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Yesterday marked the last episode for the month of February, JN057: Love is Koduck!
I'm going to be completely honest with you here... I haven't actually sat down and watched a full episode of Journeys since 051. I've just been gathering bits of information on each episode since then, from what I read about it and the screenshots/clips I see. I promise I'll catch up sooner or later... I just think procrastinating is fun.
That being said, we're moving into March now. Here's what I expect going into this new month (058-061):
Right now, that's all we know of. What about beyond that?
If I had to guess, we're probably going to be seeing titles for April cropping up pretty soon. Something I thought of a while back is that they might put out another one of those 30-second preview trailers after Grookey's debut, covering the next few months. Grookey was the last thing we have yet to see from the one they dropped last Christmas (everything else like Wikstrom, Inteleon, Ponyta, Gulpin/Chewtle, etc. is all accounted for).
What is there we haven't covered that could be hiding out in April? Eh... well...
Will I be right? Will I be wrong? Dunno. I'll check back on these periodically to see if I actually hit anything or if I completely missed the mark.
Journeys seems to be picking up quite a lot lately so I'm looking forward to whatever's coming up from this point onwards.
I'm going to be completely honest with you here... I haven't actually sat down and watched a full episode of Journeys since 051. I've just been gathering bits of information on each episode since then, from what I read about it and the screenshots/clips I see. I promise I'll catch up sooner or later... I just think procrastinating is fun.
That being said, we're moving into March now. Here's what I expect going into this new month (058-061):
March 5th - JN058: Panic! Gokulin Ball!! / Come on, Kamukame - The Turtle Race!
This is one of the two-parters. We know how the two-parters go. Do I really have to say anything? Do you guys remember when we all thought Ash was getting Marshtomp in that last one? How did that work out?? ...Okay but for real, I don't think the Gachat is gonna break forever here and never be seen again. I'm not a huge fan of the thing either (in fact I don't really have an opinion on it at all), but that's like, too much of an important event for it to be in one of these wacky fillers. It's gonna break at the end of this saga and that's it.
Predictions: There's some Gulpin and some turtles.
March 12th - JN059: The Lost Sarunori! Who is the Trainer!?
I know this is a touchy subject right now... but I really believe Gou's getting Grookey here, and if not here, sometime soon. If that ends up true, I have absolutely no issue with that. I'd prefer that over it going to Ash, by FAR. When Gou got Sobble, I immediately assumed "oh, so he's getting all of them, right?" so it wouldn't really be a surprise to me. Giving Gou 2/3 of the Galar starters but not the third one, especially this far into the series, would be a really baffling move in my opinion. Plus... I just... don't really like the thing all that much when it evolves. I know on Gou's team it probably won't evolve beyond its second stage, if at all. It's gonna go full Rillaboom eventually if it ends up on Ash's team and I really don't want that for him if I'm being honest.
Predictions: Grookey belongs to a CoTD who either released it, and/or gives it to Gou out of the goodness of their heart when it sees how much Grookey likes him. That or it's something literally no one is expecting and the internet goes into a frenzy for a week until we all forget about it again by next Friday. Grookey/Sobble/Pikachu/Eevee do something silly and cute onscreen for like... a little bit too long.
March 19th - JN060: Aim to Be a Scallion Master! Charge with Chivalry!!
Sirfetch'd? Sirfetch'd is FINALLY on its way, even though we were seeing Sirfetch'd anime merch as early as before the Darkest Day?! Uh, I'unno, maybe. Maybe not. I'd hope so, since this bird has gotten a crapton of focus recently. I know it won't disappear after it evolves (at least I would hope it doesn't, oh god) but... like... poor Dracovish.
Predictions: I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is where we see Rinto again. If they battle they probably tie like the Bea rematch. Other than that... I have no idea. It'll probably be good.
March 26th - JN061: Leave It to Us! Prasle Minun Handymen!!
Filler time already?! No way! Yeah I totally forgot that we even saw those Plusle/Minun trucks and CoTDs in the opening. I like Plusle and Minun a lot so hey whatever I'll watch it.
Predictions: Too early to say. Hopefully Renji is there. I like that guy.
This is one of the two-parters. We know how the two-parters go. Do I really have to say anything? Do you guys remember when we all thought Ash was getting Marshtomp in that last one? How did that work out?? ...Okay but for real, I don't think the Gachat is gonna break forever here and never be seen again. I'm not a huge fan of the thing either (in fact I don't really have an opinion on it at all), but that's like, too much of an important event for it to be in one of these wacky fillers. It's gonna break at the end of this saga and that's it.
Predictions: There's some Gulpin and some turtles.
March 12th - JN059: The Lost Sarunori! Who is the Trainer!?
I know this is a touchy subject right now... but I really believe Gou's getting Grookey here, and if not here, sometime soon. If that ends up true, I have absolutely no issue with that. I'd prefer that over it going to Ash, by FAR. When Gou got Sobble, I immediately assumed "oh, so he's getting all of them, right?" so it wouldn't really be a surprise to me. Giving Gou 2/3 of the Galar starters but not the third one, especially this far into the series, would be a really baffling move in my opinion. Plus... I just... don't really like the thing all that much when it evolves. I know on Gou's team it probably won't evolve beyond its second stage, if at all. It's gonna go full Rillaboom eventually if it ends up on Ash's team and I really don't want that for him if I'm being honest.
Predictions: Grookey belongs to a CoTD who either released it, and/or gives it to Gou out of the goodness of their heart when it sees how much Grookey likes him. That or it's something literally no one is expecting and the internet goes into a frenzy for a week until we all forget about it again by next Friday. Grookey/Sobble/Pikachu/Eevee do something silly and cute onscreen for like... a little bit too long.
March 19th - JN060: Aim to Be a Scallion Master! Charge with Chivalry!!
Sirfetch'd? Sirfetch'd is FINALLY on its way, even though we were seeing Sirfetch'd anime merch as early as before the Darkest Day?! Uh, I'unno, maybe. Maybe not. I'd hope so, since this bird has gotten a crapton of focus recently. I know it won't disappear after it evolves (at least I would hope it doesn't, oh god) but... like... poor Dracovish.
Predictions: I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say this is where we see Rinto again. If they battle they probably tie like the Bea rematch. Other than that... I have no idea. It'll probably be good.
March 26th - JN061: Leave It to Us! Prasle Minun Handymen!!
Filler time already?! No way! Yeah I totally forgot that we even saw those Plusle/Minun trucks and CoTDs in the opening. I like Plusle and Minun a lot so hey whatever I'll watch it.
Predictions: Too early to say. Hopefully Renji is there. I like that guy.
If I had to guess, we're probably going to be seeing titles for April cropping up pretty soon. Something I thought of a while back is that they might put out another one of those 30-second preview trailers after Grookey's debut, covering the next few months. Grookey was the last thing we have yet to see from the one they dropped last Christmas (everything else like Wikstrom, Inteleon, Ponyta, Gulpin/Chewtle, etc. is all accounted for).
What is there we haven't covered that could be hiding out in April? Eh... well...
Iris: We've all seen the opening. I've seen it, you've seen it, we all know she's on her way... eventually?
I'll even be so bold as to say she might actually be the first thing we see right after the Plusle and Minun handymen. At least that's what I assume; she shows up first chronologically in the OP right next to... someone else (who I'll get to in a minute) so I assume her episode would be before his? I could be wrong. I kinda hope I'm wrong. Meh, like everyone else, I hope her Axew and Gible are evolved. Her having an Applin would be kinda funny too. I like Iris in general.
Dracovish: Hello? Where IS this thing??? ._.
Poor thing debuted in early January and is still absolutely nowhere to be seen, not even in background/group shots, WTF man? This might be related to the above. I think Iris would probably be pretty interested in seeing a Dragon fossil, so they could just be holding off on giving it focus until then, I guess...? But then why not focus on their Dragonites?? I dunno. I know I'm not saying anything new here, it's just making me sad that my two favorite Ashmons this series (the other being Gengar) seem to have learned Sobble's invisibility powers. Come on now.
G-Ponyta: Koharu's gonna get one of these, for real, right?
She's shown with it in a poster and the opening and it's still showing up in merch. It's gotta have more purpose than just being a bait-and-switch... right? It's not even like I REALLY want her to have it or anything; it's just gonna be really weird if she doesn't.
Gary: Oh boy. Yeah, this is in my wheelhouse...
I'll be real, these past couple months since the new OP aired have been complete torment for me. I'm sure anyone who's ever heard me talk about anything, ever, knows this about me: I totally love Gary. He's like, my favorite character from anything ever, along with Ash. I've been sitting here, waiting for him to come back, for like... ten or eleven years now? So needless to say, I might have freaked out a little bit... okay, a LOT, when I woke up to that opening last month. >_>; please, just... don't look at me.
I could write a whole essay about what his episode could be about and what he could be doing, but I'll control myself and spare you the wall of text... for now. I feel like he could potentially appear any time in April (JN062-066), or at least I would hope he does, because it's already been quite a while since we learned he was turning up. Seriously, I'm not gonna make it to May or June if we don't get a trailer showing him before that. Where is he, I'm dyin' here.
I'll even be so bold as to say she might actually be the first thing we see right after the Plusle and Minun handymen. At least that's what I assume; she shows up first chronologically in the OP right next to... someone else (who I'll get to in a minute) so I assume her episode would be before his? I could be wrong. I kinda hope I'm wrong. Meh, like everyone else, I hope her Axew and Gible are evolved. Her having an Applin would be kinda funny too. I like Iris in general.
Dracovish: Hello? Where IS this thing??? ._.
Poor thing debuted in early January and is still absolutely nowhere to be seen, not even in background/group shots, WTF man? This might be related to the above. I think Iris would probably be pretty interested in seeing a Dragon fossil, so they could just be holding off on giving it focus until then, I guess...? But then why not focus on their Dragonites?? I dunno. I know I'm not saying anything new here, it's just making me sad that my two favorite Ashmons this series (the other being Gengar) seem to have learned Sobble's invisibility powers. Come on now.
G-Ponyta: Koharu's gonna get one of these, for real, right?
She's shown with it in a poster and the opening and it's still showing up in merch. It's gotta have more purpose than just being a bait-and-switch... right? It's not even like I REALLY want her to have it or anything; it's just gonna be really weird if she doesn't.
Gary: Oh boy. Yeah, this is in my wheelhouse...
I'll be real, these past couple months since the new OP aired have been complete torment for me. I'm sure anyone who's ever heard me talk about anything, ever, knows this about me: I totally love Gary. He's like, my favorite character from anything ever, along with Ash. I've been sitting here, waiting for him to come back, for like... ten or eleven years now? So needless to say, I might have freaked out a little bit... okay, a LOT, when I woke up to that opening last month. >_>; please, just... don't look at me.
I could write a whole essay about what his episode could be about and what he could be doing, but I'll control myself and spare you the wall of text... for now. I feel like he could potentially appear any time in April (JN062-066), or at least I would hope he does, because it's already been quite a while since we learned he was turning up. Seriously, I'm not gonna make it to May or June if we don't get a trailer showing him before that. Where is he, I'm dyin' here.
Journeys seems to be picking up quite a lot lately so I'm looking forward to whatever's coming up from this point onwards.
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