The Pokémon Horizon the anime introduced Roy as its male protagonist, but in his first episode, he revealed that he had never had a Pokémon of his own before. However, after linking up with the spaceship’s Fuecoco, Roy may have found his originator and he proved it by drawing on Fuecoco’s power… with song.
Fuecoco falls off the ship while docking and gets lost on the island, where it runs into Roy. Roy heard Fuecoco sing for the first time and followed the sound. He was able to calm it down, and after some wacky pranks, Fuecoco returned to the spaceship. However, in episode 5 of Pokémon Horizons, Roy boarded the spaceship in hopes of meeting Fuecoco again. However, Professor Friede explains that choosing an initiator is a two-way street: Fuecoco must want to choose Roy as much as Roy wants Fuecoco. Friede gives the boy a chance to bond further with Fuecoco as they attempt to complete repairs to the spacecraft.
Roy’s Musical Link brings out the true power of Fuecoco
In this episode, the Adventurers led by Amethio attack again in hopes of obtaining Riko and the pendant. Roy and Fuecoco faced a very difficult opponent, Rhydon, and it turned out that Fuecoco really didn’t know how to execute any attacks properly, unable to use Ember multiple times. Roy begins to sing, in the style of a traditional Japanese pep team, to cheer on Fuecoco. Fuecoco joins in and as they sing together, they become more in tune. When Roy gave the order to use Ember this time, Fuecoco used his inner powers and actually launched a rather powerful fireball, impressing (and confusing) Riko in the process.
Fans of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may know that Fuecoco’s evolution, Skeledirge, not only has its name derived from music, but also has a signature attack known as the Torch Song, so the music attaches. associated with the Pokémon’s identity. Roy himself doesn’t seem to have a problem with singing, as he’s not even shy about it. As a theme for them to bond, the music was the perfect choice – it showed Roy and Fuecoco having the compatibility that Pokemon’s cool new hero Professor Friede talked about, and in fact is that Fuecoco has been able to achieve something that has never been possible before. have proven that they are better together than apart.
While Roy still hasn’t been officially started by Fuecoco PokémonHe’s taken the first major step toward becoming a true Pokémon trainer, and he’s done it in a way unlike any other trainer before him.