Found You, Fuecoco!

HZ005   EP1237 みつけたよ、ホゲータ I Found You, Hogator

First broadcast Japan May 5, 2023 United States March 7, 2024

English themes Opening Becoming Me(international) We Go (English Ver.)(Asia) Ending

Japanese themes Opening ドキメキダイアリー Ending RVR〜ライジングボルテッカーズラップ〜[マードックVer.]

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 武田無我Muga Takeda Storyboard 尼野浩正Hiromasa Amano Assistant director ウヱノ史博Fumihiro Ueno Animation director 篠原隆Takashi Shinohara Additional credits

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Found You, Fuecoco! (Japanese:みつけたよ、ホゲータI Found You,Hogator) is the fifth episode ofPokémon Horizons: The Series, and the 1,237th episode of thePokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on May 5, 2023, in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2023, in Australia on February 27, 2024, and in the United States on March 7, 2024. It was initially intended to air in the United States on February 23, 2024, but was rescheduled.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Blurb

Wanting to see Fuecoco, Roy sneaks aboard the Brave Olivine—but the Rising Volt Tacklers confront him! They let him stay, but he and Liko aren’t able to find Fuecoco. The next day, the airship must once again land for repairs, so Roy suggests asking his gramps for help. Meanwhile, Fuecoco rushes onto the island in search of Roy, but then it sees the Explorers closing in! It finds Roy, and everyone returns to the Brave Olivine to battle the Explorers as the island’s wild Pokémon make repairs. When it’s Roy and Fuecoco’s turn to fight, Fuecoco struggles to attack—can Roy figure out a way to cheer it on?

Plot

In the middle of the night,Roy approaches theBrave Olivine in the rocky valley where it's docked. As he climbs onto the deck, he's spotted byCaptain Pikachu, who shocks him, waking up theRising Volt Tacklers in the process. They all rush to the deck, withLiko andFriede recognizing him from theprevious day. He apologizes for barging in uninvited and expresses his desire to meetFuecoco again, as he wants to spend a lot more time with it. While Friede understands his feelings, he reminds Roy that he must also be considerate of Fuecoco's own feelings if he truly wishes for them to become partners. Friede allows Roy to spend the night on the ship so he can spend time with Fuecoco. Liko offers to lead Roy to Fuecoco, but it's not where she thought it'd be. Roy tries to sing the song he and Fuecoco sang the previous day, but Fuecoco, sleeping in a food storage, fails to hear anything. Ultimately, Liko and Roy rest on the Wing Deck after failing to find Fuecoco. Roy wonders what Fuecoco thinks about him, but Liko assures things will turn out fine, based on her own experiences withSprigatito.

The next morning, while Liko and Roy slept well,Orla is anything but well-rested, having spent all night trying to patch the ever-reappearing holes in the airship's gasbag, which are threatening the ship's keel. Roy suggests using thewild Pokémon on the island to help in solving the problem and askinghis grandfather for ideas, which Friede accepts, while Orla and the others say they'll move the Brave Olivine to the beach. Before leaving, Roy leaves someOran Berries for Fuecoco in the kitchen. When Fuecoco finds the Berries a bit later, Mollie tells it how Roy left them for it, causing Fuecoco to run outside and jump off the moving airship to find Roy. Meanwhile, Friede is surprised to learn that Roy's grandfather is the local elder he met the previous day. Roy's grandfather berates his grandson on sneaking aboard someone's ship without permission, but still serves everyone some food andMoomoo Milk. From the shape of thedango he serves, Friede gets the idea to useCaterpie andWeedle's strings to patch up the airship's gasbag, with Roy suggesting thatScyther could cut the strings. The townspeople appear to prepare for lunchtime, and Roy's grandfather invites Friede to join in. At first, he's hesitant, but after seeing how excitedly Liko is studying the Pokémon accompanying the townspeople, he agrees to spare some of his time.

Meanwhile, Fuecoco wanders around the island, looking for Roy, but is unable to find him. Eventually, it winds up at a beach, from which it spots theExplorers' submarine, tracking the Brave Olivine. Even though the airship has moved,Zirc quickly discovers its new location.Onia suggests capturing the airship, butAmethio says their only targets are Liko and her pendant. As such, he orders Zirc and Onia to draw the attention of the ship's crew while he goes after Liko. The Explorers fly off on their Pokémon, and Fuecoco runs away to alert its friends. It ends up running past Roy's home, and Roy notices it. Fuecoco frantically points towards the beach where the ship is, so Friede departs to see what's wrong. On the beach, Zirc and Onia approach the airship, with Orla andMurdock stepping up to confront them. Friede approaches Amethio, who challenges him to a battle as well. Seeing the direction Friede came from, Onia figures Liko must be in the same direction as well.

Noticing Amethio in the distance, Liko realizes the Explorers have found them again and explains them to Roy and his grandfather. Hearing the sounds of the battle going on at the beach, they head to the forest to ask for theBug Pokémon's help. They're both feeling nervous, but the presence of their Pokémon friends calms them down, especially as the Bug Pokémon agree to help. Along the way to the beach, they're confronted by Onia, with Liko telling Roy to run ahead while she deals with her. Arriving on the beach, Murdock and Orla lead the Bug Pokémon inside whileMollie takes over their place in the battle against Zirc. Thanks to Caterpie and Weedle'sString Shot, the leaks in the gasbag are patched, stabilizing the Brave Olivine. With Mollie'sChansey struggling against Zirc'sRhydon and Fuecoco displaying its admiration towardsFriede's Charizard, Roy and Fuecoco enter the battle in their place. However, Fuecoco is unable to pull off even a singleEmber. Liko, having defeated Onia, arrives on the scene and tells Roy to convey his feelings to Fuecoco. To her bafflement, Roy decides to do this by singing with Fuecoco, which, in fact, allows Fuecoco to pull off a successful Ember against Rhydon. The sight distracts Friede for a moment, during which Amethio flies away from their battle, whipping up a cloud of dust with hisCorviknight and diving down at Liko, preparing to seize her.

Major events

• TheRising Volt Tacklers and theExplorers begin a new confrontation inRoy's hometown.
• Roy encounters the Explorers for the first time.
• Onia is revealed to own aGolduck.
• Fuecoco learnsEmber.

For a list of all major events inPokémon Horizons: The Series, please see thetimeline page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Liko
• Roy
• Friede
• Mollie
• Orla
• Ludlow
• Murdock
• Nidothing (video)
• Amethio
• Onia
• Zirc
• Roy's grandfather
• Island residents

Pokémon

• Sprigatito (Liko's)
• Rotom (Liko's;Rotom Phone)
• Charizard (Friede's)
• Pikachu (Friede's;Captain Pikachu)
• Chansey (Mollie's)
• Metagross (Orla's)
• Rockruff (Murdock's)
• Alcremie (Murdock's;Strawberry Ruby Swirl; photo)
• Corviknight (Amethio's)
• Rotom (Amethio's;Rotom Phone)
• Skarmory (Onia's)
• Golduck (Onia's)
• Rhydon (Zirc's)
• Skarmory (Zirc's)
• Quaxly (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Fuecoco (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Pawmi (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Shuckle (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Snorunt (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Noctowl (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Nosepass (Rising Volt Tacklers')
• Krabby (×6)
• Psyduck
• Nidoran♀
• Mankey
• Bulbasaur
• Charmander
• Squirtle
• Pidgey (×2)
• Scyther (×2)
• Caterpie (×3; fantasy)
• Weedle (×3; fantasy)
• Sentret (fantasy)
• Furret (fantasy)

Trivia

• Professor Friede's Pokémon Seminar:What isScyther referred as?
  • Choices: A thief, a pirate, a ninja
  • Answer: A ninja
• The firsteyecatch featuresRoy and hisFuecoco, and the second featuresOrla and herMetagross.
• This episode marks the first time thatLiko has won abattle, albeit offscreen.

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages

This episode article is part ofProject Anime, aBulbapedia project that covers all aspects ofPokémon animation.

• Pokémon Horizons: The Series episodes
• Episodes written by Muga Takeda
• Episodes storyboarded by Hiromasa Amano
• Episodes directed by Fumihiro Ueno
• Episodes animated by Takashi Shinohara
• Episodes focusing on Roy
• Episodes which aired in the United Kingdom before the United States
• Episodes which aired in Australia before the United States