Recently, the official Twitter page of Pokemon announced that Pokemon’s Ash Ketchum has finally become the world champion after 25 years. In the post, they shared, “He’s done it! Ash has become a World Champion!”
The voice actor for Ash in the American version of the series tweeted on this post, “I can’t wait to share the English dub of this episode of Pokemon with the world. What an absolute honor to be voicing Ash Ketchum as he becomes a world champion. He really is the very best, like no one ever was.”
Taito Okiura, Vice President of Marketing for The Pokemon Company International told Variety, “Ash Ketchum’s determination and perseverance to achieve his goal of becoming the world’s top Pokemon Trainer over the course of 25 seasons represents the very best of what it means to be a Trainer.”
“We cannot wait to celebrate this moment with Pokemon fans when the newest season of ‘Pokemon Ultimate Journeys: The Series’ and this adventure-defining episode air around the world in the coming year. This is a season fans won’t want to miss!” he continued sharing the happy news.
Since the news of Ash Ketchum finally becoming the world champion was shared, many fans have taken to social media and started reacting to it.
One user wrote, “25 years! We have waited 25 years for this moment. Ash became the VERY BEST!!!!” “A legend of the game – congrats to one of the best to ever do it,” wrote a second on Twitter.
The television programme has aired more than 1,200 episodes since it first debuted as a video game. Since Ash Ketchum’s encounter with the yellow squirrel Pikachu on his tenth birthday in 1997, the series has followed his ascent to the rank of Pokemon Master. Two new Pokemon video games, Scarlet and Violet, will be launched on November 18 according to their official Twitter handle.