{"id":159755,"date":"2022-12-16T18:09:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T18:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-pokemon-anime-is-leaving-ash-pikachu-after-25-years\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T18:09:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T18:09:13","slug":"the-pokemon-anime-is-leaving-ash-pikachu-after-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-pokemon-anime-is-leaving-ash-pikachu-after-25-years\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pokemon Anime Is Leaving Ash & Pikachu After 25 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ash and Pikachu have come a long way in 25 years…well, he’s still 10. So, who knows how long it’s felt like to him?<\/figcaption>
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Last month, long time Pok\u00e9mon <\/em>anime protagonist Ash Ketchum finally became the top trainer in the world after defeating Galar Champion Leon in the Masters Eight Tournament. It was the culmination of a 25-year arc for the anime, with Ash and his partner Pok\u00e9mon Pikachu finally being crowned the champion after years of crushing defeats. Now that Ash has accomplished what he set out to do in that first episode back in 1997, what’s next for him and Pikachu? It sounds like a walk into the sunset, as it’s just been announced the next season of the Pok\u00e9mon <\/em>anime will introduce two brand new central protagonists in his stead.<\/p>\n

Ash’s story will conclude with 11 special episodes next year, that will also cap off the current Pok\u00e9mon Journeys: The Series<\/em>. These episodes will start rolling out on January 13 in Japan, and will feature returning friends and familiar faces like Brock and Misty, the original buddies who accompanied Ash in the early seasons of the show. All of this will make way for the next season, starring new protagonists, called Liko and Roy in the Japanese version. Not much is known about these new characters, but they’ll be accompanied by Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet <\/em>and violet <\/em>starters Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly.<\/p>\n