ046)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot meet Director Clavell, Chairwoman Geeta, Hassel and Rika of Paldea's Elite Four, Dendra, and Jacq for the first time. (HZ046)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot each receive a Tera Orb from Geeta. (HZ046)
* Clavell reveals that Liko, Roy, and Dot must battle Paldea's Gym Leaders to complete the Tera Training course. (HZ046)
* Liko and Roy meet Nemona again, while Dot meets her for the first time. (HZ046)
* Nemona's is revealed to have evolved into . (HZ046)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot are assigned with their respective Gym Leader sː (HZ046)
** Liko will battle Katy in Cortondo.
** Roy will battle Brassius in Artazon.
** Dot will battle in Levincia.
* Ann is revealed to be an exchange student at Naranja Academy. (HZ046)
* Liko meets Ann in person again, while Roy and Dot meet her for the first time. (HZ046)
* Ann's is revealed to have evolved into . (HZ046)
* Liko has a rematch against Ann and wins. (HZ046)
* Dot encounters Coral and Sidian for the first time. (HZ046)
* Chalce is revealed to have become a teacher at Naranja Academy. (HZ046)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot set off for Cortondo to start their Tera Training tests. (HZ046)
* Orla starts repairing the Brave Olivine. (HZ046)
* Liko, Roy and Dot visit Cortondo and meet Katy, the Gym Leader. (HZ047)
* Liko uses the Terastal phenomenon for the first time. (HZ047)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot head out to Artazon. (HZ047)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive in Artazon and meet and Hassel again. (HZ048)
** Liko and Roy also meet Brassius again, while Dot meets him for the first time. (HZ048)
* Roy has a with Nemona and loses. (HZ048)
* Roy uses the Terastal phenomenon for the first time. (HZ048)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive in Levincia and meet again. (HZ049)
* Dot begins to overcome her fear of appearing in public. (HZ049)
* Dot uses the Terastal phenomenon for the first time. (HZ050)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot head back to Naranja Academy. (HZ050)
* Roy meets Ryme for the first time. (HZ052)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot reunite with Ann and arrive back in Mesagoza. (HZ054)
* Friede meets with Cervantis, his former boss at Exceed. (HZ054)
* Amethio is revealed to be Gibeon's grandson. (HZ054)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot return to Naranja Academy. (HZ055)
* Coral and Sidian are revealed to have passed their respective Tera Training tests. (HZ055)
* Each of the students participates in the Elite Four Tag Battle: (HZ055)
** Dot and have a Multi Battle against Poppy and win. (HZ055)
** Coral and Kofu have a Multi Battle against Larry and lose. (HZ055)
** Roy and Brassius have a Multi Battle against Hassel and lose. (HZ055)
** Sidian and Tulip have a Multi Battle against Rika and lose. (HZ055)
** Liko and Katy prepare to start their Multi Battle against Rika. (HZ055)
* Dot meets Penny for the first time. (HZ056)
* Liko and Katy have a Multi Battle against Rika and lose. (HZ056)
* Liko meets Grusha for the first time. (HZ056)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot reunite with Friede. (HZ057)
* Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede meet Raifort for the first time. (HZ057)
* Raifort reveals Laqua's story to Liko, Roy, Dot, and Friede. (HZ057)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot are assigned their second respective Gym Leader battlesː (HZ057)
** Roy will battle Ryme in Montenevera. (HZ057)
** Dot will battle Larry in Medali. (HZ057)
** Liko will battle Grusha on Glaseado Mountain. (HZ057)
*** In the process, Liko learns of Grusha's Gym Leader status. (HZ057)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot decide to head to Medali first. (HZ057)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive at Medali. (HZ058)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot properly meet Larry for the first time. (HZ059)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot change into winter clothes and head for Montenevera, arriving on Glaseado Mountain. (HZ060)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive in Montenevera and meet Nemona again. (HZ061)
* Roy meets Ryme again, while Liko and Dot meet her for the first time. (HZ061)
** In the process, Roy learns that Ryme is the Gym Leader. (HZ061)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive at the Glaseado Gym. (HZ063)
* Liko meets Grusha again, while Roy and Dot meet him for the first time. (HZ063)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot head back to Naranja Academy, but Liko is separated from the rest by Chalce. (HZ064)
* Liko encounters Amethio again and has a with him, which is interrupted by Spinel. (HZ064)
* briefly into its again. (HZ064)
* Spinel traps Liko and Amethio in a cave underneath Glaseado Mountain. (HZ064)
* Roy and Dot call Friede for help, and he contacts the Glaseado Gym for further assistance. (HZ064)
* Coral and Sidian abandon Tera Training and surround Roy and Dot. (HZ064)
* Roy and Dot have a Multi Battle with Coral and Sidian, but the battle is called off when Grusha interferes. (HZ065)
* Liko learns about Gibeon and the Explorers' goals. (HZ065)
* Liko and Amethio escape Spinel's trap and part ways. (HZ065)
* Liko reunites with Roy and Dot. (HZ065)
* Amethio is put on probation from the Explorers for helping Liko. (HZ065)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot arrive back to Naranja Academy. (HZ066)
* Clavell initiates the Course Students Battle Tournament between the Tera Training s. (HZ066)
* Dot meets Penny again. (HZ066)
* The Explorers attack the academy to steal data on . (HZ066)
* Dot has a with Chalce, but fails to defeat her before she escapes with the stolen data. (HZ066)
* Liko has a battle with Sidian and wins. (HZ066)
* Chalce is revealed to own a . (HZ066)
* Roy has a battle with Coral and wins. (HZ066)
* Grusha awards Liko a passing grade on her test after seeing her defeat Sidian. (HZ066)
* Liko and Roy are informed that they will battle each other in the tournament. (HZ066)
* Dot has a against Rob and wins. (HZ067)
* Liko and Roy have a battle, which Roy wins. (HZ067)
* The Course Students Battle Tournament ends. (HZ067)
* Ann returns to Indigo Academy. (HZ067)
* Liko, Roy, and Dot finish their Tera Training and leave Naranja Academy. (HZ067)
* Spinel begins studying the data stolen from Naranja Academy. (HZ067)
===Party changes===
====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Roy's → (HZ052)
* Liko's → (HZ053)
* Dot's → (HZ059)
* Roy's → (HZ067)
===Tera Training===
The following Tera Training battles take place:
 	 	 	 	
Liko	Katy 	HZ047	Loss	Pass
Roy 	Brassius	HZ048	Win 	Pass
Dot 	 	HZ050	Loss	Pass
Dot 	Larry 	HZ059	Loss	Pass
Roy 	Ryme 	HZ061	Loss	Fail
Roy 	Ryme 	HZ062	Win 	Pass
Liko	Grusha 	HZ063	Loss	Fail
==Episodes==
Epicode	Episode Title 	#
HZ046 	Welcome to Naranja Academy! 	1
HZ047 	Put Your Heart Into It! 	2
HZ048 	Sparkle! The Glow of Flame and Art 	3
HZ049 	Dot and Nidothing 	4
HZ050 	Trending Terastallisation! Dance, Dance, Quaxly! 	5
HZ051 	The Flower Tower 	6
HZ052 	Wattrel's High Wind Warning! 	7
HZ053 	Hatenna and the Otherworldly 	8
HZ054 	The Treasure of Eternity 	9
HZ055 	Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four 	10
HZ056 	Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End 	11
HZ057 	The Terapagos I Don't Know 	12
HZ058 	Food Fit for a Kingambit! 	13
HZ059 	Dance, Quaxly! The Blue Medali Step! 	14
HZ060 	Roy and Fuecoco's First Snow! 	15
HZ061 	Resonating Spirits in a Challenge to Ryme! 	16
HZ062 	A New Song for Fuecoco 	17
HZ063 	Ice Battle! Cold-Eyed Grusha 	18
HZ064 	The Approaching Shadow! 	19
HZ065 	Liko and Amethio 	20
HZ066 	Infiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!	21
HZ067 	Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy! 	22
==Trivia==
*This is the first dub season where the logo includes "Season" in its name, in contrast to the previous seasons.
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
* Pokémon Horizons: The Series website
* Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua page at Pokemon.com
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