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Pokémon Journeys: The Series

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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).
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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. 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 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 features the return of several characters that have appeared over the course of the anime, from main characters (like Brock, Iris, and Dawn, for example) to some recurring characters (like Gary Oak, 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 Cynthia.

Pokémon Journeys 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 all 136 episodes of Pokémon Journeys: The Series in Japan, on December 16, 2022, was announced worldwide an eleven-episode mini series focused on Ash and Pikachu which takes place after the events 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).[2]

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.

Japanese seasons

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

  • Pocket Monsters logo

    Pocket Monsters logo

  • Pocket Monsters: Arceus, the One Called God logo

    Pocket Monsters: Arceus, the One Called God logo

  • Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky logo

    Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky logo

  • Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master logo

    Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master logo

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:

  • Pokémon Journeys: The Series logo

    Pokémon Journeys: The Series logo

  • Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series logo

    Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series logo

  • Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series logo

    Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series logo

Movies

Main article: Pokémon movie → Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Home video releases

Japanese DVD releases

Gallery

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

Posters

  • First Japanese poster

    First Japanese poster

  • First Japanese main artwork

    First Japanese main artwork

  • Second Japanese main artwork

    Second Japanese main artwork

  • Third Japanese main artwork

    Third Japanese main artwork

  • Second Japanese poster

    Second Japanese poster

  • Third Japanese poster

    Third Japanese poster

  • Fourth Japanese poster

    Fourth Japanese poster

  • Fifth Japanese poster

    Fifth Japanese poster

  • Sixth Japanese poster

    Sixth Japanese poster

  • Seventh Japanese poster

    Seventh Japanese poster

  • Eighth Japanese poster

    Eighth Japanese poster

  • Ninth Japanese poster

    Ninth Japanese poster

  • Tenth Japanese poster

    Tenth Japanese poster

  • Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky Japanese poster

    Pocket Monsters: The Distant Blue Sky Japanese poster

  • Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master Japanese poster

    Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master Japanese poster

  • Key visual

    Key visual

  • Golden Fridays poster

    Golden Fridays poster

  • English poster for Pokémon Journeys: The Series

    English poster for Pokémon Journeys: The Series

  • English poster for Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series

    English poster for Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series

  • English poster for Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series

    English poster for Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series

Characters

Protagonists

Antagonists

Rivals

Masters Eight

Supporting characters

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-SDI Group (formerly known as Iyuno Media Group) and Goldcrest Post.
    • To be set in more than two game-original regions.
    • 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: Diamond and Pearl where Ash recalls any of the Pokémon at Professor Oak's Laboratory to his party.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Black & White where Pokémon have rejoined Ash's regular team after leaving it in a prior series.
    • In which a main character other than Ash catches all starter Pokémon of the current generation.
    • In which the concurrent generation in the anime concludes after the release of the following generation's initial games.
    • Other than the 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.
      • It is also the first series to feature main series episodes where Ash and Pikachu are completely absent.
    • In which a main character owns both a Pokémon's regular form and its regional form.
    • 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.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl to feature regular broadcasting clip shows.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Black & White to feature a generic eyecatch rather than a guessing segment.
    • 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 first episode and official YouTube videos.
  • This is the only series:
    • In which the first Pokémon Ash caught was fully evolved, was not introduced in the current generation, and was a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
    • In which Ash catches a Ghost-type, baby, regional form, and Fossil Pokémon.
    • In which Ash has Mega Evolved one of his Pokémon.
    • In which Ash only has one traveling companion.
    • In which Ash does not have a female traveling companion.
    • In which Ash does not have a traveling companion that originates from the games.
    • In which one of Ash's friends catches a Pokémon before Ash does.
    • In which one of Ash's male traveling companions owns a Pokédex.
    • In which Ash does not participate in a Pokémon League.
    • In which Ash's journey does not tie in with the journey from the games.
    • In which Team Rocket owns a Pokédex.
    • In which Ash reunites with his traveling companions from more than one previous series.
    • In which one of Ash's released Pokémon appears outside of the series they were released in.
    • In which previous main rivals to Ash besides Gary make appearances outside of the series they were introduced in.
    • In which Ash defeats a Champion or an Elite Four member.
    • Since Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire where Ash has won more than one Full Battle.
      • This is also the first series where Ash participates in multiple Full Battles without losing any of them.
    • To feature special episodes where Ash and Pikachu appear in person.
  • The first Japanese ending theme of this series was used for 70 episodes, longer than any other Japanese ending.
  • 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 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 is the final series to feature Ash and Pikachu as protagonists.

In other languages

Pokémon Journeys: The Series


Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master


External links

References

  1. ↑ https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2022/01/220114_a01.html
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_VMGv2kKEI&t=7


Original series (list) Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands
The Johto Journeys • Johto League Champions • Master Quest
Ruby and Sapphire (list) Advanced • Advanced Challenge • Advanced Battle • Battle Frontier
Diamond and Pearl (list) Diamond and Pearl • Battle Dimension • Galactic Battles • Sinnoh League Victors
Black & White (list) Black & White • Rival Destinies • Adventures in Unova and Beyond
XY (list) XY • Kalos Quest • XYZ (Mega Evolution Specials)
Sun & Moon (list) Sun & Moon • Ultra Adventures‎ • Ultra Legends
Journeys (list) Journeys • Master Journeys • Ultimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles)
Horizons (list) Horizons
Specials (list) Pikachu's Winter Vacation • Side Stories • Pokémon Chronicles
Planetarium specials • Pikachu shorts
Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic
The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • A Ripple in Time
Complete list • Movies
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