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'''Catching the Aura of Fate!''' (Japanese: '''ルカリオとゲッコウガ!運命の波導!!''' ''Lucario and {{tt|Gekkouga|Greninja}}! The {{tt|Wave Guidance|Aura}} of Destiny!!'') is the 108th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,193rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on April 29, 2022, in Canada on October 8, 2022, and in Australia on October 10, 2022<!--, and in the United States on *day*-->.
'''Catching the Aura of Fate!''' (Japanese: '''ルカリオとゲッコウガ!運命の波導!!''' ''Lucario and {{tt|Gekkouga|Greninja}}! The {{tt|Wave Guidance|Aura}} of Destiny!!'') is the 108th episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,193rd episode of the [[Pokémon animated series]]. It first aired in Japan on April 29, 2022, in Canada on October 8, 2022, in Australia on October 10, 2022, in South Africa on November 29, 2022, in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2023, and in the United States on February 24, 2023.
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==Blurb==
==Blurb==
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<i>Ash is training fiercely for his upcoming Masters Eight entrance battle against Raihan, and when he sees Goh’s Froakie evolve into Frogadier, he gets an idea! Realizing that his friendship with Lucario is similar to the bond he shares with Greninja, he and Goh travel to Kalos. They find Greninja, who runs circles around Lucario in battle, but eventually Lucario learns how to focus its Aura powers and connect with Ash on a closer level. And when gigantic roots attack, the Pokémon show their strengths and defeat them together! With Lucario boasting newfound strength, Greninja once again departs—but Ash knows they’ll always be close despite being regions apart!</i>


==Plot==
==Plot==
[[File:Goh Frogadier.png|thumb|left|250px|Goh's newly evolved Frogadier]]
While most of [[Cerise Laboratory]]'s staff and [[Chloe]] are watching a [[television]] broadcast about {{Ash}} and [[Raihan]]'s [[JN109|upcoming]] [[World Coronation Series]] match, which will be the last entrance battle of the season, Ash himself is hard at work {{pkmn|training}} with his Pokémon at Cerise Park. The training session is paused when Goh and Chloe come to bring the Pokémon some {{pkmn|food}}. {{AP|Lucario}}, however, is eager to keep going, and pulls {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}} aside to act as its sparring partner. Inspired by this, Goh's {{p|Froakie}} also challenges [[Chloe's Eevee]] to a practice match. Following a tackle from Eevee, Froakie suddenly [[evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Goh|Frogadier}}. While Goh celebrates this, the sight stirs something in Ash's memories, and he turns to Lucario, inviting it to come meet his old friend, {{AP|Greninja}}. As Ash and Goh board a plane towards [[Kalos]], Ash explains that when he and Greninja battled together, it was as if [[Bond Phenomenon|they became one]], which is what Lucario's [[Aura]] also feels like to him, so he wants the two of them to meet each other.
While most of [[Cerise Laboratory]]'s staff and [[Chloe]] are watching a [[television]] broadcast about {{Ash}} and [[Raihan]]'s [[JN109|upcoming]] [[World Coronation Series]] match, which will be the last entrance battle of the season, Ash himself is hard at work {{pkmn|training}} with his Pokémon at Cerise Park. The training session is paused when Goh and Chloe come to bring the Pokémon some {{pkmn|food}}. {{AP|Lucario}}, however, is eager to keep going, and pulls {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}} aside to act as its sparring partner. Inspired by this, Goh's {{p|Froakie}} also challenges [[Chloe's Eevee]] to a practice match. Following a tackle from Eevee, Froakie suddenly [[evolution|evolves]] into {{TP|Goh|Frogadier}}. While Goh celebrates this, the sight stirs something in Ash's memories, and he turns to Lucario, inviting it to come meet his old friend, {{AP|Greninja}}. As Ash and Goh board a plane towards [[Kalos]], Ash explains that when he and Greninja battled together, it was as if [[Bond Phenomenon|they became one]], which is what Lucario's [[Aura]] also feels like to him, so he wants the two of them to meet each other.


In [[Hammerlocke]], Raihan is greeted by his fans, who promise to come cheer for him during his battle. Raihan assures them that he won't lose, but once inside [[Hammerlocke Stadium|his Stadium]], his demeanor changes. Calling out his {{p|Duraludon}}, he admits to himself that he never expected Ash to rise through the ranks so quickly, and recalls a defeat in the hands of {{an|Leon}}, which started his habit of taking {{wp|selfie}}s. He swears to fulfill his dream of being the one to defeat Leon, and starts training with Duraludon.
In [[Hammerlocke]], Raihan is greeted by his fans, who promise to come to cheer for him during his battle. Raihan assures them that he won't lose, but his demeanor changes once inside [[Hammerlocke Stadium|his Stadium]]. Calling out his {{p|Duraludon}}, he admits to himself that he never expected Ash to rise through the ranks so quickly, and recalls a defeat in the hands of {{an|Leon}}, which started his habit of taking {{wp|selfie}}s. He swears to fulfill his dream of being the one to defeat Leon and starts training with Duraludon.
 
Arriving in Kalos, Ash and Goh start looking around a forest to find Greninja. However, despite looking around for a whole day, they see no sign of it. As they camp out for the night, Ash starts recounting his history with Greninja to Goh; how Froakie had been the [[XY002|first Pokémon]] he {{pkmn2|caught}} in Kalos; how he raised it into a Greninja; how they, at one point, had even fought, due to Ash's obsessive focus on winning; how they had [[XY121|eventually made up]] and gone on to [[XY131|fight in the finals]] of the [[Lumiose Conference|Kalos League]]; and, ultimately, how they had [[XY139|parted ways]] so that Greninja could continue to protect Kalos. Goh hopes they can meet it soon, and Ash hopes for the same as the two boys fall asleep.


In the middle of the night, both Ash and Lucario suddenly jolt awake, sensing something that they think is Greninja. Goh wakes up in time to see the two running off and follows after them. Lucario soons finds what it sensed, but instead of Greninja, it's a cluster of [[Giant Rock|giant roots]]. Lucario tries to use {{m|Aura Sphere}} on them, but the attack is easily deflected by them. A root tries to attack Lucario, but is sliced apart by Greninja's {{m|Cut}} before it can hit, the {{pkmn|category|Ninja Pokémon}} making its appearance. Ash and Goh also arrive at the scene, and Ash is happy to see Greninja again, commanding his old partner in attacking the roots. Syncing up with Greninja, Ash is able to see the weak spot of the roots, and has Greninja attack it with {{m|Water Shuriken}}, causing the roots to burst apart and disappear, leaving Goh amazed at Greninja's strength.
Arriving in Kalos, Ash and Goh start looking around a forest to find Greninja. However, they see no sign of it despite looking around for a whole day. As they camp out for the night, Ash starts recounting his history with Greninja to Goh; how Froakie had been the [[XY002|first Pokémon]] he {{pkmn2|caught}} in Kalos; how he raised it into a Greninja; how they, at one point, had even fought, due to Ash's obsessive focus on winning; how they had [[XY121|eventually made up]] and gone on to [[XY131|fight in the finals]] of the [[Lumiose Conference|Kalos League]]; and, ultimately, how they had [[XY139|parted ways]] so that Greninja could continue to protect Kalos. Goh hopes they can meet it soon, and Ash hopes for the same as the two boys fall asleep.


With the threat over, Ash goes over to properly greet Greninja. Lucario also approaches Greninja, and Ash asks Greninja to battle him and Lucario. Greninja accepts the request, but despite Ash being able to sense which direction Greninja's attacks are coming from, Lucario is simply unable to match its speed and react in time, resulting in it quickly getting overwhelmed. Even when Ash tries to [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] Lucario, it rejects the process in favor of just charging ahead, which doesn't yield any results. Frustrated, Lucario eventually runs off, and Greninja goes after it, finding it sitting next to a stream. Greninja leads Lucario into the stream, creating a series of ripples by slightly moving its legs. Lucario mimics this, gradually syncing its ripples with Greninja's. Meanwhile, Ash talks with Goh how he feels that Greninja and Lucario are alike, as they both have wanted to grow stronger since the moment he met them.
In the middle of the night, both Ash and Lucario suddenly jolt awake, sensing something that they think is Greninja. Goh wakes up in time to see the two running off and follows after them. Lucario soon finds what it sensed, but instead of Greninja, it's a cluster of [[Giant Rock|giant roots]]. Lucario tries to use {{m|Aura Sphere}} on them, but the attack is easily deflected by them. A root tries to attack Lucario but is sliced apart by Greninja's {{m|Cut}} before it can hit, the {{pkmn|category|Ninja Pokémon}} making its appearance. Ash and Goh also arrive at the scene, and Ash is happy to see Greninja again, commanding his old partner in attacking the roots. Syncing up with Greninja, Ash is able to see the weak spot of the roots and has Greninja attack it with {{m|Water Shuriken}}, causing the roots to burst apart and disappear, leaving Goh amazed at Greninja's strength.
[[File:Ash Greninja aura.png|thumb|250px|Lucario training its Aura with Greninja]]
With the threat over, Ash goes over to properly greet Greninja. Lucario also approaches Greninja, and Ash asks Greninja to battle him and Lucario. Greninja accepts the request, but despite Ash being able to sense which direction Greninja's attacks are coming from, Lucario is simply unable to match its speed and react in time, resulting in it quickly getting overwhelmed. Even when Ash tries to [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] Lucario, it rejects the process in favor of just charging ahead, which doesn't yield any results. Frustrated, Lucario eventually runs off, and Greninja goes after it, finding it sitting next to a stream. Greninja leads Lucario into the stream, creating a series of ripples by slightly moving its legs. Lucario mimics this, gradually syncing its ripples with Greninja's. Meanwhile, Ash talks with Goh about how he feels that Greninja and Lucario are alike, as they both have wanted to grow stronger since the moment he met them.


Lucario and Greninja's practice is suddenly interrupted when they both sense a root being about to attack Ash and Goh, which indeed occurs as they head back to help. Ash and Goh try to fight the roots, which are bigger than the last ones they saw, but {{AP|Pikachu}} and Cinderace's attacks do nothing against them. Fortunately, Lucario and Greninja come to their aid, and Ash has them attack the roots, this time also successfully Mega Evolving Lucario. The two Pokémon fight together as a perfect team, cutting and tearing apart the roots, until they all coil together. Ash has Greninja prepare a Water Shuriken while Lucario stars charging up an Aura Sphere. Being in perfect sync with Ash, Lucario responds to its {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s willpower, making its Aura Sphere grow bigger than ever before. Both Greninja and Lucario's attacks are launched, completely obliterating the remaining roots. As Lucario reverts to its regular form, Ash congratulates his partner, much to its delight.
Lucario and Greninja's practice is suddenly interrupted when they both sense a root being about to attack Ash and Goh, which indeed occurs as they head back to help. Ash and Goh try to fight the roots, which are bigger than the last ones they saw, but {{AP|Pikachu}} and Cinderace's attacks do nothing against them. Fortunately, Lucario and Greninja come to their aid and Ash has them attack the roots, this time also successfully Mega Evolving Lucario. The two Pokémon fight together as a perfect team, cutting and tearing apart the roots until they all coil together. Ash has Greninja prepare a Water Shuriken while Lucario starts charging up an Aura Sphere. Being in perfect sync with Ash, Lucario responds to its {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s willpower, making its Aura Sphere grow bigger than ever before. Greninja and Lucario's attacks are launched, obliterating the remaining roots. As Lucario reverts to its regular form, Ash congratulates his partner, much to its delight.


Come sunset, Ash prepares to part ways Greninja again, assuring it that they'll be sure to come see it again. Greninja nods and disappears from the site in a flash, having helped Ash and Lucario in improving their chances against Raihan, who is still working equally hard in preparation for the entrance battle, sharing Ash's passion in aiming to face Leon.
Come sunset, Ash prepares to part ways with Greninja again, assuring it that they'll be sure to come see it again. Greninja nods and disappears from the site in a flash, having helped Ash and Lucario in improving their chances against Raihan, who is still working equally hard in preparation for the entrance battle, sharing Ash's passion in aiming to face Leon.


==Major events==
==Major events==
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===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Greninja}}
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Greninja}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:JN108 AS.png|thumb|175px|The After the story segment for this episode]]
[[File:JN108 AS.png|thumb|175px|The "After the story" artwork for this episode]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Greninja}}
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Greninja}}
* This episode marks the first appearance of [[Ash's Greninja]] since ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', 254 episodes earlier.
* This episode marks the first appearance of [[Ash's Greninja]] since ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', 254 episodes earlier.
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** Ash and Greninja facing [[Alain]] and his [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] {{TP|Alain|Charizard}} X in the [[Lumiose Conference]] finals in ''[[XY131|Down to the Fiery Finish!]]''.
** Ash and Greninja facing [[Alain]] and his [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] {{TP|Alain|Charizard}} X in the [[Lumiose Conference]] finals in ''[[XY131|Down to the Fiery Finish!]]''.
** Ash releasing Greninja in ''[[XY139|Facing the Needs of the Many!]]''.
** Ash releasing Greninja in ''[[XY139|Facing the Needs of the Many!]]''.
*** For reasons unknown, flashbacks to scenes that featured [[Bond Phenomenon|Ash-Greninja]] are changed to feature regular Greninja instead.
*** Flashbacks to scenes that featured [[Bond Phenomenon|Ash-Greninja]] are changed to feature regular Greninja instead. This could be a reference to said form being removed from the then-upcoming {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.
* [[Shinji Miyazaki]]'s music from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' is reused as background music in this episode.
* [[Shinji Miyazaki]]'s music from ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' is reused as background music in this episode.
* The [[One, Two, Three|opening animation]] is updated to include [[Goh's Frogadier]] and [[Raihan]].
* The [[One, Two, Three|opening animation]] is updated to include [[Goh's Frogadier]] and [[Raihan]].
* This is the last time one of [[Ash's friends]]' Pokémon evolves onscreen.
* Ash, [[Goh]], and {{AP|Pikachu}} narrate the preview for the [[JN109|next episode]].
* Ash, [[Goh]], and {{AP|Pikachu}} narrate the preview for the [[JN109|next episode]].


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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|te={{tt|లుకారియో ఇంకా గ్రెనింజా! విధి యొక్క అలల ఒడి!|Lucario and Greninja! Waves Lap of Destiny!}}
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Latest revision as of 05:43, 3 September 2024

JN107 : Big Brother to the Rescue!
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
JN109 : Aim For The Eight!
Catching the Aura of Fate!
JN108   EP1193
ルカリオとゲッコウガ!運命の波導!!
Lucario and Gekkouga! The Wave Guidance of Destiny!!
First broadcast
Japan April 29, 2022
United States February 24, 2023
English themes
Opening With You
Ending
Japanese themes
Opening 1・2・3
Ending バツグンタイプ
Credits
Animation Team Kato
Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode
Storyboard 齋藤徳明 Noriaki Saitō
Assistant director 碇由衣 Yui Ikari
Animation directors 柳原好貴 Yoshitaka Yanagihara
新岡浩美 Hiromi Niioka
清水 Mizu Sei
Additional credits

Catching the Aura of Fate! (Japanese: ルカリオとゲッコウガ!運命の波導!! Lucario and Gekkouga! The Wave Guidance of Destiny!!) is the 108th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,193rd episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on April 29, 2022, in Canada on October 8, 2022, in Australia on October 10, 2022, in South Africa on November 29, 2022, in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2023, and in the United States on February 24, 2023.

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Blurb

Ash is training fiercely for his upcoming Masters Eight entrance battle against Raihan, and when he sees Goh’s Froakie evolve into Frogadier, he gets an idea! Realizing that his friendship with Lucario is similar to the bond he shares with Greninja, he and Goh travel to Kalos. They find Greninja, who runs circles around Lucario in battle, but eventually Lucario learns how to focus its Aura powers and connect with Ash on a closer level. And when gigantic roots attack, the Pokémon show their strengths and defeat them together! With Lucario boasting newfound strength, Greninja once again departs—but Ash knows they’ll always be close despite being regions apart!

Plot

Goh's newly evolved Frogadier

While most of Cerise Laboratory's staff and Chloe are watching a television broadcast about Ash and Raihan's upcoming World Coronation Series match, which will be the last entrance battle of the season, Ash himself is hard at work training with his Pokémon at Cerise Park. The training session is paused when Goh and Chloe come to bring the Pokémon some food. Lucario, however, is eager to keep going, and pulls Cinderace aside to act as its sparring partner. Inspired by this, Goh's Froakie also challenges Chloe's Eevee to a practice match. Following a tackle from Eevee, Froakie suddenly evolves into Frogadier. While Goh celebrates this, the sight stirs something in Ash's memories, and he turns to Lucario, inviting it to come meet his old friend, Greninja. As Ash and Goh board a plane towards Kalos, Ash explains that when he and Greninja battled together, it was as if they became one, which is what Lucario's Aura also feels like to him, so he wants the two of them to meet each other.

In Hammerlocke, Raihan is greeted by his fans, who promise to come to cheer for him during his battle. Raihan assures them that he won't lose, but his demeanor changes once inside his Stadium. Calling out his Duraludon, he admits to himself that he never expected Ash to rise through the ranks so quickly, and recalls a defeat in the hands of Leon, which started his habit of taking selfies. He swears to fulfill his dream of being the one to defeat Leon and starts training with Duraludon.

Arriving in Kalos, Ash and Goh start looking around a forest to find Greninja. However, they see no sign of it despite looking around for a whole day. As they camp out for the night, Ash starts recounting his history with Greninja to Goh; how Froakie had been the first Pokémon he caught in Kalos; how he raised it into a Greninja; how they, at one point, had even fought, due to Ash's obsessive focus on winning; how they had eventually made up and gone on to fight in the finals of the Kalos League; and, ultimately, how they had parted ways so that Greninja could continue to protect Kalos. Goh hopes they can meet it soon, and Ash hopes for the same as the two boys fall asleep.

In the middle of the night, both Ash and Lucario suddenly jolt awake, sensing something that they think is Greninja. Goh wakes up in time to see the two running off and follows after them. Lucario soon finds what it sensed, but instead of Greninja, it's a cluster of giant roots. Lucario tries to use Aura Sphere on them, but the attack is easily deflected by them. A root tries to attack Lucario but is sliced apart by Greninja's Cut before it can hit, the Ninja Pokémon making its appearance. Ash and Goh also arrive at the scene, and Ash is happy to see Greninja again, commanding his old partner in attacking the roots. Syncing up with Greninja, Ash is able to see the weak spot of the roots and has Greninja attack it with Water Shuriken, causing the roots to burst apart and disappear, leaving Goh amazed at Greninja's strength.

Lucario training its Aura with Greninja

With the threat over, Ash goes over to properly greet Greninja. Lucario also approaches Greninja, and Ash asks Greninja to battle him and Lucario. Greninja accepts the request, but despite Ash being able to sense which direction Greninja's attacks are coming from, Lucario is simply unable to match its speed and react in time, resulting in it quickly getting overwhelmed. Even when Ash tries to Mega Evolve Lucario, it rejects the process in favor of just charging ahead, which doesn't yield any results. Frustrated, Lucario eventually runs off, and Greninja goes after it, finding it sitting next to a stream. Greninja leads Lucario into the stream, creating a series of ripples by slightly moving its legs. Lucario mimics this, gradually syncing its ripples with Greninja's. Meanwhile, Ash talks with Goh about how he feels that Greninja and Lucario are alike, as they both have wanted to grow stronger since the moment he met them.

Lucario and Greninja's practice is suddenly interrupted when they both sense a root being about to attack Ash and Goh, which indeed occurs as they head back to help. Ash and Goh try to fight the roots, which are bigger than the last ones they saw, but Pikachu and Cinderace's attacks do nothing against them. Fortunately, Lucario and Greninja come to their aid and Ash has them attack the roots, this time also successfully Mega Evolving Lucario. The two Pokémon fight together as a perfect team, cutting and tearing apart the roots until they all coil together. Ash has Greninja prepare a Water Shuriken while Lucario starts charging up an Aura Sphere. Being in perfect sync with Ash, Lucario responds to its Trainer's willpower, making its Aura Sphere grow bigger than ever before. Greninja and Lucario's attacks are launched, obliterating the remaining roots. As Lucario reverts to its regular form, Ash congratulates his partner, much to its delight.

Come sunset, Ash prepares to part ways with Greninja again, assuring it that they'll be sure to come see it again. Greninja nods and disappears from the site in a flash, having helped Ash and Lucario in improving their chances against Raihan, who is still working equally hard in preparation for the entrance battle, sharing Ash's passion in aiming to face Leon.

Major events

For a list of all major events in the animated series, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Dare da?

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?

Who's That Pokémon?: Greninja

Trivia

The "After the story" artwork for this episode

Errors

Dub edits

In other languages



JN107 : Big Brother to the Rescue!
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
JN109 : Aim For The Eight!
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