Luke

Luke (Japanese: ルーク Luke) is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. He is an aspiring filmmaker who first appeared in Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!.

History
Luke worked at the oldest movie theater in his town with the owner, Mr. Matthews. He would assist with the projections in exchange for watching the movies for free. Occasionally, he would notice one of the female movie characters sitting in the audience. Intrigued, he went down to check on her after one of the movies, and she turned out to be a. He and the Zorua shared a common love for films and he offered to give her a part in the movie he was directing, . However, he made her play all of the characters, including male characters. Angered, Zorua ran away which is when he met, , and , and the three of them volunteered to look for the Zorua together.

Once Zorua was found, Cilan worked out the cause of Zorua's frustration with Luke and the two reconciled, giving her only one role, while Cilan, Ash, and Iris offered to play the other characters. almost ruined his film when they attempted to steal Zorua, but thanks to Cilan's improvisation, his film managed to work out in the end. After his movie was premiered in the theater, Luke decided to partake in a tournament Don George was hosting.

Luke accompanied the group to Nimbasa Town and registered himself in the Club Battle tournament in Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!. He also documented the events that took place on and off the battlefield using his video camera. While documenting, he occasionally got interrupted by, who was either curious or wanted to know where his Zorua was. Luke's first opponent in the Club Battle tournament was Scooter. In Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!, he battled him using his Golett against Scooter's and emerged victorious.

In The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!, Luke was revealed to own a when he moved on to battle. Despite having a type disadvantage because of a powerful move, Larvesta managed to defeat Cilan's Stunfisk and Luke advanced to the semi-finals. In Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!, Luke faced Iris in the semifinals of the Club Battle tournament where his Golett was defeated by her 's newly-learned, eliminating him from the tournament. At the end of the episode, he left the group.

He reappeared in An Epic Defense Force!, where he was hoping to enter the Pokéstar Studios competition in Virbank City. After meeting up with, he recruited them to make a new film, which ended up winning the competition.

He appeared in one of Ash's flashbacks in A Unova League Evolution! about his travels in Unova.

Pokémon
This listing is of Luke's known in the :

Achievements
Luke has competed in the following :
 * Club Battle - Top 4 (Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!)
 * Pokéstar Studios filmmaking competition - Winner (An Epic Defense Force!)

Names
Luke Luke Luke Luke ルーク 路克