HZ045

From So Far Away (Japanese: はるか、遠くまで To a Place Far, Far Away) is the 45th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,277th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on March 29, 2024, in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2024, in Australia on October 2, 2024, in sub-Saharan Africa on October 11, 2024, and in the United States on November 22, 2024.
==Blurb==
The Explorers have launched a brazen attack against the black Rayquaza, and the Brave Olivine is damaged in the process! As the rest of the Rising Volt Tacklers work to repair the ship, Liko, Roy, and Friede confront Rayquaza, who agrees to a battle with them. Their Pokémon give it their all, but Rayquaza has the upper hand. Suddenly, Amethio and Ceruledge arrive and join the battle, and an intense fight ensues against the Legendary Pokémon. Although Rayquaza refuses to yield, the intensity of the battle inspires both Sprigatito and Fuecoco to take their powers to the next level…
==Plot==
While the Brave Olivine is falling from the sky following the Black Rayquaza crashing into it, Spinel appears at the aboard a helicopter. Since Rayquaza is still in fighting shape even after everything the Explorers admins have thrown at it, he tells everyone to retreat. The admins agree and leave the site. At the same time, the Brave Olivine makes a successful emergency landing in the sea nearby, with its crew calling Friede, Liko, Roy, and Ludlow to assure them that everyone aboard the ship is fine and, as Ludlow heads back to the airship to help, encourage them to focus on the Black Rayquaza. Liko and Roy call out to Rayquaza, telling it how it has inspired them to come this far and issue a challenge for it. After a moment, Rayquaza responds with a roar, accepting their challenge. Friede invites Dot to take part in the confrontation as well and divides them into teams, with him and Roy taking flight with and driving Rayquaza closer to the lighthouse. As Rayquaza moves towards them, Captain Pikachu uses his Rising , creating a vortex that launches and into the air, but Rayquaza easily swats them back down with its tail before they can attack.
Dot gets an idea, having Cap launch Sprigatito and Quaxly into the air again. Once in the air, Quaxly uses to give Sprigatito a further boost as she uses and and Charizard join in with their respective s. Rayquaza counters these attacks with , creating an explosion. Using the smoke as a cover, Charizard flies in closer, allowing Fuecoco to land a supereffective . However, the group's momentary celebration over the success of their maneuver quickly subsides as the smoke clears and Rayquaza roars, indicating that it is intending to fight seriously now. This becomes evident when Rayquaza launches a shower, forcing Charizard to start making evasive maneuvers. Fuecoco falls off Charizard during these maneuvers, but Quaxly manages to save Fuecoco by slowing down his fall with . Another Draco Meteor barrage quickly follows, knocking Quaxly out and leaving in the path of a falling meteor. Liko rushes to defend Terapagos, but before the meteor can hit, it is suddenly sliced in half by a from , with Amethio entering the scene in its wake. Annoyed that Spinel kept him out of the loop for this operation, Amethio declares that the Black Rayquaza will be his and pulls out out his Tera Orb, stallizing his Ceruledge into a pure type and having it attack Rayquaza with multiple boosted attacks. Friede understands that they have to team up in order to stand a chance against such an overwhelming opponent, so he too pulls out his Tera Orb, Terastallizes his Charizard, and has it use on Rayquaza. Despite Amethio being irritated about Friede potentially getting in his way, he still lets him battle by his side as Charizard and Ceruledge attack Rayquaza together with many powerful attacks, leaving Liko, Roy, and their Pokémon amazed at the power of Terastallization. Just as Charizard and Ceruledge aim for a finishing blow, Rayquaza lets out a roar and dives into them with a devastating , forcing Friede and Amethio to recall their defeated partners.
For a moment, everyone is stunned silent by Rayquaza's power. The silence is broken when Fuecoco starts stomping the ground in frustration and flames start appearing around him, with Friede realizing that Fuecoco is trying to use . With encouragement for Terapagos, Liko also regains her confidence and orders Sprigatito to use Magical Leaf. As Sprigatito lunges forward, though, she suddenly starts glowing in a brilliant blue and ends up evolving into . Smiling confidently at her partner, Liko repeats the order for Magical Leaf, while Roy tells Fuecoco to use his newly learned Flame Charge. Both first partner Pokémon launch their attacks, actually managing to hit Rayquaza and push it back before falling back to the ground. Despite them collapsing from exhaustion afterwards, everyone is still proud of what they did. Quickly recovering from the hit, Rayquaza looks at Liko in the eye before roaring one more time and flying away. Zirc and Onia arrive to rejoin Amethio, who declares that they'll be leaving, calling out his . Liko thanks him for his help, but Amethio tells her that next time, he'll be coming for Terapagos, and that the Black Rayquaza is his quarry, before flying away with his subordinates.
At sunset, Liko, Roy, and Friede rejoin the rest of the Rising Volt Tacklers, happy to see that all the Pokémon are doing well. Liko and Roy, though, are also quick to apologize, as they lost the battle, and their beloved ship got damaged in the process. Friede is quick to talk back, reminding them how they've gone through so much and met so many people already without ever going back on their goals. They have now managed to get this close to Rayquaza, who once seemed to be so far away, with Sprigatito evolving and Fuecoco learning many new moves along the way to this point, and their adventure will not end as long as they don't give up. Their confidence restored, Liko declares that she will find the rest of the Six Heroes and deliver Terapagos to Laqua, Roy expresses his desire to grow strong enough to gain Rayquaza's approval, and even Dot wishes to stand by Liko and Roy's side in order to learn more about the mysteries of the that they are trying to solve. In order to grow stronger, the three children tell Friede that they wish to learn more about Terastallization. Friede has an idea on how to help them, so he declares that while the rest of the crew focuses on repairing the airship, Liko, Roy, and Dot will start undergoing Terastal training, though he leaves the details vague for now. While Friede, Murdock, and Orla head out to prepare a picnic for the crew, Liko looks at the Brave Olivine and thanks it for having brought them this far.
In an Explorers base, the admins are requesting further instructions from Gibeon. Following their defeat against the Black Rayquaza, Gibeon declares that for now, they'll simply let the Rising Volt Tacklers gather the remaining Six Heroes. Spinel correctly deduces that Gibeon is intending to let the Rising Volt Tacklers do their work for them, so that they can capture Terapagos once it is back to its full power. As for now, Gibeon orders his admins to keep an eye on Terapagos and Liko. The meeting concludes, with the holograms of the admins fading away. In his personal chamber, Gibeon, accompanied by a , declares that he will return to Laqua and obtain the "Laquium" for himself, telling Lucius that this adventure is not over yet.
==Major events==
* Spinel, Coral, Sidian, and Chalce retreat.
* Dot meets Amethio for the first time.
* Amethio uses stallization for the first time.
* Amethio's Ceruledge's Tera Type is revealed to be .
* Roy's Fuecoco learns .
* Liko's evolves into .
* Amethio and the Rising Volt Tacklers battle against the Black Rayquaza, but they are all defeated.
* Liko, Roy, and Dot decide they want to learn more about the Terastal phenomenon.
* Gibeon orders the Explorers admins to continue monitoring Liko and while waiting for the Rising Volt Tacklers to gather the Six Heroes.
* Gibeon is revealed to own a .
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* Gibeon (in person)
====Pokémon debuts====
* ()
==Characters==
===Humans===
* Liko
* Roy
* Friede
* Mollie
* Orla
* Ludlow
* Murdock
* Dot
* (flashback)
* Brassius (flashback)
* Iono (flashback)
* Kabu (flashback)
* Amethio
* Onia
* Zirc
* Spinel
* Coral
* Sidian
* Chalce
* Gibeon
* Diana (flashback)
===Pokémon===
* (; evolves)
* (; newly evolved; debut)
* (; flashback)
* ()
* (; stallized)
* (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
* (Friede's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* (Murdock's; Rotom Phone)
* (Ludlow's)
* ()
* (Kabu's; flashback)
* (; stallized)
* (Amethio's)
* (Onia's)
* (Zirc's)
* (Coral's)
* (Coral's; Rotom Phone)
* (Sidian's)
* (Sidian's; Rotom Phone)
* (Chalce's; Rotom Phone)
* (Gibeon's; ; )
* (Lucius's; Black Rayquaza)
* (; ; flashback)
* (; Galarian form; flashback)
* (; ; flashback)
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers'; Alolan form)
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (Rising Volt Tacklers'; )
* (; )
==Trivia==
* Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: "Where does live?"
** Choices: A mountaintop, the moon, the ozone layer
** Answer: The ozone layer
* For the initial airing of this episode, Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar was replaced by a trailer for the upcoming Pocket Monsters: Terastal Debut chapter, which was later uploaded to the official Japanese YouTube channel.
* The first eyecatch features Amethio and his , and the second features Liko and her .
* This is the last episode of the The Sparkling of Terapagos chapter.
* This episode marks the first time a first partner Pokémon owned by a main character has evolved since Ash's Grotle, who evolved in The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, 645 episodes earlier.
** This episode also marks the first evolution of a Pokémon owned by either of the protagonists of Pokémon Horizons: The Series.
* This episode marks the first appearance of a in the main series since Till We Compete Again!, 338 episodes earlier.
* This episode is the last to be animation-produced by OLM Team Kato, who has been involved with the animation production duties since Piplup, Up and Away!. Starting from the next episode onward, the animation production is handled by OLM Team Kumemura.
* Starting from this episode, episode previews are presented in the style of previous series, with narration from Liko, Roy, Dot, and their first partner Pokémon.
* This is the fifth episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series to have its n dub released before the English dub, being released on September 7, 2024.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Fb0V9Lhsk
* This is the season finale of .
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
==References==
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Category:Episodes written by Kureha Matsuzawa
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Hiromasa Amano
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Tetsuo Yajima
Category:Episodes by multiple storyboarders
Category:Episodes directed by Fumihiro Ueno
Category:Episodes animated by Takashi Shinohara
Category:Milestone episodes
Category:Episodes focusing on the Explorers
Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon evolves
Category:Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon learns a new move
Category:Episodes in which an alternately colored Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes which aired in the United Kingdom before the United States
Category:Episodes which aired in Australia before the United States
Category:Episodes which aired in South Africa before the United States
de:Unerwartete Entwicklungen!
es:EP1281
fr:LH045
it:OP045
ja:2023年版第45話
zh:宝可梦 地平线 第45集