Pokémon's Next Anime Era Is Officially Here

Published Sep 18, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT

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Pokémon Horizons has reached another major milestone in its current storyline, with Season 3—Rising Hope Part 4 now streaming exclusively on Netflix in the United States. The new batch of episodes moves Liko, Roy, and the Rising Volt Tacklers into a more urgent conflict, as the heroes work to contain the growing threat posed by the Strong Spheres before it spreads even further across their world.

This latest release, via a press release, also gives viewers a chance to revisit the larger journey that has defined Pokémon Horizons so far. Previous seasons are available alongside Season 3, Part 4, making the new episodes easier to approach for longtime Pokémon followers and families discovering Liko and Roy’s adventure for the first time on Netflix, without having to search across multiple services. It also makes catching up considerably more convenient for curious newcomers.

Rising Hope Pushes the Story Into Its Next Phase

At the center of Part 4 is the escalating spread of the Strong Spheres, which has turned the Rising Volt Tacklers’ mission into an increasingly urgent race against time. Rather than simply continuing their travels, Liko and Roy are now focused on preventing the threat from expanding further, giving this stretch of the series a much larger sense of consequence for everyone involved. That change gives the latest episodes a notably more serious direction.

The announcement specifically places Laquium and the Explorers at the heart of the conflict. The Rising Volt Tacklers are attempting to stop their plans once and for all, suggesting that the newest episodes are designed to bring several ongoing story threads closer to a decisive confrontation rather than introducing another unrelated adventure for the heroes to tackle. The stakes are therefore tied directly to the season’s established storyline.

That larger conflict also shows just how much Pokémon Horizons has built its cast since its launch. Liko and Roy will need to rely on the friends and Pokémon they have encountered throughout their journey, turning the broader cast into an important part of the strategy against the Strong Spheres, Laquium, and the Explorers as the storyline accelerates toward its next major turning point. Their relationships and accumulated experience now matter to the larger mission.

Pokémon Horizons' Growing Adventure Continues on Netflix

One of the most notable details about the release is its availability on Netflix in the U.S., where Season 3—Rising Hope Part 4 can now be watched alongside the previous Pokémon seasons. That makes the platform a single destination for viewers who want to catch up before beginning the newest portion of this increasingly connected story, with the earlier episodes readily available.

For established fans, the release continues the anime’s current storyline without requiring them to leave the streaming platform to follow the latest chapter. For newer viewers, the availability of earlier seasons is a very easy entry point, especially for anyone curious about how Liko, Roy, and the Rising Volt Tacklers reached this point and why their latest mission carries so much weight.

The release of Part 4 feels less like a standalone batch of episodes and more like the continuation of a story that is steadily widening its stakes and cast. With the Strong Spheres spreading and the Explorers still driving the conflict, Pokémon Horizons has entered another consequential stage of its ongoing adventure, with its heroes facing a threat that now demands help from the many allies they have made.

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  Daisuke Namikawa

  Welkamo / Lucius (voice)

• Mitsuki Saiga

  Chili (voice)