Pokemon Journeys Synopsis Hypes Another Rival's Anime Arrival

Pokemon Journeys has been setting the stage for Ash Ketchum's next big tournament against some of the biggest trainers in the world, and a synopsis for a future episode is getting ready for another major rival's big anime debut. The newest iteration of the anime has eschewed the traditional path of going through the Galar region and instead worked its way through a whole new worldwide journey as Ash took on a new tournament with some of the toughest trainers in the world. That also means that many of Sword and Shield's new favorites have not gotten their proper anime debut as a result.

These Galar newbies have popped up here and there over the course of the anime, and the biggest of these new additions was Galar's champion Leon, who is actually the top ranked trainer of the world. Serving as Ash's rival for the anime this time around, it seems that with the Masters Tournament kicking into high gear in the coming weeks with its airing in Japan, fans will soon get to see his younger brother Hop make his way to the anime according to the synopsis from a future episode. 

Episode 115 of Pokemon Journeys is titled "Opening! The Masters Tournament!" and the synopsis for it (as spotted by @AnipokeFandom on Twitter) teases it as such, "The biggest tournament in history, the 'Masters Tournament,' which determines the pinnacle of Pokemon battles, has begun, and [Ash and Goh] have come to the Galar region, [Wyndon Stadium], where the battle will take place. There, [Ash meets Leon's] younger brother, Hop, and suddenly a battle begins!?? After that, [Goh] decides to watch the battles with Hop." 

There's an interesting tease about a battle to come in the episode with Hop's debut, but thankfully it seems like he's not going to be in the mix of battle as he's hoping to root for his brother in the major tournament. As for Ash, at least it seems like the final tournament in the World Coronation Series will be kicking off in full soon enough. But what do you think? How do you feel about Hop finally coming to the Pokemon anime? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!