The Pokémon Company International revealed that the upcoming third batch of episodes for the 25th season of the Pokémon anime, Pokémon Ultimate Journeys.
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On Wednesday, The Pokémon Company International revealed that the upcoming third batch of episodes for the 25th season of the Pokémon anime, Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, will be streaming on Netflix starting from June 23. Once the anime’s run concludes, fans will be able to access the collection of episodes that celebrate the adventures of Ash and Pikachu. The company also unveiled a trailer, giving fans a sneak peek of what’s to come.
The Japanese broadcast of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, titled Pocket Monster, commenced in November 2019 on TV Tokyo and its affiliated channels, just two days after the worldwide release of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield games.
Netflix started streaming the initial twelve episodes of Pokémon Journeys: The Series in the United States in June 2020, and continued to release new episodes on a quarterly basis. The anime also aired on the Canadian television channel Teletoon starting in May 2020.
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The 25th season of the Pokémon anime, also known as Pokémon Journeys: The Series, consists of 48 episodes in its localized title. The series continued with the 49th episode, now titled Pokémon: Master Journeys: The Series, following the conclusion of the 48th episode in Japan in December 2020. Netflix released the third batch of episodes, titled Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, on October 21, 2021.
On January 13, Pocket Monster Mezase Pokémon Master, a set of 11 special episodes marking the end of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, debuted in Japan. The anime series was considered the “final chapter” of Ash and Pikachu’s adventures.
The latest installment in the Pokémon anime franchise, titled Pokémon Horizons: The Series in English, made its debut on April 14 with a special one-hour premiere episode. The show follows a Friday airing schedule at 6:55 p.m. While the English press release from The Pokémon Company had initially mentioned a 2023 release date “and beyond,” it seems the series has already started airing in Japan.
In Pokémon Horizons: The Series, the story centers around a fresh duo of main characters named Liko and Roy, who take the lead as protagonists. Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly from the video games Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are also featured in the anime, along with the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza in its Shiny form.
Friede and Captain Pikachu are also introduced as new characters, with Friede being a Pokémon professor and Captain Pikachu serving as his Pokémon partner. The duo will join forces with Liko and Roy in their battles.
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