Pokemon Anime: 25th Anniversary Special

[ZariusTwo]

Pokemon Journeys will be celebrating the anime's 25th Anniversary with a new one-hour special! The newest iteration of the anime has been a huge celebration of the franchise's past as Ash Ketchum and new hero Goh have adventured through every region of the franchise introduced thus far, and this has put them up against some of their toughest challenges so far. At the same time, there has been a ton of room for all kinds of fun as this anime has brought back a ton of familiar fan favorite friends and foes from the past for a big return.

The special event will feature Ash heading to Lumiose City as he ends up needing to face off against a member of Kalos' Elite Four for his next battle in the World Coronation Series, and thus has to do some training before he takes on his next tough challenge. Given that Ash is closer to the Master Class' Top 8 than ever before, it only makes sense that his battle will be tougher than ever.

https://comicbook.com/anime/news/pok...-hour-special/

Didn't know they're now setting Ash on the path to being a full fledged Pokemon Master. I know they gave him a new sidekick that could potentially take over the franchise if he completes his story, but will they go through with that?

[CyberCubed]

This has actually been what he's been doing since 2019 when this series started after the Sun/Moon anime ended, this isn't new. This year is just the conclusion of the current arc.

[sdp]

I fell out of the anime with each season. Loved the original, loved orange islands, Johto is meh but liked Master Quest, loved Advanced, DP felt a bit long and not as unique as Advanced but still good. I watched everything until then. BW just killed it for me after resetting Ash, I meant to watch it one day completely but never did, the little I watched was not good. XY seemed a much needed improvement but I was still burnt so I didn't watch much outside of key episodes. Sun and Moon seemed fun but barely watched outside of a few episodes as well.

The new season seems like they've really been going all out with recurring characters coming back and tons of fanservice. It seems almost like the season we've all wanted for years I just haven' t been compelled to watch any of it. Probably has to do with the fact that Gamefreak has been halfassing Pokemon since Gen 4 so I got burnt out at the same time that the anime finally got its act together.


I just hope if they do retire Ash (which I doubt will happen), that he goes out to live his life with Misty, if only just to make fans Seethe and have all the casuals who only watched the first season rejoice.

[CyberCubed]

This season is going to end with Ash battling Leon from the Sword/Shield games. But with the new Scarlet/Violet games announced, who knows if we'll be back to the same routine next series with Ash in Spain with the usual new companions, etc.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by sdp

I just hope if they do retire Ash (which I doubt will happen), that he goes out to live his life with Misty, if only just to make fans Seethe and have all the casuals who only watched the first season rejoice.

The flash forward in the original Japanese trailer for Mewtwo Strikes Back reveals Misty has always been his endgame and that they have a daughter together, so it'd make sense to harken back to that at last.

[ZariusTwo]

He's done it.

[Cowabung-Gal]

It’s about time.

I still haven’t forgiven Charizard for costing him the first victory.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Cowabung-Gal

It’s about time.

I still haven’t forgiven Charizard for costing him the first victory.

The fact it's Leon's Charizard that Pikachu defeats to secure the championship is karmic genius

[CyberCubed]

They showed all of Ash's friends watching his victory:

https://twitter.com/Pokefan6735/stat...18294907400192

Given this is Ash beating the strongest champ in the world, it's a much bigger deal than the Alola league victory from 3 years ago.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

It's hard to avoid spoilers these days.

Lots of articles recently have been teasing that this may be the end of the anime. We'll see...

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

It's hard to avoid spoilers these days.

Lots of articles recently have been teasing that this may be the end of the anime. We'll see...

I don't think we'll lose animated Pokemon entirely, we'll probably see more like the limited specials and Youtube mini-series they've done over the years, I just think they're done making a weekly series

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

I don't think we'll lose animated Pokemon entirely, we'll probably see more like the limited specials and Youtube mini-series they've done over the years, I just think they're done making a weekly series

That's true and I'm sure it's what some people wanted for a long time. But it's hard to see them move away from Ash mainly because of how long it's been going on plus with Pikachu being the mascot.

[ZariusTwo]

There will be news about the future of the Pokemon anime on Friday following transmission of the next episode in the Project Mew storyline. According to the press conference TV-Tokyo held this week, Satoshi/Ash's story is not over, but may be handled in a different way. There was also no confirmation yet that the anime will adapt Generation 9.

https://twitter.com/DogasusBackpack/...15408649007104

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

There will be news about the future of the Pokemon anime on Friday following transmission of the next episode in the Project Mew storyline. According to the press conference TV-Tokyo held this week, Satoshi/Ash's story is not over, but may be handled in a different way. There was also no confirmation yet that the anime will adapt Generation 9.

https://twitter.com/DogasusBackpack/...15408649007104

The Sun and Moon series and Journeys went in different directions so I'm curious to see how much more different this new series will be. Personally I'd like to see an older Ash around 11 or 12 but I won't hold my breathe. Would be nice to see him train some of his Pokemon that are at Prof. Oak's.

[Coola Yagami]

Personally I want to see someone else take the lead and let it end with the big reveal that the final challenger at the big event will be an older more experienced Ash.

[ZariusTwo]

And it's official, Ash and Pikachu are both being retired and the anime will continue with new leads

There will be an eleven episode 'wrap up' for all of our familiar characters starting in January.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

And it's official, Ash and Pikachu are both being retired and the anime will continue with new leads

There will be an eleven episode 'wrap up' for all of our familiar characters starting in January.

Well the rumors were true, they're finally moving away from Ash and giving us a new anime with different protagonists. I kinda wish Ash could've evolved some of his Pokemon (like Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Quilava, etc.) and I know his Bulbasaur didn't want to evolve but it would've been nice if it had...oh well.

I think this new series will be worth checking out.

[Allio]

It’s about time we got a new cast of characters. I might actually pick up Pokémon again

[ZariusTwo]

Now, to the most important question

https://twitter.com/daitomodachi6/st...43589816737793

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Now, to the most important question

https://twitter.com/daitomodachi6/st...43589816737793

I don't think Dawn would ever have a chance with Ash.

I think another important question is who is Ash's father? Plot twist...an adult Red.