With the help of the Ivysaur, Pikachu defeats Team Rocket and the Ivysaur evolve into Venusaur. While learning the cause of the trouble, they not only learn more about each other but also clash with Team Rocket, who are now using Pokéballs supplied by Giovanni via a Pelipper that arrives whenever they call it. Transcription: " Fushigisōtte Fushigidane?" ( Japanese: フシギソウってフシギだね?)Ī bunch of Ivysaur are causing chaos throughout Vermilion City, and Professor Cerise sends Ash and Goh to investigate. "Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower" (Fushigisō, Isn't it Mysterious?) The sudden appearance of Lugia causes Ash and Goh to meet and both of them to go on the ride of a lifetime to learn more about Lugia. Professor Cerise wants new trainer Goh to choose his first Pokémon from among the Kanto starters, but he refuses because he wants to choose Mew instead. Mime, and Professor Oak travel to Vermilion City to attend the opening of Professor Cerise's new research lab. Transcription: " Satoshi to Gō, Rugia de Gō!" ( Japanese: サトシとゴウ、ルギアでゴー!)Īsh, his mother Delia, Mr. "Legend? Go! Friends? Go!" (Satoshi and Go, Let's Go by Lugia!) In the English dub, they are voiced by the same actors that voice their more grown-up counterparts aided by some technical tweaking.
As a result, the finale part from the games makes an earlier appearance, rather than taking a few seasons thus truly breaking free of the typecast the show was in until the Sun and Moon arc. This season follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum and new protagonist Goh (and sometimes Chloe Cerise) as they travel across all eight regions of the Pokémon franchise, including the new Galar region from Pokémon Sword and Shield. It premiered in Canada on Teletoon on a weekly basis from May 9, 2020, to June 5, 2021.
The season premiered from November 17, 2019, to December 4, 2020, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States, it releases as a streaming television season that premiered from June 12, 2020, to March 5, 2021, on Netflix, making it the first Pokémon series not to air on conventional broadcast television in the United States, unlike previous series. Pokémon Journeys: The Series is the twenty-third season of the Pokémon anime series and the first and titular season of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā).