Trivia / Pokémon Journeys: The Series

• Acting for Two: While this has always been standard procedure for the anime, special mention goes to Kenta Miyake voicing all six of Leon's Pokémon, a feat never before seen in the show's history.
• Ascended Fanon: May and Serena becoming friends was a common trope in fanfiction & fan-art due to their similar personalities and shared interest in Pokémon contests. Their cameo together in episode 132 shows they have indeed met and are competing in contests alongside each other.
• Casting Gag: In the Latin American Spanish dub, Alternate Ash is voiced by Gabriel Ramos, Ash's original voice actor in that region.
• Channel Hop: A step above your typical example, as, whereas other series have been shown on TV, this one (in the US at least) is a Netflix series.
• Cross-Regional Voice Acting: Previously, the dubbing was handled at DuArt Media Services in New York City. Beginning with this series, it is handled by Iyuno-SDI Group, located in Burbank, California, partnering with New York-based Goldcrest Post. This means this series now has talent from both New York and Los Angeles working on the show whereas previous entries used either or, depending on the project^*The anime, early voiced video games and commercials use the New York pool, with side projects such as Pokémon Origins and Pokémon: Twilight Wings, as well as recent game projects and Pokémon Detective Pikachu use the LA voice pool. The only exception before this being the Kids' WB! promos where all the characters in the promos retain their regular voice actors, be they from New York, LA or Vancouver.
• In Memoriam: JN093 was the final recording that Billy Kametz did for the show before he passed away. The episode was dedicated to his memory. Fittingly enough, it was a focus episode of one of the characters he voiced.
• Marth Debuted in "Smash Bros.": The episode "Thrash of the Titans!" features a brief fantasy sequence to Iris's Gible and Clair, a nod to her special during the XY series, but that episode only aired in Asia. So technically, for audience in the West, Iris's Gible makes his first appearance in this series.
• The Original Darrin:
  • In the Latin Spanish dub, Gerardo Del Valle returns to voice Gary Oak, like he did in the original series. Likewise, Alfredo Leal returns to voice Tracey Sketchit for the final episode.
  • After being replaced by Craig Blair for his Battle Frontier appearances, Ted Lewis reprises his role as Tracey.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Tsuguo Mogami succeeded the late Unshō Ishizuka as Gary's Blastoise. Likewise, Ishizuka's role as Gary's Electivire is now played by Kenta Miyake, the voice actor for Paul's Electivire.
  • Shogo Sakata replaced Katsuyuki Konishi as Cynthia's Garchomp.
  • JN032 is the first time that Yoshitsugu Matsuoka provided the voice for Raihan, as Tatsuhisa Suzuki was taking a hiatus from the entertainment industry at the time.
  • Mallow is voiced by Emily Cramer instead of Rebecca Soler, her Sun and Moon voice actor.
  • Volkner is now voiced by Griffin Puatu instead of Eli James.
  • Commander Jupiter is now voiced by Kira Buckland instead of Eileen Stevens.
  • Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld voices Clemont's Dedenne is the English dub, instead of reusing Megumi Satou like in the XY series. The same applies for Ash's Bayleef, who's voiced by Michele Knotz instead of Mika Kanai. Likewise, another unrevealed actor replaces Pete Zarustica as Ash's Glalie, and yet another unrevealed actor replaces Tom Wayland (who was fired from the series previously) as Ash's Gible, with Bill Rogers taking over from him and Abe Goldfarb who did the role in the Sun and Moon series as Boldore, and Zeno Robinson took over for Alex Haynes as Ash's Talonflame.
  • Anairis Quiñones took over as Iris starting in the Masters Eight arc from Eileen Stevens.
  • Carter Cathcart aka Jimmy Zoppi, the original voice of Gary Oak, the third voice of James and Meowth, and the second voice of Professor Oak, was forced to retire from voice acting due to throat cancer. As such, James and Meowth have a new actor for "This Could Be The Start Of Something Big!", with his last performance as Oak being in "Heroes Unite!" before being replaced by Mick Wingert. For the dub of To Be A Pokémon Master, this will also apply to his role as Gary, and several of Ash's Pokemon (Muk, Snorlax, Swellow, Torkoal, Torterra, and Palpitoad).
  • Following the death of Billy Kametz, the roles of Ash's Rotom Phone, Goh's Inteleon and Ren in the English dub would be taken over by Barrett Leddy.
• Posthumous Credit: Some of the late Unshō Ishizuka's dialogue is recycled for a few of his previous roles, such as Ash's Kingler and Brock's Steelix.
• Real-Life Relative:
  • Alain and Chloe's Japanese voice actors, Kensho Ono and Kana Hanazawa are married to each other in real life.
  • Leon and Marnie's English dub voice actors, Alejandro Saab and Hayden Daviau are also married to each other in real life.
• Real Life Writes the Plot: May and Max had no lines when they reappeared due to May's voice actress KAORI having semi-retired from voice acting following health complications with her larynx, as well as Max's original voice actress having flat out retired from the industry all together. As such, they have no dialogue in the English dub.
• Serendipity Writes the Plot: Iris and Cilan both appear in the series, but not together unlike most of the other traveling groups the series has had in previous series. This is because both Aoi Yūki and Mamoru Miyano are both very expensive, so most episodes did not have the budget to have them both appear. While Iris did appear in the Masters' Tournament that had a larger cast than other episodes, other characters being required to be there ensured Cilan wouldn't be there.
• Short Run in Peru: The English dub aired in Canada and the United Kingdom first due to airing episodes weekly on TV whereas in the U.S., they were released in 12-episode batches on Netflix.
• Trolling Creator: Serena and Dawn are two of the most popular female companions, whose status as major shipping targets with Ash which riled up audiences when it was revealed past companions will return. During their reappearances, Ash is subjected to many Running Gags that delay his meeting with them until the very end of the episode despite having plenty of screentime with previous characters like Gary or Iris. Dawn at least had several more appearances which gave her more interactions with Ash. Not so with Serena beyond a voiceless cameo.
• Troubled Production: In early October 2022, an animator would confirm what many fans had suspected with a rush of weekly breaks and recap episodes towards the end of Journeys: the animation studio is having trouble, specifically from a lack of animators.
• You Sound Familiar:
  • Billy Kametz voices Ren, Inteleon, and Ash's Rotom Phone in one of the last roles he played before his death. Previously, he had voiced Blue Oak (the game counterpart to Ash's old rival Gary Oak) in Pokémon Masters EX.
  • Before taking over the role of Professor Oak from Jimmy Zoppi, Mick Wingert previously voiced Ghetsis in Masters.

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