‘Pokemon Journeys’ Coming to Netflix, Episodes to Release Quarterly!

The next season of the Pokemon anime will be named Pokemon Journeys and will release exclusively on Netflix! The series began airing in Japan last November.

Since Netflix is a streaming platform, new episodes will release every quarter for the duration of the season rather than once a week like on traditional TV. The first 12 episodes will debut on June 12th.

TPCi and Netflix released a trailer for the new series. Professor Sakurai will be named “Professor Cerise” in the English dub and Go is now spelled “Goh.” The series will feature a new theme song written and performed by the Canadian band Walk off the Earth.

The series follows Ash and his new friend Goh as they travel the Pokemon world. They visit all the Pokemon regions of the past and present rather than just sticking to Galar. Their home base is at Cerise Laboratory in Vermilion City.

Goh’s goal is to capture every Pokemon, but he especially has his sights on Mew. The series is a departure from previous ones in that Goh captures new Pokemon every week — sometimes multiple in the same episode (the character is a walking advertisement for Pokemon GO).

The series features a new composer for the first time since the anime debuted, as the legendary Shinji Miyazaki retired.

Here’s the press release TPCi sent us:

BELLEVUE, Wash., and LOS ANGELES — April 23, 2020 — Today, The Pokémon Company International and Netflix announced that upcoming seasons of the iconic Pokémon animated series will premiere exclusively on Netflix in the U.S. The partnership kicks off with the launch of the first 12 episodes of the new 23rd season of the series on June 12, 2020. Additional new episodes of “Pokémon Journeys: The Series” will be added quarterly on Netflix for the duration of the season.

“With their tremendous reach and ability for fans to enjoy content anytime and anywhere, Netflix is the ideal partner to premiere new episodes of the beloved animated Pokémon series in the U.S.,” said Emily Arons, senior vice president of international business at The Pokémon Company International. “We can’t wait for Pokémon fans of all ages to continue discovering the spirit of adventure and friendship in ‘Pokémon Journeys: The Series,’ our newest season coming to Netflix this June.”

In celebration of this announcement, The Pokémon Company International and Netflix also unveiled the first international trailer and details for “Pokémon Journeys: The Series” today. Fans can look forward to an all-new narrative following Ash and his partner Pikachu as they embark on adventures across multiple regions in the Pokémon world, meeting new characters and discovering more Pokémon along the way.

“Pokémon Journeys: The Series” Synopsis:
Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum has a new plan: see the world! But first, he and his partner Pikachu are headed to the opening of the Cerise Laboratory, a research facility dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of Pokémon in every region. Ash meets Goh, another boy with boundless curiosity about Pokémon, and both are overjoyed when Professor Cerise asks them to become official research fellows. With Ash as determined as ever to become a Pokémon Master, and Goh aiming to catch one of every Pokémon (including the Mythical Mew), our heroes are in for adventure and excitement as they explore the wide world of Pokémon!

“Pokémon Journeys: The Series” will also feature a new theme song written and performed by the band Walk off the Earth. Fans can view a new trailer for the upcoming season and hear part of the new theme song on the official Pokémon YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/iF4o64-LO0Q.

Prior to June 12, fans can enjoy a wide selection of past Pokémon seasons already on Netflix, in addition to the most recent animated Pokémon movie, “Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution,” which debuted globally on Netflix this past February.