Ash Is This Close To Finally Becoming A Pokemon Master

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Following Friday’s 25th Anniversary special, a new Pokemon trailer debuted in Japan that hints at what’s to come in what is presumed to be the final act of Pokemon Journeys. Throughout the series, Ash has been climbing the ranks in the World Coronation Series and preparing to take on Leon, the current World Champion. If he succeeds - and it sure seems like he will - then Ash will be the indisputable greatest Pokemon trainer in the world and, arguably, finally be a true Pokemon Master. Journey’s has been an amazing victory lap for Ash over the last 100 episodes, and if everything goes according to plan, we might even see Ash’s final send-off within a matter of months.

If you haven’t been following Pokemon Journeys, it’s unlike any previous season in the Pokemon series. Rather than staying in one region and climbing through the local Pokemon League, Ash and his new friend Goh have been traveling around the world to all the different regions from throughout Pokemon history, meeting old friends, and settling the score with old rivals. Along the way, Ash has been competing in the World Coronation Series, a global Pokemon League that ranks every trainer in the world. Ash finally won his first Pokemon League Championship in Alola, but becoming the champion of the World Coronation Series is an entirely different challenge. After this, there won’t be anywhere else for Ash to go - he’ll be the world number one.

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Ash has lost plenty of championship battles in the past, but he’s never had a team like this before. Currently, he has Pikachu, Dragonite, Gengar, Lucario, Sirfetch’d, and Dracovish, and he’s been tearing through the competition with that lineup