HZ059

Dance, Quaxly! The Blue Medali Step! (Japanese: おどれクワッス！碧きチャンプルステップ！！ Dance, ! Blue Steps!!) is the 59th episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,291st episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on July 26, 2024, and in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2025.
==Plot==
Liko, Roy, and Dot have arrived at the Medali Gym for Dot's second Tera Training test against Gym Leader Larry. However, to their dismay, the Gym receptionist informs them that Larry is not present at the moment, having left to visit Gym clientele, although he should still be somewhere in Medali. Exiting the Gym, Dot is feeling especially annoyed, as she had already prepared a strategy for her against Larry. Before they can start looking for Larry, Dot's hears something and runs off. The group follows, ultimately finding Quaxly being attracted to a dance performance put up by an . Once the performance finishes, Quaxly approaches Oricorio and is noticed by its , a dancer named Diva. Upon hearing that they're looking for Larry, she agrees to tell them where he is, just as long as Quaxly joins her for a dance first. Having no other choice, Dot has Quaxly demonstrate his dance moves. Diva compliments the performance, but her Oricorio's own performance with a fiery still leaves Quaxly impressed, so he starts mimicking Oricorio's dance steps while using . Diva is impressed and compliments Quaxly's dedication to his dance, until Roy reminds her that she was supposed to tell them where Larry is, which she had completely forgotten about.
Following Diva's advice, the group arrives at the , whose name they remember from the Anything Eatery. After entering, they tell the welcoming staff members that they're looking for Larry, who has just finished a meal at the counter and comes to greet the children. Seeing him face to face, the three young Trainers remember him from Naranja Academy, with Liko and Roy being surprised to learn that he's both a Gym Leader and an Elite Four member. He agrees to have his test with Dot and asks the for help. She happily obliges and presses a button that transforms the dining area into a battlefield, much to the trio's surprise. As Larry and Dot take their places on the field, Larry reminds Dot that in this test, she'll be using two Pokémon and will be judged depending on how she uses stallization under those conditions.
Since has never battled before, Dot chooses to lead with Quaxly, while Larry chooses as his first Pokémon. The battle begins with Dot starting to execute her planned strategy, having Quaxly use and then attack with while her opponent is blinded by the first move. However, before Quaxly's second attack can hit, Dudunsparce uses , causing Quaxly to become and leaving him wide open for a . With Dot's plan thrown off, she makes the choice to recall Quaxly and send forth Tinkatink. While the eagerly responds to the call for her first battle, she is quickly intimidated by the much bigger Dudunsparce, so Quaxly emerges from his to encourage her. Dudunsparce uses Glare again, but Tinkatink avoids the paralysis by covering her eyes with her hammer. As such, Dudunsparce follows up with . Tinkatink dodges the attack before meeting the rapidly spinning Dudunsparce with . Both spinning Pokémon clash with each other several times before being sent skidding back. Dot tells Tinkatink to use Brutal Swing again, but while she's still winding up, Larry recalls Dudunsparce and sends out , causing Tinkatink's attack to miss the airborne opponent. While Tinkatink is disoriented, Staraptor strikes her with , defeating her.
With no other choice, Dot is forced to send Quaxly back into the battle. She once again tries to follow her plan, having Quaxly blind Staraptor with Water Gun and then following up with , but Staraptor is hardly fazed by the first attack before using to send Quaxly flying back before his Pound can hit. Staraptor follows up with . Although the move makes contact, Dot has Quaxly use the smoke cover created by it to get behind Staraptor and attack with Liquidation. However, Quaxly's paralysis causes him to seize up in the middle of the attack, allowing Staraptor's Wing Attack to easily overpower it.
Despite having taken heavy hits, Quaxly is still able to stand back up, although Dot is starting to feel frustrated that nothing she tries out is working. Suddenly, though, she notices Quaxly flapping his wings the same way Staraptor is, and remembers how Quaxly had earlier combined his own moves with Oricorio's dance moves. This gives Dot an idea, and she tells Quaxly to combine his moves with other moves he's seen; combining Dudunsparce's deep breath when using Boomburst into his Water Gun, using Oricorio's dance steps to use Low Kick, flapping his wings like Staraptor while using Pound, and finally spinning like Tinkatink when using Liquidation. Staraptor meets the last move with Wing Attack, but is overpowered and sent flying back. Dot compliments Quaxly's performance, but suddenly, Quaxly starts glowing and changing shape, evolving into . Dot is feeling ecstatic by this unexpected event and seizes the chance by Terastallizing Quaxwell. The Practicing Pokémon attacks with a powered-up Liquidation, powering through an Air Slash to deal a big hit and sending Staraptor crashing to the ground. However, before he can unleash another move, Quaxwell's paralysis from earlier suddenly catches up with him, leaving him immobilized. Larry decides to capitalize on this opportunity and pulls out his own Tera Orb, Terastallizing Staraptor into a pure type. With the boost from Terastallization, Staraptor swiftly attacks the paralyzed Quaxwell with a strong , knocking him out and concluding the battle. Dot is left dismayed when she felt she was so close to success.
Soon after, Larry starts reading his finished performance report. To Dot's surprise, Larry declares that she has passed the test, citing the reasons for his decision being the good utilization of two Pokémon, the well-timed Terastallization with a newly evolved Pokémon, and her ability to combine her Pokémon's moves together. As acknowledgement of his decision, Larry sends a stamp to Dot's Rotom Phone. Liko and Roy take a moment to congratulate their friend before Roy checks Quaxwell's Pokédex entry, learning that Quaxwell are known for incorporating moves of people and other Pokémon into their dances. Liko and Roy understand that it was Quaxly doing just this with his dance moves that had allowed him to evolve. Dot feels her partner has shot way past her and swears to catch up with him. The mood of the moment is abruptly interrupted by growing hungry once more, so the group sits down to eat some rice balls. While the Cook keeps generously giving them as much as they can eat, Larry is shown their bill. Knowing he can't split up the check, he's forced to pay for the entire thing himself, much to his dismay, and then takes his leave while the children continue to eat, including Dot with her newly evolved partner.
==Major events==
* Liko, Roy, and Dot properly meet Larry for the first time.
* Dot's Tinkatink is revealed to know .
* Dot's evolves into .
* Dot has a stal with Larry and loses.
* Dot passes her second test at Tera Training and receives her second stamp.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* ()
* ()
==Characters==
===Humans===
* Liko
* Roy
* Dot
* Larry
* Coral (flashback)
* Dendra (flashback)
* Diva
* 
* Receptionist
* Restaurant visitors
* Waiter
* Trainers
===Pokémon===
* ()
* (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* (Roy's; Rotom Phone)
* (; evolves)
* (; newly evolved; stallized; debut)
* ()
* (Dot's; Rotom Phone)
* (Larry's; ; debut)
* (Larry's; stallized)
* (Diva's; )
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
==Trivia==
* Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: What does compete with its peers?
** Choices: Hairstyles, footwork, swimming
** Answer: Footwork
* The first eyecatch features Dot and her , and the second features Larry and his .
* This episode marks the first time that:
** A first partner Pokémon evolves while battling a Gym Leader.
** has been used in the since The Dunsparce Deception, 1,100 episodes earlier.
** A Pokémon other than uses in the animated series.
* This episode contains multiple references to the Gym battle with Larry in , such as Larry and Dot's battle taking place at the Treaure Eatery and the group eating grilled rice balls afterward.
* Roy, Liko, , , and Dot narrate the preview for the next episode.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
059
Category:Episodes written by Naohiro Fukushima
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Hiromasa Amano
Category:Episodes directed by Fumihiro Ueno
Category:Episodes animated by Takashi Shinohara
Category:Episodes focusing on Dot
Category:Episodes featuring Elite Four members
de:Odore Kuwassu! Aoki Chanpuru Step!!
es:EP1295
fr:LH059
it:OP059
ja:2023年版第59話
zh:宝可梦 地平线 第59集