JN134

In the Palms of our Hands! (Japanese: つかみとる未来！ Seize the Future!) is the 134th episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and the 1,219th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It first aired in Japan on December 2, 2022, in Canada on April 22, 2023, in South Africa on May 2, 2023, in Australia on May 10, 2023, and in the United States on June 23, 2023.
==Blurb==
Project Mew is embarking on its most important mission—finally encountering Mew! After the rampaging Groudon and Kyogre are revealed to actually be Mew, the Mythical Pokémon shows Goh and the other Chasers a vision of the beginning of the universe. It then starts to battle them with overwhelmingly powerful attacks, but Goh thinks it’s only playing around. He tells Mew that it’s been the inspiration for so much of his life and adventures and that he’s grateful. Vowing to see it again someday, he’s shocked when Mew suddenly appears in the palm of his hand—literally! Mew then departs, and the Chasers return to a grateful Professor Amaranth.
==Plot==
The Chasers of Project Mew, having gotten split up into two groups during their exploration of Faraway Island due to unforeseen circumstances, are now facing a and a , respectively. Groudon quickly overpowers Quillon's , but is saved from being struck by its by distracting it. Unexpedtedly, Groudon promptly turns around and leaves. Quillon feels something is off with Groudon and urges Gary to follow it with him. With the other group, Danika and her are no match for Kyogre. Goh and Horace attempt to distract Kyogre with flares, only to be sent flying by its . When Kyogre prepares to attack again, , unable to just stand back and watch any longer, jumps in and hits Kyogre with . While it fails to deal significant damage, Kyogre still turns around and swims away. The Chasers pursue it, with Goh thanking Grookey for helping them along the way.
The Chasers follow the Legendary Pokémon into a large open area at the center of Table Mountain, where they spot each other and the two Pokémon heading towards each other. Groudon and Kyogre clash, and as soon as they do, they suddenly start glowing and mold together into one being, which is revealed to have been a all along. Mew s onto a glowing, floating rock at the center of the area, which releases pulses of light onto other rocks in the area, causing them to glow as well, much to the enjoyment of the local wild Pokémon. When the Chasers approach the floating rock, its glow brightens to a blinding level. Goh suddenly finds himself floating in space, where he witnesses a , the birth of a galaxy, the , and even the birth of the Pokémon world. flies by, causing Goh to fall into a prehistoric sea, where he witnesses the life of ancient Pokémon, before being pulled out of the water and flying towards Faraway Island alongside Mew, who unexpectedly disappears and lets him fall.
Goh snaps out of his vision just as suddenly as it had begun, and it turns out all the Chasers had actually experienced the exact same vision as well. Danika theorizes that the floating rock is actually a crystallization of the memories of the universe, but as soon as she touches it, it stops glowing and falls to the ground. The other rocks also stop glowing as a result, leading to the wild Pokémon to start bickering with each other. Professor Amaranth suddenly contacts them, revealing that their electronic devices, including communication equipment and Poké Balls, are working normally again. Amaranth informs the Chasers that the energy sensor is reacting, and they look up to see Mew floating above them, observing as the bickering between the wild Pokémon escalates into an outright fight. Mew unleashes a at all the Pokémon, with Quillon and Danika sending out their respective to defend the group from stray bolts of electricity. Mew starts using on the , who are quickly overwhelmed and defeated by the Mythical Pokémon's power. The Chasers send out a new set of Pokémon to try to stop Mew, though Goh does so very reluctantly, as he feels Mew is only playing around. A massive from Mew easily overpowers the Chasers' Pokémon's counterattacks and Horace's 's , resulting in lots of damage on them and even the surrounding Pokémon. Goh's pleas for Mew to stop are ignored, and it proceeds to easily defeat the Chasers' Pokémon with another devastingly powerful attack.
In order to prevent Mew from hurting the other Pokémon more, the Chasers, aside from Goh, send out a new wave of Pokémon. While this wave is getting defeated as easily as the previous one, Goh desperately tries to think of a way to make Mew stop. Goh suddenly remembers and gains determination from the memory of his courage. Stepping in front of the others, Goh tells Mew how much of an inspiration it has been to him, even if it doesn't remember their first encounter. Even while Mew charges up and fires a , Goh stands his ground, thanking Mew for being an inspiration to him. This expression of gratitude catches Mew off-guard, and it dissipates the Hyper Beam before it can hit. Mew proceeds to heal all the injured Pokémon, make the rocks glow again, and teleport the Chasers and their Pokémon to the foot of Table Mountain. Despite the sudden ending, Goh is left satisfied by this encounter. When he raises his hand to do his usual "The future's in the palm of my hand" catchphrase, Mew suddenly appears on his palm, much to the shock of everyone present, before it teleports away again, leaving Goh even more enthusiastic and satisfied.
Rain starts to pour down, marking the start of the wet season and the end of the expedition. After sharing their thoughts regarding what they experienced with Professor Amaranth, the team returns to Slateport City. Amaranth declares that the Chasers are disbanded for now, though they are free to reassume that position for the next expedition, with Danika and Quillon already having decided to stay. Goh, Gary, and Horace agree to consider the offer and return to the docks. After sharing encouragements with his friends, Goh parts ways with them and boards a ship back to Kanto. On the way home, he makes a phone call to Ash and asks him how his against went.
==Major events==
* Goh's Grookey learns .
* Quillon is revealed to own a .
* Danika is revealed to own a .
* Project Mew's search for on Faraway Island concludes with Goh managing to befriend it.
* Project Mew is disbanded, although Professor Amaranth offers Goh, , and Horace the chance to return as Chasers during his next expedition.
* Goh, Gary, and Horace go their separate ways.
* Goh heads back to Vermilion City.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
==Characters==
===Humans===
* (voice/flashback)
* Goh
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* Chloe (flashback)
* Horace
* Danika
* Quillon
* Professor Amaranth
===Pokémon===
* (; flashback)
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* ('s; Rotom Phone)
* (Professor Cerise's; Rotom Phone)
* (Quillon's)
* (Quillon's; )
* (Quillon's)
* (Danika's)
* (Danika's; )
* (Danika's; male)
* (Horace's)
* (Horace's)
* (Professor Amaranth's)
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* (vision)
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* (×5; vision)
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* (×2; vision)
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==Trivia==
* Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!: 
** The riddle and the answer were only posted on the official anipoke_PR Twitter account.
* Goh reads out the title card for this episode.
* Team Rocket Expedition which stands by the evils of love and truth: 
* This episode, along with the previous episode, takes place during the same time as the events of A Flood of Torrential Gains! to Partners in Time!.
* This episode marks the first appearance of several Pokémon in the main series after long absences:
** , who last appeared in Ancient Family Matters!, 646 episodes earlier.
** , who last appeared in Dealing With Defensive Types!, 645 episodes earlier.
*** This episode also marks the first main series appearance of a Bastiodon other than Byron's.
** , who last appeared in Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, 456 episodes earlier.
** , who last appeared in Master Class Is in Session!, 308 episodes earlier.
* The Dare da? segment is replaced with eyecatches of , Goh, and for this episode.
** This is the final episode of Pokémon Journeys: The Series to feature the eyecatches.
* This episode marks the final appearance of Professor Amaranth.
** This episode also marks the final appearance of Danika and Quillon in the English dub, since their last appearance was removed from the dubbed version.
* The English dub title is a reference to Goh's catchphrase "The future is in the palm of my hands".
* Goh, Chloe, Ash, and Pikachu narrate the preview for the next episode.
===Errors===
* In one scene of the wild Pokémon bickering with each other, an 's claws are colored blue like its arms instead of black.
* During the scene where Professor Amaranth bids farewell to Goh, , and Horace, his fingertips are colored black.
* The English dub's subtitles mistakenly spell 's name as "azumaril".
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==
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Category:Episodes written by Shōji Yonemura
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Hiromasa Amano
Category:Episodes directed by Akihiko Ōta
Category:Episodes animated by Masaya Ōnishi
Category:Episodes animated by Aiko Ōyama
Category:Episodes animated by Kimiyo Nakamura
Category:Episodes animated by Tomoki Ogawa
Category:Episodes animated by Toshiko Nakaya
Category:Episodes animated by Shōtarō Hamanaka
Category:Episodes animated by Hiromi Sakai
Category:Episodes animated by Kyōko Itō
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
Category:Episodes focusing on Goh
Category:Project Mew episodes
Category:Episodes in which a Legendary Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes in which a Mythical Pokémon appears
Category:Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon learns a new move
Category:Episodes which aired in Canada before the United States
Category:Episodes which aired in South Africa before the United States
Category:Episodes which aired in Australia before the United States
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ja:新無印編第134話
zh:宝可梦 旅途 第130集