The announcement came alongside from preview images of the upcoming episode featuring the gym leader and her Pokémon pal.
Hikasa returns to the Pokémon TV anime franchise after voicing Amelia in an episode of Pokémon XY & Z, Nami in Pokémon XY, and Ellie in Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies.
Yoko Hikasa is most well known for being the voice of Mio Akiyama in K-ON! and Rias Gremory in High School DxD.