01x18 - Catching the Aura of Fate! (Lucario and Gekkouga! The Wave Guidance of Fate!!)

[bunniefuu]

It's almost time
for the Masters Eight Tournament.

But first, an entrance battle
has been added to the schedule.

And here are the contestants.

Presently ranked at number eight,

he is considered
the strongest Galar Gym Leader.

A specialist in Dragon types.

Gym Leader Raihan!

Also, currently ranked number nine
after he defeated many tough opponents,

we welcome the rising star from Kanto,
it's Ash Ketchum!

It's amazing how everyone
seems to be talking about Ash!

Not surprised!

After all,
this is a worldwide competition.

[Ren] It's so cool!

To think he might go on to win it!

[Chrysa] It won't be that easy.

Just remember Ash will be up against
the Masters Eight...

[announcer] This just in!

Champion Leon is commenting on the battle.

Both are strong Trainers
with strong Pokémon.

I'm certain their efforts will make it
a match to remember.

All right, let's watch...

and savor it with everything we've got!

-[reporters gasp]
-[camera shutters click]

[squeals]

-Man, I am so into this!
-Grookey.

Speaking of Ash, where is he?

-Pikachu, Thunderbolt, now let's go!
-Pikachu!

Sirfetch'd.

Sirfetch'd, way to go!

Let's do it, Gengar! Shadow Ball!

Dracovish, Fishious Rend!

Gengar!

Dracovish!

[all scream]

Lucario, Double Team!

Dragonite, Hurricane!

[grunting]

[roars]

He's really going for it!

-I'd say full throttle!
-Eevee.

Use Aura Sphere!

[grunting]

[Dragonite yelps]

Hey, we brought snacks for everybody!

-How about a break?
-Great!

Thank you! Awesome timing!

-How about we take a break, okay?
-Pika! Pika!

[munching]

[Lucario and Cinderace grunt]

[both gasp]

[Ash] Huh?

[grumbles]

[Cinderace] Cinder...

[both grunting]

Wow, Lucario's really raring to go!

You bet!

And I know exactly how Lucario's feeling!

It wants to keep getting stronger!

-[both grunting]
-Huh?

-Awesome!
-What is...?

It looks like
Froakie and Eevee want to battle too!

Eevee...

[Eevee grunting]

Eevee?

[all gasp]

Cinder...

It's evolving!

Frogadier.

[Rotom Phone] Frogadier
has been registered to your Pokédex.

-All right!
-[Chloe and Goh chuckle]

[mumbles]

-Frogadier.
-Eevee... vee.

[laughs]

Lucario! Come on!

Huh?

[Ash] Let's go see Greninja!

["With You" playing]

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ Lightning strikes or any shade of blue ♪

♪ The journey's the best part ♪

♪ Even when the road gets hard ♪

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ With you ♪

[theme music]

[Ash] "Catching..."

[Goh] "The Aura Of Fate!"

[narrator]
Wanting to help Lucario grow stronger,

Ash and Goh head to the Kalos region
to see Greninja.

[Rotom Phone] Greninja. The Ninja Pokémon.

A Water and Dark type.

Greninja creates throwing stars
from compressed water.

When it sends them spinning
at high speeds,

they can split metal.

Amazing!

Okay, I can see why you'd want to travel
to the Kalos region

to see Greninja... but how does that help?

Whenever we're having a battle,
I start to feel that I'm Greninja

-and Greninja's me.
-Huh?

[Ash] And when that happens,
it feels just like the Aura

that Lucario gives off.

So I really want them to meet.
Right, Lucario?

[grumbles]

[kids cheering]

-[kid 1] Wow, in the flesh!
-[kid 2] Wow, thank you so much!

I wanna grow up to be a Trainer
just like you, Raihan!

-You do? Then give it your best.
-I will!

[camera shutter clicks]

I'll be cheering you on
in your next battle!

And I want to see you win it!

[Raihan]
There's not much of a chance I'll lose!

[all cheering]

The Trainer
even Leon's been watching closely...

I never thought he'd rise
in the standings so fast.

Dura.

[Raihan] "I want to see you win it", huh?

That was a good battle!

Let's do it again!

[Raihan grunts]

[panting]

Now that's one pathetic face.

Not how a star should look.

[camera shutter clicks]

[Raihan]
I'll never forget the frustration.

That was the reason
I took a picture of myself.

I'll take Leon down.

Losing this is not an option
at this point.

[Raihan] Let's do this, Duraludon!

[Duraludon] Dura!

[Goh] All right.

Where is Greninja, anyway?

It's gotta be somewhere in these woods.

[sighs]

Hey, wait up!

[gentle music]

[all snoring]

[Goh] All this time and no Greninja.

I wonder if it's actually even out here.

Oh, it's here. For sure.

[Pokémon snoring]

Even when we're far apart,
Greninja and I are still connected.

[Ash] When I came to Kalos,
Froakie was the first Pokémon I caught.

On our journey,
we got stronger and stronger!

One time, we had a fight
because I tried too hard to win a battle...

but we made up.

Eventually, we even took part
in the Kalos League.

And after that, Greninja wanted
to protect Kalos, so it stayed behind.

I'm sure it's gotten
a lot stronger since then.

-I hope that we find it soon.
-Yeah!

[Pokémon snoring]

[both] Huh?

-Greninja!
-[Pikachu] Pika!

Lucario, did you feel it too?

[Lucario grunts]

-What's up?
-[Grookey snores]

[Lucario grunts]

-Lucario!
-Pika.

Ash, wait up!

[whooshing]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[gasps]

[Lucario grumbles]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[gasps]

Huh?

-[Greninja] Greninja...
-[all] Ja, ja, ja.

[soft gasp]

[action music]

Lucario, Aura Sphere!

[Pikachu grunting]

[Lucario grunting]

-[gasps]
-Pika.

Hey, Ash!
[yelps]

-[Goh] What's all this?
-Pika.

[both scream]

Goh! Huh?

[gasps]

Greninja!

Greninja.

[pensive music]

-[soft growl]
-[rumbles]

Huh?
[grunts]

Let's go, Greninja! Use Double Team!

[Greninja mumbling]

-Oh.
-Grookey.

That's incredible!

I feel it!

Huh?

[Ash] It's right there!

Use Water Shuriken!

[Greninja] Ninja.

-[Ash] Greninja!
-Gre...

It's you!

...ninja.

[chitters]

So that's Greninja.

It really is cool!

Huh?

[Lucario grunting]

Greninja? Would you mind battling us?

[suspenseful music]

[growling]

[Ash] Who's that Pokémon?

Pika?

[Greninja] Greninja!

Pika, pika.

We wanna get a lot stronger, Greninja!

And if we can have a battle with you,
I think we'll find a way!

[grunts]

-Pika.
-Huh?

Greninja.

-[grunts]
-So you'll do it?

All right, let's do this, Lucario!

-Pika, pika.
-Grookey, key.

I wonder what kind of battle it'll be.

-[both grunt]
-[gasps]

Lucario! On your right!

[grunts, groans]

Now left!

[grunts]

Whoa. I couldn't see that!

[Lucario groans]

Use Double Team!

[both grunt]

Whoa, both of them used Double Team?

[Greninja grunts]

[groans]

Lucario!

[Lucario grunting]

[growls, shouts]

No, wait, Lucario!

[shouts]

[grunts]

[grunting]

[growling]

It's Mega Evolving.

Here we go.

[growling]

Lucario!

[growling]

[groans]

[grunting]
Lucario!

[growling]

[Ash] Lucario!

-Greninja.
-[whimpers]

[Ash] Greninja?

[grunts]

Pika.

Hey, Ash.

Don't you think
you should be chasing after Lucario?

No way.

I trust Greninja
and I know it'll help Lucario.

-Huh.
-Pika.

[pensive music]

[grunts]

-Greninja.
-Huh?

[grumbles]

[Greninja sighs]
Ja.

Huh?
[grunts]

[soft growl]

Greninja.

Huh?

[uplifting music]

[Goh] You're saying
Greninja and Lucario are alike?

[Ash] Yeah.

They were determined to get stronger
from the beginning,

and that feeling came across to me
loud and clear.

[Goh] Oh.

Not through any words.

I can feel it, right here in my heart!

[laughs]

Huh?

-[light music]
-[water splashes]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[chimes]

[suspenseful music]

I wonder
where the two of them could've gone.

I'm sure they'll be back soon.

Greninja.

[grunts]

Gre...

-[both grunting]
-[gasps]

-[both yell]
-[both gasp]

[both yelp]

[both scream]

[grunts]

-Not again.
-Pikachu, Quick Attack!

-Go!
-Pika!

-[Pikachu grunts]
-Cinderace, use Pyro Ball!

Cinder... race!

Use Thunderbolt!

-Pi, pika... chu!
-[electricity crackles]

Cinderace.

[both grunt]

[Ash] Man! This one's even bigger
than the last!

Huh?

Greninja.

-[Lucario grunts]
-[Greninja] Ja, ja!

[Lucario grunts]

-Greninja! Lucario! Right!
-[grunts]

Use Double Team! Greninja, you use Cut!

-Ja!
-[grunting]

Go!

[grunting]

[Ash] I can feel it!

That's Lucario's Aura!

[Lucario grunts]

Use Aura Sphere!

[grunting]

[grunts]

-We're not done!
-[Lucario grunts]

Lucario, let's go!

Ha!

[tense music]

Our bond of friendship...

Mega Evolve!

[growls]

Use Double Team!

[all growling]

[Ash grunts]

Greninja.

[grunting]

-Ah. Their combinations are amazing!
-Grookey.

I'm counting on you, Greninja!

Gre...

Lucario, together, we can do this!

[grumbles]

Use Aura Sphere!

[grunting]

Doing great, Lucario!

[grunting continues]

All right. Give me more!

[both shout]

[whirs]

[soft chuckle]

Let's... go!

-[grunts]
-Greninja!

Whoa. How incredible was that?

-Cinderace.
-Grookey.

[grunts]

-Pika, pika.
-Huh?

-[Ash] You did it!
-Huh.

-Greninja.
-[soft laugh]

Huh?

[all laugh]

[Ash] That was great, Lucario!

-[Pikachu] Pika.
-[Greninja] Greninja.

[soft music]

-[Ash] Thanks a lot, Greninja!
-Ninja.

I'll see you again. Take care until then.

-Pika, pika.
-[grumbles]

Ninja.

[bright music]

It already disappeared.

We've got a connection
whether we're together or not.

Lucario? Same for you.

[soft grunt]

[narrator] Lucario is growing stronger
before Ash's eyes.

But waiting for them...

[panting]

[Raihan] I'll be the one to beat Leon
and become Champion!

-Dura...
-[camera shutter clicks]

[narrator] The Masters Eight
entrance battle between Ash and Raihan

will soon be here,
as the journey continues!

[closing theme music]