S25

Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series Season 25
Logo for the season
Opening	With You Gotta Catch Em All
Episodes	54
Region	Kanto, Hoenn, Kalos, Alola, & Galar
Series	Pokémon Journeys: The Series
Preceded by	Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series
Followed by	Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master logo

Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series is the twenty-fifth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It is the third and final season of Pokémon Journeys: The Series. The season follows Ash and Goh as they travel around the world, based at the Cerise Laboratory in Vermilion City in Kanto. The last 12 episodes of the season form an arc called Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master, during which Ash reunites with Misty and Brock and travels the world with them.

In the United States, episodes were added quarterly on Netflix, beginning on October 21, 2022 with the first 12 episodes, starting from The Spectral Express!, and concluding on September 8, 2023 with the last 12 episodes, ending with Distant Blue Sky!. In Canada, it debuted on May 28, 2022 on Teletoon. In South Africa, it debuted on August 2, 2022 on e.tv. In the United Kingdom, it debuted on September 1, 2022 on POP. In Australia, it debuted on September 15, 2022 on 9Go!.

This season skips JN119, JN121, JN126, and JN128, due to those episodes being clip shows.

It is preceded by Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, and succeeded by Pokémon Horizons: The Series, the first season of the dub of the eponymous series.

Blurb

The stakes are higher than ever for Ash, Goh and Chloe as they advance toward their goals! As the Pokémon World Coronation Series tournament heats up, intensive training is in store for Ash, Pikachu and their Pokémon friends. Meanwhile, Goh embarks on a series of challenging trial missions to become a member of Project Mew. And as Chloe and Eevee learn about the different evolutionary paths that Eevee can take, will they be able to come to a decision about its future? Get ready for nonstop action, familiar faces from journeys past and more Pokémon discoveries to be made!

Important events

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Poster for the season

Poster for the Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master arc

• Ash and Goh meet Allister for the first time. (JN091)
• Ash and Goh meet Allister and Bea again, and learn that Allister is one of Stow-on-Side's Gym Leaders. (JN092)
• Ash's Gengar gains the ability to Gigantamax and does so for the first time. (JN092)
• Ash meets Erika again, while Goh meets her for the first time. (JN094)
• Butch and Cassidy reappear and are revealed to have left Team Rocket. (JN095)
• Chloe receives a Fire Stone from Harmony and a Thunder Stone from Billy. (JN098)
• Ash and Goh encounter Team Yell, Spikemuth Gym Leader Piers, and Marnie for the first time. (JN099)
• Goh tries to release Grookey, but Grookey decides to stay with him. (JN101)
• Ash reunites with Clemont and Bonnie, while Goh meets them for the first time. (JN103)
• Ash and Goh meet Kalos Elite Four member Drasna for the first time. (JN104)
• Ash meets Wallace again and reunites with Serena, while Goh meets them for the first time. (JN105)
• Ash has a battle with Wallace and wins, receiving his second Rain Badge from him as a reward. (JN105)
• Goh's Suicune temporarily returns to Cerise Park. (JN107)
• Ash reunites with his Greninja. (JN108)
• The Masters Eight is revealed to consist of Leon, Cynthia, Steven, Lance, Diantha, Alain, Iris, and Ash. (JN109)
• Lillie and Gladion are reunited with their father, Mohn. (JN111)
• Ash reunites with Lillie and meets Gladion and Lusamine again, while Goh meets them for the first time. (JN111)
• Lillie's family returns to Alola. (JN112)
• Ash participates in a Battle Royal with Professor Kukui, Kiawe, and Gladion, with the winner between Ash and Kukui being left unknown. (JN112)
• Goh, Gary, and Horace qualify as Project Mew Chasers. (JN113)
• Ash meets Paul again, with Goh meeting him for the first time. (JN114)
• Ash has a three-on-three battle with Paul and wins. (JN114)
• Ash and Goh meet Hop, Leon's brother, for the first time. (JN115)
• The Pokémon World Coronation Series Masters Eight Tournament takes place. (JN115 - JN132)
  • Leon, Diantha, Cynthia, and Ash defeat Alain, Lance, Iris, and Steven, respectively, advancing to the semifinals. (JN115 - JN118)
  • Leon and Ash defeat Diantha and Cynthia, respectively, advancing to the finals. (JN122 - JN125)
  • Goh receives a summons from Project Mew, forcing him to leave Ash. (JN127)
  • Ash defeats Leon in the finals, becoming the new Monarch and World Champion. (JN129 - JN132)
• Goh and the rest of the Project Mew team travel to Faraway Island and search for Mew, with Goh managing to befriend it. (JN133 - JN134)
• Project Mew is disbanded, although Professor Amaranth offers Goh, Gary, and Horace the chance to return as Chasers during his next expedition. (JN134)
• Ash and Goh reunite and reveal they each intend to set off on a new journey alone. (JN135)
• Ash and Goh re-encounter Lugia and have a Raid Battle with it, which ends up being called off. (JN135 - JN136)
• Ash sees Ho-Oh again, while Goh sees it for the first time. (JN136)
• Goh's Suicune briefly revisits Cerise Park. (JN136)
• Ash and Goh leave the Cerise Laboratory and go their separate ways, with Chloe becoming a research fellow in their place. (JN136)
• Ash reunites with his Butterfree (JN136)
• A Latias starts following Ash. (JN137)
• Ash reunites with Misty and Brock, who rejoin him on his travels. (JN138 - JN139)
• Ash reunites with Cilan, while Misty meets him for the first time. (JN139)
• Ash reunites with his Squirtle and the Squirtle Squad. (JN141)
• Ash reunites with his Lapras. (JN143)
• The Team Rocket trio splits up, but later reunites. (JN145 - JN147)
• Ash and his friends help save Latias and Latios from a Pokémon hunter. (JN146)
• Misty and Brock return to their respective homes while Ash returns to Pallet Town, where he meets Tracey and Gary again. (JN147)
• Ash resumes his journey to become a Pokémon Master. (JN147)

Party changes

Ash's Pokémon

Starting from The Road Most Traveled!, Ash rotates his team for the rest of the season.

Returns

The following Pokémon return to Ash:

• Pidgeot (JN147)

Other

• Mr. Mime (returned to Delia in Pallet Town, JN136)

Goh's Pokémon

Goh registers the following Pokémon in his quest to fill his Pokédex. As of the last episode of the season, Goh is known to own 108 Pokémon, with 115 or 116 Pokémon species registered in his Pokédex.

Additions

Goh catches or receives the following Pokémon:

• Shedinja (JN091)
• Galarian Corsola (JN092)
• Hoothoot, Lilligant (prior to JN094)
• Slowpoke (JN097)
• Gossifleur (JN100)
• Golbat, Graveler, Cloyster (JN102)
• Froakie (JN103)
• Altaria (JN105)
• Regieleki (JN113)
• Unknown Pokémon (JN136)

Evolutions

The following members of Goh's roster evolve:

• Froakie → Frogadier (JN108)

Given away

Goh gives away the following Pokémon:

• Eternatus (JN127, given to Leon)

Other

• All of Goh's Pokémon (excluding the Galar first partner Pokémon) (left at the Cerise Lab, JN136)

Other characters

Additions

• Clauncher (Misty's, JN138)

Evolutions

• Bunnelby → Diggersby (Clemont's, prior to JN103)
• Braixen → Delphox (Serena's, prior to JN105)
• Venonat → Venomoth (Tracey's, prior to JN147)

Returns

• Seviper (Jessie's, JN145)
• Yanmega (Jessie's, JN145)
• Woobat (Jessie's, JN145)
• Frillish (Jessie's, JN145)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's, JN145)
• Mime Jr. (James's, JN145)
• Carnivine (James's, JN145)
• Yamask (James's, JN145)
• Amoonguss (James's, JN145)
• Inkay (James's, JN145)

World Coronation Series progress

Ash battles against the following opponents in World Coronation Series battles:

Opponent	Epicode	Result	Class	Rank
Marnie	JN099	Victory	Ultra	15
Drasna	JN104	Victory	Ultra	9
Raihan	JN109	Victory	Master	8

Project Mew

Goh undertakes the following Project Mew missions:

Mission	Epicode	Tokens earned
Raid Battle against Articuno	JN102	3
Sea Mauville battle royale	JN110	2
Catch Regieleki and Regidrago	JN113	3

Episodes

On Netflix, the last 12 episodes of the season are numbered separately from the rest of the season, under the title "Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master: Ultimate Journeys: The Series".

Epicode	Episode Title	#
JN091	The Spectral Express!	1
JN092	The Winding Path to Greatness!	2
JN093	It's All in the Name!	3
JN094	Suffering the Flings and Arrows!	4
JN095	The Good, The Bad, and The Lucky!	5
JN096	Lighting the Way Home!	6
JN097	An Evolution in Taste!	7
JN098	Out of Their Elements!	8
JN099	Battling Turned Up to Eleven!	9
JN100	Meeting Up with the Monarch!	10
JN101	A One-Stick Wonder!	11
JN102	Battling in the Freezing Raid!	12
JN103	The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy!	13
JN104	Taking Two For The Team!	14
JN105	Reuniting for the First Time!	15
JN106	Radio Lulled the Mischievous Stars!	16
JN107	Big Brother to the Rescue!	17
JN108	Catching the Aura of Fate!	18
JN109	Aim For The Eight!	19
JN110	Narrowing the Chaser Chase!	20
JN111	The Homecoming Crown!	21
JN112	Helping the Hometown Hero!	22
JN113	Chasing to the Finish!	23
JN114	Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!	24
JN115	Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!	25
JN116	Pride of a Champion!	26
JN117	The Fiery Road to Mastership!	27
JN118	Battling as Hard as Stone!	28
JN120	Infinite Possibilities!	29
JN122	It's… Champion Time!	30
JN123	Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder!	31
JN124	Valor: A Strategic Part of Battling!	32
JN125	Whittle While You Work!	33
JN127	Just a Scone's Throw From Here!	34
JN129	A Flood of Torrential Gains!	35
JN130	Toying With Your Motions!	36
JN131	Paring Pokémon While Parrying!	37
JN132	Partners in Time!	38
JN133	The Mew from Here!	39
JN134	In the Palms of our Hands!	40
JN135	Heroes Unite!	41
JN136	This Could be the Start of Something Big!	42
JN137	The Road Most Traveled!	43
JN138	A Fated Face-Off!	44
JN139	Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch!	45
JN140	Bearing Down Easy!	46
JN141	A Squad's Worth of Passion!	47
JN142	The Same Moon, Now and Forever!	48
JN143	Ride, Lapras, Ride!	49
JN144	Getting to the Heart of it All!	50
JN145	Rocket Revengers!	51
JN146	Ash and Latios	52
JN147	The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!	53
JNS05	Distant Blue Sky!	54

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series home video releases (Region 1)

Trivia

• In the September 22, 2022 press release announcing the Netflix premiere date in the United States, a statement that the season would contain "approximately 54 episodes" was included in error. The same 54 episode figure was also mentioned in an August 16, 2022 article by Toy World Magazine reporting on the announcement of the POP premiere date in the United Kingdom. This number would later prove to be the accurate episode number.
• Unlike the previous two seasons, the Ultimate Journeys logo that appears during the opening theme and the Who's That Pokémon? segment includes the phrase "The Series".
• This is the first season to have more than one opening theme song (first since Pokémon: Advanced, if going by television definition).
• As with Pokémon the Series: XYZ, this season contains a special episode. However, it is the first season to contain a special episode that is not counted by the Japanese official websites, rental DVDs, and video-on-demand streaming releases as a main series episode the way The Legend of X, Y, and Z!, XYS06, and the Mega Evolution Specials were.
• This is the last season to feature Ash and Pikachu as main protagonists and the Team Rocket trio as main antagonists.
• The 12 episodes of To Be a Pokémon Master were released in the United States on the 25th anniversary of the original airing of the anime's first episode.
• This is the last season to feature Carter Cathcart as the script adapter and a voice actor for the English dub, as he opted to retire from the anime following his diagnosis of cancer.

In other languages

Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series

Language		Title
Arabic		رحلة البوكيمون القصوى: المسلسل
Bengali		পোকেমন আলটিমেট জার্নিস: টি সিরিজ
Croatian		Pokémon: Velika putovanja
Czech		Pokémon: Vrcholné cesty – seriál
Danish		Pokémon: Ultimative rejser – serien
Dutch		Pokémon Ultieme Reizen: De serie
Finnish		Pokémon: Huikeat matkat - Sarja
European French		La série : Pokémon, les voyages ultimes
German		Pokémon Ultimative Reisen: Die Serie
Greek		Pokémon: Θαυμαστά Ταξίδια
Hebrew		פוקמון: מסעות אולטימטיביים: הסדרה
Hindi		पोकेमॉन अल्टीमेट जर्नीज़्: द सिरीज़
Hungarian		Pokémon: A végső utazás – A sorozat
Italian		La serie Esplorazioni Pokémon Super Pokémon Esplorazioni Super* La serie Pokémon: Esplorazioni super*
Norwegian		Pokémon ultimate reiser: Serien
Polish		Pokémon: Najwspanialsze Podróże – Seria
Portuguese	Brazil	A série Jornadas Supremas Pokémon
	Portugal	Pokémon Jornadas Supremas: A Série
Romanian		Pokémon: Călătorii senzaționale
Russian		Покемон: Неповторимые приключения
Spanish	Latin America	La serie Viajes Definitivos Pokémon
	Spain	La serie Viajes Definitivos Pokémon
Swedish		Pokémon Den Ultimata Resan: Serien
Tamil		பொகெமொன் உல்ட்டிமேட் ஜௌரனேஷ்: தி செரிஸ்
Telugu		పోకీమాన్ అల్టిమేట్ జొర్నీస్: ది సిరీస్
Turkish		Pokémon Benzersiz Yolculuklar: Dizi
Ukrainian		Покемон: Серіал. Надзвичайна мандрівка

Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master

Language		Title
Arabic		بوكيمون: أن تكون سيد بوكيمون
Bengali		পোকেমন: টু বি আ পোকেমন মাস্টার
Czech		Pokémon: Jak se stát mistrem
Danish		Pokémon: At være en Pokémon-mester
Dutch		Pokémon: Een Pokémon Meester te zijn
Finnish		Pokémon: Tällaista on olla Pokémon-mestari
French		Pokémon : Être Maître Pokémon
German		Pokémon: Abenteuer eines Pokémon-Meisters
Hebrew		פוקמון: להיות מאסטר פוקמון
Hindi		पोकेमॉन: टू बी अ पोकेमॉन मास्टर
Italian		Pokémon: Maestro di Pokémon
Norwegian		Pokémon: å være en Pokémonmester
Polish		Pokémon: Zostać Mistrzem Pokémonów
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon: Mestre Pokémon
	Portugal	Pokémon: Ser Um Mestre Pokémon
Romanian		Pokémon: Cum să fii un maestru Pokémon
Russian		Покемон: Cтать Мастером
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon: Aventuras de un Maestro Pokémon
	Spain	Pokémon: Aventuras de un Maestro Pokémon
Swedish		Pokémon: Att vara en Pokémon-mästare
Tamil		பொகெமொன்: டு பெ எ பொகெமொன் மாஸ்டர்
Telugu		పోకీమాన్: టూ బీ ఆ పోకీమాన్ మాస్టర్
Turkish		Pokémon: Pokémon Ustası Olmak
Ukrainian		Покемон: Як стати майстром

External links

• Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series page at Pokemon.com

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