Pokémon Journeys: The Series · Pokémon Ultimate Journeys arc
JN143 · Ride, Lapras, Ride!
ラプラスにのって♪
Synopsis
What happens.
Ash and his friends are watching some Wailmer bouncing on a beach when a distressed Lapras approaches them. Almost immediately, Ash recognizes this Lapras as the same one that he met back at the Orange Islands.
Synopsis adapted from Bulbapedia's JN143 entry, used under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5.
Story arc · JN089-JN146
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys.
Masters Eight tournament. Ash defeats Steven, Cynthia, and finally Champion Leon in the finale. Becomes the canonical World Champion.
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Who appears.
Linked entries open the species page on the Pokédex. Items without a sprite (alternate forms, regional variants, generic group references) fall back to a name pill.
More from this arc
Other episodes in Pokémon Ultimate Journeys.
Episode synopsis from Bulbapedia, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5. Editorial context (arc affiliation, cultural moments, character signatures) hand-verified May 2026. Pokémon, character names, and series titles © Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., The Pokémon Company, OLM Inc. This is an unofficial fan reference.