Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series

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Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series (simply Ultimate Journeys) is the 25th season of Pokémon the Series. It is also the third and final season of Pokémon Journeys: The Series. This season marked the final time that Ash Ketchum and Pikachu appeared as the anime's main protagonists. Four episodes of the season are clip shows that were unaired outside Japan.

It was announced on December 16, 2022, that Ash and Pikachu will leave the anime as protagonists on March 24, 2023. An 11-episode arc is slated to air that year, along with a new series of new protagonists, Liko and Roy to follow soon after.

Episodes

	№	№	Season №	Title	Air date
	1178	1171	1	"The Spectral Express!"	December 17, 2021  October 21, 2022
	1179	1172	2	"The Winding Path to Greatness!"	December 24, 2021  October 21, 2022
	1180	1173	3	"It's All in the Name!"	January 14, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1181	1174	4	"Suffering the Flings and Arrows!"	January 21, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1182	1175	5	"The Good, The Bad, and The Lucky!"	January 28, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1183	1176	6	"Lighting the Way Home!"	February 4, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1184	1177	7	"An Evolution in Taste!"	February 11, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1185	1178	8	"Out of Their Elements!"	February 18, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1186	1179	9	"Battling Turned Up to Eleven!"	February 25, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1187	1180	10	"Meeting Up with the Monarch!"	March 4, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1188	1181	11	"A One-Stick Wonder!"	March 11, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1189	1182	12	"Battling in the Freezing Raid!"	March 18, 2022  October 21, 2022
	1190	1183	13	"The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy!"	April 1, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1191	1184	14	"Taking Two For The Team!"	April 1, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1192	1185	15	"Reuniting for the First Time!"	April 8, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1193	1186	16	"Radio Lulled the Mischievous Stars!"	April 15, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1194	1187	17	"Big Brother to the Rescue!"	April 22, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1195	1188	18	"Catching the Aura of Fate!"	April 29, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1196	1189	19	"Aim For The Eight!"	May 6, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1197	1190	20	"Narrowing the Chaser Chase!"	May 13, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1198	1191	21	"The Homecoming Crown!"	May 20, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1199	1192	22	"Helping the Hometown Hero!"	May 27, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1200	1193	23	"Chasing to the Finish!"	June 3, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1201	1194	24	"Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!"	June 10, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1202	1195	25	"Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!"	June 17, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1203	1196	26	"Pride of a Champion!"	July 8, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1204	1197	27	"The Fiery Road to Mastership!"	July 15, 2022  February 24, 2023
	1205	1198	28	"Battling as Hard as Stone!"	July 22, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1206	‐	29	"Chloe and Eevee - The Miracle of Evolution"	July 29, 2022
	1207	1199	30	"Infinite Possibilities!"	August 5, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1208	‐	31	"The Climax Begins! Ash's Masters Tournament Experience!!"	August 12, 2022
	1209	1200	32	"It's... Champion Time!"	August 26, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1210	1201	33	"Bewitch, Battle, and Bewilder!"	September 2, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1211	1202	34	"Valor: A Strategic Part of Battling!"	September 9, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1212	1203	35	"Whittle While You Work!"	September 16, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1213	‐	36	"GO FOR DREAM! Goh's Road to Mew!!"	September 23, 2022
	1214	1204	37	"Just a Scone's Throw From Here!"	September 30, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1215	‐	38	"Climax! The Night Before the Decisive Battle! Ash vs. Leon!!"	October 14, 2022
	1216	1205	39	"A Flood of Torrential Gains!"	October 21, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1217	1206	40	"Toying With Your Motions!"	October 28, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1218	1207	41	"Paring Pokémon While Parrying!"	November 4, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1219	1208	42	"Partners in Time!"	November 11, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1220	1209	43	"The Mew from Here!"	November 25, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1221	1210	44	"In the Palms of our Hands!"	December 2, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1222	1211	45	"Heroes Unite!"	December 9, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1223	1212	46	"This Could be the Start of Something Big!"	December 16, 2022  June 23, 2023
	1224	1213	47	"The Road Most Traveled!"	January 13, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1225	1214	48	"A Fated Face-Off!"	January 20, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1226	1215	49	"Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch!"	January 27, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1227	1216	50	"Bearing Down Easy!"	February 3, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1228	1217	51	"A Squad's Worth of Passion!"	February 10, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1229	1218	52	"The Same Moon, Now and Forever!"	February 17, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1230	1219	53	"Ride, Lapras, Ride!"	February 24, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1231	1220	54	"Getting to the Heart of it All!"	March 3, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1232	1221	55	"Rocket Revengers!"	March 10, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1233	1222	56	"Ash and Latios"	March 17, 2023  September 8, 2023
	1234	1223	57	"The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!"	March 24, 2023  September 8, 2023

Trivia

• On Netflix, the last 11 episodes and the Distant Blue Sky! special of the season are released separately under the name Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master: Ultimate Journeys: The Series, without linking to the rest of the season.
• The 11 episodes of To Be a Pokémon Master and the Distant Blue Sky! special were released in the United States on the 25th anniversary of the original airing of the anime's first episode.