Pikachu says goodbye after 25 years of Pokemon

The anime series ” Pokemon ” will return in 2023, although without Pikachu, its main character as it will retire after 25 seasons of fun adventures.

Pikachu and his trainer, Ash Ketchum , have battled other rival Pokemon characters in the contest series since 1997.

After 25 years of training and adventures, Ash Ketchum becomes the best Pokémon trainer in the world! Known in Japanese as Satoshi and main character of the anime Pokémon has finally achieved his ultimate ambition by defeating Leon in the last chapter of the series ” Definitive Pokemon Journeys “

Since this episode has only been broadcast in Japan so far, Pokemon fans from the rest of the world learned about this event on different social networks and official accounts of the Pokemon Group and shared the joy of finally seeing Ash achieve his dream and that many described it as a “special, legendary and historic day”

The next adventures will focus on new characters named Liko and Roy who will have Sprigatito , Fuecoco and Quaxly from the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Purple videogames as their first companions.

But before that, a series of special episodes will come out that will close the season of Ultimate Pokemon Journeys and you will be able to see a little of what the future of Ash and his friends will be like.

“The series will continue to embrace everything fans love about Pokemon,” the creators said.