Pokémon Horizons: The Series · Liko and Roy's Departure arc
HZ008 · The Door That Never Opens
あかずの扉のひみつ
Synopsis
What happens.
In the middle of the night, Roy and Fuecoco wake up and stumble upon Friede and Murdock in the kitchen. Murdock is about open a secret cupboard when Friede senses someone coming. Seeing Roy outside the door, Friede sends him back to bed and tells Murdock that the coast is clear.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's HZ008 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · HZ001-HZ025
Liko and Roy's Departure.
Liko's pendant draws attention; the Rising Volt Tacklers rescue her on the Brave Asagi airship. Roy joins; the Ancient Poké Ball storyline begins.
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Who appears.
Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.
More from this arc
Other episodes in Liko and Roy's Departure.
Further reading
The full episode guide on Pokéos.
Pokéos keeps an expanded guide for HZ008 with a longer synopsis, the complete Pokémon and character roster, and episode imagery. It pairs well with this page when you want every detail.
Read HZ008 on PokéosEpisode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.