Pokémon Strange Journeys

Pokémon Strange Journeys is a Japanese-American-British animated television series produced by Satsuki Film Company and distributed by 1happycats Productions. The series first aired on January 26, 2015, and ended on August 11, 2017.

On October 7, 2021, 1happycats Productions revealed that a revival of the series was in the works, which would have been co-produced by Yoshi Animation Studios, and featured the characters re-imagined in CGI form. However, the reboot has been cancelled due to CVN Media's acquisition of 1happycats Productions in January 2022.

Season 2 (2015-2016)
A television special titled "Pokémon Vs. Digimon" premiered after this season ended, just before the theatrical release of Pokémon Strange Journeys: Adventures in Minecraft.

Film series
All three movies in the series appear to be a crossover of some sort.

The Rise of Dr. Eggman
The first movie was released on August 7, 2015, just after the first season ended. It involves Dr. Eggman, having captured Ash's friends after they left, planning to take over the entire Pokémon universe, and it's up to Ash and his friends to stop him.

Adventures in Minecraft
The second movie was released on June 17, 2016, after the second season ended. It is a crossover with Minecraft.

Mystery of the Missing Kid
The third and final movie was released on May 30, 2017, after the fourth season ended. It is a crossover with My Neighbor Totoro.

Video games
All the games listed below have been released on Windows, macOS and Nintendo Switch, with the first six of these games also being released on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

Pokémon Strange Journeys: Save Our Dawn!!
This game was based on an episode of the first season and released on April 20, 2015. It was initially titled Pokémon Strange Journeys, but later gained a subtitle when it was released in compilations. Later standalone releases followed suit.

Pokémon Strange Journeys: The Rise of Dr. Eggman
This game was based on the movie of the same name and was released on September 11, 2015.

PSJ Network
This game was based on the somewhat infamous Pokémon Channel and released on February 14, 2016.

Pokémon Strange Journeys: Adventures in Minecraft
This game was based on the movie of the same name and released on June 9, 2016.

Pokémon Strange Journeys: Pokémon Vs. Digimon
This game is based on the TV special of the same name and was released on July 18, 2016.

Pokémon Strange Journeys: Make Room for Mash
This game was released on October 7, 2016. This is the only game to feature Mash.

Pokémon Strange Journeys: The Ghibli Saga
This game was based on various episodes of the fourth season and released on March 25, 2017.

Pokémon Strange Journeys: Mystery of the Missing Kid
This game was based on the movie of the same name and was released on June 19, 2017.

Pokémon Strange Journeys: Doomsday
This game was based on various episodes of the fifth season and released on August 16, 2017.

Reception
The show received mixed-to-negative reviews, mostly due to the quality of the writing which varied from episode to episode, as well as due to it barely focusing on any Pokémon, along with the many blatant references and severe padding.

The first and third seasons were notorious for the incredibly juvenile personalities of some of the characters (Misty and May in the first season, and Mash in the third season, being some of the worst offenders), while the second and fifth seasons were favored more positively. The fourth season was considered by many to be pointless and only acted as a way to neatly lead into Mystery of the Missing Kid (which is, in fact, the main reason why the decision to cross over with Studio Ghibli films was made).

"Pokémon Vs. Digimon" was considered by many to be one of the best episodes of the series, due to its superior writing quality and actually feeling more like an episode from the regular Pokémon anime.

Trivia

 * This is Satsuki Film Company's first television series, and their first collaboration with 1happycats Productions, who would end up purchasing the former in 2018.
 * It was rumored that the show was rejected by most of the companies affiliated with the official Pokémon anime, and Satsuki Film Company only accepted in hopes of attempting to get into the TV show industry.