History Anime / PokemonJourneysTheSeries

* ''Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'' (Episodes 137-present)

* CryingARiver: In the episode "Sobbing Sobble", we see 10 Pokémon and they cried a huge puddle of tears.

''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' (ポケットモンスター ''Pocket Monsters'') is the seventh ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon]]'' anime series, and the final series to feature Ash Ketchum as the main protagonist. The series will run from 2019 to 2023 in Japan and started airing in America in 2020. Rather than just taking place in the region of [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Galar]], Ash travels across ''all eight regions'' to compete in the World Coronation Series. Along the way, he's accompanied by his new friend and [[{{Deuteragonist}} co-protagonist]] Goh, whose dream is to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch all the Pokémon in the world]], especially the elusive Mythical Pokémon Mew.

''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' (ポケットモンスター ''Pocket Monsters'') is the seventh ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon]]'' anime series, and the final series to feature Ash Ketchum as the main protagonist. The series ran from 2019 to 2022 in Japan and started airing in America in 2020. The series will reach its proper conclusion with the miniseries ''Pokémon: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'', set to air in Japan in 2023. Rather than just taking place in the region of [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Galar]], Ash travels across ''all eight regions'' to compete in the World Coronation Series. Along the way, he's accompanied by his new friend and [[{{Deuteragonist}} co-protagonist]] Goh, whose dream is to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch all the Pokémon in the world]], especially the elusive Mythical Pokémon Mew.

* ActorAllusion:
** Ash being possessed by Spiritomb is not the [[Anime/YuGiOh first time]] a character voiced by Creator/RicaMatsumoto has had to deal with an evil spirit possessing them.

** To have Ash finally beat [[spoiler:regional Champions and Elite Four members]], with Ash defeating [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Iris]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Drasna]], [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven, former Champion Wallace]], [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cynthia]], and ultimately [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Leon]].]]

** To have Ash finally beat [[spoiler:regional Champions and Elite Four members]], with Ash defeating [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Iris]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Drasna]], [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cynthia]], and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven, along with former Champion Wallace]], and ultimately [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Leon]].]]

** [[spoiler: Drasna, one of the Elite Four members from ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', was AdaptedOut of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY'', but makes her debut in this series' [=103rd=] episode.]]
** [[spoiler: Lisia, the Contest idol from ''VideoGame/PokemonOmegaRubyAndAlphaSapphire'', was also skipped over in the ''XY'' series, but she makes her debut in this series as well.]]
** [[spoiler: While referred to, Mohn never made a physical appearance in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'', only seen in photos and flashbacks. He finally physically shows up in this series in the 111th episode.]]

** [[spoiler:To have Ash finally beat regional Champions and Elite Four members, with Ash defeating [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Iris]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Drasna]], [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cynthia]], and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven, along with former Champion Wallace]], and ultimately [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Leon]].]]

** [[spoiler:Episode 132 has cameos of Misty, Cilan, May, Max and Alexa, who appear to watch the Ash vs Leon battle. Several of the Pokemon that Ash either befriended, traded or released including Butterfree, Primeape, Lapras, Larvitar, Ambipom, and Goodra make a cameo when Pikachu faints, encouraging him to get up and keep battling. Misty and Butterfree make a return in Episode 136 for the finals with Ash reuniting with Butterfree and Misty meeting Goh]]

* CurbStompBattle: Calling it a "battle" would be generous. [[spoiler: Episode 102 sees Ash, Goh, Gary and Horace in a Raid Battle against Articuno, who easily defeats '''''ALL TWELVE''''' of the Pokémon sent out against it - and that includes heavy-hitters like Darmanitan, Tyranitar, Lucario, Cinderace, Sirfetch'd, and Pikachu! Articuno, on the other hand, [[NoSell is barely even hurt]] despite the barrage of super-effective attacks it took.]]
** Another one happens when [[spoiler: Hop challenges Ash before the Master's 8 tournament. Ash is so far above Hop by this point that a single Iron Tail from Pikachu knocks his Wooloo out instantly.]]

** [[spoiler:After Ash enters the Masters Eight, some shots are updated to show the other members of the circle as well as Mega Lucario having a BeamOWar against Leon's Gigantamax Charizard.]] [[spoiler:This is an event that [[NeverTrustATrailer never actually happens]] during Ash's battle with Leon, as by the time Charizard is sent out Lucario has already been eliminated.]]

* GrandFinale: [[spoiler:This series marks the end of Ash's tenure as the main protagonist of the anime after over 25 real-life years, culminating in him becoming the [[WorldsBestWarrior World Champion]] after defeating the previous title holder Leon in the finals of the Masters Eight Tournament. Additionally, the ''Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'' miniseries will depict Ash's final chapter into becoming a [[ToBeAMaster Pokémon Master]]]].
* HeroOfAnotherStory: [[spoiler: Going by their shared cameo in episode 132, May and Serena have become friends and are competing in contests together.]]
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: During the match against Pikachu vs Cynthia's Spiritomb, you see Pikachu able to successfully block off its hypnosis and then trap and defeat it in an Electro Web. Just as we thought he's won and Ash has caught up, Destiny Bond takes effect and defeats Pikachu, putting more pressure on Ash.]]

** [[spoiler:After training with Greninja, Lucario upgrades his KamehameHadouken to a [[Manga/DragonBall Spirit Bomb]].]]

* StunnedSilence: Ash briefly has this reaction [[spoiler: when it becomes apparent that he managed to beat ''[[DefeatingTheUndefeatable Cynthia]]'' in a full 6-on-6 battle.]]

** [[spoiler:When Chloe runs into the strong Sylveon trainer she heard about, she turns around -- it's ''Serena''.]]
** [[spoiler:When Ash enters the Masters Eight, we get the reveal of the other members at the time. In particular, ''Alain'' has climbed his way to #6.]]

''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' (ポケットモンスター ''Pocket Monsters'') is the seventh ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon]]'' anime series, and the final series to feature Ash Ketchum as the main protagonist. The series premiered in 2019 in Japan and in 2020 in America and is currently ongoing, and set to conclude in 2023[[note]]The final main episode of ''Journeys'' aired on December 16, 2022; however, the series will reach its proper conclusion in 2023 with the ''Pokémon: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master'' miniseries[[/note]]. Rather than just taking place in the region of [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Galar]], Ash travels across ''all eight regions'' to compete in the World Coronation Series. Along the way, he's accompanied by his new friend and [[{{Deuteragonist}} co-protagonist]] Goh, whose dream is to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch all the Pokémon in the world]], especially the elusive Mythical Pokémon Mew.

* Season 25: ''Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series'' (Episodes 91-136)

* Season 25: ''Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series'' (Episodes 91-present)

''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' (ポケットモンスター ''Pocket Monsters'') is the seventh ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon]]'' anime series, and the final series to feature Ash Ketchum as the main protagonist. The series premiered in 2019 in Japan and in 2020 in America and is currently ongoing, and set to conclude in 2023. Rather than just taking place in the region of [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Galar]], Ash travels across ''all eight regions'' to compete in the World Coronation Series. Along the way, he's accompanied by his new friend and [[{{Deuteragonist}} co-protagonist]] Goh, whose dream is to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch all the Pokémon in the world]], especially the elusive Mythical Pokémon Mew.

* ''Pocket Monsters'' (Episodes 1-present)[[note]]Creator/{{Netflix}} exclusive in America.[[/note]]

''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' (ポケットモンスター ''Pocket Monsters'') is the seventh ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon]]'' anime series that premiered in 2019 in Japan and in 2020 in America and currently ongoing. Rather than just taking place in the region of [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Galar]], Ash travels across ''all eight regions'' to compete in the World Coronation Series. Along the way, he's accompanied by his new friend and [[{{Deuteragonist}} co-protagonist]] Goh, whose dream is to [[GottaCatchEmAll catch all the Pokémon in the world]], especially the elusive Mythical Pokémon Mew.

** [[spoiler:Episode 112 has Hau, Guzma and Plumeria make a cameo return amongst the audience watching the Alolan Battle Royale. Hala, Wicke and Faba would also make a return to the series. Kukui temporary brings back his persona as The Masked Royale for a while but says he'll be participating in the Royale as himself]]
** [[spoiler:Episode 114 has return of Paul, who trains with Ash before the Masters Tournament and has received an offer to become a Gym Leader.]]
** [[spoiler:Episode 115 has the official return of Alain, Steven and Diantha within the stadium with the rest of the Masters Eight. Professor Sycamore and Mairin also make a brief return to watch the match against Leon and Alain.]]
** [[spoiler:Episode 116 has cameos of Ritchie, Jimmy, Marina, and Vincent[=/=]Jackson from ''Anime/TheLegendOfThunder'', and Tierno, Trevor, Shauna, and Sawyer from ''XY'', all watching the Lance vs. Diantha match on television. Iris's Excadrill also makes a return when she and Cynthia begin their battle next afterwards.]]
** [[spoiler:Episode 117 has cameos of Bianca, Stephan, Trip, Georgia, Alder and Reggie who appear to watch the Cynthia vs Iris Battle.]]
** [[spoiler:Episode 118 has cameos of Tracey, Tyson, Morrison, Katie, Janet, Vito Winston, Kain, Jimmy, Kelly, Drew, Harley, and Professor Birch who appear to watch the Ash vs Steven battle.]]
** [[spoiler:Episode 132 has cameos of Misty, Cilan, May, Max and Alexa, who appear to watch the Ash vs Leon battle. Several of the Pokemon that Ash either befriended, traded or released including Butterfree, Primeape, Lapras, Larvitar, Ambipom, and Goodra make a cameo when Pikachu faints, encouraging him to get up and keep battling.]]

* AbortedArc: The anime initially played up the idea that Pikachu would use his Gigantamax form as Ash's main Dynamax user, having Pikachu have the most noticeable learning curve with the technique and showed it in opening 2. However this was eventually dropped and when Ash did start using Dynamax more often, the focus went to Gengar instead. Justified, as Pikachu's Gigantamax form proved from the start to be just too slow compared to its normal speedy self to be used effectively. [[spoiler:Later turned into a ChekhovsGun, as Pikachu finally gets to Gigantamax against Leon's Gigantamax Cinderace when Eternatus grants both of them a second use of Dynamax during the final battle of the World Coronation Series.]]

** Another one happens when [[spoiler: Hop challenges Ash before the Master's 8 tournament. Ash is so far above Hop by this point, that a single Iron Tail from Pikachu knocks it out instantly.]]

** [[spoiler:Episode 132 has cameos of Misty, Cilan, May and Max, who appear to watch the Ash vs Leon battle. Several of the Pokemon that Ash either befriended, traded or released including Butterfree, Primeape, Lapras, Larvitar, Ambipom, and Goodra make a cameo when Pikachu faints, encouraging him to get up and keep battling.]]

* AbortedArc: The anime initially played up the idea that Pikachu would use his Gigantamax form as Ash's main Dynamax user, having Pikachu have the most noticeable learning curve with the technique and showed it in opening 2. However this was eventually dropped and when Ash did start using Dynamax more often, the focus went to Gengar instead. Justified, as Pikachu's Gigantamax form proved from the start to be just too slow compared to its normal speedy self to be used effectively.

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Normally played straight as each gimmick can only be used once per fight, but it is averted at the very end when [[spoiler:Eternatus appears and stabilizes the Galar Particles attracted by Leon's Charizard's G-Max Wildfire and Ash's Pikachu's 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt clashing, causing both Leon and Ash's Dynamax Bands to reactivate and allowing both competitors to Dynamax one final time]].

* MutuallyExclusivePowerups: In the World Coronation Series, a Trainer is only allowed to use either Mega Evolution, a Z-Move, or Dynamaxing. If a Trainer uses one of them, [[ObviousRulePatch they can't use the other two for the rest of the match]]. Justified as it would make the battle too unfair for anyone who has access to all three while their opponent has one or none at all. [[spoiler:However, this rule is removed at Leon's request in his battle with Ash, allowing Ash o use all three against him.]]

** [[spoiler:After Ash enters the Masters Eight, some shots are updated to show the other members of the circle as well as Mega Lucario having a BeamOWar against Leon's Gigantamax Charizard.]]

** [=JN69=] features one between Goh and Chloe when their Pokémon causing mischief together and Chloe blames Goh's Grookey.

* SuperpowerLottery: In this entry, Team Rocket makes use of Rental Pokémon. They summon a Pelliper who delivers a machine called the Secret Rocket Prize Master, operated by a coin (or in this case, Meowth's Charm). Each episode with this has them use a pair of completely random Pokémon from any region. They can obtain anything from cute to vicious Pokémon to do their bidding, but are unable to keep them, especially whenever they blast off again.

** [[spoiler:To have Ash finally beat regional Champions and Elite Four members, with Ash defeating [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Iris]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Drasna]], [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cynthia]], and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven, along with former Champion Wallace]], and ultimately [[VideoGame/SwordAndShield Leon]].]]

** To have Ash reunite with [[TheBusCameBack former main cast companions]] from 2 or more different series. [[note]]The original series (Brock), [=DP=] (Dawn), [=BW=] (Iris), [=XY=] (the Kalos cast), and [=SM=] (the Alola cast). Additionally, Misty, Tracey, May, Max, and make cameo appearances during the Masters Eight Tournament arc; while they do not meet up with Ash, it effectively means that all of Ash's former companions havs appeared in ''Journeys''.[[/note]]

** [[spoiler:To have Ash finally beat regional Champions and Elite Four members, with Ash defeating [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Iris]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Drasna]], [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cynthia]], and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven, along with former Champion Wallace,]] and ultimately [[VideoGame/SwordAndShield Leon]].]]

** [[spoiler:To have Ash finally beat regional Champions and Elite Four members, with Ash defeating [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Iris]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Drasna]], [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cynthia]], and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven, along with former Champion Wallace as well.]]]]

** To have Ash reunite with [[TheBusCameBack former main cast companions]] from 2 or more different series. [[note]]The original series (Brock), [=DP=] (Dawn), [=BW=] (Iris), [=XY=] (the Kalos cast), and [=SM=] (the Alola cast); the only series not represented yet is [=AG=] (May and Max). Additionally, Tracey makes several cameo appearances during the Masters Eight Tournament arc, although he does not meet up with Ash.[[/note]]

** [[spoiler:Episode 132 has cameos of Misty, Cilan, May and Max, who appear to watch the Ash vs Leon battle. Several of the Pokemon that Ash either befriended, traded or released including Butterfree, Primape, Lapras, Larvitar, Ambipom, and Goodra make a cameo to when Pikachu faints, encouraging him to get up and keep battling.]]