Attention spoilers!
After 25 years, Ash and Pikachu have achieved their great goal in the Pokémon anime and finally become champions, the two heroes are now leaving the anime. It has now been announced that in the last two episodes, Ash will meet old friends Misty and Rocko, who previously accompanied him for a few seasons and then only appeared sporadically. In the final episode with Ash, which will air on February 27, 2023, the three of them even go on an adventure in which Rocko is kidnapped by a Sillembrim.
The Pokémon anime first aired in Japan in 1997 and in the US in 1998, and since then around 1,300 episodes have been produced featuring Ash and Pikachu before their final retirement.