10 Questions Pokemon Horizons Needs to Answer in Season 2 (2024)

Pokémon Horizons recently added its final batch of episodes for the first season of the anime to Netflix. Fans can enjoy Liko and Roy's journey to learn about Terapagos and the mythical location of Laqua to their hearts' content, before the series goes on hiatus in English until February. Then, season 2, The Search for Laqua, will join streaming services to continue the story.

Pokémon Horizons' more story-based approach to the Pokémon world, as opposed to something more episodic, delighted viewers, providing a new taste of what the beloved Pokémon anime could be like. However, season one left many mysteries that season two will need to tackle to be satisfying. Here are ten mysteries season 2 will need to solve to satisfy fans.

10 How Did the Others Join the Rising Volt Tacklers?

Every Member Has Their Reasons for Joining

In season one, Pokémon fans were given the backstories of several members of the Rising Volt Tacklers. Friede was a Pokémon professor, looking to research Pokémon in his own way. Orla was a mechanic who helped create the Brave Olivine from Ludlow's fishing boat. Ludlow was Friede's fishing companion who decided to come along for the ride. Cap was a special Pikachu who used Volt Tackle to fly in order to see the sunrise.

However, three members of the Rising Volt Tacklers haven't explained how they got on the ship. There have been hints, but nothing specific. Mollie was a former Pokémon Nurse who left Pokémon Centers behind in order to help treat wild Pokémon. Murdock had a falling out with his fellow patissiere over their Milcery's evolution into a ruby swirl Alcremie with the strawberry sweet. Dot left her mother to live aboard the airship, doing intelligence work and streaming as Nidothing. Fans want to know how these three members of the Rising Volt Tacklers joined the group in detail - a detail the anime has yet to provide.

9 How Does Ludlow Help the Rising Volt Tacklers?

What Purpose Does This Old Man Achieve?

Every member of the Rising Volt Tacklers seems to have a purpose. Cap is, of course, the captain. Friede is the go-to leader. Murdock cooks for his companions and helps take care of his niece. Mollie takes care of Pokemon if they get sick or injured. Orla helps manage to machinery on the airship. Dot is an intelligent specialist. Even Roy and Liko joined to help explore the world and, eventually, find the fabled land of Laqua.

However, there is one member of the Rising Volt Tacklers who doesn't seem to serve any purpose aboard the ship. Ludlow spends most of his time fishing, sometimes accompanied by Dot's Quaxly or his own Quagsire. However, he's unlikely to catch any fish most of the time, since the ship is so high up in the air. His Quagsire helped wet a dry land in need of water with its Rain Dance, but otherwise Ludlow seems content to offer helpful or punny one-liners. Fans can't help but wonder if he has a real purpose for staying aboard the ship or if he's just along for the ride.

8 Where Is Diana Going Now?

Diana Left the Rising Volt Tacklers to Go On Her Own Adventure

Liko's grandmother is known to never stay in one place for too long. That's part of why it was so surprising she stuck around on the Brave Olivine for so long, bonding with her granddaughter Liko and the other Rising Volt Tacklers. However, near the end of part three of season one, Diana decided it was time to adventure by herself again.

Diana always preferred traveling alone, so it's not like this is unusual behavior for her. However, fans can't help but wonder where Diana plans to go from here. She's long dreamed of following Lucius's journal to meet the Six Heroes, and the Rising Volt Tacklers are on their way to do just that. Despite this, Diana has decided to resume her adventures alone. Fans wonder where she's going and what she's planning, but only time will tell.

7 How Are Diana and Hamber Acquainted?

How Does Diana Know the Explorers' Second-in-Command?

Diana has history with the second-in-command of the Explorers, despite being the enemies of the Rising Volt Tacklers. Her relationship with Hamber seems strained, and she clearly has no love for the Explorers. It's possible there was a time Diana knew him before he joined the Explorers, but that just raises more questions than it answers.

When the Explorers ambushed Diana's castle, Diana went to grab some special books she'd need on her journeys. Along the way, she was ambushed by Hamber. It seems likely Hamber would have liked them to team up, but Diana has no fond feelings for the Explorers. She refused to work with him, choosing to side against him instead. Fans wonder how deep their past goes, but season one wasn't ready to provide answers.

6 Why Did the Explorers Betray Lucius?

The Explorers Were Lucius's Allies

When the Explorers were introduced, they were a clearly antagonistic force, replacing the likes of Team Rocket with ease. They've stood against the Rising Volt Tacklers time and time again, trying to capture the shiny Rayquaza or Liko's Terapagos. Though they've failed each time, their motives remain unclear.

Their reasoning became all the more mysterious when it was revealed that the Explorers used to be Lucius's allies. The extent of this relationship was not expanded on. The Explorers could have helped him from time to time along the way, or they may have gone so far as to reach Laqua with him. These days, they stand in direct opposition to the Pokémon they once helped. One has to wonder what exactly changed and if that has to do anything with their motives.

5 Who Leads the Explorers?

Gibeon Is a Villainous Enigma

In the original series, it was clear who led Team Rocket. It was Giovanni. Anyone who had played the Kanto or Johto games could have told others that. However, as the Explorers are an anime-exclusive group, much of their motives and backstory remains shrouded in mystery.

Fans have seen several of their elites in action, but their leader remains an enigma. Few things are known about him. His name is Gibeon, and he is Amethio's grandfather. He has his second-in-command, Hamber, lead the team through proxy. However, his goals remain unclear. Fans don't even know what Pokémon he has at his disposal. Hopefully, season two will shed some light on his identity.

It's More Likely Than You Think

Lucius was an ancient explorer who lived over a hundred years ago. Together with his Six Heroes, special Pokémon who Lucius had a deep bond with, they travel to a mythical place known as Laqua with the Legendary Pokémon Terapagos. Many of his adventures and the Pokémon he encountered along the way are recorded in a journal Liko's grandmother found in her attic when she was a little girl.

Diana kept the journal for herself as she searched for the truth behind the legend for decades, although she eventually passed a special pendant down to Liko. This pendant eventually turned into the Terapagos who traveled alongside Lucius. Even Liko's father, Alex, wrote a storybook about Lucius and his Six Heroes. The signs point to Liko having some sort of connection to Lucius, but it's unknown if the two are somehow related, at least for now.

3 What Are the Explorers Really After?

What Drives This Villainous Team?

The Explorers were introduced as the villains in the series early on when Amethio tried to kidnap Liko and take her pendant. Even after the pendant transformed into the Legendary Pokémon Terapagos, the Explorers have continued to try to take the Pokémon into their possession. They've also been trying to capture the black Rayquaza since it left Roy's Pokeball.

However, one can only assume that these are minor goals tied to what the team is really trying to achieve. What that achievement is, however, is currently unknown. It must have something to do with Lucius and Laqua, based on the fact that the Explorers are trying to capture two of the Pokémon that traveled alongside Lucius. However, this may also simply be because the Pokémon are Legendary and one of them is shiny. That begs the question for fans: what are the Explorers really after? So far, no one knows for sure.

2 Where Are the Remaining Pokémon Heroes?

These Special Pokémon Are Hidden Throughout the World

When Lucius traveled the world and eventually to Laqua years ago, he was accompanied by seven dear companions. First was the Pokémon Terapagos, who could take a different, more majestic form back then. There were also the Six Pokémon Heroes: Arboliva, Galarian Moltres, Lapras, Kleavor, Entei, and a shiny Rayquaza. These Pokémon were Lucius's prized allies.

Many years later, Liko and Roy are searching for the Six Heroes in order to restore Terapagos to its former glory and find the path to Laqua. As of part three being released on Netflix, the Rising Volt Tacklers found Arboliva in Paldea, Galarian Moltres in Galar, and Lapras roaming the seas. Rayquaza has taken to the skies until Terapagos seemingly returns to its full strength. Now only Kleavor and Entei remain. However, it's a mystery where they're hiding. It's up to the Rising Volt Tacklers to find the two remaining heroes to help Terapagos, but it won't be easy in a world as vast as Pokémon's.

1 Where Exactly Is Laqua?

And, What Is This Fabled Place?

Long ago, Lucius traveled to a mysterious place known only as Laqua with the Six Heroes and Terapagos. No records remain on what this place must have been like or where it was located. All that is known is that Terapagos desperately wants to return there in hopes of reuniting with Lucius. To do this, the Rising Volt Tacklers will need to find the remaining Six Heroes.

However, it's still a mystery just what kind of place Laqua is. It's known to be a place from the legends, but few legends provide any solid details about Laqua. The Rising Volt Tacklers don't even know where Laqua is, and can only trust that Terapagos will be able to guide them to this fabled place once its full strength is restored. Hopefully, fans will receive more clues about what Laqua might be like in the next season.

Pokémon Horizons

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Release Date

April 14, 2023

Cast

Alejandra Reynoso , Crispin Freeman , Anjali Kunapaneni , Mara Junot , Michael Allan Schneider

Main Genre

Adventure

Seasons

1

Writers

Dai Sato

Streaming Service(s)

Netflix

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Pokemon

Directors

Saori Den