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** It is implied in the dub of ''[[DP191|Memories Are Made Of Bliss!]]'' that this is the case. However, the Japanese version explicitly states that it is only one step to being a Pokémon Master. | ** It is implied in the dub of ''[[DP191|Memories Are Made Of Bliss!]]'' that this is the case. However, the Japanese version explicitly states that it is only one step to being a Pokémon Master. | ||
** However, Ash won the [[Orange League]] and the [[Alola League]] and still does not consider himself a Pokémon Master. | ** However, Ash won the [[Orange League]] and the [[Alola League]] and still does not consider himself a Pokémon Master. | ||
* In a 2008 interview with the webmaster of [[PokéBeach]], [[Masamitsu Hidaka]] stated that if Ash becomes a Pokémon Master, it would be the last episode of the show.<ref>[https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points PokéBeach]: Second Interview with Masamitsu Hidaka – Many Interesting Points!</ref> | * In a 2008 interview with the webmaster of [[PokéBeach]], [[Masamitsu Hidaka]] stated that if Ash becomes a Pokémon Master, it would be the last episode of the show.<ref>[https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points PokéBeach]: Second Interview with Masamitsu Hidaka – Many Interesting Points!</ref> | ||
* It has been theorized that, in the context of the {{pkmn|anime}}, Pokémon Masters are the members of the Elite Four. | * It has been theorized that, in the context of the {{pkmn|anime}}, Pokémon Masters are the members of the [[Elite Four]]. | ||
** This theory is supported by the book [[Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan]] calling [[Lorelei|Prima]] a Pokémon Master. | ** This theory is supported by the book [[Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan]] calling [[Lorelei|Prima]] a Pokémon Master. | ||
* After defeating [[Giovanni]] at [[Viridian Gym]], when he gives the player the {{Badge|Earth}} he says it is "evidence of your mastery as a Pokémon Trainer" which may imply that a Pokémon Master is one who has collected all of the [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s in a [[region]]. | * After defeating [[Giovanni]] at [[Viridian Gym]], when he gives the player the {{Badge|Earth}} he says it is "evidence of your mastery as a Pokémon Trainer" which may imply that a Pokémon Master is one who has collected all of the [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s in a [[region]]. | ||
** Yet, in the context of the anime, this is not the case as Ash has collected all the Gym Badges in multiple regions and still does not consider himself a Pokémon Master. | ** Yet, in the context of the anime, this is not the case as Ash has collected all the Gym Badges in multiple regions and still does not consider himself a Pokémon Master. | ||
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** It has also been theorized that this, along with becoming a Pokémon Champion, is the criteria. | ** It has also been theorized that this, along with becoming a Pokémon Champion, is the criteria. | ||
* In ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', [[Verity]] questions if being a Pokémon Master meant being the world's strongest Pokémon Trainer; {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}} replies that it is "much more than that". | * In ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', [[Verity]] questions if being a Pokémon Master meant being the world's strongest Pokémon Trainer; {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}} replies that it is "much more than that". | ||
** Goh asks Ash a similar question in ''[[JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!]]'' and Ash gives a similar response | **Goh asks Ash a similar question in ''[[JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!]]'' and Ash gives a similar response. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |
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