Well, people, it finally happened.
After 25 years, the main character of Pokémon The TV series, Ash Ketchum, has finally achieved his dream of becoming a Pokémon World Champion. Since the series began in 1997, our lovely coach has tried countless times to be the best, but ends up failing again and again. Now, however, after defeating Leon in the Masters Eight Tournament of the Pokémon World Coronation Series in an episode called “Final IV: Partners”Ash finally made it.
The new episode has only aired in Japan so far, but will be broadcast to Western audiences in the near future. It’s a close call for Ash, regardless, who lost most of his team – including Gengar, Aragonite, Dracovish, Sirfetch’d and Lucario – before his beloved Pikachu took down Charizard by Leon.
The episode also features many familiar faces, notably Serebii webmaster Joe Merrick below:
It’s definitely a long time coming, and it begs a question: Where is Ash going from here? Well, the obvious answer would be Paldea. With Pokémon Scarlet and Violet On the horizon, the TV series will inevitably branch out into new regions, requiring Ash to compete with a host of new characters and Pokémon.
