'Pokémon reveals Captain Pikachu, star of the new post-Ash Ketchum TV show'. 'New characters take over Pokémon anime as Ash and Pikachu retire'.

^ Carpenter, Nicole (December 16, 2022).

'The Pokémon anime is moving away from Ash and Pikachu. 'New Pokémon Anime Reveals English Title, New Promo Video, Opening Theme'.

^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 24, 2023).

'Ash and Pikachu's Journey Comes to an End After 26 Years'.

The first trailer was released on March 3, 2023, announcing that the series would premiere in Japan on April 14. On December 16, 2022, The Pokémon Company announced that a new series of the Pokémon anime would air in Japan in 2023, following the conclusion of a special series that serves as an epilogue to Pokémon Ultimate Journeys, set to conclude the story of Ash Ketchum, the protagonist of the anime series since its beginning in 1997. Transcription: ' Nyaoha Tonara, Kitto' ( Japanese: ニャオハとなら、きっと) Transcription: ' Hajimari no Pendanto Kōhen' ( Japanese: はじまりのペンダント　後編) Transcription: ' Hajimari no Pendanto Zenpen' ( Japanese: はじまりのペンダント　前編)

Among their journeys, they encounter Friede, a Pokémon professor whose Pokémon partner is Captain Pikachu. Unlike the previous seasons, which followed Ash Ketchum, this season will feature Liko, a girl from the Paldea region, who is accompanied by Sprigatito, one of the region's starter Pokémon, and wears a mysterious pendant, and Roy, a boy from the Kanto region who possesses a mysterious Poké Ball. It is based on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Character design is handled by Yamazaki, and music composed by Conisch. It is directed by Saori Den, with Daiki Tomiyasu as creative director, Tetsuo Yajima as action director, and Dai Satō supervising the scripts. It is scheduled to premiere in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 14, 2023. Pokémon Horizons: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Liko and Roy's Departure ( ポケットモンスタ: リコとロイの旅立ちー, Poketto Monsutā Riko to Roi no Tabidachī), is the upcoming 26th season of the Japanese anime series Pokémon and the first and titular season of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā).

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