Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series is the twenty-fourth season of the Pokémon anime series and the second season of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). The season premiered in Japan from December 11, 2020, to December 10, 2021, on TV Tokyo; in Canada, the season premiered on Teletoon in June 2021, Télétoon in July 2021. and in the United States, it was released as a streaming television season with its first 12 episodes on September 10, 2021, on Netflix, with new episodes released on January 21, and May 26, 2022. This season continues the research fellowship adventures of Ash Ketchum and Goh, as they travel across all eight regions, including the new Galar region from Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Music
The Japanese opening song is "One, Two, Three" (1（ワン）・2（ツー）・3（スリー）, Wan, Tsū, Surī) by Nishikawa-kun and Kirishō (Takanori Nishikawa and Shō Kiryūin) for 1 episode, by Karaage Sisters (Nogizaka46's Erika Ikuta and Sayuri Matsumura) for 41 episodes. The ending songs are "Pokémon Shiritori" (ポケモンしりとり, Pokemon Shiritori) by the Pokémon Music Club's Junichi Masuda, Pasocom Music Club and Pokémon Kids 2019, divided into two parts: the Pikachu → Mew Ver. (ピカチュウ→ミュウVer., Pikachū → Myū Ver.) for 11 episodes ended in even numbers, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, and 70, and the Mew → Zamazenta Ver. (ミュウ→ザマゼンタVer., Myū → Zamazenta Ver.) for 11 episodes ended in odd numbers, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, and 69, the Japanese main theme song of Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, "Strange and Wonderful Creatures" (ふしぎなふしぎな生きもの, Fushigi na Fushigi na Ikimono) by Tortoise Matsumoto (Ulfuls) for 6 episodes to promote the movie, "Supereffective Type" (バツグンタイプ, Batsugun Taipu) by the Pokémon Music Club's Junichi Masuda, Pasocom Music Club and Pokémon Kids 2019, divided into two parts: the Fire → Grass → Water → Rock → Fire Ver. (ほのお→くさ→みず→いわ→ほのおVer., Honō →Kusa → Mizu → Iwa → Honō Ver.) starting episode 71, and the Water → Ground → Electric → Flying → Bug Ver. (みず→じめん→でんき→ひこう→むしVer., Mizu → Jimen → Denki → Hikou → Mushi Ver.) starting episode 72, and the English opening song is "Journey to Your Heart" by Haven Paschall. Its instrumental version serves as the ending theme.