Die junge Liko verlässt ihr Zuhause Paldea, um in Kanto an der Indigo-Akademie zur Pokémon-Trainerin ausgebildet zu werden. Dort trifft sie auf ihre Mitbewohnerin Ann und erhält das Pokémon Felori als Partner. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten entwickelt sich eine tiefe Bindung zwischen Liko und Felori. Doch eines Tages wird Liko von einem geheimnisvollen jungen Mann besucht, der ihr Misstrauen durch sein Interesse an ihrem Anhänger weckt.

Liko und Felori entkommen Amethio dank Friedels Eingreifen mit seinem Glurak. Liko wird von einer Attacke fast getroffen, doch ein mysteriöses Pokémon in ihrem Anhänger schützt sie. Sie werden von Friedel und Glurak gerettet und zum Luftschiff der Volttackle-Aeronauten gebracht.

Liko erwacht auf der „Tapferen Oliviana“ und will Felori, die von Entdeckern entführt wurde, suchen. Friedel, der sie bereits sucht, lehnt Likos Plan ab und offenbart, dass ihre Mutter die Volttackle-Aeronauten um Schutz gebeten hat.

Liko ist jetzt ein Mitglied der Volttackle-Aeronauten. Nach einer Notlandung der Tapferen Oliviana verschwindet Krokel und wird von Liko und Felori gesucht. Währenddessen trifft Krokel den jungen Rory, der Pokémon-Trainer werden will.

Rory gelangt heimlich auf das Luftschiff Tapfere Oliviana, um das verschwundene Krokel zu suchen, und bleibt dort trotz der Konfrontation mit den Volttackle-Aeronauten. Nach einer Notlandung zur Reparatur des Luftschiffs und Krokels verzweifelter Suche nach Rory, verbünden sie sich mit den wilden Pokémon der Insel, um die Tapfere Oliviana zu verteidigen und gegen die Entdecker zu kämpfen.

Amethio ist kurz davor, Liko zu schnappen, als Rorys Antiker Pokéball ein schwarzes Rayquaza beschwört, das sie in die Flucht schlägt. Rorys Großvater enthüllt daraufhin die Legende des Pokémon, woraufhin Rory beschließt, mit Unterstützung von Krokel ein Pokémon-Trainer zu werden.

Liko, Felori, Rory und Krokel werden Mitglieder der Volttackle-Aeronauten. Liko fühlt sich schuldig, ihre Freunde in Gefahr gebracht zu haben, und will stärker werden. Sie bitten Friedel um Kampftraining, obwohl sie keine Erfahrung haben. Ihre Fähigkeiten werden getestet, als sie gegeneinander antreten müssen, um echte Pokémon-Trainer zu werden.

Liko versucht sich weiterhin mit Dot anzufreunden, der sich immer mehr von der Gruppe entfernt.

The Rising Volt Tacklers arrive in the Paldea region, where Liko's home is located. Liko's father, Alex, welcomes her alongside Friede and Roy. As Liko sat back and relaxed at her home after a while, Alex unexpectedly reveals to her his honest thoughts, that he wants her to stay here forever from now on. Will Liko's adventures, having barley just begun, come to an end right here?

Led by Alex, Liko's father, Liko and Roy visit Artazon's Gym Leader, Brassius. But Brassius' Gym is closed at that time. The two are at a loss with what to do next, having been unable to meet Brassius. However, when a Champion-ranked Trainer shows up, she takes them to Brassius' atelier.

Liko and Roy have gone to the forest where Brassius says he encountered the Shiny Rayquaza with Molly coming along for support. On the way, they find evidence of a massive fire that hit the forest but the spot they're going to remains unscathed. While exploring, the three get separated and the Arboliva in the forest start to take action. Will they be able to find out what caused the fire?

Liko's group works to help regrow the damaged forest. After Friede discovers and scares off a Rarecoil interfering with the crew's communications, they are able to recruit Landau to irrigate the soil with his Nuoh, allowing Oliva to fully restore the greenery.

Just as the Rising Volt Tacklers are ready to set off for the Galar region where Liko's grandmother is, there's technical difficulties with the airship's control system. So they decide have a picnic until the system is back up and running. Liko has fun making sandwiches with the rest of the crew, but can't stop thinking about Dot, who stayed behind on the ship.

Roy and Fuecoco go to see a peculiar Wattrel that isn't with its flock. Once Roy discovers that Wattrel can't fly, he offers to help it. Will Wattrel be able to fly to be with its flock or will it decide to find its own path?

Liko suddenly goes missing while out shopping. The Rising Volt Tacklers search Artazon for her based on reports on her whereabouts Dot has gathered through the Internet, but are unable to locate her. As the group grows increasingly nervous, sensing the involvement of an enemy they can't see, Dot plays her trump card and contacts Iono, popular streamer and Gym Leader of Levincia City.

Liko's pendant has been stolen, and the Rising Volt Tacklers have set off to retrieve it. But then the Ancient Monster Ball Arboliva went into starts shining, and the light leads the group to an unknown destination?

Kaiden and Hogator are constantly fighting, and it really bothers Roy that they aren't getting along. He thinks about how they might bond by battling together against Captain Pikachu.

Liko and Roy ask Friede about his past in order to get closer to Cap. And so the fateful encounter between Friede and Captain Pikachu is finally revealed.

The group has arrived in the Galar region, where they decide to leave the conspicuous airship behind and travel by land to the old castle Liko's grandmother Diana is supposed to be in. However, since the train is currently out of service, they decide to spend some time in Motostoke, where Liko and Roy head for the Battle Café alongside the Rising Volt Tacklers' cook, Murdock. There, they encounter Mitchell, a patissier and former colleague of Murdock's. And it seems the two have quite the history.

Liko and Roy have met Kabu, the Gym Leader of Motostoke Stadium and a native of the Hoenn region. Figuring that this means he might know something about Rayquaza, the Legendary Pokémon that's likewise from the Hoenn region, they decide to ask him about it. Kabu is so moved by their dedication he decides to train them. It's time for Kabu's fire training to begin.

The information they received from Kabu sends Liko, Roy and the others to the Galar Mine in search of the Black Rayquaza. On the way, they find an unconscious Hatenna, which Mollie diagnoses to be "suffering emotionally"; in other words, having been injured from constantly picking up emotions from nearby creatures. Unwilling to just leave her there, Liko decides to look after her on her own, but.

The Rising Volt Tacklers return to the Galar Mine in their search for the Black Rayquaza. As they search the area, Liko and Roy get separated from Friede, and continue deeper into the mine when they hear a mysterious cry. There, they find a group of people and Pokémon that have somehow completely lost their spirit and vigor. Meanwhile, Amethio and his Explorer companions also arrive at the mine in pursuit of Rayquaza.

What the group found in the Galar Mine was a Galar Fire. Liko and the others want to close in on this Galar Fire, but it's burning with anger and keeps everyone at arm's length. What is the plan they come up with that incorporates Kabu's advice?.

Liko, Roy and Friede head for Galar's ancient castle. Guided by Diana's Squawkabilly, they arrive at an old castle where Liko is finally reunited with Diana, her grandmother.

Liko, Roy and Friede have gone to the old castles in the Galar region to meet with Diana. Amethio arrives there too, but believe it or not, Sango and Onyx then show up and attack as well. Will Liko and Roy be able to protect Terapagos?

Diana, Liko's grandmother, has now joined the others on the airship, and Terapagos, which has been lying dormant for many years, is going on an adventure around the ship, having Liko completely wrapped around its fingers to the point of madness. However, Sprigatito isn't too pleased with how Liko only seems to care about Terapagos now.

The Rising Volt Tacklers go to the Wild Area of the Galar Region after Dot obtains some eyewitness accounts of Rayquaza sightings there, but the accounts turned out to be inaccurate. After seeing how frustrated this made Dot, Liko suggests they make some curry together, and the group decides to take a short rest in the area. Meanwhile, all the Explorers executives gather at HQ.

Liko, Roy and Friede stop by an antique shop run by Diana's acquaintance Tepen, though are unsuccessful in learning more about the ancient Poké Balls. However, on the way back to the ship, something unexpected happens to Roy.

Liko, Roy, Friede and Orla have gone to a Poké Ball Factory in Galar run by a master craftsman who makes some unusual Poké Balls. Orla hits it off well with the craftsman but she soon makes an interesting suggestion. Will they learn more about the mysterious Poké Balls?

A mysterious liquid has ended up splattered around on the airship. Liko and Roy start searching the interior of the ship to find out what it could be, but end up finding something they never imagined.

Liko and the others hear of a shining Lapras and decide to search the sea for it, thinking it might be the one that's part of the Six Heroes.

The Rising Volt Tacklers have found the Lapras in the mist and it starts to resonate with Terapagos showing it could be Lucius' Lapras after . all. However, the Lapras and its friends keep attacking the Brave Olivine so the battle rages on. Will the Rising Volt Tacklers be able to calm the Lapras.

The Rising Volt Tacklers thought the case was closed after they got their feelings across to the Lapras from the Six Heroes, but then the Black Rayquaza they had been chasing down suddenly appeared high up in the sky. Roy yells a challenge to a battle at it. However, Amethio from the Explorers barges in. Liko and the others are in deep trouble after Rayquaza gets enraged from being attacked, but then Terapagos' body starts shining?

Liko and Roy hear that Diana is going to leave the airship, so they plan a farewell party for her together with their other companions. Meanwhile, following his defeat by Rayquaza, Amethio decides to battle Hamber in order to get stronger.

Friede accepts job searching for lost Bramblin to fund Volt Tacklers' journey. They encounter Pokémon Hunters overhunting, battle ensues.

During a livestream, a listener asks Dot as Nidothing for help, explaining that there's a tag battle tournament coming up, but her partner Oinkologne refuses to team up with anyone. Gurumin asks Liko, Roy and Kuwassu for help. It appears the Oinkologne is actually in love...?

The Rising Volt Tacklers answer a request from an archaeologist acquaintance of Friede's to move some rocks at an archaeological dig and head for the dig site. However, they have difficulties getting started with the work, as ferocious Krokorok and Krookodile seem to be interfering. Liko, Roy and Friede set off to investigate inside the ruins to get to the bottom of this.

Mollie is performing a medical checkup on the Pokémon as the Brave Olivine is docked after a storm, but as Liko is taking her Pokémon there for their checkup, Hatenna senses someone. Believe it or not, it turns out to be a single Tandemaus that has gotten onto the ship. Tandemaus normally operate in pairs, so it's strange for one to be alone like this. Maybe something serious has happened?

Liko, Roy and Dot are shopping in Tetsuron Town, a town famous for its industrial products, when Dot gets separated from the other two. While going around on her own, Dot encounters a Tinkatink, a Pokémon said to pounds iron scraps together to make a hammer. And it seems the Tinkatink is interested in a certain something Dot got?

Nyahoja accidentally injures Liko during training. Feeling ashamed with herself, she runs away from the Brave Olivine, prompting her Trainer to look for her. Will Liko find Nyahoja and assure her that attacking her was an accident?