The twenty-third season of the Pokémon animated series is known as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā) in Japan, and internationally as Pokémon Journeys: The Series. The season premiered in Japan from November 17, 2019 to December 4, 2020 on TV Tokyo channel 7. In the United States and the Nordic region, it releases as a streaming television season that premiered from June 12, 2020 to March 5, 2021 on Netflix, making it the first Pokémon series not to air on conventional broadcast television in the United States, unlike previous series, and it was the season finale of Pokémon Journeys in the United States. It premiered in Canada on Teletoon on a weekly basis from May 9, 2020 to June 5, 2021 because it was the season finale of Pokémon Journeys in Canada. This season follows the adv
The twenty-third season of the Pokémon animated series is known as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā) in Japan, and internationally as Pokémon Journeys: The Series. The season premiered in Japan from November 17, 2019 to December 4, 2020 on TV Tokyo channel 7. In the United States and the Nordic region, it releases as a streaming television season that premiered from June 12, 2020 to March 5, 2021 on Netflix, making it the first Pokémon series not to air on conventional broadcast television in the United States, unlike previous series, and it was the season finale of Pokémon Journeys in the United States. It premiered in Canada on Teletoon on a weekly basis from May 9, 2020 to June 5, 2021 because it was the season finale of Pokémon Journeys in Canada. This season follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum and new protagonist Goh as they travel across all eight regions of the Pokémon franchise, including the new Galar region from Pokémon Sword and Shield. As a result, the finale part from the games makes an earlier appearance, rather than taking a few seasons; thus truly breaking free of the typecast the show was in until the Sun and Moon arc. Supporting characters include Professor Cerise, a Pokémon researcher who oversees Ash and Goh's missions, and his daughter Chloe, Goh's childhood friend. On April 23, 2020, The Pokémon Company International announced that Netflix has secured the U.S. rights to air future seasons, starting with "Pokémon Journeys". On September 13, 2020, it was announced the anime will switch from airing on Sundays to Fridays on October 9, 2020. The first forty-eight episodes are currently available for streaming as of March 5, 2021, with additional episodes to be released quarterly. The show began airing from September 1, 2020 to March 16, 2021 on Pop in the United Kingdom because it was the season finale of Pokémon Journeys in the United Kingdom. The Japanese opening song is "One, Two, Three" (１・２・３ ワン・ツー・スリー, Wan, Tsū, Surī) by After the Rain's Soraru and Mafumafu for 31 episodes, and by Golden Bomber's Nishikawa-kun and Kirishō for 17 episodes. The ending songs are "Pokémon Shiritori" (ポケモンしりとり, Pokémon Shiritori) by the Pokémon Music Club's Junichi Masuda, Pasocom Music Club and Pokémon Kids 2019 divided into two parts, The Pikachu → Mew Ver. (ピカチュウ→ミュウVer., Pikachū → Myū Ver.) for 18 episodes and for 5 episodes are end in even episodes, and The Mew → Zamazenta Ver. (ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer., Myū → Zamazenta Ver.) for 20 episodes and for 4 episodes are end in odd episodes, and "Strange and Wonderful Creatures" (ふしぎなふしぎな生きもの, Fushigina Fushigina Ikimono) by Tortoise Matsumoto (Ulfuls) for just 1 episode. The English opening song, "The Journey Starts Today", is performed by Canadian indie pop band Walk off the Earth, making it the first English opening song not to have the lyric "Pokémon" at any point in the song, unlike previous English opening songs of the Pokémon anime. Its instrumental version serves as the ending theme.