Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles, the four-part special anime series is coming to Netflix in September 2022. Here’s everything you need to know.
Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles is a special one-off series that helped promote the release of the Nintendo Switch video game Pokémon: Arceus in January 2022.
When is Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles coming to Netflix?
Thanks to the release of the trailer we can now confirm that Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles is coming to Netflix on Friday, September 23rd, 2022.
However, the series will premiere at the 2022 Pokémon World Championships in London before arriving on Netflix.
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What is the plot of Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles?
The synopsis for Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles is courtesy of pokemon.com:
When Ash, Pikachu, and friends receive a mysterious message from the Mythical Pokémon Arceus, they meet up with their old friend Brock and head to Mount Coronet to investigate. There, they find a rampaging Heatran and the group responsible—Team Galactic, previously thought to be dismantled. The team’s commanders are determined to find their missing leader by opening a gate between dimensions. With a trio of Legendary Pokémon and Sinnoh Champion Cynthia on their side, our heroes have a lot of help, but they’ll need all they can get to save Sinnoh!
What is the episode count?
The special will only have a total of four episodes.
Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles was broadcast in Japan in late January 2022 to coincide with the release of the Pokémon: Arceus video game.
Will Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles be available in the English dub?
Yes! The English voice actors reprising their roles in the special are;
- Sarah Natochenny – Ash Ketchum
- Zeno Robinson – Goh
- Emily Jenness – Dawn/Cynthia
- Eric Stuart – Brock
When is Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series coming to Netflix?
A trailer for Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series was released in May 2022. However, we’re still waiting for Netflix to confirm a release date.
We previously predicted that part 1 of Ultimate Journeys would arrive by September 2022. With the upcoming release of Arceus Chronicles, we’re unsure if Ultimate Journeys will be released alongside the special, or pushed back several weeks.
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