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Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series is the twenty-fifth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon animated series. It is the third and final season of Pokémon Journeys: The Series. The season follows and Goh as they travel around the , based at the Cerise Laboratory in Vermilion City in Kanto. The last 12 episodes of the season form an arc called Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master, during which Ash reunites with and and travels the world with them.
In , episodes were added quarterly on Netflix, beginning on October 21, 2022 with the first 12 episodes, starting from The Spectral Express!, and concluding on September 8, 2023 with the last 12 episodes, ending with Distant Blue Sky!. In , it debuted on May 28, 2022 on Teletoon. In , it debuted on August 2, 2022 on e.tv. In , it debuted on September 1, 2022 on POP. In , it debuted on September 15, 2022 on 9Go!.
This season skips JN119, JN121, JN126, and JN128, due to those episodes being clip shows.
It is preceded by Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series, and succeeded by , the first season of the dub of the eponymous series.
==Blurb==
The stakes are higher than ever for Ash, Goh and Chloe as they advance toward their goals! As the Pokémon World Coronation Series tournament heats up, intensive training is in store for Ash, Pikachu and their Pokémon friends. Meanwhile, Goh embarks on a series of challenging trial missions to become a member of Project Mew. And as Chloe and Eevee learn about the different evolutionary paths that Eevee can take, will they be able to come to a decision about its future? Get ready for nonstop action, familiar faces from journeys past and more Pokémon discoveries to be made!
==Important events==
* and Goh meet Allister for the first time. (JN091)
* Ash and Goh meet Allister and Bea again, and learn that Allister is one of Stow-on-Side's Gym Leaders. (JN092)
* Ash's Gengar gains the ability to Gigantamax and does so for the first time. (JN092)
* Ash meets Erika again, while Goh meets her for the first time. (JN094)
* Butch and Cassidy reappear and are revealed to have left Team Rocket. (JN095)
* Chloe receives a Fire Stone from Harmony and a Thunder Stone from . (JN098)
* Ash and Goh encounter Team Yell, Spikemuth Gym Leader Piers, and Marnie for the first time. (JN099)
* Goh tries to , but Grookey decides to stay with him. (JN101)
* Ash reunites with and , while Goh meets them for the first time. (JN103)
* Ash and Goh meet Kalos Elite Four member Drasna for the first time. (JN104)
* Ash meets Wallace again and reunites with Serena, while Goh meets them for the first time. (JN105)
* Ash has a with Wallace and wins, receiving his second from him as a reward. (JN105)
* Goh's Suicune temporarily returns to Cerise Park. (JN107)
* Ash reunites with his . (JN108)
* The Masters Eight is revealed to consist of , , , , Diantha, Alain, , and Ash. (JN109)
* and are reunited with their father, Mohn. (JN111)
* Ash reunites with Lillie and meets Gladion and again, while Goh meets them for the first time. (JN111)
* Lillie's family returns to Alola. (JN112)
* Ash participates in a Battle Royal with , , and Gladion, with the winner between Ash and Kukui being left unknown. (JN112)
* Goh, , and Horace qualify as Project Mew Chasers. (JN113)
* Ash meets Paul again, with Goh meeting him for the first time. (JN114)
* Ash has a three-on-three battle with Paul and wins. (JN114)
* Ash and Goh meet Hop, Leon's brother, for the first time. (JN115)
* The Pokémon World Coronation Series Masters Eight Tournament takes place. (JN115 - JN132)
** Leon, Diantha, Cynthia, and Ash defeat Alain, Lance, Iris, and Steven, respectively, advancing to the semifinals. (JN115 - JN118)
** Leon and Ash defeat Diantha and Cynthia, respectively, advancing to the finals. (JN122 - JN125)
** Goh receives a summons from Project Mew, forcing him to leave Ash. (JN127)
** Ash defeats Leon in the finals, becoming the new Monarch and . (JN129 - JN132)
* Goh and the rest of the Project Mew team travel to Faraway Island and search for , with Goh managing to befriend it. (JN133 - JN134)
* Project Mew is disbanded, although Professor Amaranth offers Goh, Gary, and Horace the chance to return as Chasers during his next expedition. (JN134)
* Ash and Goh reunite and reveal they each intend to set off on a new alone. (JN135)
* Ash and Goh re-encounter and have a with it, which ends up being called off. (JN135 - JN136)
* Ash sees again, while Goh sees it for the first time. (JN136)
* Goh's Suicune briefly revisits Cerise Park. (JN136)
* Ash and Goh leave the Cerise Laboratory and go their separate ways, with Chloe becoming a research fellow in their place. (JN136)
* Ash reunites with his (JN136)
* A starts following Ash. (JN137)
* Ash reunites with and , who rejoin him on his travels. (JN138 - JN139)
* Ash reunites with , while Misty meets him for the first time. (JN139)
* Ash reunites with his and the Squirtle Squad. (JN141)
* Ash reunites with his . (JN143)
* The Team Rocket trio splits up, but later reunites. (JN145 - JN147)
* Ash and help save Latias and from a . (JN146)
* Misty and Brock return to their respective homes while Ash returns to Pallet Town, where he meets and Gary again. (JN147)
* Ash resumes his journey to become a Pokémon Master. (JN147)
===Party changes===
====Ash's Pokémon====
Starting from The Road Most Traveled!, Ash rotates his team for the rest of the season.
=====Returns=====
The following Pokémon return to Ash:
* (JN147)
=====Other=====
* Mr. Mime (returned to in Pallet Town, JN136)
====Goh's Pokémon====
Goh registers the following Pokémon in his quest to fill his Pokédex. As of the last episode of the season, Goh is known to own 108 Pokémon, with Pokémon species registered in his Pokédex.
=====Additions=====
Goh catches or receives the following Pokémon:
* (JN091)
* (JN092)
* , (prior to JN094)
* (JN097)
* (JN100)
* , , (JN102)
* (JN103)
* (JN105)
* (JN113)
* (JN136)
=====Evolutions=====
The following members of Goh's roster evolve:
* → (JN108)
=====Given away=====
Goh gives away the following Pokémon:
* (JN127, given to )
=====Other=====
* All of Goh's Pokémon (excluding the Galar first partner Pokémon) (left at the Cerise Lab, JN136)
====Other characters====
=====Additions=====
* ('s, JN138)
=====Evolutions=====
* → ('s, prior to JN103)
* → ('s, prior to JN105)
* → ('s, prior to JN147)
=====Returns=====
* (Jessie's, JN145)
* (Jessie's, JN145)
* (Jessie's, JN145)
* (Jessie's, JN145)
* (Jessie's, JN145)
* (James's, JN145)
* (James's, JN145)
* (James's, JN145)
* (James's, JN145)
* (James's, JN145)
===World Coronation Series progress===
Ash battles against the following opponents in World Coronation Series battles:
Opponent	Epicode	Result 	Class 	Rank
Marnie 	JN099 	Victory	Ultra 	15
Drasna 	JN104 	Victory	Ultra 	9
Raihan 	JN109 	Victory	Master	8
===Project Mew===
Goh undertakes the following Project Mew missions:
Mission 	Epicode	Tokens earned
against 	JN102 	3
Sea Mauville battle royale	JN110 	2
Catch and 	JN113 	3
==Episodes==
On Netflix, the last 12 episodes of the season are numbered separately from the rest of the season, under the title "Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master: Ultimate Journeys: The Series".
Epicode	Episode Title 	#
JN091 	The Spectral Express! 	1
JN092 	The Winding Path to Greatness! 	2
JN093 	It's All in the Name! 	3
JN094 	Suffering the Flings and Arrows! 	4
JN095 	The Good, The Bad, and The Lucky! 	5
JN096 	Lighting the Way Home! 	6
JN097 	An Evolution in Taste! 	7
JN098 	Out of Their Elements! 	8
JN099 	Battling Turned Up to Eleven! 	9
JN100 	Meeting Up with the Monarch! 	10
JN101 	A One-Stick Wonder! 	11
JN102 	Battling in the Freezing Raid! 	12
JN103 	The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy! 	13
JN104 	Taking Two For The Team! 	14
JN105 	Reuniting for the First Time! 	15
JN106 	Radio Lulled the Mischievous Stars! 	16
JN107 	Big Brother to the Rescue! 	17
JN108 	Catching the Aura of Fate! 	18
JN109 	Aim For The Eight! 	19
JN110 	Narrowing the Chaser Chase! 	20
JN111 	The Homecoming Crown! 	21
JN112 	Helping the Hometown Hero! 	22
JN113 	Chasing to the Finish! 	23
JN114 	Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit! 	24
JN115 	Curtain Up! Fight the Fights! 	25
JN116 	Pride of a Champion! 	26
JN117 	The Fiery Road to Mastership! 	27
JN118 	Battling as Hard as Stone! 	28
JN120 	Infinite Possibilities! 	29
JN122 	It's… Champion Time! 	30
JN123 	Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder! 	31
JN124 	Valor: A Strategic Part of Battling! 	32
JN125 	Whittle While You Work! 	33
JN127 	Just a Scone's Throw From Here! 	34
JN129 	A Flood of Torrential Gains! 	35
JN130 	Toying With Your Motions! 	36
JN131 	Paring Pokémon While Parrying! 	37
JN132 	Partners in Time! 	38
JN133 	The Mew from Here! 	39
JN134 	In the Palms of our Hands! 	40
JN135 	Heroes Unite! 	41
JN136 	This Could be the Start of Something Big!	42
JN137 	The Road Most Traveled! 	43
JN138 	A Fated Face-Off! 	44
JN139 	Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch! 	45
JN140 	Bearing Down Easy! 	46
JN141 	A Squad's Worth of Passion! 	47
JN142 	The Same Moon, Now and Forever! 	48
JN143 	Ride, Lapras, Ride! 	49
JN144 	Getting to the Heart of it All! 	50
JN145 	Rocket Revengers! 	51
JN146 	Ash and Latios 	52
JN147 	The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master! 	53
JNS05 	Distant Blue Sky! 	54
 	 	
==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
==Trivia==
* In the September 22, 2022 press release announcing the Netflix premiere date in the United States, a statement that the season would contain "approximately 54 episodes" was included in error.“POKÉMON ULTIMATE JOURNEYS: THE SERIES” TO PREMIERE OCTOBER 21 EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX IN THE US - The Pokémon Company North America Official Press Site (archived; retrieved September 22, 2022)“POKÉMON ULTIMATE JOURNEYS: THE SERIES” TO PREMIERE OCTOBER 21 EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX IN THE US - The Pokémon Company North America Official Press Site (retrieved September 23, 2022) The same 54 episode figure was also mentioned in an August 16, 2022 article by Toy World Magazine reporting on the announcement of the POP premiere date in the United Kingdom.Pop to air new Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series - Toy World Magazine This number would later prove to be the accurate episode number.
* Unlike the previous two seasons, the Ultimate Journeys logo that appears during the opening theme and the Who's That Pokémon? segment includes the phrase "The Series".
* This is the first season to have more than one opening theme song (first since Pokémon: Advanced, if going by television definition).
* As with Pokémon the Series: XYZ, this season contains a special episode. However, it is the first season to contain a special episode that is not counted by the Japanese official websites, rental DVDs, and video-on-demand streaming releases as a main series episode the way The Legend of X, Y, and Z!, XYS06, and the Mega Evolution Specials were.
* This is the last season to feature and as main protagonists and the Team Rocket trio as main antagonists.
* The 12 episodes of To Be a Pokémon Master were released in the United States on the 25th anniversary of the original airing of the 's first episode.
* This is the last season to feature Carter Cathcart as the script adapter and a voice actor for the English dub, as he opted to retire from the animated series following his diagnosis of cancer.
==In other languages==
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series
Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master
==References==
==External links==
* Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series page at Pokemon.com
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