The TV animation series Pocket Monsters, which airs every Friday at 6:55 on TV Tokyo, has announced that it will air "Summer Special Episodes" set in the Sinnoh region for two weeks on Friday, July 23rd, 2021 and Friday July 30th, 2021. High resolution images from the press release have been added to an Imageboard thread.


PM2019 74: 2021-07-23 Darkrai's Midsummer Night's Dream (ダークライ真夏の夜の夢)
PM2019 75: 2021-07-30 Cresselia's Midsummer Night's Light (クレセリア真夏の夜の光)

In addition, Hikari and her partner Pokémon Pochama, will appear in Pocket Monsters for the first time in nine years since the Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl series! A key visual poster featuring Hikari and Pochama and a PV video that foreshadows the story surrounding the phantom Pokémon Darkrai and the legendary Pokémon Crecelia were released today.


When Satoshi and Go learn that people in a town in the Sinnoh Region were having nightmares and couldn't sleep, they suspected that Darkrai, a Pokémon with the ability to give others nightmares, and they headed to the area to investigate.


In the meantime, Koharu decides to take her partner Eievui with her and travel to the Sinnoh region by herself after the Sakuragi family's vacation there got canceled. Koharu and Eievui are really excited to be traveling alone for the first time ever as they head to Hakutai City, where a Pokémon Contest is going to be held. On the way, they encounter Satoshi's former travelmates Hikari and Pochama.


In the promo video, we see a Darkrai on the night of a new moon seemingly being enticed by something or other, as well as a wounded Cresselia lying in a forest... It's time for Satoshi and Go's, as well as Hikari and Koharu's, adventures relating to these two Pokémon to begin.


Comment by Megumi Toyoguchi, the voice of Hikari
Hikari's voice actress Megumi Toyoguchi is delighted over this return appearance, telling us that "We've already seen Iris and Shigeru, and this time it's Hikari and Pochama from "Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl"'s turn to appear in the "Pocket Monsters" anime! I was really nervous about whether or not I'd still be able to do Hikari's voice since it's 9 years since last time, but I had so much fun and felt so comfortable playing off my partner Pochama that I had a great time during the actual recording session."

"This is the first time those of you who started watching the anime with this series will encounter her, but I hope you'll like Hikari; She's as bright and cheerful as the sun and really loves Pokémon", she continued. "Her partner Pokémon Pochama is amazingly cute as well, so make sure to look forward to learning what this special summer arc is all about!"

Pocket Monsters - Summer Special Episodes 2021 PV

Original Source: https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1410914901053169682