HZ022

Charge! Galar Mine! (Japanese: 激突！ガラルこうざん Clash! Galar Mine) is the 22nd episode of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,254th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2023, in Australia on March 28, 2024, and in the United States on May 10, 2024.
==Blurb==
Liko, Roy, and Friede have reached Galar Mine, where they hope to find the black Rayquaza. The other wild Pokémon inside the mine seem nervous about something, but the Trainers press on until they reach a series of tunnels. After getting separated, the group reunites just in time to face off against Amethio, Zirc, and Onia—as well as a furious Galarian Moltres who’s holding an Ancient Poké Ball! As Friede and Charizard battle Amethio, Liko, Roy, and Captain Pikachu try to hold off Moltres… But why is it so angry?
==Plot==
After Liko catches , she, Roy, and Friede arrive at the entrance to the Galar Mine, where Liko notices her new friend trembling in her hood. This leads the group to think that Hatenna must be reacting to the Black Rayquaza's feelings. As Dot finishes up her Nidothing video on Slurpuff Cotton Candy, Murdock hands donuts to Orla and Mollie, the former fawning over ship parts she got from Motostoke. They get a message from Liko about how she and Hatenna became good friends. 
As Liko and the group delve into the mine, they notice some Pokémon living there fleeing from something. Looking at the glowing rocks on the walls, Friede explains that this must be part of Rayquaza's diet of floating bits of dust and meteorites falling to Earth. However, Liko and Roy run off during his explanation and can't find their way back to him. Friede calls Liko and tells her to stay put with Roy as he and Captain Pikachu split up to look for the kids. However, upon hearing a mysterious cry, Liko and Roy go to find where it is coming from thinking it is Rayquaza. They point their attention to a high ledge, which checks, but to no avail. As they continue their search, Sprigatito gets startled by a , who flies away. Liko and Roy find the Woobat hiding in a hole with a and . Liko, noticing how scared they are, offers them some of Murdock’s cookies, encouraging Hatenna to join them too.
Just then, Liko and Roy hear the mysterious cry from before, which scares the wild Pokémon away and makes Hatenna tremble again. Liko and Roy follow Woobat to a settlement where some workers and their Pokémon have lost their stamina. One of them tells Liko and Roy that it was because of a giant Pokémon. As Cap searches for the kids, he sees a dark aura looming above. After Liko calls the Pokémon Center to have the workers and their Pokémon treated, Liko and Roy decide to meet up with Friede, who finds strange claw marks in the cave wall. However, Liko and Roy are confronted by Zirc and Onia, while Friede is confronted by Amethio.
Onia commands to use on Sprigatito, but Cap blows it to a nearby chasm with , having found Liko and Roy. Just then, Liko's pendant starts to glow as the mysterious cry from before echoes through the mine once again. Suddenly, a bursts from the chasm, stunning everyone and making Hatenna tremble. As Friede and Amethio prepare to battle, Roy scans Moltres with his Rotom Phone, but it has no data on the . Liko points to its talon, which is holding an . Moltres unleashes , which Cap deflects. However, Golduck and receive heavy damage, forcing Onia and Zirc to recall them back into their s and make a retreat. Moltres unleashes its , draining Cap and the others of their stamina, which Liko figures out is what happened to the workers from before. Cap dodges Moltres's before pushing Sprigatito out of the way of a second Wing Attack, taking the hit from the attack as well as its following Air Slash.
Amethio's Ceruledge overwhelms Friede and Charizard with until Charizard lands a hit with when the Fire Blades Pokémon strikes again. However, Ceruledge's Ability activates, leaving Charizard vulnerable to a fast-hitting . Meanwhile, Roy and 's determination to keep fighting overpowers the effects of Moltres's aura. Moltres uses to deflect Fuecoco's and catch it in the tornado. Cap saves Fuecoco before Moltres launches another Air Slash at Roy, which Cap blocks with Thunder Punch. However, Cap receives heavy damage. Liko and Hatenna sense Moltres's rage, which starts to collapse the mine. Knowing what will happen if they stay here, Liko's resolve to get her friends to safety overpowers the effects of Moltres's aura. Roy is shaken with fear by the sheer power of Moltres before Liko snaps him out of it. They use a mine cart to make their getaway, with Moltres hot on their tail.
As Ceruledge and Charizard continue their struggle, Friede and Amethio notice Liko and Roy fleeing on the mine cart and are shocked at the sight of Moltres coming out as well. Charizard uses Flamethrower to save the kids from Moltres as Friede tells them to take care of Cap. An enraged Moltres then confronts Friede and Amethio as Liko and Roy flee from the mine.
==Major events==
* The Rising Volt Tacklers encounter Amethio and his cohorts again.
* Liko and Roy encounter Lucius's third Pokémon, a .
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* (Galarian Form)
==Characters==
===Humans===
* Liko
* Roy
* Friede
* Mollie
* Orla
* Ludlow
* Murdock
* Dot
* Amethio
* Onia
* Zirc
* Miners
===Pokémon===
* ()
* ()
* (Liko's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* (Roy's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* (Friede's; Captain Pikachu)
* (Friede's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* (Mollie's; Rotom Phone)
* (Orla's)
* (Orla's; Rotom Phone)
* (Ludlow's)
* ()
* (; )
* (Murdock's; Rotom Phone)
* ()
* ()
* (Onia's)
* (Zirc's)
* (; Galarian Form; debut)
* (Rising Volt Tacklers')
* (miner's)
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==Trivia==
* Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar: What is the secret behind 's coal?
** Choices: It never runs out, it's cold, it's soft
** Answer: It never runs out
* This was the first episode to air after The Teal Mask expansion was released for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
* Despite the Ability being originally introduced in Generation V, this episode marks the first time that has appeared in the animated series.
* The first eyecatch features Friede and his , and the second features Amethio and his .
* This episode marks the first physical appearance of a in the since Battling with a Clean Slate!, 318 episodes earlier.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
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Category:Episodes written by Muga Takeda
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Makoto Nakata
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Makoto Nakata
Category:Episodes by one-time storyboarders
Category:Episodes by multiple storyboarders
Category:Episodes directed by Makoto Ōga
Category:Episodes directed by Makoto Nakata
Category:Episodes by multiple assistant directors
Category:Episodes animated by Yoshitaka Yanagihara
Category:Episodes animated by Yusuke Oshida
Category:Episodes animated by Hiromi Niioka
Category:Episodes animated by Kurika Yamagata
Category:Episodes animated by Masaya Ōnishi
Category:Episodes animated by Toshiko Nakaya
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
Category:Episodes focusing on the Explorers
Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes which aired in Australia before the United States
de:Zum Angriff – in der Galar-Mine!
es:EP1258
fr:LH022
it:OP022
ja:2023年版第22話
zh:宝可梦 地平线 第22集