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'''''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター''' ''Pocket Monsters'') is the seventh [[series]] of the [[Pokémon anime]]. This anime series is based on the events of all the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}, including the [[Generation VIII]] games {{g|Sword and Shield}}<!--Do NOT add that it is based off Pokémon GO. The only connection is a character named Goh. The catching every Pokémon aspect isn't even something that is exclusive to Pokémon GO.-->. It follows ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' and was succeeded by ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. It premiered on November 17, 2019 in Japan (although the first episode had a special screening two days earlier) and on June 12, 2020 in {{pmin|the United States}}.
'''''Pokémon Journeys: The Series''''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター''' ''Pocket Monsters'') is the seventh [[series]] of the [[Pokémon anime]]. This anime series is based on the events of all the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}, including the [[Generation VIII]] games {{g|Sword and Shield}}<!--Do NOT add that it is based off Pokémon GO. The only connection is a character named Goh. The catching every Pokémon aspect isn't even something that is exclusive to Pokémon GO.-->. It follows ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' and was succeeded by ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]''. It premiered between November 17, 2019 and March 24, 2023 in Japan (although the first episode had a special screening two days earlier) and between June 12, 2020 and September 8, 2023 in {{pmin|the United States}}.


The series features "double protagonists" [[Ash Ketchum]] and [[Goh]], along with their respective partners {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}}. Similar to ''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon'', Ash is based in a single location, alongside Goh, and together they travel around the {{pkmn|world}}, specifically all [[region]]s that have appeared in the [[core series]] (from [[Kanto]] to [[Galar]]), and meet {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} living in each region while pursuing their respective goals. Ash continues his pursuit of becoming a [[Pokémon Master]] by entering the [[World Coronation Series]], with the hopes of one day having an official match with the reigning Monarch, {{an|Leon}}. Goh, having had a fateful encounter with {{p|Mew}} when he was six, dreams of one day {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} the [[Mythical Pokémon]], and is currently filling his [[Pokédex]] and participating in the [[Project Mew]] research project in the hopes that they will get him closer to his dream. The series also features as supporting characters a young girl named [[Chloe]], and her father [[Professor Cerise]], who runs the [[Cerise Laboratory]] in [[Vermilion City]].  
The series features "double protagonists" [[Ash Ketchum]] and [[Goh]], along with their respective partners {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}}. Similar to ''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon'', Ash is based in a single location, alongside Goh, and together they travel around the {{pkmn|world}}, specifically all [[region]]s that have appeared in the [[core series]] (from [[Kanto]] to [[Galar]]), and meet {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} living in each region while pursuing their respective goals. Ash continues his pursuit of becoming a [[Pokémon Master]] by entering the [[World Coronation Series]], with the hopes of one day having an official match with the reigning Monarch, {{an|Leon}}. Goh, having had a fateful encounter with {{p|Mew}} when he was six, dreams of one day {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} the [[Mythical Pokémon]], and is currently filling his [[Pokédex]] and participating in the [[Project Mew]] research project in the hopes that they will get him closer to his dream. The series also features as supporting characters a young girl named [[Chloe]], and her father [[Professor Cerise]], who runs the [[Cerise Laboratory]] in [[Vermilion City]].


As with the previous three series of the anime, this series introduces a new art style. For instance, Ash's eyes (both the irises and the overall eyes) are drawn larger, and {{TRT}}'s eyes are drawn sharper than in ''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon''. Overall, the characters are drawn more similarly based on Ken Sugimori's more recent character art. Characters are also consistently drawn with fingernails, like in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''.
As with the previous three series of the anime, this series introduces a new art style. For instance, Ash's eyes (both the irises and the overall eyes) are drawn larger, and {{TRT}}'s eyes are drawn sharper than in ''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon''. Overall, the characters are drawn more similarly based on Ken Sugimori's more recent character art. Characters are also consistently drawn with fingernails, like in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''.


''Pokémon Journeys'' features the return of several characters that have appeared over the course of the anime, from main characters (like {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Dawn}}, for example) to some recurring characters (like [[Gary Oak]], {{an|Korrina}}, [[Butch]], and [[Cassidy]], among others), far more than any of the previous series. In addition to this, Pokémon Journeys concludes several storylines created over the years within the anime, such as the story of [[Mohn]], Butch and Cassidy's rivalry with [[Jessie]] and [[James]], and Ash's story with {{an|Cynthia}}.
''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' features the return of many characters that have appeared over the course of the anime, from main characters (like {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Dawn}}, for example) to recurring characters (like [[Gary Oak]], {{an|Korrina}}, and [[Paul]], among others), far more than any of the previous series. In addition to this, ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' concludes several storylines created over the years within the anime, such as the story of [[Mohn]], [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]]'s rivalry with [[Jessie]] and [[James]], and Ash's story with {{an|Cynthia}}.


''Pokémon Journeys'' is the first anime series to feature episodes split into two different story segments, something that started in ''[[JN026|Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown! / Slowking's Crowning!]]'' and continued with ''[[JN041|Pikachu Translation Check... / Up to Your Neck!]]'' and ''[[JN058|A Rollicking Roll… / Eyes on the Goal!]]''. These episodes have a more comical and "loose" plot from the main anime story. This is also the first anime series to have special episodes released directly for streaming, with a four-part arc related to [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], titled [[Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles]], released directly on Japan's [[Prime Video]] service.<ref>https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2022/01/220114_a01.html</ref>
''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' is the first anime series to feature episodes split into two different story segments, something that started in ''[[JN026|Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown! / Slowking's Crowning!]]'' and continued with ''[[JN041|Pikachu Translation Check... / Up to Your Neck!]]'' and ''[[JN058|A Rollicking Roll… / Eyes on the Goal!]]''. These episodes have a more comical and "loose" plot from the main anime story. This is also the first anime series to have special episodes released directly for streaming, with a four-part arc related to [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], titled ''[[Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles]]'', released directly on Japan's [[Prime Video]] service.<ref>https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2022/01/220114_a01.html</ref>


After airing the first 136 episodes of ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' in Japan, on December 16, 2022, an eleven-episode mini series focused on Ash and Pikachu which takes place after the events of the ''Pocket Monsters'' arc of ''Journeys'' called ''Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'' (ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター) was announced worldwide.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_VMGv2kKEI&t=7</ref>  
After airing the first 136 episodes of ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' in Japan, on December 16, 2022, an eleven-episode miniseries focused on Ash and Pikachu which takes place after the events of those episodes called (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター''' ''Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'') was announced worldwide.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_VMGv2kKEI&t=7</ref> In the dub, this miniseries was combined with the special episode ''[[JNS05|Distant Blue Sky!]]'' to form the final batch of ''[[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]]'', titled '''''Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master'''''.


Episodes in ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' are numbered with {{bp|Epicode|the prefix}} '''JN''' on [[Bulbapedia]]. For a complete episode listing, see the [[list of Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes]].
Episodes in ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' are numbered with {{bp|Epicode|the prefix}} '''JN''' on [[Bulbapedia]]. For a complete episode listing, see the [[List of Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes|list of ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' episodes]].
 
==Blurb==
<i>Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum has a new plan: see the world! But first, he and his partner Pikachu are headed to the opening of the Cerise Laboratory, a research facility dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in every region. Ash meets Goh, another boy with boundless curiosity about Pokémon, and both are overjoyed when Professor Cerise asks them to become official research fellows. With Ash as determined as ever to become a Pokémon Master, and Goh aiming to catch one of every Pokémon (including the Mythical Mew), our heroes are in for adventure and excitement as they explore the wide world of Pokémon!</i>


==Japanese seasons==
==Japanese seasons==
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==Dub seasons==
==Dub seasons==
When ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' came to be dubbed into English and other languages, it was divided into seasons, with three so far:  
When ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' came to be dubbed into English and other languages, it was divided into three seasons:  
* [[S23|Pokémon Journeys: The Series]] ([[JN001]] - [[JN048]])
* [[S23|Pokémon Journeys: The Series]] ([[JN001]] - [[JN048]])
* [[S24|Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series]] ([[JN049]] - [[JN090]])
* [[S24|Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series]] ([[JN049]] - [[JN090]])
* [[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]] ([[JN091]] - Ongoing)
* [[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]] ([[JN091]] - [[JN147]], [[JNS05]])
** Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master ([[JN137]] - [[JN147]], [[JNS05]])


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Season 24 logo.png|''Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series'' logo
Season 24 logo.png|''Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series'' logo
Season 25 logo.png|''Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series'' logo
Season 25 logo.png|''Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series'' logo
To Be a Pokémon Master logo.png|''Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master'' logo
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==Movies==
==Movies==
{{main|Pokémon movie#Pokémon Journeys: The Series|Pokémon movie → Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}
{{main|Pokémon movie}}
* ''[[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]]''
* ''[[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]]''


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Pocket Monsters 2019 poster Golden Fridays.png|Golden Fridays poster
S23 poster.png|English poster for Pokémon Journeys: The Series
S23 poster.png|English poster for Pokémon Journeys: The Series
S24 poster.png|English poster for Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series  
S24 poster.png|English poster for Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series
S25 poster.png|English poster for Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series  
S25 poster.png|English poster for Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series
To Be a Pokémon Master poster.png|English poster for Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master
Distant Blue Sky poster.jpg|English poster for ''Distant Blue Sky!''
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* Shōji Yonemura
* Shōji Yonemura
* Deko Akao
* Deko Akao
* Jun’ichi Fujisaku
* Jun'ichi Fujisaku
* Michihiro Tsuchiya
* Michihiro Tsuchiya
* Tōko Machida
* Tōko Machida
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* [[Netflix]] provides an epilepsy warning at the beginning of each episode after the TV rating chyron, thus marking the second time that the warning has been used outside of Japan, the first time being ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''.
* [[Netflix]] provides an epilepsy warning at the beginning of each episode after the TV rating chyron, thus marking the second time that the warning has been used outside of Japan, the first time being ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''.
* This is the first series:
* This is the first series:
** To be dubbed by [[Iyuno-SDI Group]] (formerly known as Iyuno Media Group) and Goldcrest Post.
** To be dubbed by [[Iyuno]] (formerly known as Iyuno Media Group) and Goldcrest Post.
** To be set in more than two game-original [[region]]s.
** To be set in more than two game-original [[region]]s.
** Since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' where {{Ash}}'s outfit is not directly influenced by the male player character's outfit for the concurrent [[generation]].
** Since the [[original series]] to be put on an extended hiatus; in this case, it was brought on by a production shutdown due to concerns from the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
** Since the original series to not have the names of the generation's first [[core series]] games in its title.
** Since the original series where {{Ash}} travels with more than one main group of traveling companions, with [[Goh]] being swapped out for {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} during the ''Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'' arc.
** Since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' where Ash's outfit is not directly influenced by the male player character's outfit for the concurrent [[generation]].
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire'' where Ash has won more than one [[Full Battle]].
*** This is also the only series where Ash participates in multiple Full Battles without losing any of them.
** Since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' where Ash recalls any of the Pokémon at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] to his [[party]].
** Since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' where Ash recalls any of the Pokémon at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] to his [[party]].
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl'' where {{TRT}} uses Pokémon they had caught in previous series aside from {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}.
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl'' where {{TRT}} uses Pokémon they had caught in previous series aside from {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}.
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl'' to feature {{DL|Clip show|regular broadcasting clip shows|regular broadcasting clip shows}}.
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl'' to feature more than three [[List of English opening themes|English opening themes]].
** Since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' where Pokémon have rejoined Ash's regular rotation after leaving it in a prior series.
** Since ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' where Pokémon have rejoined Ash's regular rotation after leaving it in a prior series.
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White'' in which the final episode ends with the message "Next Time... A New Beginning!"
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White'' in which the final episode ends with the message "Next Time... A New Beginning!"
** In which [[Goh|a main character]] other than Ash catches all [[starter Pokémon]] of the current generation.
*** However, this message was removed in the English dub.
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White'' to feature a generic eyecatch rather than a guessing segment.
** In which [[Goh|a main character]] other than Ash catches all [[first partner Pokémon]] of the current generation.
** In which the concurrent generation in the anime concludes after the release of the following generation's initial games.
** In which the concurrent generation in the anime concludes after the release of the following generation's initial games.
** Other than the [[Original series|original one]] to be put on an extended hiatus; in this case, it was brought on by a production shutdown due to concerns from the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
** To feature main series episodes where none of the main characters make a physical appearance.
** To feature main series episodes where none of the main characters make a physical appearance.
*** It is also the first series to feature main series episodes where Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} are completely absent.  
*** It is also the first series to feature main series episodes where Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} are completely absent.  
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** In which a main character owns both a Pokémon's regular form and its regional form.  
** In which a main character owns both a Pokémon's regular form and its regional form.  
** To have a Japanese [[One, Two, Three|opening theme]] with more than two different versions.
** To have a Japanese [[One, Two, Three|opening theme]] with more than two different versions.
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl'' to feature {{DL|Clip show|regular broadcasting clip shows|regular broadcasting clip shows}}.
** Since ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White'' to feature a generic eyecatch rather than a guessing segment.
** In which [[Pokémon Egg]]s are given generic designs, contradicting their designs from previous series.
** In which [[Pokémon Egg]]s are given generic designs, contradicting their designs from previous series.
** In which the concurrent generation's regional {{pkmn|Professor}} does not debut in the first two episodes.
** In which the concurrent generation's regional {{pkmn|Professor}} does not debut in the first two episodes.
** In which the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segments from the original Japanese version are retained in the dub.
** In which the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segments from the original Japanese version are retained in the dub.
** In which the "To Be Continued" text is removed in the dub; it is only maintained in the official YouTube upload of the [[JN001|first episode]].
** In which the "To Be Continued" text is removed in the dub; it is only maintained in the official YouTube upload of the [[JN001|first episode]], but was retained on ''[[JN136|This Could be the Start of Something Big!]]''.
** Since the original series to not have the names of the generation's first [[core series]] games in its title.
** In which an event-only location in the games is visited by the protagonists.
** In which an event-only location in the games is visited by the protagonists.
* This is the only series with Ash as the protagonist in which:
* This is the only series with Ash as the protagonist in which:
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** One of Ash's friends catches a Pokémon before Ash does.
** One of Ash's friends catches a Pokémon before Ash does.
** One of Ash's male traveling companions owns a [[Pokédex]].
** One of Ash's male traveling companions owns a [[Pokédex]].
** Ash doesn't catch any starter Pokémon.
** Ash doesn't catch any concurrent first partner Pokémon.
** Ash does not participate in a [[Pokémon League]].
** Ash does not participate in a [[Pokémon League]].
** Ash's journey does not tie in with the journey from the games.
** Ash's journey does not tie in with the journey from the games.
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** A released Pokémon re-joins Ash's ownership permanently.
** A released Pokémon re-joins Ash's ownership permanently.
** Previous [[rival]]s of Ash besides {{Gary}} make appearances outside of the series they were introduced in.
** Previous [[rival]]s of Ash besides {{Gary}} make appearances outside of the series they were introduced in.
** Ash defeats a {{pkmn|Champion}} or an [[Elite Four]] member.
** Ash defeats an [[Elite Four]] member or a {{pkmn|Champion}}.
** Ash travels with more than one main group of traveling companions since the [[original series]], with Goh being swapped out for {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} during the ''Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'' arc.
* This is the only series featuring eyecatches where the eyecatches remain the same throughout without any variations.
** Ash has won more than one [[Full Battle]] since ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire''.
*** This is also the first series where Ash participates in multiple Full Battles without losing any of them.
** Ash travels with traveling companions from previous series since ''Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl''.
** Special episodes feature Ash and Pikachu in person.
* The [[Pokémon Shiritori|first Japanese ending theme]] of this series was used for 70 episodes, longer than any other Japanese ending.
* The [[Pokémon Shiritori|first Japanese ending theme]] of this series was used for 70 episodes, longer than any other Japanese ending.
[[File:Ash ending Artwork.png|250px|thumb|Ash's farewell from the anime autographed by Kunihiko Yuyama]]
* Ash obtains less Pokémon that debuted in the generation that the anime covers than any other series, obtaining two individual species from [[Generation VIII]].
* Ash obtains less Pokémon that debuted in the generation that the anime covers than any other series, obtaining two individual species from [[Generation VIII]].
** Additionally, Ash obtains more Pokémon species that debuted in previous generations than he did from [[Generation VIII]].
** Additionally, Ash obtains more Pokémon species that debuted in previous generations than he did from [[Generation VIII]].
* This series features the most of Ash's former traveling companions from previous series out of any series, with all the previous companions making a physical appearance.
* This series features the most of Ash's former traveling companions from previous series out of any series, with all the previous companions making a physical appearance.
* This series contains the least amount of {{pkmn|movie}}s out of any series, with only one.
* This series contains the least amount of {{pkmn|movie}}s out of any series, with only one.
** This series also contains the least amount of [[List of Japanese ending themes|endings]] introduced in a single series, with only two.
** This is also the only series where the number of Pokémon movies is not equal to the number of seasons of the series.
** This is also the only series where the number of Pokémon movies is not equal to the number of seasons of the series.
* This series has the most regular broadcasting clip shows out of any series, at 4.
* This series has the most regular broadcasting clip shows out of any series, at four.
** It also has the shortest gap between clip shows, with only two weeks between [[JN119]] and [[JN121]].
* The last 12 episodes of this series were released in the United States on the 25th anniversary of the original airing of the anime's [[EP001|first episode]].
* This is the final series to feature Ash and Pikachu as main protagonists and the [[Team Rocket trio]] as main antagonists.
* This is the final series to feature Ash and Pikachu as main protagonists and the [[Team Rocket trio]] as main antagonists.
** With the end of Ash's saga in the Pokémon anime, the official Pokémon page on Twitter revealed an art containing the beginning of Ash's journey and his last scene in ''[[JN147|The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!]]'' signed by [[Kunihiko Yuyama]].<ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1707138046200586390</ref> The tweet was later retweeted by [[Sarah Natochenny]] herself.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1707138046200586390</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/sarahnatochenny/status/1707447793604784324</ref>
** On October 6, 2023, the official Pokémon YouTube channel released a video called ''A Timeless Journey'' that recalls some of the moments of Ash and {{ashfr}}' journey.
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:* On November 7, 2023 (approximately a year after ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'' aired in Japan), they released a compilation of Ash's first battles and the climax of the battle against {{an|Leon}} in the aforementioned episode, and Ash's first and last interactions with {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{Gary}}, and the [[Squirtle Squad]].
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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|he=פוקימון: מסעות – הסדרה
|he=פוקימון: מסעות – הסדרה
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|ko=포켓몬스터W ''Pocket Monsters W''
|ko=포켓몬스터W ''Pocket Monsters W''
|no=Pokémon reiser: Serien
|no=Pokémon reiser: Serien
|pl=Pokémon: Podróże – Seria
|pl=Pokémon: Podróże – Seria
|pt_br=Jornadas Pokémon: A Série{{tt|*|Pokémon press site, Pokémon TV, Pokémon GO website, Cartoon Network schedule, Cartoon Network App, Cartoon Network social media (May-June, 2020)}}<br>Pokémon Jornadas: A Série{{tt|*|Logo, Cartoon Network social media (September 2020-present), series trailer}}
|pt_br=Jornadas Pokémon: A Série{{tt|*|Pokémon press site, Pokémon TV, Pokémon GO website, Cartoon Network schedule, Cartoon Network App, Cartoon Network social media (May–June, 2020)}}<br>Pokémon Jornadas: A Série{{tt|*|Logo, Cartoon Network social media (September 2020-present), series trailer}}
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|ru=Покемон Сериал: Приключения ''Pokémon Serial: Prikliuceniia''
|ru=Покемон Сериал: Приключения ''Pokémon Serial: Prikliuceniia''
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|zh_cmn={{tt|寶可夢 旅途 目標是寶可夢大師|Pokémon Journeys: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master}}
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[[it:Serie Esplorazioni Pokémon]]
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Revision as of 03:38, 6 May 2024

This article is about the seventh series of the anime. For its eponymous first season, see S23.
This article is about the anime series. For its eponymous manga adaptation, see Pokémon Journeys: The Series (manga).

English logo
Japanese logo for Pocket Monsters

Pokémon Journeys: The Series (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Pocket Monsters) is the seventh series of the Pokémon anime. This anime series is based on the events of all the core series games, including the Generation VIII games Pokémon Sword and Shield. It follows Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon and was succeeded by Pokémon Horizons: The Series. It premiered between November 17, 2019 and March 24, 2023 in Japan (although the first episode had a special screening two days earlier) and between June 12, 2020 and September 8, 2023 in the United States.

The series features "double protagonists" Ash Ketchum and Goh, along with their respective partners Pikachu and Cinderace. Similar to Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, Ash is based in a single location, alongside Goh, and together they travel around the world, specifically all regions that have appeared in the core series (from Kanto to Galar), and meet Pokémon living in each region while pursuing their respective goals. Ash continues his pursuit of becoming a Pokémon Master by entering the World Coronation Series, with the hopes of one day having an official match with the reigning Monarch, Leon. Goh, having had a fateful encounter with Mew when he was six, dreams of one day catching the Mythical Pokémon, and is currently filling his Pokédex and participating in the Project Mew research project in the hopes that they will get him closer to his dream. The series also features as supporting characters a young girl named Chloe, and her father Professor Cerise, who runs the Cerise Laboratory in Vermilion City.

As with the previous three series of the anime, this series introduces a new art style. For instance, Ash's eyes (both the irises and the overall eyes) are drawn larger, and Team Rocket's eyes are drawn sharper than in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. Overall, the characters are drawn more similarly based on Ken Sugimori's more recent character art. Characters are also consistently drawn with fingernails, like in Pokémon the Series: XY.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series features the return of many characters that have appeared over the course of the anime, from main characters (like Brock, Iris, and Dawn, for example) to recurring characters (like Gary Oak, Korrina, and Paul, among others), far more than any of the previous series. In addition to this, Pokémon Journeys: The Series concludes several storylines created over the years within the anime, such as the story of Mohn, Butch and Cassidy's rivalry with Jessie and James, and Ash's story with Cynthia.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series is the first anime series to feature episodes split into two different story segments, something that started in Splash, Dash, and Smash for the Crown! / Slowking's Crowning! and continued with Pikachu Translation Check... / Up to Your Neck! and A Rollicking Roll… / Eyes on the Goal!. These episodes have a more comical and "loose" plot from the main anime story. This is also the first anime series to have special episodes released directly for streaming, with a four-part arc related to Pokémon Legends: Arceus, titled Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles, released directly on Japan's Prime Video service.[1]

After airing the first 136 episodes of Pokémon Journeys: The Series in Japan, on December 16, 2022, an eleven-episode miniseries focused on Ash and Pikachu which takes place after the events of those episodes called (Japanese: ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master) was announced worldwide.[2] In the dub, this miniseries was combined with the special episode Distant Blue Sky! to form the final batch of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, titled Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master.

Episodes in Pokémon Journeys: The Series are numbered with the prefix JN on Bulbapedia. For a complete episode listing, see the list of Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes.

Blurb

Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum has a new plan: see the world! But first, he and his partner Pikachu are headed to the opening of the Cerise Laboratory, a research facility dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in every region. Ash meets Goh, another boy with boundless curiosity about Pokémon, and both are overjoyed when Professor Cerise asks them to become official research fellows. With Ash as determined as ever to become a Pokémon Master, and Goh aiming to catch one of every Pokémon (including the Mythical Mew), our heroes are in for adventure and excitement as they explore the wide world of Pokémon!

Japanese seasons

Pokémon Journeys: The Series has been divided into multiple parts in the Japanese release:

  • Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター) (JN001 - JN136)
  • Pocket Monsters: Arceus, the One Called God (ポケットモンスター 神とよばれし アルセウス) (JNS01 - JNS04)
  • Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky (ポケットモンスター 遥かなる青い空) (JNS05)
  • Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター) (JN137 - JN147)

Dub seasons

When Pokémon Journeys: The Series came to be dubbed into English and other languages, it was divided into three seasons:

Movies

Main article: Pokémon movie

Home video releases

Japanese DVD releases

Gallery

For more images, please see artwork from Pokémon Journeys: The Series on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Posters

Characters

Protagonists

Antagonists

Rivals

Masters Eight

Supporting characters

Staff

Created by
原案
  • 田尻智
  • 増田順一
  • 杉森建
Executive director
総監督
  • 冨安大貴
  • 湯山邦彦
Directed by
監督
  • 小平麻紀
  • 大和田淳
  • 浅田裕二
  • 冨安大貴
  • 湯山邦彦
Deputy director
副監督
  • 大和田淳
Creative supervisor
クリエイティブスーパーバイザー
  • 湯山邦彦
Series construction
シリーズコンストラクション
  • 米村正二
  • 冨岡淳広
Character design
キャラクターデザイン
  • 安田周平
  • 一石小百合
Written by
脚本
  • Reiko Yoshida
  • Shōji Yonemura
  • Deko Akao
  • Jun'ichi Fujisaku
  • Michihiro Tsuchiya
  • Tōko Machida
  • Yuka Miyata
  • Aya Matsui
  • Atsuhiro Tomioka
  • Akemi Omode
  • Yūko Kakihara
  • 吉田玲子
  • 米村正二
  • 赤尾でこ
  • 藤咲淳一
  • 土屋理敬
  • 待田堂子
  • 宮田由佳
  • 松井亜弥
  • 冨岡淳広
  • 面出明美
  • 柿原優子
Sound director
音響監督
  • Masafumi Mima
  • 三間雅文
Music
音楽
  • 林ゆうき
  • 宮崎慎二
Animation producer
アニメーションプロデューサー
  • Hiroyuki Katō
  • 加藤浩幸
Animation production
アニメーション制作
  • OLM TEAM KATO
Executive production
製作
  • TV TOKYO 55th → TV TOKYO
  • MEDIANET
  • ShoPro

Trivia

  • The Japanese name for this series retains its original title: Pocket Monsters.
  • The design for the Japanese logo of the series is shared with M20 and M21, which are not canon with the main series.
    • This also makes it the first series logo to not be colored in any shade of green, being completely blue instead. It is also the first one without any 3D perspective, having a flat 2D design.
  • Netflix provides an epilepsy warning at the beginning of each episode after the TV rating chyron, thus marking the second time that the warning has been used outside of Japan, the first time being Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution.
  • This is the first series:
    • To be dubbed by Iyuno (formerly known as Iyuno Media Group) and Goldcrest Post.
    • To be set in more than two game-original regions.
    • Since the original series to be put on an extended hiatus; in this case, it was brought on by a production shutdown due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • Since the original series to not have the names of the generation's first core series games in its title.
    • Since the original series where Ash travels with more than one main group of traveling companions, with Goh being swapped out for Misty and Brock during the Aim to Be a Pokémon Master arc.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire where Ash's outfit is not directly influenced by the male player character's outfit for the concurrent generation.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire where Ash has won more than one Full Battle.
      • This is also the only series where Ash participates in multiple Full Battles without losing any of them.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl where Ash recalls any of the Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory to his party.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl where Team Rocket uses Pokémon they had caught in previous series aside from Wobbuffet.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl to feature regular broadcasting clip shows.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl to feature more than three English opening themes.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Black & White where Pokémon have rejoined Ash's regular rotation after leaving it in a prior series.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Black & White in which the final episode ends with the message "Next Time... A New Beginning!"
      • However, this message was removed in the English dub.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Black & White to feature a generic eyecatch rather than a guessing segment.
    • In which a main character other than Ash catches all first partner Pokémon of the current generation.
    • In which the concurrent generation in the anime concludes after the release of the following generation's initial games.
    • To feature main series episodes where none of the main characters make a physical appearance.
      • It is also the first series to feature main series episodes where Ash and Pikachu are completely absent.
    • To feature a movie that is released outside of July. This was due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • In which a main character catches a Legendary Pokémon.
    • In which two protagonists catch the same Pokémon; with Ash and Goh each catching a Farfetch'd, though Goh catches the Kantonian form, while Ash catches the Galarian form.
    • In which a main character owns both a Pokémon's regular form and its regional form.
    • To have a Japanese opening theme with more than two different versions.
    • In which Pokémon Eggs are given generic designs, contradicting their designs from previous series.
    • In which the concurrent generation's regional Professor does not debut in the first two episodes.
    • In which the Who's That Pokémon? segments from the original Japanese version are retained in the dub.
    • In which the "To Be Continued" text is removed in the dub; it is only maintained in the official YouTube upload of the first episode, but was retained on This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
    • In which an event-only location in the games is visited by the protagonists.
  • This is the only series with Ash as the protagonist in which:
    • The first Pokémon Ash caught was not introduced in the current generation and was a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
    • Ash catches a Ghost-type, baby, regional form, and Fossil Pokémon.
    • Ash does not acquire any Fire-type Pokémon.
    • Ash has Mega Evolved one of his Pokémon.
    • Ash does not have a new female traveling companion.
    • Ash does not have a new traveling companion that originates from the games.
    • One of Ash's friends catches a Pokémon before Ash does.
    • One of Ash's male traveling companions owns a Pokédex.
    • Ash doesn't catch any concurrent first partner Pokémon.
    • Ash does not participate in a Pokémon League.
    • Ash's journey does not tie in with the journey from the games.
    • Jessie doesn't catch any Pokémon.
    • Team Rocket owns a Pokédex.
    • Ash reunites with his traveling companions from more than one previous series.
    • Released Pokémon of Ash's appear outside of the series they were released in.
    • A released Pokémon re-joins Ash's ownership permanently.
    • Previous rivals of Ash besides Gary make appearances outside of the series they were introduced in.
    • Ash defeats an Elite Four member or a Champion.
  • This is the only series featuring eyecatches where the eyecatches remain the same throughout without any variations.
  • The first Japanese ending theme of this series was used for 70 episodes, longer than any other Japanese ending.
Ash's farewell from the anime autographed by Kunihiko Yuyama
  • Ash obtains less Pokémon that debuted in the generation that the anime covers than any other series, obtaining two individual species from Generation VIII.
    • Additionally, Ash obtains more Pokémon species that debuted in previous generations than he did from Generation VIII.
  • This series features the most of Ash's former traveling companions from previous series out of any series, with all the previous companions making a physical appearance.
  • This series contains the least amount of movies out of any series, with only one.
    • This series also contains the least amount of endings introduced in a single series, with only two.
    • This is also the only series where the number of Pokémon movies is not equal to the number of seasons of the series.
  • This series has the most regular broadcasting clip shows out of any series, at four.
    • It also has the shortest gap between clip shows, with only two weeks between JN119 and JN121.
  • The last 12 episodes of this series were released in the United States on the 25th anniversary of the original airing of the anime's first episode.
  • This is the final series to feature Ash and Pikachu as main protagonists and the Team Rocket trio as main antagonists.
    • With the end of Ash's saga in the Pokémon anime, the official Pokémon page on Twitter revealed an art containing the beginning of Ash's journey and his last scene in The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master! signed by Kunihiko Yuyama.[3] The tweet was later retweeted by Sarah Natochenny herself.[4][5]
    • On October 6, 2023, the official Pokémon YouTube channel released a video called A Timeless Journey that recalls some of the moments of Ash and his friends' journey.
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  • On November 7, 2023 (approximately a year after Partners in Time! aired in Japan), they released a compilation of Ash's first battles and the climax of the battle against Leon in the aforementioned episode, and Ash's first and last interactions with Misty, Brock, Gary, and the Squirtle Squad.
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In other languages

Pokémon Journeys: The Series


Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master


External links

References


The Beginning (list) Indigo LeagueAdventures in the Orange Islands
Gold and Silver (list) The Johto JourneysJohto League ChampionsMaster Quest
Ruby and Sapphire (list) AdvancedAdvanced ChallengeAdvanced BattleBattle Frontier
Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and PearlBattle DimensionGalactic BattlesSinnoh League Victors
Black & White (list) Black & WhiteRival DestiniesAdventures in Unova and Beyond
XY (list) XYKalos QuestXYZ (Mega Evolution Specials)
Sun & Moon (list) Sun & MoonUltra Adventures‎Ultra Legends
Journeys (list) JourneysMaster JourneysUltimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles)
Horizons (list) Horizons
Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter VacationSide StoriesPokémon Chronicles
Planetarium specialsPikachu shorts
Mewtwo ReturnsThe Legend of Thunder!Pichu Bros. in Party Panic
The Mastermind of Mirage PokémonA Ripple in Time
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