Luke

Luke (Japanese: ルーク Luke) is a recurring character in . He is an aspiring filmmaker.
==History==
Luke first appeared in Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!. He was revealed to have 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 semi-finals of the Club Battle tournament where his Golett was defeated by her 's newly-learned , eliminating him from the tournament. Afterwards he left the group to continue filmmaking and was showing his movies at film festivals across Unova.
In An Epic Defense Force!, Luke was invited to enter the Pokéstar Studios Film Competition in Virbank City. After meeting up with , he recruited them to make a new film, which ended up winning the competition and beating his director rival . He decided to remain at Pokéstar Studios to work with Mr. Gold on a new film. 
He appeared in one of Ash's flashbacks in A Unova League Evolution! about his travels in Unova.
==Character==
Luke was overly nervous, and restricted himself to simply watching movies instead of following his dreams of directing them. His encounter with and in Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"! inspired Luke to breakaway from his job at a small town theater and travel in search of inspiration. He enjoyed filming the lively battle atmosphere and intense off-field rivalries at the Nimbasa Town Club Battle tournament. His few productions have gained him critical acclaim at film festivals and the Best Picture award at the Pokéstar Studios Film Competition. Luke's special effects and clever plotlines are key to his success as a film director. Even so, he remains humble in spite of his rising fame.
==Pokémon==
This listing is of Luke's known in :
==Achievements==
Luke has competed in the following :
* Club Battle - Top 4 (Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!)
* Pokéstar Studios Film Competition - Winner (An Epic Defense Force!)
==Voice actors==
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ルーク Luke 	May be based on , who is perhaps the most successful independent filmmaker, or one of Lucas's characters, .
English, French,German, Italian	Luke 	Same as Japanese name.
Korean 	루크 Luke 	Same as Japanese name.
Chinese (Mandarin) 	路克 Lùkè 	Transliteration of his Japanese name.
==Related articles==
Category:Animation characters
Category:Directors
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