Fans know that Pokémon Journeys is premiering in sections on Netflix, but what date will season 4 release outside Japan?
When Netflix announced that they were partnering with The Pokémon Company International and would broadcast their latest series, titled Journeys, fans lost their minds.
Season 1 of the hit new series is still being broadcast weekly in Japan, but US Netflix is releasing the first season in different stages – with the second being released on September 11th.
The third season (technically all different parts of the same season) premiered around the world in early-December 2020, but what date will season 4 release on Netflix and what do we know so far about season 2?
Pokémon Journeys season 4: Netflix release date
- Pokémon Journeys season 4 is currently scheduled to release on Netflix on March 5th, 2021.
The fourth chapter in Pokémon Journeys will release on US Netflix in March, almost three months exactly since the season 3 premiere.
It is assumed that there will be one final episode drop for season 5 (Part 5) for Netflix, but these episodes are currently labelled as TBA for the English release.
Pokémon Journeys season 2: Renewal status
In Japan, all of the previously released episodes are part of ‘season 1’, with Netflix opting to make each ‘part’ its own season.
At the time of writing, Pokémon Journeys has not been officially renewed for a second season in Japan.
The first season concludes in March in Japan, so it’s not unusual for producers/networks to wait until after a season finishes before announcing a renewal.
However, there are reports that season 2 of Pokémon Journeys is already in the works – hopefully, we will get an official confirmation that the 24th season of Pokémon will be a sequel to Journeys.
Pokémon Journeys season 2: Release date
As the series is yet to be officially renewed, a release date for Pokémon Journeys season 2 has not yet been announced.
Unfortunately, studio OLM had to temporarily halt production on the series back in April because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
These delays pushed everything back a few extra months and will, therefore, likely affect the release date for a second season.
Realistically, fans shouldn’t expect season 2 of Pokémon Journeys to be released before Winter-2021 in Japan. On Netflix, we probably won’t get the second season (technically season 6) dropping until Spring-2022.
We will be updating this article as soon as more information is confirmed, so keep checking back in.