{"id":130630,"date":"2022-12-16T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-142720"},"modified":"2022-12-16T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:30:00","slug":"ash-ketchum-and-pikachus-time-in-the-pokemon-anime-is-coming-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/16\/ash-ketchum-and-pikachus-time-in-the-pokemon-anime-is-coming-to-an-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Ketchum And Pikachu’s Time In The Pok\u00e9mon Anime Is Coming To An End"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Pok\u00e9mon Company has confirmed that Ash Ketchum’s Pok\u00e9mon journey is about to come to an end. In a video posted on Twitter, it’s been announced that 11 special episodes – dubbed ‘Aim to be a Pok\u00e9mon Master’<\/strong> – will air in Japan starting January 13th, 2023<\/strong> and will mark the final chapter in Ash and Pikachu’s story.<\/p>\n

It’s the end of an era, to be sure. Ash’s journey started all the way back in April 1997 with the ‘Indigo League’<\/strong>, featuring classic episodes like “Showdown in Pewter City”<\/strong>, “Charmander \u2013 The Stray Pok\u00e9mon”<\/strong>, and “Battle Aboard the St. Anne”<\/strong>. The iconic protagonist featured in dozens of feature movies and even made some subtle appearances in the video game series.<\/p>\n