The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted a reminder that PokéDoko #53 on Sunday, April 9th, 2023, would showcase some of the voice actors from this episode.

Celebrate the broadcast of the new Anipoke series on 4/9 (Sunday) with Pokédoko!
We will also have an interview with the voice actor, Kotaro Koizumi, and the other three guests!
Be sure to watch it!

4/9(日)のポケどこ で、アニポケ 新シリーズ放送をお祝い
初回ゲスト声優の小泉孝太郎 さんら3人への密着も！
ぜひご覧ください

The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted an interview with voice actor Kotaro Koizumi (小泉孝太郎) who played Liko's Homeroom Teacher in this episode.

Kotaro Koizumi, Hikaru Takahashi, and Kanade (from 3ji no Heroine) appear as voice actors.
We have received a comment from Mr. Koizumi, who plays Liko's homeroom teacher!
PokéDoko has a close look at the recording of these three.
Please look forward to the broadcast!

小泉孝太郎 さん、髙橋ひかる さん、かなで(3時のヒロイン)さんが声優で登場
リコの担任役の小泉さんから、コメントが到着しました
ポケどこ では髙橋さんとかなでさんの収録密着しているので
そちらの放送もお楽しみに

My name is Kotaro Koizumi, and I have the honour of playing the role of the homeroom teacher of the main character Liko in the Pocket Monsters anime.
When I was first offered the role, I was both surprised and honored that they would ask me, and I immediately said I would accept the role.
Of course, the main characters are the children, but I hope that you will also enjoy seeing how the teacher which I played in the anime is involved in the story.

この度ア二メ「ポケットモンス夕一」で主人公リコの担任の先生役を務めさせていただきました、小泉孝太郎です。
最初お話をいただいた時は、まさか自分がと思うとともにとても光栄で、すぐに引き受けたいとお返事をさせていただきました。
主人公はもちろん子どもたちなのですが、私が演じさせていただいた先生もどのように関わるのかも楽しみに観ていただけたらと思います。

CoroCoro Comic's Official website posted an article about this episode just before the original airing on April 14th, 2023. They also tweeted about the page on the official CoroCoro Comic Twitter account to promote it.


Anipoke is just around the corner! A New Pokémon Anime Series! It finally starts airing today!!


Today, Friday, April 14th, 2023 at 6:55 pm! The anime "Pocket Monsters" will start airing soon! In this article, we'll introduce you to the Pokémon and characters that will appear in today's episode, as well as comments from the voice actors and director, and more! We'll bring you this information right before the broadcast of the new series!


A new series of the Anipoke is finally starting! The first broadcast today will be a one-hour special! One of the main characters, Liko, is finally sets off in the world of Pokémon!

So for today's "Anipoke is just around the corner!", we'll be showing the latest from the anime just before it airs!


▲ The story begins when the main character, Liko, enrolls in an academy in the Kanto region!


▲ Liko enrolls at the boarding school, Sekiei Academy! It seems that all the students go to school with their Pokémon partners.


▲ And Liko, also receives her first Pokemon. It's the most exciting moment!!


▲ Liko's first Pokémon is Nyahoja! Liko is happy, but the stubbornly moody Nyahoja does not listen to her at all, and suddenly she is in big trouble!?


▲ One day, some suspicious characters appear in front of Liko.


▲ The suspicious people seem to be after Liko's mysterious pendant......!?


▲ But, who is this person with a Lizardon that appears while Liko is in trouble!?

Don't miss Liko's adventures, which finally begin to take off with a sudden and unexpected turn of events! In the new series, in addition to the title of each episode, there will be a "subtitle" that reveals the content of the story. The first subtitle is "Liko and Roy's Departure"!

The subtitle will change as the story progresses, so watch out for it! Now, the new Anipoke broadcast will start at 6:55 pm!

【アニポケまであとちょっと！】ポケモンアニメ新シリーズ！ いよいよ本日、放送スタート!!
ポケモンアニメ新シリーズ！いよいよ本日、放送スタート!!
本日4月14日(金)よる6時55分から！アニメ「ポケットモンスター」まもなく放送スタート!!
この記事はアニメ放送前に、今日の放送回に登場するポケモンやキャラクターの紹介、声優さんや監督からのコメントなどなど、ほかでは聞けないアニポケ情報をお届けするコーナー!!　新シリーズでも変わらず放送直前にお届けするぞ!!
ついにスタートするアニポケ新シリーズ！　初回となる今日の放送はなんといきなり1時間スペシャル!!　主人公の1人少女・リコが、いよいよポケットモンスターの世界へと旅立つ!!　
ということで今日の「アニポケまであとちょっと！」では、放送直前のアニメ最新カットを大公開するぞ!!
▲物語は主人公・リコがカントー地方にある学園に入学するところから始まる！
▲リコが入学するのは全寮制の学校「セキエイ学園」！　生徒はみんなパートナーのポケモンと登校しているようだ。
▲そしてリコもまた、初めてのポケモンをもらう。一番ワクワクする瞬間だ!!
▲リコの最初のポケモンはニャオハ！　喜ぶリコだが、きまぐれなニャオハは全然言うことを聞かず、いきなりこんな大ピンチに!?
▲そんなある日、リコの前に怪しげな人物たちが現れる。
▲怪しげな人物たちは、リコが持つ不思議なペンダントを狙っている様子……!?
▲そして、追われるリコの危機に現れたリザードンを連れたこの人物は一体!?
いきなりの急展開でついに動き出すリコの冒険をお見逃しなく！　新シリーズでは、各話のサブタイトルとは別にストーリーの内容を現す「副題」がつくぞ。最初の副題は「リコとロイの旅立ち」!!　
そして副題は、今後のストーリーに合わせて変わっていくので、そちらにも注目!!　さあ、いよいよこのあと6時55分から新しいアニポケの放送スタートだ!!

The official Pokémon YouTube channel premiere of the new Pocket Monsters 2023 anime series was shown in two installments, first on June 30th, 2023 at 18:55 JST for PART 1 featuring episodes 1 to 6 and then the second installment on July 7th, 2023 at on 18:55 JST for PART 2 featuring episodes 7 to 12.

The official Japanese Pokémon website had a news article and the offical AniPoke PR Twitter account also posted to promote this showing.

An English dub version of Pokémon Horizons: the Series, was showcased as a sneak peek at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20th, 2023.

The Summer is for Pokémon! Pika Free Streaming Campaign! (夏はやっぱりポケモン！ピカッと無料一挙配信キャンペーン) was held from July 28th, 2023 to August 25th, 2023. Episodes 1 through 12 of the 2023 Pocket Monsters TV anime series was streamed all at once on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. It was region locked to Japan. Viewers could watch the adventures of the main characters, Liko and Roy, all at once!

Sources: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2023/07/230721_a01.html and https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1684745492616622081

The dub BGM used in the final version of the episode is slightly shifted by a few seconds compared to the preview version, some cues also being edited to be shorter or longer.

The final version of the dub version of this episode adds a credits sequence that was absent during the preview version on YouTube.

In the final version of the dub airing of this episode, Nidothing's voice is redubbed to be deeper pitched, along with added BGM that wasn't in the preview version of this episode.

The dub preview version of this episode put up on YouTube did not have a title card. The final version of this episode adds one.

Liko's line is redubbed in the final dub airing of this episode to better fit the lip flap.

Preview: "They told me about this place"
Final: "Then they told me about this place"

Liko's Rotom Phone's line in the final version of the dub airing is redubbed to fix the pronunciation of "Sprigatito".

Liko's Rotom Phone is redubbed in the final version of the dub airing to fix the pronunciation of Sprigatito.

The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Anipoke episode with a production artwork piece on April 13th, 2023. The picture featured Liko and Nyahoja.

Original drawings of Liko and Friede from the new series.
Nyahoja is looking at Liko.

新シリーズより、リコ、フリードの原画をご紹介
リコを見つめるニャオハ

During the Comic-Con 2023 San Diego - Pokémon Horizons: The Series - Behind-the-Scenes Look at Production panel, this production artwork was showcased and then later released in the press release.

During the Comic-Con 2023 San Diego - Pokémon Horizons: The Series - Behind-the-Scenes Look at Production panel, this production artwork was showcased and then later released in the press release.

The scene of Liko and Sprigatito jumping off the school roof is cut in the English dub version.

In the original 1-hour special airing on TV Tokyo, To Be Continued was replaced with the PM2023 logo.

The text containing "To Be Continued" is removed from the dub.