Thank you so much for watching! I would love to know your thoughts on both these final episodes of Ash's Journey as well as the entirety of the Pokemon Anime. If you'd like a trip down memory lane, check out the playlist that details all of Ash's Journey throughout the Pokemon anime up to this point here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qt2KnrWq06qpfqs.html&ab_channel=JordanFringe

As someone who grew up with Pokemon, but didn't have time (as many adults don't) to keep up with the anime, Jordan's series about Ash's journey has been a godsend and a fun ride along the way to be the very best like no one ever was.

Summarized over 25 years of Pokemon in almost 16 hours. What a ride.

Those final 5-10 minutes in the Ash versus Leon battle was beyond a perfect ending for the characters involved. Couldn't help but to cry my eyes out once the screen cut to black, seeing all the pokémon (including Primeape, which was a pleasant surprise) going into the original themesong. What a moment and a perfect ending to a 25 years in the making story. Guess we're all grown up now.

Convinced he made the last 3 videos in a single batch. There’s no other way to explain how he made it this so quickly

Journeys was fan service and no way can someone convince me otherwise. They finally gave ash a team that was fully evolved (aside from the obvious being Pikachu), ash got an actual mega evolution to make up for not getting one in the region where they were introduced (still annoyed they did they), ash got some fan favorite pokemon that, ash beat strong champions, and to top it off ash won a legitimate tournament (i know he won alola but come on, it was the first ever alolan tournament) truly a fun way to end the 25 year journey with ash

These last 25 Years were truly fun, weren't they?

I do love how in Journeys they made sure to reflect how much Ash had grown, absolutely taking a mentoring role for Goh and Chloe where he could. Honestly I wish they had the idea for this series earlier so we could've had more seasons of it, but it's a fantastic way to close out the era regardless.

I love how the actual final episode is of the AU Ash that was starting to be featured in the movies. People forget, because this is the last time we’ll see the prime version of Ash. We might never see his alternate variant either. Y’Know, the one who’s only caught a Caterpee & Charmander. I also like how the final episode was drawn in the style of the first 7 gens of the anime. With the more angular shapes & smaller line work. It felt nice to have a final send off to this art style ‘cause while the new art style was great. That first style is how most people saw Ash for so long so it’s nice to see that acknowledged in the final episode.

You’re spoiling us Jordan, wow. Such quality videos back to back to back, I hope you’re getting some rest man. Big ups and mad respect

Watching this whole saga was a trip down memory lane especially for the early seasons. It was a nice touch having this finale episode come out on the animes 25th anniversary

As soon as I finished part 7 you drop this. What a legend

WTF this season of the anime sounds a thousand times more fun than the game ever was, just imagine how fun it would be being able to go back and forth from different regions having special events on each one, getting to battle familiar faces from old gens, that would be awesome!!!

Got teary eyed when the og squad came back to push Pikachu to get up. While wasn't the biggest fan of the Sun and Moon series I think the part where he goes back to Alola and they all start chanting champion for Ash is a nice moment.

The perfect ending for the series. It's got a couple flaws, but it makes up for it with it's incredible strengths. I adore Journeys.

Damn, i started watching this when i was 6 and now 25 years later, it still makes me cry. What serendipitous and unbelievable sense of closure it gives me to watch this epic 8 part series in its complete continuity! It truly feels momentously nostalgic to finally get to rewatch Ash's entire journey all the way from the beginning to the end and catchup with the all the pokemon stories at once. Thank you so very much Jordan for allowing so many of us to rediscover and say goodbye to this iconic part of our childhood, which at some point we all left incomplete. :*

This series, even if it has flaws it's still pretty solid. It gave us the best conclution to the entire series. The story of ash was great, goh's story was nice (could have been better of course) and chloe was nice too. Even if a lot of filler episodes are bad, i don't think that makes the series bad. When i'm on twitter i found a lot of people saying "journeys is mid, horizons is multimillion times than journeys", i think a lot of people hated some things of this season because they didn't get what they wanted or just didn't liked. Journeys was truly one of the best series of the entire Anipoke's history. I'm glad that ash ketchum existed, without him we wouldn' t even get the web series or horizons. I'm happy that i grow up with this guy, without him i would have been depressed as a lonely kid. Thank you Ash Ketchum, see you next time as the journey continues.

This dude cannot stop pumping out quality content. He’s the hero we needed

I love that Ash's journey started with an encounter with Ho'Oh and ended with an encounter with its counterpart Lugia. Makes everything come full circle.

Thank you so much Jordan, Pokemon was always close to my heart, but adult life hard, but could not keep up after the hoenn episodes, this playlist gave me back a part of my childhood and the memories I had forgotten. You have completed my inner child's heart !

I really grew up with pokemon, remembering watching the first episode back when I was in kindergarten and being into the games all the time and on-off with the anime. Around the time the final Ash episode aired in Japan, my son was born. And honestly, that's when I really felt grown up, taking responsibility for another human being and all that. So I really got emotional watching it and probably will ever be.

Journeys is in my top 3. I really love the animation and the friendships. It’s so wholesome.

I really liked Journeys, sure some of the filler wasn’t the best, but the episodes focused on concrete stories and battles, they are some of the best of the franchise. Loved how many previous gym leaders, rivals and companions showed up. Loved how Ash actively trained his team and how he didn’t easily breeze thru the Coronation Series and how the battles were legitimately hard fought. My favorite battles of Journeys are Volkner, Korrina, Cynthia, Leon and Drasna. Lucario and Dragonite are my faves from his Journeys team. And Goh was a really good companion.

I have cried 8 times watching your videos. All 8 where ashs journey videos. Great memories nostalgia, just everything. Thank you for making these videos you are now apart of ashs journey to me.

This series has really helped me finish Ash’s story since I dropped the anime over time around Gen IV. Glad to see he finally became the trainer he always wanted

Fringe coming through with a pokemon mega blessing. This man deserves a medal for all the grinding he's been doing

as someone who has binged this series over the past week thank you for working on this and posting so quickly

Someone gives this man an Oscar and brownies. An amazing job! Thanks for the series Jordan!

The perfect ending to a good mini series! Also love how this ended on the day the 1st dub pokemon episode aired 25 years ago 🥹

Thank you for putting back to back to back videos! I love this series so much, really makes my day a lot better. Thank you once again!

the way this ended is so beautiful. the symmetry of journeys and the whole series, them ending up on lugia once again just like how they met and ash seeing ho oh again signaling the end of his journey(in our eyes) i also loved how goh caught mew like just in his hand, that was pretty nice irony

Holy damn, I was not expecting that epilogue. I'm really interested in watching the whole series someday, and this walk through Ash's journey sure made that desire a whole lot stronger.

These recaps were the absolute, best way to say goodbye to the series for those of us who've watched every episode

Sarah saying Pokémon as an escape hit me in the feels thank you Sarah for voicing Ash and thank you Jordan for your series

Genuinely got really emotional during Ash's battle with Leon, and the final episodesayimg by to Misty and Brock

Chloe's Evee using all its evolved forms moves but staying an Evee was always kinda cool

Thanks for making it easy to jump back on the Pokemon train and sorta complete this series thru your summaries. Couldn't have done it without you Jordan. My childhood and current self thank you immensely! Keep up the great work.

It is crazy that a show running for this long could have such a meaningful and emotional through-line all the way up to the end, with real character growth (though not physically, which is just weird when you consider how many in universe years actually pass). I stopped watching years ago, only occasionally looking into the series, so this entire guide you made has been a great way for me to reconnect with the show. I did come back and watch the last episodes after the champion fight, and enjoyed them thoroughly, and have even started watching the new series now, which has so far been pretty good. I wish the games could grow in quality like the show does -_-

I hadn't really watched Pokémon since the gen 3 games came out & after ash being the main character for literally my whole life I just can't imagine Pokémon without him. As a kid it really felt you were learning about pokemon along side him. When a new gen would drop we'd experience a new world with him. Idk I still find it crazy

Thank you for making such a good series especially for people who want to know about the Pokémon anime but don’t want to watch a bunch of episodes and just want an overview.

Journeys, for all its flaws, really is one of my favorite series in the anime, and it gave us one of my favorite characters in Goh, and it made me love Pokemon like Dracovish, Kamon and Gengar! And the music in the Japanese version is some of the best Pokemon has to offer ever!

This last season sounded absolutely incredible. Thank you from all of us who grew up with Pokemon but didn’t have time to keep up!

Man the final battle and the emotional moments leading to the end really got to me. I don't think they could have pulled off Ash's send off any better than they did

The way I was mentally and emotionally prepared to wait a week for this and now I get to watch this over breakfast! What a treat.

While I wasn't keeping up with the Anime until the end, it was still a very emotional ride to watch this Retrospect. Pokemon is truely something special. Nobody can deny that. Thank you for your work you have put into that Guide, it was truely a great watch!

I was worried you stopped these for one reason or another. But to drop the last 3 in such quick succession was such a treat, but beyond that this whole series was a treat. Thank you, it’s been a blast reminiscing with this series.

Subbed off this series. I've been watching pokemon since before I knew how to speak. This franchise will forever hold a special place in my heart. That final battle vs Leon will always make me tear up. Thank you Ash and Pikachu. You'll always be my pokemon master.

Thanks for saving me the trouble of watching the series If you hadn't made this I would have never known what ash has been up to. You've done a great job covering this thank you for all your hard work.

Finally completing the series. Thank you jordan foe your hardwork. This last episode tears me up. Thanks ash and friends for the journey, good luck for you all

Just finished watching and I'm feeling incredibly emotional now that the series has ended 😢 I just wanna say THANK YOU, Jordan for recapping this amazing show that i hold very close to my heart. Pokemon was my whole childhood and you gave it the perfect recap. The hardwork and effort you put into making these quality videos for us is truly appreciated. With all the amazing content you post, you deserve millions of subscribers 😭💯 Will be eagerly waiting to watch more of your future content. Thank you again! 🥺💗

Its very fitting that the 2 most iconic Pokemon of the franchise fought in the final of the World Championships of the anime

Love that Chuck came back

Man. I wasn't expecting to feel emotional pain watching this. Maaan. This journey was amazing. Thank-you for making it, Jordan.

Ash actually had a lot of consistency towards in terms of progression during most of his time in the anime: If you look at his journey he was always progressing: Gen 1 He was a complete rookie that talked big but knew nothing about being a pokemon trainer and needed to be taught everything. Gen 2 He becomes a trainer that at the very least knows the basics. But still a bit arrogant for his own good Gen 3 He is a bit more mature and acts as a mentor figure to May, that just like Ash, has a very similar beginning (seriously, Drew is just like the contest version of Gary). Gen 4 He is already an experienced trainer and it's the first time that he has to face someone with completely different ideals when it comes to training that makes him question his own methods. With both learning to respect each other's training methods at the end and grow from it. Gen 5 This one was a soft reboot. But you can easily consider him as an Ash that took some time away from being a trainer after diamond and pearl, and thus, needs to refresh his knowledge after going back to pokemon battles. Gen 6. He is back on track and aiming to win more than ever. But that's exactly what turns into a problem because he became too eager to win and didn't take things calmly. Specially when he sees other trainers like Sawyer catching up to him or even beating gyms first than him. Gen 7 He remembers why he likes to be a Pokemon trainer in the first place. He is an experienced trainer but and this time he has his mind in the right place and ends up winning the league in a region that basically became his second home. Gen 8 It's literally a culmination of everything he learned and him looking back at his entire journey.

Thank you for making these. I have horrible motivation when it comes to watching long series, and this was the perfect way to keep me interested. I can only imagine how much time and effort went into this series and im truly grateful for you

Watching this video series has been such a delight, reliving old moments and seeing new ones recapped by you. Loved how you posted the final episode on the day that Ash's journey ended too, it's been a fun ride watching this, thanks for the amazing guide to Ash's journey!

My jaw DROPPED when I realized Mew got his original voice from the first movie and Snap back.

Wasn't expecting the last part so soon. I haven't finished Sun and Moon yet. Big kudos though for doing this series. It was well worth it to me anyway

Watching one man document the whole anime over a period of half a year wasn’t how I expected to be inspired to rewatch the anime in its entirety but. Here we are. Amazing work. This has been as much a journey as watching this series as a whole

Anyone else not watch the show in 15 years and still cry?

I love how this series of the anime brings back many many characters throughout the years. It’s a nice way to show where each character is at at this point in time and at times summarizing there character. It’s a nice way to send off Ash and all his friends

Jordan really outdid himself releasing videos back to back to coincide with the final batch. As a side note for everyone who watched this series subbed...what a pain was waiting for the final battles of the show but it was worth it although the final mini series was decent at best but still emotional that it was Ash's finale. What a journey it was and everyone who watches this on Netflix i hope you enjoy it

Happy I grew up watching the series and was able to watch the end of it with my own child such a wild feeling

A labour of love and passion. Well deserved. Thank you

Man.. started watching Pokémon right before turning 6 years old when it first aired and it’s crazy now being 31, seeing this conclusion. My 5 year old and 2 year old sons love Pokémon and it’s so wonderful being able to relive my childhood with them ❤️

When the OG song started not gonna lie it made me tear up with joy lol

I couldn't be there with Ash going up, life took me to different places, but since being with him in the beginning of his journey and learning like many of his in-universe friends that someone whom they had parted with but who had affected their lives had accomplished so much felt like a joy. I couldn't go back and watch the series like you have Jordan, so thats for giving me and others this chance of catching up on a legendary journey of self discover, exploration, friendship, and perservance. Its is so silly feeling so much for a fictional character, but this series is worth it. I hope life will bless me with the time to see an new trainer's journey start again and I can be a part of that journey even a little.

My heart. I've been watching this for a while now, and this last part, covering the end of the series and ofmy childhood, has me all sorts of emotional. Thank you, Jordan.

A scene that made me tear up and you didn't mention was the one that the alolan crowd cheers for Ash as the one and only alolan pokémon champion. I love the sun/moon anime and seeing Ash being cherished as a true champion, proving that he does deserve his spot in the top 8, alongside such big names as Cynthia, Steven and Lance was a truly emotional moment that destroyed any doubts Ash (or anyone watching) could have at that moment that he would win.

I watched this entire series through this entire week, while waiting for the final series "To Be A Pokemon Master" and watched it today before watching this. i had chills, got excited, sad, and now I think I can grow as a person and grow out of pokemon. Thanks for helping me realize who i am. I know it sounds dumb but i think i can grow out of my pokemon opseetion I've had my entire life. Thanks for changing my life (i guess) .

I took so long to fully watch all the full dub version of Pokémon and come back to see this again

Thank you so much for making these videos. As someone who grew up with Pokémon and never got to finish every region story this was so much fun to watch. From beginning to end it was filled with nostalgia, laughs, and tears. Pokémon is just one of those things that’ll stay timeless. Thanks again for this video series.

MAGIKARP SALESMAN GUY! 😂 what a thoughtful inclusion I was not expecting to be so thoroughly happy to see. 1:09:09

Are you serious right now, part 8 already!! You sir are a legend!! Cheers 🍻

Thank You Jordan. I can honestly say watching your reviews on Pokémon and Ashs adventures really put a smile on my face. This last one really made me tear up.

The 25th Anniversary anime, gives love to both core and spin off Pokémon games so not just Satoshi's journey :) Really good songs and music to from the Japanese version

Thanks Jordan, your entire series has brought back so many memories of episodes I watched growing up and even filling in the sun/moon arcs I didn’t watch. It’s shocking to think that a lot of us were just little kids watching this anime on a Saturday with our parents secretly thinking ‘oh god not more pokemon’ and now I bet many of us have our own kids sit in front of it with us. Keep making great content man.

Thank you Jordan for encapsulating all of Ash's journey in a bingeable vid series❤❤❤

you helped me to relive a core part of my childhood thank you

That was one hell of a ride! Still can't believe ash is still 10

Pokemon journeys is awesome. Great final vid for the series. It's really cool that you to interview Ash's VA. Btw, the Distant Blue Sky special episode you talked about at the end happens in the alternate universe that was created with the two Sun and Moon movies and the one Journeys movie, so it's not exactly part of this Ash's journey 😅

3 Videos in the span of like... 3 weeks. And Part 7 was just uploaded a few days ago too! Even though the pacing was all over the place during the journies arc, the concept of exploring multiple regions was a nice concept and the fact that so many loose ends were tied up nearly around the time Ash climbed his way up to the Master's 8 felt satisfying to watch. Also, because of Ash's Dragonite, Dragonite is one of my favorite pokemon.

This was a great ending for the show honestly Ties up basically all of the loose ends of the show

Finally i've been waiting for this I gonna miss most protagonist ash since hoenne region I was seven to six years old what a pokemon 😢😢😢😢 but he be come back when it grow up

These have been some of the best videos you have made! Fantastic work!

Thank you Jordan for this entire series of videos truly a lot of love and hard work went into this and it is very much appreciated.

What a wild journey. This series was awesome

Professor Oak watching with all of Ash’s Pokémon was a cool visual

The Masters Eight Tournament arc was quite exciting. As it was an intense Super Smash Bros style gathering of eight of the greatest trainers in the universe as they duke it out in one final tournament to see who is the greatest trainer in the universe.

This whole serie has been great and super fun to watch, you did it in a really good way, this is one of the best if not the best series i have seen on youtube : )

I liked that Ash becomes a celebrity during the epilogue

I really need to watch this séries now It sounds perfect

Bro I can't hendle all this content.

As someone who gave up watching after sinnoh, I honestly LOVE these videos. Thanks for all the effort. I would like to see more about nostalgic shows that might still be ongoing or recently have finished.

1:09:14 This was a point in the series where the SWSH games had been in its two year mark. And they were connecting the new experimental games Legends Arceus, and I like how they gave a nod to the games in slight aspects even sometimes spinoffs

Journeys is absolute fan service and I kinda like that

HOW DOES HE MAKE THESE SO FAST!?!?

This last season and specifically last set of episodes were a love letter to the fans. I appreciate the call backs and continuity in this last arc because you only got sprinkles of call backs in the other seasons. Ash always acted dumb when running into a legendary he met before

Why can’t the games be this fun?! It’s so interesting and colorful.

Jordan Thank you so much for this series. I felt like I was reliving a part of my childhood. This is definitely a series of yours I will go back and watch when I'm feeling down. Thank you for all your hard work !