JN108

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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

English themes Opening 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 左加田愛子 Aiko Hidarikata No additional credits are available at this time.

Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(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 anime. It first aired in Japan on April 29, 2022.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Plot

This plot summary is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this plot summary to add missing sections and complete it.

Major events

• Goh's Froakie evolves into Frogadier.
• Ash and Goh visit Kalos again.
• Ash reunites with his Greninja.

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

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Goh
• Chloe
• Alain (flashback)
• Leon (TV; flashback)
• Raihan
• Professor Cerise
• Chrysa
• Ren
• Raihan's fans

Pokémon

Who's That Pokémon?: Greninja

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Froakie (Ash's; flashback/fantasy)
• Frogadier (Ash's; fantasy)
• Greninja (formerly Ash's)
• Dragonite (Ash's)
• Gengar (Ash's)
• Lucario (Ash's; Mega Lucario)
• Sirfetch'd (Ash's)
• Dracovish (Ash's)
• Cinderace (Goh's)
• Grimer (Goh's)
• Morelull (Goh's)
• Grookey (Goh's)
• Bellsprout (Goh's)
• Froakie (Goh's; evolves)
• Frogadier (Goh's; newly evolved)
• Eevee (Chloe's)
• Charizard (Alain's; Mega Charizard X; flashback)

Trivia

• Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: Greninja
• This episode marks the first appearance of Ash's Greninja since Till We Compete Again! 254 episodes earlier.
  • This episode also marks the first appearance of its species in the anime since then.
• This episode marks the first time one of Ash's released Pokémon makes a physical appearance outside of the series it was released in.
• As of this episode, Trip is the only Ash's main rival thus far who has not appeared in any capacity during Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
• Ash, Goh, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.

In other languages

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