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Along the way, Ash would also support Serena in her quest to become Kalos Queen and gave her some helpful advice when she eventually lost, telling her that losing is simply another step towards victory.

She revealed his Frogadier's past as a Froakie from before meeting Ash and a glimpse of Frogadier's, his friend's, Sycamore's, Team Rocket's, and his fate, indicating that they would all play a vital role in Kalos's future. Ash challenged her to a Double Battle , which he won using Frogadier and Talonflame. Some time afterward, Ash and his friends got involved in a conflict in Sanpei's hometown , which led to Frogadier evolving into Greninja, as well as achieving Bond Phenomenon for the first time.

During another confrontation with Team Flare in Terminus Cave , Ash learned Bond Phenomenon came at a cost, as he was able to share Greninja's senses, but also share its pain. Ash put up a decent fight but eventually lost. After his loss against Alain, Ash and Greninja began training to perfect Greninja's new form. Ash and Greninja later had a rematch with Alain and a battle against Diantha, during the latter Greninja even managed to reach its final Ash-Greninja form.

Despite their training, the two were unsuccessful to master the transformation as Ash passed out during both battles from exhaustion from using the form. After losing a rematch with Sawyer, in which Greninja even failed to transform, Ash began feeling doubtful of his ability to master the transformation.

His confidence was shaken further after brutally losing to Wulfric , the Snowbelle Gym Leader. After seeing how badly Greninja got hurt during their battle and blaming himself for the loss, a depressed Ash left into the Winding Woods by himself. After an argument with Serena, Ash was able to get back to his old self. He later met up with Greninja, and while trying to save a wild Spewpa , the two were able to perfect Bond Phenomenon.

With Greninja's Ash-Greninja form perfected, Ash was able to defeat Wulfric in a rematch, earning him his final Kalos Gym Badge and qualifying him for participation in the Lumiose Conference.

Following several notable victories, Ash had Goodra rejoin his team for his semi-final battle against Sawyer. On the night before the final battle, he and his friends learned more about the Ash-Greninja transformation. Ash showed great sincerity and principle following the battle, shaking Alain's hand regardless of the result. During the closing ceremony of the conference, Team Flare began their final operation, using the power of the blue Zygarde Core Z2 to cause massive roots to destroy parts of Lumiose City.

However, upon hearing Pikachu's voice, Ash resisted the machine's influence, even getting Greninja to do the same thing. After talking some sense into Alain, Ash and Greninja broke free from their bindings by using Bond Phenomenon.

Ash and Alain soon engaged in a battle against Lysandre, and ultimately managed to defeat him. When Ash later heard about the Giant Rock , he met up with the rest to combat it. Thanks to everyone's combined effort, Chespie was saved from the Giant Rock. Squishy and Z2 ultimately destroyed the creature, before the two Zygarde left. Following the crisis, Ash helped Alain and Serena resolve their issues and bade farewell to his rivals.

Later, after dropping Goodra off at the wetlands again, the group came across Xerosic , one of Team Flare's Scientists. Ash, his Greninja, and his friends and the gang were ultimately able to foil Xerosic's plans and hand him over to Officer Jenny. The group soon reunited with Squishy and Z2, who requested Greninja's help to obliterate the remaining negative energy left by Team Flare's crisis.

Knowing this was for the sake of Kalos, Ash bade farewell to Greninja before Greninja left with the two Zygarde. After releasing Greninja, Ash and the gang headed back to Lumiose City to say their final goodbyes. Ash traveled with Delia to the Alola region after Mimey won the trip via lottery.

With these discoveries, Ash decided to remain in Alola to study at the school and learn more about Z-Moves, living with Professor Kukui. Later, Tapu Koko challenged Ash and Pikachu to a battle. Ash then decided to take on the island challenge to obtain new Z-Crystals and prove his worth.

Also, Ash struck up a friendly rivalry with Lillie's brother Gladion. One day, Ash was entrusted to take care of a Cosmog by Solgaleo and Lunala , which he saw in a dream. The Cosmog, nicknamed Nebby by Lillie, took a liking to Ash and frequently caused trouble with its ability to teleport people around.

In Faba's Revenge! When Ash and Lillie learned about this, they enlisted Gladion and Lusamine in helping them rescue it. When the four found Faba, they also found that he successfully forced Nebby to summon a Nihilego from an Ultra Wormhole. After Nihilego kidnapped Lusamine and retreated into the Ultra Wormhole, Ash discovered that the incident caused Nebby to evolve into a Cosmoem. The attack defeated Nihilego, weakening it long enough for Lillie and Gladion to pull their mother free from its hold.

The Pikashunium Z then reverted to an Electrium Z. With their mission finished, Lusamine was taken back through the Ultra Wormhole to the Altar of the Sunne. During Kukui and Burnet's wedding reception in the aftermath of the incident, Ash and his friends were invited to join an Ultra Beast response task force, known as the Ultra Guardians , which they all agreed to.

On their first mission, Ash and his classmates were assigned to capture a Buzzwole that had appeared through an Ultra Wormhole. The Ultra Guardians encountered it at Mahalo Trail , where Ash eventually realized it preferred flexing to battling.

As a result, Ash and Kiawe distracted it long enough for the former to throw a Beast Ball at it, successfully capturing it. Later, Buzzwole was brought to Melemele Meadow , where Professor Burnet temporarily opened a new wormhole, allowing Buzzwole to return home. Later, Ash encountered a Poipole who seemed strangely attached to Pikachu. After a while, Poipole was confirmed to be an Ultra Beast. Ash was permitted to capture it, though he failed several times as Poipole thought the catching process was a game.

After Ash helped it understand what was happening, Poipole allowed itself to be captured and was allowed to stay with the group until they could find its Ultra Wormhole and send it back. Ash attempted to participate in the Ula'ula Island challenge, but he was rejected by Nanu and lost in an impromptu "pre-trial".

Afterward, Ash decided to stay on the island and train under Tapu Bulu. This allowed him to formally participate in his island challenge, which turned out to be a battle against Jessie's Mimikyu , who recently gained a Mimikium Z.

Ash barely won thanks to Pikachu learning Electroweb , as well as being able to once again use 10,, Volt Thunderbolt. Finally, Ash participated in the grand trial, where he faced off against Nanu in a 3-on-1 battle in Nanu's favor and won, earning himself a Lycanium Z.

Ash led the Ultra Guardians investigation into mysterious dark clouds that appeared over the Alola region, causing all of the adults in Alola to lose their energy and motivation. The cause was revealed to be a Necrozma pursuing a Lunala , which resulted in a massive battle against Necrozma. There, they learned about how Necrozma needed to regain its true form to release Nebby. The combined Z-Moves fully restored Necrozma's light, giving it the strength to become its true form, Ultra Necrozma.

Afterward, the Ultra Guardians, Nebby, and Lunala traveled back to Alola through the Ultra Wormhole, while Ash said farewell to Poipole, who chose to stay behind in its world. Later, Ash and his classmates arrived on Poni Island for their research projects for school. Ash's project was to have a grand trial battle. In A Grand Debut! Letting Pikachu choose their reward for the completion, Ash received a Steelium Z.

Following this victory, Ash entered the first-ever Manalo Conference , along with his classmates. He eventually made it to the semifinals, where he faced off against the Team Skull Boss Guzma. After a tough match, Ash was able to defeat him and advance to the finals, where he was set to face Gladion.

The match eventually resulted in a battle between the two Trainers' Lycanroc , with Ash's Lycanroc eventually emerging victorious, thus earning Ash the title of Alola League Champion. After winning the Alola League championship, Ash was given the right to have an exhibition match against the Masked Royal. With his cover blown, Kukui decided to battle Ash as himself and make the exhibition match a Full Battle, which Ash agreed to.

During the battle, Ash's Torracat was finally able to defeat its longtime rival, Professor Kukui's Incineroar , and evolve into an Incineroar itself. After the Manalo Conference had ended, Ash was left unsure of what to do next. However, after hearing Olivia mention how important knowing the "outside world" is, he decided to return home and start traveling around the world. During this encounter, he also met a boy named Goh , and the two shared a ride with Lugia throughout Kanto.

When they later returned to the Cerise Laboratory, Professor Cerise was amazed by the information they had gathered about Lugia, and he asked them to become his research assistants.

They accepted the offer and were provided with their own room to stay in. Delia also left Mimey at the lab to take care of Ash while he stayed there. The match ended in the victory of Galar's undefeated Champion Leon , thus making him the Monarch, the official strongest Trainer in the world. Inspired by this, Ash decided he wanted to battle Leon himself. However, before he could challenge him, a Gigantamax Drednaw went on a rampage and started causing havoc.

While Ash and Goh battled it, Pikachu ended up Gigantamaxing as well, therefore giving him enough power to defeat Drednaw. Leon, impressed by Ash's performance, accepted his challenge to a battle. After Ash lost, he decided to take part in the World Coronation Series as well and climb through its ranks to one day challenge Leon again. Upon entering the World Coronation Series, Ash immediately started building up a winning streak, soon even reaching the Great Class after defeating Korrina.

Ash's winning streak came to an end, however, when he encountered Bea , a Fighting-type Gym Leader from Galar, who was also aiming to defeat Leon. This crushing defeat caused Ash to start losing his self-confidence and led to him entering a losing streak, even resulting in him falling back into the Normal Class. This caused him to get depressed, until he was snapped back into his senses by a motivational speech from Goh. Thanks to this, he quickly fought his way back into the Great Class and challenged Bea to a rematch at the Cianwood Gym , managing to tie with her this time.

One night, Ash's Dynamax Band began to glow. Soon after arriving in the region, Ash and Goh ended up getting separated while in the Slumbering Weald , where Ash encountered Zacian , whereas Goh encountered Zamazenta. During this quest, they ended up encountering Chairman Rose and Oleana , and Ash accompanied them to dine and spend a night at Rose Tower. When he departed the next day to rendezvous with Goh, Eternatus emerged from the Hammerlocke Energy Plant , starting the Darkest Day and prompting Ash to head there.

At the Hammerlocke Stadium , Ash re-encountered Rose and engaged him in a battle, eventually winning thanks to his newly evolved Lucario. Reuniting with Goh, the two then engaged in a battle against Eternatus, after Leon had failed to stop it. With Zacian and Zamazenta's help, they successfully defeated Eternatus and sealed it away, ending the Darkest Day. Following his second battle with Bea, Ash entered another winning streak, steadily increasing his ranking. One day , he received a letter from Iris, challenging him to a World Coronation Series battle.

He happily accepted her invitation, but was later surprised to find out that Iris had succeed Alder as the new Champion of Unova. After an intense battle, Ash defeated his former traveling companion and rose to the Ultra Class as a result.

In his first Ultra Class battle, Ash was pitted against Volkner and succeeded in defeating him. Following the match, Volkner informed Ash that Cynthia was taking part in the World Coronation Series as well, and had managed to climb her way into the Master Class. After receiving a Mega Glove from Korrina, Ash traveled to Mega Island and managed to obtain himself a Lucarionite , just in time to receive a message informing him that Bea was to be his next Ultra Class opponent.

As such, Ash then traveled to Stow-on-Side to settle his score with Bea once and for all on her home turf. Using his newly acquired Mega Lucario, Ash was able defeat Bea's Gigantamax Machamp , finally earning him a victory against his rival.

He is also very fair-minded and trusting, a true testament to his good-natured character. In those cases, he will selflessly volunteer to help them. Table of Contents show. Eternal Youth Theory. About The Author.

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Load More. Before going their separate ways, Ash was told by Cilan how much he learned from him. Pleased, Ash said he felt the same way about him. Although, Ash and Cilan friendship will remain no matter where their journeys take them. Clemont is one of Ash's best friends. Like with Iris, they practiced battles with one another during their journey. While Ash respects Clemont as a Gym Leader, he also admires his inventions and cooking. Unlike some of his other friends, Ash and Clemont rarely fought.

On the other side, Ash would be looked out by Clemont, as he would sometimes warn him about impending danger. Ash trusts Clemont to know about his Bond Phenomenon ability.

After their journey concluded together, Ash went back home to resume his journey while Clemont stayed to run his gym with Bonnie right beside him.

However, Ash and Clemont knew that they'll always be friends no matter where they are. Ash and Bonnie are very good friends. Like with Max, Ash is protective of Bonnie and would do anything to keep her safe from danger. Also, Ash and Bonnie didn't hardly have any arguments. Ash knows that Bonnie will keep his Bond Phenomenon ability a secret.

When their journey together ended, Ash and Bonnie went their separate ways as he went home to find out his next move as a Trainer while she stayed in Kalos alongside Clemont. Ash also knows that he'll always be friends with Bonnie. Serena is Ash's childhood friend, though they had an estranged relationship due to being separated for many years. They first met many years ago at Professor Oak's summer camp, where Ash helped Serena with a knee injury that she received when she got spooked by a Poliwag, tripping and skinning her knee.

Ash and Serena were separated for many years until she eventually saw the boy on TV one day. Rushing to Santalune City to meet her savior, Serena was initially disappointed to find out that Ash didn't recognize her at first. When he planned to go to his next Gym, Ash asked Serena what she was going to do next, though seeing that she was unsure he asked her if she wanted to travel with him and the group, an offer that she happily accepted.

However, after being shown the handkerchief he used on her knee back at Professor Oak's camp, Ash remembered meeting Serena when he was little, calling her the "girl with the straw hat. Ash was clueless to Serena's very strong crush on him during their journey, which she never denied her feelings for when asked or confronted as she would become initially embarrassed and tried to keep it a secret.

Much like with Dawn, Ash and Serena hardly have any disagreements and are never judgmental of each other. However, unlike with Dawn or rather with every other female companion , Ash doesn't annoy Serena at all with his antics. Serena even goes the extra mile in that even when scolding Ash, she's much gentler and doesn't show nor conceal her temper towards him, hinting that she knows some appropriate ways to be firm whilst keeping her cool.

Despite all this, however, they did have a fallout with each other when Ash snapped at Serena for not understanding his feelings, after initially losing a Gym battle for his last Kalos badge. This fight wasn't entirely an argument though like with most of Ash's previous female companions as Serena was only trying to help him snap out of his depression.

As such, after realizing that she was just trying to help, Ash felt guilty for being so hard on Serena, who in turn, felt guilty believing that she made the scene worse by yelling back at him and that he was out in the blizzard as a result of their argument. As Serena attempted to apologize to him for lashing back at him, Ash stopped her to show how truly sorry he was for hurting her by thanking her for talking and knocking, due to being thrown a couple of snowballs, some sense into him.

Ash has faith in Serena as he trusts her to keep his Bond Phenomenon power hidden from anyone that isn't their friend. Before going their separate ways, Ash was pleased when Serena said that she was glad that she came with him and that he was going to like the person she grows into the next time they see each other.

However, Ash became stunned when Serena leaned forward and kissed him, shocking all of their friends. Also, Ash knows his friendship with Serena will remain strong even when they are apart. However, although they're friends, Ash gets annoyed with Lana's jokes at times, but never truly had any disagreements with her. During Ash's time in Alola, he and Lana went on adventures together, although they were sometimes joined by Mallow.

Ash appreciates Lana support in becoming the first Champion of Alola. However, Ash and Lana went their separate ways as he decided to return home to continue his journey while she stayed in Alola to go fishing for Manaphy with her dad. Although, they remained friends until the end, shown when he briefly revisited Alola.

During their time in Alola, they were often there to help cheer each other up whenever one of them was feeling down. Like with Max and Bonnie, Ash would go through great lengths to protect Lillie from danger. Also, Ash helped Lillie and Gladion save their friends and Lusamine from Ultra Space, earning her appreciation even more. Like what he did for Serena, Ash gave Lillie good advice as he helped her perfect her Z-Moves, although she didn't get what meant at first, and supported her.

They both didn't have any disagreements as Ash would stand up for Lillie and she has done the same for him. Also, Ash was very happy that Lillie supported him in becoming Champion of Alola. Ash and Lillie parted ways when he decided to continue his own journey while she left to go on a journey to find her long lost father. However, they gave each other thanks for everything they did for one another. Despite being apart, Ash knows his friendship with Lillie will always be with him.

Also, during a visit in Alola, Ash was happy that Lillie was doing ok on her journey to find her father and hopes to see her again as she hopes the same for him. They encourage and support each other as they provide assistance to each other whenever they need it. Although, Ash and Sophocles could disagree at times but get over it quickly. Like how he acted with Clemont, Ash is impressed with Sophocles' know how and his inventions. One special gift that Ash gave to Sophocles was a Charjabug initially meant to be a farewell gift.

After becoming Champion of Alola, Ash was very happy that Sophocles supported him till the end. Ash and Sophocles parted ways when he decided to return to Kanto in order to resume his journey and the latter left for Hoenn.

However, Ash and Sophocles both know that their friendship will always be there no matter where they are, shown when they briefly reunited when he visited Alola. Like Brock and Cilan, Ash is impressed with Mallow's cooking. During their time in Alola, Ash and Mallow went on adventures together, sometimes they had Lana accompany them. They are often there to support and assist each other whenever they need it.

Ash and Mallow hardly ever had any arguments with each other. Also, Ash greatly appreciates Mallow support in becoming Champion of Alola. However, they remained friends even though they were apart.

During a visit from Alola, Ash was pleased that Mallow wanted to celebrate his visit and meeting his new friend, Goh. The two have an extremely strong, almost familial bond. After battling him twice and being defeated both times, Ash was told by the Masked Royal that his Incineroar and Ash's Incineroar, during his time as a Torracat, were officially rivals.

When fighting as the Double Royals, their battling coordination and teamwork were so good that James said, "Those two are so in sync, you'll never know it's their first time. Ash was very happy that Professor Kukui watched him become Champion of Alola. After finding out his identity, Ash was shocked that the Masked Royal and Professor Kukui were the same person at first.

However, Ash became excited about it since he didn't care about how long Professor Kukui kept his secret. Ash and Kukui eventually had to part ways when he decided to return to Kanto, but their bond remained intact. Ever since Professor Burnet married Kukui and moved in with Ash, she has acted as a mother figure to the boy. Although, unlike Delia sometimes, Ash doesn't get embarrassed by Professor Burnet as she usually doesn't say anything that would freak him out or nervous. They are both huge fans of the Masked Royal, although they were both clueless at first that it was actually Professor Kukui along with Ash's classmates.

However, Ash, his classmates, and Professor Burnet eventually found out about the Masked Royal's identity, which ended up just making them admire him even more. Ash even appreciates Professor Burnet support in becoming Champion of Alola.

Before going back home to resume his journey, Ash thanked Professor Burnet for everything, knowing they'd always be friends no matter the distance. When Ash first met Chloe, she was very shy as she often is with new acquaintances. She seemed rather suspicious of Ash and quickly shuffled away without talking to him. This suspicion was probably made stronger because of her father's Yamper electrocuting him.

For some time onward, despite Ash's nice and friendly nature, Chloe would often freeze up whenever he spoke to her. However, Ash has been able to get Chloe to trust him more as she has got to know him better and they formed a friendship with each other. Chloe even helped Ash patch things up between him and Pikachu, who had become lonely and jealous about the time his partner was spending over training Riolu instead of him.

Ash first met Goh when they jumped on Lugia at the same time. Ash would help Goh whenever he needed it and he would do the same for him. Despite their friendship, Ash and Goh at times do clash but do makeup in the end. Much like how he was with Misty and Kiawe, Ash can be competitive with Goh at times. Ash even helps Goh understand that some of his traits need fixing since he shares some of the same traits that he once had. Also, similar to what Brock and Cilan did for him, Ash helps Goh see through his mistakes from time to time.

Although he heard about him through the professors, Ash officially meets Lei during a visit to Alola while reuniting with Professor Burnet and Professor Kukui. Lei was very excited to meet Ash, seeing him as a big brother figure.

Ash and Gary have known each other since they were little, as they grew up together. Despite their rivalry, Ash and Gary still looked out for each other at times, showing that they were still friends.

During their time in Johto, Ash and Gary were able to mend their friendship, as they grew close to one another again. Ash gets annoyed when Gary teases him from time to time, but it's all in good fun. Ash is close friends with Kiawe. While they're usually on good terms, Ash and Kiawe also share a friendly rivalry with each other.

Much like how he was with Misty, Ash is also competitive with Kiawe from time to time as they do sometimes argue, though they get over their disagreements quickly.

Despite their rivalry and competitiveness, the two boys are always ready to lend a hand to each other. Also, Ash liked that Kiawe had faith in him when he became Champion of Alola. Ash and Kiawe eventually went their separate ways as he decided to go back home to resume his journey while the latter stayed in Alola to resume his Island Challenge.

Despite being apart, Ash and Kiawe both knew that they'll always friends, shown when they briefly reunited when he came to visit Alola. Despite they had a rough start at first, they became nearly inseparable.

Pikachu has always been on Ash's side during his journey. They protect each other from trouble and would stand up for each other.