HZ041

A Wild Mom Appears! (Japanese: キョーレツかーちゃん現る！ Enter the Intense Mom!) is the 41st episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,273rd episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on March 1, 2024, in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2024, in Australia on September 26, 2024, in sub-Saharan Africa on October 7, 2024, and in the United States on November 22, 2024.
==Blurb==
It seems like just another day on board the Brave Olivine, but Dot gets a surprise when her mom, Blanca, suddenly shows up! It turns out that Dot’s time with the Rising Volt Tacklers has only been on a trial basis, and now it’s time for her to return home. Dot doesn’t want to leave, but she’s having a hard time finding the words to tell Blanca how she feels. Wanting to connect with her daughter, Blanca challenges Dot to a Pokémon battle—although Dot is reluctant, she realizes that now isn’t the time to run away…
==Plot==
The episode begins with Dot following around the Brave Olivine. As the arrives at the kitchen door and starts pounding on it, Dot gets a text from someone, but decides to ignore it to focus on Tinkatink. Murdock opens the door, letting Tinkatink in, much to Dot's dismay. Friede and pick up the one who contacted Dot. She is annoyed that Dot read the message but ignored it. Murdock chases Tinkatink around the kitchen trying to get his frying pan back from her. They all run out of the kitchen, Murdock leaving his Rotom Phone in there as texts from the same person come in. Annoyed by not receiving her regular report, the person sends Murdock several angry faces. The chase continues outside the observation deck, Liko and Roy chasing Tinkatink too. They all spot her on the wing deck, running into and being sent flying.
Luckily when Friede arrives, Tinkatink is caught by the belonging to the person sending all those texts, who is revealed to be Murdock's sister Franka, Dot's mom, surprising Liko and Roy. Franka claims that she is just popping in, and scolds Murdock and Dot for not responding to her texts. She explains to Murdock that his check-ins have been getting more and more brief so she decided to swing by in person. Franka says that Friede was kind enough to give her a ride and as she goes on about how smooth Charizard's skin is, Lycanroc stops her from going off topic, something she often tends to do. After introducing the Wolf Pokémon, Franka wonders what she was talking about, to Dot and Murdock's annoyance. She remembers that she came to pick up Dot since her "trial period" is over. Franka tells Liko and Roy that Dot is only on the Brave Olivine as a trial, and as she turns to Dot, she is no longer present. Franka doesn't sweat it, saying that she and her daughter can catch up when they're home, to Roy and Liko's shock.
As Dot heads to her room and lays down on the bed, Murdock apologizes for his little sister's brand of energy. This prompts Franka to start talking up a storm again, only for Lycanroc to cut her off. Murdock knows how Franka has never stopped worrying about her daughter, Friede remarking how much bigger of a worrywart she is than Murdock. However, Dot can't really match her mother's energy, apart from when she's streaming. Franka becomes intrigued by hearing that's what she was always doing whenever she was cooped up in her room, Roy remarking how she does that at her own home too. Franka tells the group how Dot got super mad at her for barging into her room one time. Roy thinks that Nidothing was in the middle of a livestream. Franka has never heard of this Nidothing character. Liko suddenly remembers that she caught that stream live, becoming excited to meet the "mom" from that livestream. Franka decides to look up Nidothing on her phone. Seeing how popular her daughter is as this costumed streamer, she goes to ask her about it herself. Seeing how Murdock can't stop her, he shows Franka some donuts for Dot, as it is one way she will open up more. He hands them to (who have been doing kind things for the Rising Volt Tacklers in return for saving them from a cave-in a while ago) to take to his niece. Franka decides to go ask Dot about that too. However, Liko and Roy want to talk to Dot instead. As they exit the room, Franka is moved to tears by her daughter having made such great friends.
At Dot's door, Liko and Roy request to hear her side of the story, and about her "trial period". They don't want their friend to leave the crew like this. Roy tells Liko that maybe now is not a good time and that they should head back. points to the door, and Dot opens it thinking they're gone. It's only after seeing that Liko and Roy fooled her with reverse psychology that Dot finally tells them everything. She says that the trial period was her idea, having felt like she wasn't getting anywhere being stuck in her house all the time. In a flashback, while scrolling the internet looking for ideas for new streams, Dot suddenly spots a thesis by Friede about the Pokémon he's met on one of his expeditions. The internet was always a reliable source, but the reason behind it was that it came from those speaking from actual experience. Dot tried to gather as much info as she could for her Nidothing videos. But something about it just didn't feel right. Going to get something to eat before watching Iono's livestream, Dot became shocked to see Friede in her living room, claiming he's friends with her uncle. He asked Dot to fix his Rotom Phone, having heard from Murdock that she's good with this kind of thing. Dot was surprised to see the thesis she ran into earlier, realizing that this man was the same professor. After Dot fixed Friede's phone, he requested that she makes a Rising Volt Tacklers app. Dot said that she'll need time to get it underway. Friede complimented Dot on her talent with technology, and while she claims that it's just something she taught herself because she liked it, Friede saw this as a true testament to a bright future for her as a Rising Volt Tackler. Dot shrugged off this offer, claiming that she can't make an app for them after all, but Friede knew differently. Dot got to Iono's livestream, right as it was about to start. Iono read Dot's comment, which asked her if she ever hit a wall, and she immediately agreed. She said that sitting and waiting will never get you over that wall. She then stated that she would have her studio grow wings and fly all over. Later, as Franka called from behind Dot's door, she looked outside to see the Brave Olivine taking off, thinking about Iono and Friede's words.
Dot tells Liko and Roy that she made the app and joined the crew by convincing her mom that it was a trial period. Franka agreed on the grounds that she could stay until her period was over. Franka enters, surprised that Dot is out of her room. Liko tells her that she came to pick up Dot, and Franka is quick to admit it herself. Franka then confronts Dot saying that she never tells her anything. Dot calls her annoying under her breath, to which Franka knows she's that way but she's her mother. As Lycanroc is about to cut her off again, Liko chimes in, wanting Dot to find the time to talk. As Franka wonders what to do, she sees Quaxly and realizes that Dot became a Pokémon Trainer, challenging her to a battle.
Everyone gathers on the wing deck to watch the Pokémon battle between mother and daughter. Franka says that battles speak just as loud as words, so Dot will be able to express how she feels. Dot thinks that the idea of battling her mom is pointless, but at the same time feels like she shouldn't run away. With that, both Trainers pull their hair back, and the battle begins. Quaxly starts with . As Lycanroc dodges Quaxly's back-to-back Water Guns, Franka says that Murdock shares how even on the ship she is cooped up in her room. While Dot admits that she's not wrong, she shares how she has made friends and gotten to enjoy the outside world. Franka asks Dot why she became a Pokémon Trainer, which she wasn't interested in before. Dot tells her that ever since meeting Quaxly, and later Tinkatink, it felt more exciting to be a Trainer. Lycanroc closes in, prompting Quaxly to strike with a close-range . Lycanroc takes the hit and nearly knocks Quaxly overboard with , Dot catching him just in time. Dot tells her mother that she can do everything that was out of reach from her in her room, which Franka is excited to hear. Quaxly's Water Gun and Lycanroc's collide. Quaxly charges at Lycanroc, who blows him back with Counter again. Dot wonders if this was hopeless from the start, but, as a Trainer, decides to work less like an individual and more like a unit. Dot has Quaxly aim for Lycanroc's legs with Pound. Lycanroc takes Pound, but this time, Quaxly dodges Counter and knocks it off it's feet with a powerful kick. Dot is surprised as Quaxly blows Lycanroc back with another kick. Murdock catches Lycanroc, who is knocked out from Quaxly's new . As Tinkatink and Quaxly celebrate, Dot requests that Franka lets her stay with the Rising Volt Tacklers. Franka is moved to tears, having just that be what she wanted Dot to say. With that, Franka lets her daughter stay on the ship with her friends, which relieves Liko and Roy.
==Major events==
* Liko and Roy meet Franka, Dot's mother and Murdock's sister, for the first time.
* Dot reveals to Liko and Roy the story of how she joined the Rising Volt Tacklers.
* Dot's Quaxly learns .
* Dot s Franka and wins.
* Franka permits Dot to remain with the Rising Volt Tacklers.
===Debuts===
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* Franka
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==Characters==
===Humans===
* Liko
* Roy
* Friede
* Mollie
* Orla
* Murdock
* Dot
* Iono (flashback; video)
* Franka
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==Trivia==
* Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: Which battle style is 's favorite?
** Choices: Hit and run, feint, counter
** Answer: Countering
* The first eyecatch features Dot and her , and the second features Dot, her and Rotom Phone.
* This is the first episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series to have its n dub released before the English dub, being released on August 24, 2024.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI9FRrWjyCU
* The English dub title for this episode references the message seen in the when encountering a wild Pokémon.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
==References==
041
Category:Episodes written by Deko Akao
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes animated by Masaaki Iwane
Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes focusing on Dot
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:Eine wilde Mama erscheint!
es:EP1277
fr:LH041
it:OP041
ja:2023年版第41話
zh:宝可梦 地平线 第41集