Pokémon Horizons: The Series
This is the whole-series report, covering Pokémon Horizons: The Series and its follow-on seasons (Horizons – The Search for Laqua and Rising Hope). It's a warm, adventure-driven reboot built around two relatable new heroes, Liko and Roy, but it trades the old show's bumbling Team Rocket for a genuinely serious villain group called the Explorers, which makes the peril feel more real than classic Pokémon.
Comfortable for most kids 6 and up; very sensitive or very young children (under 5) may find the Explorers intimidating.
Episodes to know about
In the pilot episode Liko is chased by the Explorers with no way to protect herself; it sets a more genuinely threatening tone than the franchise's usual opener.
Liko and her Pokémon fall from a great height before being caught; a brief but visually intense moment of rescue peril.
Villain Coral attempts to use a self-destructing Explosion attack against the heroes in a way that feels more dangerous than typical Pokémon franchise confrontations.