Next Pokemon Anime Revealed With New Art Style and Companion

The next season of the long-running Pokemon anime has been revealed. And Ash is getting a new redesign and friend to tag along with him on his new journey.Ash is back traveling the world on his journey to become a Pokemon Master. After his surprising Pokemon League championship win in the last series, he's hitting the road again with Pikachu and a new character. His name is Gou and he'll be joined by Scorbunny from the upcoming Pokemon Sword and Shield as his companion.

Ash and Gou both seem to be carrying new, smartphone-like Pokedex devices this season as well, and based on the trailer the theme of this series is world travel. The promotional art shows Ash and Gou in front of a globe with various Pokeworld landmarks that look vaguely like real landmarks like Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower.

The art style also looks different this season. The last Pokemon anime series, based off of Pokemon Sun and Moon, featured a more exaggerated art style. The new series appears to have a similar, stylized appearance, albeit a bit more anime-like this time around.

Every Pokemon in Sword and Shield So Far

The new Pokemon anime series will premiere on November 17 with a one-hour special. That's two days after Pokemon Sword and Shield is released on the Nintendo Switch. We'll likely see some of the new, next-gen Pokemon appear in the new anime series considering Scorbunny is in the new series as well. Check out IGN's Pokemon Sword and Shield wiki for more coverage on the upcoming Pokemon series for the Nintendo Switch. Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. You can reach him on Twitter.