Pokémon Horizons is coming to the US in February 2024 on Netflix

Pokémon Horizons will be released on Netflix in February 2024 in the US.

The show will debut on February 23, which is also Pokémon Day.

Starring dual protagonists Liko and Roy, and their respective partner Pokémon, Sprigatito and Fuecoco, the series takes place in the Paldea region, which is the same setting as Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

The opening 11 minutes of the first episode was posted to the official Pokémon YouTube channel earlier this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKd6no_njyk

Following the conclusion of Ash Ketchum’s story, Pokémon Horizons is the first new mainline animated Pokémon series released in more than 25 years.

An official synopsis of the show, which premiered in April in Japan, follows.

“A new adventure is beginning within the wide world of Pokémon! Arriving at Indigo Academy, a girl named Liko receives her first partner Pokémon, Sprigatito. But she soon finds herself pursued by the Explorers, a mysterious group that’s determined to take the pendant necklace she wears. Liko isn’t on her own, though, as Friede, Captain Pikachu and the other Rising Volt Tacklers offer her protection aboard their airship.

“Meanwhile, a boy named Roy dreams of becoming a Pokémon Trainer, unaware of the secret hiding within the Ancient Poké Ball he carries. As Liko, Roy and the Rising Volt Tacklers set sail for new horizons, what kind of discoveries await?”

Pokémon Horizons will launch in December in the UK, where it will be available exclusively on BBC iPlayer and CBBC.

We recently got the chance to watch the first four episodes of the new show. Our review called it the “reinvention the Pokémon anime desperately needed”.