Draft:Pokémon Horizons – Mega Voltage
{{Short description|3rd season of Pokémon Horizons and the 28th season overall}}
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{{Infobox television season
| season_name = Pokémon Horizons – Mega Voltage
| season_number = 28 (overall)
Season 3 (Horizons)
| network = TV Tokyo
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| prev_season = Horizons – The Search For Laqua
| episode_list = List of Pokémon episodes (seasons 14–present)
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Pokémon Horizons — Mega Voltage, known in Japan as {{Nihongo foot|Pocket Monsters: Mega Voltage|ポケットモンスター: メガボルテージ|Poketto Monsutā: Mega Borutēji|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes|post=}}, is the twenty-eighth overall season of the Pokémon animated series and the third and titular season of the new Pokémon series titled Pokémon Horizons: The Series{{Refn|Horizons is considered a new Pokémon animated series in the West and most countries.|group=n}}, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā).{{Cite web |last=Edmundson |first=Carlyle |date=2025-03-13 |title=Pokémon Horizons Reveals New Main Character Designs In New Poster For The Series' Next Arc |url=https://screenrant.com/pokemon-horizons-new-character-design-liko-roy/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}} It is directed by Saori Den and produced by OLM. The season is scheduled to began broadcasting in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 11, 2025, and will be distributed by the streaming service Netflix in the United States.{{Cite web |title=アニメ「ポケットモンスター」の最新情報を公開！｜ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト |url=https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2025/03/250314_a01.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト |language=ja}}
Taking place over a year{{Refn|The timeskip is refers to around three years by IGN.{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=March 13, 2025 |title=The Pokémon Anime Is Finally Aging Up Its Main Cast After Almost 30 Years |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-pokmon-anime-is-finally-aging-up-its-main-cast-after-almost-30-years |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=IGN}}|group=n}} after the collapse of Laqua, the season will follow the continuing adventures of protagonists Liko, Roy, and Dot, as well as Ult, a young boy.{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2025 |title=ポケモン新章「メガボルテージ」編あらすじ 1年後が舞台で大事な何かを「取り戻す」物語…新キャラ役は藤原夏海【映像解禁】 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2375379/full/ |access-date=March 21, 2025 |website=ORICON NEWS}}
Episode list
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| Title = To the Sky, Once Again
| TranslitTitle = Oozora e Mukatte, Futatabi
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Release
On March 14, 2025, The Pokémon Company announced that a new arc of the Pokémon anime would began airing in Japan on April 11 of that year, toward the near-conclusion of the previous "Rayquaza Rising" storyline, which teased a timeskip. A new trailer and poster was released a week later on March 21, showcasing the return of Mega Evolutions and a new male character named Ult.{{Cite web |last=Edmundson |first=Carlyle |date=2025-03-21 |title=Pokémon: Mega Voltage Releases First Trailer, Giving Us a Look At the Anime's Long-Awaited Timeskip |url=https://screenrant.com/pokemon-mega-voltage-new-anime-trailer-poster-timeskip-first-look/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}
Music
The Japanese opening theme is "Get Back" (ゲット・バック, Getto bakku) by Yuzu.{{Cite web |title=ゆず『ポケモン』OP主題歌担当で驚き アニポケと同じ年にデビューで同期「運命を感じました」 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2375373/full/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=ORICON NEWS}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-24 |title=Yuzu Performs Pokémon TV Anime's New Opening Song |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-21/yuzu-performs-pokemon-tv-anime-new-opening-song/.222653 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}} The Japanese ending theme is "Ready Go" by Me:I.{{Cite web |title=【アニポケ】新章「メガボルテージ」EDテーマはME：I『Ready Go』 {{!}} アニメージュプラス - アニメ・声優・特撮・漫画のニュース発信！ |url=https://animageplus.jp/articles/detail/62801 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=animageplus.jp |language=ja}}
Notes
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References
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{{Pokémon Generation 9|state=expanded}}
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