Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series is the twenty-fifth season of the Pokémon anime series and the third and final season of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters. The season premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from December 17, 2021 to March 24, 2023, and in the United States Netflix released new episodes on October 21, 2022, February 24, 2023 and June 23, 2023, and the final part titled Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Aim to Be a Pokémon Master, on September 8, 2023. In Canada, the season aired from May 28, 2022 to July 29, 2023.
The season culminates the research fellowship adventures of Ash Ketchum and Goh, as they travel across all eight regions, including the new Galar region from Pokémon Sword and Shield and the Galar region's Crown Tundra from Pokémon Sword and Shield: The Crown Tundra. Ash ascends through the ranks of the World Coronation Series to enter the Master Class and Goh continues his work with Project Mew to be a Chaser and find Mew. In the final part, Ash travels with his old friends Misty and Brock.
Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles is a set of four special episodes based on the Pokémon Legends: Arceus game, released on January 21 and 28, 2022, in Japan on Amazon Prime Video. These episodes debuted on Netflix on September 23, 2022.
This marked the final season to feature Ash and Pikachu as the main characters, as well as the Team Rocket trio. Starting with the next season, Pokémon Horizons: The Series, which premiered in Japan in April 2023, two new main characters were introduced, Liko and Roy.