User Reviews

When going into this series initially, you may think you are stepping into the Galar region to explore the land the Sword & Shield have given us. Well... that's not quite the case. You are actually spending time in multiple regions. You start out actually being introduced to a new character, Goh. You find that him and Ash have found their way to each other and end up teaming up to be friends and they end up helping out the Vermilion City professor out with research by traveling around Kanto and to other regions. You really get a taste of everything. I feel this is helpful for newcomers to the series and this series definitely does lean in on that. People that grew up on Pokémon, the original series may have a harder time adjusting to this since it's not quite exactly what the show has been doing. Sun & Moon was the first to try to change things up, but it still felt familiar. Journeys almost actually feels like this may be a send off for Ash. I don't know for sure, the series isn't over yet, but that would only make sense. Don't worry, you do see the 2 of them visit Galar and all it's glory and there are some great overarching stories as well to look forward to. Newcomers, this is perfect for you. If you have been following the anime for a while now though, just be wary and give it time.

Graphics: the graphic style gets better and better over time, the colors are smooth and gentle. Journeys is quite similar to S&M, I don't like Xy too much because the graphics are beautiful but too glossy.

Soundtrack: so cool and impressive, I've rewatched Ash and Goh sitting on Lugia's back countless times largely because of the music, every time the OST comes out, I get goosebumps.

Pokemon: seeing so many Pokemon in the anime is amazing. Anime is geared towards kids, so it's fun to introduce Pokemon along the way.

Pokemon and trainers: Pokemon Journeys makes me feel like not only trainers take care of pokemon but pokemon also take care of trainers, typically Raboot and Eevee.

Characters: new characters bring a whole new feeling. Goh and Chloe bring new personalities and stories.

Chloe: a cautious and straightforward (and a bit tsundere) heroine. Her development revolved around many supporting characters. She is completely different from the previous heroines.

Goh: a unique dream, a completely new goal, I'm curious if he will catch Mew first or capture all the Pokemon first, both of those things are unbelievable, following such an unlikely journey is interesting.

Relationships: they are portrayed quite closely. With Ash and Goh it was very clear in the first few episodes when they disagreed, argued, and realized the right point. With Goh and Chloe, the childhood friendship is depicted in very small but delicate details in many episodes, every time they get into trouble, they think about each other.

Stories: stories give meaning. They are very light and playful, only regret that the limited time of the episode makes them too short, so it is difficult to convey to many people.

The role of the old character: they return with completely new roles, like Gary (developing Goh), Serena (supporting Chloe), Clemont (supporting Ash).

Legendary Pokemon: it's great to be able to see them more often and understand them better, like what they can do.

There are over 100 episodes now and I swear I watched it no less than 5 times. There are too many new things for old fans to accept, I'm an old fan too but not too attached to them.

Even tho its an unpopular opinion, i do believe that this has been the best pokemon has to offer anime wise.

I did not watch all the other seasons in their entirety, only caught some episodes here and there that were passing on the TV. Therefore, I think journeys has made a lot of new bold decisions with the pokemon anime, not only Ash has more knowledge about battling but also some memories from past regions he's been at, I also really appreciate the concept of having a character that mainly focus on catching pokemon, its nice because Ash never really focused on that before, and Goh, despite having hardly any trouble capturing Pokemon (probably because of the pun with his name and the mobile game Pokemon Go) is a nice character with ambitions and that doesn't need Ash to do what he wants.

The series might have started a little goofy, but let's not forget that the main target audience for this series are kids, although this series did develop a lot in terms of battle depth (abilities, natures and stats boost moves) and story depth as well, so I think it's only fair to see those changes as an upgrade and accept the anime for what it is, thr Joruney of Ash AND Go.

On it's own it's ok. So we're starting from scratch again - Ash teams up with Pikachu and wants to be a pokemon master. The last season is ignored. The series is ok it's the same story so it's really a reboot. Pokemon sun and moon was much better.