Pokémon Journeys: The Series · Pokémon Ultimate Journeys arc
JN115 · Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!
開幕！マスターズトーナメント！！
Synopsis
What happens.
No sooner have Ash and Goh arrived at Wyndon Stadium for the long-awaited Pokémon World Coronation Series Masters Eight Tournament that a boy runs up to them and demands a battle with Ash, despite being fully aware of his status as a member of the Master Class.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's JN115 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · JN089-JN146
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys.
Masters Eight tournament. Ash defeats Steven, Cynthia, and finally Champion Leon in the finale. Becomes the canonical World Champion.
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Who appears.
Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.
More from this arc
Other episodes in Pokémon Ultimate Journeys.
Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.