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Iris (anime)

2013-11-30T09:56:21Z

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'''Iris''' (Japanese: '''アイリス''' ''Iris'') is a girl from the [[Unova]] region who is a former {{ashfr|traveling companion}} of {{Ash}}.

==In the anime==
===History===
[[File:Young Iris.png|thumb|250px|left|Younger Iris]]
Iris was born and raised in the [[Village of Dragons]] and would spend her time as a little girl playing with the wild Pokémon that lived in the forest just outside the village. She had learned to be quite skilled in tree climbing, as well as tending and caring to different Pokémon. One day she met a wild {{TP|Iris|Drilbur}} that had injured a {{p|Patrat}} and stolen its food. Angered, she sought justice for the Drilbur's deed and challenged him. After countless defeats, she finally managed to out maneuver the Mole Pokémon and get him caught in some vines dangling just over a cliff. After coming to his rescue, the two became good friends and began training together. After many victories against different types of Trainers, Drilbur evolved into an Excadrill. The two then got the opportunity to meet [[Drayden]], a Dragon Master, who praised Iris for her skill in battle. When he asked who was teaching her how to battle she responded that she was teaching herself with the help of the Pokémon she had befriended in the village. Brimming with confidence, she then challenged Drayden to a battle. However, Drayden's {{p|Haxorus}} was more powerful than Iris had anticipated and Excadrill was easily defeated. After suffering defeat and becoming distrustful of his Trainer, Excadrill then closed himself off to Iris, rarely opening up, and never showing emotion.

Not long after those events, Iris left for [[Opelucid City]] to attend school at the Opelucid Academy. When she was not in school, she stayed with [[Martha]] in a dorm. These were very difficult times for Iris, though. She struggled in school, and failed to make any friends or interact with any of the other students at the academy. Iris also didn't feel compatible with the urban city life. She tried to take her mind off the city by climbing the radio tower for a view of the mountains, but always got into trouble with [[Officer Jenny]]. All of these hardships in the city made her homesick, so she often spent her spare time writing to her friend [[Shannon]]. Eventually, after losing a battle at school, Iris could not stand this life anymore and dropped out. Leaving her partner Pokémon, {{p|Fraxure}}, behind, Iris returned to the Village of Dragons.

Years passed, and Iris was called upon by the [[Elder|village elder]]. She was to start a journey with a newly hatched {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and raise him to become a full-fledged Haxorus. She accepted this trial, and set off on her journey, hoping to someday become a Dragon Master herself. Some time after these events, she witnessed a storm caused by {{p|Zekrom}} during the events of ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]''. She missed actually encountering the Deep Black Pokémon, and continued on her journey, eventually meeting [[Ash Ketchum]] the very next day when he accidentally tried to catch her, thinking she was a Pokémon. The two had a rocky start, often finding reasons to argue and occasionally calling each other names. However they kept each other company and Iris even stayed to watch his first Gym battle in ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders! Team Threats!]]''. After the battle one of the Gym Leaders, {{an|Cilan}}, had decided to travel alongside Ash, and noted that the three of them make a good team. So Iris decided to officially become their traveling companion.

In ''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]'' Iris decided she would begin using her new friends to help train her Axew, so she asked Cilan to battle her to help get her started. It was then that she revealed her Axew knew {{m|Dragon Rage}} but hadn't yet mastered how to use it. She later opened up to Cilan and Ash and told them about her hometown, and how she got Axew in the first place. After she finished her story, the group realized Axew had gone missing, and found him stuck in the horns of a {{p|Scolipede}}. They failed to calm the raging Pokémon, so Iris called upon her Excadrill for help. Unfortunately, Excadrill was still closing himself off from Iris, but Excadrill still took care of the Scolipede after Iris had saved Axew herself, when the Scolipede kicked him into a boulder. With everything calmed down, Cilan approached Iris and reassured her to do things at her own pace and not worry too much, and that someday Axew and Excadrill will become even more powerful and loyal to her.
[[File:Iris Swinging.png|thumb|Iris swinging on vines|250px]]
In ''[[BW011|A Home for Dwebble!]]'' she revealed that she knows how to make herbal remedies to heal sick Pokémon when [[Cilan's Pansage]] got hit with a rock and caught a fever. This skill became quite handy throughout her journey whenever the group was low on medication and too far from a Pokémon Center. In ''[[BW014|A Night in the Nacrene Museum!]]'' she claimed that she has an acute "{{wp|Extrasensory perception|sixth sense}}" when she felt the presence of a spirit haunting the museum. It later turned out to be a {{p|Yamask}} who merely wanted its mask returned to it. However, she was still sure in her abilities in ''[[BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!]]'' when the group got lost in [[Pinwheel Forest]].

Iris got separated from the group in ''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]'' after Axew tried to befriend a wild {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} who had narrowly avoided being smothered by {{an|Bianca}} who had been accompanying the group after Ash won his third Badge. The three of them end up being attacked by a swarm of {{p|Swoobat}} and eventually rescued by Ash and Pikachu. The Emolga had grown fond of Iris and accepted her as her Trainer, earning Iris another Pokémon. In ''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]'', Bianca offered to battle the newly caught Emolga, however things didn't go as planned when they found out that Emolga was fairly lazy and used {{m|Volt Switch}} to avoid battles. This did not discourage Iris too much as she accepted the challenge of raising Emolga to hopefully become a skilled battler.

In ''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]'', the group met a young girl named [[Emmy]] who was having trouble with her {{p|Druddigon}}. Iris noticed the cause of the Pokémon's rage was a wire wrapped around its ankle, and managed to calm it down by removing it. Impressed with her knowledge of {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon, Emmy formally introduced herself and admitted to being a novice. Iris then offered to train her in the ways of Dragon-type Pokémon, and revealed her dream of becoming a Dragon Master some day.
[[File:Iris Wings.png|thumb|200px|left|Iris after winning the Club Battle tournament]]
In ''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]'', Iris was challenged by [[Georgia]], a Dragon Buster. Her Axew was easily defeated by Georgia's {{p|Beartic}}. Georgia criticized her for not owning more Dragon types and Iris decided to call on her Excadrill who still wouldn't obey her. Again, the battle resulted in a loss for Iris. She later explained that the resulting loss to Drayden when she was younger is what caused Excadrill to disobey her. But after a night of bonding with Excadrill, he regained his confidence and learned {{m|Focus Blast}}. Iris re-challenges Georgia with Excadrill and the battle resulted in a draw.

Iris competed in the [[Club Battle]] along with multiple other Trainers, including her rival, Georgia. Her first battle was against [[Jimmy Ray]] and his {{p|Watchog}} in ''[[BW040|Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!!]]'', which Iris easily won with her {{TP|Iris|Emolga}}. She then battled against [[Stephan]] and his {{TP|Stephan|Sawk}} in ''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]'', which she also managed to win with Emolga. She then went up against [[Luke]] and his {{p|Golett}} in [[BW042|the next episode]], using {{TP|Iris|Axew}}. In the battle Axew learned {{m|Outrage}}, which he used to defeat Golett. In the final round, Iris went up against {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Pikachu}}, while Iris used her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}. After a long fight, Excadrill managed to defeat Pikachu, allowing Iris to win the tournament, along with a full set of [[Wing]]s.

Her fear of Ice has been put to the test in some episodes, like in ''[[BW079|Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!]]'', where she entered a cold Gym and saw her friend facing several Ice types. Some time later in order to escape a building filled with {{p|Ferroseed}} moss she had to command her rival's Ice-type Pokémon when her Pokémon other were unable to help.

After hearing a story of a Dragon type intentionally damaging a local power plant causing a blackout in [[Undella Town]], she decided to investigate this herself. Later she encountered a unusually grumpy and hostile Dragonite that was just resting to recover from a injury. Upon seeing a mob of Trainers ready to take the Dragonite down, she decided to shield him until her friends found the footage proving that the whole situation was a misunderstanding. Iris happily accepted when the Dragonite offered joining her party.

[[File:Young Iris Opelucid School.png|thumb|250px|Iris at the Opelucid Academy]]
In the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]], she decided to settle things with Georgia fighting her newly-obtained Dragonite against the latter's Beartic. However, the Pokémon didn't take any of his Trainer's orders, continuing Iris's streak of [[Obedience|disobedient]] Pokémon. Despite knowing the risks, Iris kept using Dragonite in all of the rounds. However, her over-confidence when Dragonite began obeying her was later her downfall when a single powerful attack put Dragonite in a rampage, leaving him vulnerable to defeat and eliminating her.

After a long time away, Iris returned to the Village of Dragons in ''[[BW100|A Village Homecoming!]]''. After having several flashbacks of her times in before traveling with Ash, she was given the chance to battle Drayden again, this time in a Gym battle. When they arrived in Opelucid City in ''[[BW101|Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!]]'', Iris revealed her bad experience there. Once again, she got in trouble with Officer Jenny for climbing the radio tower. While Officer Jenny was questioning her, she met up with Martha again. After that she and Ash and Cilan went to the [[Opelucid Gym]] to battle Drayden. Although she did improve, managing to defeat his Haxorus, she lost again. This time however, her Pokémon didn't appear sad despite their defeat and after the battle she promised to get stronger. As a result, Drayden told the village elder to consider Iris as Opelucid City Gym Leader.
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==Character==
[[File:Iris fear.png|thumb|250px|Iris's fear of {{type|Ice}} Pokémon]]
Iris is said to be a wild girl who likes to swing on vines and eat berries. Her Pokémon friend {{TP|Iris|Axew}} travels with her in her hair instead of inside a [[Poké Ball]]. She seems to be very hyper on occasions such as climbing up trees very quickly. Iris is very adventurous and bold, often times being the first to suggest something and not being afraid to speak her mind. She is shown to be a quick thinker, such as seen in ''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]'' when she was able to quickly save {{Ash}} from falling into boiling hot water when he lost his grip. This becomes a running theme and is again shown in ''[[BW012|Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!]]'' and ''[[BW013|Minccino-Neat and Tidy!]]'' where she is quickly able to evade oncoming dangers when Ash and Cilan can't. She is very in tune with nature and claims to have a "sixth sense" and follows her instincts often. Despite this she also seems to have a poor sense of direction, occasionally getting the group lost.

She was also a little shy and nervous at times towards others, as seen by her evasive and distinct relationship towards Ash after their first meeting. After their initial encounter Iris would occasionally leave Ash's company for a while before unexpectedly reappearing later, usually surprising Ash in the process. She would continue to follow Ash and this pattern would continue until she was formally asked by him and Cilan to join them on their journey. Also, she wasn't entirely trusting of Ash when it came to the safety of her Pokémon during battles and often kept secrets from him and Cilan. However, as their time together expanded, she slowly began to open up and trust the two of them in battles as well as revealing her dreams and ambitions. She seems to get along easier with Pokémon, often preferring their company. This was especially true in the past, where her only real friends (besides [[Shannon]]) were the Pokémon that lived nearby. This is again made apparent during her time at [[Opelucid City]]'s academy, where she had a tough time making friends with her classmates.

Iris is an experienced Trainer and has been in many battles in the past. She has been portrayed as a sort of prodigy in the [[Village of Dragons]], and while there she had built up a 99-win streak with her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} before losing to Dragon Master [[Drayden]]. These experiences seem to have affected her, as she has a high view of herself and her abilities. Perhaps because of this, Iris typically seems to think of Ash as a little kid and often treats him like a rookie Trainer when he makes simple mistakes, despite that he too has had many adventures and accomplishments in the past. She is also shown to be slightly hypocritical since despite how commonly she refers to Ash's mistakes when she is usually known to make similar mistakes as well. However this critical view of Ash seems to stem from their first meeting, whereupon Ash not only mistook her for her Pokémon Axew, but attempted to try to catch one without battling it first. Despite this, she is not above cheering him on during Gym and normal Trainer battles. Also, her calling Ash a kid has shifted from a critical tone to harmless teasing between the two of them.

Iris adores most Pokémon, often hugging them upon first meeting. On some occasions this is shown to be a bit invasive, which normally causes the Pokémon to attack her (such as with [[Ash's Pikachu]]). She has a particularly strong understanding of {{t|Dragon}} types and tends to be very excitable around them in particular, not showing fear even against a rampaging {{p|Druddigon}}. Because of this strong passion, she aims to become a Dragon Master like so many others from her hometown. The one type she doesn't like is the {{t|Ice}} type, due to the fact that Ice-type attacks are super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon. [[Trip]] mentions that her fear of Ice types based on that is irrational, as Dragon-type moves are super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon as well. Iris shrugged this off, however, and mentions that she also doesn't like the cold. Iris is willing to overcome this fear, however, as shown when challenged by Georgia's Beartic and [[Dawn's Mamoswine]].

==Pokémon==
Despite Iris aiming to be a {{t|Dragon}} Master, only half of her Pokémon are Dragons, and [[Iris's Excadrill|her first one]] is not. Like Ash, she tends to capture Pokémon she befriends or want to travel with her regardless of their type as shown when she wanted to add a {{TP|Ash|Tepig}} and a {{TP|Ash|Oshawott}} on her team before both wanting to stay with Ash.

===On hand===

{| width="100%"
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Iris|Axew|Iris Axew.png|dragon}} ♂
| {{ActivePoké|Iris|Excadrill|Iris Excadrill.png|ground|steel|fir=Drilbur}} ♂
| {{ActivePoké|Iris|Emolga|Iris Emolga.png|electric|flying}} ♀
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Iris|Dragonite|Iris Dragonite.png|dragon|flying}} ♂
|}

{{-}}

===Temporary===
{{incomplete|section|Voice actors for Vanilluxe and Fraxure}}
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Georgia
|pkmn=Vanilluxe
|img=Iris Vanilluxe.png
|gender=female
|type1=Ice
|epnum=BW081
|epname=Crisis at Ferroseed Research!

|vaen=Emily Jenness
|desc=Iris commanded [[Georgia]]'s {{p|Vanilluxe}} in ''[[BW081|Crisis at Ferroseed Research!]]'' when the two got trapped inside the [[Ferroseed Research Institute]].

Vanilluxe's only known move is {{m|Icy Wind}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|main=yes
|trainer=Ash
|pkmn=Snivy
|img=Iris Snivy.png
|gender=female
|type1=Grass
|epnum=BW098
|epname=Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!
|vajp=Megumi Hayashibara
|vaen=Michele Knotz
|desc=In ''[[BW098|Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!]]'' Iris briefly used Ash's {{p|Snivy}} against [[Moira]] and her {{p|Cinccino}}. Her powerful attacks allowed them to win the battle, making both Moira and Cinccino to fall into the mud water.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Iris
|pkmn=Fraxure
|img=Iris Fraxure school.png
|type1=Dragon
|epnum=BW101
|epname=Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!

|desc=Iris first met {{p|Fraxure}} at the Opelucid Academy. She used it in a battle against a fellow student and his {{p|Altaria}}. However, Iris and Fraxure ended up losing the battle.

She was later briefly reunited with Fraxure before seeing [[Drayden]].

Fraxure's known moves are {{m|Dual Chop}} and {{m|Dragon Claw}}.}}

==Pokémon competitions==
* [[Club Battle]] (winner)
* [[Clubsplosion]] (top 8)
* [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] (top 4)
* [[Marine Cup Tournament]] (top 16)
* [[Grand Harvest Festival]] [[Pokémon Sumo Tournament]] (top 16)

==In the manga==
===In the White—Victini and Zekrom manga===
In {{ma|White—Victini and Zekrom}}, Iris does not compete in the [[Eindoak Town]] Harvest Festival Tournament but instead watches Ash as he is in the tournament. She becomes friends with [[Carlita]] due to the fact that she owns a {{t|Dragon}} type.

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{dragon color light}}|bordercolor={{dragon color}}
|cs=Ivana Korolová
|de=Marieke Oeffinger Nicola Grupe (as a child)
|ja=悠木碧 ''[[Aoi Yūki]]''
|en=[[Eileen Stevens]]
|fr_eu=Béatrice Wegnez
|id=Dewi Arifiani
|it=Francesca Bielli
|nl=José Kroon
|no=Hanne Dancke Arnesen
|hr=Jelena Majić
|da=Malene Tabert
|zh_cmn=林美秀 ''Lín Měixiù''
|fi=Saara Aalto
|pl=Justyna Bojczuk
|ru=Darija Frolova
|pt_br=Agatha Paulita
|pt_eu=Isabel Queirós
|es_la=Susana Moreno
|es_eu=Belén Rodríguez}}

==Trivia==

[[File:Iris catches a Pokémon.png|250px|right|thumb|Iris after catching a Pokémon]]
* Iris is the first main character to keep her Japanese name in the English dub of the anime.
* Iris is Ash's only female traveling companion whose Japanese name does not contain the kana '''カ''' ''ka'', and the only traveling companion whose Japanese name is composed of more than three kana. She is also the first to have a western name instead of a traditional Japanese name.
* Iris is Ash's first female traveling companion to not have owned a bike and have it destroyed by {{AP|Pikachu}}; ''she'' gets shocked instead.
* Silhouettes of Iris and {{an|Cilan}} were shown after [[DP183]] aired on July 1, 2010. The two were officially revealed during a trailer for the anime shown on [[Pokémon Sunday]] exactly one month later.
* All of the Pokémon that Iris owns joined her willingly rather than being caught in a battle.

==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #{{dragon color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{dragon color}}"
|-
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| アイリス ''Iris''
| From {{wp|Iris (plant)|iris}}, possibly the ''flaming dragon iris'' or the "dragon drums" (tall bearded iris).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English, French, Italian, Spanish
| Iris
| Same as Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| German
| Lilia
| From ''lilien'' ({{wp|Lilium|lily}}) or possibly ''Schwertlilien'' (iris). Related to the ''lis'' (French for lily) in [[Drayden|Lysander]].
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 아이리스 ''Iris''
| Transliteration of her Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})
| 艾莉絲 / 艾莉丝 ''Àilìsī''
| Transliteration of her Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 艾莉絲 ''Ngaaihleihsī''
| Mandarin-based transliteration of Iris.
|}
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==Related articles==
* [[Iris]]
* {{cat|Episodes focusing on Iris}}
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{{Iris's Pokémon}} 
{{animecharacters|Dragon}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}

[[Category:Anime characters]]
[[Category:Ash's friends]]

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BW132

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nextcode=BW133 |

series=Best Wishes series |
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epcode=BW132 |
altepcode=EP789 |
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title_en=|
title_ja=ジラーチに願いを！七日間の奇跡！！|
title_ja_trans=Wish on Jirachi! The Seven-Day Miracle!! |
broadcast_jp=June 27, 2013 |
broadcast_us= |
en_series= |
en_op= |
ja_op=[[Summerly Slope|夏めく坂道]] |
ja_ed=[[Let's Join Hands|手をつなごう]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=藤田伸三 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=三浦陽 |
directorn=1 |
director=西田健一 |
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morecredits=no |
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* {{BMGf|148260|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|152617|Original review thread on BMGf}}

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(Japanese: '''ジラーチに願いを！七日間の奇跡！！''' ''Wish on Jirachi! The Seven-Day Miracle!!'') is the 132nd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 789th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 27, 2013.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{incomplete synopsis}}

Ash and his friends are still on Big Island. One night, Pikachu and Axew witness a rare event, the 1,000 year awakening of the Pokemon Jirachi, which only wakes for seven days. When Ash decides to introduce himself, Jirachi, scared of humans, leaves. The next day, Ash and co. meet a young girl who needs Jirachi to make her wish to make the land fertile come true. Ash and co. decide to help her find Jirachi during the seven days it's awake, but Jirachi is nowhere to be found. Will they find Jirachi before the end of seven days, and before Team Rocket gets a hold of Jirachi?

==Major events==

{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Jirachi}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da BW132.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{dec|Holly}}
* [[Lotus]]
* [[Cacto]]

===Pokémon===

[[Who's That Pokémon?]]:  {{p|Jirachi}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Frillish}} ({{OP|Jessie|Frillish}})
* {{p|Amoonguss}} ({{OP|James|Amoonguss}})
* {{p|Jirachi}}
* {{p|Petilil}}
* {{p|Sewaddle}}
* {{p|Patrat}}
* {{p|Pidove}}

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Hydreigon}}
* ''[[A Small Thing]]'' is used as an insert song.
* As of this episode, {{p|Latias}} is the only Pokémon from [[Generation III]] left to appear in a proper episode of the anime.
* This episode makes the events of the [[M06|sixth movie]] questionable, due to the fact the [[Millennium Comet]] only passes by the world every one thousand years, and it appeared in the events of said movie, it couldn't have appeared again in this episode and thus [[Jirachi]] would not have woken up.

===Errors===
* When {{TRT}} is shown tired and slightly injured, {{MTR}}'s tail is fully colored brown, while half of it should be cream-colored.
* While {{Ash}} is packing his bag the morning after seeing {{p|Jirachi}}, the [[Poké Ball]] symbol on [[Ash's hat|his hat]] is thicker than usual.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==

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{{stub|Anime|Episode}}

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[[Category:Episodes by one-time storyboarders|789]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Ken'ichi Nishida|789]]
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BW131

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nextcode=BW132 |

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colorscheme=Unova2|
screen=hd|
title_en=|
title_ja=サトシとアイリスが絶交！？別れの１本道！！|
title_ja_trans=Satoshi and Iris's Severed Relationship!? The Path of Separation!! |
broadcast_jp=June 20, 2013 |
broadcast_us= |
en_series= |
en_op= |
ja_op=[[Summerly Slope|夏めく坂道]] |
ja_ed=[[Let's Join Hands|手をつなごう]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=面出明美 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=尼野浩正 |
directorn=1 |
director=うえだしげる |
artn=1 |
art=志村泉 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=BW081-BW090|
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|bw2|047}}
* {{BMGf|151124|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|152337|Original review thread on BMGf}}

}}
(Japanese: '''サトシとアイリスが絶交！？別れの１本道！！''' ''{{tt|Satoshi|Ash}} and Iris's Severed Relationship!? The Path of Separation!!'') is the 131st episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 788th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 20, 2013.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{incomplete synopsis}}


==Major events==

{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da BW131.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Parker]] (flashback)

===Pokémon===

[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Dunsparce}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Pignite}} ({{OP|Ash|Pignite}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Crustle}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}})
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Dunsparce}}

==Trivia==

===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==

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(Japanese: '''サトシとアイリスが絶交！？別れの１本道！！''' ''{{tt|Satoshi|Ash}} and Iris's Severed Relationship!? The Path of Separation!!'') is the 131st episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 788th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 20, 2013.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{incomplete synopsis}}


==Major events==

{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===

* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Parker]] (flashback)

===Pokémon===

[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Dunsparce}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Pignite}} ({{OP|Ash|Pignite}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Crustle}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}})
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Dunsparce}}

==Trivia==

===Errors===
===Dub edits===
==In other languages==

{{-}}
{{stub|Anime|Episode}}

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=BW130 |

nextcode=BW132 |

series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova2}}
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[[Category:Best Wishes series episodes|131]]


[[de:Satoshi to Iris ga Zekkō!? Wakare no Ipponmichi!! (Episode)]]
[[fr:Épisode 790]]
[[ja:BW編第131話]]
[[zh:BW131]]

Ash's Charizard

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'''Ash's Charizard''' (Japanese: '''サトシのリザードン''' ''Satoshi's Lizardon'') was the fifth {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} acquired by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Kanto]] region.

==History==
===Kanto===
====With Damian====
[[File:Damian Charmander.png|thumb|200px|left|As a Charmander, with Damian]]
Charmander originally belonged to a braggart Trainer named [[Damian]]. However, in ''[[EP011|Charmander - The Stray Pokémon]]'', Damian grew tired of Charmander being weak and abandoned it, leaving it on a rocky outcrop and telling it that he would come back later. Charmander's health deteriorated, but it was able to resist capture by {{Ash}} twice before explaining to {{AP|Pikachu}} that it was waiting for Damian. Later, Ash met Damian and learned of his plans that he would never return for it. Outraged but mostly concerned for Charmander, who was now stuck out in the rain loyally awaiting Damian, {{an|Brock}}, Ash and {{an|Misty}} rushed to its rescue, with Brock carrying it to the [[Pokémon Center]] whilst Ash sheltered the little remaining tail flame with his coat.

Charmander recovered in ER and promptly left the Pokémon Center to resume its wait for Damian. However, it came across {{TRT}}, who had stolen Pikachu. Charmander ordered them to return Pikachu, and when they ignored it, it blasted them with {{m|Flamethrower}} to send them running away, leaving behind Pikachu. Ash invited Charmander to join them, but Damian turned up with a bunch of Poké Balls and said that he had abandoned Charmander on purpose in order to allow it to toughen up. Damian throws a Poké Ball at it but the lizard Pokémon deflected the Ball. Charmander, having seen Damian's character, staunchly refused and when Damian threatened to crush it with all of his other Pokémon, it attacked Damian with a Flamethrower attack alongside Pikachu. Damian fled and Charmander happily joined Ash's team.

====With Ash====
[[File:Ash Charmander.png|thumb|240px|right|As a Charmander]]
Charmander immediately became one of Ash's main Pokémon, being used in the [[EP012|very next episode]] as a torch to help Ash through the caves. Also, it ganged up with a group of other Charmander on the [[St. Anne]] in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' to repel {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s. In ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'', Ash sent it out to lead the way through the haunted tower, but was terrified of the {{type|Ghost|ghosts}} and Ash recalled it after it became paralyzed by {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}'s {{m|Lick}}.

In ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', Charmander battled a berserk {{AP|Primeape}} which it finally subdued after learning {{m|Rage}}, which vastly increased its firepower and allowed it to knock Primeape out with a devastating Flamethrower. Charmander made its Gym Battle debut in [[EP026|the next episode]], where it defeated [[Erika]]'s {{p|Weepinbell}} after burning {{m|Razor Leaf}} and then striking a powerful {{m|Skull Bash}}. However, the pure stench emitting from her {{p|Gloom}} caused Charmander to choke and faint.

In ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', Charmander battled [[Koga]]'s {{p|Venomoth}} briefly before their match was interrupted by Team Rocket. For the official Gym battle, Charmander went up against [[Koga's Golbat]] and defeated it with {{m|Ember}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}. Charmander's power continued to grow, easily defeating a {{p|Golem}} owned by a biker named [[Chopper]], despite the type disadvantage in ''[[EP036|The Bike Bridge Gang]]''. The flames from Charmander's attack were so powerful that Golem continued to burn and the heat went through the Poké Ball.

The rise in battle experience reached its peak in ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]'', where it single-handedly stopped a large number of rampaging {{p|Exeggutor}}. Subsequently, Charmander [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Charmeleon}}.

In ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', it was revealed that Charmeleon had lost its [[obedience]] to Ash, attacking a {{p|Paras}} when Ash was trying to deliberately lose in order to help Paras evolve. [[Cassandra]]'s grandmother explained that Charmeleon's skill level had exceeded Ash's, and therefore it didn't respect him. Ironically a rampaging Charmeleon was stopped when Paras, desperately trying to avoid punishment, jabbed at it with a claw. After evolving into {{p|Parasect}}, it put Charmeleon to sleep with {{m|Spore}} and allowed Ash to recall it. Cassandra's grandmother warned Ash that he needed to learn to control Charmeleon.
[[File:Ash Charmeleon.png|thumb|240px|left|As a {{p|Charmeleon}}]]
Ash stopped using his disobedient Charmeleon, but tried again in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' to repel wild Fossil Pokémon, which it ignored to do. When an {{p|Aerodactyl}} swooped past knocking Charmeleon over, Charmeleon proudly fought back but was unable to do anything. It then jumped up and grabbed the escaping Aerodactyl's tail and followed it into the open air, but was shaken off. Upset, Charmeleon evolved into {{p|Charizard}} and flew after Aerodactyl to avenge its injured pride. It managed to catch Ash and put him on the ground, but unfortunately, retained its disobedience.

Charizard's disloyalty began to cost Ash in the business end of his journey, throwing away a round with [[Blaine]] in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', as Charizard simply loafed off and allowed {{p|Rhydon}} an easy win with {{m|Horn Drill}}. In [[EP059|the next episode]], Charizard refused to help dam the volcano, but changed its mind after seeing Blaine's powerful {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}} contributing. After working together, the duo were left with a burning desire to test each others strength. Blaine permitted a battle at the peak of the volcano, and the two seem evenly matched. Magmar drops Charizard into the lava, but Charizard regains the upper hand by dazing Magmar with an aerial submission and then knocking it out with its powerful {{m|Seismic Toss}}.
[[File:Ash Charizard newly evolved.png|thumb|240px|right|As a newly evolved {{p|Charizard}}]]
In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', Charizard played a significant role. It blatantly refused to listen to Ash, but took up the battle against {{an|Mewtwo}}'s cloned Charizard. It lasted longer than Bruteroot or Shellshocker had, but was ultimately defeated by being slammed into the ground. It was captured in a Clone Ball, much to Ash's anguish. Ash then helped to release Charizard and the others, and it ran back to continue fighting its clone. When Ash was petrified by Mewtwo and {{an|Mew}}, Charizard wept for its fallen master's sacrifice, its tears helping to regenerate him. Once things were back to normal, Charizard's memory was erased and it went back to its blatant disobedience.

Charizard's disloyalty cost Ash greatly in the battle against [[Ritchie]] in ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]''. Down to one Pokémon, Ash called Charizard into battle against [[Zippo]], and surprisingly decided to battle and force Zippo to flee from a far superior Flamethrower, causing Ritchie to concede the round. However, when [[Sparky]] came out, Charizard condescendingly stomped the ground and flapped his wings against the little Pikachu, before going to sleep, refusing to battle. Ash lost the round and Ritchie advanced onto the next round.

===Orange Islands===
Ash took Charizard with him to the Orange Islands, despite its refusal to obey him. Noticeably Ash had stopped trying to use it in battles, although in the episode ''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]'', Charizard, {{AP|Pikachu}} and Bulbasaur were used in the second round of the match between Ash and [[Danny]]. Charizard was initially unwilling to participate, and Danny nearly won. However, Charizard unwillingly helped when it tried to use {{m|Flamethrower}} on Ash but missed and carved an ice pillar into a sled. This meant Ash won the round and was able to continue the match.

In ''[[EP098|A Way Off Day Off]]'', although refusing to listen to Ash, it recognized the wisdom and formidable experience that [[Tracey's Scyther]] had, and the two teamed up to defeat Team Rocket. Scyther was the only one of any of the group whom Charizard respected.

Charizard continued to go off on its own agenda during battles, such as in ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]''. Charizard took down a boy's {{p|Tauros}} with a single attack, before flying away and attempting to burn everything. Ash was unable to recall him and only the intervention of [[Lorelei|Prima]] and her {{p|Slowbro}} using {{m|Disable}} allowed Ash to recall it.

[[File:Ash Charizard frozen.png|thumb|240px|left|Being taken care of by Ash]]
In ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard battled [[Tad]]'s {{p|Poliwrath}}. It blatantly refused to listen to Ash's commands, continuing to try Flamethrowers despite them having no effect on Poliwrath. Tad and Poliwrath shrugged all of them off until Poliwrath responded with a Water Gun that nearly doused the flame on Charizard's tail. It was then encased in ice by Poliwrath's {{m|Ice Beam}}, much to Ash's horror. Ash managed to smash the ice encasing Charizard's head, and Tad walked away scornfully, telling Ash that they would have a rematch when he could control Charizard.

Ash lit a fire and thawed Charizard out, before rubbing Charizard all over to help it regain its body heat. Pikachu pointed out that Ash's hands were rubbed raw, but Ash replied that he didn't mind, Charizard's flame was so small that Ash redoubled his efforts. Charizard woke up in a panic and tried to attack, but it was so cold that it couldn't produce a flame and passed out again. Misty provided a blanket and Tracey kept the fires up whilst Pikachu watched the flame, but Ash himself worked throughout the entire night to help Charizard recover.

The selfless act reminded Charizard of everything Ash had done for it since it was a Charmander. By morning, Charizard's respect for and loyalty to Ash had returned, and it helped Ash rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket. Ash and Pikachu were knocked senseless during the rescue, and Charizard became so incensed it learned {{m|Dragon Rage}}. In a rematch with Tad and Poliwrath, Charizard learned to dodge Ice Beam and knocked Poliwrath into the air, before defeating it with Seismic Toss.

It participated in Ash's Gym battle against [[Luana]] in ''[[EP108|Double Trouble]]''. It fought Luana's {{p|Alakazam}} and {{p|Marowak}} alongside Ash's Pikachu in the series' first [[Double Battle]]. The two Pokémon initially had trouble collaborating, but eventually managed to work together: Pikachu helped to free Charizard from Alakazam's {{m|Psychic}} attack and Charizard caught Pikachu after it was hit by Marowak's {{m|Body Slam}} attack. Charizard's skillful flying caused Marowak and Alakazam to knock each other out, giving Ash the Jade Star Badge.

In ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', Charizard helped Ash complete his dangerous journey to Ice Island. It used its powerful Flamethrower to repel an attack from {{an|Moltres}}, but Ash recalled it when his sleigh was destroyed and a tidal wave came crashing down.

Charizard was also used in Ash's Orange League battle against {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} in ''[[EP112|Enter the Dragonite]]''. Charizard defeated Drake's {{p|Electabuzz}} by blocking its electricity with {{m|Fire Spin}} and the knocking it out with Seismic Toss. It also fought {{TP|Drake|Dragonite}}, but was hit by a powerful {{m|Water Gun}} and then {{m|slam}}med into the ground. After a clash of Dragon Rages, Charizard fainted, but its attacks had begun to wear Dragonite down, paving the way for Pikachu to finish it off and give Ash victory. Charizard was inducted into the Orange Islands Hall of Fame with Ash's other Pokémon.

===Johto===
[[File:ValleyShipping.png|thumb|220px|With Charla]]
Charizard also accompanied Ash on his journey to the Johto region, although it became apparent that it was unfairly superior to most of Ash's early competition. This was shown especially in ''[[EP118|The Double Trouble Header]]'', where {{an|Casey}}'s {{p|Pidgey}} was beaten by Charizard exhaling and {{p|Rattata}} was defeated merely by bouncing of Charizard's stomach. A single Flamethrower beat {{TP|Casey|Chikorita}} and allowed Charizard to win in the sweep, despite the disapproval of Misty and Brock. Team Rocket later capitulated on Casey's frustration, calling Charizard an illegal choice by Ash.

Charizard was used to weaken and help Ash capture a {{p|Chikorita}} in ''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]''. His massive size compared to it came into effect when Chikorita ran toward him and tried to attack, Charizard responding by placing his foot out and blowing a small puff of fire after being instructed by Ash to only weaken it. Charizard's puff of fire ended up on Chikorita's single leaf and caused it to run around for a short amount of time before using {{m|Vine Whip}} to attack Charizard. Charizard was recalled by Ash after he and Chikorita fell into a large canvas of rocks.

It participated in Ash's first Johto Gym battle against [[Falkner]], where it battled Falkner's {{p|Pidgeot}}. Due to the latter's impressive {{stat|Speed}}, Charizard was put on the back foot, with Pidgeot's {{m|Whirlwind}} reflecting its Flamethrower back onto it. It was then knocked back down by a combination of {{m|Wing Attack}} and {{m|Quick Attack}}. Falkner tells Ash to surrender but Ash refuses and Charizard gains the strength to fight back and fly above Quick Attack. Charizard then baited Pidgeot, spinning around in midair when Pidgeot flew behind it and hitting it with Fire Spin, before seizing it and hurling it into the ground with Seismic Toss. Pidgeot was knocked out and Ash won the Zephyr Badge.

In ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambitions]]'', Misty criticized Ash for using Charizard too often against fresh young Trainers, making him unbeatable but in an unfair way. Ash then met {{Jo|Liza}}, who taught Ash and Charizard how to fly together. After arriving in the [[Charicific Valley]], Charizard was humiliated by Liza's insult and proudly tried to show off its power, but was shown to be smaller and weaker than the wild Charizard who lived there. Charizard continued to pick fights and got beaten until Liza locked them out of the Valley, having [[Charla]] throw Charizard into the lake and telling it and Ash to stay away until they had trained and reflected. Team Rocket sympathized with Charizard and helped it to stay awake in the lake, as well as making a false attempt to break into the Valley, allowing Charizard to defeat them and win acclaim from Liza, Charla and the wild Charizard.

Facing an emotional battle, Ash told Charizard that he didn't want a weakling on his team and he would be fine without it, forcing Charizard to stay at the Valley to train and become more powerful. He then ran away from the Valley, knowing that if he stopped he would not be able to say goodbye. Pikachu wished Charizard well and followed Ash, leaving its long lasting teammate behind.

In ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]'', Charizard witnessed the plight of [[Greenfield]] on Liza's TV and immediately left Charicific Valley to come to Ash's aid. It arrived just in time to catch Ash as he was blasted off the cliff by {{OBP|Entei|M03}}. Charizard put up a fight against Entei and was nearly killed, but seeing the bond between Ash and Charizard changed [[Molly Hale]]'s heart and she ordered Entei to stop fighting. Charizard then helped Pikachu and Entei to break through the Unown's forcefield and to break the spell. At the end of the movie, Charizard returned to the Valley.

While there, it took the role of bodyguard for Liza's Charizard, [[Charla]], and the two seem to have struck up a [[ValleyShipping|romantic relationship]]. Liza occasionally visits the [[Dragon's Den|Dragon's Valley]] in [[Blackthorn City]] alongside the two Charizard. One such visit was in ''[[EP253|Great Bowls of Fire!]]'', which coincidentally occurred when Ash was there for his final [[Johto]] Gym battle. Charizard helped Ash, Clair, Pikachu and {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}} calm the wild {{p|Dragonite}} that was rampaging in the Dragon Holy Land.

In ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'', Charizard battled against Clair's Dragonair in his rematch with her by causing the water in the Gym's pool to evaporate with its {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}, thus depriving Dragonair of its protection. It then caught Dragonair with Seismic Toss and used Fire Spin to create a flaming twister to wear down Dragonair's defenses before it hit the ground and was knocked out. Ash surprised Liza by sending it back for training, knowing that Charizard still has a lot to learn.
[[File:Ash and Charizard.png|thumb|left|220px|Ash and his Charizard]]
Ash later used Charizard in the [[Silver Conference]] during his fight against [[Gary Oak]] in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'', as Brock had made a late night call to Liza requesting Charizard for the battle. [[Gary's Blastoise]] and {{p|Scizor}} cut Ash's team down to only Charizard who had to fight three opponents single-handedly. It managed to match Scizor's speed and took advantage of its significant type advantage, blasting Scizor with Flamethrower. Despite Gary's Golem's weight preventing Charizard from using its Seismic Toss, Charizard overcame it with a powerful Dragon Rage. Charizard struggled against Blastoise, as it had supreme defensive capabilities and could keep Charizard at bay with Hydro Pump. Thinking outside the square, Charizard superheated the field and forced Blastoise to cool the molten rock. This created a huge steam cloud and allowed Charizard to seize Blastoise at close range. Blastoise could still use {{m|Withdraw}} to dodge Dragon Rage, so Charizard hurled Blastoise into the ground with Seismic Toss, taking Blastoise out and leaving Ash as the winner.

Charizard was then used in Ash's fight against {{jo|Harrison}}, where it came out against [[Harrison's Blaziken]]. Charizard's aerial advantage was negated by Blaziken's powerful legs and ability to maneuver in midair. Each Pokémon hit hard blows on the other, and their Flamethrowers were shown to be equal in power. Blaziken even managed to get up after a devastating Seismic Toss, whilst Charizard took a {{m|Blaze Kick}} to the neck and continued on. A fiery clash between Flamethrower and Dragon Rage knocked both Pokémon down, but only Blaziken could get up, eliminating Ash from the tournament.

Charizard once again returned to Charicific Valley, and it was revealed that it had injured Blaziken so badly that Harrison had to rest it in the next round, contributing to his loss.

===Kanto Battle Frontier===
In ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'', it returned for Ash's first {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} battle, where it took on [[Noland's Articuno]] at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Factory}}. Ash and Charizard flew together, where Charizard demonstrated a far improved {{m|Flamethrower}} and that it had learned {{m|DragonBreath}}. In battle it showed that it was a match even for the legendary Pokémon, using Flamethrower to burn through {{m|Ice Beam}} and strike Articuno. However, Articuno did not take damage from Flamethrower or DragonBreath, flattening Charizard by blinding it with {{m|Mist}} and then knocking it to the ground with {{m|Steel Wing}}. Articuno then inflicted serious damage with {{m|Water Pulse}} and froze Charizard's wing tip, crippling its movements. Finally, Charizard used {{m|Overheat}}, which it had just learned, to melt the ice, then it caught Articuno as it tried to use {{m|Steel Wing}}; before striking with a Seismic Toss. Charizard collapsed, but managed to get up just as Articuno passed out, giving Ash and Charizard the victory.

Charizard also battled alongside Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu in a four-on-four battle against {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s Pokémon in ''[[AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!]]''. It went up against {{p|Dusclops}}. Charizard had been training since its battle with Articuno and learned {{m|Steel Wing}}, but was put on the back foot when Dusclops uses {{m|Confuse Ray}} and {{m|Mean Look}}, forcing Charizard to keep battling in its baffled state, all the while taking damage from {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}. Finally Charizard snapped out of confusion and attacked with DragonBreath, wearing both Pokémon down. However, an attempt to use Seismic Toss to finish the match costs Ash dearly, as the {{type|Ghost}} simply dissipated and re-emerged safely at a distance, where a single {{m|Shadow Punch}} took Charizard out and put Ash at a supreme disadvantage. However, Squirtle, Pikachu and Bulbasaur managed to win the battle and the Symbol. After that, Charizard returned to Charicific Valley.

===Unova===
[[File:Pikachu and Charizard.png|thumb|220px|Charizard reuniting with Pikachu]]
In ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', Ash and his friends visited a Kanto-based festival, where one of the presentations featured the local [[starter Pokémon]], involving a live action show with a Charmander. This made Ash remember his own Charmander, prompting him to tell the story how he got his Charmander, and how it eventually became Charizard and won many battles with him, eventually leaving for training. Interested by the idea of seeing his old friend again, Ash called Professor Oak, who, in exchange for [[Ash's Unfezant]], sent Charizard over to him. While being introduced to all of the gang's new Pokémon, Charizard almost immediately started a fiery rivalry with [[Iris's Dragonite]], encouraging Ash and {{an|Iris}} to have a battle with their Pokémon. During the battle, Charizard was shown to have learned {{m|Wing Attack}}, {{m|Slash}}, and {{m|Dragon Tail}}. After a while, the battle was called off by {{an|N}}. Ash then also corrected Iris's misconception that Charizard would be a {{type|Dragon}}, saying that it is actually {{2t|Fire|Flying}}, much to Iris's shocking surprise.

In ''[[BW117|Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!]]'', it was called out by Ash in order to once again fight Iris's Dragonite, who was this time being controlled by [[Colress]].

In ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]'', it was called out to help [[Ash's Pignite]], which had difficulty breathing through his nostrils because something was blocking it. Charizard lifted him up into the air and tossed him to help, but it did not work. Eventually the blockage was removed, much to everyone's delight.

Later, in [[BW121]], Charizard was sent out alongside the rest of Ash's team to help Ash and {{an|N}} dig up to the surface of the [[White Ruins]] after they had fallen into a pit. Charizard cleverly improvised a spinning Dragon Tail to help {{AP|Krookodile}} {{m|Dig}} through the earth that {{AP|Oshawott}} had softened with {{m|Hydro Pump}}. While battling Team Plasma again, Charizard withstood many of Team Plasma's attacks before Pignite came to its aid. The two then launched an incredibly powerful double Flamethrower at Team Plasma's Pokémon. However, when Colress turned his mind control machine on them, Charizard was quickly recalled to its Poké Ball along with Ash's other Pokémon.

==Personality and characteristics==
{{bulbanews|Personality & Development: Ash's Charizard}}
The emotional turmoil of being abandoned by Damian defined Ash's Charizard whilst it was a Charmander. Despite the scorn it received from Damian, it remained loyal to him, convinced that it had a good relationship where in fact none existed. Even when made to sit through a rain storm in hunger and fatigue and Ash and Brock have shown true kindness towards it, loyalty never wavered and Charmander almost lost its life doing so. Only a violent confrontation revealed to it the unhealthy nature of his and Damian's relationship. Charmander struggled with this abandonment, as seen in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', it became discouraged when {{AP|Bulbasaur}} suggested that Ash had abandoned them all.

[[File:Ash Charizard disobedience.png|thumb|240px|left|Refusing to battle against [[Sparky]]]]
Despite being one of Ash's most often used Pokémon, Charmander's evolution saw Charmeleon grow distant from Ash, scorning all of its former friends and seeking power alone. Charmeleon had grown to become like Damian, obsessed with power and reputation whilst ignoring the value of friendship, loyalty and kindness. Charmeleon's battle with {{p|Aerodactyl}} was purely based on a bruised ego, just as Charizard's later battles with {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}}, [[Zippo]] and the clone Charizard were. Despite this, however, it did, to an extremely small extent, retain some respect and loyalty to its master, made especially apparent when Ash was killed trying to stop Mew and Mewtwo's battle, where it was seen weeping for Ash before its tears revived him.

[[File:Ash and Charmeleon.png|thumb|240px|right|As a Charmeleon, with Ash]]
Once Ash made the selfless act to save Charizard from freezing, Charizard finally shook off the poisonous personality traits left by Damian and regained full loyalty to Ash. Its ability to work as part of a team was hampered but when working together with {{AP|Pikachu}} to defeat [[Luana]], it finally managed to overcome that difficulty. However, Charizard maintained the rebellious Flamethrower attacks as a sign of affection for his master and whilst Charizard was loyal, its love of power and reputation remained. This was shown significantly in its departing episode, where it brashly challenged each of the wild Charizard at Charicific Valley even though it was defeated every time.

Ash's Charizard is universally accepted to be one of his most powerful Pokémon. Most of Ash's significant victories were thanks to Charizard - his victories over [[Koga]], [[Blaine]], [[Danny]], [[Falkner]], [[Gary Oak]], and [[Noland's Articuno]] would all have been impossible without Charizard. Its loyalty to Ash stemmed so far that it was willing to fly all the way to Greenfield just in time to save Ash from falling to certain death, and put its life on the line to save the day.

==Moves used==
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===Moves improvised===
[[File:Ash Charizard Flaming Seismic Toss.png|thumb|220px|right|Using Flaming Seismic Toss]]
*'''Flaming Seismic Toss''' was used in ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'' which is a combination of Charizard's {{m|Seismic Toss}} and {{m|Fire Spin}} along with {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}}'s {{m|Dragon Rage}}.

==In the games==
A Charmander is given to the player in {{game|Yellow}} (which is highly based on the anime) by a Trainer on {{rt|24|Kanto}}.

==={{game|Yellow}}===
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|game=Yellow
|ndex=004
|pokemon=Charmander
|level=10
|type1=Fire
|move1=Scratch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Ember|move3type=Fire}}

==In the manga==
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Charmander EToP.png|thumb|140px|right|As a Charmander]]
[[File:Ash Charizard EToP.png|thumb|230px|left|Ash's Charizard in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
[[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]]'s Charizard makes a few appearances in the {{pkmn|manga}} series [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]; however the circumstances of its capture seem to differ in this series. While [[Damian]] appears in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]'', he was separated from his Charmander because he was injured, not because he abandoned it. At the end of the chapter, the two reunite in the [[Hidden Village]].

Despite this difference, Ash is still seen owning a Charmander, which first appears in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]''. Charmander's capture is not shown in the manga, instead, it is explained that "Ash has been busy since the last comic!" when Charmander first appears from its [[Poké Ball]]. Charmander is first seen when a lonely Ash decides to play with his other Pokémon while Pikachu is off playing with a group of Pikachu. Charmander simply sets Ash on fire while his {{p|Oddish}} paralyzes him with {{m|Stun Spore}}.

Later, at the 88th Pokémon League, Ash presents his Charmander, now fully evolved into a Charizard, to Brock and Misty. Despite the fact that Ash wanted to use Charizard as a secret weapon, Charizard refuses to listen to him unless he holds a special flare that burns with the fire of a {{p|Moltres}}. Due to the fact that the flare burns out quickly and Ash could lose points for using a prop, he decides to not use it and use his other Pokémon instead.

[[File:Ash Charizard violent.png|thumb|230px|right|Ash's Charizard violently attacking Ritchie's Charley]]
In the fifth round of the Pokémon League, Ash sends out Charizard as third and last Pokémon in his match against Ritchie. Ritchie counters with his own Charizard, named [[Zippo|Charley]]. Though evenly matched at first, Charizard goes into a violent frenzy and mercilessly starts scratching, biting, and burning Charley. Ash attempts to stop this mauling with his flare but Charizard ignores it and continues to attack Charley, heavily injuring it and splattering its blood everywhere.

Ash decides to return Charizard to its Poké Ball, forfeiting the match and making Ritchie the winner in the process. Overwhelmed with guilt, Ash leaves the arena and apologizes to Ritchie who states that it's alright and that his Charley will be fine after a trip to the Pokémon Center.

Charizard appeared again in ''[[ET16|You Bet Your Wife]]'' where Ash decided to use it in a dance competition in his Gym battle against [[Rudy]]. After flying around in circles, Charizard set Ash aflame as it did in its first appearance.

Charizard appeared one last time in ''[[ET18|Pikachu's Plan]]'' where it was used to battle [[Drake (Orange League)|Drake]] in the [[Orange League]] finals. Charizard, now listening to Ash perfectly, battles against [[Drake's Dragonite]]. Despite being much larger and putting up a good fight, Charizard is eventually defeated, leaving Ash with only Pikachu left to use.

====Moves used====
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{{anmov|fighting|Seismic Toss|ET18|Pikachu's Plan}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Rage|ET18|Pikachu's Plan}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Ash Charizard greeting.png|240px|thumb|Charizard greeting Ash with {{m|Flamethrower}}]]
* Out of all Pokémon in the anime, Charizard has used the most moves, a total of 17 (18 if the unused {{m|Mega Punch}} is included).
* During ''[[EP133|Tanks a Lot!]]'', Brock mentioned that Charizard was male when saying that Charizard could use ''his'' {{m|Flamethrower}} to destroy the Arbo-Tank, but since this only occurred in the dub it is uncertain how dependable this information is. Further hints to Charizard's gender were applied with the introduction of [[Charla]].
* Charizard was the first of Ash's starter Pokémon to evolve to its final stage.
* After it defeated Noland's Articuno, Charizard became the first Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to have defeated a [[legendary Pokémon]].
* Currently, Charizard is the only Pokémon Ash has had that refused to obey him after evolving. Every other Pokémon obeyed him without question following their evolutions. Two other main characters have Pokémon who have this trait as well, [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] and [[Iris's Excadrill]].
* Until the episode ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard only seemed to obey Ash when fighting another Fire-type Pokémon. It was obedient when battling against Blaine's Magmar, Mewtwo's cloned Charizard, and [[Zippo]].
* The {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} is the only series so far in which Charizard did not make an appearance.
* It has become a running gag in the anime that whenever Charizard returns to Ash, it greets him by scorching him with its {{m|Flamethrower}}.

==Related articles==
* {{animespeciesevo2|Charmander|Charmeleon|Charizard}}

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'''Ash's Charizard''' (Japanese: '''サトシのリザードン''' ''Satoshi's Lizardon'') was the fifth {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} acquired by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Kanto]] region.

==History==
===Kanto===
====With Damian====
[[File:Damian Charmander.png|thumb|200px|left|As a Charmander, with Damian]]
Charmander originally belonged to a braggart Trainer named [[Damian]]. However, in ''[[EP011|Charmander - The Stray Pokémon]]'', Damian grew tired of Charmander being weak and abandoned it, leaving it on a rocky outcrop and telling it that he would come back later. Charmander's health deteriorated, but it was able to resist capture by {{Ash}} twice before explaining to {{AP|Pikachu}} that it was waiting for Damian. Later, Ash met Damian and learned of his plans that he would never return for it. Outraged but mostly concerned for Charmander, who was now stuck out in the rain loyally awaiting Damian, {{an|Brock}}, Ash and {{an|Misty}} rushed to its rescue, with Brock carrying it to the [[Pokémon Center]] whilst Ash sheltered the little remaining tail flame with his coat.

Charmander recovered in ER and promptly left the Pokémon Center to resume its wait for Damian. However, it came across {{TRT}}, who had stolen Pikachu. Charmander ordered them to return Pikachu, and when they ignored it, it blasted them with {{m|Flamethrower}} to send them running away, leaving behind Pikachu. Ash invited Charmander to join them, but Damian turned up with a bunch of Poké Balls and said that he had abandoned Charmander on purpose in order to allow it to toughen up. Damian throws a Poké Ball at it but the lizard Pokémon deflected the Ball. Charmander, having seen Damian's character, staunchly refused and when Damian threatened to crush it with all of his other Pokémon, it attacked Damian with a Flamethrower attack alongside Pikachu. Damian fled and Charmander happily joined Ash's team.

====With Ash====
[[File:Ash Charmander.png|thumb|240px|right|As a Charmander]]
Charmander immediately became one of Ash's main Pokémon, being used in the [[EP012|very next episode]] as a torch to help Ash through the caves. Also, it ganged up with a group of other Charmander on the [[St. Anne]] in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' to repel {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s. In ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'', Ash sent it out to lead the way through the haunted tower, but was terrified of the {{type|Ghost|ghosts}} and Ash recalled it after it became paralyzed by {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}'s {{m|Lick}}.

In ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', Charmander battled a berserk {{AP|Primeape}} which it finally subdued after learning {{m|Rage}}, which vastly increased its firepower and allowed it to knock Primeape out with a devastating Flamethrower. Charmander made its Gym Battle debut in [[EP026|the next episode]], where it defeated [[Erika]]'s {{p|Weepinbell}} after burning {{m|Razor Leaf}} and then striking a powerful {{m|Skull Bash}}. However, the pure stench emitting from her {{p|Gloom}} caused Charmander to choke and faint.

In ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', Charmander battled [[Koga]]'s {{p|Venomoth}} briefly before their match was interrupted by Team Rocket. For the official Gym battle, Charmander went up against [[Koga's Golbat]] and defeated it with {{m|Ember}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}. Charmander's power continued to grow, easily defeating a {{p|Golem}} owned by a biker named [[Chopper]], despite the type disadvantage in ''[[EP036|The Bike Bridge Gang]]''. The flames from Charmander's attack were so powerful that Golem continued to burn and the heat went through the Poké Ball.

The rise in battle experience reached its peak in ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]'', where it single-handedly stopped a large number of rampaging {{p|Exeggutor}}. Subsequently, Charmander [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Charmeleon}}.

In ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', it was revealed that Charmeleon had lost its [[obedience]] to Ash, attacking a {{p|Paras}} when Ash was trying to deliberately lose in order to help Paras evolve. [[Cassandra]]'s grandmother explained that Charmeleon's skill level had exceeded Ash's, and therefore it didn't respect him. Ironically a rampaging Charmeleon was stopped when Paras, desperately trying to avoid punishment, jabbed at it with a claw. After evolving into {{p|Parasect}}, it put Charmeleon to sleep with {{m|Spore}} and allowed Ash to recall it. Cassandra's grandmother warned Ash that he needed to learn to control Charmeleon.
[[File:Ash Charmeleon.png|thumb|240px|left|As a {{p|Charmeleon}}]]
Ash stopped using his disobedient Charmeleon, but tried again in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' to repel wild Fossil Pokémon, which it ignored to do. When an {{p|Aerodactyl}} swooped past knocking Charmeleon over, Charmeleon proudly fought back but was unable to do anything. It then jumped up and grabbed the escaping Aerodactyl's tail and followed it into the open air, but was shaken off. Upset, Charmeleon evolved into {{p|Charizard}} and flew after Aerodactyl to avenge its injured pride. It managed to catch Ash and put him on the ground, but unfortunately, retained its disobedience.

Charizard's disloyalty began to cost Ash in the business end of his journey, throwing away a round with [[Blaine]] in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', as Charizard simply loafed off and allowed {{p|Rhydon}} an easy win with {{m|Horn Drill}}. In [[EP059|the next episode]], Charizard refused to help dam the volcano, but changed its mind after seeing Blaine's powerful {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}} contributing. After working together, the duo were left with a burning desire to test each others strength. Blaine permitted a battle at the peak of the volcano, and the two seem evenly matched. Magmar drops Charizard into the lava, but Charizard regains the upper hand by dazing Magmar with an aerial submission and then knocking it out with its powerful {{m|Seismic Toss}}.
[[File:Ash Charizard newly evolved.png|thumb|240px|right|As a newly evolved {{p|Charizard}}]]
In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', Charizard played a significant role. It blatantly refused to listen to Ash, but took up the battle against {{an|Mewtwo}}'s cloned Charizard. It lasted longer than Bruteroot or Shellshocker had, but was ultimately defeated by being slammed into the ground. It was captured in a Clone Ball, much to Ash's anguish. Ash then helped to release Charizard and the others, and it ran back to continue fighting its clone. When Ash was petrified by Mewtwo and {{an|Mew}}, Charizard wept for its fallen master's sacrifice, its tears helping to regenerate him. Once things were back to normal, Charizard's memory was erased and it went back to its blatant disobedience.

Charizard's disloyalty cost Ash greatly in the battle against [[Ritchie]] in ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]''. Down to one Pokémon, Ash called Charizard into battle against [[Zippo]], and surprisingly decided to battle and force Zippo to flee from a far superior Flamethrower, causing Ritchie to concede the round. However, when [[Sparky]] came out, Charizard condescendingly stomped the ground and flapped his wings against the little Pikachu, before going to sleep, refusing to battle. Ash lost the round and Ritchie advanced onto the next round.

===Orange Islands===
Ash took Charizard with him to the Orange Islands, despite its refusal to obey him. Noticeably Ash had stopped trying to use it in battles, although in the episode ''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]'', Charizard, {{AP|Pikachu}} and Bulbasaur were used in the second round of the match between Ash and [[Danny]]. Charizard was initially unwilling to participate, and Danny nearly won. However, Charizard unwillingly helped when it tried to use {{m|Flamethrower}} on Ash but missed and carved an ice pillar into a sled. This meant Ash won the round and was able to continue the match.

In ''[[EP098|A Way Off Day Off]]'', although refusing to listen to Ash, it recognized the wisdom and formidable experience that [[Tracey's Scyther]] had, and the two teamed up to defeat Team Rocket. Scyther was the only one of any of the group whom Charizard respected.

Charizard continued to go off on its own agenda during battles, such as in ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]''. Charizard took down a boy's {{p|Tauros}} with a single attack, before flying away and attempting to burn everything. Ash was unable to recall him and only the intervention of [[Lorelei|Prima]] and her {{p|Slowbro}} using {{m|Disable}} allowed Ash to recall it.

[[File:Ash Charizard frozen.png|thumb|240px|left|Being taken care of by Ash]]
In ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard battled [[Tad]]'s {{p|Poliwrath}}. It blatantly refused to listen to Ash's commands, continuing to try Flamethrowers despite them having no effect on Poliwrath. Tad and Poliwrath shrugged all of them off until Poliwrath responded with a Water Gun that nearly doused the flame on Charizard's tail. It was then encased in ice by Poliwrath's {{m|Ice Beam}}, much to Ash's horror. Ash managed to smash the ice encasing Charizard's head, and Tad walked away scornfully, telling Ash that they would have a rematch when he could control Charizard.

Ash lit a fire and thawed Charizard out, before rubbing Charizard all over to help it regain its body heat. Pikachu pointed out that Ash's hands were rubbed raw, but Ash replied that he didn't mind, Charizard's flame was so small that Ash redoubled his efforts. Charizard woke up in a panic and tried to attack, but it was so cold that it couldn't produce a flame and passed out again. Misty provided a blanket and Tracey kept the fires up whilst Pikachu watched the flame, but Ash himself worked throughout the entire night to help Charizard recover.

The selfless act reminded Charizard of everything Ash had done for it since it was a Charmander. By morning, Charizard's respect for and loyalty to Ash had returned, and it helped Ash rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket. Ash and Pikachu were knocked senseless during the rescue, and Charizard became so incensed it learned {{m|Dragon Rage}}. In a rematch with Tad and Poliwrath, Charizard learned to dodge Ice Beam and knocked Poliwrath into the air, before defeating it with Seismic Toss.

It participated in Ash's Gym battle against [[Luana]] in ''[[EP108|Double Trouble]]''. It fought Luana's {{p|Alakazam}} and {{p|Marowak}} alongside Ash's Pikachu in the series' first [[Double Battle]]. The two Pokémon initially had trouble collaborating, but eventually managed to work together: Pikachu helped to free Charizard from Alakazam's {{m|Psychic}} attack and Charizard caught Pikachu after it was hit by Marowak's {{m|Body Slam}} attack. Charizard's skillful flying caused Marowak and Alakazam to knock each other out, giving Ash the Jade Star Badge.

In ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', Charizard helped Ash complete his dangerous journey to Ice Island. It used its powerful Flamethrower to repel an attack from {{an|Moltres}}, but Ash recalled it when his sleigh was destroyed and a tidal wave came crashing down.

Charizard was also used in Ash's Orange League battle against {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} in ''[[EP112|Enter the Dragonite]]''. Charizard defeated Drake's {{p|Electabuzz}} by blocking its electricity with {{m|Fire Spin}} and the knocking it out with Seismic Toss. It also fought {{TP|Drake|Dragonite}}, but was hit by a powerful {{m|Water Gun}} and then {{m|slam}}med into the ground. After a clash of Dragon Rages, Charizard fainted, but its attacks had begun to wear Dragonite down, paving the way for Pikachu to finish it off and give Ash victory. Charizard was inducted into the Orange Islands Hall of Fame with Ash's other Pokémon.

===Johto===
[[File:ValleyShipping.png|thumb|220px|With Charla]]
Charizard also accompanied Ash on his journey to the Johto region, although it became apparent that it was unfairly superior to most of Ash's early competition. This was shown especially in ''[[EP118|The Double Trouble Header]]'', where {{an|Casey}}'s {{p|Pidgey}} was beaten by Charizard exhaling and {{p|Rattata}} was defeated merely by bouncing of Charizard's stomach. A single Flamethrower beat {{TP|Casey|Chikorita}} and allowed Charizard to win in the sweep, despite the disapproval of Misty and Brock. Team Rocket later capitulated on Casey's frustration, calling Charizard an illegal choice by Ash.

Charizard was used to weaken and help Ash capture a {{p|Chikorita}} in ''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]''. His massive size compared to it came into effect when Chikorita ran toward him and tried to attack, Charizard responding by placing his foot out and blowing a small puff of fire after being instructed by Ash to only weaken it. Charizard's puff of fire ended up on Chikorita's single leaf and caused it to run around for a short amount of time before using {{m|Vine Whip}} to attack Charizard. Charizard was recalled by Ash after he and Chikorita fell into a large canvas of rocks.

It participated in Ash's first Johto Gym battle against [[Falkner]], where it battled Falkner's {{p|Pidgeot}}. Due to the latter's impressive {{stat|Speed}}, Charizard was put on the back foot, with Pidgeot's {{m|Whirlwind}} reflecting its Flamethrower back onto it. It was then knocked back down by a combination of {{m|Wing Attack}} and {{m|Quick Attack}}. Falkner tells Ash to surrender but Ash refuses and Charizard gains the strength to fight back and fly above Quick Attack. Charizard then baited Pidgeot, spinning around in midair when Pidgeot flew behind it and hitting it with Fire Spin, before seizing it and hurling it into the ground with Seismic Toss. Pidgeot was knocked out and Ash won the Zephyr Badge.

In ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambitions]]'', Misty criticized Ash for using Charizard too often against fresh young Trainers, making him unbeatable but in an unfair way. Ash then met {{Jo|Liza}}, who taught Ash and Charizard how to fly together. After arriving in the [[Charicific Valley]], Charizard was humiliated by Liza's insult and proudly tried to show off its power, but was shown to be smaller and weaker than the wild Charizard who lived there. Charizard continued to pick fights and got beaten until Liza locked them out of the Valley, having [[Charla]] throw Charizard into the lake and telling it and Ash to stay away until they had trained and reflected. Team Rocket sympathized with Charizard and helped it to stay awake in the lake, as well as making a false attempt to break into the Valley, allowing Charizard to defeat them and win acclaim from Liza, Charla and the wild Charizard.

Facing an emotional battle, Ash told Charizard that he didn't want a weakling on his team and he would be fine without it, forcing Charizard to stay at the Valley to train and become more powerful. He then ran away from the Valley, knowing that if he stopped he would not be able to say goodbye. Pikachu wished Charizard well and followed Ash, leaving its long lasting teammate behind.

In ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]'', Charizard witnessed the plight of [[Greenfield]] on Liza's TV and immediately left Charicific Valley to come to Ash's aid. It arrived just in time to catch Ash as he was blasted off the cliff by {{OBP|Entei|M03}}. Charizard put up a fight against Entei and was nearly killed, but seeing the bond between Ash and Charizard changed [[Molly Hale]]'s heart and she ordered Entei to stop fighting. Charizard then helped Pikachu and Entei to break through the Unown's forcefield and to break the spell. At the end of the movie, Charizard returned to the Valley.

While there, it took the role of bodyguard for Liza's Charizard, [[Charla]], and the two seem to have struck up a [[ValleyShipping|romantic relationship]]. Liza occasionally visits the [[Dragon's Den|Dragon's Valley]] in [[Blackthorn City]] alongside the two Charizard. One such visit was in ''[[EP253|Great Bowls of Fire!]]'', which coincidentally occurred when Ash was there for his final [[Johto]] Gym battle. Charizard helped Ash, Clair, Pikachu and {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}} calm the wild {{p|Dragonite}} that was rampaging in the Dragon Holy Land.

In ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'', Charizard battled against Clair's Dragonair in his rematch with her by causing the water in the Gym's pool to evaporate with its {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}, thus depriving Dragonair of its protection. It then caught Dragonair with Seismic Toss and used Fire Spin to create a flaming twister to wear down Dragonair's defenses before it hit the ground and was knocked out. Ash surprised Liza by sending it back for training, knowing that Charizard still has a lot to learn.
[[File:Ash and Charizard.png|thumb|left|220px|Ash and his Charizard]]
Ash later used Charizard in the [[Silver Conference]] during his fight against [[Gary Oak]] in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'', as Brock had made a late night call to Liza requesting Charizard for the battle. [[Gary's Blastoise]] and {{p|Scizor}} cut Ash's team down to only Charizard who had to fight three opponents single-handedly. It managed to match Scizor's speed and took advantage of its significant type advantage, blasting Scizor with Flamethrower. Despite Gary's Golem's weight preventing Charizard from using its Seismic Toss, Charizard overcame it with a powerful Dragon Rage. Charizard struggled against Blastoise, as it had supreme defensive capabilities and could keep Charizard at bay with Hydro Pump. Thinking outside the square, Charizard superheated the field and forced Blastoise to cool the molten rock. This created a huge steam cloud and allowed Charizard to seize Blastoise at close range. Blastoise could still use {{m|Withdraw}} to dodge Dragon Rage, so Charizard hurled Blastoise into the ground with Seismic Toss, taking Blastoise out and leaving Ash as the winner.

Charizard was then used in Ash's fight against {{jo|Harrison}}, where it came out against [[Harrison's Blaziken]]. Charizard's aerial advantage was negated by Blaziken's powerful legs and ability to maneuver in midair. Each Pokémon hit hard blows on the other, and their Flamethrowers were shown to be equal in power. Blaziken even managed to get up after a devastating Seismic Toss, whilst Charizard took a {{m|Blaze Kick}} to the neck and continued on. A fiery clash between Flamethrower and Dragon Rage knocked both Pokémon down, but only Blaziken could get up, eliminating Ash from the tournament.

Charizard once again returned to Charicific Valley, and it was revealed that it had injured Blaziken so badly that Harrison had to rest it in the next round, contributing to his loss.

===Kanto Battle Frontier===
In ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'', it returned for Ash's first {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} battle, where it took on [[Noland's Articuno]] at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Factory}}. Ash and Charizard flew together, where Charizard demonstrated a far improved {{m|Flamethrower}} and that it had learned {{m|DragonBreath}}. In battle it showed that it was a match even for the legendary Pokémon, using Flamethrower to burn through {{m|Ice Beam}} and strike Articuno. However, Articuno did not take damage from Flamethrower or DragonBreath, flattening Charizard by blinding it with {{m|Mist}} and then knocking it to the ground with {{m|Steel Wing}}. Articuno then inflicted serious damage with {{m|Water Pulse}} and froze Charizard's wing tip, crippling its movements. Finally, Charizard used {{m|Overheat}}, which it had just learned, to melt the ice, then it caught Articuno as it tried to use {{m|Steel Wing}}; before striking with a Seismic Toss. Charizard collapsed, but managed to get up just as Articuno passed out, giving Ash and Charizard the victory.

Charizard also battled alongside Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu in a four-on-four battle against {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s Pokémon in ''[[AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!]]''. It went up against {{p|Dusclops}}. Charizard had been training since its battle with Articuno and learned {{m|Steel Wing}}, but was put on the back foot when Dusclops uses {{m|Confuse Ray}} and {{m|Mean Look}}, forcing Charizard to keep battling in its baffled state, all the while taking damage from {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}. Finally Charizard snapped out of confusion and attacked with DragonBreath, wearing both Pokémon down. However, an attempt to use Seismic Toss to finish the match costs Ash dearly, as the {{type|Ghost}} simply dissipated and re-emerged safely at a distance, where a single {{m|Shadow Punch}} took Charizard out and put Ash at a supreme disadvantage. However, Squirtle, Pikachu and Bulbasaur managed to win the battle and the Symbol. After that, Charizard returned to Charicific Valley.

===Unova===
[[File:Pikachu and Charizard.png|thumb|220px|Charizard reuniting with Pikachu]]
In ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', Ash and his friends visited a Kanto-based festival, where one of the presentations featured the local [[starter Pokémon]], involving a live action show with a Charmander. This made Ash remember his own Charmander, prompting him to tell the story how he got his Charmander, and how it eventually became Charizard and won many battles with him, eventually leaving for training. Interested by the idea of seeing his old friend again, Ash called Professor Oak, who, in exchange for [[Ash's Unfezant]], sent Charizard over to him. While being introduced to all of the gang's new Pokémon, Charizard almost immediately started a fiery rivalry with [[Iris's Dragonite]], encouraging Ash and {{an|Iris}} to have a battle with their Pokémon. During the battle, Charizard was shown to have learned {{m|Wing Attack}}, {{m|Slash}}, and {{m|Dragon Tail}}. After a while, the battle was called off by {{an|N}}. Ash then also corrected Iris's misconception that Charizard would be a {{type|Dragon}}, saying that it is actually {{2t|Fire|Flying}}, much to Iris's shocking surprise.

In ''[[BW117|Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!]]'', it was called out by Ash in order to once again fight Iris's Dragonite, who was this time being controlled by [[Colress]].

In ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]'', it was called out to help [[Ash's Pignite]], which had difficulty breathing through his nostrils because something was blocking it. Charizard lifted him up into the air and tossed him to help, but it did not work. Eventually the blockage was removed, much to everyone's delight.

Later, in [[BW121]], Charizard was sent out alongside the rest of Ash's team to help Ash and {{an|N}} dig up to the surface of the [[White Ruins]] after they had fallen into a pit. Charizard cleverly improvised a spinning Dragon Tail to help {{AP|Krookodile}} {{m|Dig}} through the earth that {{AP|Oshawott}} had softened with {{m|Hydro Pump}}. While battling Team Plasma again, Charizard withstood many of Team Plasma's attacks before Pignite came to its aid. The two then launched an incredibly powerful double Flamethrower at Team Plasma's Pokémon. However, when Colress turned his mind control machine on them, Charizard was quickly recalled to its Poké Ball along with Ash's other Pokémon.

==Personality and characteristics==
{{bulbanews|Personality & Development: Ash's Charizard}}
The emotional turmoil of being abandoned by Damian defined Ash's Charizard whilst it was a Charmander. Despite the scorn it received from Damian, it remained loyal to him, convinced that it had a good relationship where in fact none existed. Even when made to sit through a rain storm in hunger and fatigue and Ash and Brock have shown true kindness towards it, loyalty never wavered and Charmander almost lost its life doing so. Only a violent confrontation revealed to it the unhealthy nature of his and Damian's relationship. Charmander struggled with this abandonment, as seen in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', it became discouraged when {{AP|Bulbasaur}} suggested that Ash had abandoned them all.

[[File:Ash Charizard disobedience.png|thumb|240px|left|Refusing to battle against [[Sparky]]]]
Despite being one of Ash's most often used Pokémon, Charmander's evolution saw Charmeleon grow distant from Ash, scorning all of its former friends and seeking power alone. Charmeleon had grown to become like Damian, obsessed with power and reputation whilst ignoring the value of friendship, loyalty and kindness. Charmeleon's battle with {{p|Aerodactyl}} was purely based on a bruised ego, just as Charizard's later battles with {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}}, [[Zippo]] and the clone Charizard were. Despite this, however, it did, to an extremely small extent, retain some respect and loyalty to its master, made especially apparent when Ash was killed trying to stop Mew and Mewtwo's battle, where it was seen weeping for Ash before its tears revived him.

[[File:Ash and Charmeleon.png|thumb|240px|right|As a Charmeleon, with Ash]]
Once Ash made the selfless act to save Charizard from freezing, Charizard finally shook off the poisonous personality traits left by Damian and regained full loyalty to Ash. Its ability to work as part of a team was hampered but when working together with {{AP|Pikachu}} to defeat [[Luana]], it finally managed to overcome that difficulty. However, Charizard maintained the rebellious Flamethrower attacks as a sign of affection for his master and whilst Charizard was loyal, its love of power and reputation remained. This was shown significantly in its departing episode, where it brashly challenged each of the wild Charizard at Charicific Valley even though it was defeated every time.

Ash's Charizard is universally accepted to be one of his most powerful Pokémon. Most of Ash's significant victories were thanks to Charizard - his victories over [[Koga]], [[Blaine]], [[Danny]], [[Falkner]], [[Gary Oak]], and [[Noland's Articuno]] would all have been impossible without Charizard. Its loyalty to Ash stemmed so far that it was willing to fly all the way to Greenfield just in time to save Ash from falling to certain death, and put its life on the line to save the day.

==Moves used==
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{{anmov|normal|Rage|EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas}}
{{anmov|normal|Skull Bash|EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!}}
{{anmov|fire|Ember|EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown}}
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{{anmov|fighting|Submission|EP059|Volcanic Panic}}
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{{anmov|normal|Take Down|EP105|Charizard Chills}}
{{anmov|normal|Tackle|EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble|x=yes}}
{{anmov|dragon|DragonBreath|AG136|The Symbol Life}}
{{anmov|fire|Overheat|AG136|The Symbol Life}}
{{anmov|steel|Steel Wing|AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!}}
{{anmov|flying|Wing Attack|BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Slash|BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Tail|BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|flying|x=yes}}

===Moves improvised===
[[File:Ash Charizard Flaming Seismic Toss.png|thumb|220px|right|Using Flaming Seismic Toss]]
*'''Flaming Seismic Toss''' was used in ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'' which is a combination of Charizard's {{m|Seismic Toss}} and {{m|Fire Spin}} along with {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}}'s {{m|Dragon Rage}}.

==In the games==
A Charmander is given to the player in {{game|Yellow}} (which is highly based on the anime) by a Trainer on {{rt|24|Kanto}}.

==={{game|Yellow}}===
{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=004
|pokemon=Charmander
|level=10
|type1=Fire
|move1=Scratch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Ember|move3type=Fire}}

==In the manga==
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Charmander EToP.png|thumb|140px|right|As a Charmander]]
[[File:Ash Charizard EToP.png|thumb|230px|left|Ash's Charizard in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
[[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]]'s Charizard makes a few appearances in the {{pkmn|manga}} series [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]; however the circumstances of its capture seem to differ in this series. While [[Damian]] appears in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]'', he was separated from his Charmander because he was injured, not because he abandoned it. At the end of the chapter, the two reunite in the [[Hidden Village]].

Despite this difference, Ash is still seen owning a Charmander, which first appears in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]''. Charmander's capture is not shown in the manga, instead, it is explained that "Ash has been busy since the last comic!" when Charmander first appears from its [[Poké Ball]]. Charmander is first seen when a lonely Ash decides to play with his other Pokémon while Pikachu is off playing with a group of Pikachu. Charmander simply sets Ash on fire while his {{p|Oddish}} paralyzes him with {{m|Stun Spore}}.

Later, at the 88th Pokémon League, Ash presents his Charmander, now fully evolved into a Charizard, to Brock and Misty. Despite the fact that Ash wanted to use Charizard as a secret weapon, Charizard refuses to listen to him unless he holds a special flare that burns with the fire of a {{p|Moltres}}. Due to the fact that the flare burns out quickly and Ash could lose points for using a prop, he decides to not use it and use his other Pokémon instead.

[[File:Ash Charizard violent.png|thumb|230px|right|Ash's Charizard violently attacking Ritchie's Charley]]
In the fifth round of the Pokémon League, Ash sends out Charizard as third and last Pokémon in his match against Ritchie. Ritchie counters with his own Charizard, named [[Zippo|Charley]]. Though evenly matched at first, Charizard goes into a violent frenzy and mercilessly starts scratching, biting, and burning Charley. Ash attempts to stop this mauling with his flare but Charizard ignores it and continues to attack Charley, heavily injuring it and splattering its blood everywhere.

Ash decides to return Charizard to its Poké Ball, forfeiting the match and making Ritchie the winner in the process. Overwhelmed with guilt, Ash leaves the arena and apologizes to Ritchie who states that it's alright and that his Charley will be fine after a trip to the Pokémon Center.

Charizard appeared again in ''[[ET16|You Bet Your Wife]]'' where Ash decided to use it in a dance competition in his Gym battle against [[Rudy]]. After flying around in circles, Charizard set Ash aflame as it did in its first appearance.

Charizard appeared one last time in ''[[ET18|Pikachu's Plan]]'' where it was used to battle [[Drake (Orange League)|Drake]] in the [[Orange League]] finals. Charizard, now listening to Ash perfectly, battles against [[Drake's Dragonite]]. Despite being much larger and putting up a good fight, Charizard is eventually defeated, leaving Ash with only Pikachu left to use.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ash Charizard {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Flamethrower|1=Swords Dance|2=Dragon Rage}} EToP.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Flamethrower|1=Swords Dance|2=Dragon Rage}}}}
{{anmov|fire|Flamethrower|ET08|You Gotta Have Friends}}
{{anmov|normal|Swords Dance|ET18|Pikachu's Plan}}
{{anmov|fighting|Seismic Toss|ET18|Pikachu's Plan}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Rage|ET18|Pikachu's Plan}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Ash Charizard greeting.png|240px|thumb|Charizard greeting Ash with {{m|Flamethrower}}]]
* Out of all Pokémon in the anime, Charizard has used the most moves, a total of 17 (18 if the unused {{m|Mega Punch}} is included).
* During ''[[EP133|Tanks a Lot!]]'', Brock mentioned that Charizard was male when saying that Charizard could use ''his'' {{m|Flamethrower}} to destroy the Arbo-Tank, but since this only occurred in the dub it is uncertain how dependable this information is. Further hints to Charizard's gender were applied with the introduction of [[Charla]].
* Charizard was the first of Ash's starter Pokémon to evolve to its final stage.
* After it defeated Noland's Articuno, Charizard became the first Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to have defeated a [[legendary Pokémon]].
* Currently, Charizard is the only Pokémon Ash has had that refused to obey him after evolving. Every other Pokémon obeyed him without question following their evolutions. Two other main characters have Pokémon who have this trait as well, [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] and [[Iris's Excadrill]].
* Until the episode ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard only seemed to obey Ash when fighting another Fire-type Pokémon. It was obedient when battling against Blaine's Magmar, Mewtwo's cloned Charizard, and [[Zippo]].
* The {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} is the only series so far in which Charizard did not make an appearance.
* It has become a running gag in the anime that whenever Charizard returns to Ash, it greets him by scorching him with its {{m|Flamethrower}}.

==Related articles==
* {{animespeciesevo2|Charmander|Charmeleon|Charizard}}

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Talk:Ash's Charizard

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<big><big><big>Please don't post about Charizard's gender being unknown. It's very annoying. Our policy is that the gender stays unknown until someone in the anime calls it a male or female.</big></big></big>

==Archives==
*[[Talk:Ash's Charizard/Archive 1|Archive 1]] (discussions from January 14, 2007 – January 4, 2009)

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==Ability==
I'm not sure if it should be editted in, but since Charizard DO only have {{a|Blaze|one ability}}, shouldn't Charizard's ability be listed as Blaze? Me and my fellow torchics agree on this - [[User:Sk8torchic|Sk8torchic]]. 16:27, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
:Unlike [[May's Blaziken]] and [[Ash's Chimchar]], it has yet to show its ability in the anime. Yes, in the games, it has only one ability.. But since it's the anime, we are clueless of what the writers could do. D: '''►[[User:Kevzo8|Ҝə]][[Special:Contributions/Kevzo8|υz]][[User_talk:Kevzo8|ø8]]''' 16:30, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

If Charizard comes back in the D&P League then maybe they could have ash mention it while he is there {{unsigned|MR115}}

==Steel Wing==
Text says it used it in the fight against Kevin, table says in battle against Brandon. What's right? --×[[User talk:Impoleon xy|'''Impoleon xy''']]× 16:40, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

==Protected?==
Why is this page protected? I was just going to add a bit of trivia about it. [[User:Ghostkaiba297|Ghostkaiba297]] 07:08, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
:Someone keeps adding images. Try checking the article's history next time. :D [[User:Tc26/Anime Predictions|tc]][[User:Tc26|²₆]][[User talk:Tc26|tc]][[User:Tc26/Sandbox|26]] 07:09, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
::Can an admin add that until ''Charizard Chills'', Charizard only seems to want to obey Ash while fighting another Fire Pokemon? (Blaine's Magmar, Mewtwo's cloned Charizard, and Richie's Charmander) [[User:Ghostkaiba297|Ghostkaiba297]] 07:18, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

==Fly?==
Unlike the situation with Ash's squirtle and Surf (Ash's squirtle has never outright used or was issued to use the ''move'' Surf) Ash's Charizard actually learned to fly with ash on its back in Charizards Burning Ambition. Although it has never been used in battle Charizard did explicitly learn it so should it be counted as a move it knows? -- [[User:D558|D558]] 01:50, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
:I agree. Also, unless I'm mistaken, Ash has commanded charizard to "Use Fly!" on multiple occosions, especially in Fighting Flyer with Fire. I think someone should add it. --[[User:Gen1king|''GEN'']]1[[User talk:Gen1king|KING]] 01:37, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
::Nope, this issue has already been resolved before. See [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Ash%27s_Charizard&diff=906293&oldid=906286 here]. --[[User:Rockersk08|rock]][[User talk:Rockersk08|ersk]][[Special:Contributions/Rockersk08|08]] 01:40, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
:::Actually if you watch "Charizard Chills" Ash says "Charizard Fly" which can be taken as Charizard using the fly move to get up out of range of attacks but(if it was in the game) missing with the next attack. Though truth be told a lot of the moves in the anime are way different to the games as in the anime Pikachu's Agility and Quick Attack are pretty much the same as Pikachu has always hit the opponent when using Agility. So in truth we probably shouldn't list attacks at all since they could be inaccurate.--[[User:Lycos Ex Mortis|Lycos Ex Mortis]] 11:00, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

== Mega Punch ==

I think it should be noted in the moves section that Ash commanded Charizard to use Mega Punch in Charizard Chills, which implies that he had learned it. --[[User:Gen1king|''GEN'']]1[[User talk:Gen1king|KING]] 05:07, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

== '''Fire Spin?''' ==

Episode 32 of the season 1 [[The Ninja Poké-Showdown]] during the battle between Koga's Golbat and Ash's Charmander, was the first time [[Fire Spin]] was used by Ash's Charmander, not as Charizard in Fighting Flyer with Fire. {{unsigned|Pookiemon}}
--[[User:Pookiemon|Pookiemon]] 21:51, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

== Charizard Disobeying Ash ==
Can someone put a picture of Ash's CHarizard ingnoring his orders? I uploaded one but the admins removed it.

[[User:Pedraito|Pedraito]] 22:43, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
*I agree, Charizard either disobeying or attacking Ash has been a huge part of its character and would be appropriate for an image to be placed on here of either one. I have one from [[AG189]] that would work well, and it's in good quality... [[User:Johno1995|Johno1995]] 03:05, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

== Uh, Oh... ==

Who changed the main picture of Ash's Charizard? I like it a lot better, but there was already a debate about this. I '''seriously''' hope this doesn't lead to another edit-war... --[[User:Gen1king|'''GE''']][[User talk:Gen1king|'''N1''']][[Special:Contributions/Gen1king|'''KI''''''NG''']] 04:11, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

== Charizard's Gender ==

Given that [[DP149]] confirmed without a doubt that Pokémon of the same gender cannot fall in love then doesn't this mean that, due to the romance with Charla, Charizard is ''definitely'' male? [[User:Watchermark|Watchermark]] 16:57, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
:In that case, we do have proof that Ash's Torterra is a male Pokémon but we can't put it until or unless it is clearly said or mentioned in the anime. ♫♪[[User:Adyniz|'''Ady''']][[User talk:Adyniz|'''Niz''']]♪♫ 17:03, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
::Look at this big note on the top bar of this discussion page.
::''Please don't post about Charizard's gender being unknown. It's very annoying. Our policy is that the gender stays unknown until someone in the anime calls it a male or female.''
::So, discussion ends here. Thank you. ♫♪[[User:Adyniz|'''Ady''']][[User talk:Adyniz|'''Niz''']]♪♫ 17:06, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

== Charizard's voice in EP271 ==

I posted this at [[Talk:EP271]], but figured that it would probably get more notice/traffic here. I was watching the raw version of [[EP271]] (Ash's battle vs Harrison), and I noticed that the voice Charizard uses when it is sent out at the end is considerably different from the one used in the English dub in the same shot. As far as I'm aware Charizard's voice has been the same between the two versions throughout the series, with this one shot being the sole exception. Is there any information out there on who substituted Charizard's voice for this one shot, and why that change was made? It's probably worth noting in both articles if the information is out there. [[User:Matkin22|Matkin22]] 03:57, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

== Fly ==

So its not listed under moves anymore but there's a picture with a caption: "Using Fly". Should it stay there?--[[User:Burgundy|Burg]][[User talk: Burgundy|undy]] 02:55, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

== Can't Edit ==

Is there a reason Charizard's page is locked, I can't find the edit button, so that's what I'm assuming has happened. There's just a minor grammer problem I was going to fix, nothing major. - [[User:Ash1Ketchum4|Ash1Ketchum4]] 18:11, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
:The page is not locked, and the Edit buttons are next to each section heading like they're supposed to be, along with the "edit this page" tab at the top of the page. —[[User:Minimiscience|Minimiscience]] 18:31, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
::Actually the page is locked for unestablished users. Certain pages have been subject to edit wars by newly registered users so they're protected so only established users may edit. Just point out what you'd like fixed here and someone should take care of it. [[Typhlosion|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon|★]] [[User_talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]] 18:35, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
No Problem, in the History section in the 6th paragraph one of the sentences says, "Liza occasionally visit the..." It should be "Liza occasionally visit'''s''' the..." Again it's nothing major, just a grammatical error I noticed. Thanks. - [[User:Ash1Ketchum4|Ash1Ketchum4]] 18:59, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

== Removed trivia? ==

I just noticed that [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Ash%27s_Charizard&diff=1437708&oldid=1430768 this (relatively) recent revision] removed a bunch of trivia that seems to be correct. Is there a reason why this was removed? [[User:AySz88|AySz88]] 02:06, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
:The reason the said trivia was removed was because we did a clean-out of all comparison trivia in articles expecially articles having to do with the anime. [[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]] 02:25, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

== Damian ==

On Damian's page the template of Charmander implies that it is male, despite on the main article, it says that Charizard's gender is unknown. Should I delete the male sign? --[[User:YoshisWorld|YoshisWorld]] 14:26, 14 July 2011 (UTC)YoshisWorld

== Reopening the Fly discussion ==

Just a point of consistency on this website. Literally every single time a Pokemon is ordered to use its agility, this Wiki takes that to mean {{m|Agility}}, regardless of whether the Pokémon is able to use that move ([[Gary's Umbreon]]). However, in the battle between Charizard and Blastoise, Ash quite clearly ordered Charizard to "fly", which followed by Charizard flying into the air and then diving down to attack. Fly is obviously a hard one to place because of its status as a verb, but if we are classifying "agility" (which I maintain just means the same thing as "dodge it!") I believe that at least this instance should count for Fly. '''[[User:Toon Ganondorf|Toon Ganondorf ]] [[User Talk:Toon Ganondorf|(t]] [[Special:Contributions/Toon Ganondorf|c)]]''' 22:56, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

== Question ==

If Damian was Charmander's trainer, how does Ash was able to capture it? I mean, Damian was suppose to still have Charmander's pokéball, right? (and you can't capture a captured pokémon o.o --[[User:AfO|AfO]] 04:23, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
:IIRC, Damien released Charmander.--[[User:Force Fire|'''F''']][[Reshiram (Pokémon)|orce]][[User talk:Force Fire|'''F''']][[Zekrom (Pokémon)|ire]] 04:27, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
::I don't recall Damian officially releasing Charmander, but I think Pokemon can release themselves. Like they hint {{AP|Snivy}} did, then the Frillish in [[BW037]] releasing the contest Pokémon on her own. That being said, I think Charmander made it clear he didn't want to be Damian's Pokémon anymore, and released himself. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 04:31, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

==Rage==
I've mentioned on [[Talk:EP105]] about the Rage/Dragon Rage discrepency. However, if I'm agreed with, can someone please help find the true debut of Dragon Rage? '''[[User:Toon Ganondorf|Toon Ganondorf ]] [[User Talk:Toon Ganondorf|(t]] [[Special:Contributions/Toon Ganondorf|c)]]''' 07:59, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

== Lock ==

Should we lock this page because of the rumor of the Charizard that appears in the N arc being Ash's Charizard? [[User:Iml908|Iml908]] ([[User talk:Iml908|talk]]) 20:26, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
:As of now, it's just a rumor, so I say no. But I think it'd be best to take it up with {{u|Kenji-girl}}. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 20:32, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

==Unlock==

Shouldn't we put at the top that it will be unlocked once the Kanto festival episode airs since it is now confirmed that it is indeed Ash's Charizard that returns that episode??[[User:1rkhachatryan|RBK]] ([[User talk:1rkhachatryan|talk]]) 18:19, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

== BW116? ==

I can see why was the page locked (too many edit wars in this page), but you should have at least written "Ash' Charizard is going to reappear in BW116" already. It is confirmed! {{unsigned|BlueWartortle}}
:We don't do that for Pokémon (say that they are set to reappear in such episode), even if it is confirmed. [[User:Pattyman|Patty]][[User talk:Pattyman|Man]] 01:32, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

== Charizard finally used a Flying-type move. Is it trivia worthy? ==

In [[BW116]], Charizard finally used a {{t|Flying|Flying-type}} move ({{m|Wing Attack}}) for the first time. Is it trivia worthy to mention that Charizard learned a Flying-type move almost 20 years and 727 episodes after his evolution back in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]''? --[[User:PKMNAdventurer|PKMNAdventurer]] ([[User talk:PKMNAdventurer|talk]]) 17:16, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
:If we did this for Charizard, then we'd have to do it for every dual-typed Pokémon in the anime that hasn't used a move of one of their types. '''[[Team Rocket|R.A.]] [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Hunter]] [[User Talk:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Blade]]''' 22:49, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

== Left the Valley? ==

Is it safe to say at some point in time, Charizard finished its training in Charizard Valley and then went to Prof. Oak? Or is "speculation not allowed on this wiki"? [[User:Mr.Char|Mr.Char]] ([[User talk:Mr.Char|talk]]) 22:43, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
:No. Apparently, Charizard was sent to Oak from the Valley, most likely because it couldn't Fly to Unova.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 22:55, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

== No picture with Ash ==

How come there is no image "with Ash" here? like every other Ash's Pokémon's pages? --[[User:Pao27|Pao27]] ([[User talk:Pao27|talk]]) 07:58, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
:I believe there was an image at one time for "with Ash", but it may have been removed. I think that this image has enough images that an image for "with Ash" really isn't necessary at this time. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 20:15, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
::Not all Ash's pokémon article have this and there are three pics featuring them together in the article. --[[User:HoennMaster|Hoenn]][[User talk:HoennMaster|Master]] 23:37, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

==Seismic Toss==

So was the throwing move in today's episode, Seismic Toss??[[User:1rkhachatryan|RBK]] ([[User talk:1rkhachatryan|talk]]) 17:54, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
:No, it wasn't even a move.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 21:32, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

== Charizard's Gender (male):==
In Pokémon '''official''''s site, I found a summary where it calls Charizard as a 'he':
ChecK: http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/XOzelinkOX/media/1-1_zps639f37f7.png.html?sort=3&o=4
Also, watching BW season 2 episode 32 (where Charizards appears), there were many scenes where Ash addressed Charizard as 'he' and 'his'.
'''LOOK:'''
http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/XOzelinkOX/media/08b5c1b6-f5a4-4ba8-9a88-9783e2303b71_zpsb24742fa.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
'''then at ''the right side'' there's a botton that says ''OPTION'', click it and ''click DOWNLOAD'' and you'll see the image in full view.'''

All this plus Charizard's infatuation towards Charla (who's a female, wears a pink ribbon and has eyelashes). Indicate that he is male.
--[[User:MsIsamisa|MsIsamisa]] ([[User talk:MsIsamisa|talk]]) 00:56, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
:A) That website is for the dub only, not the original. We already note that it is confirmed male in the dub. B) Fan subs prove nothing. Gender pronouns do not exist in Japanese. C) While the infatuation strongly implies that it's male, it's still not concrete evidence. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 06:09, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
If you said that 'We already note that it '''is confirmed''' male in the dub', then change the gender to male, then. --[[User:MsIsamisa|MsIsamisa]] ([[User talk:MsIsamisa|talk]]) 21:22, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
:It's only listed as confirmed completely when it's confirmed in the original Japanese version. Otherwise it's listed as Charizard is now, unknown, but male in the dub. --[[User:Funktastic~!|'''It's''' '''Funktastic~!''']][[User talk:Funktastic~!|''話してください'']] 21:25, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, @Funktastic :): Check here: http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/XOzelinkOX/media/08b5c1b6-f5a4-4ba8-9a88-9783e2303b71_zpsb24742fa.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1 then at the right side there's a botton that says OPTION, click it and click DOWNLOAD and you'll see the image in full view.
:That's just the fansubber's mistake. You cannot call anybody "he" or "she" in Japanese.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 21:32, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
::I believe the note on the top of this page doesn't want us to post anything about Charizard's gender. [[User:Pattyman|Patty]][[User talk:Pattyman|Man]] 21:41, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

I find it pretty odd, Charizard has many evidences that he's actually male, but anyways. --[[User:MsIsamisa|MsIsamisa]] ([[User talk:MsIsamisa|talk]]) 01:42, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

== Voice Actor/actress ==

Watching the recent episodes again, anyone noticed that Charizard's roars sound different from previous episodes? I don't think it's [[Shin'ichirō_Miki]] voicing him in BW. [[User:Hitmonchan107|Hitmonchan107]] ([[User talk:Hitmonchan107|talk]]) 05:58, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
:The credits for BW116 say he does voice it. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 04:49, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
::Shinichiro Miki's voice has changed over time, between the last time he's voiced Charizard. I wondered that myself the first time I watched the subs, but it is in fact the same person as Kenji says. [[User:Gohan5|Gohan5]] ([[User talk:Gohan5|talk]]) 09:51, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== Moves Improvised ==

Should there be a double {{m|Flamethrower}} under the Moves Improvised section from [[BW121]]? I'm asking because it has a similar thing where {{AP|Monferno}} and {{TP|Dawn|Cyndaquil}} used it in [[DP147]]. {{unsigned|Mokes1995}}

Talk:Player character

2013-06-13T13:11:34Z

Gohan5: /* X and Y */

I suggest merge of [[Player character]] and [[Rival]], as well as categorisation according to the game instead of the Region. Also, I believe Pokemon Ranger characters should be added as main characters, considering that Pokemon Ranger is actually a main Pokemon Game.

Anyone have the Emerald sprite of May? [[User:Porygon-Z|'''Porygon-Z''']][ 14:12, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
:And again that request is made. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 03:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

== Re-write? ==

Does anyone else think this article needs a re-write? [[User:PDL|PDL]] 03:14, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
:Do you have a reason? [[User:Ht14|''ht'']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 02:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
:It seems kinda... messy. It's not that hard really explain how a player character works in a video game. [[User:PDL|PDL]] 02:50, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

== Backsprites ==

I was thinking that we could take a page from the Pokémon pages and find the backsprites of the player characters as well as the partner characters (like Steven and Buck).--[[User:MisterE13|MisterE13]] 03:05, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

== Mentioning of Player in Mystery Dungeon? ==

There's not really much more to say... [[User:The Dark Fiddler|The Dark Fiddler]] - [[User talk:The Dark Fiddler|Nos hablamos?]] 01:36, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
:Or the player in Trozei (being the user him/herself). Or in any of the other games, for that matter. What about Snap? I feel like this should be a stub. [[User:Jazzmoth|Jazzmoth]] 05:16, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
::Actually, the player in Trozei (or Link, as we call it over here) is [[Lucy Fleetfoot]]. [[User:Flicky|Fli]][[User talk:Flicky|cky]][[User:Flicky/Latin|1991]] 17:59, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
:::And that's a stub, if I've ever seen one. [[User:Jazzmoth|Jazzmoth]] 02:07, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

== *COUGH* ==

Why do we need backsprites?--[[User:RexRacer|'''Rex]][[Quilava (Pokémon)|Racer''']] [[User talk:RexRacer|'''''-talk''''']] 02:34, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
:We have them for Pokémon. So why not characters.--[[User:MisterE13|Mister]][[User talk:MisterE13|'''E''']][[Special:Contributions/MisterE13|13]] 02:54, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
::Because it made the page wayyy to big. Maybe if we didn't just have one, but all of those broken links look just awful.--[[User:RexRacer|'''Rex]][[Quilava (Pokémon)|Racer''']] [[User talk:RexRacer|'''''-talk''''']] 02:58, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
:::We could resize them. We also have broken links on the Pokémon pages IMHO, it just lets someone know that the images should be created.--[[User:MisterE13|Mister]][[User talk:MisterE13|'''E''']][[Special:Contributions/MisterE13|13]] 03:01, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
::::Resize? Eww. Only one Pokémon even does that, and it's Deoxys. Perhaps I'll do a hack of the sprite template that'll allow for it. Or you can. I dunno. Yeah. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 09:07, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::I might be able to. what exactly do you mean?--[[User:MisterE13|Mister]][[User talk:MisterE13|'''E''']][[Special:Contributions/MisterE13|13]] 21:38, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

== Michael and What's his name... ==

What about side game characters? [[User:Ht14|''ht'']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 03:52, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
:Lunick, Solana, the players in PMD, yeah they should go here. And if they do, the part about being remarkably silent doesn't apply to PMD.[[User:Kiryu|Kiryu]] 05:55, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

== Dawn and Luca's Platinum sprites ==

They're not uploaded yet,right? Can someone upload them? [[User:Lovely Rose|Lovely Rose]] 21:45, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

== Two little things ==

Couldn't the table also hold the overworld sprite for each character? I don't think they appear anywhere else. Also, HgSs will require another column for Gold and Kris, should I change it? [[User:Mr. Charlie|Mr. ]][[User talk:Mr. Charlie|Charlie]] 03:04, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

== Gamecube game characters? ==

What about Wes and Michael? I see no reason for them to be excluded. Sure, we wouldn't have as many pictures since they appear in 3D games, but I really can't consider those games to be side-games. They're full-fledged Pokemon RPGs, just like the handhelds. [[User:Cheesedude|Cheesedude]] 02:07, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:Umm...already stated... [[User:Ht14|'''''ht''''']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 02:08, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::Missed it due to the lack of pictures. Nevermind. Sorry. [[User:Cheesedude|Cheesedude]] 02:09, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

== Ranger ==

Shouldn't we list the player characters in Ranger? --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 03:35, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:I will. [[User:Tc26/Anime Predictions|tc]][[User:Tc26|²₆]][[User talk:Tc26|tc]][[User:Tc26/Sandbox|26]] 03:36, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

== The new girl ==

Since we're not getting Kris back, as she's more a Crystal character than a GS (and by extension, HGSS) character, what should we name the new girl since we don't know her name and likely won't be getting it?

I say Soul, since, like Leaf, she'll likely be named for the prefix of the secondary remake game, while her male counterpart is the primary original game (Gold, like Red) and her rival is the secondary original game (Silver, like Blue/Green).

Should we make an article yet, though? I've protected both Heart and {{ga|Soul}} until the tenth anniversary of GS, so... no need to worry there. Plus, we can move it when and if we get her real name either via hacking the games to pieces or because they actually '''give her one outright'''. But it never happened to Leaf, so... we'll just wait to see, eh?

So, below, vote: make it, don't make it, and under what name? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 04:52, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

:There are still some arguments that she is Kris but with a major redesign. Kinda like Red in FRLG. But I don't know. I say Soul because of the reason you stated (even though I like Heart better). Make it under {{ga|Soul}}. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 04:59, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

::Let's wait till the game is released. An opposite-gender player will have a supporting role, which means there'll be a fixed name for her. --[[User:Maxim|Maxim]] 05:15, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

:::Well, we shouldn't wait six months to make an article about a character from the Pokémon games. I like Soul, but make sure that it is noted that until confirmation it is a fan name. When CoroCoro comes out I'll have at it and see if it is noted anywhere amidst the crazyness.--[[User:RexRacer|'''Rex]][[User talk:RexRacer|Racer''']] 05:24, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::::Maxim... that's for Gen III and IV games. HGSS is a Gen II game (technically). Where was Leaf's supporting role? Did I somehow ''miss her'' in FireRed, despite completing the game 100%? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 06:25, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::::: My vote goes for making an article, or at least starting one that we can move to the proper place when the name is revealed. [[User:Trainer-c|Trainer-c]] 06:33, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::I vote for making the article. Call it Soul or whatever you want, see if I care. I'm too upset with the decision of erasing Kris from the Pokémon World to even bother. Kris is the best thing that ever happened to the Pokémon franchise. [[User:Mr. Charlie|Mr. ]][[User talk:Mr. Charlie|Charlie]] 06:43, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Your right Mr. Charlie, if it wasn't for Kris there wouldn't be girl characters. Then they go and replace her with a girl with Mario's overolls and a '''HUGE''' hat. I felt like crying :(
See my page, the part with my pokemon trainers. I'm not going to touch it untill some more info on this "Soul".[[User:Glitchym1|Glitchym1]] 21:55, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
Scratch that last thing I said, I'll call her Soul Kamon.[[User:Glitchym1|Glitchym1]] 22:10, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

== Titles... ==

Color clashing... [[User:Ht14|'''''ht''''']][[User talk:Ht14|''14'']] 01:17, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
:Should be better now. — [[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|THE TROM]] — 01:48, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

== Overhead sprites ==

Think we should add those too? --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 10:43, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
:Old question but sounds like a good idea. However, we need someone able to rip sprites to do that. [[User:Pokemon lover|ポケモン]][[User talk:Pokemon lover|あいこうか]] 19:21, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

== Gold's backsprite ==

Why do we even have it there? Anyway,they changed his backsprite,but the article still shows the original one. Is the screenshot to small? [[User:Lovely Rose|Lovely Rose]] 01:22, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
:There are two there already... [[User:Tc26/Anime Predictions|tc]][[User:Tc26|²₆]][[User talk:Tc26|tc]][[User:Tc26/Sandbox|26]] 02:39, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
::I meant his Heartgold and Soulsilver backsprite,they changed [http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee357/Pichu_Chu/con01_img04.jpg it],it's slightly different. For example,his hair isn't parted. [[User:Lovely Rose|Lovely Rose]] 22:46, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
I guess it could be one of the first beta things for HGSS, but its still to early to tell, they could change it again--[[User:Pokéboy93|Pokéboy93]] 04:55, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

i think we should wait because the back sprite is changing in recent pictures he does not have the symbol on the back of his hat.--[[User:Pokéboy93|Pokéboy93]] 17:10, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

== Counterparts for missing ==

May and Dawn needs on their respective webs a section of counterparts like Red, Gold, Kris and Kotone, please sombebody cna do it? --Ash 20:50, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

== Wes is one of the few that "doesnt wear head gear" trivia ==

Ummm... I own Colosseum and it shows him wearing silver visors in his hair, and also if you go to his page you can see he's wearing them as headgear in the photo. But, every time I try to remove Wes from that part of the trivia, someone puts him back in...

Visors aren't headgear. They're eyeware. [[User:67h5r6h|67h5r6h]] 19:12, 15 July 2010 (UTC)67h5r6h

== Gold's HGSS Name ==

Until HG and SS are released here (as short a time as that'll be), Gold's HGSS sprite should be titled "Hibiki". Then there's the matter of Silver seemingly being "rival"/"Rival" rather than truly named, but a lack of name rationalizes attributing "Silver" to him my my count (though that's not so much here as it is there, on the rivals' page). [[User:TJF588|TJF588]] 01:47, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
:There has been a heap of discussion about these characters' names all over the pedia (for example, here), and the consensus reached is that we ain't touching anything until the games are released. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 01:49, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

== Protection ==

I personally think we should protect this page considering the Generation V boy and girl heroes have been revealed with little detail for both. The main reason is because I know someone out there will post fake images and ridiculous speculation. [[User:Ninterror|Ninterror]] 11:52, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
:I'd rather we assumed good faith and left it open. We'll see how it goes for now. When the details really start to come out, we can rethink. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 10:32, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
Yeah, about that, shouldn't somebody put info and pics about BW player characters?

== Stadium characters ==

Do they count as player characters? You honestly don't really play as them, as in moving them or anything, but you do tell your Pokemon what to do, which is the players ability. So you ''technically'' do play as them. Also, they aren't Ethan and Kris. Or even actually, any other protagonist [[User:Lovely Rose|Lovely Rose]] 14:06, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
:Of course they do. You control them just as much as Lucy Fleetfoot. They are 100% player characters, in my opinion. The fact that you don't walk using them doesn't make them any worse. I think I could upload their faceshots and add them to this article. --[[User:Maxim|Maxim]] 18:25, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

== What's wrong? ==

I can't see the bottom of this page. It dead-ends after the template with Ranger Characters. Does this happen just to me, or is there something screwed-up in the coding? It doesn't happen when I view older revisions of the article. --[[User:Maxim|Maxim]] 11:04, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
:Works fine for me. I think it's because of all the internal trouble and stuff the the 'pedia's been experiencing recently. It happend to me the other day, on a different page. [[User:Takharii|<sc>Takharii</sc>]] '''~''' [[User talk:Takharii|<sc>Talk!</sc>]] 11:10, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
::Works because I just fixed it. Someone had added there a HTML comment but forgot to close it... '''UltimateSephiroth''' ([[User:UltimateSephiroth|about me]] · [[User talk:UltimateSephiroth|chat]] · [[Special:Contributions/UltimateSephiroth|edits]]) 11:14, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

== Black and White Trainers? ==

I'm a bit surprised they aren't featured here. I understand them not getting their own pages (yet) due to the scarcity of information on them, but I can't even find their images on this site. {{unsigned|Clark Griswald}}

They probably just want to avoid speculation. Personally, I'm just glad the male trainer has a normal hair color. First in Generation III it was white, then in IV it looked purple (although ingame it looked more like black)
On a somewhat related note, does anyone have any idea why the player characters from black and white are older than in previous games?[[User:67h5r6h|67h5r6h]] 19:10, 15 July 2010 (UTC)67h5r6h
:No Black and White until we actually know something about them. And no opinionated chat here. There are in fact pictures of the BW main characters in the group shot in the article. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 20:20, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

The male trainer in Generation III has black hair. In the manga, it revealed that the white part was a hat. And if you look closely under the headband, you could see some black hair. ([[User:Holonboy|Holonboy]] 06:33, 26 August 2010 (UTC))

== Trivia ==

Does anyone else think it's worth mentioning that each of the main series player characters have a hat of some sort? '''''[[Special:Contributions/Shiny_Rayquaza|→→→]] [[User:Shiny Rayquaza|Shiny]] [[User talk:Shiny Rayquaza|Rayquaza]]''''' 02:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
:I wouldn't count May's as a hat so much as a headband, but since Brendan's is a hat, then I do think it's worth mentioning. [[User:Phantomjunkie|Phantom]]♫[[User talk:Phantomjunkie|Junkie]] 03:55, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
::Bah I meant bandanna, not headband. [[User:Phantomjunkie|Phantom]]♫[[User talk:Phantomjunkie|Junkie]] 03:55, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
:::It would probably better to use the word "headgear", so that the trivia point encompasses all the player characters. <sc>[[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]]</sc> [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 05:35, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

== Optional names for <player character> ==

I've made a few templates to replace the old ones on each page. [[User:Takharii/sandbox#'In other languages' template|They're both here]]. Which one does everyone like better? [[User:Takharii|'''たか''']][[User talk:Takharii|'''はり''']][[Special:Contributions/Takharii|'''い''']] 09:34, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
:Colors of the first one on the second design. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 09:46, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

== Pokemon Channel ==
What about Pokemon channel? I know you never see the character, but it is still a game and the name should be mentioned. [[User:Gliscorguy54|Gliscorguy54]] 20:06, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

== Sprites ==

Are you sure that the edits by ''Ash Pokemaster‏'' is right? Does this page no longer needed the sprites from previous generations? [[User:Ruixiang95|Ruixiang95]] 10:38, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
:Well, there isn't really a need for them. The page was listing all the protagonists. Not listing all their sprites. I somewhat agree with it. '''[[User:Blake|Blake]]''' [[User talk:Blake#top|Talk]]·[[Special:Contributions/Blake|Edits]] 21:28, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
::If you need sprites you can always use a [http://www.spriters-resource.com/ sprites resource]! Heck, you can even open the article of each character to find them. I don't think there's need for sprites to be placed in every possible article. The article looks much more elegant now, albeit incomplete. :P
::Also, this isn't a perfect design or anything. I just tried to make it look more proper for the wiki, but it still needs work. First of all, there is need for this style to be applied in other characters as well. It would also probably be handy to combine the male the female characters boxes. But either way, I think that it looks fine now. [[User:Ash Pokemaster|Ash_Pokemaster]] 23:58, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

== Ranger Backs & Main Series ==

First off, anyone got the underwater Ranger backs? And second off, what happened to/was wrong with that proper collection of sprites under characters? [[User:Giratina's Embodiment|Giratina's Embodiment]] - [[User talk:Giratina's Embodiment|Please don't hurt us...]] 22:13, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
:See just abobe. :) [[User:Ash Pokemaster|Ash_Pokemaster]] 16:36, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

== Typing DS chars ==

They did have some sprites, right? I think they also had some default names, didn't they? They may not be worth their own articles but I think they should definitely be included here. Can anyone who has a copy check their names (and upload sprites, if possible)? --[[User:Maxim|Maxim]] 10:57, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

== P+NA ==

is there art of the player characters from Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition we could put on here? [[User:Volcronaperson|Volcronaperson]] 00:33, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
Yes there is. Now it is on this page.

== Black and White 2 Trainers ==

http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/b2w2/characters/

Just thought they should be added to the group shot now that good pics are out. {{unsigned|Clark Griswald}}

== X and Y ==

Do we have a confirmed name here?

http://www.pokemonxy.com/_ui/img/_en/screenshots/june_p14_04.jpg

[[User:Duke R|'''|) u |( e''']] [[User talk:Duke R|'''®''']] 14:44, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
:It looks likely, but we may need to wait until both are revealed. Xavier does sound like a good name for the male protagonist... [[User:Berrenta|Berrenta]] ([[User talk:Berrenta|talk]]) 15:00, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

::Looks like the X and Y player character's names are Yvonne (girl) and Xavier (boy). '''Seeming they used the boy's name again, I'd say it's highly probable that these are their default names, but I'm not the one to judge, and I think we should still wait a bit longer, just in case.''' [[User:Zarthga|Zarthga]] ([[User talk:Zarthga|talk]]) 09:49, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/5b/XY_Prerelease_PSS_battle_1.png

:It feels like you guys might be jumping the gun here. While their names might very well end up being these, there is years of precedence in the Pokemon franchise for pre-release "tentative" player names to later be scrapped altogether for the finished product.

:Not really fond of the mindset of "closest thing to canon right now" being of encyclopedic material.[[User:Gacs|Gacs]] ([[User talk:Gacs|talk]]) 03:24, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

::Not to mention these are not the only names we have seen for these characters, with the latest being Callum and Serena. [[User:Gohan5|Gohan5]] ([[User talk:Gohan5|talk]]) 13:11, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

BW130

2013-06-13T11:06:12Z

Gohan5: /* Trivia */

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(Japanese: '''サトシとバタフリー！また会う日まで！！''' ''{{tt|Satoshi|Ash}} and Butterfree! Until the Day We Meet Again!!'') is the 130th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 787th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is scheduled to air in Japan on June 13, 2013.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==


==Major events==



===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===

* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]


* [[Parker]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}

===Pokémon===

[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Butterfree}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Caterpie}} ({{OP|Ash|Caterpie}}) (flashback)
* {{p|Butterfree}} ({{OP|Ash|Butterfree}}) (flashback)






* {{p|Leavanny}} ({{OP|Ash|Leavanny}})









* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})


* {{p|Amoonguss}} ({{OP|James|Amoonguss}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}})
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Metapod}} (multiple)
* {{p|Butterfree}} (multiple)
* {{p|Ursaring}}
* {{p|Swanna}} (multiple)
* Pink {{p|Butterfree}} (flashback)
* {{p|Rotom}} ({{an|Professor Oak}}'s)
* {{p|Swablu}} (multiple)
* {{p|Altaria}} (multiple)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Zweilous}}
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Iris}} narrate the preview for the [[BW131|next episode]].

===Errors===
===Dub edits===

==In other languages==

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Meloetta (anime)

2013-06-04T12:40:08Z

Gohan5: /* Moves used */

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'''Meloetta''' (Japanese: '''メロエッタ''' ''Meloetta'') is a recurring Pokémon character in the anime that first appeared in ''[[BW082|An Epic Defense Force!]]''.

==History==
Meloetta originally lived among [[Ridley]]'s ancestors in the [[Abyssal Ruins]], watching over the {{key|V|Reveal Glass}}. They often had to fend off others who sought the power of the Reveal Glass for themselves, with the attacks growing increasingly frequent over time. Eventually, Meloetta sealed the Ruins—along with the Reveal Glass—and fled with the guardian tribe to the forest, where they resettled and lived in peace.

For many years, Meloetta resided in the village of the forest people, eventually befriending Ridley as he grew up. However, it was eventually attacked and captured by {{TRT}}. Ridley tried to stop them, but before he could do so, Team Rocket escaped in [[Dr. Zager]]'s helicopter. Meloetta managed to escape from Team Rocket's captivity by disappearing, forcing the trio to begin searching for it.

Team Rocket's first attempt to re-capture it on-screen was in [[Virbank City]] in the episode ''[[BW082|An Epic Defense Force!]]''. It was able to elude them but somehow made its way into the [[Pokéstar Studios]] studios where {{Ash}} had unknowingly encountered it. After he saved it from a collapse of some tools it stayed close behind him, and started to follow him, first to the [[Virbank Gym]].

It reappeared in ''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1]]'' and ''[[BW084|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2]]'' where it watched Ash's battle against [[Roxie]] and was visibly pleased to see him win.

Meloetta appeared again in ''[[BW085|All for the Love of Meloetta!]]'' where it was again pursued and attacked by Team Rocket. Jessie had {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}} attack it with {{m|Air Slash}}, and James had {{TP|James|Yamask}} and {{m|Shadow Ball}}, respectively. {{MTR}} then tried to catch it in an electric net but once again, Meloetta escaped by invisibility. However, it still managed to get injured in the process and wandered into the street in a daze, and almost got run over by [[Cynthia]]'s car. Although Ash hadn't seen it before, he was able to recognize it from before and Cynthia applied [[Potion]] to its wounds. Then they attempted to get its fever down with a bag of ice they had previously smashed from a nearby lake. While {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} searched for an [[Oran Berry]] for it, Ash kept watch.

After a little bit {{AP|Oshawott}} came out of his [[Poké Ball]] sensing Meloetta's presence and instantly fell in love with it. Meloetta recovered a bit after eating an Oran Berry {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} brought. During this time both Emolga and Oshawott were arguing with each other and Meloetta began to sing in order to calm them down. Afterwards, it disappeared once more but had followed Ash and the others to Cynthia's jet.

[[File:Ridley and Meloetta.png|250px|thumb|left|Meloetta and Ridley]]
In [[BW086|the following episode]], Meloetta appeared once again while [[Jervis]] was taking them to Cynthia's villa. Although it was reluctant to show itself to {{an|Dawn}} at first, it eventually did with encouragement from Ash. Immediately, [[Dawn's Piplup]] fell in love with it too. This angered Oshawott, and caused it and Piplup to constantly fight over Meloetta, and get angry when it chose one over the other. In ''[[BW086|Expedition to Onix Island]]'', it interacted with all of the other Pokémon while at the beach.

In ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'', Meloetta battled {{AP|Krookodile}} after wishing to do so. However, they were interrupted by Ridley and his {{p|Golurk}}, who mistakenly thought the battle was against Meloetta's will. It was soon attacked and captured by Team Rocket, along with Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}}, who served as hostages of Team Rocket. Subsequently, all three were taken to the Abyssal Ruins, and Ash and Pikachu were imprisoned.

In [[BW097|the following episode]], using the Reveal Glass, {{an|Giovanni}} summoned the [[Kami Trio]] to fight Ash, Iris, Cilan, Ridley and Cynthia. After various failed attempts, Meloetta managed to calm the trio down with its song. After [[Team Rocket]] retreated back to [[Kanto]], Meloetta reunited with Ridley at last, and accompanied him back to the village, much to Oshawott's dismay.

==Personality and characteristics==
Normally Meloetta is an extremely shy Pokémon and will hide from strangers because of its tragic past. However it will quickly warm up to someone new and is willing to help them if needed. Though a genderless species in the games, Meloetta displays many feminine traits. It seems to like Ash most of all, at times exhibiting signs of a crush on him, while Oshawott and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} like it. While it's timid in its Aria Forme, it becomes a strong battler after transforming into its Pirouette Forme and can take on opponents much larger than it is.

Meloetta can use its voice to calm down the Pokémon around it if they happen to be irritated, which has a similar effect to [[Oración]]. It can turn invisible but it can be seen in this state if proper equipment is used, such as the kind Team Rocket has. It also possesses a song that will unseal the Undersea Temple, which it restrained itself from singing. Following the interaction with Ash, it let its guard down and eventually sang the whole song on a seashore which was recorded by Team Rocket. It also has the ability to channel the energy required to control the Kami trio while they are in Therian Forme. However, this will cause Meloetta a lot of pain.

==Moves used==
===Aria Forme===
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===Pirouette Forme===
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==Trivia==
* The Japanese airdate of ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'' which featured Meloetta's final appearance fell on the same week as the English airing of ''[[BW082|An Epic Defense Force!]]'', its debut appearance.
* In the English dub, [[Bella Hudson|Erica Schroeder]] occasionally provided Meloetta's singing voice when its Japanese singing voice was not separated to its own track.
* Meloetta is the only [[legendary Pokémon]] to follow the group. {{p|Celebi}} was originally meant to have a similar role, but the idea was scrapped so it [[Celebi (M04)|could star]] in the [[M04|fourth movie]].

==Related articles==
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NegaiShipping

2013-05-08T07:46:26Z

Gohan5: update

{{ship}}
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[[File:NegaiShipping1.png|thumb|250px|Iris and Ash]]
'''NegaiShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトアイ''' ''SatoAi'') is the belief that [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{an|Iris}} belong in a romantic relationship. Currently, it is the main pairing of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, along with {{s|Wishful}}.

==Evidence==
===Iris's hints===
*''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]''
:Iris blushes slightly upon meeting Ash, and throughout most of the episode. Later on, after {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Axew}} are stolen by Team Rocket, Ash jumps off a tree and falls down to the ground. Iris immediately jumps down from the tree, asking if Ash is all right, rather than trying to save the Pokémon. Iris also later thanks Ash for saving Axew, even though it was {{AP|Oshawott}} who saved him. Iris then tells Ash that because of his actions she has started to change her view of him and she starts traveling with him.
[[File:NegaiShipping.png|thumb|250px|Iris saving Ash]]
*''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]''
:Iris and Ash spend the majority of the episode arguing. During a rescue of some Pokémon, however, Ash loses his grip on a bridge made of {{p|Sandile}}, but Iris is there to grab his wrist, keeping hold of him as the Sandile righten themselves to safety. Afterward, the two look to each other and smile, having silently reconciled their differences. It is to be noted, however, they shared this look a moment later with the main [[Sunglasses Krokorok|Sandile]]; ultimately, it means, "A job well done."

*''[[BW004|The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!]]''
:Iris shows concern for Ash when he tries to get close to an abandoned {{p|Tepig}} and tells him to be careful. After Ash succeeds in calming the Pokémon down, Iris watches Ash as he unties the rope around Tepig's snout and feeds it. She seems surprised by Ash's treatment of the Pokémon and smiles warmly.

[[File:IrisNegai.png|thumb|250px|Iris watching Ash's gym battle]]
*''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]''
:During Ash's gym battle with {{an|Cilan}}, [[Chili]], and [[Cress]], fans of the brothers stayed on one side of the arena to cheer on the Gym Leaders, while Iris stays on the opposing side and quite blatantly gazes at Ash with a look that could easily be interpreted as attraction or cool admiration (among others, both positive and negative, given she's been calling him a "kid" up until now, and not kindly).

*''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
:After Ash beats Cilan, Iris is impressed with Ash's performance and whispers his name while watching him celebrate. After Ash receives his badge from Cilan, he shows off to Iris who quickly criticizes him. After this, Cilan asks Ash if he and Iris are traveling together. Iris yells that they aren't and runs off. Later, once Cilan has formally joined Ash's travel party, Ash and Cilan are on their way to leave [[Striaton City]]. As Ash wonders where Iris is, she appears from a tree, surprising him. After being asked by Ash to join him and Cilan on their journey, she is overjoyed and excitedly accepts his invitation.

*''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
:During the battle between Iris and Cilan, Iris seems to pay just as much attention to Ash as the battle at hand. Most of the time she and Ash argue over battle strategies and why she doesn't want to battle him. During this time, Iris is too busy arguing to tell Axew how to counterattack, and it ended up taking a {{m|SolarBeam}} at close range. Throughout the episode Iris is surprised that Ash wants to battle her so much.

*''[[BW010|A Rival Battle for Club Champ!]]''
:When Trip was leaving after he "canceled" the request to battle, she took up for Ash and helped convince Trip to change his mind. Iris blatantly gazes at Ash with a look that could easily be interpreted as attraction or cool admiration for the second time, during his battle with [[Trip]].

*''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]''
:Iris grabs Ash's shoulder in an affectionate way when asking [[Lenora]] what type of Trainer he is. She is also very concerned about Ash's depressed attitude after he loses the gym battle.

*''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]]''
:When Ash and Pikachu fall into a hole and get separated from the group, Iris is willing to use her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to try and find them. Even though Excadrill doesn't listen to her, Iris doesn't hesitate to ask it for help, unlike in [[BW009|''The Bloom is on Axew!'']] when Ash is the one to finally convince her to use it to rescue Axew. Later, Iris again shows a look of concern when Ash battles Sandile, knowing that Pikachu was at a disadvantage.
*''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]''
:When Ash tries to help an injured {{p|Venipede}}, Iris constantly worries for him, because of the Venipede's {{a|Poison Point}}. She is concerned for him when he becomes {{Status|poison}}ed due to contact with the Pokémon. Later, when Ash jumps in the path of {{p|Lampent}}'s {{m|Shadow Ball}} to protect the boss Venipede and is hit, she rushes to his side and holds onto his arm.

*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
:When Iris, Axew and {{p|Emolga}} are cornered by a group of wild {{p|Swoobat}}, Ash and the others come to their aid. Iris looks relieved and only acknowledges Ash and Pikachu, despite Cilan and {{an|Bianca}} being there as well.


*''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]
:When Ash and Oshawott are ambushed underwater by a school of wild {{p|Tympole}}, Iris seemingly senses the danger and looks toward the lake while wondering if they are all right.

*''[[BW034|Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!]]''
:On several different occasions when Ash was in mortal danger, Iris screamed his name with obvious strain in her voice. Meanwhile, Cilan and [[Mr. Garrison]] didn't say a thing.

*''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]''
:During the [[Club Battle]] tournament Ash faces off against [[Burgundy]] in the first round, and right before his battle Iris shows concern for Ash and wonders who he'll use to fight with. Ash says he's using this chance to test someone. After this, Ash moves on to the battlefield while Iris stands up and follows him to the edge of the area designated for spectators.

*''[[BW044|Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?]]''
:Ash and the others end up in a sand trap when they try to help out a {{p|Purrloin}}. Ash uses his {{AP|Snivy}}, but despite her best efforts she is unable to pull the group out. When Ash's head is almost covered in the sand, Iris calls out to him in concern before immediately asking Excadrill for help.

*''[[BW049|Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!]]''
:When Bianca decides to keep her promise to [[Bianca's father|her father]] and end her journey, the group is saddened to see her leave. However before Bianca's father can take her away, Iris insists that Ash say something to him and change his mind about letting Bianca travel. This is notable since it shows how much faith Iris has in Ash. Also she didn't ask Cilan, who is a better speaker, despite him being able to do the same thing.

*''[[BW055|Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!]]''
:When Iris says that Scraggy and Axew are as competitive as rivals when they battle and that when the battles over they're best friends, she smiles at Ash. Later when [[Katharine]] tries to get Ash to trade Scraggy, she is worried that Ash will lose Scraggy. Cilan shows no concern over the battle.

*''[[BW066|Baffling the Bouffalant!]]''
:During a scene where she's up in a tree searching for the others, she asks "Ash, where are you?". She doesn't mention {{an|Cilan}} in that particular moment.

*''[[BW084|Rocking The Virbank Gym Part 2!]]''
:Iris was adamant in cheering for Ash during his final gym battle, despite [[Roxie]] having considerably more fans. To that end she and Axew cheered as loud as they could, beat on drums, came up with a cheer, and eventually she even dressed up and painted her face (and Cilan's) to give Ash an extra boost of confidence. After the battle was settled she cheered loudly when he won.

*''[[BW098|Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!]]''
:In the final battle against [[Moira]] and her group, Iris asks Ash to borrow his Snivy, to which he agrees. Iris and Snivy form a great team and defeat Moira's {{p|Cinccino}} easily. This is notable, as Snivy is a high level Pokemon and it possibly reflects how well Ash and Iris work together and how much they trust each other, as well.

*''[[BW100|A Village Homecoming!]]''
:The group makes a stop in the [[Village of Dragons]], where Iris introduces her friends to the [[Elder|village Elder]]. She goes into more detail about Ash and explains how he has collected his badges and intends to challenge the [[Vertress Conference]], and that she'll continue to travel with him to support him. The Elder then expresses how she is grateful Iris has such great friends before asking Ash if she's a handful. Ash's response causes Iris to snap at him in embarrassment.

*''[[BW101|Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!]]''
:Iris feeling unsure of herself, is not looking forward to her battle with Drayden. However, Ash continually supports her and gives her words of encouragement to set her mind at ease. Once the battle is over, Iris happily returns the favor and encourages Ash to do his best in the Vertress Conference.

*''[[BW103|Curtain Up, Unova League!]]''
:Ash is too nervous to sleep the night before the Unova League begins. Iris wakes up seeing Ash staring out the window and he apologizes for waking her up, before she tells him it'd be best if he got his rest for the next day.

*''[[BW108|A Unova League Evolution!]]''
:Iris enthusiastically cheers Ash on in his battle in the Leauge against [[Cameron (Unova)|Cameron]], stating he'll definitely win, even when the others think it's a long shot. Ash loses the battle, but Iris moves down and sits with him in the stands as they all watch Cameron's battle against [[Virgil]].

*''[[BW116]]''
:When the group arrives at a [[Kanto]] Fair, both Ash and Iris (despite her attempts to remain calm) are excited by all the festivities. Iris wants to learn much more about the region and it's Pokémon, even expressing an interest in visiting there sometime.

*''[[BW120]]''
:Reaching the [[White Ruins]], the group meets up with [[Professor Juniper]]'s [[Cedric Juniper|father]]. They find the {{DL|Dragon Stones|Light Stone}}, only to have it stolen by {{an|N}}. When Ash chases after him, he and N both fall down into an underground cavern. Iris immediately falls to her knees with a worried look on her face, before she tries to follow them down into the cavern, only to be disuaded to do so by the Professor. She looks extremely distraught that she can do nothing to help and loudly screams out Ash's name in concern.

*''[[BW123]]''
:After [[Team Plasma]]'s defeat, the group returns back to Professor Juniper's lab. The Professor asks what they are going to do now, to which Ash replies he'll probably make his way home. Iris appears to be saddened by this, but then boldly declares that she wants to keep traveling with Ash and visit Kanto to learn about the dragons there.

===Ash's hints===
*''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]''
:The morning after meeting Iris, Ash seems a little disappointed when she has suddenly gone missing.

*''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
:After his battle with Cilan, Ash happily shows his badge to Iris and asks her opinion. Iris criticizes Ash for his choices in battle and this upsets him, not expecting that answer from her. Also, Ash seems to be upset when Iris declares that he and she are not traveling together and takes off on her own.

*''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
:Ash is annoyed that Iris would not battle him and that she battled {{an|Cilan}} instead. He continuously asks her for a battle throughout the episode.

*''[[BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!]]''
:When the group is lost in the [[Pinwheel Forest]], Iris claims to know the way out by "listening to the forest". Cilan says that this was merely non-scientific explanations, but Ash agrees that going with your hunches is the best way to go.

*''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]''
:When Team Rocket steals Axew and {{p|Druddigon}}, Iris uses her senses to try and find the two Pokémon. When Iris finds out where they are, Cilan and [[Emmy]] begin to doubt Iris and think that she is going the wrong way. However, Ash assures them that because of Iris's senses they would find Axew and Druddigon. Ash then tells them that he will believe in Iris, and follows after her. This shows that Ash has confidence in Iris's abilities and her bond with Axew.

*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
:During Iris's battle against [[Stephan]] in the second round of the Club Battle tournament, Ash expresses concern for her when she is losing the battle. When she finally manages to turn things around and defeat him, Ash states that Iris is awesome.

*''[[BW042|Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]''
:In the semifinal match of the tournament Iris's Axew goes against [[Luke]]'s {{p|Golett}}. Iris tells Axew to use {{m|Scratch}} but it is ineffective due to Golett being part {{type|Ghost}}. [[Georgia]] insults Iris for not knowing that, and Ash defends her by saying the battle has only begun. He also expresses concern for Iris when she and Axew are cornered during the battle.

*''[[BW051|Lost at the Stamp Rally!]]''
:Cilan enters the [[Nimbasa City]] stamp rally where the winner gets the chance to battle the {{tc|Subway Boss}}es. Despite being excited about an opportunity to battle against the Subway Bosses, Ash declines Cilan's invitation to help him collect all of the stamps because he promised Iris that he would go sightseeing through Nimbasa City with her.

*''[[BW056|The Lonely Deino!]]''
:The group is working at a daycare where a shy {{p|Deino}}'s trainer has yet to return. Iris, knowing how much Ash was looking forward to his gym battle, tells him and Cilan to go on ahead to [[Driftveil City]] without her while she waits with Deino. Ash and Cilan both decide to wait as well, and Ash reassures Iris that if that Deino is her friend then it's also a friend of theirs. Iris looks relieved to hear Ash say that.

*''[[BW089|Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!]]''
:A rogue {{p|Dragonite}} is causing trouble and has hidden itself away in the town's power plant. The group decides to help, and Iris believes that she can get through to Dragonite if she talked with it. [[Officer Jenny]] quickly protests the idea, but relents seeing no other way. She gives Ash a [[Poké Ball]] to use to catch Dragonite, should there be no other option. However, Ash quickly declines, stating that he believes that Iris will be able to handle it.

*''[[BW092|Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!]]''
:In the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] Semi Finals, Ash and Iris are pitted against each other. During their battle Ash's Krokorok evolves into Krookodile and attacks Iris's Dragonite. Dragonite (which until then had been obeying Iris's commands) goes out of control, and starts blindly attacking the arena. Iris pleads with it to calm down, and Ash seeing Iris's desperation decides to end the battle before things get worse.

*''[[BW100|A Village Homecoming!]]''
:The group makes it to the Village of Dragons, Iris's hometown. Ash seemed especially interested in the village and it's uniqueness. The village Elder is pleased to find out that Iris has made such great friends and says she hopes Iris isn't too much of a handful, much to the embarrassment of both Ash and Iris.

*''[[BW101|Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!]]''
:Iris is constantly feeling anxious about her rematch with [[Opelucid City]] gym leader [[Drayden]]. Ash continually gives her words of encouragement, helping to set her mind at ease, and enthusiastically cheers her on in the ensuing battle.

===Other hints===
*Unlike {{an|Misty}}, {{an|May}}, and {{an|Dawn}}, Iris starts following Ash without his permission for unknown reasons. She claims that she is doing him a favor since he is new to the [[Unova]] region and unfamiliar with the territory. Some fans believe that Iris is using this as an excuse to hide her true intentions. While Ash felt some obligation to Misty and May for Pikachu destroying their bikes, Dawn asks to join him and Brock on their journey.
*Iris criticizes Ash on occasion by referring to him as a little kid. Iris tends to do this when Ash does something rash, impulsive, or more recently just to tease him since she knows it bothers him. 
*Ash has been seen to take on some of Iris's characteristics, like frequently climbing trees, swinging from vines, as well as her confidence.
*Cilan has noted on several different occasions that Ash and Iris give off an interesting flavor when they are together and has also pointed out their similarities. This usually causes them to lash out at him aggressively in disagreement. 
*[[Ash's Oshawott]] has a crush on [[Iris's Emolga]]. This could be a sign that Ash may have a crush on Iris, since {{an|Professor Oak}} and {{an|Brock}} have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. This is similar to how fans relate [[AdvanceShipping]] and [[VineShipping]], or [[PearlShipping]] and [[LagomorphShipping]] to each other. It is to be pointed out that Oshawott developed this crush ''before'' Iris caught Emolga. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
*In [[Luke]]'s movies, Ash and Iris are always cast as the protagonist and dueteragonist, playing opposite of Cilan's antagonist role. Also, on at least [[BW038|one occasion]] the characters they played (knight and princess) could be implied to have been love interests.

==Similarities==
[[File:Ash and Iris eating.png|thumb|250px|Ash and Iris eating]]
*As shown in ''[[BW008|Saving Darmanitan From The Bell!]]'', both Ash and Iris tend to eat a lot, being explicitly said by [[Cilan]].
*Both own Pokémon that do not reside within a [[Poké Ball]] ([[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Iris's Axew]]).
*Both have at times shown an impulsive nature, especially when protecting their Pokémon.
*Both have owned Pokémon that have refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Iris's {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} and {{TP|Iris|Dragonite}}).
*Ash and Iris are the only main characters in the series to own a {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon ([[Ash's Gible]] and [[Iris's Axew]]).
**As part of their story, both Gible and Axew have trouble executing a certain Dragon-type move at first: {{m|Draco Meteor}} and {{m|Dragon Rage}} respectively.
**Also, Gible and Axew are both part of a three-stage evolutionary line that retain the same type throughout their [[evolution]].
*Both own Pokémon that have revealed that their primary goal is to reach their final evolutionary stage ([[Ash's Butterfree]] and Iris's Axew).
**Both Pokémon were raised from, and expressed this goal in, their first evolutionary stage.
*Both own an {{type|Electric}} rodent Pokémon (Ash's Pikachu and [[Iris's Emolga]]).
**Both Pokémon store electricity in the sacs of their cheeks.
**Also, both Pikachu and Emolga have a fondness for a certain item, ketchup and apples, respectively.
**Both Pikachu and Emolga know Pokémon that have crushes on them, [[Dawn's Buneary]] and Ash's Oshawott, respectively.
**Both Pikachu and Emolga have the {{a|Static}} ability.
*Ash and Iris are the only main characters in the series to own several Pokémon that know the same moves. {{m|Attract}} for [[Ash's Snivy]] and Iris's Emolga, {{m|Focus Blast}} for [[Ash's Scraggy]] and [[Iris's Excadrill]], and {{m|Dig}} for [[Ash's Krookodile]] and Iris's Excadrill as well.
**Both Snivy and Emolga are female and Scraggy and Excadrill are male.
*Ash and Iris have each owned a Pokémon voiced by [[Mika Kanai]] in the Japanese as well as the English dub. ([[Ash's Bayleef]] and [[Iris's Emolga]])
*Both are the only main characters to have battled a {{pkmn|Champion}}.
*Ash and Iris' game counterparts are [[Pokémon Champion]]s {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Iris}}.

==Name origin==
*''Negai'' is from the Japanese characters 願い (''negai'') to mean 'wish' (in terms of 'desire,' 'prayer,' or 'request'). It is used as an alternate name over {{s|Wish}}, after the title of the Japanese series "[[Best Wishes series|Best Wishes]]."

== Alternate names ==
*''AaIL'' - stands for '''A'''sh '''a'''nd '''I'''ris '''L'''ove
*サトアイ ''SatoAi'' - meaning '''Sato'''shi and '''I'''ris (''ai'' being the phonetic pronunciation of the long ''i'' sound)
*PalmtreeShipping - This was one of the first names, but was unoffcial.

==External links==
[http://negaishipping.wordpress.com/ NegaiShipping World]

{{Project Shipping notice}}
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Virgil

2013-02-03T09:21:18Z

Gohan5: In his debut, Virgil mentioned that Eevee was the only female among Team Eevee

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(Japanese: '''バージル''' ''Virgil'') is a recurring character who debuted in ''[[BW102|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!]]'' and a rival of [[Ash Ketchum]]. He is a rescue worker, a job which he carries out together with his father [[Jeff]] and his older brother [[Davey]].

==History==
[[File:Young Virgil.png|left|thumb|200px|Young Virgil]]
As a young man, Virgil got lost in a forest with his first Eevee. The Eevee evolved into an {{p|Umbreon}} to help him out of the forest. From that point on, Virgil had gained a greater relationship between him and the Eevee species, training and evolving those that he was acquiring.
[[File:Virgil Winning.png|150px|right|thumb|Virgil, with the Vertress Championship Trophy]]

He found {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} during their trajectory to Vertress City, where Ash was currently going to participate in the Pokémon League tournament. After becoming friends with them, Ash and Virgil worked together to solve a problem involving a reservoir taken over by wild {{p|Cryogonal}}. Later, Virgil revealed that he intended to enter the Unova League, making him another one of Ash's rivals.

He reappeared in [[BW103]] to take part in the [[Vertress Conference]]. There, he met up with {{Ash}}, {{ashfr}} and all of Ash's other rivals in [[Unova]]. In the first round he used his {{p|Vaporeon}} to battle against [[Ultimo]] and his {{p|Crustle}}. The battle continued in [[BW104]] and he won, allowing him to move onto the next round. In [[BW105]] he was revealed to have made it through the second round and he was shown defeating a {{p|Reuniclus}} with his {{p|Glaceon}} in the third round, getting Virgil to the last 16 Trainers. In [[BW106]], his {{p|Umbreon}} defeated [[Flora]]'s {{p|Gothitelle}} in the fourth round, gaining Virgil a place in the quarter-finals.

In [[BW108]], he battled [[Imotarō]] in the quarter-finals, whom he defeated, and eliminated from the tournament. In the semi-finals, he battled against {{un|Cameron}} and won again, progressing into the grand final of the conference. At last, he battled [[Dino]] in the final and won, becoming the champion of the Vertress Conference. He received the trophy during the closing ceremonies. Afterwards he said farewell to Ash, his friends and his rivals and was then picked up by his brother [[Davey]].

==Character==
[[File:Virgil Eeveelutions.png|250px|right|thumb|Virgil's [[Eeveelutions|Team Eevee]]]]
Due to one of his Eevee evolving into Umbreon to help him out of a dark forest, Virgil has been very grateful towards it and caught more Eevee to complete his collection on Eeveelutions, giving him the status as an Eevee Trainer.

==Pokémon==
===In rotation===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Virgil
|pkmn=Eevee
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|img=Virgil Eevee.png
|epnum=BW102
|epname=Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|vajp=Chinami Nishimura
|desc={{p|Eevee}} is Virgil's main partner who is usually seen [[Walking Pokémon|outside of her Poké Ball]]. As the leader of Team Eevee, she would serve as their assistants if they need a method of defense or power-up.

In [[BW108]], Virgil used Eevee off-screen in his [[Vertress Conference]] quarter-finals battle against [[Imotarō]] and in his finals battle against [[Dino]]'s {{p|Druddigon}}. Eventually Eevee won, making Virgil the winner of the Conference.

Eevee's known moves are {{m|Helping Hand}}, {{m|Protect}}, {{m|Dig}}, {{m|Iron Tail}} and {{m|Trump Card}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Virgil
|pkmn=Espeon
|gender=male
|stage1=Eevee
|type1=Psychic
|img=Virgil Espeon.png
|epnum=BW102
|epname=Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Hiromi Igarashi
|desc={{p|Espeon}} was first seen when it saved {{Ash}} and {{an|Iris}} from falling into a cliff by using Psychic. Virgil revealed to the group that it evolved from an Eevee.

In [[BW105]], Espeon used Psychic to save {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Oshawott}}, {{AP|Scraggy}}, {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} after they were sent flying off a cliff by a wild {{p|Garbodor}}.

In [[BW108]], Espeon was seen during Virgil's Vertress Conference battle against {{un|Cameron}}. However, it wasn't seen doing anything on-screen, as it was quickly replaced by Flareon. It was also used off-screen in Virgil's battle against Dino in the final.

Espeon's only known move is {{m|Psychic}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Virgil
|pkmn=Flareon
|gender=male
|stage1=Eevee
|type1=Fire
|img=Virgil Flareon.png
|epnum=BW102
|epname=Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Yūki Hayashi
|desc={{p|Flareon}} was known to have evolved from an Eevee. It was sent out to melt the ice caused by the {{p|Cryogonal}}'s {{m|Ice Beam}}. Flareon was proven to be very useful when battling them as it had the type-advantage against the Cryogonal when they trapped Virgil, Ash and {{ashfr}}.

In [[BW108]], Flareon was used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battle against Imotarō in the quarter-finals. Flareon was next seen defeating [[Cameron's Lucario]] during the semi-finals of the Vertress Conference, allowing Virgil to move on to the finals. It was also used off-screen in Virgil's battle against Dino in the final.

Flareon's known moves are {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{m|Double Team}} and {{m|Fire Blast}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Virgil
|pkmn=Vaporeon
|gender=male
|stage1=Eevee
|type1=Water
|img=Virgil Vaporeon.png
|epnum=BW102
|epname=Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Ryōta Asari
|desc={{p|Vaporeon}} was mentioned to have evolved from an Eevee. It was sent out to take care of the {{p|Cryogonal}} as its speed made it easy to evade most of their attacks. 

In [[BW103]], Vaporeon battled [[Ultimo]]'s {{p|Crustle}} in the first round of the Vertress Conference and won the match in [[BW104|the next episode]]. It was used off-screen in Virgil's battle against Imotarō in the quarter-finals in [[BW108]].

Vaporeon's known moves are {{m|BubbleBeam}}, {{m|Shadow Ball}}, {{m|Hydro Pump}} and {{m|Aurora Beam}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Virgil
|pkmn=Jolteon
|gender=male
|stage1=Eevee
|type1=Electric
|img=Virgil Jolteon.png
|epnum=BW102
|epname=Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Hirō Sasaki
|desc=Virgil sent out {{p|Jolteon}} to handle the Cryogonal. It was also used to create power for a generator. Similar to the other Pokémon on his team, it originated as an Eevee.

It was also used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battles against Imotarō, Cameron and Dino in [[BW108]].

Jolteon's only known move is {{m|Thunderbolt}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Virgil
|pkmn=Umbreon
|gender=male
|stage1=Eevee
|type1=Dark
|img=Virgil Eevee 2.png
|cap=Virgil's Eevee
|img2=Virgil Umbreon.png
|epnum=BW102
|epname=Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Sōta Arai
|desc={{p|Umbreon}} is Virgil's very first Pokémon trained as an Eevee. It was in his possession before evolving when Virgil was younger during the time they were lost in a dark forest. All hope was lost until it evolved into an Umbreon. Using its ability to glow in the dark, Umbreon helped Virgil navigate through the forest by using its glowing rings.

During the present-day, Umbreon used Psychic to help create the key to unlock locked places. Umbreon has been continued to be relied on for lighting up dark places.

In [[BW105]], Umbreon helped Virgil to calm down a wild {{p|Garbodor}} and {{p|Trubbish}}.

In [[BW106]], Umbreon defeated [[Flora]]'s {{p|Gothitelle}} in the fourth round of the Vertress Conference allowing Virgil to progress to the Top 8. It was also used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battles against Cameron and Dino in [[BW108]].

Umbreon's known moves are {{m|Flash}}, {{m|Psychic}} and {{m|Shadow Ball}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Virgil
|pkmn=Glaceon
|gender=male
|stage1=Eevee
|type1=Ice
|img=Virgil Glaceon.png
|epnum=BW102
|epname=Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Momoko Ōhara
|desc={{p|Glaceon}} made a brief appearance with the other members of Team Eevee. It used its icy abilities to create a key to unlock locked places. Similar to the other Pokémon on the team, it was mentioned to have originated as an Eevee.

In [[BW105]], Glaceon defeated a {{p|Reuniclus}} in the third round of the Vertress Conference, allowing Virgil to progress to the Top 16. It was also used off-screen in Virgil's quarter-finals battle against Imotarō in [[BW108]].

Glaceon's known moves are {{m|Icy Wind}}, {{m|Ice Beam}} and {{m|Blizzard}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Virgil
|pkmn=Leafeon
|gender=male
|stage1=Eevee
|type1=Grass
|img=Virgil Leafeon.png
|epnum=BW102
|epname=Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
|desc={{p|Leafeon}} only made a brief appearance where it was seen in line with the other members of Team Eevee. Leafeon was mentioned to have originated as an Eevee.

It was used off-screen in Virgil's Vertress Conference battles against Imotarō, Cameron and Dino in [[BW108]].

None of Leafeon's moves are known.}}

==Badges==
* At least eight Unova badges (prior to ''[[BW102|Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!]]'').

==Pokémon League==
Virgil has competed in the following Pokémon League competitions:
* [[Vertress Conference]] (Winner)

==Voice actors==
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|ja=梶裕貴 ''Yūki Kaji''
}}

==In the games==
[[File:PWT Eevee.png|thumb|right|200px|{{p|Oshawott}} battling against Virgil's Eevee]]
==={{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}===
{{n|Next PWT download for Japanese Black 2 and White 2 announced|Virgil appeared}} in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]] [[Unova League Tournament|download]], which was available for players of the Japanese [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]] games from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013. The tournament was based on the [[Vertress Conference]] in the anime, which was conducted under Single Battle rules. Virgil was represented as the {{tc|Pokémon Ranger}} Trainer class.

{{Party
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|bordercolor={{Normal color dark}}
|sprite=Spr B2W2 Pokémon Ranger M.png
|prize=1 [[Battle Points|BP]]
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|name=Virgil
|game=B2W2
|location=Pokémon World Tournament
|pokemon=3

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/5
|game=Black and White
|ndex=133
|pokemon=Eevee
|gender=female
|level=50
|type1=Normal
|ability=Adaptability
|held=Eviolite
|move1=Dig|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Iron Tail|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Trump Card|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Special
|move4=Return|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/5
|game=Black and White
|ndex=197
|pokemon=Umbreon
|gender=male
|level=50
|type1=Dark
|ability=Synchronize
|held=Leftovers
|move1=Payback|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Confuse Ray|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Status
|move3=Curse|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Status
|move4=Moonlight|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/5
|game=Black and White
|ndex=196
|pokemon=Espeon
|gender=male
|level=50
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|held=Lum Berry
|move1=Psychic|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Special
|move2=Shadow Ball|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Special
|move3=Calm Mind|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Morning Sun|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
}}

==Trivia==
* Virgil is the only one of the seven Unova rivals who does not own any Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]].
* Virgil's {{p|Vaporeon}} used {{m|BubbleBeam}}, a move that it can only learn via [[TM11]] in [[Generation I]].
* Virgil is the only main Unova rival Ash hasn't battled yet.

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Talk:Virgil

2013-02-03T09:17:44Z

Gohan5: /* Eevee's Gender */

== Eevee's Gender ==

Was Virgil's Eevee's gender actually confirmed to be female? Or is it just a hunch because of the PWT screenshot? --[[User:Mr.lol|Mr.lol]] ([[User talk:Mr.lol|talk]]) 16:50, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
:He explicitly stated it in his debut. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 16:57, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
::It was also stated by Virgil that Eevee was the only female among Team Eevee. [[User:Gohan5|Gohan5]] ([[User talk:Gohan5|talk]]) 09:17, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

List of major animated series ships

2012-07-27T09:53:27Z

Gohan5: updated with some Dub names and titles

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'''Anime Ships''' are undoubtedly the most popular kind of shipping in the Pokémon fanbase.

===List of main character ships===
A list of ships involving two main characters who have met.
====AlfShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{Ash}}|[[Max]]|jap=サトマサ|rom=SatoMasa|
'''Evidence'''
:*Throughout their time together, Max has always shown great admiration for Ash. But he has also took pleasure out of taunting him for not knowing something.

:*''[[AG003|There's No Place Like Hoenn]]''
::Max was extremely excited to meet Ash, whom he recognized from watching the [[Silver Conference]] on television.

:*''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start is!]]''
::Max is so upset by Ash leaving that he runs off by himself. When Ash finds him, he reassures him that they will always be friends and promises to battle him someday after he becomes a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. This makes Max happy leading him to accept the separation.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Alf'' comes from Max incorrectly referring to Ash by this name when they first met.}}
 

====AnnemaeShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{an|Iris}}|{{an|Dawn}}|jap=アイヒカ|rom=AiHika|



'''Similarities'''
:*Both own a male [[walking Pokémon]] that has not evolved yet and can evolve twice.
:*Both on an {{type|Electric}}, squirrel-like Pokémon.
:*Both own an evolved dual {{type|Ground}} that used to disobey them.
:*Both have taken extra measures to cheer for Ash during a Gym battle. Dawn dressed up like a cheerleader for some of Ash's Gym battles while Iris played a drum during his battle with [[Homika]].
}}
 

====DebateShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{Tracey}}|[[Max]]|jap=ケンマサ|rom=KenMasa|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''
:: Max is thoroughly impressed by Tracey's artistic skills and refers to him as ''sir''. Tracey thanks him and says he could just call him by his first name. Max then imagines drawing Pokémon like he does. A bit later, Max asks Tracey if he could return the {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{TP|May|Squirtle}} that {{an|Professor Oak}} is giving to starting {{pkmn|Trainer}}s to their [[Poké Ball]]s which Tracey lets him do.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both wear a similar attire, including a green shirt and shorts. They are also the only male protagonists to wear shorts rather than pants.
:*Both are the only main protagonists not to have an official in-game counterpart.

'''Trivia'''
:*''DebateShipping'' is also used for Tracey and {{ka|Gilbert}}.}}
 

====GreeneyeShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[James]]|{{an|Misty}}|jap=コジカス|rom=KojiKasu|
'''Evidence'''
:*''[[EP086|Pikachu Revolts]]''
::Misty is seen bandaging James's wounds after he and Jessie had lost their Pokémon to [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]].

:*''[[EP155|Forest Grumps]]''
:: Misty gets separated from Ash and Brock and ends up with James and {{MTR}}. Feeling sorry for the both of them, she gives some of her lunch to them. Later when everyone escapes the raging {{p|Ursaring}}, James and Misty are seen holding each other in happiness.

'''Alternate names'''
:*AlternaShipping - Alternate name for James and Cassidy
:*AlternateShipping - Alternate name for Butch and Cassidy
:*OpressionShipping
:*RomeoShipping
:*TwerpyShipping
:*WhinyShipping

'''Name origins'''
:*''Greeneye'' refers to James and Misty's eye colors.}}
 

====GundamSeiyuuShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[James]]|{{an|Cilan}}|jap=コジデン|rom=KojiDen|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW026|Scare at the Litwick Mansion!]]''
::A group of {{p|Litwick}} and their {{p|Lampent}} leader open a mysterious vortex that nearly sucks in James, [[Jessie]], and {{MTR}}. Cilan is nearly sucked in as well after being hit by a {{m|Shadow Ball}} that knocks him off of his feet. He would have been sucked in completely but he is saved by James who grabs his arm. Earlier, James's life force had been drained by the Litwick who were accompanying him and his friends. Despite that and his feelings towards {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, James decides to put his own safety aside and use what strength he has left to rescue Cilan. Some might argue, however, that he only rescued him as a return favor for Ash saving Jessie from the same fate. Others note that James chose to help who he may consider an enemy but did not attempt to try and save his friends before hand.

'''Name origins'''
:*''GundamSeiyuu'' refers to James and Cilan's voice actors, [[Shin'ichirō Miki]] and [[Mamoru Miyano]], respectively, who both voiced characters in the {{wp|Gundam}} anime franchise.
}}
 


====SavantShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{an|Cilan}}|{{an|Dawn}}|jap=デンヒカ|rom=DenHika|



'''Similarities'''
:*Both have or have had fear of a certain Pokémon. Dawn was afraid of {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} while Cilan is afraid of {{p|Purrloin}}. They also had to battle these Pokémon at some point.
:*Dawn is the first of Ash's female friends to obtain an {{type|Electric}} type while Cilan is the first male.
}}
 

===List of supporting character ships===
This is a list of shippings involving a supporting character.

====AgainstShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Paul]]|[[Zoey]]|jap=シンノゾ|rom=ShinNozo|

'''Evidence'''
:*Normally, Zoey is rather composed when faced with someone who puts down her friends, but with Paul she became more flustered than she usually would. {{an|Dawn}} is seen having to physically restrain her. Many would say that this would disprove the ship, but fans see it as Zoey becoming more emotional about what Paul thinks as compared to other people.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both were the main rivals of the main protagonists during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.
:*Both own a {{p|Gastrodon}}.

'''Trivia'''
:*Paul and Zoey have a few Pokémon that are considered counterparts of each other:
:**Paul owns a {{TP|Paul|Honchkrow}} while Zoey owns a [[Zoey#Mismagius|Mismagius]]. Both evolved from [[Generation II]] Pokémon with the [[Dusk Stone]] and became a [[Generation IV]] Pokémon. They are also exclusive to some games.
:**Paul owns a [[Paul#Froslass|Froslass]] and Zoey owns a [[Zoey#Gallade|Gallade]]. Both species evolve from a [[Generation III]] Pokémon with the [[Dawn Stone]] as a part of a branched evolution.
:**Paul owns an [[Paul#Gastrodon|East Sea Gastrodon]] and Zoey owns a [[Zoey's Gastrodon|West Sea Gastrodon]].

'''Name origins'''
:*''Against'' comes from Paul and Zoey's nature as rivals: both are essentially against {{Ash}} and Dawn respectively, despite the bonds (or lack thereof) they have with each other.
}}
 

====BadTasteShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Ash}}|[[Burgundy]]|jap=サトカベ|rom=SatoCabe|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW019|A Connoisseur's Revenge!]]''
::Despite there being a long line of people waiting, Burgundy specifically calls on Ash to visit her shop. She also puts her hands on his shoulders several different times.
:*''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]''
::Burgundy appears concerned when [[Ash's Scraggy]]'s {{m|Hi Jump Kick}} misses {{p|Simisage}} during the [[Clubsplosion]] tournament, enough to declare it a "bad taste".

'''Similarities'''
:* Both own or have owned an {{p|Oshawott}}.
:* Both battled more than one of the [[Gym leader]]s at the [[Striaton Gym]]. In addition, they both used their Oshawott to battle {{an|Cilan}}.
:* Both have crossdressed in order to enter a facility that they were denied access to. Ash disguised himself as a girl named [[Ashley]] to get into the [[Celadon Gym]] in ''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!]]'' while Burgundy desguised herself as an S-class Connoisseur named Taverne to get into [[Mr. Hattori]]'s mansion in [[BW080|Clash of the Connoisseurs!]].
}}
 

====BusterShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Georgia]]|{{an|Iris}}|jap=ランアイ|rom=LanAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*Both Iris and Georgia seem to enjoy teasing one another often.
:*Though Georgia is Iris's rival, she really wants Iris to succeed in becoming a Dragon Master and those become a more worthy opponent. Though it's common among the "friendly" rivals, it far exceeds what is expected for an "unfriendly" rival who usually expect little of their rival (ex: [[Trip]] and {{Ash}}) or wish for them to fail (ex: [[Burgundy]] and {{an|Cilan}}).
:*''[[BW071|Search for the Clubultimate!]]''
::Georgia is confident that Iris has the skill to defeat [[Burgundy]] in the first round of the [[Clubsplosion]] and also notes that she is a lot stronger than the last time she saw her. After Burgundy loses to Iris she declares that she will get her revenge on her and Georgia immediately confronts her about it saying that she is the only one that will defeat Iris. Later on when she battles {{un|Grace}}, Georgia waves her arms to get Iris's attention on the sidelines wanting her to watch her battle.
:*''[[BW072|A Clubsplosion of Excitement!]]''
::Georgia is disappointed when Iris loses to [[Montgomery]] in the second round.

'''Name origin'''
:*'''Buster''' comes from Georgia's Trainer title, Dragon Buster.
}}
 

====DiamondDragonShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Stephan]]|{{an|Iris}}|jap=ケニアイ|rom=KeniAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
::After Iris defeats Stephan in the second round, he asks her to do her best in the semi-finals for him.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both have won a [[Battle Club]]-related tournament; Iris won the [[Club Battle]] while Stephan won the [[Clubsplosion]]. Also, they placed top 8 in each others winning tournament.


}}
 

====HueShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Zoey]]|{{an|May}}|jap=ノゾハル|rom=NozoHaru|

'''Similarities'''
:*Both own an [[Eeveelution]] from [[Generation IV]]. Zoey has a [[Zoey#Leafeon|Leafeon]] and May has a {{TP|May|Glaceon}}.
:*Both own a {{type|Normal}} cat-like Pokémon with a two-stage evolutionary line. Zoey has {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}} and May has {{TP|May|Skitty}}.

}}
 

====MustardShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{Ash}}|[[Stephan]]|jap=サトケニ|rom=SatoKeni|

'''Similarities'''
:*Both have used a bicycle-powered generator to charge up their Electric-type Pokémon.

'''Name origin'''
:*'''Mustard''' refers to the color yellow which represents the {{type|Electric}}, referring to the fact that the first Pokémon seen in their possession was an Electric-type. 
}}
 

====PersShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{an|Cilan}}|[[Stephan]]|jap=デンケニ|rom=DenKeni|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]
::After Cilan reminiscences about {{Ash}} and [[Georgia]]'s battle, he turns to Stephan, staring wide-eyed at him, then asks if he felt the spiciness of the battle. A little bit later Stephan becomes very interested with the food that Cilan makes for [[Ash's Snivy]] and asks if he could make food for his Pokémon too. Cilan happily agrees to it.

:*''[[BW042|Battle Club Finale: A Hero's Outcome!]]''
::Stephan named himself the judge of Cilan and Burgundy's {{pkmn|Connoisseur}} battle. Before there battle even began, Stephan gave Cilan the win for the pre-game battle because he gave some wise words of wisdom. Later on his is greatly impressed by Cilan's evaluation of Ash and Iris's battle, not even bothering to judge Burgundy's skills, and said that it was no wonder that he was named an A-class Connoisseur by the Connoisseur's Association.

:*''[[BW072|A Clubsplosion of Excitement!]]''
::After Cilan tells Stephan that he has raised {{TP|Stephan|Sawk}} well at the [[Pokémon Center]], Stephan blushes heavily.

:*''[[BW073|Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!]]''
::Cilan prepared a special meal especially for Stephan and Sawk after he had made it to the final round of the [[Clubsplosion]]. He also smiles brightly at him before telling him to enjoy his meal.

'''Similarities'''
:*Their eyes lack {{wp|sclera}}.}}
 

====PokéSilverShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Ash}}|{{an|Lyra}}|jap=サトコト|rom=SatoKoto|
:{{Main|Shipping:PokéSilverShipping}}

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
::Lyra admires Ash's courage and tells [[Khoury]] that he should be more like him.

:*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
::While waiting to be rescued, Lyra wonders who she would most like to marry out of Ash, Khoury, and {{an|Brock}}. Lyra believes that Ash is the best candidate and then asks {{an|Dawn}} if she and Ash are a couple. This event can be interpreted two ways. Either she supports Ash and Dawn as [[PearlShipping|a couple]] or she has a romantic interest in Ash and wonders if he has a girlfriend or not.

:*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
::Lyra attempts to pair Dawn and Khoury together as a couple. Ash decides to go with Lyra to search for the Gible instead of going with Dawn.

'''Similarities'''
:* Both own or have owned a {{p|Chikorita}}.
}}
 

====RaimonTownShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Luke]]|{{an|Bianca}}|jap=ルーベル|rom=LuBel|

'''Evidence'''
:* ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]''
:: Bianca instantly took a liking to [[Luke's Zorua]] and later admired Luke for having her. Throughout the entire [[Club Battle]] she'd often kept close proximity with Luke. Luke also comments about Bianca's energy saying that she must take a lot of vitamins.
:* ''[[BW042|The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]''
:: Luke trusts Bianca to film his battle with {{an|Iris}} despite letting {{Ash}} handle filming his battle with {{an|Cilan}} earlier, for him and when he finds out she missed the battle, filming Zorua instead, he shrugs it off pretty quickly.

::The next day, Luke wished to get closer to the action as his position in the stands did not capture the action. He wanted a much lower angle to make the battle appear more dramatic. Bianca then suggests that Luke go onto the battlefield and film but he says that they are not allowed to go down there. She starts taunting him afterwards saying that he wouldn't become a great film director if he wouldn't take the chance. Wanting to prove that he could take the chance, he ventures on to the battlefield with Bianca happily following from behind. She even holds the boom microphone for him while filming. At the end of the episode, Bianca leaves with Luke to help him make his documentary and spend more time with Zorua.


'''Name origins'''
:* [[Nimbasa Town|Raimon Town]] is where Bianca and Luke originally met.
}}
 

====ServiceShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{an|Cilan}}|{{an|Bianca}}|jap=デンベル|rom=DenBel|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
::Bianca states that Cilan's food is delicious and that she gives it "five stars" to which Cilan is grateful for.

:*''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''
::Bianca takes an interest in Cilan's catchphrases and begins to use them for herself. Later when Bianca leaves the group, Cilan promises to make her a meal the next time they meet.

:*''[[BW037|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!]]''
::When the group decides they will enter a fishing competition, Cilan picks out a fishing rod for Bianca without even being asked to. A while later, Cilan briefly leaves the group to turn in his catch to the judges. When he exits the building, he sees Bianca struggling to hold on to something that she hooked. Immediately he runs to her side, even instructing Ash and Iris to move aside, and holds on to her fishing rod. While she was in charge of the reel, Cilan was the one to pull her catch, a {{p|Frillish}}, from the water.

:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
::Bianca is clearly the most excited when Cilan announces "It's Evaluating Time!" during his battle with [[Luke]].
}}
 

====ShenlongShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Cynthia]]|{{an|Iris}}|jap=シロアイ|rom=ShiroAi|
'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW085]]''
::When Iris first meets Cynthia, she can be seen blushing heavily. Iris also had a hard time working up the nerve to ask Cynthia if she could have a battle with her.

'''Similartiies'''
:*Both have a {{type|Dragon}} as their main Pokémon.
:*Both are the only female {{pkmn|Champion}}s, excluding the female [[player character]], in the games.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Shenlong'' is derived from the {{wp|Shenlong|spiritual dragon}} of Chinese mythology.
}}
 

====SpokeShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Stephan]]|{{an|Bianca}}|jap=ケニベル|rom=KeniBel|

'''Evidence'''
:*It was revealed in ''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]'' that Bianca likes muscular Pokémon. This might also apply to humans and it's a build that Stephan fits.
:*''[[BW039|Reunions Battles In Nimbasa!]]''
::Upon meeting Stephan, Bianca asks him how his name pronounced which is something no one else has done. Both of the ways she asked, however, were incorrect although Stephan did not bother to correct her.
:*''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]''
::After knocking tripping and knocking {{Ash}} into a body of water as she usually does, Bianca collapses on to Stephan and keeps her face planted against his chest for a few moments. Later on after Stephan passes to the second round of the [[Clubsplosion]] tournament, Bianca becomes enamored with his {{TP|Stephan|Sawk}} then asks if she could poke his muscles. He agrees and after she's finished she says that Sawk is the greatest. Stephan looks extremely confident and flattered after Bianca says that.
:*''[[BW071|Search for the Clubultimate!]]''
::During the intermission of the Clubsplosion tournament, Bianca jumps on top of Stephan for a brief moment and wraps her arms around his neck. She then proceeds to squeeze his arms and his midsection in order to feel his muscles. Afterwards she grabs his arm and raises it in the air before announcing he is the winner of her "Macho Pokémon" contest.
:*''[[BW072|A Clubsplosion of Excitement!]]''
::Stephan shows noticeable excitement when he learns that he will face Bianca in the semi-final round of the Clubsplosion. Bianca also winks at him later on.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both are [[rival]]s of Ash that he met in [[Unova]].
:*Both are part of a running gag. Bianca's is always knocking Ash into a body of water and Stephan's is no one being able to pronounce his name correctly.
:*Both own a {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon which tends to be the powerhouse of their teams.
:*Both at times display the similar personality traits of stubbornness and impatience.
}}
 

====TarragonShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{an|Cilan}}|[[Georgia]]|jap=デンラン|rom=DenLan|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''
::Georgia calls for Cilan's attention before she leaves and demands that he make her a delicious meal the next time they met.
:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
::When [[Burgundy]] begins to mock Cilan after his loss to [[Luke]], Georgia is clearly annoyed by her behavior. She then remarks sarcastically to Burgundy that she's "about as nice as they come". Fans see this as Georgia's way of defending Cilan.
:*''[[BW072|A Clubsplosion of Excitement!]]''
::Again, Georgia looks annoyed when Burgundy keeps bashing on Cilan after he had lost to [[Stephan]] in the [[Clubsplosion]]. She then replies to her rantings with "What did he ever do to you?".
:*''[[BW073|Commanding the Clubsplosion Crown!]]''
::Georgia holds her own Connoisseur contest similar to the one Cilan and Burgundy had in ''[[BW042|Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]'' and declares Cilan the winner of it during [[Montgomery]] and Stephan's battle.
}}
 

===List of Pokémon shippings===
This is a list involving a Pokémon.

====IwazaruShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{an|Cilan}}|{{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}|jap=デンヤナ|rom=DenYana|

'''Evidence'''
:*Cilan refers to Pansage as his "premium brand" Pokémon which means that he is his most trusted partner.

:*''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
::Cilan begins to gloat how perfectly compatible he is with Pansage while battling Ash and his {{AP|Oshawott}}.
:*''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle]]''
::Pansage tries to comfort Cilan after he inadvertently knocked over the pot of soup he was making for lunch caused by Ash and Iris's goofing off.
:*''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]''
::Cilan is seen holding Pansage after he is {{status|poison}}ed by group of {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Foongus}}. He does not do the same for his {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}} who is also poisoned.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Iwazaru'' refers to 言わ猿 meaning ''speak-not monkey'' referring to the {{wp|three wise monkeys}} motif that the [[elemental monkeys]] are suspected to be based on. In relation, there is ''{{tt|Kikazaru|hear-not monkey}}Shipping'' for [[Chili]] and his {{p|Pansear}} and ''{{tt|Mizaru|see-not monkey}}Shipping'' for [[Cress]] and his {{p|Panpour}}.
}}
 

====ElectrocuteShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Ash's Pikachu]]|[[Dawn's Pachirisu]]|jap=ピカパチ|rom=PikaPachi|
'''Evidence'''

'''Similarities'''
:*Both are {{type|Electric}} rodents that can store electricity in their cheeks.
:*Both are in the [[Field (egg group)|Field egg group]] and, if Pachirisu is female, would be able to breed.
:*Both have received the same sickness that caused electricity to build up in their cheeks.
:*Both frequently electrocute there Trainers.

'''Trivia'''
:*Pachirisu was the first Electric-type to be obtained by a main character since Pikachu.
:*Pachirisu was shown with balloons tied to its waist in ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies!]]'' similar to the "flying Pikachu".

'''Name origins'''
:*''Electrocute'' comes from the act of electrocuting.
}}
 

====KyoudaiShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Iris's Axew]]|[[Ash's Scraggy]]|jap=キバズル|rom=KibaZuru|

'''Evidence'''
:*Due to their experience levels, the two are often sparring partners with one another. However, Axew is considerably more experienced than Scraggy is.

:*''[[BW017|Scraggy - Hatched To Be Wild!]]''
::Even before Scraggy's hatching, Axew took interest in his egg and liked to watch out for it. Later when Scraggy runs off in the middle of the night, Axew is the first to notice and alerts everyone.

:*''[[BW055|Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!]]''
::Axew and Scraggy are shown to have a strong and friendly relationship in this episode. After their sparring match they are seen playing and splashing each other with water. Later when a {{p|Gothita}} takes a liking to Scraggy, Axew becomes almost jealous of it. He then becomes upset when [[Katharine|Gothita's Trainer]] says that if she defeats Ash in battle that she will take Scraggy for herself. So much so that he has a nightmare about it later in the night. Once again, he's one of the first to notice Scraggy's absent but this time goes off by himself to try and stop Gothita.

:*''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]''
::Axew was pained to see Scraggy being mercilessly kicked by [[Angus]]'s {{p|Simisage}} during the [[Clubsplosion]] tournament to the point where he had to put his hands over his eyes. However, he was very proud that Scraggy learned {{m|Focus Blast}} shortly after.

:*''[[BW074|Battling the Leaf Thieves!]]''
::Scraggy was the first to notice that Axew was missing after it was taken by a couple of {{p|Durant}}. Aside from Iris, he was clearly the most upset about Axew being missing. After they had found Axew, Scraggy gave him a light scolding for worrying him so much.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both have had a member of the {{p|Gothita}} family taken likings to them. [[Katharine]]'s Gothita liked Scraggy and [[Lewis]]'s {{p|Gothorita}} liked Axew.
:*Both are part of the [[Dragon (Egg group)|Dragon Egg group]].
:*Both learned a new move while participating in one of the [[Battle Club]]'s tournaments.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Kyoudai'' comes from 兄弟 ''siblings'' referring to their kin-like relationship.
}}
 

====LethalAttractionShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Ash's Oshawott]]|[[Iris's Emolga]]|jap=ミジュエモ|rom=MijuEmo|
'''Oshawott's hints'''
:*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
::Oshawott is immediately smitten with Emolga upon first seeing her. Also, Oshawott interrupts her battle with [[Bianca's Minccino]] by jumping in front of the {{m|Attract}} meant for the other Pokémon.

::Later on when Emolga is surrounded by a group of wild {{p|Swoobat}}, Oshawott lets himself out of his Poké Ball in order to protect her. He was hit by a Swoobat's {{m|Charge Beam}} forcing Ash to recall him to his Poké Ball.

:*''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''
::When Emolga wanders off on her own while the others are sleeping, Oshawott and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} follow after her. When they find her she lies to them in order to get some apples by telling them that she was ambushed by a group of wild {{p|Watchog}}. Angered, Oshawott fights valiantly in order to protect her and retrieves an apple for himself, Emolga, and Axew. Oshawott continues to protect Emolga even standing up to an enraged {{p|Simisear}}. However, he was easily defeated by the angry Pokémon.

:*''[[BW062|Crisis at Chargestone Cave!]]''
:: At the Pokémon center, Oshawott continued to flirt with Emolga, much to her dicomfort.

'''Emolga's hints'''
:*[[BW085]]
::When Emolga discovered Oshawott fawning over {{an|Meloetta}}, her reaction seemed uneasy. When flying down to them, she crashed into Oshawott and the two squabbled very imaturly.

:*[[BW086]]
::When Oshawott met [[Dawn's Buneary]] and welcomed her with wide spread arms, Emolga's mouth was wide open, seeming suprised.

'''Name origins'''
:*''LethalAttraction'' comes from the fact that Oshawott usually ends up getting hurt while trying to protect Emolga. It also could be from the fact that {{type|Water}}s are weak against {{t|Electric}} attacks.

'''Trivia'''
:*Oshawott and Emolga are both part of the [[Field (egg group)|Field egg group]] and therefore can breed.
}}
 

====LightningPearlShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Ash's Pikachu]]|[[Dawn's Piplup]]|jap=ピカポッチャ|rom=PikaPocha|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[DP149|Sticking with Who You Know!]]''
::Pikachu and Piplup spent nearly the whole episode hugging each other with hearts in their eyes. Even when {{an|Dawn}} returns Piplup to his Poké Ball, he lets himself out and goes back to hugging Pikachu. Of course, this was all a result of [[Professor Kodama]]'s affinity machine which made pure {{t|Electric}} and {{type|Water}}s inseparable.

:*''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''
::Piplup becomes emotional knowing that the group is going to go their separate ways. He was hoping that Dawn would go with Ash and {{an|Brock}} to [[Kanto]] so that he could stay with Pikachu. When she decides she's going to stay in [[Sinnoh]], Piplup runs off into the forest alone. Fans also note that even though Pikachu is {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s object of affection, she did not appear upset at all over the news of Pikachu leaving unlike Piplup. Pikachu becomes concerned and runs off too to look for him. When he finds Piplup, he latches on to him and starts crying. This causes Pikachu to also start crying.

::Later on when they accept that they are going to separate, Pikachu and Piplup high five each other before hugging again.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both were unwilling to obey their Trainers at first, but became friends after saving them from a group of attacking Pokémon. Pikachu saved [[Ash]] from a flock of {{p|Spearow}}, while Piplup saved {{an|Dawn}} from a swarm of {{p|Ariados}}.
:*Both are actively kept [[Walking Pokémon|outside]] of their Poké Balls.
:*Both have expressed reluctance to [[evolution|evolve]] and prefer to remain in their current forms.
:**Both have battled against their evolved forms.

'''Name origins'''
:*''LightningPearl'' comes from Pikachu being an {{type|Electric}} and {{s|Pearl}}, the ship involving their Trainers.
}}
 

====TaladradoraShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}|{{an|Iris}}|jap=ドリュアイ|rom=DoryuAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*Excadrill's refusal to battle on Iris's command wasn't an act of disobedience but was more about shame and distrust. He refused to battle for Iris because he was afraid to lose again after the humiliating loss to [[Drayden]] years earlier. This differs from [[Ash's Charizard]] and [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] who simply wanted to do what they pleased.
:*''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''
::Excadrill shows some reaction to Iris's crying after his loss to [[Georgia]]'s {{p|Beartic}} earlier. As such, he left the to the forest in order to work on {{m|Focus Blast}} and become stronger. Later, he agrees to rematch Beartic and listen to Iris's commands after regaining his confidence. After the second battle with Beartic, Iris hugs Excadrill and tells him that she loves him.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Taladradora'' is the Spanish word for drill.
}}
 

====TwinApplesShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{TP|Iris|Axew}}|{{an|Iris}}|jap=キバアイ|rom=KibaAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*Axew is never seen in a Poké Ball unlike Iris's other Pokémon an prefers to travel inside her hair showing a close bond. Axew also tends to impersonate some of her actions, such as backing her up when she refers to Ash as a kid.
:*''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
:: When Iris becomes upset that she can't help Axew perfect {{m|Dragon Rage}}, he goes off and finds an apple for her to help her feel better. Later when {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} refuses to help Iris rescue Axew from a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Scolipede}}, she takes it upon herself to save him without the aid of a Pokémon.
:*''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]''
:: After Axew uses Dragon Rage perfectly for the first time, Iris begins to smother him with affection.

'''Name origins'''
:*''TwinApples'' refers to how Axew uses his tusks to carry apples to Iris.
}}
 

====WatcherShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Tracey}}|{{TP|Tracey|Marill}}|jap=ケンマリ|rom=KenMari|

'''Evidence'''
:*Marill is Tracey's most recurring Pokémon.
:*''[[EP088|In the Pink]]''
::Marill becomes frightened when called upon to battle the pink {{p|Nidoking}} and jumps into Tracey's arms for protection. In response, he hugs it back.
:*''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
::While Tracey recalls {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}} and {{TP|Tracey|Venonat}} to their [[Poké Balls]], he clenches Marill to his side during the storm that [[Maren]]'s boat got caught in.

'''Name origins'''
:*''WatcherShipping'' is derived from [[Pokémon Watcher]].
}}
 

===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:GundamSeiyuuSave.png|James saving Cilan
File:DP149.png|Pikachu and Piplup hugging
File:Axew Scraggy playing.png|Axew and Scraggy splashing each other with water
</gallery>

Ash's friends

2012-07-27T08:55:19Z

Gohan5: Dragonite

''This article is about Ash's main and temporary traveling companions. If you were looking for a general list of people Ash has met on his journey, see [[Character of the day]].''
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[[File:Ash and friends BW.png|250px|thumb|{{Ash}} and his current traveling friends {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}}]]
'''Ash's friends''' are the traveling companions that [[Ash Ketchum]] has had with him on his journey on his quest to become a [[Pokémon Master]]. While he started his journey alone, many people have joined his party while touring the [[Pokémon world]]; usually at least one new companion joins—and another leaves—every time a new region is visited.

[[Johto]] is the only region where Ash did not acquire a new friend that would travel with him, excluding {{an|Brock}}, who came back after his [[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands|absence]], and [[Todd Snap]] and [[Ritchie]], who both traveled with him temporarily.

==[[Original series]]==
===Misty===
[[File:MistyEP.png|thumb|{{an|Misty}}]]
{{main|Misty (anime)}}
Misty joined Ash in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', traveling with him because she wanted him to replace her [[Bicycle|bike]], which was destroyed by his {{AP|Pikachu}}. She would continuously travel with him until ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', when she returned to [[Cerulean City]] nearly full-time to lead [[Cerulean Gym|her family's Gym]], though she briefly traveled to [[Hoenn]] and met up with Ash's {{series2|Advanced Generation}} group, and again to "escort" her back home.

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{water color}}; border: 5px solid #{{water color}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{water color}};" colspan="7" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Misty (anime)|Misty}}
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{water color}};" align="left" | {{color|{{water color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Cerulean City}}
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{water color}};" align="right" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Kanto}}
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #{{water color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{water color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="7" style="background: #{{water color light}};{{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|EP001}}{{color|{{water color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{water color dark}}|EP273}}{{color|{{water color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{water color dark}}|AG044}}{{color|{{water color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{water color dark}}|AG045}}{{color|{{water color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{water color dark}}|AG132}}{{color|{{water color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{water color dark}}|AG134}}{{color|{{water color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{water color dark}}|The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{water color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{water color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{water color dark}};" | {{color|{{water color}}|Pre-series}}
! style="background: #{{water color dark}};" | {{color2|{{water color}}|Kanto}}
! style="background: #{{water color dark}};" | {{color2|{{water color}}|Orange Archipelago|Orange}}
! style="background: #{{water color dark}};" | {{color2|{{water color}}|Johto}}
! style="background: #{{water color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{water color}}|Hoenn}} {{color|{{water color}}|/}} {{color2|{{water color}}|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Frontier}}
|-
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|116|Misty's Horsea}}{{MS|054|Misty's Psyduck}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|060|Misty's Poliwag}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|222|Misty's Corsola}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|130|Misty's Gyarados}}{{MS|370|Misty's Luvdisc}}
|-
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Pokémon Egg|Hatched}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|175|Misty's Togepi}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|298|Misty's Azurill}}
|-
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Evolution|Evolved}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|061|Misty's Poliwhirl}}{{MS|186|Misty's Politoed}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|176|Misty's Togetic}}
|-
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Gift Pokémon|Given}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|Egg|Misty's Azurill}}
|-
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Released Pokémon|Released}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|176|Misty's Togetic}}
|-
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|{{water color dark}}|Unknown/Other}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|118|Misty's Goldeen}}{{MS|120|Misty's Staryu}}{{MS|121|Misty's Starmie}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{water color light}};" | {{MS|Egg|Misty's Togepi}}
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{water color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |
|}
{{-}}

===Brock===
[[File:BrockDP.png|thumb|right|{{an|Brock}}]]
{{main|Brock (anime)}}
Brock first joined Ash in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' after Ash {{pkmn|battle}}d him in the [[Pewter City]] [[Pewter Gym|Gym]]. After his father {{ka|Flint}} offered to take over the duties of [[Gym Leader]], Brock followed Ash through [[Kanto]], leaving briefly from ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]'' to ''[[EP115|A Tent Situation]]'' to work for [[Professor Ivy]]. After this episode, Brock returned to be with Ash and {{an|Misty}} until ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', though he, unlike Misty, would return shortly, in ''[[AG004|You Can Never Taillow]]'', sticking with Ash until [[AG192|the end of the series]]. He would again return in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', and so traveled through [[Sinnoh]] with Ash until ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''.

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{rock color}}; border: 5px solid #{{rock color}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{rock color}};" colspan="7" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Brock (anime)|Brock}}
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{rock color}};" align="left" | {{color|{{rock color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Pewter City}}
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{rock color}};" align="right" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Kanto}}
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{rock color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="7" style="background: #{{rock color light}};{{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|EP005}}{{color|{{rock color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{rock color dark}}|EP083}}{{color|{{rock color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|EP115}}{{color|{{rock color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{rock color dark}}|EP273}}{{color|{{rock color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|AG004}}{{color|{{rock color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{rock color dark}}|AG192}}{{color|{{rock color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|DP002}}{{color|{{rock color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{rock color dark}}|DP191}}{{color|{{rock color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{rock color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{rock color dark}};" | {{color|{{rock color}}|Pre-series}}
! style="background: #{{rock color dark}};" | {{color2|{{rock color}}|Kanto}}
! style="background: #{{rock color dark}};" | {{color2|{{rock color}}|Johto}}
! style="background: #{{rock color dark}};" | {{color2|{{rock color}}|Hoenn}} {{color|{{rock color}}|/}} {{color2|{{rock color}}|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Frontier}}
! style="background: #{{rock color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{rock color}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|041|Brock's Zubat}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|204|Brock's Pineco}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|258|Brock's Mudkip}}{{MS|270|Brock's Lotad}}{{MS|438|Brock's Bonsly}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|453|Brock's Croagunk}}
|-
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Pokémon Egg|Hatched}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|440|Brock's Happiny}}
|-
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Evolution|Evolved}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|205|Brock's Forretress}}{{MS|042|Brock's Golbat}}{{MS|169|Brock's Crobat}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|271|Brock's Lombre}}{{MS|272|Brock's Ludicolo}}{{MS|259|Brock's Marshtomp}}{{MS|208|Brock's Steelix}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|185|Brock's Sudowoodo}}{{MS|113|Brock's Chansey}}
|-
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Gift Pokémon|Given}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|095|Brock's Onix}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|037|Brock's Vulpix}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|Egg|Brock's Happiny}}
|-
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Released Pokémon|Released}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|037|Brock's Vulpix}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
|-
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|{{rock color dark}}|Unknown}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{rock color light}};" | {{MS|074|Brock's Geodude}}
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{rock color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |
|}
{{-}}

===Tracey Sketchit===
[[File:TraceyEP.png|thumb|[[Tracey Sketchit|Tracey]]]]
{{main|Tracey Sketchit}}
After {{an|Brock}} left for working with Professor Ivy, Ash's traveling group was down to two, as it had been for the first five episodes of [[Kanto]]. However, this would not last very long, as in ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'', {{Tracey}} essentially invited himself along for the rest of the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]] saga. Traveling with Ash, he wished to attain his ultimate goal of meeting {{an|Professor Oak}}, which he did when Ash returned to Kanto in ''[[EP115|A Tents Situation]]''. After this, he remained in [[Pallet Town]] to be Professor Oak's assistant.

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{orange color}}; border: 5px solid #{{orange color}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{orange color}};" colspan="6" | {{color2|{{orange color dark}}|Tracey Sketchit|Tracey}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{orange color}};" align="left" | {{color|{{orange color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color|{{orange color dark}}|Unknown}}
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{orange color}};" align="right" | {{color2|{{orange color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{orange color dark}}|Orange Archipelago|the Orange Archipelago}}
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: #{{orange color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{orange color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="6" style="background: #{{orange color light}};{{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{orange color dark}}|EP084}}{{color|{{orange color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{orange color dark}}|EP116}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{orange color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{orange color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{orange color dark}};" | {{color|{{orange color}}|Pre-series}}
! style="background: #{{orange color dark}};" | {{color2|{{orange color}}|Orange Archipelago|Orange}}
! style="background: #{{orange color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{orange color}}|Hoenn}} {{color|{{orange color}}|/}} {{color2|{{orange color}}|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Frontier}}
|-
| style="background: #{{orange color light}};" | {{color2|{{orange color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
| style="background: #{{orange color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{orange color light}};" | {{MS|123|Tracey's Scyther}}
| style="background: #{{orange color light}};" |
|-
| style="background: #{{orange color light}};" | {{color2|{{orange color dark}}|Released Pokémon|Released}}
| style="background: #{{orange color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{orange color light}};" |
| align="center" style="background: #{{orange color light}};" | {{MS|Egg|Misty's Azurill}}
|-
| style="background: #{{orange color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|{{orange color dark}}|Unknown}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{orange color light}};" | {{MS|048|Tracey's Venonat}}{{MS|183|Tracey's Marill}}
| style="background: #{{orange color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{orange color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |
|}
{{-}}

==[[Advanced Generation series]]==
===May===
[[File:MayAG.png|thumb|{{an|May}}]]
{{main|May (anime)}}
Ash may have traveled to [[Hoenn]] alone; however, shortly after his arrival, he met {{an|May}}, a young girl who desired to travel around the world and a fellow Trainer who was just starting her journey, and then ended up destroying her bike just like that of Misty. Though she initially did not care for [[Pokémon battle]]s, she eventually found [[Pokémon Contest]]s, in which she competed while in Hoenn and then later in [[Kanto]]. May traveled with Ash through the entire {{series2|Advanced Generation}} saga, from ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road]]'' to ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', after which she went off to [[Johto]] to compete in Contests there. She, like {{an|Misty}}, reappeared briefly during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} to compete in the [[Wallace Cup]].

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{ruby color}}; border: 5px solid #{{ruby color}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{ruby color}};" colspan="4" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|May (anime)|May}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{ruby color}};" align="left" | {{color|{{ruby color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Petalburg City}}
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{ruby color}};" align="right" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Hoenn}}
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: #{{ruby color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{ruby color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="4" style="background: #{{ruby color light}};{{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|AG001}}{{color|{{ruby color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|AG192}}{{color|{{ruby color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|DP075}}{{color|{{ruby color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|DP079}}{{color|{{ruby color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{ruby color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{ruby color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{ruby color dark}};" | {{color2|{{ruby color}}|Hoenn}} {{color|{{ruby color}}|/}} {{color2|{{ruby color}}|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Frontier}}
! style="background: #{{ruby color dark}};" | {{color|{{ruby color}}|Post-Frontier}}
! style="background: #{{ruby color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{ruby color}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" | {{MS|265|May's Wurmple}}{{MS|300|May's Skitty}}{{MS|001|May's Bulbasaur}}{{MS|446|May's Munchlax}}
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" |
|-
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Pokémon Egg|Hatched}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" | {{MS|133|May's Eevee}}
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" |
|-
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Evolution|Evolved}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" | {{MS|266|May's Silcoon}}{{MS|267|May's Beautifly}}{{MS|256|May's Combusken}}{{MS|257|May's Blaziken}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" | {{MS|008|May's Wartortle}}{{MS|002|May's Ivysaur}}{{MS|003|May's Venusaur}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" | {{MS|471|May's Glaceon}}
|-
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Gift Pokémon|Given}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" | {{MS|255|May's Torchic}}{{MS|007|May's Squirtle}} {{MS|Egg|May's Eevee}}
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}};" |
| style="background: #{{ruby color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |
|}
{{-}}

===Max===
[[File:MaxAG.png|thumb|[[Max]]]]
{{main|Max}}
Max is {{an|May}}'s younger brother. He does not have any Pokémon of his own because he is too young, but he often befriends certain Pokémon. He traveled with the group from ''[[AG003|There's no Place Like Hoenn]]'' until ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is]]'', when he went home to [[Petalburg City]]. However, he made a promise to Ash that as soon as he got his own Pokémon, he would {{pkmn|battle}} Ash.
 

{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{emerald color}}; border: 5px solid #{{emerald color}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{emerald color}};" | {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Max}}
|-
| style="background: #{{emerald color}};" align="left" | '''{{color|{{emerald color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Petalburg City}}'''
|-
| style="background: #{{emerald color}};" align="left" | '''{{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Hoenn}}'''
|-
! style="background: #{{emerald color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{emerald color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" style="background: #{{emerald color light}};{{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|AG003}}{{color|{{emerald color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|AG192}}{{color|{{emerald color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon}}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Diamond & Pearl series]]==
===Dawn===
[[File:DawnDP.png|thumb|right|{{an|Dawn}}]]
{{main|Dawn (anime)}}
Like his journey into [[Hoenn]], Ash ventured to [[Sinnoh]] alone, where, in ''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide!]]'', he would meet {{an|Dawn}}. From that point, after saving [[Ash's Pikachu]] and having her bike fried in a similar way to May's and Misty's, Dawn would travel with Ash and Brock through Sinnoh, which she did until ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'' when all three friends split up.

Dawn rejoined Ash's group in [[BW086]].

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{pearl color}}; border: 5px solid #{{pearl color}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{pearl color}};" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Dawn (anime)|Dawn}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{pearl color}};" align="left" | {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Twinleaf Town}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{pearl color}};" align="left" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{pearl color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{pearl color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="2" style="background: #{{pearl color light}};{{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|DP001}}{{color|{{pearl color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|DP191}}{{color|{{pearl color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|BW086}}{{color|{{pearl color dark}}|-Present}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{pearl color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{pearl color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{pearl color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{pearl color}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
| style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{MS|427|Dawn's Buneary}}{{MS|417|Dawn's Pachirisu}}{{tt|{{color|{{pearl color dark}}|*}}|released and recaptured in DP019}}{{MS|418|Dawn's Buizel}}{{MS|220|Dawn's Swinub}}
|-
| style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Released Pokémon|Released}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{MS|417|Dawn's Pachirisu}}{{tt|{{color|{{pearl color dark}}|*}}|released and recaptured in DP019}}
|-
| style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Pokémon Egg|Hatched}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{MS|155|Dawn's Cyndaquil}}
|-
| style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Evolution|Evolved}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{MS|424|Dawn's Ambipom}}{{MS|221|Dawn's Piloswine}}{{MS|473|Dawn's Mamoswine}}{{MS|156|Dawn's Quilava}}
|-
| style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Gift Pokémon|Given}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{MS|393|Dawn's Piplup}} {{MS|Egg|Dawn's Cyndaquil}} {{MS|468|Dawn's Togekiss}}
|-
| style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|In training}}
| align="center" Style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" |{{MS|424|Dawn's Ambipom}}
|-
| style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Trade}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{pearl color light}};" | {{MS|190|Dawn's Aipom}}
|-
| style="background: #{{pearl color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{pearl color dark}}|Trade|Traded}}
| align="center" style="background: #{{pearl color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{MS|418|Ash's Buizel}}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Best Wishes series]]==
===Iris===
[[File:IrisBW2.png|thumb|right|[[Iris (anime)|Iris]]]]
{{main|Iris (anime)}}

Iris is said to be a wild girl, as proven by the fact that she swings on vines. She decided to travel throughout [[Unova]] with Ash.

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{dragon color}}; border: 5px solid #{{dragon color}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{dragon color}};" colspan="3" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Iris (anime)|Iris}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{dragon color}};" align="left" | {{color|{{dragon color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Village of Dragons}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{dragon color}};" align="left" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Unova}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{dragon color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{dragon color light}};{{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|BW001}}{{color|{{dragon color dark}}|-}}{{color|{{dragon color dark}}|Present}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{dragon color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{dragon color dark}};" | {{color|{{dragon color}}|Pre-series}}
! style="background: #{{dragon color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{dragon color}}|Unova}}
|-
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
! style="background: #{{dragon color light}}" | {{MS|529|Iris's Drilbur}}
! style="background: #{{dragon color light}}" | {{MS|587|Iris's Emolga}} {{MS|149|Iris's Dragonite}}
|-
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Evolution|Evolved}}
! style="background: #{{dragon color light}}" | {{MS|530|Iris's Excadrill}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}" |
|-
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Gift Pokémon|Given}}
! style="background: #{{dragon color light}};" | {{MS|610|Iris's Axew}}
| style="background: #{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |
|-
|}
{{-}}

===Cilan===
[[File:CilanBW2.png|90px|thumb|right|{{an|Cilan}}]]
{{main|Cilan (anime)}}

Cilan, a [[Pokémon Connoisseur]] and one of the [[Gym Leaders]] of the [[Striaton City]] [[Striaton Gym|Gym]], travels with {{Ash}} and {{an|Iris}} in their journey through [[Unova]].

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{grass color}}; border: 5px solid #{{grass color}};" colspan=4 cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{grass color}};" colspan="3" | {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Cilan (anime)|Cilan}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{grass color}};" align="left" | {{color|{{grass color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Striaton City}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{grass color}};" align="left" | {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Unova}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{grass color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{grass color light}};{{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|BW005}}{{color|{{grass color dark}}|-}}{{color|{{grass color dark}}|Present}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{grass color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{grass color dark}};" | {{color|{{grass color}}|Pre-series}}
! style="background: #{{grass color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{grass color}}|Unova}}
|-
| style="background: #{{grass color light}};" | {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}};" |
! style="background: #{{grass color light}};" | {{MS|557|Cilan's Dwebble}} {{MS|618|Cilan's Stunfisk}}
|-
| style="background: #{{grass color light}};" | {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Evolution|Evolved}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}};" |
! style="background: #{{grass color light}};" | {{MS|558|Cilan's Crustle}}
|-
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|{{grass color dark}}|Unknown}}
! style="background: #{{grass color light}};" | {{MS|511|Cilan's Pansage}}
| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |
|}
{{-}}

==Temporary traveling companions==
===Todd===
[[File:Todd Snap.png|thumb|[[Todd Snap|Todd]]]]
{{main|Todd Snap}}
Todd Snap accompanied Ash, Misty, and Brock from ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]'' to ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]''. He later meets up with Ash again in ''[[EP187|Moving Pictures]]'' during his journey through [[Johto]], trying to take a photograph of the legendary {{p|Articuno}}. They meet an elderly couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, and Todd has the honor of taking their anniversary photo for them. Later on, in ''[[EP189|Freeze Frame]]'' Todd finally finds Articuno and manages to get a photograph of it. He then departs from the group once more.
 

{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{electric color}}; border: 5px solid #{{electric color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{electric color}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Todd Snap|Todd}}
|-
| style="background: #{{electric color}}" align="left" | '''{{color|{{red color dark}}|Hometown: Unknown}}'''
|-
| style="background: #{{electric color}}" align="left" | '''{{color2|{{red color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Kanto}}'''
|-
! style="background: #{{red color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{electric color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{red color dark}}|EP055}}{{color|{{red color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{red color dark}}|EP057}}{{color|{{red color dark}}|,}} {{color2|{{red color dark}}|EP187}}{{color|{{red color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{red color dark}}|EP189}}
|}
{{-}}

===Ritchie===
[[File:Ritchie.png|thumb|[[Ritchie]]]]
{{main|Ritchie}}
Ritchie accompanied Ash, Misty, and Brock from ''[[EP220|The Mystery is History]]'' to ''[[EP222|A Promise is a Promise]]'' while he was searching for a mysterious Pokémon that can be found in the [[Whirl Islands]], which turned out to be a {{p|Lugia}}.
 

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #39986A; border: 5px solid #39986A" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #39986A;" colspan="3" | {{color2|20593E|Ritchie}}
|-
| colspan="3" style="background: #39986A;" align="left" | '''{{color|20593E|Hometown:}} {{color2|20593E|Frodomar City}} {{color|20593E|(dub only)}}'''
|-
| colspan="3" style="background: #39986A;" align="left" | '''{{color2|20593E|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|20593E|Johto}}'''
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #20593E; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|39986A|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|20593E|EP220}}{{color|20593E|-}}{{color2|20593E|EP222}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #20593E; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|39986A|Method}}
! style="background: #20593E" | {{color|39986A|Pre-series}}
! style="background: #20593E; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|39986A|Post-Kanto}}
|-
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}" | {{color2|20593E|Evolution|Evolved}}
! style="background: #{{electric color light}}" |
! style="background: #{{electric color light}}" | {{MS|005|Zippo}}
|-
| style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|20593E|Unknown}}
! style="background: #{{electric color light}}" | {{MS|025|Sparky}} {{MS|004|Zippo}} {{MSP|012|Butterfree}}
! style="background: #{{electric color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}"| {{MSP|247|Pupitar}} {{MSP|276|Taillow}}
|-
|}
{{-}}

===Professor Birch===
[[File:Birch anime.png|thumb|[[Professor Birch]]]]
{{main|Professor Birch}}
Professor Birch accompanied Ash, Brock, May, and Max as they traveled through the forests of {{to|Dewford}}.
 

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{hoenn color}}; border: 5px solid #{{hoenn color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{hoenn color}}" colspan="3" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Professor Birch}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{hoenn color}}" align="left" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Littleroot Town}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{hoenn color}}" align="left" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|Hoenn}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{hoenn color light}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|AG027}}{{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{hoenn color dark}}|AG028}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{hoenn color light}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}" | {{color|{{hoenn color light}}|Pre-series}}
! style="background: #{{hoenn color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{hoenn color light}}|Hoenn}}
|-
| style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Befriended}}
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" |
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | {{MSP|261|Poochyena}}
|-
| style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|{{hoenn color dark}}|Gives away}}
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}" | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} {{MSP|255|Torchic}} {{MSP|258|Mudkip}}
! style="background: #{{hoenn color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |
|}
{{-}}

===Cheryl===
[[File:Cheryl anime.png|thumb|[[Cheryl]]]]
{{main|Cheryl}}
Cheryl accompanied Ash, Brock, and Dawn through the [[Eterna Forest]].
 

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{HP color}}; border: 5px solid #{{HP color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{HP color}}" colspan="3" | {{color2|{{HP color dark}}|Cheryl}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{HP color}}" align="left" | {{color|{{HP color dark}}|Hometown: Unknown}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{HP color}}" align="left" | {{color2|{{HP color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{HP color dark}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{HP color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{HP color light}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{HP color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{HP color dark}}|DP030}}{{color|{{HP color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{HP color dark}}|DP032}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{HP color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{HP color light}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{HP color dark}}" | {{color|{{HP color light}}|Pre-series}}
! style="background: #{{HP color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{HP color light}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
| style="background: #{{HP color light}}" | {{color2|{{HP color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
! style="background: #{{HP color light}}" |
! style="background: #{{HP color light}}" | {{MS|412|Cheryl's Burmy}}
|-
| style="background: #{{HP color light}}" | {{color2|{{HP color dark}}|Evolution|Evolved}}
! style="background: #{{HP color light}}" |
! style="background: #{{HP color light}}" | {{MS|414|Cheryl's Mothim}}
|-
| style="background: #{{HP color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|{{HP color dark}}|Unknown}}
! style="background: #{{HP color light}}" | {{MSP|113|Chansey}} {{MSP|413|Wormadam}} {{MSP|413G|Wormadam}} {{MSP|413S|Wormadam}}
! style="background: #{{HP color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |
|}
{{-}}

===Barry===
[[File:Barry.png|thumb|{{an|Barry}}]]
{{main|Barry (anime)}}
Barry accompanied Ash, Brock, and Dawn while Ash was trying to earn the {{DL|Badge|Relic Badge}}.
 

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #E08040; border: 5px solid #E08040" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #E08040" colspan="2"| {{color2|629C20|Barry (anime)|Barry}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="background: #E08040" align="left" | '''{{color|629C20|Hometown:}} {{color2|629C20|Twinleaf Town}}'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="background: #E08040" align="left" | '''{{color2|629C20|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|629C20|Sinnoh}}'''
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #629C20; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|E08040|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #FFE683; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|629C20|DP101}}{{color|629C20|-}}{{color2|629C20|DP103}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #629C20; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|E08040|Method}}
! style="background: #629C20; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|E08040|Pre-series}}
|-
| style="background: #FFE683" | {{color2|E08040|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
! style="background: #FFE683" | {{MSP|214|Heracross}}
|-
| style="background: #FFE683; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|E08040|Unknown}}
! style="background: #FFE683; {{roundybr|5px}}"| {{MS|395|Barry's Empoleon}} {{MSP|398|Staraptor}} {{MSP|407|Roserade}} {{MSP|227|Skarmory}} {{MSP|106|Hitmonlee}}
|}
{{-}}

===Lyra===
[[File:Lyra anime.png|thumb|{{an|Lyra}}]]
{{main|Lyra (anime)}}
Lyra met Ash, Dawn, and Brock during the [[Johto Festival]] in ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''. She and [[Khoury]] accompanied them to [[Lilypad Town]] and left the group in ''[[DP147|Bagged then Tagged!]]'' when she returned to Johto.
 

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{SoulSilver color}}; border: 5px solid #{{SoulSilver color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{SoulSilver color}}" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|Lyra (anime)|Lyra}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{SoulSilver color}}" align="left" | {{color|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|New Bark Town}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{SoulSilver color}}" align="left" | {{color2|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{SoulSilver color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{SoulSilver color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{SoulSilver color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|DP143}}{{color|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|DP147}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{SoulSilver color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{SoulSilver color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{SoulSilver color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{SoulSilver color}}|Johto}}
|-
| style="background: #{{SoulSilver color light}}" | {{color2|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|Gift Pokémon|Given}}
! style="background: #{{SoulSilver color light}}" | {{MSP|152|Chikorita}}
|-
| style="background: #{{SoulSilver color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|{{SoulSilver color dark}}|Unknown}}
! style="background: #{{SoulSilver color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{MS|183|Lyra's Marill}} {{MSP|203|Girafarig}}
|-
|}
{{-}}

===Khoury===
[[File:Khoury.png|thumb|[[Khoury]]]]
{{main|Khoury}}
Khoury met Ash, Dawn, and Brock during the [[Johto Festival]] when Lyra introduced them in ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''. He and Lyra accompanied them to [[Lilypad Town]] and left the group in ''[[DP047|Bagged then Tagged!]]'' when he returned to Johto.
 

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{HeartGold color}}; border: 5px solid #{{HeartGold color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color}}" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{HeartGold color dark}}|Khoury}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{HeartGold color}}" align="left" | {{color|{{HeartGold color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{HeartGold color dark}}|New Bark Town}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{HeartGold color}}" align="left" | {{color2|{{HeartGold color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{HeartGold color dark}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{HeartGold color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{HeartGold color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{HeartGold color dark}}|DP143}}{{color|{{HeartGold color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{HeartGold color dark}}|DP147}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{HeartGold color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color dark}}" | {{color2|{{HeartGold color}}|Johto}}
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{HeartGold color}}|Sinnoh}}
|-
| style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}" | {{color2|{{HeartGold color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}" |
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}" | {{MSP|443|Gible}}
|-
| style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}" | {{color2|{{HeartGold color dark}}|Evolution|Evolved}}
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}" |
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}" | {{MS|159|Khoury's Croconaw}}
|-
| style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{HeartGold color dark}}|Gift Pokémon|Given}}
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}" | {{MS|158|Khoury's Totodile}}
! style="background: #{{HeartGold color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |
|-
|}
{{-}}

===Bianca===
[[File:Bianca anime.png|thumb|120px|{{an|Bianca}}]]
{{main|Bianca (anime)}}
Bianca first met Ash in ''[[BW013|Minccino Neat And Tidy]]'' where she gave him his Badge case from [[Professor Juniper]]. She later accompanies him, Iris, and Cilan for a short time on their way to [[Nimbasa City]]. However, upon hearing that Ash had 3 Badges, she was inspired to catch up to him, and left to collect Badges on her own. Since then, Bianca has temporarily joined the group numerous times during their journey.
 

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #F6B875; border: 5px solid #F6B875" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #F6B875" colspan="2" | {{color2|EBEBEB|Bianca (anime)|Bianca}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #F6B875" align="left" | {{color|EBEBEB|Hometown:}} {{color2|EBEBEB|Nuvema Town}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #F6B875" align="left" | {{color2|EBEBEB|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|EBEBEB|Unova}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #A1E18B; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|EBEBEB|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{white color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|A1E18B|BW024}}{{color|A1E18B|-}}{{color2|A1E18B|BW025|BW025,}} {{color2|A1E18B|BW062}}{{color|A1E18B|-}}{{color2|A1E18B|BW063}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #A1E18B; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|EBEBEB|Method}}
! style="background: #A1E18B; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|EBEBEB|Unova}}
|-
| style="background: #{{white color light}}" | {{color2|A1E18B|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
! style="background: #{{white color light}}" | {{MS|572|Bianca's Minccino}} {{MSP|616|Shelmet}}
|-
| style="background: #{{white color light}}" | {{color2|A1E18B|Evolution|Evolved}}
! style="background: #{{white color light}}" | {{MS|499|Bianca's Pignite}} {{MSP|589|Escavalier}} {{MS|500|Bianca's Emboar}}
|-
| style="background: #{{white color light}}" | {{color2|A1E18B|Gift Pokémon|Given}}
! style="background: #{{white color light}}" | {{MS|498|Bianca's Tepig}}
|-
| style="background: #{{white color light}}" | {{color2|A1E18B|Trade|Trade}}
! style="background: #{{white color light}}" | {{MSP|588|Karrablast}}
|-
| style="background: #{{white color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color2|A1E18B|Trade|Traded}}
! style="background: #{{white color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{MSP|616|Shelmet}}
|-
|}
{{-}}

===Luke===
[[File:Luke.png|thumb|[[Luke]]]]
{{main|Luke}}
Luke first met Ash, Iris, and Cilan in his hometown where they helped him produce a movie. He later accompanies them to [[Nimbasa Town]] where he stays with them during the [[Club Battle]] tournament before heading back home at the end of ''[[BW042|The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]''.
 

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{ground color}}; border: 5px solid #{{ground color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{ground color}}" colspan="2" | {{color2|{{dark color dark}}|Luke}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{ground color}}" align="left" | {{color|{{dark color dark}}|Hometown: Unknown}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background: #{{ground color}}" align="left" | {{color2|{{dark color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{dark color dark}}|Unova}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{dark color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{ground color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{dark color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{dark color dark}}|BW038}}{{color|{{dark color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{dark color dark}}|BW042}}
|-
|
|-
! style="background: #{{dark color dark}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|{{ground color}}|Method}}
! style="background: #{{dark color dark}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|{{ground color}}|Unova}}
|-
| style="background: #{{dark color light}}" | {{color2|{{dark color dark}}|Caught Pokémon|Caught}}
! style="background: #{{dark color light}}"| {{MS|570|Luke's Zorua}}
|-
| style="background: #{{dark color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|{{dark color dark}}|Unknown}}
! style="background: #{{dark color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{MSP|622|Golett}} {{MSP|542|Leavanny}} {{MSP|636|Larvesta}}
|-
|}
{{-}}

===Meowth===
[[File:Meowth Team Rocket.png|thumb|{{MTR}}]]
{{main|Meowth (Team Rocket)}}
After reportedly being disbanded from Team Rocket, Meowth was found unconscious by [[Ash's Tepig]] and [[Iris's Axew]]. The group nursed him back to health and invited him to accompany them so as to protect him from Trainers wanting to capture the only talking {{p|Meowth}} in Unova. He used his ability to speak to humans and Pokémon many times during their travels together.

He later revealed their travels to be a facade to gain their trust for a mission, and reunited with [[Jessie]] and [[James]] in ''[[BW047|Crisis from the Underground Up!]]''.
 

{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{normal color}}; border: 5px solid #{{normal color}}" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center"
! style="background: #{{normal color}}" | {{color2|{{normal color dark}}|Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth}}
|-
| style="background: #{{normal color}}" align="left" | '''{{color|{{normal color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color2|{{normal color dark}}|Hollywood}}'''
|-
| style="background: #{{normal color}}" align="left" | '''{{color2|{{normal color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{normal color dark}}|Unova}}'''
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #{{normal color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{normal color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
|-
| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{normal color dark}}|BW043}}{{color|{{normal color dark}}|-}}{{color2|{{normal color dark}}|BW047}}
|}

===Stephan===
[[File:Stephan.png|thumb|[[Stephan]]]]
{{main|Stephan}}
Stephen decided to travel with Ash and co. in ''[[BW069|Climbing the Tower of Success!]]'' after taking part in a competition with them. He left the group after winning the [[Clubsplosion]] tournament.

====Pokémon====
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #D12B21; border: 5px solid #D12B21" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
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! style="background: #D12B21;" colspan="2" | {{color2|96120B|Stephan}}
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! colspan="2" style="background: #D12B21;" align="left" | {{color|96120B|Hometown: Unknown}}
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! colspan="2" style="background: #D12B21;" align="left" | {{color2|96120B|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|96120B|Unova}}
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! colspan="3" style="background: #96120B; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|D12B21|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
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| align="center" colspan="3" style="background: #DB7A51; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|96120B|BW069}}{{color|96120B|-}}{{color2|96120B|BW073}}
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! style="background: #96120B; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|D12B21|Method}}
! style="background: #96120B; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|D12B21|Unova}}
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| style="background: #DB7A51" | {{color2|96120B|Evolution|Evolved}}
! style="background: #DB7A51"| {{MSP|523|Zebstrika}}
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| style="background: #DB7A51; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color|96120B|Unknown}}
! style="background: #DB7A51; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{MSP|522|Blitzle}} {{MS|539|Stephan's Sawk}}
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===Meloetta===
[[File:Meloetta {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time:i}} mod 2}}|0=Aria|1=Pirouette}} Forme anime.png|thumb|{{an|Meloetta}}]]
{{main|Meloetta (anime)}}
 

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! style="background: #{{normal color}}" | {{color2|{{{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time:i}} mod 2}}|0=Psychic|1=Fighting}} color dark}}|Meloetta (anime)|Meloetta}}
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| style="background: #{{normal color}}" align="left" | '''{{color|{{{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time:i}} mod 2}}|0=Psychic|1=Fighting}} color dark}}|Hometown:}} {{color|{{{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time:i}} mod 2}}|0=Psychic|1=Fighting}} color dark}}|Unknown}}'''
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| style="background: #{{normal color}}" align="left" | '''{{color2|{{{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time:i}} mod 2}}|0=Psychic|1=Fighting}} color dark}}|Region|First joined in}} {{color2|{{{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time:i}} mod 2}}|0=Psychic|1=Fighting}} color dark}}|Unova}}'''
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! colspan="3" style="background: #{{{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time:i}} mod 2}}|0=Psychic|1=Fighting}} color dark}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | {{color|{{normal color}}|Episodes traveled with Ash}}
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==See also==
* [[Twerp]] 
{{Animecharacters}}
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{{Project Anime notice|no}}

[[Category:Anime characters]]
[[Category:Ash's friends|*]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Groups consisting of characters with different genders]]

[[de:Ashs Freunde]]
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[[it:Amici di Ash]]
[[pl:Przyjaciele Asha]]

List of major animated series ships

2012-03-19T08:00:52Z

Gohan5: dub titles

'''Anime Ships''' are undoubtedly the most popular kind of shipping in the Pokémon fanbase.

===List of main character ships===
A list of ships involving two main characters who have met.
====AlfShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{Ash}}|[[Max]]|jap=サトマサ|rom=SatoMasa|
'''Evidence'''
:*Throughout their time together, Max has always shown great admiration for Ash. But he has also took pleasure out of taunting him for not knowing something.

:*''[[AG003|There's No Place Like Hoenn]]''
::Max was extremely excited to meet Ash, whom he recognized from watching the [[Silver Conference]] on television.

:*''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start is!]]''
::Max is so upset by Ash leaving that he runs off by himself. When Ash finds him, he reassures him that they will always be friends and promises to battle him someday after he becomes a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. This makes Max happy leading him to accept the separation.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Alf'' comes from Max incorrectly referring to Ash by this name when they first met.}}
 

====DebateShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{Tracey}}|[[Max]]|jap=ケンマサ|rom=KenMasa|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''
:: Max is thoroughly impressed by Tracey's artistic skills and refers to him as ''sir''. Tracey thanks him and says he could just call him by his first name. Max then imagines drawing Pokémon like he does. A bit later, Max asks Tracey if he could return the {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{TP|May|Squirtle}} that {{an|Professor Oak}} is giving to starting {{pkmn|Trainer}}s to their [[Poké Ball]]s which Tracey lets him do. Later in the episode, Tracey updates Max's [[PokéNav]] with all the locations of the Battle Facilities.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both wear a similar attire, including a green shirt and shorts. They are also the only male protagonists to wear shorts rather than pants.
:*Both are the only main protagonists not to have an official in-game counterpart.

'''Trivia'''
:*''DebateShipping'' is also used for Tracey and {{ka|Gilbert}}.}}
 

====GreeneyeShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[James]]|{{an|Misty}}|jap=コジカス|rom=KojiKasu|
'''Evidence'''
:*''[[EP086|Pikachu Revolts]]''
::Misty is seen bandaging James's wounds after he and Jessie had lost their Pokémon to [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]].

:*''[[EP155|Forest Grumps]]''
:: Misty gets separated from Ash and Brock and ends up with James and {{MTR}}. Feeling sorry for the both of them, she gives some of her lunch to them. Later when everyone escapes the raging {{p|Ursaring}}, James and Misty are seen holding each other in happiness.

'''Alternate names'''
:*AlternaShipping - Alternate name for James and Cassidy
:*AlternateShipping - Alternate name for Butch and Cassidy
:*OpressionShipping
:*RomeoShipping
:*TwerpyShipping
:*WhinyShipping

'''Name origins'''
:*''Greeneye'' refers to James and Misty's eye colors.}}
 

====GundamSeiyuuShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[James]]|{{an|Cilan}}|jap=コジデン|rom=KojiDen|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW026|Scare at the Litwick Mansion!]]''
::A group of {{p|Litwick}} and their {{p|Lampent}} leader open a mysterious vortex that nearly sucks in James, [[Jessie]], and {{MTR}}. Cilan is nearly sucked in as well after being hit by a {{m|Shadow Ball}} that knocks him off of his feet. He would have been sucked in completely but he is saved by James who grabs his arm. Earlier, James's life force had been drained by the Litwick who were accompanying him and his friends. Despite that and his feelings towards {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, James decides to put his own safety aside and use what strength he has left to rescue Cilan. Some might argue, however, that he only rescued him as a return favor for Ash saving Jessie from the same fate. Others note that James chose to help who he may consider an enemy but did not attempt to try and save his friends before hand.

'''Name origins'''
:*''GundamSeiyuu'' refers to James and Cilan's voice actors, [[Shin'ichirō Miki]] and [[Mamoru Miyano]], respectively, who both voiced characters in the {{wp|Gundam}} anime franchise.
}}
 



===List of supporting character ships===
This is a list of shippings involving a supporting character.

====AgainstShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Paul]]|[[Zoey]]|jap=シンノゾ|rom=ShinNozo|

'''Evidence'''
:*Normally, Zoey is rather composed when faced with someone who puts down her friends, but with Paul she became more flustered than she usually would. {{an|Dawn}} is seen having to physically restrain her. Many would say that this would disprove the ship, but fans see it as Zoey becoming more emotional about what Paul thinks as compared to other people.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both were the main rivals of the main protagonists during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.
:*Both own a {{p|Gastrodon}}.

'''Trivia'''
:*Paul and Zoey have a few Pokémon that are considered counterparts of each other:
:**Paul owns a {{TP|Paul|Honchkrow}} while Zoey owns a [[Zoey#Mismagius|Mismagius]]. Both evolved from [[Generation II]] Pokémon with the [[Dusk Stone]] and became a [[Generation IV]] Pokémon. They are also exclusive to some games.
:**Paul owns a [[Paul#Froslass|Froslass]] and Zoey owns a [[Zoey#Gallade|Gallade]]. Both species evolve from a [[Generation III]] Pokémon with the [[Dawn Stone]] as a part of a branched evolution.
:**Paul owns an [[Paul#Gastrodon|East Sea Gastrodon]] and Zoey owns a [[Zoey's Gastrodon|West Sea Gastrodon]].

'''Name origins'''
:*''Against'' comes from Paul and Zoey's nature as rivals: both are essentially against {{Ash}} and Dawn respectively, despite the bonds (or lack thereof) they have with each other.
}}
 

====BadTasteShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Ash}}|[[Burgundy]]|jap=サトカベ|rom=SatoCabe|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW019|A Connoisseur's Revenge!]]''
::Despite there being a long line of people waiting, Burgundy specifically calls on Ash to visit her shop. She also puts her hands on his shoulders several different times.

'''Similarities'''
:* Both own or have owned an {{p|Oshawott}}.
:* Both battled more than one of the [[Gym leader]]s at the [[Striaton Gym]]. In addition, they both used their Oshawott to battle {{an|Cilan}}.
}}
 

====DiamondDragonShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Stephan]]|{{an|Iris}}|jap=ケニアイ|rom=KeniAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
::After Iris defeats Stephan in the second round, he asks her to do her best in the semi-finals for him.


}}
 

====HueShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Zoey]]|{{an|May}}|jap=ノゾハル|rom=NozoHaru|

'''Similarities'''
:*Both own an [[Eeveelution]] from [[Generation IV]]. Zoey has a [[Zoey#Leafeon|Leafeon]] and May has a {{TP|May|Glaceon}}.
:*Both own a {{type|Normal}} cat-like Pokémon with a two-stage evolutionary line. Zoey has {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}} and May has {{TP|May|Skitty}}.

}}
 

====PersShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{an|Cilan}}|[[Stephan]]|jap=デンケニ|rom=DenKeni|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]
::After Cilan reminiscences about {{Ash}} and [[Georgia]]'s battle, he turns to Stephan, staring wide-eyed at him, then asks if he felt the spiciness of the battle. A little bit later Stephan becomes very interested with the food that Cilan makes for [[Ash's Snivy]] and asks if he could make food for his Pokémon too. Cilan happily agrees to it.

:*''[[BW042|Battle Club Finale: A Hero's Outcome!]]''
::Stephan named himself the judge of Cilan and Burgundy's {{pkmn|Connoisseur}} battle. Before there battle even began, Stephan gave Cilan the win for the pre-game battle because he gave some wise words of wisdom. Later on his is greatly impressed by Cilan's evaluation of Ash and Iris's battle, not even bothering to judge Burgundy's skills, and said that it was no wonder that he was named an A-class Connoisseur by the Connoisseur's Association.

'''Similarities'''
:*Their eyes lack {{wp|sclera}}.}}
 

====PokéSilverShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Ash}}|{{an|Lyra}}|jap=サトコト|rom=SatoKoto|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
::Lyra admires Ash's courage and tells [[Khoury]] that he should be more like him.

:*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
::While waiting to be rescued, Lyra wonders who she would most like to marry out of Ash, Khoury, and {{an|Brock}}. Lyra believes that Ash is the best candidate and then asks {{an|Dawn}} if she and Ash are a couple. This event can be interpreted two ways. Either she supports Ash and Dawn as [[PearlShipping|a couple]] or she has a romantic interest in Ash and wonders if he has a girlfriend or not.

:*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
::Lyra attempts to pair Dawn and Khoury together as a couple. Ash decides to go with Lyra to search for the Gible instead of going with Dawn.

'''Similarities'''
:* Both own or have owned a {{p|Chikorita}}.
}}
 

====RaimonTownShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Luke]]|{{an|Bianca}}|jap=ルーベル|rom=LuBel|

'''Evidence'''
:* ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]''
:: Bianca instantly took a liking to [[Luke's Zorua]] and later admired Luke for having her. Throughout the entire [[Don Battle]] she'd often kept close proximity with Luke. Luke also comments about Bianca's energy saying that she must take a lot of vitamins.
:* ''[[BW042|The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]''
:: Luke trusts Bianca to film his battle with {{an|Iris}} despite letting {{Ash}} handle filming his battle with {{an|Cilan}} earlier, for him and when he finds out she missed the battle, filming Zorua instead, he shrugs it off pretty quickly.

::The next day, Luke wished to get closer to the action as his position in the stands did not capture the action. He wanted a much lower angle to make the battle appear more dramatic. Bianca then suggests that Luke go onto the battlefield and film but he says that they are not allowed to go down there. She starts taunting him afterwards saying that he wouldn't become a great film director if he wouldn't take the chance. Wanting to prove that he could take the chance, he ventures on to the battlefield with Bianca happily following from behind. She even holds the boom microphone for him while filming. At the end of the episode, Bianca leaves with Luke to help him make his documentary and spend more time with Zorua.


'''Name origins'''
:* [[Nimbasa Town|Raimon Town]] is where Bianca and Luke originally met.
}}
 

====ServiceShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{an|Cilan}}|{{an|Bianca}}|jap=デンベル|rom=DenBel|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
::Bianca states that Cilan's food is delicious and that she gives it "five stars" to which Cilan is grateful for.

:*''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''
::Bianca takes an interest in Cilan's catchphrases and begins to use them for herself. Later when Bianca leaves the group, Cilan promises to make her a meal the next time they meet.

:*''[[BW037|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!]]''
::When the group decides they will enter a fishing competition, Cilan picks out a fishing rod for Bianca without even being asked to. A while later, Cilan briefly leaves the group to turn in his catch to the judges. When he exits the building, he sees Bianca struggling to hold on to something that she hooked. Immediately he runs to her side, even instructing Ash and Iris to move aside, and holds on to her fishing rod. While she was in charge of the reel, Cilan was the one to pull her catch, a {{p|Frillish}}, from the water.

:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
::Bianca is clearly the most excited when Cilan announces "It's Evaluating Time!" during his battle with [[Luke]].
}}
 

====TarragonShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{an|Cilan}}|[[Georgia]]|jap=デンラン|rom=DenLan|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''
::Georgia calls for Cilan's attention before she leaves and demands that he make her a delicious meal the next time they met.
:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
::When [[Burgundy]] begins to mock Cilan after his loss to [[Luke]], Georgia is clearly annoyed by her behavior. She then remarks sarcastically to Burgundy that she's "about as nice as they come". Fans see this as Georgia's way of defending Cilan.
}}
 

===List of Pokémon shippings===
This is a list involving a Pokémon.

====IwazaruShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{an|Cilan}}|{{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}|jap=デンヤナ|rom=DenYana|

'''Evidence'''
:*Cilan refers to Pansage as his "premium brand" Pokémon which means that he is his most trusted partner.

:*''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
::Cilan begins to gloat how perfectly compatible he is with Pansage while battling Ash and his {{AP|Oshawott}}.
:*''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle]]''
::Pansage tries to comfort Cilan after he inadvertently knocked over the pot of soup he was making for lunch caused by Ash and Iris's goofing off.
:*''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]''
::Cilan is seen holding Pansage after he is {{status|poison}}ed by group of {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Foongus}}. He does not do the same for his {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}} who is also poisoned.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Iwazaru'' refers to 言わ猿 meaning ''speak-not monkey'' referring to the {{wp|three wise monkeys}} motif that the [[elemental monkeys]] are suspected to be based on. In relation, there is ''{{tt|Kikazaru|hear-not monkey}}Shipping'' for [[Chili]] and his {{p|Pansear}} and ''{{tt|Mizaru|see-not monkey}}Shipping'' for [[Cress]] and his {{p|Panpour}}.
}}
 

====ElectrocuteShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Ash's Pikachu]]|[[Dawn's Pachirisu]]|jap=ピカパチ|rom=PikaPachi|
'''Evidence'''

'''Similarities'''
:*Both are {{type|Electric}} rodents that can store electricity in their cheeks.
:*Both are in the [[Field (egg group)|Field egg group]] and, if Pachirisu is female, would be able to breed.
:*Both have received the same sickness that caused electricity to build up in their cheeks.
:*Both frequently electrocute there Trainers.

'''Trivia'''
:*Pachirisu was the first Electric-type to be obtained by a main character since Pikachu.
:*Pachirisu was shown with balloons tied to its waist in ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies!]]'' similar to the "flying Pikachu".

'''Name origins'''
:*''Electrocute'' comes from the act of electrocuting.
}}
 

====KyoudaiShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Iris's Axew]]|[[Ash's Scraggy]]|jap=キバズル|rom=KibaZuru|

'''Evidence'''
:*Due to their experience levels, the two are often sparring partners with one another. However, Axew is considerably more experienced than Scraggy is.

:*''[[BW017|Scraggy - Hatched To Be Wild!]]''
::Even before Scraggy's hatching, Axew took interest in his egg and liked to watch out for it. Later when Scraggy runs off in the middle of the night, Axew is the first to notice and alerts everyone.

:*''[[BW055|Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!]]''
::Axew and Scraggy are shown to have a strong and friendly relationship in this episode. After their sparring match they are seen playing and splashing each other with water. Later when a {{p|Gothita}} takes a liking to Scraggy, Axew becomes almost jealous of it. He then becomes upset when [[Koharu|Gothita's Trainer]] says that if she defeats Ash in battle that she will take Scraggy for herself. So much so that he has a nightmare about it later in the night. Once again, he's one of the first to notice Scraggy's absent but this time goes off by himself to try and stop Gothita.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both have had a member of the {{p|Gothita}} family taken likings to them. [[Koharu]]'s Gothita liked Scraggy and [[Yūto]]'s {{p|Gothorita}} liked Axew.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Kyoudai'' comes from 兄弟 ''siblings'' referring to their kin-like relationship.
}}
 

====LethalAttractionShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Ash's Oshawott]]|[[Iris's Emolga]]|jap=ミジュエモ|rom=MijuEmo|
'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
::Oshawott is immediately smitten with Emolga upon first seeing her. Also, Oshawott interrupts her battle with [[Bianca's Minccino]] by jumping in front of the {{m|Attract}} meant for the other Pokémon.

::Later on when Emolga is surrounded by a group of wild {{p|Swoobat}}, Oshawott lets himself out of his Poké Ball in order to protect her. He was hit by a Swoobat's {{m|Charge Beam}} forcing Ash to recall him to his Poké Ball.

:*''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''
::When Emolga wanders off on her own while the others are sleeping, Oshawott and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} follow after her. When they find her she lies to them in order to get some apples by telling them that she was ambushed by a group of wild {{p|Watchog}}. Angered, Oshawott fights valiantly in order to protect her and retrieves an apple for himself, Emolga, and Axew. Oshawott continues to protect Emolga even standing up to an enraged {{p|Simisear}}. However, he was easily defeated by the angry Pokémon.

:*''[[BW062]]''
:: At the Pokémon center, Oshawott continued to flirt with Emolga, much to her dicomfort.

'''Name origins'''
:*''LethalAttraction'' comes from the fact that Oshawott usually ends up getting hurt while trying to protect Emolga. It also could be from the fact that {{type|Water}}s are weak against {{t|Electric}} attacks.

'''Trivia'''
:*Oshawott and Emolga are both part of the [[Field (egg group)|Field egg group]] and therefore can breed.
}}
 

====LightningPearlShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Ash's Pikachu]]|[[Dawn's Piplup]]|jap=ピカポッチャ|rom=PikaPocha|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[DP149|Sticking with Who You Know!]]''
::Pikachu and Piplup spent nearly the whole episode hugging each other with hearts in their eyes. Even when {{an|Dawn}} returns Piplup to his Poké Ball, he lets himself out and goes back to hugging Pikachu. Of course, this was all a result of [[Professor Kodama]]'s affinity machine which made pure {{t|Electric}} and {{type|Water}}s inseparable.

:*''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''
::Piplup becomes emotional knowing that the group is going to go their separate ways. He was hoping that Dawn would go with Ash and {{an|Brock}} to [[Kanto]] so that he could stay with Pikachu. When she decides she's going to stay in [[Sinnoh]], Piplup runs off into the forest alone. Fans also note that even though Pikachu is {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s object of affection, she did not appear upset at all over the news of Pikachu leaving unlike Piplup. Pikachu becomes concerned and runs off too to look for him. When he finds Piplup, he latches on to him and starts crying. This causes Pikachu to also start crying.

::Later on when they accept that they are going to separate, Pikachu and Piplup high five each other before hugging again.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both were unwilling to obey their Trainers at first, but became friends after saving them from a group of attacking Pokémon. Pikachu saved [[Ash]] from a flock of {{p|Spearow}}, while Piplup saved {{an|Dawn}} from a swarm of {{p|Ariados}}.
:*Both are actively kept [[Walking Pokémon|outside]] of their Poké Balls.
:*Both have expressed reluctance to [[evolution|evolve]] and prefer to remain in their current forms.
:**Both have battled against their evolved forms.

'''Name origins'''
:*''LightningPearl'' comes from Pikachu being an {{type|Electric}} and {{s|Pearl}}, the ship involving their Trainers.
}}
 

====TaladradoraShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}|{{an|Iris}}|jap=ドリュアイ|rom=DoryuAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*Excadrill's refusal to battle on Iris's command wasn't an act of disobedience but was more about shame and distrust. He refused to battle for Iris because he was afraid to lose again after the humiliating loss to [[Drayden]] years earlier. This differs from [[Ash's Charizard]] and [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] who simply wanted to do what they pleased.
:*''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''
::Excadrill shows some reaction to Iris's crying after his loss to [[Langley]]'s {{p|Beartic}} earlier. As such, he left the to the forest in order to work on {{m|Focus Blast}} and become stronger. Later, he agrees to rematch Beartic and listen to Iris's commands after regaining his confidence. After the second battle with Beartic, Iris hugs Excadrill and tells him that she loves him.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Taladradora'' is the Spanish word for drill.
}}
 

====TwinApplesShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{TP|Iris|Axew}}|{{an|Iris}}|jap=キバアイ|rom=KibaAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*Axew is never seen in a Poké Ball unlike Iris's other Pokémon an prefers to travel inside her hair showing a close bond. Axew also tends to impersonate some of her actions, such as backing her up when she refers to Ash as a kid.
:*''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
:: When Iris becomes upset that she can't help Axew perfect {{m|Dragon Rage}}, he goes off and finds an apple for her to help her feel better. Later when {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} refuses to help Iris rescue Axew from a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Scolipede}}, she takes it upon herself to save him without the aid of a Pokémon.
:*''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]''
:: After Axew uses Dragon Rage perfectly for the first time, Iris begins to smother him with affection.

'''Name origins'''
:*''TwinApples'' refers to how Axew uses his tusks to carry apples to Iris.
}}
 

====WatcherShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Tracey}}|{{TP|Tracey|Marill}}|jap=ケンマリ|rom=KenMari|

'''Evidence'''
:*Marill is Tracey's most recurring Pokémon.
:*''[[EP088|In the Pink]]''
::Marill becomes frightened when called upon to battle the pink {{p|Nidoking}} and jumps into Tracey's arms for protection. In response, he hugs it back.
:*''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
::While Tracey recalls {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}} and {{TP|Tracey|Venonat}} to their [[Poké Balls]], he clenches Marill to his side during the storm that [[Maren]]'s boat got caught in.

'''Name origins'''
:*''WatcherShipping'' is derived from [[Pokémon Watcher]].
}}
 

===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:GundamSeiyuuSave.png|James saving Cilan
File:DP149.png|Pikachu and Piplup hugging
</gallery>

NegaiShipping

2011-12-22T11:47:25Z

Gohan5: /* Ash's hints */ may be a hint for Iris too?

{{ship}}
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[[File:NegaiShipping1.png|thumb|250px|Iris and Ash]]
'''NegaiShipping''' (Japanese: '''サトアイ''' ''SatoAi'') is the belief that [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{an|Iris}} belong in a romantic relationship. Currently, it is the main pairing of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, along with {{s|Wishful}}.

==Evidence==
===Iris's hints===
*''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]''
:Iris blushes slightly upon meeting Ash, and throughout most of the episode. Later on, after {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Axew}} are stolen by Team Rocket, Ash jumps off a tree and falls down to the ground. Iris immediately jumps down from the tree, asking if Ash is all right, rather than trying to save the Pokémon. Iris also later thanks Ash for saving Axew, even though it was {{AP|Oshawott}} who saved him. Iris then tells Ash that because of his actions she has started to change her view of him and she starts traveling with him.
[[File:NegaiShipping.png|thumb|250px|Iris saving Ash]]
*''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]''
:Iris and Ash spend the majority of the episode arguing. During a rescue of some Pokémon, however, Ash loses his grip on a bridge made of {{p|Sandile}}, but Iris is there to grab his wrist, keeping hold of him as the Sandile righten themselves to safety. Afterward, the two look to each other and smile, having silently reconciled their differences. It is to be noted, however, they shared this look a moment later with the main [[Sunglasses Krokorok|Sandile]]; ultimately, it means, "A job well done."

*''[[BW004|The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!]]''
:Iris shows concern for Ash when he tries to get close to an abandoned {{p|Tepig}} and tells him to be careful. After Ash succeeds in calming the Pokémon down, Iris watches Ash as he unties the rope around Tepig's snout and feeds it. She seems surprised by Ash's treatment of the Pokémon and smiles warmly.

[[File:IrisNegai.png|thumb|250px|Iris watching Ash's gym battle]]
*''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]''
:During Ash's gym battle with {{an|Cilan}}, [[Chili]], and [[Cress]], fans of the brothers stayed on one side of the arena to cheer on the Gym Leaders, while Iris stays on the opposing side and quite blatantly gazes at Ash with a look that could easily be interpreted as attraction or cool admiration (among others, both positive and negative, given she's been calling him a "kid" up until now, and not kindly).

*''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
:After Ash beats Cilan, Iris is impressed with Ash's performance and whispers his name while watching him celebrate. After Ash receives his badge from Cilan, he shows off to Iris who quickly criticizes him. After this, Cilan asks Ash if he and Iris are traveling together. Iris yells that they aren't and runs off. Later, once Cilan has formally joined Ash's travel party, Ash and Cilan are on their way to leave [[Striaton City]]. As Ash wonders where Iris is, she appears from a tree, surprising him. After being asked by Ash to join him and Cilan on their journey, she is overjoyed and excitedly accepts his invitation.

*''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
:During the battle between Iris and Cilan, Iris seems to pay just as much attention to Ash as the battle at hand. Most of the time she and Ash argue over battle strategies and why she doesn't want to battle him. During this time, Iris is too busy arguing to tell Axew how to counterattack, and it ended up taking a {{m|SolarBeam}} at close range. Throughout the episode Iris is surprised that Ash wants to battle her so much.

*''[[BW010|A Rival Battle for Club Champ!]]''
:When Trip was leaving after he "canceled" the request to battle, she took up for Ash and helped convince Trip to change his mind. Iris blatantly gazes at Ash with a look that could easily be interpreted as attraction or cool admiration for the second time, during his battle with [[Trip]].

*''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]''
:Iris grabs Ash's shoulder in an affectionate way when asking [[Lenora]] what type of Trainer he is. She is also very concerned about Ash's depressed attitude after he loses the gym battle.

*''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]]''
:When Ash and Pikachu fall into a hole and get separated from the group, Iris is willing to use her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to try and find them. Even though Excadrill doesn't listen to her, Iris doesn't hesitate to ask it for help, unlike in [[BW009|''The Bloom is on Axew!'']] when Ash is the one to finally convince her to use it to rescue Axew. Later, Iris again shows a look of concern when Ash battles Sandile, knowing that Pikachu was at a disadvantage.

*''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]''
:When Ash tries to help an injured {{p|Venipede}}, Iris constantly worries for him, because of the Venipede's {{a|Poison Point}}. She is concerned for him when he becomes {{Status|poison}}ed due to contact with the Pokémon. Later, when Ash jumps in the path of {{p|Lampent}}'s {{m|Shadow Ball}} to protect the boss Venipede and is hit, she rushes to his side and holds onto his arm.
[[File:NegaiShipping 2.png|thumb|240px|right|Iris and Ash]]
*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
:When Iris, Axew and {{p|Emolga}} are cornered by a group of wild {{p|Swoobat}}, Ash and the others come to their aid. Iris looks relieved and only acknowledges Ash and Pikachu, despite Cilan and {{an|Bianca}} being there as well.


*''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]
:When Ash and Oshawott are ambushed underwater by a school of wild {{p|Tympole}}, Iris seemingly senses the danger and looks toward the lake while wondering if they are all right.

*''[[BW034|Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!]]''
:On several different occasions when Ash was in mortal danger, Iris screamed his name with obvious strain in her voice. Meanwhile, Cilan and [[Mr. Garrison]] didn't say a thing.

*''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]''
:During the [[Club Battle]] tournament Ash faces off against [[Burgundy]] in the first round, and right before his battle Iris shows concern for Ash and wonders who he'll use to fight with. Ash says he's using this chance to test someone. After this, Ash moves on to the battlefield while Iris stands up and follows him to the edge of the area designated for spectators.

*''[[BW044|Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?]]''
:Ash and the others end up in a sand trap when they try to help out a {{p|Purrloin}}. Ash uses his {{AP|Snivy}}, but despite her best efforts she is unable to pull the group out. When Ash's head is almost covered in the sand, Iris calls out to him in concern before immediately asking Excadrill for help.

*''[[BW049]]''
:When Bianca decides to keep her promise to [[Bianca's father|her father]] and end her journey, the group is saddened to see her leave. However before Bianca's father can take her away, Iris insists that Ash say something to him and change his mind about letting Bianca travel. This is notable since it shows how much faith Iris has in Ash. Also she didn't ask Cilan, who is a better speaker, despite him being able to do the same thing.

===Ash's hints===
*''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]''
:The morning after meeting Iris, Ash seems a little disappointed when she has suddenly gone missing.

*''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
:After his battle with Cilan, Ash happily shows his badge to Iris and asks her opinion. Iris criticizes Ash for his choices in battle and this upsets him, not expecting that answer from her. Also, Ash seems to be upset when Iris declares that he and she are not traveling together and takes off on her own.

*''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
:Ash is annoyed that Iris would not battle him and that she battled {{an|Cilan}} instead. He continuously asks her for a battle throughout the episode.

*''[[BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!]]''
:When the group is lost in the [[Pinwheel Forest]], Iris claims to know the way out by "listening to the forest". Cilan says that this was merely non-scientific explanations, but Ash agrees that going with your hunches is the best way to go.

*''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]''
:When Team Rocket steals Axew and {{p|Druddigon}}, Iris uses her senses to try and find the two Pokémon. When Iris finds out where they are, Cilan and [[Emmy]] begin to doubt Iris and think that she is going the wrong way. However, Ash assures them that because of Iris's senses they would find Axew and Druddigon. Ash then tells them that he will believe in Iris, and follows after her. This shows that Ash has confidence in Iris's abilities and her bond with Axew.

*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
:During Iris's battle against [[Stephan]] in the second round of the Club Battle tournament, Ash expresses concern for her when she is losing the battle. When she finally manages to turn things around and defeat him, Ash states that Iris is awesome.

*''[[BW042|Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]''
:In the semifinal match of the tournament Iris's Axew goes against [[Luke]]'s {{p|Golett}}. Iris tells Axew to use {{m|Scratch}} but it is ineffective due to Golett being part {{type|Ghost}}. [[Georgia]] insults Iris for not knowing that, and Ash defends her by saying the battle has only begun. He also expresses concern for Iris when she and Axew are cornered during the battle.

*''[[BW051]]''
:Cilan enters the [[Nimbasa City]] stamp rally where the winner gets the chance to battle the {{tc|Subway Boss}}es. Despite being excited about an opportunity to battle against the Subway Bosses, Ash declines Cilan's invitation to help him collect all of the stamps because he promised Iris that he would go sightseeing through Nimbasa City with her.

*''[[BW056]]''
:The group is working at a daycare where a shy {{p|Deino}}'s trainer has yet to return. Iris, knowing how much Ash was looking forward to his gym battle, tells him and Cilan to go on ahead to [[Driftveil City]] without her while she waits with Deino. Ash and Cilan both decide to wait as well, and Ash reassures Iris that if that Deino is her friend then it's also a friend of theirs. Iris looks relieved to hear Ash say that.

===Other hints===
*Unlike {{an|Misty}}, {{an|May}}, and {{an|Dawn}}, Iris starts following Ash without his permission for unknown reasons. She claims that she is doing him a favor since he is new to the [[Unova]] region and unfamiliar with the territory. Some fans believe that Iris is using this as an excuse to hide her true intentions. While Ash felt some obligation to Misty and May for Pikachu destroying their bikes, Dawn asks to join him and Brock on their journey.
*Iris criticizes Ash on occasion by referring to him as a little kid. Iris tends to do this when Ash does something rash, impulsive, or more recently just to tease him since she knows it bothers him. 
*Ash has been seen to take on some of Iris's characteristics, like frequently climbing trees, swinging from vines, as well as her confidence.
*Cilan has noted on several different occasions that Ash and Iris give off an interesting flavor when they are together and has also pointed out their similarities. This usually causes them to lash out at him aggressively in disagreement. 
*[[Ash's Oshawott]] has a crush on [[Iris's Emolga]]. This could be a sign that Ash may have a crush on Iris, since {{an|Professor Oak}} and {{an|Brock}} have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. This is similar to how fans relate [[PearlShipping]] and [[LagomorphShipping]] to each other. It is to be pointed out that Oshawott developed this crush ''before'' Iris caught Emolga. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.

==Similarities==
*Both Ash and Iris own Pokémon that do not reside within a [[Poké Ball]] ([[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Iris's Axew]]).
*Both have at times shown an impulsive nature, especially when protecting their Pokémon.
*Both Ash and Iris have owned Pokémon that have refused to obey them at one point (Ash's {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Charizard}}, and {{AP|Primeape}}, and Iris's {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}).
*Ash and Iris are the only main characters in the series to own a {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon ([[Ash's Gible]] and [[Iris's Axew]]).
**As part of their story, both Gible and Axew have trouble executing a certain Dragon-type move at first, {{m|Draco Meteor}} and {{m|Dragon Rage}}, respectively.
**Also, Gible and Axew are both part of a three-stage evolutionary line that retain the same type throughout their [[evolution]].
*Both Ash and Iris own Pokémon that have revealed that their primary goal is to reach their final evolutionary stage ([[Ash's Butterfree]] and Iris's Axew).
**Both Pokémon were raised from, and expressed this goal in, their first evolutionary stage.
*Ash and Iris own an {{type|Electric}} rodent Pokémon (Ash's Pikachu and [[Iris's Emolga]]).
**Both Pokémon store electricity in the sacs of their cheeks.
**Also, both Pikachu and Emolga have a fondness for a certain item, ketchup and apples, respectively.
**Both Pikachu and Emolga know Pokémon that have crushes on them, [[Dawn's Buneary]] and Ash's Oshawott, respectively.
**Both Pikachu and Emolga have the {{a|Static}} ability.
*Ash and Iris are the only main characters in the series to own a Pokémon that knows the move {{m|Attract}} ([[Ash's Snivy]] and Iris's Emolga).
**Both Snivy and Emolga are female.
*Ash and Iris have each owned a Pokémon voiced by [[Mika Kanai]] in the Japanese as well as the English dub. ([[Ash's Bayleef]] and [[Iris's Emolga]])
* As shown in ''[[BW008|Saving Darmanitan From The Bell!]]'', they both tend to eat a lot, being explicitly said by [[Cilan]].

==Name origin==
*''Negai'' is from the Japanese characters 願い (''negai'') to mean 'wish' (in terms of 'desire,' 'prayer,' or 'request'). It is used as an alternate name over {{s|Wish}}, after the title of the Japanese series "[[Best Wishes series|Best Wishes]]."

== Alternate names ==
*''AaIL'' - stands for '''A'''sh '''a'''nd '''I'''ris '''L'''ove
*サトアイ ''SatoAi'' - meaning '''Sato'''shi and '''I'''ris (''ai'' being the phonetic pronunciation of the long ''i'' sound)
*PalmtreeShipping - This was one of the first names, but was unoffcial.

==External links==
[http://negaishipping.wordpress.com/ NegaiShipping World]

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Katharine

2011-11-10T14:50:48Z

Gohan5: /* Pokémon */ moves

{{character undubbed}}
[[File:Koharu.png|thumb|250px|Koharu]]
(Japanese: '''コハル''' ''Koharu'') is the [[character of the day]] in [[BW055]]. Her {{p|Gothita}} took a liking to [[Ash's Scraggy]] and wanted her to battle {{Ash}} for ownership of him. Not being able to say no to Gothita, she agreed to it. Of course Ash refused to battle her if those were the wages. However, Koharu taunted him until he eventually agreed. He was able to knockout her {{p|Mandibuzz}} with his {{AP|Tepig}} before the rest of the battle was canceled by rain. The next day she battled against him again. This time she used her Gothita while he used his {{AP|Snivy}}. The battle ended in a loss for Koharu and she was forced to run after her Gothita who left the scene in a fit over the loss.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Koharu
|pkmn=Gothita

|img=BW055.png
|type1=Psychic
|epnum=BW055
|vajp=Rikako Aikawa
|desc=Koharu's {{p|Gothita}} developed feelings for [[Ash's Scraggy]]. It is shown to be a somewhat selfish Pokémon that seems to be able to manipulate its Trainer into doing what it wants. In the middle of the night, it got Scraggy to run away with it. {{TP|Iris|Axew}} followed them into the forest where he proceeded to battle it. Their battle ended up waking up and angering a wild {{p|Garbodor}} which was stopped by [[Ash's Snivy]] and Koharu's Deerling.

Later, Gothita wanted to challenge Snivy itself to a battle that they would have the next day. After losing the battle, Gothita threw a temper tantrum and ran away.

Gothita's known moves are {{m|Psychic}}, {{m|Psyshock}} and {{m|Energy Ball}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Koharu
|pkmn=Mandibuzz
|gender=female
|img=Koharu Mandibuzz.png
|type1=Dark
|type2=Flying
|epnum=BW055
|vajp=Chiaki Takahashi
|desc=Koharu's {{p|Mandibuzz}} was used in a battle against [[Ash's Tepig]] where she lost.

Mandibuzz's known moves are {{m|Air Slash}} and {{m|Brave Bird}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Koharu
|pkmn=Deerling
|img=Koharu Deerling.png
|type1=Normal
|type2=Grass
|epnum=BW055
|vajp=Chika Fujimura
|desc=Koharu's {{p|Deerling}} was introduced with her other Pokémon. It was later used to help calm down a wild {{p|Garbodor}} with {{m|Aromatherapy}}.

Deerling's only known move is {{m|Aromatherapy}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Koharu
|pkmn=Darumaka
|img=
|type1=Fire
|epnum=BW055
|desc=Koharu's {{p|Darumaka}} was introduced with her other Pokémon.

None of Darumaka's moves are known.}}

==Badges==
* {{badge|Basic}}
* {{badge|Insect}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{psychic color}}|bordercolor={{psychic color light}}
|ja=潘めぐみ ''Megumi Han''
}} 

{{Stub|Anime}} 
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[[Category:Unova characters of the day]]
[[Category:Female characters]]

List of major animated series ships

2011-11-09T14:55:16Z

Gohan5: /* List of supporting character ships */ bw041

'''Anime Ships''' are undoubtedly the most popular kind of shipping in the Pokémon fanbase.

===List of main character ships===
A list of ships involving two main characters who have met.
====AlfShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{Ash}}|[[Max]]|jap=サトマサ|rom=SatoMasa|
'''Evidence'''
:*Throughout their time together, Max has always shown great admiration for Ash. But he has also took pleasure out of taunting him for not knowing something.

:*''[[AG003|There's No Place Like Hoenn]]''
::Max was extremely excited to meet Ash, whom he recognized from watching the [[Silver Conference]] on television.

:*''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start is!]]''
::Max is so upset by Ash leaving that he runs off by himself. When Ash finds him, he reassures him that they will always be friends and promises to battle him someday after he becomes a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. This makes Max happy leading him to accept the separation.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Alf'' comes from Max incorrectly referring to Ash by this name when they first met.}}
 

====DebateShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{Tracey}}|[[Max]]|jap=ケンマサ|rom=KenMasa|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''
:: Max is thoroughly impressed by Tracey's artistic skills and refers to him as ''sir''. Tracey thanks him and says he could just call him by his first name. Max then imagines drawing Pokémon like he does. A bit later, Max asks Tracey if he could return the {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{TP|May|Squirtle}} that {{an|Professor Oak}} is giving to starting {{pkmn|Trainer}}s to their [[Poké Ball]]s which Tracey lets him do. Later in the episode, Tracey updates Max's [[PokéNav]] with all the locations of the Battle Facilities.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both wear a similar attire, including a green shirt and shorts. They are also the only male protagonists to wear shorts rather than pants.
:*Both are the only main protagonists not to have an official in-game counterpart.

'''Trivia'''
:*''DebateShipping'' is also used for Tracey and {{ka|Gilbert}}.}}
 

====GreeneyeShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[James]]|{{an|Misty}}|jap=コジカス|rom=KojiKasu|
'''Evidence'''
:*''[[EP086|Pikachu Revolts]]''
::Misty is seen bandaging James's wounds after he and Jessie had lost their Pokémon to [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]].

:*''[[EP155|Forest Grumps]]''
:: Misty gets separated from Ash and Brock and ends up with James and {{MTR}}. Feeling sorry for the both of them, she gives some of her lunch to them. Later when everyone escapes the raging {{p|Ursaring}}, James and Misty are seen holding each other in happiness.

'''Alternate names'''
:*AlternaShipping - Alternate name for James and Cassidy
:*AlternateShipping - Alternate name for Butch and Cassidy
:*OpressionShipping
:*RomeoShipping
:*TwerpyShipping
:*WhinyShipping

'''Name origins'''
:*''Greeneye'' refers to James and Misty's eye colors.}}
 

====GundamSeiyuuShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[James]]|{{an|Cilan}}|jap=コジデン|rom=KojiDen|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW026|Scare at the Litwick Mansion!]]''
::A group of {{p|Litwick}} and their {{p|Lampent}} leader open a mysterious vortex that nearly sucks in James, [[Jessie]], and {{MTR}}. Cilan is nearly sucked in as well after being hit by a {{m|Shadow Ball}} that knocks him off of his feet. He would have been sucked in completely but he is saved by James who grabs his arm. Earlier, James's life force had been drained by the Litwick who were accompanying him and his friends. Despite that and his feelings towards {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, James decides to put his own safety aside and use what strength he has left to rescue Cilan. Some might argue, however, that he only rescued him as a return favor for Ash saving Jessie from the same fate. Others note that James chose to help who he may consider an enemy but did not attempt to try and save his friends before hand.

'''Name origins'''
:*''GundamSeiyuu'' refers to James and Cilan's voice actors, [[Shin'ichirō Miki]] and [[Mamoru Miyano]], respectively, who both voiced characters in the {{wp|Gundam}} anime franchise.
}}
 



===List of supporting character ships===
This is a list of shippings involving a supporting character.

====AgainstShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Paul]]|[[Zoey]]|jap=シンノゾ|rom=ShinNozo|

'''Evidence'''
:*Normally, Zoey is rather composed when faced with someone who puts down her friends, but with Paul she became more flustered than she usually would. {{an|Dawn}} is seen having to physically restrain her. Many would say that this would disprove the ship, but fans see it as Zoey becoming more emotional about what Paul thinks as compared to other people.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both were the main rivals of the main protagonists during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.
:*Both own a {{p|Gastrodon}}.

'''Trivia'''
:*Paul and Zoey have a few Pokémon that are considered counterparts of each other:
:**Paul owns a {{TP|Paul|Honchkrow}} while Zoey owns a [[Zoey#Mismagius|Mismagius]]. Both evolved from [[Generation II]] Pokémon with the [[Dusk Stone]] and became a [[Generation IV]] Pokémon. They are also exclusive to some games.
:**Paul owns a [[Paul#Froslass|Froslass]] and Zoey owns a [[Zoey#Gallade|Gallade]]. Both species evolve from a [[Generation III]] Pokémon with the [[Dawn Stone]] as a part of a branched evolution.
:**Paul owns an [[Paul#Gastrodon|East Sea Gastrodon]] and Zoey owns a [[Zoey's Gastrodon|West Sea Gastrodon]].

'''Name origins'''
:*''Against'' comes from Paul and Zoey's nature as rivals: both are essentially against {{Ash}} and Dawn respectively, despite the bonds (or lack thereof) they have with each other.
}}
 

====BadTasteShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Ash}}|[[Burgundy]]|jap=サトカベ|rom=SatoCabe|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW019|A Connoisseur's Revenge!]]''
::Despite there being a long line of people waiting, Burgundy specifically calls on Ash to visit her shop. She also puts her hands on his shoulders several different times.

'''Similarities'''
:* Both own or have owned an {{p|Oshawott}}.
:* Both battled more than one of the [[Gym leader]]s at the [[Striaton Gym]]. In addition, they both used their Oshawott to battle {{an|Cilan}}.
}}
 





====PokéSilverShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Ash}}|{{an|Lyra}}|jap=サトコト|rom=SatoKoto|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
::Lyra admires Ash's courage and tells [[Khoury]] that he should be more like him.

:*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
::While waiting to be rescued, Lyra wonders who she would most like to marry out of Ash, Khoury, and {{an|Brock}}. Lyra believes that Ash is the best candidate and then asks {{an|Dawn}} if she and Ash are a couple. This event can be interpreted two ways. Either she supports Ash and Dawn as [[PearlShipping|a couple]] or she has a romantic interest in Ash and wonders if he has a girlfriend or not.

:*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
::Lyra attempts to pair Dawn and Khoury together as a couple. Ash decides to go with Lyra to search for the Gible instead of going with Dawn.

'''Similarities'''
:* Both own or have owned a {{p|Chikorita}}.
}}
 

====RaimonTownShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Luke]]|{{an|Bianca}}|jap=ルーベル|rom=LuBel|

'''Evidence'''
:* ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]''
::* Bianca instantly took a liking to [[Luke's Zorua]] and later admired Luke for having her. Throughout the entire [[Don Battle]] she'd often keep close proximity with Luke.
:* ''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury, Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
::* Luke trusts Bianca to film his battle with {{an|Cilan}} for him and when he finds out she missed the battle, filming Zorua instead, he shrugs it off pretty quickly.
:* ''[[BW042|The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!]]''
::* Bianca takes an interest in Luke's film work and eventually begins to help him, not being distracted by Zorua. The two leave the tournament together to work on the film.


'''Name origins'''
:* [[Raimon Town]] is where Bianca and Luke originally met.
}}
 

====ServiceShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{an|Cilan}}|{{an|Bianca}}|jap=デンベル|rom=DenBel|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
::Bianca states that Cilan's food is delicious and that she gives it "five stars" to which Cilan is grateful for.

:*''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''
::Bianca takes an interest in Cilan's catchphrases and begins to use them for herself. Later when Bianca leaves the group, Cilan promises to make her a meal the next time they meet.

:*''[[BW037|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!]]''
::When the group decides they will enter a fishing competition, Cilan picks out a fishing rod for Bianca without even being asked to. A while later, Cilan briefly leaves the group to turn in his catch to the judges. When he exits the building, he sees Bianca struggling to hold on to something that she hooked. Immediately he runs to her side, even instructing Ash and Iris to move aside, and holds on to her fishing rod. While she was in charge of the reel, Cilan was the one to pull her catch, a {{p|Frillish}}, from the water.

:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury, Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
::Bianca is clearly the most excited when Cilan announces "It's Tasting Time!" during his battle with [[Luke]].
}}
 

====TarragonShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{an|Cilan}}|[[Georgia]]|jap=デンラン|rom=DenLan|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''
::Georgia calls for Cilan's attention before she leaves and demands that he make her a delicous meal the next time they met.
:*''[[BW041|The Club Battle Hearts of Fury, Emolga Versus Sawk!]]''
::When [[Burgundy]] begins to mock Cilan after his loss to [[Luke]], Georgia is clearly annoyed by her behavior. She then remarks sarcastically to Burgundy that she has a "nice personality". Fans see this as Georgia's way of defending Cilan.
}}
 

===List of Pokémon shippings===
This is a list involving a Pokémon.

====IwazaruShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{an|Cilan}}|{{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}|jap=デンヤナ|rom=DenYana|

'''Evidence'''
:*Cilan refers to Pansage as his "premium brand" Pokémon which means that he is his most trusted partner.

:*''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
::Cilan begins to gloat how perfectly compatible he is with Pansage while battling Ash and his {{AP|Oshawott}}.
:*''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle]]''
::Pansage tries to comfort Cilan after he inadvertently knocked over the pot of soup he was making for lunch caused by Ash and Iris's goofing off.
:*''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]''
::Cilan is seen holding Pansage after he is {{status|poison}}ed by group of {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Foongus}}. He does not do the same for his {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}} who is also poisoned.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Iwazaru'' refers to 言わ猿 meaning ''speak-not monkey'' referring to the {{wp|three wise monkeys}} motif that the [[elemental monkeys]] are suspected to be based on. In relation, there is ''{{tt|Kikazaru|hear-not monkey}}Shipping'' for [[Chili]] and his {{p|Pansear}} and ''{{tt|Mizaru|see-not monkey}}Shipping'' for [[Cress]] and his {{p|Panpour}}.
}}
 

====LethalAttractionShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Ash's Oshawott]]|[[Iris's Emolga]]|jap=ミジュエモ|rom=MijuEmo|
'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
::Oshawott is immediately smitten with Emolga upon first seeing her. Also, Oshawott interrupts her battle with [[Bianca's Minccino]] by jumping in front of the {{m|Attract}} meant for the other Pokémon.

::Later on when Emolga is surrounded by a group of wild {{p|Swoobat}}, Oshawott lets himself out of his Poké Ball in order to protect her. He was hit by a Swoobat's {{m|Charge Beam}} forcing Ash to recall him to his Poké Ball.

:*''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''
::When Emolga wanders off on her own while the others are sleeping, Oshawott and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} follow after her. When they find her she lies to them in order to get some apples by telling them that she was ambushed by a group of wild {{p|Watchog}}. Angered, Oshawott fights valiantly in order to protect her and retrieves an apple for himself, Emolga, and Axew. Oshawott continues to protect Emolga even standing up to an enraged {{p|Simisear}}. However, he was easily defeated by the angry Pokémon.

'''Name origins'''
:*''LethalAttraction'' comes from the fact that Oshawott usually ends up getting hurt while trying to protect Emolga. It also could be from the fact that {{type|Water}}s are weak against {{t|Electric}} attacks.

'''Trivia'''
:*Oshawott and Emolga are both part of the Ground egg group and therefore can breed.
}}
 

====LightningPearlShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Ash's Pikachu]]|[[Dawn's Piplup]]|jap=ピカポッチャ|rom=PikaPocha|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[DP149|Sticking with Who You Know!]]''
::Pikachu and Piplup spent nearly the whole episode hugging each other with hearts in their eyes. Even when {{an|Dawn}} returns Piplup to his Poké Ball, he lets himself out and goes back to hugging Pikachu. Of course, this was all a result of [[Professor Kodama]]'s affinity machine which made pure {{t|Electric}} and {{type|Water}}s inseparable.

:*''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''
::Piplup becomes emotional knowing that the group is going to go their separate ways. He was hoping that Dawn would go with Ash and {{an|Brock}} to [[Kanto]] so that he could stay with Pikachu. When she decides she's going to stay in [[Sinnoh]], Piplup runs off into the forest alone. Fans also note that even though Pikachu is {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s object of affection, she did not appear upset at all over the news of Pikachu leaving unlike Piplup. Pikachu becomes concerned and runs off too to look for him. When he finds Piplup, he latches on to him and starts crying. This causes Pikachu to also start crying.

::Later on when they accept that they are going to separate, Pikachu and Piplup high five each other before hugging again.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both were unwilling to obey their Trainers at first, but became friends after saving them from a group of attacking Pokémon. Pikachu saved [[Ash]] from a flock of {{p|Spearow}}, while Piplup saved {{an|Dawn}} from a swarm of {{p|Ariados}}.
:*Both are actively kept [[Walking Pokémon|outside]] of their Poké Balls.
:*Both have expressed reluctance to [[evolution|evolve]] and prefer to remain in their current forms.
:**Both have battled against their evolved forms.

'''Name origins'''
:*''LightningPearl'' comes from Pikachu being an {{type|Electric}} and {{s|Pearl}}, the ship involving their Trainers.
}}
 

====TaladradoraShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}|{{an|Iris}}|jap=ドリュアイ|rom=DoryuAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*Excadrill's refusal to battle on Iris's command wasn't an act of disobedience but was more about shame and distrust. He refused to battle for Iris because he was afraid to lose again after the humiliating loss to [[Drayden]] years earlier. This differs from [[Ash's Charizard]] and [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] who simply wanted to do what they pleased.
:*''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''
::Excadrill shows some reaction to Iris's crying after his loss to [[Langley]]'s {{p|Beartic}} earlier. As such, he left the to the forest in order to work on {{m|Focus Blast}} and become stronger. Later, he agrees to rematch Beartic and listen to Iris's commands after regaining his confidence. After the second battle with Beartic, Iris hugs Excadrill and tells him that she loves him.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Taladradora'' is the Spanish word for drill.
}}
 

====TwinApplesShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{TP|Iris|Axew}}|{{an|Iris}}|jap=キバアイ|rom=KibaAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*Axew is never seen in a Poké Ball unlike Iris's other Pokémon an prefers to travel inside her hair showing a close bond. Axew also tends to impersonate some of her actions, such as backing her up when she refers to Ash as a kid.
:*''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
:: When Iris becomes upset that she can't help Axew perfect {{m|Dragon Rage}}, he goes off and finds an apple for her to help her feel better. Later when {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} refuses to help Iris rescue Axew from a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Scolipede}}, she takes it upon herself to save him without the aid of a Pokémon.
:*''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]''
:: After Axew uses Dragon Rage perfectly for the first time, Iris begins to smother him with affection.

'''Name origins'''
:*''TwinApples'' refers to how Axew uses his tusks to carry apples to Iris.
}}
 

====WatcherShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Tracey}}|{{TP|Tracey|Marill}}|jap=ケンマリ|rom=KenMari|

'''Evidence'''
:*Marill is Tracey's most recurring Pokémon.
:*''[[EP088|In the Pink]]''
::Marill becomes frightened when called upon to battle the pink {{p|Nidoking}} and jumps into Tracey's arms for protection. In response, he hugs it back.
:*''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
::While Tracey recalls {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}} and {{TP|Tracey|Venonat}} to their [[Poké Balls]], he clenches Marill to his side during the storm that [[Maren]]'s boat got caught in.

'''Name origins'''
:*''WatcherShipping'' is derived from [[Pokémon Watcher]].
}}
 

===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:GundamSeiyuuSave.png|James saving Cilan
File:DP149.png|Pikachu and Piplup hugging
</gallery>

List of clothing (anime)

2011-10-26T02:40:33Z

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In the [[Pokémon anime]], while the main characters will generally wear a single outfit for several seasons, they have changed outfits from time to time and, at the start of a new [[Series]], changed their main outfit entirely. This is a list of the different clothing and outfits worn by the main characters.

=={{Ash}}==
===Main outfits===
All of Ash's main outfits are highlighted by his {{AP|hat}}. They often strongly feature the colors red and blue, along with black, white, green and golden yellow. These are primary and bold colors, accenting Ash's primary status in the series.
====Original series====
[[File:Ash anime.png|thumb|left|120px|Ash's first outfit]]
One of the curious notes about Ash's first outfit is that, unlike {{an|May}}, {{an|Dawn}}, and {{an|Iris}}, while it is clear his clothing is directly inspired by {{ga|Red}}'s, it is a unique outfit design in its own right. This fact is also echoed by the outfits of {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Misty}}, which were designed purely for the {{pkmn|anime}} instead of using the outfits seen in the games themselves and the artwork for the games.

The outfit is a blue and white jacket with gold trim worn open over a black t-shirt with jeans, sneakers, green fingerless gloves, and of course [[Ash's hat]]. The only part of the outfit with a known story behind it is the hat, which Ash won from a contest from the [[Pokémon League]]. However, other parts of the outfit are notable for practical reasons: Ash kept his [[Kanto]], [[Orange League]], and [[Johto]] [[badge]]s pinned to the inside of the jacket, and hung his [[Poké Ball]]s from his belt.

Ash would turn his hat backwards when he was concentrating heavily, such as when he would face a Trainer or capture a Pokémon. This was very much the case early in his journey in Kanto, though by the time his journey in Johto ended, he hardly ever turned his cap.

Ash wore this outfit from ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]''.
 

====''Advanced Generation'' series====
[[File:Ash AG.png|thumb|left|120px|Ash's second outfit]]
Ash's second outfit was the first alternate main outfit to be seen on any character, and by default, the least expected. Brock and Misty's second outfits would not debut until several episodes after Ash's did.

Along with a new hat, Ash wore a hoodie instead of a jacket, black gloves instead of green, and new jeans and sneakers. He also started wearing a new backpack. This time, however, he keeps the hoodie closed, possibly because he no longer keeps badges pinned to the inside.

All of his new clothes, however, bear a notable resemblance to his old clothes, probably to maintain his style and avoid confusion which would be caused by a completely new appearance. This becomes a common theme among all new outfits: they are new takes on the style on the former outfits.

The symbol on his hat and hoodie pocket reflect the [[Poké Ball]] symbols seen frequently in the [[Generation III]] games, particularly in the designs of the [[player character|main characters']] clothes. Ash's {{series|Advanced Generation}} outfit is similar to the one {{ga|Red}} wears in Generation III, most notably, his sleeves.

This outfit is the only one of Ash's outfits to appear in more than one series, being worn by Ash in the final episodes of the [[original series]] and in the first episodes of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, as well as throughout the {{series|Advanced Generation}}.

Ash wore this outfit from ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'' to ''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide!]]''.
 

====''Diamond & Pearl'' series====
[[File:Ash DP 1.png|thumb|left|120px|Ash's third outfit]]
Based on the example set by the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, most fans were expecting Ash to wear a new outfit at the start of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Outfit changes are now accepted as routine if and when the anime changes sagas.

His third outfit takes a step back to his first outfit by wearing a jacket instead of a hoodie, and with colors closer to the original. It also has a white undershirt instead of black for a change, as well as a new hat, new jeans, and new sneakers. His gloves are the same as those from his second outfit. His backpack is new but, again, green. It should be noted that this new outfit is mostly based on that of {{ga|Lucas}}, the male player character from {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. The only differences are the hat designs, sneakers, backpack color, and the fact that Ash wears open fingered gloves but no scarf. It also bears traits of {{ga|Red}}'s outfit, mainly the white collar, though there is the fact he is now wearing a closed jacket, another similarity with Red's.

One of the most common complaints among fans about the outfit is the yellow stripe across Ash's chest. This is, considering its curve, apparently based on the lower half of the [[Poké Ball]] symbol which was seen on Ash's pocket in his second outfit. However, given how long it is now, it is more difficult to tell.

Ash wore this outfit from ''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide!]]'' to ''[[DP191|Memories Are Made of Bliss]]''.
 

====''Best Wishes'' series====
[[File:BW Ash.png|thumb|left|120px|Ash's fourth outfit]]
As expected, Ash has received a new outfit for the {{series|Best Wishes}}. As with his previous outfit, this one appears to be modeled on the outfit worn by {{ga|Hilbert}} from {{game|Black and White|s}}, with the only difference being that Ash's suit is missing a bag strap across the front, clothing shades, and the hat, which resembles the one from the original series. Ash's new clothing closely follows the same color scheme he has always had: red, blue, yellow, green, black and white. In this series Ash's sneakers are high tops, rather than the normal sneakers he wore during the other series.

Ash started wearing this outfit in ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'', and is currently wearing it as of the latest Japanese episode.
 

===Side outfits===
====Formal clothes====
*Ash wore a {{wp|kimono}} to a summer festival in ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]''.
*Ash and Brock don party outfits in ''[[EP043|The March of the Exeggutor Squad]]''. Ash wears a bright orange {{wp|tuxedo (clothing)|tuxedo}} with a frilled shirt and orange {{wp|bowler hat}}.
*Ash fantasizes about wearing a blue tuxedo for a movie premier in ''[[EP070|Go West Young Meowth]]''.
*In ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', the characters dress up in formal medieval-themed outfits. Ash wore an outfit based directly on that of [[Sir Aaron]]: a blue {{wp|tunic}} over a gray long-sleeved shirt and gray pants, matched with blue gloves and boots and a teal hat and hooded {{wp|cape}}.
*In the [[Wallace Cup]], Ash wore a fedora hat and a tuxedo.

====Weather clothes====
=====Swimwear=====
*In the [[original series]], Ash's most common swimwear is a pair of teal trunks with yellow stripes running down the sides.

*Ash wore blue trunks with palm trees and coconuts in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]''.

*Ash changed to a different swimsuit along with his main clothing in the ''Advanced Generation'' series, in which he wore orange trunks with a green and yellow double stripe going down the left side. The same pattern was on the right as well, but appeared only on the waistband and was much smaller. This swimsuit actually appeared once before, in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]'', but it didn't appear frequently until Ash's adventures in Hoenn.

*In the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, Ash wears red trunks with light blue lines at the bottom and dark blue upside-down v-patterns on the sides. Like his ''Advanced Generation'' swimsuit, Ash had worn this one before in ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', but it didn't make frequent appearances until his adventures in Sinnoh.

*Ash wore trunks that were two-shaded blue (dark on top and lighter on the bottom) with white stripes down the sides in ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''.

*He also wore red trunks with large white Poké Ball prints on the sides in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''.

*In the {{series|Best Wishes}} Ash wears purple trunks with red lines near the legs and yellow lines on the side.

[[File:Ash snow pt.png|thumb|Ash's jacket|left|260px]]

=====Snow wear=====
*Ash wore a red jacket and olive pants in ''[[AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!]]''.

*Ash wore a jacket similar to {{ga|Lucas}}'s Platinum jacket from ''[[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]'' to ''[[DP129|Pillars of Friendship!]]''. He was also seen wearing it during the credits of ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''.

====Other clothes====
*In ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', when he went to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]], Ash wore green and yellow pajamas. This night outfit is unique, as it was only seen in that episode.
* As of the ''Best Wishes'' series, Ash has, apparently, worn at least two pairs of boxer shorts. The first boxers he wore were solid white as seen in ''[[EP022|Abra and the Psychic Showdown]]''. The second pair, that Ash has most recently been seen in, are white with thin vertical blue stripes. He was seen in them was when he went swimming in the ocean in ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', and in ''[[BW037|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!]]'' while he was drying his clothes after Bianca accidentally pushed him into a stream. In the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series, Ash wore blue boxers with white lines at the bottom. He apparently still wears them too, as seen in ''[[BW011|A Home for Dwebble!]]'' and ''[[BW017|Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!]]''. A running gag in the [[original series]] showed Ash's [[Delia Ketchum|mother]] reminding him to change his underwear everyday, much to his embarrassment.
*Ash wore a cow suit in ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]''.
*Ash also had an orange and white dress with red Mary-Janes that he had to wear to get into [[Celadon Gym|Erika's gym]]. The outfit was worn with a blonde wig with a large pink bow in it. When wearing this outfit, he went by the name "[[Ashley]]". The wig was destroyed when Pikachu electrocuted him, but it is unknown what happened to the dress and shoes afterwards. It is possible he still has them. This is the first of three times that he crossdressed (albeit unwillingly).
**Ash wore a tennis outfit in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]''.
*Ash wore army attire in ''[[EP133|Tanks a Lot!]]'' and ''[[EP218|Plant It Now... Diglett Later]]''.
*Ash wore a Team Rocket uniform in ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]''.
*Ash also wore a medieval themed outfit for [[DJ Mary]]'s radio show in ''[[EP160|Air Time!]]''. It was a long blue shirt with light gray tights. He also wore a green cap similar to the signature one of {{wp|Robin Hood}}.
*Ash also wore blue-and-black-colored ninja clothing in ''[[AG156|From Cradle to Save!]]''. Interestingly, he did not wear a white headband like most of the other characters, presumably because of his hat.
*Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} wore Hawaiian-styled clothing in ''[[DP095|Battling the Generation Gap!]]''.
*In ''[[DP138|Strategy Begins At Home!]]'', a flashback of Ash when he was younger shows him wearing a yellow shirt with a red stripe and blue shorts.
*In ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', Ash wears a knight costume for [[Luke]]'s film.
*In [[BW051]], Ash wore a pink tuxedo in the Pokémon Musical
<gallery perrow=4>
File:Ash Pajamas.png|Ash's pajamas
File:Ash cow suit.png|Ash in a cow suit
File:Ashley.png|[[Ashley]]
File:Ashmaturity.png|Ash without his hat, on his way to retrieve it
File:Ash Misty Brock army.png|Ash in Army attire
File:Ash Green Trunks.png|Ash's teal trunks in the {{series|Original}}
File:Ash Orange Swimtrunks.png|Ash's orange trunks from the {{series|Advanced Generation}}
File:Ash Blue Trunks M09.png|Ash's blue trunks in ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''
File:Ash Trunks UCAP.png|Ash's red trunks in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}
File:Ash Red Trunks M12.png|Ash's red trunks in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
File:Ash BW Trunks.png|Ash's purple trunks in the {{series|Best Wishes}}
File:Ash maid.png|Ash's maid outfit
File:Ash AG156 ninja.png|Ash's ninja outfit
File:AshWallace.png|Contest attire for the [[Wallace Cup]]
File:Hawaiian Clothing.png|Ash and {{AP|Pikachu}} wearing Hawaiian-styled clothing
File:Younger Ash DP138.png|Younger Ash
File:Poke Ball Belt.png|Ash's [[Poké Ball]] belt
File:Ash Different Shirt.png|A different T-shirt
File:Ash Knight.png|Ash's knight costume worn during Luke's film
File:AG108 Winter Jacket.jpg|Ash's winter jacket in ''[[AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!]]''
File:Ash Tennis Outfit.png| Ash's tennis outfit in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]''
File:Ash Musical dance.png|Ash in the Pokémon Musical.
</gallery>

=={{an|Misty}}==
===Main outfits===
All of Misty's main outfits feature the colors yellow, red, and blue.
[[File:MistyEP.png|thumb|left|150px|Misty's {{series|Original}} outfit]]
[[File:Misty AG.png|thumb|right|Misty's {{series|Advanced Generation}} outfit]]
====Original series====
Misty's first outfit, and her best known, is a yellow crop top and short jean shorts held up with red suspenders. Her entire midriff is revealed here. She wore red and white sneakers with it, and also carried a red draw-string bag with it.

This outfit also debuted her hairstyle, which is typically the way she always wears it, regardless of her outfit: a small side ponytail. She will occasionally take it down, but usually only if she is sleeping, bathing, or wearing a formal outfit of some sort. With her mermaid outfit, she wears it down with long hair extensions and pearl ornaments.

Misty wore this outfit from ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'' (and continuing into the first three of four ''Pokémon Chronicles'' episodes she was in).

====''Advanced Generation'' series====
Misty's second outfit is a yellow sleeveless top or vest with a large blue button on the front and matching shorts, worn over some sort of dark-red under-all (swimsuit or leotard, etc.). She wears it with short orange boots. The few times she carries a backpack with it, it is a small backpack designed to look like a {{p|Spheal}}.

Misty started wearing this outfit in ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]''. She is also seen wearing this outfit in the special episode ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', but she was carrying a pink bag.
 

====''Pokémon Chronicles'' series====
In the early episodes of Pokémon Chronicles involving Misty (''[[SS002|Cerulean Blues]], [[SS005|The Blue Badge of Courage]], [[SS011|A Date with Delcatty]],''), she wears her original series outfit. However, in ''[[SS016|Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing]]'' (which was broadcast ''after'' the debut of her AG ensemble), she wears a new "casual" outfit: a sleeveless yellow top with a hood, slightly longer and looser blue shorts, a small white belt with a pink buckle, and reddish-brown penny loafer shoes worn with white socks.

===Side outfits===
====Formal clothes====
[[File:Misty Kimono Girl1.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Misty in her pink yukata]]
* Misty wears a {{wp|yukata}} to a summer festival in ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]''. It appears again in the fourth ending theme, ''[[Pokémon Ondo]]''.
* Misty wears a stage dress designed to look like {{p|Goldeen}} in ''[[EP043|The March of the Exeggutor Squad]]''.
* Misty wears a pink {{wp|kimono}} for the Princess festival in ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]''.
* Misty fantasizes about wearing a red dress for a movie premier in ''[[EP070|Go West Young Meowth]]''.
* Misty and Brock both wore special outfits for the [[Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station]]. Misty's outfit is a red {{wp|Cheongsam}}.

====Weather clothes====
=====Swimwear=====
* Misty's most common swimwear is a red bikini, seen worn in ''[[EP004|Challenge of the Samurai]]'', ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'', ''[[EP031|Dig Those Diglett!]]'', ''[[EP066|The Evolution Solution]]'', and ''[[EP142|A Shadow of a Drought]]''.
* Misty fantasizes about sunbathing in a pink bikini in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]''.
* Misty wears a yellow bikini with a skirt and a red star on the top in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''.
* Misty wears a red one-piece bathing suit with white flowers in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]''.
* Misty wears a green and white striped bikini in ''[[SS002|Cerulean Blues]]''.

====Other clothes====
* Misty wears a pink blouse and a long, brown skirt in her France fantasy in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''.
* Misty wears a red shirt with a pink jacket featuring green and yellow stripes as part of [[Team Rocket]]'s makeover in ''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]''.
* Misty donned a Team Rocket outfit in the second half of ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]''.
* Misty wore a [[Nurse Joy]] outfit while helping out at the clinic in ''[[EP047|A Chansey Operation]]''.
* Misty wore a blue jacket with a black and red cap as a disguise in ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]''.
* Misty sometimes wears her mermaid outfit, first seen in ''[[EP061|The Misty Mermaid]]'', while at her gym.
* Misty sometimes wears a blue shirt with black sweatpants. She wore it in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]'' and in part of ''[[EP074|All Fired Up!]]''.
* Misty wore an army attire in ''[[EP133|Tanks A Lot!]]''.
* She wore a red and pink dress with long red tights in ''[[EP160|Air Time!]]''. One of the sleeves jutted out, which she used as a perch for {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}} to sit on.
* A flashback in ''[[SS002|Cerulean Blues!]]'' showed Misty as a baby, wearing a sky-blue shirt and yellow diaper.

<gallery perrow=4>
File:Baby Misty.png|Misty as a baby
File:EP007.png|Another shot of Misty's original series outfit
File:Mirage Aggron.png|Misty's Advanced Generation outfit
File:Misty outfit SS016.png|Misty in ''[[SS016|Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing]]''
File:Misty Ash Kimonos.png|Misty and Ash dancing in their kimonos
File:EP047.png|Misty's Nurse Joy outfit
File:EP052.png|Misty wearing a pink kimono and crown
File:Misty Hollywood.png|Misty in Hollywood
File:Misty Brock Sports Outfit.png|Misty and Brock in sports wear
File:Misty Red Bikini.png|Misty in a red bikini
File:Misty St Anne fantasy.png|Misty's St. Anne Fantasy
File:Misty Yellow Bikini.png|Misty in a yellow bikini
File:Misty Green Bikini.png|Misty in a green bikini
File:Misty Goldeen outfit.png|Misty's Goldeen Outfit
File:Misty Mermaid SS002.png|Misty's Mermaid outfit
File:Misty France.png|Misty's French fantasy
File:Misty red dress.png|Misty's red china dress
</gallery>
 

=={{an|Brock}}==
===Main outfits===
Brock's main outfits contain different shades of the earthy colors green, brown and orange.
[[File:Brock OS.png|thumb|left|80px|Brock's [[Original series]] outfit]]
[[File:Brock AG.png|thumb|right|120px|Brock's ''Advanced Generation'' series outfit]]
====Original series====
One of the most distinct features of Brock's first outfit was his green vest, which had four large pockets on the front. He wore this over an orange short-sleeved shirt, along with brown pants and blue and white sneakers. On either side of his belt, which was black with a gold rectangular buckle, he had attached brown belt pockets. With it, he carried a large blue backpack with a bedroll seen strapped to it at the top.

Assumably, he keeps many supplies in his many pockets, just as he tends to fill his bag with more supplies than it should be realistically able to hold. However, he has never been seen reaching into these pockets, so their contents remain unknown. The numerous pockets in this outfit were seen in all of his outfits.

Brock wore this outfit from ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'' to ''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]''.

====''Advanced Generation'' series====
In the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, Brock wore a brown jacket with an orange collar. Under it, he wore a green undershirt, but he no longer wears a belt.

Brock wore this outfit from ''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]'' to ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is]]''.

====''Diamond & Pearl'' series====
Brock's {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} outfit is one step closer to his original series outfit. He wears a vest again, but the colors are reversed. Instead of a green vest and an orange shirt, he wears an orange vest (which also consists of gray) and a green shirt.

Brock started wearing this outfit prior in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', and is currently wearing it as of the latest Japanese episode.
 

===Side outfits===
====Formal clothes====
[[File:Brock DP.png|thumb|right|120px|Brock's Diamond & Pearl outfit]]
*Ash and Brock don party outfits in ''[[EP043|The March of the Exeggutor Squad]]''. Brock wears a white outfit with large pink frills on the sleeves and pant cuffs. He holds a pair of {{wp|maraca}}s with it.
*Brock fantasizes about wearing a blue {{wp|tuxedo (clothing)|tuxedo}} for a movie premier in ''[[EP070|Go West Young Meowth]]''.
*One of Brock's best known outfits is his ''"[[Takeshi's Paradise]]"'' outfit. This was possibly inspired by his outfit in ''[[EP043|The March of the Exeggutor Squad]]''. It is similar in many ways, particularly the pink frills. However, this outfit is purple and red instead of white. Also, he wears a large {{wp|sombrero}} with it, and his {{wp|maraca}}s now look like [[Poké Ball]]s. He wore a similar outfit in ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''
*Brock wears a white tuxedo in ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]''. He is seen in it again in [[Temacu]]'s wedding fantasy in ''[[EP198|The Heartbreak of Brock]]'' with a rose tucked in the breast pocket.
*Misty and Brock both wore special outfits for the [[Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station]]. Brock's outfit is a lime green tuxedo with an oversized sparkling pink {{wp|bow tie}}.
*Brock wears a purple {{wp|suit (clothing)|suit}} in fantasies in ''[[AG117|Berry, Berry Interesting]]'' and ''[[AG141|Hail to the Chef]]''. For some reason, these fantasies also always involve Brock's woman of choice in a red dress with a white hair accessory, and drinking milk from a wine glass. However, the suit itself is variable; in the first episode, he wears it with a {{wp|necktie|tie}}, and in the second, with a bow tie.
*In ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', the characters dress up in formal medieval-themed outfits. Brock wears a beige robe similar to that of a priest covered by some sort of {{wp|cape}} or {{wp|mantle}} in brown, green, orange, and trimmed with gold, all topped with an orange {{wp|cap|skullcap}}.

====Weather clothes====
=====Swimwear=====
[[File:Brock snow pt.png|thumb|Brock's jacket|left|270px]]
*Brock's first swimwear was a pair of light purple swim trunks with three dark blue diamonds on the sides. From the {{series|Advanced Generation}} onwards, these trunks were colored dark purple, due to the different palette used in the digitally colored episodes beginning with ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]''.
*In ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', Brock wore a pair of olive green trunks with an orange stripe down the side. These trunks would later become Brock's main swimwear in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. Brock also wore his new trunks in the hotspring scene in ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', but this is only known from the artwork, as in the scene itself, nothing below Brock's neck was seen above water.
*Like Ash and Dawn, Brock wore a different swimsuit than his normal one in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' - in Brock's case, a pair of dark green trunks with white lines on them. Like Ash's and Dawn's new swimwear, Brock's new trunks are quite unique, as he only wore them in that movie.

=====Snow wear=====
*Brock wore a red jacket and olive pants in ''[[AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!]]''.
*Brock wore a jacket similar to {{ga|Lucas}}'s in Platinum from ''[[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]'' to ''[[DP129|Pillars of Friendship!]]'', as well as part of the credits of ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''.

====Other clothes====
*One of Brock's best known accessories is his pink frilly {{wp|apron}}. He frequently wears it while cooking or doing other chores.
*He also wears an alternate apron, known as the "movie apron" since it is only seen in the [[Pokémon movie]]s. This apron is bright blue with neon green straps.
*He wore a long, blue, medieval-themed robe for [[DJ Mary]]'s radio show in ''[[EP160|Air Time!]]''.
*He wore army attire in ''[[EP133|Tanks A Lot!]]'' when they had a plan to rescue Pikachu and others.
*He wore a stylish outfit with a matching cap in ''[[DP095|Battling The Generation Gap!]]''.
*In ''[[DP137|Three Sides to Every Story!]]'', Brock is seen in his new boxers, which have the same color scheme as his undershirt.
<gallery>
File:BrockArmy.png|Brock in army attire
File:Brock AG156 ninja.png|Brock in a ninja outfit
File:BrockDP095.png|Brock at [[Lila]]'s shop
File:Dawn Brock Swimwear.png|Brock's swim trunks from ''[[DP047|Sandshrew's Locker!]]''
File:Ash Brock outfits EP043.png|Brock and Ash in their dance costumes
File:Brock apron EP085.png|Brock in an apron
File:Brock Takeshi Paradise outfit.png|Brock in his ''Takeshi's Paradise'' outfit
File:Brock in suit.png|Brock wearing a tuxedo
File:Brock dp with bag.png|Brock with his [[bag]]
File:EP160 outfits.png|Ash and his friends in a "prince" story from ''[[EP160|Air Time!]]''
</gallery>

=={{Tracey}}==
===Main outfit===
[[File:Tracey Sketchit.png|thumb|left|Tracey's main outfit]]
Tracey has only had one main outfit throughout the entire series. It consists of a loose green {{wp|T-shirt}}, reddish-brown shorts, blue and yellow sneakers, and his most notable accessory, a light red headband that he uses to keep his hair out of his face.
Tracey is the only main character from the original series whose outfit was not changed at the start of any of the newer series.

===Side outfits===
====Formal clothes====
====Weather clothes====

=====Swimwear=====
*His first swimsuit was a pair of navy-blue swim trunks with two red lines on either side, as seen in ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]''.
*The second was seen in ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]''. It is still a pair of navy blue swim trunks but with a sunflower print. He also removed his headband while in this outfit.
*The third was seen in ''[[SS005|The Blue Badge of Courage]]''. It is yet another pair of blue swim trunks but with an orange stripe painted on the legs.

====Other clothes====
In ''[[SS016|Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing]]'', {{an|Daisy}} fantasized Tracey playing the prince in her water ballet alongside Misty. This outfit consisted of a blue shirt with long sleeves and gold trimming, teal pants, a red cape, and a silver crown. This would be the second time he is seen without his headband.

<gallery>
File:TraceyJoyOfPokemonTrunks.png|Tracey's first swimsuit
File:Tracey Sunflowered Trunks.png|Tracey in flower-patterned trunks
File:Tracey Trunks SS005.png|Tracey's trunks in ''[[SS005|The Blue Badge of Courage]]''
File:Tracey Prince.png‎|Tracey's prince outfit
</gallery>

=={{an|May}}==
===Main outfit===
[[File:MayAG.png|120px|thumb|left|May's {{series|Advanced Generation}} outfit]]
====''Advanced Generation'' series====
May's main outfit is a red t-shirt with a dark blue circle around her neck, dark-blue shorts, white skirt, red and yellow sneakers, a red bandanna with a white Poké Ball print, and dark-blue and white gloves. It is based on the outfit her {{ga|May|game counterpart}} wears in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}.
[[File:MayDiamondPearl.png|right|thumb|200px|May's {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} outfit]]

====''Diamond & Pearl'' series====
Much like Ash and Brock changed clothes at the start of both the ''Advanced Generation'' and ''Diamond & Pearl'' series, and Misty did before her return in ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]'', May changed clothes sometime between her departure in ''[[AG192|Home Is Where the Start Is]]'' and her return in ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]'' Her outfit in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} is based on the outfit that her {{ga|May|game counterpart}} wears in {{game|Emerald}}. It consists of a green bandanna, a red orange sleeveless T-shirt with a black collar, black bike shorts, black socks, and red and white sneakers. She also carries a green waistpack similar to the one she carried in the ''Advanced Generation'' series. When she got off the boat, she was seen with a yellow backpack. It is unknown if she normally carries this or only had it because she was traveling a long distance (to Sinnoh from Johto).

May wore this outfit as of her latest appearance, and presumably currently wears it.
 

===Side outfits===
[[File:May Dress M08.png|250px|thumb|right|May's dress in ''Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'']]
====Formal clothes====
* In ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', the characters dress up in formal medieval-themed outfits. May wears a white, pink and red {{wp|ball gown}} decorated with tiny bows and with a decoration similar to {{p|Beautifly}} wings on the back. She wears her hair in two different ways in this outfit, with different accessories for each: in one way, she wears a large pink bow styled to look like her regular {{wp|kerchief|bandanna}}, and another, she has little pink pom-poms in her hair.
[[File:May Wallace Cup.png|thumb|215px|left|May at the Wallace Cup]]
* During the [[Wallace Cup]], May wore a new dress for the contest, which was unique because it had an Arabian style to it. It was a pink half shirt with a yellow heart on it with yellow border on the sleeves and neck. She also wore a peach veil with a green gem on top, and a peach long skirt with a piece of pink fabric at the waist. Her entire midriff is exposed here. She also wears brown flip-flops with toe rings and a yellow necklace with a red heart.

====Weather clothes====
=====Swimwear=====
*May's most common swimwear is a yellow hearts bikini. This was shown in ''[[AG012|The Lotad Lowdown]]'' and ''[[AG019|Sharpedo Attack!]]''.
*May also wore a pink polka-dotted one-piece swimsuit in ''[[AG019|Sharpedo Attack!]]''.
*May wore a green bikini with red hearts on her hips in ''[[AG020|Brave the Wave]]''.
*Twice May wore a pink bikini, first in ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' and then a second time in ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]].

=====Snow wear=====
*May wore a red jacket and olive pants in ''[[AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!]]''.

====Other clothes====
* May wore sleeveless pink colored ninja clothing in ''[[AG156|From Cradle to Save!]]''. Like Ash, she did not wear a white headband like the majority of the other characters.
* She was seen wearing winter clothing during a flashback in ''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle!]]'' while at [[Ice Rock]] near [[Snowpoint City]]. It is basically a pink dress with sleeves, her green bandanna, and pink shoes.
* In ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'', May wore orange pajamas.
 
<gallery perrow=4>
File:May AG156 ninja.png|Ash and May's ninja dress
File:Icerockanime.png|At [[Ice Rock]]
File:May Yellow Bikini.png| May in yellow bikini
File:May Swimsuit.png|May in pink one-piece swimsuit
File:May AG020 swimsuit.png|Green swimsuit
File:May swimsuit Movie 8.png|May's pink bikini
File:May swimsuit movie 9.png|May's second pink bikini in the ninth movie
</gallery>

==[[Max]]==
===Main outfit===
[[File:MaxAG.png|150px|thumb|left|Max's main outfit]]
Max's main outfit is a green t-shirt, green and brown sneakers, black glasses and brown shorts. He carries a yellow backpack with his belongings.

===Side outfits===
====Formal clothes====
*In ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', the characters dress up in formal medieval-themed outfits. Max's outfit appears to be one of a young prince with a {{wp|beret}} and a {{wp|cape}}.
====Weather clothes====
'''Swimwear'''
*Max's most common swimwear was a pair of green trunks, with no special patterns. This was seen in ''[[AG012|The Lotad Lowdown]]'' and ''[[AG019|Sharpedo Attack!]]'', as well as ''[[AG187|The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!]]''
*He also wore a dark green Speedo in ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''.

'''Snow Wear'''
*Max wore a red jacket and olive pants in ''[[AG108|Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snorunt!]]''

=====Other Clothes=====
*Max wore blue-and-black-colored ninja clothing and a white headband in ''[[AG156|From Cradle to Save!]]''

 
<gallery>
File:Max green trunks.png|Max at hot springs in green trunks
File:MaxSpeedoManaphy2.png|Max swimming in a green Speedo
File:May Max medieval outfits.png|Max and May in their medieval-themed outfits
</gallery>

=={{an|Dawn}}==
[[File:Dawn DP.png|thumb|left|125px|thumb|Dawn's main outfit]]
===Main outfit===
Dawn's outfit consists of a mini dress which is mostly black with a white undershirt inside a V-shaped neck with a short pink skirt. On her head, she wears a white beanie with a pink [[Poké Ball]] print on it. She also wears gold hair clips that hold up her hair in front. On her feet, she wears pink knee-high boots with black socks underneath. She also has a small yellow backpack with all her personal belongings. It is nearly identical to her {{ga|Dawn|game counterpart's}} with the exception of her scarf and bag.

===Side outfits===
====Formal clothes====
Formal clothes are a key part of Dawn's wardrobe, since she dresses up nicely for all her [[Pokémon Contest]]s.
*In her [[DP001|debut appearance]], she was shown to be wearing three different formal outfits when imagining herself in contests with each of the Sinnoh starters.
*She frequently wears a pink dress during her contests. In the [[Floaroma Town]] contest, she decorated her dress with flowers, presumably to fit the town's flowery theme. In the [[Hearthome City]] contest, she added a yellow ribbon around her waist and her hair barrettes were star-shaped. The yellow ribbon was also seen in the [[Wallace Cup]]. In the first round of the [[Celestic Town]] contest, she decorated her dress with fluffy fur, similar to [[Dawn's Buneary|Buneary]]'s. In the [[Lilypad Town]] contest, she again wore her yellow ribbon with long white gloves. In the [[Daybreak Town]] Contest, she wears short white gloves, with one red ribbon in each one, and her shoes have one yellow rose in each. Opening and ending themes show her in different dresses, but she has never worn them in contests.
*In ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'', Dawn wore a pink outfit for the [[Alamos Town]] Contest.
*In the [[Hearthome Collection]], she wore a plain white-blue dress with a yellow ribbon at the back. It also came along with a blue, beaded necklace and white shoes.
*In ''[[DP171|Dawn of a Royal Day]]'', Dawn wore [[Princess Salvia]]'s light pink dress with long white gloves, when they swapped places.
*In the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival|Grand Festival]], she wore a new yellow dress with long white gloves and white shoes.
<gallery>
File:Dawn costume 1.png|Chimchar fantasy
File:Dawn costume 2.png|Piplup fantasy
File:Dawn costume 3.png|Turtwig fantasy
File:Dawn DP011 contest.png|In the Jubilife Contest''
File:Dawn DP027 contest.png|In the Floaroma Contest
File:Dawn DP049 contest 2.png|In the Hearthome Contest
File:Dawn DP077 contest.png|In the [[Wallace Cup]]
File:Dawn DP095 contest.png|In both the Celestic and Chocovine Contests
File:Dawn DP146 contest.png|In the Lilypad Contest
File:Dawn contest.png|In the Daybreak Contest
File:Dawn Grand Festival.png|In the Grand Festival
File:Dawn movie10 pink.png|In the Alamos Contest
File:DawnCollection.png|Dawn in the Hearthome Collection
File:Dawn DP171 princess outfit.png|Dawn as Princess Salvia
</gallery>

====Weather clothes====
=====Swimwear=====
*Dawn's most common swimwear is a yellow and orange bikini, which she wore in ''[[DP047|Sandshrew's Locker!]]'', ''[[DP063|Hot Springing a Leak!]]'', and ''[[DP089|Up Close and Personable!]]''
*She wore a pink one-piece swimsuit with a short skirt around the waist in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', along with some kind of white undershirt with horizontal black stripes on it.
*In the ending [[In Your Heart, LaLaLa]], Dawn wore a light pink one-piece swimsuit with two white stripes at the bottom.

=====Snow wear=====
*Dawn wore an outfit nearly identical to her {{ga|Dawn|game counterpart's}} in Platinum from'' [[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]'' to ''[[DP129|Pillars of Friendship!]]'', as well as part of the credits of ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. The only difference is she maintains her gold barrettes rather than wearing pink ones.
[[File:Dawn snow pt.png|thumb|270px|Dawn in her {{v2|Platinum}} outfit]]

====Other clothes====
*The [[Pokémon Learning League]] website portrays Dawn with her white undershirt having sleeves that reach past her elbows, and black stockings or tights covering her legs.
*Dawn donned a pink cheerleading outfit in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched]]'', ''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]'' and ''[[DP179|The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!]]''. Her Pokémon have similar outfits. The purpose of the outfit was to support [[Ash Ketchum]] in his gym battles with Roark, Maylene and Volkner.
*Before leaving her home to start her journey, she was shown to have many clothes in the bag her mom asked her to leave behind.
*Dawn wore a French maid's outfit to help out at the [[Café Cabin]] in ''[[DP062|Tanks for the Memories!]]''.
*In ''[[DP043|Malice in Wonderland]]'' she wore a {{p|Piplup}} costume in her dream.
*One point of the end credits of ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' features shots of Dawn in a number of different outfits.
*Whenever she's sleeping, Dawn wears pink pajamas, first seen in ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary!]]''.
*Dawn wears a long pink nightgown at the start of ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]''. It is also seen in the ending ''[[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~]]''.
<gallery perrow=4>
File:Dawn Brock Swimwear.png|Dawn's bikini
File:Dawn DP098 Swimsuit.png|A closer view of Dawn's bikini
File:Dawn Cheerleading outfit.png|Dawn in a cheerleader outfit
File:Dawn Maid Outfit.png|Helping out at the [[Café Cabin]]
File:Dawn piplup costume.png|Dawn in her Piplup costume
File:Dawn pokemon cheer.png|Dawn's Pokémon 
File:Dawn Nightgown.png|Dawn's nightgown
File:Dawn DP078 pajamas.png|Dawn's pajamas in ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]''
File:Dawn movie10 green.png|Green suit in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
File:Dawn movie10 red.png|Chinese dress in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
File:Dawn movie10 black.png|Lolita outfit in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
File:Dawn movie10 blue.png|Cyberpunk outfit in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''
File:Dawn and Leona.png|[[Leona]] and Dawn in their kindergarten outfits
File:Dawn PLL.png|In the Pokémon Learning League
File:Dominos Ad Nov08.png|Dawn's dress in a Dominos Christmas commercial
File:Dawn M12 Swimsuit.png|Swimsuit in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
</gallery>

=={{an|Iris}}==
[[File:IrisBW.png|thumb|left|125px|Iris's main outfit]]
===Main outfit===
*Iris' usual outfit is exactly the same as [[Iris|her game counterpart]]'s outfit. It consists of a cream shirt that has long loose sleeves with pink cuffs and a pink collar, a pink skirt with a large pink ribbon on the side, white and yellow leggings going over her knees, pink and white shoes with yellow stripes and a yellow hair ribbon.

===Side outfits===
====Swimwear====
*Iris wore a white swimsuit in ''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]''. However, it is unknown if it is one- or two-piece, since nothing below her chest was seen above water.

====Other ====
* When sleeping, Iris wears a light pink shirt and pink boxer shorts. This outfit has been seen in ''[[BW017|Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!]]'' and ''[[BW030|A UFO for Elgyem!]]''.
* During the flashback of a younger Iris in ''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]'', Iris was seen wearing a cream top with pink trim, plain white leggings and pink sandals.
* In ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', Iris wore a Dragon Master costume, as well as a princess dress during [[Luke]]'s film.
*Iris wore a pink top with a black skirt and pink hat in promotional artwork for [[BW051]], however, she never wore it in the actual episode.
{{-}}
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Iris Pajamas.png|Iris in her pajamas.
File:Iris Swimsuit.png|Iris's swimsuit in ''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]''.
File:Iris Dragon Master costume.png|Iris's Dragon Master costume
File:Iris Princess.png|Iris as a princess
File:Wishful Musical.png|Iris in promotional artwork for the [[Pokémon Musical]].
</gallery>
{{clear}}

=={{an|Cilan}}==
[[File:CilanBW.png|thumb|left|100px|Cilan's main outfit]]
===Main outfit===
* Cilan's usual outfit is identical to [[Cilan|his game counterpart]]'s, consisting of a white shirt, a black and gray vest with gold buttons, a green bow tie, black pants, and brown shoes. However, unlike his game counterpart, he does not always wear his apron, instead putting it on occasionally when cooking.

===Side outfits===
====Other outfits====
* Cilan is shown in his pajamas in ''[[BW011|A Home for Dwebble!]]'', ''[[BW017|Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!]]'' and ''[[BW030|A UFO for Elgyem!]]'', which appear to be gray pants and a long-sleeved, light green top.
* Cilan wore a brown detective cap in ''[[BW035|Where Did You Go, Audino?]]'' when investigating the missing {{p|Audino}}.
* In ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', Cilan wears a pirate costume for [[Luke]]'s film, as well as an orange masquerade mask and cape.
* In addition to his brown cap from before, Cilan wore a white trench coat in [[BW043]].
* Cilan wore a white tuxedo in promotional artwork for [[BW051]], however, he never wore it in the actual episode.
{{-}}
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Ash Cilan pajamas.png|Ash and Cilan in their pajamas
File:Cilan Pajamas.png|Cilan in his pajamas
File:Cilan Apron.png|Cilan with his apron on
File:Cilan Hat.png|Cilan's hat
File:Cilan Pirate.png|Cilan as a pirate
File:Cilan costume.png|Cilan in his mask and cape
File:Cilan detective.png|Cilan as an interrogator
File:Metro Connoisseur Cilan.png|Cilan as a "Metro Connoisseur"
File:Cilan shirt.png|Cilan without his vest
File:Wishful Musical.png|Cilan in promotional artwork for the [[Pokémon Musical]].
</gallery>
{{clear}}

==[[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}}==
[[File:TeamRocketAnime.png|thumb|left|Team Rocket's main outfits]]
===Main outfits===
Jessie and James are usually found in the same outfit at all times: their white [[Team Rocket uniform]]s. There has been some question about the position or rank denoted by these uniforms, since most {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|Rocket Grunts}} wear a black uniform of similar design. However, in ''[[EP231|Dues and Don'ts]]'', it was revealed that Jessie and James designed their own uniforms to "express their sense of style." Jessie and James have only been seen wearing a different color uniform in ''[[SS012|Training Daze]]'', where they (along with the other trainees) wear dark red. They also wore the black uniforms once.

Meowth, being a Pokémon, has no main outfit and is seen most often not wearing any clothing. However, he does have a fairly notable list of side outfits which he's worn alongside Jessie and James.

====''Best Wishes'' series====
[[File:Team Rocket BW 1.png|250px|thumb|right|Team Rocket's black uniforms]]
Jessie and James changed into their black uniforms in the {{series|Best Wishes}}. They wore these outfits from ''[[BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom]]'' until ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]'' when they switched back into their white ones.

===Side outfits===
====Disguises====
{{main|List of Team Rocket's disguises}}
Frequently, when they are not wearing their Team Rocket uniforms, they are most likely wearing something as a [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguise]] to fool the [[twerp]]s. These range from very elaborate to very simple outfits, all of which have fooled Ash and {{Ashfr|his friends}} with similar success.

Several of these disguises are posing as other characters, such as [[Officer Jenny]] and [[Nurse Joy]]. {{an|Brock}} is usually the best at telling these disguises from the actual women, whether he is aware of it or not.

====Formal clothes====
*In ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', the characters dress up in formal medieval-themed outfits. Jessie and James looked possibly the most out of place, perhaps as a tongue-in-cheek joke, wearing extravagant outfits based more on the {{wp|Victorian fashion|Victorian era}} than medieval times. Meowth, on the other hand, wore one of the most well-known of medieval outfits, a {{wp|armour|suit of armor}}.
*Whenever she competes in [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s, Jessie wears a large orange dress with light brown boots, with round yellow and orange glasses and her hair in pigtails, under the name Jessilina (Japanese: キャンディ・ムサリーナ ''Candy Musalina'').

====Weather clothes====
=====Swimwear=====
*Jessie and James ''both'' wore two-piece bikinis in ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]''. James wore his with giant inflatable breasts. These swimsuits were never seen in the English dub, since the scene containing them was cut.
*Jessie and James also both wore swimsuits in ''[[DP013|A Staravia is Born!]]''. Jessie wore a blue bikini and James wore a blue Speedo. They both had the 'R' logo on them.
=====Snow wear=====
*Team Rocket wore green jackets and pants in ''[[AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!]]''.

====Other clothes====
====Images====
<gallery perrow=5>
File:EP018DeletedShot.png|The infamous scene that got cut in the English dub
File:Team Rocket bathing suits.png|Team Rocket in their swimsuits
File:Jessie James Swimsuits.png|Jessie's and James's swimsuits from ''[[DP013|A Staravia is Born!]]''
File:AG125 Rocket disguise.png|Jenny and Joy disguises
File:TR disguises EP074.png|Team Rocket during the introduction of the [[Indigo League]]
File:Team Rocket Disguised Officers.png|Team Rocket disguised as [[Officer Jenny|police officers]]
File:Jessie James trainee outfits.png|Team Rocket in a flashback during their days as Rocket Trainees
File:Meowth Prince EP041.png|Meowth dressed up as a prince
File:EP048.png|James in a suit
File:James Moltres costume.png|James as a Moltres
File:EP052.png|Jessie and Misty in kimonos and crowns
File:James Professor Oak EP245.png|James as {{an|Professor Oak}}
File:Team Rocket Hawaiian Outfits.png|Jessie, James, and Meowth disguised in hawaiian themed clothing
File:Jessie James Snowcoats.png|Jessie and James wearing green Team Rocket snow coats in ''[[AG108|Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!]]''
File:Jessie James AG032.png|Jessie and James disguises in [[AG032|''Abandon Ship!'']]
File:Jessie Princess Powerzone.png|Jessie as [[DP008|Princess Powerzone]]
File:Jessie Summer School Disguise.png|Jessie's [[Pokémon Summer Academy]] disguise
File:Jessie Jessebella.png|Jessie as Jessebella
File:Jessadia.png|Jessie as Jessadia
File:Jessalina.png|Jessie as Jessilina
File:Jessebella.png|Jessilina as [[Fantina]]
File:Kojirina.png|James disguised as Jessilina
File:Jessalina Grand Festival.png|As Jessilina in the Grand Festival
</gallery>

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NegaiShipping

2011-10-18T00:28:16Z

Gohan5: /* Evidence */

NegaiShipping

2011-10-15T21:28:27Z

Gohan5: /* Iris's hints */

Talk:List of clothing (anime)

2011-10-11T04:01:15Z

Gohan5: /* Musical Outfits */ sorry I screwed up

Is it possible to get a better picture of Misty's first outfit? :x Togepi's blocking a good chunk of it.--[[User:Biccy|Biccy]] 17:45, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

I think the only pictures of Original Series Misty are featuring Togepi.--[[User:Dawnfan47|Dawnfan47]] 16:26, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[[Image:Spr 3e 025.gif]]

== Rival Clothes ==

Should we put in rivals such as Gary, Drew, Harley, Paul, Zoey, and Kenny? If the page is too long then we could seperate it into smaller articles. One with Ash's friends, one with rivals and Team Rocket. ^-^--[[User:Dawnfan47|Dawnfan47]] 19:35, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Probably, but of the ones you listed, only Gary has changed clothes.[[User:Pokemaniac102|Poke]][[User talk:Pokemaniac102|Maniac]][[Special:Contributions/Pokemaniac102|102]] 19:52, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

:Yea, we should probably just add Gary in. --{{Ani|155}}{{Ani|476}}'''[[User:Theryguy512|Theryguy]][[User:Theryguy512/Contribution Page|5]][[User:Theryguy512/Mission Page|1]][[User:Theryguy512/Sandbox|2]]'''{{Ani|473}}[[Image:Trozeiani025.gif]] 22:03, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

== Ninja ==

Being forced to be ninjas. Sounds pretty similar to 'OOPArts of the Ninja Mansion'. See Star Force 13/4. Should be one of them. THink it was ripped? '''[[User:Optimus35|<sc>Optimatum</sc>]][[User talk:Ph34r4ever|Talk]]|[[User:Optimus35/sig/Pikachu|Links]]'''19 Apr 2008

== Sleepover ==

In DP078, May, Dawn and Zoey have a sleepover at the hotel. Should their PJs b mentioned in this article?--[[User:Kuki|Kuki]][[User talk:Kuki|Talk]] 15:41, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
:That doesn't sound like a bad idea --[[User:Manga-in-a-bottle|Manga-in-a-bottle]] 02:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
::Well, we did put Ash's pajamas, so it makes sense to put their PJs.--[[User:Starlight the ampharos|Starlight_the_ampharos]] 18:45, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
:::Oh yes, I say we should make mention of the ladies' pajamas. [[User:FlapjackStantz|FlapjackStantz]] 08:24, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

== Team Rocket's Disguses ==

Should we make a seperate article lisitng them? --[[User:Manga-in-a-bottle|Manga-in-a-bottle]] 02:05, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
:I'd say yes. Go for it. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 03:29, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

== Brock's Blue Clothes ==

It seems that Brock continues to wear the blue festival coat from the Croagunk episode throughout the Gym Battle episode with Crasher Wake. He is also seen leaving with it on. I doubt he'll continue to wear them, but they should be mentioned. [[User:Kumori Satosuke|Satosuke]] 15:24, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

== Max ==

Why are the low quality swimwear pics of Max being added again and again in the article?--'''[[User:Diby|Di]]'''[[User talk:Diby|b]][[Special:Contributions/Diby|y]] 18:12, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

== Pi-Kahuna ==
In this episode, Ash, Brock and Misty all have different clothes on for a part of the episode. It's even mentioned in the Trivia section of that episode, but not here. {{unsigned|Chaos Theory}}

== Misty Pics ==
There is a set of very repetitive pictures of Misty's green bikini. There is one with just the bikini, and the other with a white jacket on top. Is it really that necessary to mention the jacket? She's never quite worn it in the series, and she discarded it pretty quickly after changing into the bikini. So is that really needed?

[[User:Cc716|Cc716]] 03:51, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

:I don't think it's needed. This was a very "minor" outfit. Sure it was clothing that she wore, but come on. It doesn't have much relevance. This article is about the outfits that the person wears within the whole series, that are very notable and have been worn for longer than a few seconds. [[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes1992]] 06:36, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

== Dawn's Newest Swimsuit ==
If im not mistaken, Dawn was seen in a new bathing suit in the movie [[Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]. Should we add a picture of her in that swimsuit? - [[User:Alexa9966|Alexa9966]]
:There's no reason why you can't. -- [[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes1992]] 02:11, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
:I don't know how to add a picture :( - [[User:Alexa9966|Alexa9966]]

== Ash's Newest Swimsuit ==

On Arceus and the Jewel of Life premiere, Ash wore a new swim trunks during the opening credits. Should anyone add a picture of him in that swim trunks? [[User:Bandage_scizors|Bandage_scizors]]
:Why not`, should be the question. - [[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes1992]] 17:17, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

== For the main RPG players ==

I think we should make this kind of article for the Player characters of the main series RPGs, because they have atleast changed their clothes once because of the remakes or third versions. --[[User talk:Renzo493|Renzo493]] 13:25, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
:They do, but very infrequently. There's also Pokéathlon and Contest though. [[User:Turtwig A|Turtwig's]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A-B-Cs]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 13:46, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
::So should we make it or what? If yes I'm going to need alot of help. --[[User talk:Renzo493|Renzo493]] 13:50, July 16, 2010 (UTC)

== Ash's Hair ==

should it be mentioned that ashes hair has changed color through out the series from black to a sort of blue-ish color? [[User:Angel10698|Angel10698]] 23:09, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

== I have a screenshot for a new outfit. ==

I wish to make a contribution to this article but I am unable to upload images since I am new. If anyone can help me out, that would be great.

[[User:IndigoDratini|IndigoDratini]] 23:55, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
:Good to know, but Archives is locked due to BW release. You can tell me if you want some help, I'll try to help you. ♫♪[[User:Adyniz|'''Ady''']][[User talk:Adyniz|'''Niz''']]♪♫ 01:09, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Great! I'm glad you can help me out. I put the picture in a separate link: [http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/4506/marchoftheexeggutorsqua.png]
[[User:IndigoDratini|IndigoDratini]] 01:04, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
:they aren't locked anymore...[[User:Ataro|Ataro]] 01:20, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

==Pics That Are Unsatisfactory==
I would really appreciate it if the pictures that are unsatisfactory do not get deleted but just improved. I hope it isn't to much to ask. On another note, should the Best Wishes section of Ash's clothing include how its different from the male charector in Black and White? I mean, Ash's jacket is zipped up, while the male chacter in Black and White is not zipped up at the bottom. I think it should also note that this is the first time Ash's jacket shows a zipper.
:Ash clothes have always different then the male character, this isn't any different. --[[User:HoennMaster|Hoenn]][[User talk:HoennMaster|Master]] 19:35, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
::And I think the article gives some of those differices. But I thought it missed the fact that this is the first time Ash's jacket has a zipper.[[User:Patrickmck|Patrickmck]] 14:34, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

==Improved Pics of Ash==
A while back, I put on new pics of Ash, screenshots that I made to make Ash "front and centre" in the shot with the clothing in question. This edit was reverted by another user, who claimed that the older pictures were just fine.

I posted on that user's wall asking them why they feel those pics were better than mine, but they have not responded. I don't want to get into an editing war with them, but I am having trouble getting them to communicate with me. At the very least I would like to hear why they felt the changes weren't required before I move on.

Can I get some advice on this issue? Should I wait a bit longer for their response before putting my new pics back on? What other options do I have?

[[User:Cc716|Cc716]] 03:21, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

==Musical Outfits==
Should Iris and Cilan's outfits really be included on this page since they never appeared in them in the anime? This is for clothing that the characters have worn in the anime and until this point neither have worn them. Promotion or not, since they never actually wore the outfits it doesn't appear to be all that noteworthy. [[User:Gohan5|Gohan5]] 16:48, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
:[[:File:Dawn_PLL.png|What about this?]] [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 16:58, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
::That too then, none of them actually appear in the anime. You could make a case for Dawn I suppose since the Learning League is a separate media that draws from the anime characters. [[User:Gohan5|Gohan5]] 17:05, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
:::And that is a promotional advertisement that draws from anime characters. It's still anime artwork even if it wasn't shown in an episode. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 23:35, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
::::Just wondering since the page kind of suggests that the outfits are worn by the characters sometime in the anime. Would that include other promotions like the Domino's one with Ash and Dawn? That was a different outfit and obviously was a promotion for the anime. I guess that's where I'm confused, what's the line? [[User:Gohan5|Gohan5]] 04:01, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Talk:List of clothing (anime)

2011-10-11T03:58:56Z

Gohan5: /* Musical Outfits */

Is it possible to get a better picture of Misty's first outfit? :x Togepi's blocking a good chunk of it.--[[User:Biccy|Biccy]] 17:45, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

I think the only pictures of Original Series Misty are featuring Togepi.--[[User:Dawnfan47|Dawnfan47]] 16:26, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[[Image:Spr 3e 025.gif]]

== Rival Clothes ==

Should we put in rivals such as Gary, Drew, Harley, Paul, Zoey, and Kenny? If the page is too long then we could seperate it into smaller articles. One with Ash's friends, one with rivals and Team Rocket. ^-^--[[User:Dawnfan47|Dawnfan47]] 19:35, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Probably, but of the ones you listed, only Gary has changed clothes.[[User:Pokemaniac102|Poke]][[User talk:Pokemaniac102|Maniac]][[Special:Contributions/Pokemaniac102|102]] 19:52, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

:Yea, we should probably just add Gary in. --{{Ani|155}}{{Ani|476}}'''[[User:Theryguy512|Theryguy]][[User:Theryguy512/Contribution Page|5]][[User:Theryguy512/Mission Page|1]][[User:Theryguy512/Sandbox|2]]'''{{Ani|473}}[[Image:Trozeiani025.gif]] 22:03, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

== Ninja ==

Being forced to be ninjas. Sounds pretty similar to 'OOPArts of the Ninja Mansion'. See Star Force 13/4. Should be one of them. THink it was ripped? '''[[User:Optimus35|<sc>Optimatum</sc>]][[User talk:Ph34r4ever|Talk]]|[[User:Optimus35/sig/Pikachu|Links]]'''19 Apr 2008

== Sleepover ==

In DP078, May, Dawn and Zoey have a sleepover at the hotel. Should their PJs b mentioned in this article?--[[User:Kuki|Kuki]][[User talk:Kuki|Talk]] 15:41, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
:That doesn't sound like a bad idea --[[User:Manga-in-a-bottle|Manga-in-a-bottle]] 02:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
::Well, we did put Ash's pajamas, so it makes sense to put their PJs.--[[User:Starlight the ampharos|Starlight_the_ampharos]] 18:45, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
:::Oh yes, I say we should make mention of the ladies' pajamas. [[User:FlapjackStantz|FlapjackStantz]] 08:24, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

== Team Rocket's Disguses ==

Should we make a seperate article lisitng them? --[[User:Manga-in-a-bottle|Manga-in-a-bottle]] 02:05, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
:I'd say yes. Go for it. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 03:29, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

== Brock's Blue Clothes ==

It seems that Brock continues to wear the blue festival coat from the Croagunk episode throughout the Gym Battle episode with Crasher Wake. He is also seen leaving with it on. I doubt he'll continue to wear them, but they should be mentioned. [[User:Kumori Satosuke|Satosuke]] 15:24, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

== Max ==

Why are the low quality swimwear pics of Max being added again and again in the article?--'''[[User:Diby|Di]]'''[[User talk:Diby|b]][[Special:Contributions/Diby|y]] 18:12, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

== Pi-Kahuna ==
In this episode, Ash, Brock and Misty all have different clothes on for a part of the episode. It's even mentioned in the Trivia section of that episode, but not here. {{unsigned|Chaos Theory}}

== Misty Pics ==
There is a set of very repetitive pictures of Misty's green bikini. There is one with just the bikini, and the other with a white jacket on top. Is it really that necessary to mention the jacket? She's never quite worn it in the series, and she discarded it pretty quickly after changing into the bikini. So is that really needed?

[[User:Cc716|Cc716]] 03:51, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

:I don't think it's needed. This was a very "minor" outfit. Sure it was clothing that she wore, but come on. It doesn't have much relevance. This article is about the outfits that the person wears within the whole series, that are very notable and have been worn for longer than a few seconds. [[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes1992]] 06:36, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

== Dawn's Newest Swimsuit ==
If im not mistaken, Dawn was seen in a new bathing suit in the movie [[Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]. Should we add a picture of her in that swimsuit? - [[User:Alexa9966|Alexa9966]]
:There's no reason why you can't. -- [[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes1992]] 02:11, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
:I don't know how to add a picture :( - [[User:Alexa9966|Alexa9966]]

== Ash's Newest Swimsuit ==

On Arceus and the Jewel of Life premiere, Ash wore a new swim trunks during the opening credits. Should anyone add a picture of him in that swim trunks? [[User:Bandage_scizors|Bandage_scizors]]
:Why not`, should be the question. - [[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes1992]] 17:17, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

== For the main RPG players ==

I think we should make this kind of article for the Player characters of the main series RPGs, because they have atleast changed their clothes once because of the remakes or third versions. --[[User talk:Renzo493|Renzo493]] 13:25, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
:They do, but very infrequently. There's also Pokéathlon and Contest though. [[User:Turtwig A|Turtwig's]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A-B-Cs]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 13:46, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
::So should we make it or what? If yes I'm going to need alot of help. --[[User talk:Renzo493|Renzo493]] 13:50, July 16, 2010 (UTC)

== Ash's Hair ==

should it be mentioned that ashes hair has changed color through out the series from black to a sort of blue-ish color? [[User:Angel10698|Angel10698]] 23:09, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

== I have a screenshot for a new outfit. ==

I wish to make a contribution to this article but I am unable to upload images since I am new. If anyone can help me out, that would be great.

[[User:IndigoDratini|IndigoDratini]] 23:55, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
:Good to know, but Archives is locked due to BW release. You can tell me if you want some help, I'll try to help you. ♫♪[[User:Adyniz|'''Ady''']][[User talk:Adyniz|'''Niz''']]♪♫ 01:09, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Great! I'm glad you can help me out. I put the picture in a separate link: [http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/4506/marchoftheexeggutorsqua.png]
[[User:IndigoDratini|IndigoDratini]] 01:04, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
:they aren't locked anymore...[[User:Ataro|Ataro]] 01:20, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

==Pics That Are Unsatisfactory==
I would really appreciate it if the pictures that are unsatisfactory do not get deleted but just improved. I hope it isn't to much to ask. On another note, should the Best Wishes section of Ash's clothing include how its different from the male charector in Black and White? I mean, Ash's jacket is zipped up, while the male chacter in Black and White is not zipped up at the bottom. I think it should also note that this is the first time Ash's jacket shows a zipper.
:Ash clothes have always different then the male character, this isn't any different. --[[User:HoennMaster|Hoenn]][[User talk:HoennMaster|Master]] 19:35, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
::And I think the article gives some of those differices. But I thought it missed the fact that this is the first time Ash's jacket has a zipper.[[User:Patrickmck|Patrickmck]] 14:34, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

==Improved Pics of Ash==
A while back, I put on new pics of Ash, screenshots that I made to make Ash "front and centre" in the shot with the clothing in question. This edit was reverted by another user, who claimed that the older pictures were just fine.

I posted on that user's wall asking them why they feel those pics were better than mine, but they have not responded. I don't want to get into an editing war with them, but I am having trouble getting them to communicate with me. At the very least I would like to hear why they felt the changes weren't required before I move on.

Can I get some advice on this issue? Should I wait a bit longer for their response before putting my new pics back on? What other options do I have?

[[User:Cc716|Cc716]] 03:21, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

[[User:Gohan5|Gohan5]] 03:58, 11 October 2011 (UTC)==Musical Outfits==
Should Iris and Cilan's outfits really be included on this page since they never appeared in them in the anime? This is for clothing that the characters have worn in the anime and until this point neither have worn them. Promotion or not, since they never actually wore the outfits it doesn't appear to be all that noteworthy. [[User:Gohan5|Gohan5]] 16:48, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
:[[:File:Dawn_PLL.png|What about this?]] [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 16:58, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
::That too then, none of them actually appear in the anime. You could make a case for Dawn I suppose since the Learning League is a separate media that draws from the anime characters. [[User:Gohan5|Gohan5]] 17:05, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
:::And that is a promotional advertisement that draws from anime characters. It's still anime artwork even if it wasn't shown in an episode. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 23:35, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
::::Just wondering since the page kind of suggests that the outfits are worn by the characters sometime in the anime. Would that include other promotions like the Domino's one with Ash and Dawn? That was a different outfit and obviously was a promotion for the anime. I guess that's where I'm confused, what's the line?

List of major animated series ships

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Gohan5: updating dub titles

'''Anime Ships''' are undoubtedly the most popular kind of shipping in the Pokémon fanbase.

===List of main character ships===
A list of ships involving two main characters who have met.
====AlfShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{Ash}}|[[Max]]|jap=サトマサ|rom=SatoMasa|
'''Evidence'''
:*Throughout their time together, Max has always shown great admiration for Ash. But he has also took pleasure out of taunting him for not knowing something.

:*''[[AG003|There's No Place Like Hoenn]]''
::Max was extremely excited to meet Ash, whom he recognized from watching the [[Silver Conference]] on television.

:*''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start is!]]''
::Max is so upset by Ash leaving that he runs off by himself. When Ash finds him, he reassures him that they will always be friends and promises to battle him someday after he becomes a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. This makes Max happy leading him to accept the separation.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Alf'' comes from Max incorrectly referring to Ash by this name when they first met.}}
 

====DebateShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{Tracey}}|[[Max]]|jap=ケンマサ|rom=KenMasa|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''
:: Max is thoroughly impressed by Tracey's artistic skills and refers to him as ''sir''. Tracey thanks him and says he could just call him by his first name. Max then imagines drawing Pokémon like he does. A bit later, Max asks Tracey if he could return the {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{TP|May|Squirtle}} that {{an|Professor Oak}} is giving to starting {{pkmn|Trainer}}s to their [[Poké Ball]]s which Tracey lets him do. Later in the episode, Tracey updates Max's [[PokéNav]] with all the locations of the Battle Facilities.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both wear a similar attire, including a green shirt and shorts. They are also the only male protagonists to wear shorts rather than pants.
:*Both are the only main protagonists not to have an official in-game counterpart.

'''Trivia'''
:*''DebateShipping'' is also used for Tracey and {{ka|Gilbert}}.}}
 

====GreeneyeShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[James]]|{{an|Misty}}|jap=コジカス|rom=KojiKasu|
'''Evidence'''
:*''[[EP086|Pikachu Revolts]]''
::Misty is seen bandaging James's wounds after he and Jessie had lost their Pokémon to [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]].

:*''[[EP155|Forest Grumps]]''
:: Misty gets separated from Ash and Brock and ends up with James and {{MTR}}. Feeling sorry for the both of them, she gives some of her lunch to them. Later when everyone escapes the raging {{p|Ursaring}}, James and Misty are seen holding each other in happiness.

'''Alternate names'''
:*AlternaShipping - Alternate name for James and Cassidy
:*AlternateShipping - Alternate name for Butch and Cassidy
:*OpressionShipping
:*RomeoShipping
:*TwerpyShipping
:*WhinyShipping

'''Name origins'''
:*''Greeneye'' refers to James and Misty's eye colors.}}
 

====GundamSeiyuuShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[James]]|{{an|Cilan}}|jap=コジデン|rom=KojiDen|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW026|Scare at the Litwick Mansion!]]''
::A group of {{p|Litwick}} and their {{p|Lampent}} leader open a mysterious vortex that nearly sucks in James, [[Jessie]], and {{MTR}}. Cilan is nearly sucked in as well after being hit by a {{m|Shadow Ball}} that knocks him off of his feet. He would have been sucked in completely but he is saved by James who grabs his arm. Earlier, James's life force had been drained by the Litwick who were accompanying him and his friends. Despite that and his feelings towards {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, James decides to put his own safety aside and use what strength he has left to rescue Cilan. Some might argue, however, that he only rescued him as a return favor for Ash saving Jessie from the same fate. Others note that James chose to help who he may consider an enemy but did not attempt to try and save his friends before hand.

'''Name origins'''
:*''GundamSeiyuu'' refers to James and Cilan's voice actors, [[Shin'ichirō Miki]] and [[Mamoru Miyano]], respectively, who both voiced characters in the {{wp|Gundam}} anime franchise.
}}
 



===List of supporting character ships===
This is a list of shippings involving a supporting character.

====AgainstShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Paul]]|[[Zoey]]|jap=シンノゾ|rom=ShinNozo|

'''Evidence'''
:*Normally, Zoey is rather composed when faced with someone who puts down her friends, but with Paul she became more flustered than she usually would. {{an|Dawn}} is seen having to physically restrain her. Many would say that this would disprove the ship, but fans see it as Zoey becoming more emotional about what Paul thinks as compared to other people.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both were the main rivals of the main protagonists during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.
:*Both own a {{p|Gastrodon}}.

'''Trivia'''
:*Paul and Zoey have a few Pokémon that are considered counterparts of each other:
:**Paul owns a {{TP|Paul|Honchkrow}} while Zoey owns a [[Zoey#Mismagius|Mismagius]]. Both evolved from [[Generation II]] Pokémon with the [[Dusk Stone]] and became a [[Generation IV]] Pokémon. They are also exclusive to some games.
:**Paul owns a [[Paul#Froslass|Froslass]] and Zoey owns a [[Zoey#Gallade|Gallade]]. Both species evolve from a [[Generation III]] Pokémon with the [[Dawn Stone]] as a part of a branched evolution.
:**Paul owns an [[Paul#Gastrodon|East Sea Gastrodon]] and Zoey owns a [[Zoey's Gastrodon|West Sea Gastrodon]].

'''Name origins'''
:*''Against'' comes from Paul and Zoey's nature as rivals: both are essentially against {{Ash}} and Dawn respectively, despite the bonds (or lack thereof) they have with each other.
}}
 

====BadTasteShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Ash}}|[[Burgundy]]|jap=サトカベ|rom=SatoCabe|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW019|A Connoisseur's Revenge!]]''
::Despite there being a long line of people waiting, Burgundy specifically calls on Ash to visit her shop. She also puts her hands on his shoulders several different times.

'''Similarities'''
:* Both own or have owned an {{p|Oshawott}}.
:* Both battled more than one of the [[Gym leader]]s at the [[Striaton Gym]]. In addition, they both used their Oshawott to battle {{an|Cilan}}.
}}
 





====PokéSilverShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Ash}}|{{an|Lyra}}|jap=サトコト|rom=SatoKoto|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]''
::Lyra admires Ash's courage and tells [[Khoury]] that he should be more like him.

:*''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]''
::While waiting to be rescued, Lyra wonders who she would most like to marry out of Ash, Khoury, and {{an|Brock}}. Lyra believes that Ash is the best candidate and then asks {{an|Dawn}} if she and Ash are a couple. This event can be interpreted two ways. Either she supports Ash and Dawn as [[PearlShipping|a couple]] or she has a romantic interest in Ash and wonders if he has a girlfriend or not.

:*''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
::Lyra attempts to pair Dawn and Khoury together as a couple. Ash decides to go with Lyra to search for the Gible instead of going with Dawn.

'''Similarities'''
:* Both own or have owned a {{p|Chikorita}}.
}}
 

====RaimonTownShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Luke]]|{{an|Bianca}}|jap=ルーベル|rom=LuBel|

'''Evidence'''
:* ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]''
::* Bianca instantly took a liking to [[Luke's Zorua]] and later admired Luke for having her. Throughout the entire [[Don Battle]] she'd often keep close proximity with Luke.
:* ''[[BW041]]''
::* Luke trusts Bianca to film his battle with {{an|Cilan}} for him and when he finds out she missed the battle, filming Zorua instead, he shrugs it off pretty quickly.
:* ''[[BW042]]''
::* Bianca takes an interest in Luke's film work and eventually begins to help him, not being distracted by Zorua. The two leave the tournament together to work on the film.


'''Name origins'''
:* [[Raimon Town]] is where Bianca and Luke originally met.
}}
 

====ServiceShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{an|Cilan}}|{{an|Bianca}}|jap=デンベル|rom=DenBel|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
::Bianca states that Cilan's food is delicious and that she gives it "five stars" to which Cilan is grateful for.

:*''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''
::Bianca takes an interest in Cilan's catchphrases and begins to use them for herself. Later when Bianca leaves the group, Cilan promises to make her a meal the next time they meet.

:*''[[BW037|A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!]]''
::When the group decides they will enter a fishing competition, Cilan picks out a fishing rod for Bianca without even being asked to. A while later, Cilan briefly leaves the group to turn in his catch to the judges. When he exits the building, he sees Bianca struggling to hold on to something that she hooked. Immediately he runs to her side, even instructing Ash and Iris to move aside, and holds on to her fishing rod. While she was in charge of the reel, Cilan was the one to pull her catch, a {{p|Frillish}}, from the water.

:*''[[BW041]]
::Bianca is clearly the most excited when Cilan announces "It's Tasting Time!" during his battle with [[Luke]].
}}
 

====TarragonShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{an|Cilan}}|[[Georgia]]|jap=デンラン|rom=DenLan|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''
::Georgia calls for Cilan's attention before she leaves and demands that he make her a delicous meal the next time they met.
:*''[[BW041]]''
::When [[Burgundy]] begins to mock Cilan after his loss to [[Luke]], Georgia is clearly annoyed by her behavior. She then remarks sarcastically to Burgundy that she has a "nice personality". Fans see this as Georgia's way of defending Cilan.
}}
 

===List of Pokémon shippings===
This is a list involving a Pokémon.

====IwazaruShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|{{an|Cilan}}|{{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}|jap=デンヤナ|rom=DenYana|

'''Evidence'''
:*Cilan refers to Pansage as his "premium brand" Pokémon which means that he is his most trusted partner.

:*''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]''
::Cilan begins to gloat how perfectly compatible he is with Pansage while battling Ash and his {{AP|Oshawott}}.
:*''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle]]''
::Pansage tries to comfort Cilan after he inadvertently knocked over the pot of soup he was making for lunch caused by Ash and Iris's goofing off.
:*''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]''
::Cilan is seen holding Pansage after he is {{status|poison}}ed by group of {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Foongus}}. He does not do the same for his {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}} who is also poisoned.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Iwazaru'' refers to 言わ猿 meaning ''speak-not monkey'' referring to the {{wp|three wise monkeys}} motif that the [[elemental monkeys]] are suspected to be based on. In relation, there is ''{{tt|Kikazaru|hear-not monkey}}Shipping'' for [[Chili]] and his {{p|Pansear}} and ''{{tt|Mizaru|see-not monkey}}Shipping'' for [[Cress]] and his {{p|Panpour}}.
}}
 

====LethalAttractionShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|[[Ash's Oshawott]]|[[Iris's Emolga]]|jap=ミジュエモ|rom=MijuEmo|
'''Evidence'''
:*''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''
::Oshawott is immediately smitten with Emolga upon first seeing her. Also, Oshawott interrupts her battle with [[Bianca's Minccino]] by jumping in front of the {{m|Attract}} meant for the other Pokémon.

::Later on when Emolga is surrounded by a group of wild {{p|Swoobat}}, Oshawott lets himself out of his Poké Ball in order to protect her. He was hit by a Swoobat's {{m|Charge Beam}} forcing Ash to recall him to his Poké Ball.

:*''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''
::When Emolga wanders off on her own while the others are sleeping, Oshawott and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} follow after her. When they find her she lies to them in order to get some apples by telling them that she was ambushed by a group of wild {{p|Watchog}}. Angered, Oshawott fights valiantly in order to protect her and retrieves an apple for himself, Emolga, and Axew. Oshawott continues to protect Emolga even standing up to an enraged {{p|Simisear}}. However, he was easily defeated by the angry Pokémon.

'''Name origins'''
:*''LethalAttraction'' comes from the fact that Oshawott usually ends up getting hurt while trying to protect Emolga. It also could be from the fact that {{type|Water}}s are weak against {{t|Electric}} attacks.

'''Trivia'''
:*Oshawott and Emolga are both part of the Ground egg group and therefore can breed.
}}
 

====LightningPearlShipping====
{{shipping|color=light|[[Ash's Pikachu]]|[[Dawn's Piplup]]|jap=ピカポッチャ|rom=PikaPocha|

'''Evidence'''
:*''[[DP149|Sticking with Who You Know!]]''
::Pikachu and Piplup spent nearly the whole episode hugging each other with hearts in their eyes. Even when {{an|Dawn}} returns Piplup to his Poké Ball, he lets himself out and goes back to hugging Pikachu. Of course, this was all a result of [[Professor Kodama]]'s affinity machine which made pure {{t|Electric}} and {{type|Water}}s inseparable.

:*''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''
::Piplup becomes emotional knowing that the group is going to go their separate ways. He was hoping that Dawn would go with Ash and {{an|Brock}} to [[Kanto]] so that he could stay with Pikachu. When she decides she's going to stay in [[Sinnoh]], Piplup runs off into the forest alone. Fans also note that even though Pikachu is {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}'s object of affection, she did not appear upset at all over the news of Pikachu leaving unlike Piplup. Pikachu becomes concerned and runs off too to look for him. When he finds Piplup, he latches on to him and starts crying. This causes Pikachu to also start crying.

::Later on when they accept that they are going to separate, Pikachu and Piplup high five each other before hugging again.

'''Similarities'''
:*Both were unwilling to obey their Trainers at first, but became friends after saving them from a group of attacking Pokémon. Pikachu saved [[Ash]] from a flock of {{p|Spearow}}, while Piplup saved {{an|Dawn}} from a swarm of {{p|Ariados}}.
:*Both are actively kept [[Walking Pokémon|outside]] of their Poké Balls.
:*Both have expressed reluctance to [[evolution|evolve]] and prefer to remain in their current forms.
:**Both have battled against their evolved forms.

'''Name origins'''
:*''LightningPearl'' comes from Pikachu being an {{type|Electric}} and {{s|Pearl}}, the ship involving their Trainers.
}}
 

====TaladradoraShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}|{{an|Iris}}|jap=ドリュアイ|rom=DoryuAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*Excadrill's refusal to battle on Iris's command wasn't an act of disobedience but was more about shame and distrust. He refused to battle for Iris because he was afraid to lose again after the humiliating loss to [[Drayden]] years earlier. This differs from [[Ash's Charizard]] and [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] who simply wanted to do what they pleased.
:*''[[BW033|Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!]]''
::Excadrill shows some reaction to Iris's crying after his loss to [[Langley]]'s {{p|Beartic}} earlier. As such, he left the to the forest in order to work on {{m|Focus Blast}} and become stronger. Later, he agrees to rematch Beartic and listen to Iris's commands after regaining his confidence. After the second battle with Beartic, Iris hugs Excadrill and tells him that she loves him.

'''Name origins'''
:*''Taladradora'' is the Spanish word for drill.
}}
 

====TwinApplesShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{TP|Iris|Axew}}|{{an|Iris}}|jap=キバアイ|rom=KibaAi|

'''Evidence'''
:*Axew is never seen in a Poké Ball unlike Iris's other Pokémon an prefers to travel inside her hair showing a close bond. Axew also tends to impersonate some of her actions, such as backing her up when she refers to Ash as a kid.
:*''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
:: When Iris becomes upset that she can't help Axew perfect {{m|Dragon Rage}}, he goes off and finds an apple for her to help her feel better. Later when {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} refuses to help Iris rescue Axew from a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Scolipede}}, she takes it upon herself to save him without the aid of a Pokémon.
:*''[[BW027|The Dragon Master's Path!]]''
:: After Axew uses Dragon Rage perfectly for the first time, Iris begins to smother him with affection.

'''Name origins'''
:*''TwinApples'' refers to how Axew uses his tusks to carry apples to Iris.
}}
 

====WatcherShipping====
{{shipping|color=dark|{{Tracey}}|{{TP|Tracey|Marill}}|jap=ケンマリ|rom=KenMari|

'''Evidence'''
:*Marill is Tracey's most recurring Pokémon.
:*''[[EP088|In the Pink]]''
::Marill becomes frightened when called upon to battle the pink {{p|Nidoking}} and jumps into Tracey's arms for protection. In response, he hugs it back.
:*''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
::While Tracey recalls {{TP|Tracey|Scyther}} and {{TP|Tracey|Venonat}} to their [[Poké Balls]], he clenches Marill to his side during the storm that [[Maren]]'s boat got caught in.

'''Name origins'''
:*''WatcherShipping'' is derived from [[Pokémon Watcher]].
}}
 

===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:GundamSeiyuuSave.png|James saving Cilan
File:DP149.png|Pikachu and Piplup hugging
</gallery>

Talk:List of clothing (anime)

2011-10-10T17:05:04Z

Gohan5: /* Musical Outfits */

Talk:List of clothing (anime)

2011-10-10T17:04:48Z

Gohan5: /* Musical Outfits */

Talk:List of clothing (anime)

2011-10-10T16:48:32Z

Gohan5:

NegaiShipping

2011-10-05T18:55:02Z

Gohan5: /* Iris's hints */ dub

NegaiShipping

2011-10-05T18:54:32Z

Gohan5: /* Iris's hints */ dub title

NegaiShipping

2011-09-15T16:42:31Z

Gohan5: /* Evidence */ Let's try to clean this up a little ^^;

BW048

2011-09-15T15:05:35Z

Gohan5:

{{undubbed|705}}

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(Japanese: '''激走！バトルサブウェイ！！　（後編）''' ''Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 2)'') is the 48th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 705th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2011 as part of a one-hour special.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==

==Major events==

*[[Ash's Tepig]] is revealed to know {{m|Flamethrower}}.

{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
*{{p|Eelektross}}
*{{p|Chandelure}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}}
* {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}}
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* Subway workers

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}}; fantasy)
* {{p|Roggenrola}} ({{OP|Ash|Roggenrola}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Dwebble}})
* {{p|Chandelure}} ({{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Eelektross}} ({{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}}'s; debut)

==Trivia==
*There is no [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] following this episode. Instead, a special preview for the next few episodes is shown.
*{{Ash}} and {{an|Cilan}} narrate the preview for the next episode.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===

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BW047

2011-09-15T15:04:44Z

Gohan5:

{{undubbed|704}}

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broadcast_jp=September 15, 2011 |
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en_op={{OBP|Black and White|song}} |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
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(Japanese: '''激走！バトルサブウェイ！！　（前編）''' ''Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 1)'') is the 47th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 704th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on September 15, 2011 as part of a one-hour special.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==

==Major events==

* Ash and company arrive in [[Nimbasa City]].
* It is revealed {{MTR}} was never fired from [[Team Rocket]] and that his joining the group was part of a plan.
* Meowth rejoins [[Jessie]] and [[James]].
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}}
* {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}}
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* Subway workers
* Train passengers

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}}; two)
* {{p|Haxorus}} (fantasy; silhouette)
* {{p|Beartic}} (fantasy; silhouette)
* {{p|Patrat}}
* {{p|Pidove}}
* {{p|Sandile}}
* {{p|Deerling}}

==Trivia==
===Errors===
===Dub edits===

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NegaiShipping

2011-09-01T05:57:17Z

Gohan5: /* Evidence */

NegaiShipping

2011-08-28T23:10:12Z

Gohan5: /* Iris's hints */

Iris's Emolga

2011-08-15T17:05:09Z

Gohan5: /* History */

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Electric |
type2=Flying |
trainername=Iris |
pokemonname=Emolga |
jtrainername=アイリス |
jpokemonname=エモンガ |
tmtrainername=Iris |
tmpokemonname=Emonga |
image=[[File:Iris Emolga.png|250px]] |
caption=Iris's Emolga |
gender=Female |
ability={{a|Static}} |
location={{rt|4|Unova}} |
prevonum=587|
epnum=BW024|
epname=Emolga the Irresistible!|
current=[[party|With Iris]] |
java1= [[Mika Kanai]]|
}}

'''Iris's Emolga''' (Japanese: '''アイリスのエモンガ ''' ''Iris's Emonga'') is the third {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{an|Iris}} obtained. She first appeared in ''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]''.

==History==
[[File:Iris and Emolga.png|thumb|220px|Iris and Emolga|left]]
Emolga made her debut in ''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]'' where she used her {{m|Attract}} move to take apples from a group of {{p|Patrat}}. She later encountered {{TP|Iris|Iris's Axew|Axew}} chasing an apple down a hill. She acted kind towards Axew so that she could have obtained [[Pokémon food|food]] from Iris; however, she ran off after being smothered and almost captured by {{an|Bianca}}. She was later reunited with Iris whose Axew wanted to share its fruit. The trio then ended up deep in a forest filled with hostile {{p|Swoobat}}. They teamed up to try and battle the Swoobat, but Emolga's {{m|Discharge}} and {{m|Hidden Power}} attacks weren't enough to defeat all of them. However, {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} were able to rescue them. Once they were safe, they returned to their camp, where Emolga flew into Iris's arms and accepted capture, much to Bianca's distaste.

In ''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]'', Iris decided to give Emolga some training and she was sent out to battle with Bianca and her {{p|Pignite}}. With one Attract, Pignite became infatuated and was recalled to his [[Poké Ball]]. She then battled {{TP|Bianca|Minccino}} but kept using {{m|Volt Switch}} to get other Pokémon, such as [[Iris's Excadrill]] and [[Cilan's Pansage]] to battle for her. She got into a bit of a scrape with [[Ash's Snivy]] who was not impressed by her laziness. However, the two end up settling their differences temporarily when they both worked together to stop a rampaging {{p|Simisear}} and also saved its life from a giant falling boulder.

In [[BW036]], Iris sent out Emolga, alongside [[Ash's Tranquill]], to help a revived {{p|Archen}} learn to fly. She started off by using {{m|Attract}} which failed, revealing that Archen was also female. After being pecked on the head, Emolga used Volt Switch to leave and send out [[Cilan's Stunfisk]] while she slept in a tree.

In [[BW040]], Iris used Emolga to battle [[Yoshihiko]] in the [[Don Battle]] tournament. Using her powerful moves, she managed to defeat his {{p|Watchog}} and allowed Iris to advance in the competition. In the [[BW041|next episode]] Iris used Emolga again to battle [[Stephan]] and his {{p|Sawk}}. In the battle, Emolga took heavy damage from Sawk's physical attacks, and her ability was revealed to be {{a|Static}}. Emolga used this [[ability]], along with the side effect of {{m|Close Combat}}, to dramatically slow down Sawk to the point of complete immobilization. She then defeated Sawk with a powerful {{m|Volt Switch}} attack and allowed Iris to continue the tournament.

==Personality and characteristics==
[[File:Gluttonous Emolga.png|thumb|220px|Emolga being gluttonous]]
[[File:Snivy and Emolga.png|thumb|left|200px|Emolga and Snivy]]
Emolga can be a strong battler but can also be lazy and gluttonous. She has a particular fondness for apples. She will often use her cute looks to manipulate those around her to get what she wants. Her conniving ways are shown when she uses {{m|Attract}} on Pokémon such as [[Ash's Oshawott]] and they willingly give up their food without realizing what they just did. She also uses {{m|Volt Switch}} regularly in an attempt to avoid doing any work, such as battling. Emolga can also be a drama queen as shown when she lied to {{AP|Oshawott}} and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} about three {{p|Watchog}} hurting her when she just wanted to get apples from the Watchog. However, she is still good at heart, as she tried to protect {{an|Iris}} and Axew from a group of {{p|Swoobat}} and thanking [[Ash's Snivy]] for helping her, {{AP|Oshawott}}, and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} get out of a scrape with a {{p|Simisear}} a little bit later. In [[BW032]], she was shown to still hold some animosity towards Snivy. Also in [[BW038]], Emolga and Snivy were seen fighting ''again'', while fighting they dumped paint on both their Trainers by mistake with their tails.

==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|electric|flying|Iris {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0|1=Emolga Attract.png|2=Emolga Discharge.png|3=Emolga Volt Switch.png|4=Emolga Hidden Power.png}}|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0|1=Attract|2=Discharge|3=Volt Switch|4=Hidden Power}}}}
{{anmov|normal|Attract|BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|electric|Discharge|BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!}}
{{anmov|electric|Volt Switch|BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Hidden Power|BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Emolga}}

{{Iris's Pokémon|electric|flying}}

[[Category:Iris's Pokémon|Emolga]]

[[de:Lilias Emolga]]
[[fr:Emolga d'Iris]]
[[ja:アイリスのエモンガ]]

BW024

2011-08-06T06:43:14Z

Gohan5: /* Trivia */

{{Samename|unaired episode featuring [[Team Plasma]]|BW024 (unaired)}}
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title_ja=かわいい顔に要注意！エモンガでシビレビレ！！|
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'''Emolga the Irresistible!''' (Japanese: '''かわいい顔に要注意！エモンガでシビレビレ！！''' ''Beware of Cute Faces! {{tt|Emonga|Emolga}} Paralyzes!!'') is the 24th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 681st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on March 24, 2011 and first aired in the United States on July 16, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
As the episode starts, a trio of {{p|Patrat}} are getting some apples from a tree. They manage to collect a lot of apples! Nearby, an {{p|Emolga}} watches as she pretends to be exhausted as she uses {{m|Attract}} to swindle the Patrat of their apples. Later, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, {{an|Cilan}}, and {{an|Bianca}}, who is revealed to be traveling with the group on their journey to [[Nimbasa City]], are just finishing lunch as Iris brings in some apples for the group for dessert. Bianca complains that apples aren't true dessert, saying that chocolate is. Suddenly, [[Ash's Oshawott]] pops out of his [[Poké Ball]] and eats an apple and becomes happy. Iris throws an apple for Axew to catch. Suddenly, {{TP|Iris|Axew}}'s apple rolls down a hill as he goes after it. The Emolga that stole apples from the Patrat sees Axew running down the hill, so she comes out and catches the apple. She is about to leave until she sees Iris's big plate of apples.

Emolga begins thinking of a plan to get the group's apples, and gives Axew his apple back. Everything goes as planned for Emolga, as Iris thanks Emolga by giving her the plate of apples, but Bianca, out of nowhere, grabs Emolga and smothers her in hugs. Ash and Cilan, along with {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Oshawott}} follows behind, admiring Emolga's cuteness. Deciding that she wants to catch it, Bianca sends out {{TP|Bianca|Minccino}} to battle Emolga. As Emolga fires {{m|Attract}} at Minccino, but Minccino counters by using an Attract attack of his own. However, Emolga's wins out, and just before it hits Minccino, [[Ash's Oshawott]] takes the hit, and becomes attracted with Emolga, much to Ash's frustration, so he recalls Oshawott to his [[Poké Ball]].

Emolga then flees as Bianca, Iris, and Axew go after it, with Ash, Cilan and Pikachu following. Emolga stops on a tree branch and sees more fruit growing on the tree. Emolga remembers a sinister Bianca and Minccino, as she angrily grabs two apples and chows them down. Iris and Axew catch up to Emolga, and Axew offers his apple to Emolga. Iris claims that Axew has a little crush on Emolga, and Axew starts dancing. The Flying Squirrel Pokémon decides to use the same plan as before with Axew, but Bianca appears on the scene again. After a brief battle with Bianca's Minccino once again, Emolga flees into [[tall grass]], with Axew and Iris in pursuit. Ash and Cilan catch up, and Ash suggests that Bianca should give up, but she refuses, so the trio continue to search.

Meanwhile, as Iris and Axew finally spot Emolga, Axew and Emolga start sliding down a hillside, and Iris goes after them and catches them in her arms. Unfortunately, the rock they're on breaks from the main hill, and they slide into the forest. There, they stumble upon a {{p|Swoobat}}'s nest! After Emolga fights off the Swoobat, they rest at a nearby lake. Emolga decides to play a little game in the water by throwing {{m|Hidden Power}} orbs into the water, creating ripples. However, she accidentaly makes one way too strong, creating a big wave in the lake that splashes a nearby Swoobat. So the whole nest of Swoobat begin to chase the trio again, but they escape. Meanwhile, Ash, Cilan and Bianca go down the hill, after Iris and Emolga. As they continue their search, they get attacked by a {{p|Scolipede}} and a {{p|Galvantula}} because Bianca misinterprets their rustling in the trees to be Emolga.

Meanwhile, Iris, along with Axew and Emolga, hide behind a rock from the Swoobat until they use {{m|Round}} to expose them. Surrounded, Iris desperately calls out {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} for help, but as usual, Excadrill ignores Iris. Emolga then uses Attract on the Swoobat (and Excadrill by accident), but the female Swoobat are unaffected. Ash, Cilan, and Bianca then arrive on the scene as they combat the Swoobat. Ash's Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but there are still more Swoobat! Suddenley, Oshawott appears again and prepares to defend Emolga. However, he is quickly defeated by a powerful {{m|Charge Beam}} and recalled. So Pikachu and Emolga use a Thunderbolt-{{m|Hidden Power}} combo to defeat the remaining Swoobat. Bianca, impressed by Emolga's strength, still wants to capture her, but decides to give so she won't get shocked again.

Back at their picnic table, Cilan decides to make a "special dinner" for the group, consisting of apples. Suddenly, Emolga appears and jumps into Iris's arms. Ash says that Emolga likes her so Iris decides to capture her.

==Major events==

* It is revealed that {{an|Bianca}} has started traveling with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|company}}.
* {{an|Iris}} captures an {{TP|Iris|Emolga}}.

{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
*{{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
*{{p|Swoobat}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* {{an|Bianca}}

===Pokémon===
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Emolga}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}}; new; debut)
* {{p|Pignite}} ({{an|Bianca}}'s)
* {{p|Minccino}} ({{OP|Bianca|Minccino}})
* {{p|Swoobat}} (multiple; debut)
* {{p|Patrat}} (three)
* {{p|Scolipede}}
* {{p|Galvantula}}

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Patrat}}
* Ash and Iris narrate the preview for the next episode.
*This episode was supposed to air on April 14, 2011 in Japan but aired earlier because of [[BW023 (unaired)|BW023]], [[BW024 (unaired)|BW024]] and [[BW037]]'s postponement.
* [[Iris's Excadrill]] is confirmed male in this episode.
* This is the first episode to show {{an|Iris}} making a capture onscreen.
===Errors===
* When the group is eating lunch, {{an|Bianca}}'s stockings are missing.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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NegaiShipping

2011-08-06T02:25:39Z

Gohan5: /* Ash's hints */

Club Battle

2011-08-05T01:59:32Z

Gohan5:

{{Current event|article|anime}}
{{incomplete}}
[[File:Don Battle.png|thumb|right|250px|Don Battle participants]]
(Japanese: '''ドンバトル''' ''Don Battle'') is a tournament that is held in [[Raimon Town]]. It is hosted by the town's [[Don George]] and [[Takemitsu]], and took place between [[BW039]]-[[BW042]]. The winner gets a collection of every [[Wing]].

==Trainers who have participated in the Don Battle==
{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{unova color dark}}; border: 3px solid #{{unova color}}; width: 30%;"
|-
! style="background:#{{unova color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|{{unova color dark}}|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer}}
! style="background:#{{unova color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|{{unova color dark}}|Place}}
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| {{Ash}}
| N/A
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Iris}}
| N/A
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Luke]]
| N/A
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Dino]]
| N/A
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Kenyan]]
| [[BW041|Top 8]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Cilan}}
| [[BW041|Top 8]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Antonio]]
| [[BW041|Top 8]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Langley]]
| [[BW041|Top 8]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Trip]]
| [[BW040|Top 16]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| {{an|Bianca}}
| [[BW040|Top 16]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Sekimoto]]
| [[BW040|Top 16]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Yoshihiko]]
| [[BW040|Top 16]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Burgundy]]
| [[BW039|Top 16]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Ibushi]]
| [[BW039|Top 16]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| [[Omega]]
| [[BW039|Top 16]]
|- align="center" style="background:#fff"
| style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Sanshirō]]
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | [[BW039|Top 16]]
|}
{{-}}

==Rounds==
Don Battle is a 16-competitor tournament consisting of four rounds, and entrants are allowed three Pokémon each.

===First Round===
The first round consisted of 1-on-1 battles against randomly matched up Trainers. When one of the Pokémon is unable to battle, the opposing Trainer is deemed the winner of the first round.

===Second Round===
The second round also consisted of 1-on-1 battles against randomly matched up Trainers.

==Pokémon used in tournament==
===Ash Ketchum===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Palpitoad|Ash Palpitoad.png|water|ground|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Snivy|Ash Snivy.png|grass|size=190px}} ♀
| 
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|}
===Iris===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Iris|Emolga|Iris Emolga.png|electric|flying|size=190px}} ♀
| 
| 
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|}

===Cilan===
{| align="center" width="100%"
| {{InactivePoké|Cilan|Dwebble|Cilan Dwebble.png|bug|rock|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|Cilan|Stunfisk|Cilan Stunfisk.png|ground|electric|size=190px}}
|
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|}

===Trip===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Trip|Gurdurr|Trip Gurdurr.png|fighting|size=190px|link=no}}
|
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|}

===Bianca===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Bianca|Minccino|Bianca Minccino.png|normal|size=190px}} ♂
|
|
|
|}

===Burgundy===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Burgundy|Stoutland|Burgundy Stoutland.png|normal|size=190px|link=no}}
|
|
|
|}

===Kenyan===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Kenyan|Zebstrika|Kenyan Zebstrika.png|electric|size=190px|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Kenyan|Sawk|Kenyan Sawk.png|fighting|size=190px|link=no}} ♂
|
|
|}

===Langley===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Langley|Beartic|Langley Beartic.png|ice|size=190px|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Langley|Pawniard|Langley Pawniard.png|dark|steel|size=190px|link=no}} ♀
|
|
|}
===Luke===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Luke|Golett|Luke Golett.png|ground|ghost|size=190px|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Luke|Larvesta|Luke Larvesta.png|bug|fire|size=190px|link=no}}
|
|
|
|}

===Sanshirō===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Sanshirō|Joltik|Sanshiro Joltik.png|bug|electric|size=190px|link=no}}
|
|
|
|}

===Omega===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Omega|Patrat|Omega Patrat.png|normal||size=190px|link=no}}
|
|
|
|}

===Dino===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Dino|Deerling|Dino Deerling.png|normal|grass|size=190px|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Dino|Tranquill|Dino Tranquill.png|normal|flying|size=190px|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Dino|Darumaka|Dino Darumaka.png|fire|size=190px|link=no}}
|
|}

===Antonio===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Trainer|Tranquill|Antonio Tranquill.png|normal|flying|size=190px|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Antonio|Cottonee|Antonio Cottonee.png|grass|size=190px|link=no}}
|
|
|}

===Ibushi===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Trainer|Scolipede|Ibushi Scolipede.png|bug|poison|size=190px|link=no}}
|
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|}
===Sekimoto===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Sekimoto|Darmanitan|Sekimoto Darmanitan.png|fire|size=190px|link=no}}
|
|
|}

===Yoshihiko===
{| align="center" width="100%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Yoshihiko|Watchog|Yoshihiko Watchog.png|normal|size=190px|link=no}} ♂
|
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|}
{{-}}

{{Project Anime notice}}

[[Category:Pokémon competitions]]

[[de:Don Battle]]

BW042

2011-08-04T22:43:00Z

Gohan5:

{{futureepisode}}


{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=BW041 |

nextcode=BW043 |

series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=BW042 |
altepcode=EP699 |
colorscheme=Unova|
screen=no|
title_en=|
title_ja=決戦ドンバトル！！サトシ対アイリス！！|
title_ja_trans=Decisive Don Battle! Satoshi VS Iris!! |
broadcast_jp=August 11, 2011 |
broadcast_us= |
en_series= |
en_op={{OBP|Black and White|song}} |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
ja_ed= [[Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW|ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ]] |
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storyboard= |
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(Japanese: '''決戦ドンバトル！！サトシ対アイリス！！''' ''Decisive Don Battle! {{tt|Satoshi|Ash}} VS Iris!!'') is the 42nd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 699th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is scheduled to air in Japan on August 11, 2011.
{{spoilers}}
==Synopsis==

==Major events==



===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]

* [[Don George]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* [[Burgundy]]
* [[Kenyan]]
* [[Langley]]
* [[Luke]]
* [[Dino]]
* [[Takemitsu]]
* Don George's apprentice

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})



* {{p|Palpitoad}} ({{OP|Ash|Palpitoad}})

* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})




* {{p|Zorua}} ({{OP|Luke|Zorua}})
* {{p|Golett}} ([[Luke]]'s)
* {{p|Darumaka}} ([[Dino]]'s)

==Trivia==

===Errors===
===Dub edits===

{{stub|Anime|Episode}}

{{EpicodePrevNext|
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nextcode=BW043 |

series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova}}
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[[Category:Best Wishes series episodes|042]]

[[de:BW042]]
[[es:BW042]]
[[ja:BW編第42話]]
[[pl:BW042]]

BW041

2011-08-04T11:45:30Z

Gohan5:

{{undubbed|698}}

{{EpicodePrevNext|
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nextcode=BW042 |

series=Best Wishes series |
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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=BW041 |
altepcode=EP698 |
colorscheme=Unova|
screen=hd|
title_en=|
title_ja=白熱ドンバトル！エモンガVSダゲキ！！|
title_ja_trans=Climactic Don Battle! Emonga VS Dageki!! |
broadcast_jp=August 4, 2011 |
broadcast_us= |
en_series= |
en_op={{OBP|Black and White|song}} |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
ja_ed= [[Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW|ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=古賀一臣 |
directorn=1 |
director=古賀一臣 |
artn=1 |
art=夏目久仁彦 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=BW041-BW050|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|041}}
}}
(Japanese: '''白熱ドンバトル！エモンガVSダゲキ！！''' ''Climactic Don Battle! {{tt|Emonga|Emolga}} VS {{tt|Dageki|Sawk}}!!'') is the 41st episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 698th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on August 4, 2011.
{{spoilers}}
==Synopsis==

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} defeats [[Langley]] and advances to the semi-finals.
* [[Cilan's Stunfisk]] is revealed to know {{m|Scald}}.
* [[Luke]] defeats {{an|Cilan}} and advances to the semi-finals.
* [[Kenyan]] is revealed to have a {{p|Sawk}}, while [[Luke]] is revealed to have a {{p|Larvesta}}.
* {{an|Iris}} defeats [[Kenyan]] and advances to the semi-finals.
* Iris learns she will battle Luke in the semi-finals.
* Ash starts his battle with [[Dino]].
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Larvesta}}
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Sawk}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Don George]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* [[Burgundy]]
* [[Kenyan]]
* [[Langley]]
* [[Luke]]
* [[Dino]]
* [[Antonio]]
* [[Takemitsu]]
* [[Don George]]'s apprentice
* Audience

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Palpitoad}} ({{OP|Ash|Palpitoad}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Sawk}} ([[Kenyan]]'s)
* {{p|Pawniard}} ([[Langley]]'s)
* {{p|Zorua}} ({{OP|Luke|Zorua}})
* {{p|Larvesta}} ([[Luke]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Cottonee}} ([[Antonio]]'s)
* {{p|Tranquill}} ([[Dino]]'s)
* {{p|Darumaka}} ([[Dino]]'s)

==Trivia==
* There is no [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] following this episode.
*[[Iris's Emolga]]'s ability is revealed to be {{a|Static}}.
*{{Ash}} and {{an|Iris}} narrate the preview for the next episode.
===Errors===

===Dub edits===

{{stub|Anime|Episode}}

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[[Category:Episodes written by Atsuhiro Tomioka|698]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Kazuomi Koga|698]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Kunihiko Natsume|698]]
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BW040

2011-08-02T17:56:52Z

Gohan5: filb renumbered

{{undubbed|697}}

{{EpicodePrevNext|
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epcode=BW040 |
altepcode=EP697 |
colorscheme=Unova|
screen=hd|
title_en=|
title_ja=熱闘ドンバトル！ツタージャVSコマタナ！！|
title_ja_trans=Fierce Fighting Don Battle! Tsutarja VS Komatana!! |
broadcast_jp=July 21, 2011 |
broadcast_us= |
en_series= |
en_op={{OBP|Black and White|song}} |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
ja_ed= [[Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW|ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=藤田伸三 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=山田浩之 |
directorn=1 |
director=西田健一 |
artn=1 |
art=緒方厚 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=BW031-BW040|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|040}}
}}
(Japanese: '''熱闘ドンバトル！ツタージャVSコマタナ！！''' ''Fierce Fighting Don Battle! {{tt|Tsutarja|Snivy}} VS {{tt|Komatana|Pawniard}}!!'') is the 40th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 697th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on July 21, 2011.
{{spoilers}}
==Synopsis==

{{incomplete synopsis}}

==Major events==

* Trip's Timburr is revealed to have evolved into a {{p|Gurdurr}}.
* {{an|Cilan}}'s {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}} is revealed to know {{m|Rock Slide}}.
* Cilan defeats [[Trip]] and advances to the second round.
* [[Kenyan]] defeats {{an|Bianca}} and advances to the second round.
* [[Luke]] defeats [[Sekimoto]] and advances to the second round.
* {{an|Iris}} defeats [[Yoshihiko]] and advances to the second round.
* [[Langley]] is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Pawniard}}.
* {{Ash}} begins his battle with Langley.
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Pawniard}}
* {{p|Gurdurr}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Don George]]
* [[Trip]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* [[Burgundy]]
* [[Kenyan]]
* [[Langley]]
* [[Luke]]
* [[Antonio]]
* [[Dino]]
* [[Yoshihiko]]
* [[Takemitsu]]
* Don George's apprentice
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}s
* Audience

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}}; flashback)
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Dwebble}})
* {{p|Timburr}} ([[Trip]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Gurdurr}} ([[Trip]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Minccino}} ({{OP|Bianca|Minccino}})
* {{p|Zebstrika}} ([[Kenyan]]'s)
* {{p|Pawniard}} ([[Langley]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Zorua}} ([[Luke]]'s)
* {{p|Golett}} ([[Luke]]'s)
* {{p|Darmanitan}} ([[Sekimoto]]'s)
* {{p|Watchog}} ([[Yoshihiko]]'s)

==Trivia==
* There is no [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] following this episode.
* The next episode's preview is narrated by {{an|Iris}} and [[Kenyan]].
* Music from ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]'' is used as background music.
* This is the last episode of the Pokémon anime to broadcast in analog in Japan, as that country will {{wp|Digital television transition|cease most analog TV broadcasts}} three days later on July 24, 2011.
===Errors===
===Dub edits===

{{stub|Anime|Episode}}

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title_ja=全員集合！ドンバトル！！|
title_ja_trans=Everyone Gathers! Don Battle!! |
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director=矢嶋哲生 |
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footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|039}}
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(Japanese: '''全員集合！ドンバトル！！''' ''Everyone Gathers! Don Battle!!'') is the 39th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 696th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on July 7, 2011.
{{spoilers}}
==Synopsis==

{{incomplete synopsis}}

==Major events==

* The [[Team Rocket trio]] arrives in [[Nimbasa City]].
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} enter the [[Don Battle]], along with [[Luke]], {{an|Bianca}}, [[Burgundy]], [[Langley]], [[Kenyan]] and [[Trip]].
* Kenyan's {{p|Blitzle}} is revealed to have evolved into a {{p|Zebstrika}}.
* Burgundy is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Stoutland}}.
* Ash defeats Burgundy and makes it to the second round of the Don Battle along with [[Langley]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Stoutland}}
* {{p|Zebstrika}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Don George]]
* [[Trip]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* [[Burgundy]]
* [[Kenyan]]
* [[Langley]]
* [[Luke]]
* [[Antonio]]
* [[Ibushi]]
* [[Omega]]
* [[Dino]]
* [[Sanshirō]]
* [[Sekimoto]]
* [[Yoshihiko]]
* [[Takemitsu]]
* Don George's apprentice
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}s
* Audience
* Citizens
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}}; flashback)
* {{p|Palpitoad}} ({{OP|Ash|Palpitoad}})
* {{p|Stoutland}} ([[Burgundy]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Dewott}} ([[Burgundy]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Sawsbuck}} ([[Burgundy]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Zebstrika}} ([[Kenyan]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Beartic}} ([[Langley]]'s)
* {{p|Zorua}} ([[Luke]]'s)
* {{p|Golett}} ([[Luke]]'s)
* {{p|Deerling}} ([[Dino]]'s)
* {{p|Patrat}} ([[Omega]]'s)
* {{p|Joltik}} ([[Sanshirō]]'s)
* {{p|Scolipede}} ([[Ibushi]]'s)
* {{p|Tranquill}} ([[Antonio]]'s)
* {{p|Deerling}}
* {{p|Pidove}} (two)
* {{p|Patrat}}
==Trivia==
* This episode begins the four-part [[Don Battle]] arc.
* There is no [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] following this episode. Clips from the [[M14|fourteenth]] movie were shown instead.
* This is the final episode to air before the [[M14|fourteenth movie]] debuted in theaters in Japan.
===Errors===
[[File:BW039 error.png|thumb|200px|Luke's eyes]]
*When Luke begins filming his documentary, his eyes have {{wp|sclera}}.
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BW038

2011-08-02T17:50:48Z

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title_ja=ゾロア・ザ・ムービー！ポケモンナイトの伝説！！|
title_ja_trans=Zorua The Movie! The Legend of the Pokémon Knight!! |
broadcast_jp=June 30, 2011 |
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en_op={{OBP|Black and White|song}} |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
ja_ed= [[Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW|ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ]] |
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scenario=米村正二 |
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storyboard=古賀一臣 |
directorn=1 |
director=浅田裕二 |
artn=1 |
art=岩根雅明 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=BW031-BW040|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|038}}
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(Japanese: '''ゾロア・ザ・ムービー！ポケモンナイトの伝説！！''' ''Zorua The Movie! The Legend of the Pokémon Knight!!'') is the 38th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 695th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 30, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==

{{incomplete synopsis}}

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|company}} meet [[Luke]].
* The group learns about an upcoming [[Don Battle|battle tournament]] being held at the local [[Battle Club]].
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
* [[Luke]]
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Golett}}
* {{p|Golurk}}
* {{p|Escavalier}}
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Zorua}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Luke]]
* {{un|Matthew}}
* Movie characters
* Citizens

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Tranquill}} ({{OP|Ash|Tranquill}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Swadloon}} ({{OP|Ash|Swadloon}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Yamask}} ({{OP|James|Yamask}})
* {{p|Zorua}} ([[Luke]]'s)
* {{p|Golett}} ([[Luke]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Leavanny}} ([[Luke]]'s)
* {{p|Escavalier}} (Trainer's; debut)
* {{p|Golurk}} (Trainer's; debut)

==Trivia==
* There is no [[Professor Oak's Live Caster]] following this epsiode.
* {{Ash}} and [[Kenyan]] narrate the preview for the [[BW039|next episode]].
* The previous jingle is used for the title card.

===Errors===
===Dub edits===

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BW037

2011-08-02T17:48:12Z

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title_en=|
title_ja=釣りソムリエ・デント登場！|
title_ja_trans=Fisher Sommelier - Dent Appears! |
broadcast_jp=June 23, 2011 |
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en_series= |
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ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
ja_ed= [[Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW |ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ]] |
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scenario=武上純希 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=うえだしげる |
directorn=1 |
director=うえだしげる |
artn=1 |
art=志村泉 |
morecredits=no |
epstaffpage=BW031-BW040|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|037}}
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(Japanese: '''釣りソムリエ・デント登場！''' ''Fisher {{tt|Sommelier|Connoisseur}} - {{tt|Dent|Cilan}} Appears!'') is the 37th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 694th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 23, 2011.

This episode was originally scheduled to air in Japan on April 7, 2011, as the 26th episode of the Best Wishes series, but it was postponed, along with the original [[BW023 (unaired)|BW023]] and [[BW024 (unaired)|BW024]], because of the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}}.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{incomplete synopsis}}

==Major events==
* Ash and friends encounter {{an|Bianca}} again.
* {{an|Cilan}} captures a {{p|Basculin}}. However, it is later released.
* [[James]]'s {{TP|James|Yamask}} is revealed to know {{m|Haze}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Basculin}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* Competition participants
* Citizens

===Pokémon===

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Yamask}} ({{OP|James|Yamask}})
* {{p|Basculin}} (both forms; multiple; debut)
* {{p|Basculin}} ({{an|Cilan}}'s; new; released; debut)
* {{p|Frillish}} (Female)
* {{p|Alomomola}}
* {{p|Patrat}} (Competition participant's)
* {{p|Minccino}} (Competition participant's)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Scraggy}}
*This episode was originally supposed to be the 26th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}} and was supposed to fall in between ''[[BW023|Battling for the Love of Bug-types!]]'' and ''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible]]'', formerly the 25th and 27th episodes, respectively. It was also originally titled '''ヒウンシティのつり大会！釣りソムリエ・デント登場！！''' ''Fishing Conference of {{tt|Hiun City|Castelia City}}! Fisher {{tt|Sommelier|Connoisseur}} - {{tt|Dent|Cilan}} Appears!!'' in Japanese before it was postponed. As they were no longer in Castelia City by the time the episode was aired, all references to the city were removed.
*Clips from this episode were first shown in the [[Professor Oak's lecture|Pokémon Live Caster]] following [[BW033]].
*This episode, in order to better place it between [[BW036]] and [[BW038]], went through a couple of minor {{wp|retcon}}s:
** All references to the gang being in [[Castelia City]] have been removed.
** The ending has been altered to show {{an|Bianca}} leaving the group, contradicting the two episodes following where it was intended to air, in which she is traveling with them.

===Errors===
[[File:BW037 error.png|thumb|200px|The Scraggy error]]
* Despite the edits listed above, a couple of indications that this was an earlier episode have been left in:
** The gang were surprised to see [[James]] owning a {{TP|James|Yamask}} (to the point where Ash scanned it with his [[Pokédex]]), despite having encountered it several times in previously aired episodes.
** {{Ash}} was surprised when Cilan revealed his personal fishing rod, despite having seen it in [[BW032]], five episodes before.
* The profile of the Scraggy appearing in Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster has a yellow colored scale on its head instead of red.

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title_ja=化石復活！古代怪鳥アーケオス！！|
title_ja_trans=Fossil Revival! Ancient Mysterious Bird Archeos!! |
broadcast_jp=June 16, 2011 |
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en_op={{OBP|Black and White|song}} |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
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scenario=冨岡淳広 |
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(Japanese: '''化石復活！古代怪鳥アーケオス！！''' ''Fossil Revival! Ancient Mysterious Bird {{tt|Archeos|Archeops}}!!'') is the 36th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 693rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 16, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==

{{incomplete synopsis}}

==Major events==

{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Archen}}
* {{p|Archeops}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* [[Fennel]]
* [[Dr. Zager]]
* [[Lenora]] (fantasy)

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Tranquill}} ({{OP|Ash|Tranquill}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Roggenrola}} ({{OP|Ash|Roggenrola}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Yamask}} ({{OP|James|Yamask}})
* {{p|Munna}} ({{OP|Fennel|Munna}})
* {{p|Musharna}} ([[Fennel]]'s)
* {{p|Archen}} (evolves; debut)
* {{p|Archeops}} (newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Archeops}} (multiple; debut)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Druddigon}}
===Errors===
===Dub edits===

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2011-08-02T17:45:01Z

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title_en=|
title_ja=ソムリエ探偵デント！タブンネ失踪事件！！ |
title_ja_trans= Sommelier-Detective Dent! Tabunne Disappearance Case!! |
broadcast_jp=June 9, 2011 |
broadcast_us= |
en_series= |
en_op={{OBP|Black and White|song}} |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
ja_ed= [[Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW|ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=飯島正勝 |
directorn=1 |
director=吉村文宏 |
artn=1 |
art=篠原隆 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=BW031-BW040|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|035}}
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(Japanese: '''ソムリエ探偵デント！タブンネ失踪事件！！''' ''{{tt|Sommelier|Connoisseur}}-Detective {{tt|Dent|Cilan}}! {{tt|Tabunne|Audino}} Disappearance Case!!'') is the 35th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 692nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 9, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{incomplete synopsis}}

==Major events==

{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Gothita}}
* {{p|Solosis}}


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Dr. Zager]] (fantasy)
* [[Arata]]
* [[Rina]]
* [[Mao]] 
* Townspeople

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Roggenrola}} ({{OP|Ash|Roggenrola}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Yamask}} ({{OP|James|Yamask}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}}; two)
* {{p|Audino}} (townspeople's; five)
* {{p|Gothita}} ([[Rina]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Solosis}} ([[Arata]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Pidove}} (multiple)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Litwick}}

===Errors===
===Dub edits===

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BW034

2011-08-02T17:42:51Z

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title_en=|
title_ja=ダンゴロ！ラスターカノン発射せよ！！ |
title_ja_trans= Dangoro! Let's Fire the Luster Cannon!! |
broadcast_jp=June 2, 2011 |
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en_op={{OBP|Black and White|song}} |
ja_op= [[Best Wishes! (song)|ベストウイッシュ！]] |
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olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=藤田伸三 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=山田浩之 |
directorn=1 |
director=徳本善信 |
artn=1 |
art=北崎正浩 |
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(Japanese: '''ダンゴロ！ラスターカノン発射せよ！！''' ''{{tt|Dangoro|Roggenrola}}! Let's Fire the {{tt|Luster Cannon|Flash Cannon}}!!'') is the 34th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 691st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on June 2, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
The episode starts with a wild {{AP|Roggenrola}} running out of a cave, panicked, and escaping through a tunnel. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} are having pie which Ash compliments on. As Cilan began to explain how it was made, the Roggenrola jumped out of the tall grass and smashed into the table, destroying the pie, causing Cilan much distress. However the Roggenrola didn't seem to notice as it began rambling on. Ash scans it into his PokéDex and then decided to catch it.

First he sent out {{AP|Oshawott}} who is ordered to use {{m|Water Gun}}. It's attack is deflected when Roggenrola kicks a bowl in front of itself. Oshawott then tried an {{m|Aqua Jet}}, which Roggenrola evaded causing Oshawott to crash into the table and knock himself out. As Roggenrola makes its landing from dodging Oshawott's attack, Cilan noticed a strange device on its back. Ash then sent out Tepig and ordered him to use {{m|Tackle}}. Roggenrola again dodged the attacks with ease and Ash ordered Tepig to use {{m|Flame Charge}} which landed a direct hit and ended up knocking the device off Roggenrola's back. However Roggenrola was still standing due to its {{a|Sturdy|ability}}. Tepig came back with another Tackle, but before it could reach Roggenrola, the Mantle Pokémon stopped Tepig in his tracks with {{m|Sandstorm}} immediately followed by {{m|Stone Edge}} which knocked out Tepig. Ash then picked up Tepig and hurried to the Pokémon Center, glancing back at the Roggenrola who is still acting strangely.

The trio are then seen waiting in the Pokémon Center lobby when Nurse Joy emerged from the examination room with Tepig and Oshawott's Poké Balls and stated that they made a full recovery. As Ash retrieved his Poké Balls, a man entered the room and explained that the equipment at the Pokémon Center is working efficiently. Nurse Joy introduced the man as [[Tuttle]] and explained that the Pokémon Center hadn't been receiving water and she hired Tuttle to look into the issue. Tuttle explained that the problem may be caused by the source of the Pokémon Center's water supply: a spring located deep within a cave which then travels through a man-made canal to the center. Intrigued, Ash asked to know more, and Nurse Joy explained that the cave is home to lots of wild {{p|Roggenrola}}. Iris remarked that they saw a Roggenrola earlier, which surprised Tuttle and Nurse Joy, claiming that Roggenrola rarely venture outside of the cave and began to worry about them. Cilan then pointed out that he saw a device strapped to the Roggenrola they saw earlier. Convinced, Tuttle decided to go and investigate the cave and agreed to let Ash and co. go along.

The Roggenrola from before is then seen talking to other wild Pokémon in the area before they hear a loud crash coming from the cave. Many Roggenrola are then seen running around maniacally in the cave before being captured by metallic suction cups and pulled into a large, rounded machine. It is revealed to be a vehicle created by {{an|Team Rocket}} after receiving a mission from [[Dr. Zager]]. The group then arrived at the cave and realized the canal had been dried up, supporting Tuttle's theory. Roggenrola then appeared before Ash and motioned for them to follow it into the cave. They are led to a massive rock pile at the mouth of the canal, when Team Rocket's vehicle appeared and attempted to capture Roggenrola. After reciting their motto, Team Rocket revealed that they were going to use the Roggenrola to power their latest weapon. Ash has Tepig use {{m|Ember}} to break the metal arm connected to the suction cup, freeing Roggenrola. Team Rocket then settle with one less Roggenrola and retreat behind a rock slide. As some of the rocks began to fall on top of them, Roggenrola used {{m|Flash Cannon}} to protect everyone from harm. Team Rocket, now outside the cave, tested out their weapon which amplified the power of the Roggenrola cores and then fired a combined Flash Cannon, causing the exit of the cave to collapse. Satisfied with the device, Team Rocket leave to report back to Dr. Zager.

Trapped, Tuttle begins to contemplate how they'll escape the cave. However, Iris confidently exclaimed they have nothing to worry about and sends out her {{tp|Iris|Excadrill}} and orders it to dig a tunnel out of the cave. Cilan then has {{tp|Cilan|Pansage}} assist Excadrill. Now freed from the cave, Tuttle states that Roggenrola could find the others using its sensitivity to sound, so the four of them rush off to find the others with Roggenrola leading the way. They manage to catch Team Rocket just in time when [[Jessie]] sends out {{tp|Jessie|Woobat}} and has it use {{m|Gust}}, when it was then then hit by an Ember attack from Tepig. Team Rocket then resorted to using their Roggenrola cannon to attack the group. Roggenrola ran in front of the cannon and begged its friends to resist attacking. Its pleas failed and the cannon fired as planned, but it managed to deflect it with a Flash Cannon of its own. The Roggenrola then began charging another attack, but this time Ash ran in front of them as well, and the Roggenrola managed to resist the influence of the machine, which caused it to malfunction and freed all the Roggenrola. Angered, James sent out {{tp|James|Yamask}} and had it use {{m|Night Shade}} combined with a Gust from Woobat. Tepig managed to disable the attacks with Ember, and {{AP|Pikachu}} launched an {{m|Electro Ball}} as the wild Roggenrola fired a combined Flash Cannon, forcing Team Rocket to retreat.

With all the Roggenrola safe, the team headed back to the Pokémon Center where every one of them was tended to by Nurse Joy along with Pikachu and Tepig. Once they were cared for, Tuttle informed everyone that his company will take care of the issues in the cave immediately, as well as restore the Roggenrola's home to its prime condition. Overjoyed, the Roggenrola that spent the day with Ash then requested that he follow it outside where it then makes a stance in the field as it if wanted to battle. Cilan explained that Roggenrola wanted to accompany Ash on his journey, an offer that Ash happily accepted.

Ash sends out Tepig to battle Roggenrola once more, much to Iris's surprise who stated that Tepig had already lost against Roggenrola earlier, and the fact that he has a type-disadvantage. Ash however felt it was all the more reason to challenge Roggenrola again with Tepig. He started of having Tepig use Tackle which was immediately countered by Roggenrola's Sandstorm and Stone Edge combination. Roggenrola then began charging Flash Cannon when Tepig charged into it with Flame Charge, which caused a minor explosion. The two then clashed with Tackle attacks one right after the other until Tepig managed to land a critical hit on Roggenrola, sending them both toppling over. Ash then threw a Poké Ball that captures Roggenrola and locks it inside, officially adding the Roggenrola to his team.

==Major events==

* Ash captures a {{AP|Roggenrola}}.
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Roggenrola}} ({{OP|Ash|Roggenrola}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Tuttle]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})
* {{p|Roggenrola}} ({{OP|Ash|Roggenrola}}; new; debut)
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Yamask}} ({{OP|James|Yamask}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}})
* {{p|Roggenrola}} (eighteen; debut)
* {{p|Deerling}} (three)
* {{p|Patrat}} (two)
* {{p|Darumaka}} (two)
* {{p|Blitzle}} (three)
* {{p|Minccino}} (three)
* {{p|Venipede}} (two)
* {{p|Pidove}}

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Emolga}}
* {{an|Cilan}} narrates the preview for the [[BW035|next episode]].

===Errors===
* When Ash first takes Oshawott and Tepig to the Pokémon Center, the door to Nurse Joy's examination room opens to the right. When they return later to have her care for the Roggenrola, the door opens to the left.

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(Japanese: '''ドラゴンバスター登場！アイリスとドリュウズ！！''' ''The Dragon Buster Appears! Iris and {{tt|Doryuzu|Excadrill}}!!'') is the 33rd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 690th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 26, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}} are walking down a road when they are stopped by a girl who claims to be the Dragon Buster, [[Langley]], and wants to battle Iris after finding out that she is a {{type2|Dragon}} Trainer. The battle begins with Langley sending out her {{DL|Langley|Beartic}}. After Ash gets his Pokédex information, the battle begins with {{TP|Iris|Axew}}. He goes in for a {{m|Scratch}} Attack, but is quickly hit by Beartic's {{m|Slash}}. Beartic unleashes {{m|Icicle Crash}}, and Axew dodges all but one of them. The two counter each other with an {{m|Ice Beam}} and a {{m|Dragon Rage}}, but Beartic proves to be stronger and knocks Axew out. Langley demands that Iris sends out another {{type2|Dragon}} Pokémon, but Cilan informs Langley that {{TP|Iris|Axew}} is her only Dragon-type Pokémon, causing Langley to insult Iris. This hits a nerve and Iris then sends out {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}, who, as usual, is in his drill-mode position. After getting knocked into a tree by Beartic's {{m|Slash}}, it gets up and gets ready to fight. Iris commands a {{m|Mud-Slap}}, but it uses {{m|Metal Claw}} instead, battling for itself, and not for Iris. Beartic uses Icicle Crash, and Excadrill knocks all of them out of the way. He dodges an Ice Beam by using {{m|Dig}}, which lands a direct hit. Excadrill uses {{m|Drill Run}}, but is knocked away by Beartic's {{m|Rock Smash}}, effectively ending the match. After making fun of Iris, Langley walks away.

Ash and Cilan ask if she's alright, but Iris is only worried about her Excadrill, saying she caught it as a {{p|Drilbur}} by her [[Dragon Village]]. We see a flashback sequence, with young Iris playing with a {{p|Deerling}}, {{p|Pidove}}, {{p|Patrat}}, {{p|Minccino}}, {{p|Sandile}}, {{p|Pansear}}, and {{p|Panpour}}. Deerling comes running with an injured Patrat on its back, and Iris follows to where it got hurt. She finds a Drilbur who has been stealing their berries, and is determined to catch it. But, every time she swings from a vine to kick it, she is hit by Drilbur's Metal Claw, and is dragged away by Deerling. One lucky time, she counters Metal Claw, and sends Drilbur flying into some vines, and gets tangled in some hanging right over a ledge. They break, and it falls, but is caught by Iris swinging on by. Thankful for its life, it agrees to go with her, and together they defeat many opponents, including {{p|Fraxure}}, Sandile, {{p|Watchog}}, and {{p|Darumaka}}. At some battle festival in her Dragon Village, it is up against a {{p|Druddigon}}, and isn't doing great against it. In the midst of the battle, it evolves into Excadrill, and defeats it with a {{m|Drill Run}}. Happy for their victory, they do a little dance. They are then introduced to the Dragon Master [[Drayden]]. Iris challenges him to a battle. He sends out his {{DL|Drayden|Haxorus}}, and she sends out Excadrill. His Metal Claw attacks seem to have no effect, and is whipped away by Haxorus's {{m|Reversal}}. Iris commands {{m|Dig}}, which also does nothing. Excadrill is surprised by this. When he performs a Drill Run, Drayden counters it with Rock Smash, and Excadrill faints. After this, Excadrill always curled up, never listening to Iris for many years. When Iris mentions the battle, it closes its eyes in agony.

Back in the real world, Cilan explains that it probably doesn't listen to her because since it was undefeated, after that one loss, it was ashamed of itself. Later that night, Iris is sleeping with Excadrill, still curled up. She mentions what Cilan said, and that she isn't disappointed in him at all, which causes Excadrill to cry under its armor. Later, it gets up and walks away from Iris, who wakes up and sees this. She finds it training in the forest, trying to learn {{m|Focus Blast}}, but it loses its sphere shape and turns into a blob, which explodes in its hands before it can release it. Iris volunteers to train with it, and it takes until sunrise to full master the move. As they are celebrating, Ash and Cilan find her, telling her it's breakfast time. They are surprised to find that Langley is at their breakfast table, and has eaten their food. They decide to have another battle again, Beartic versus Excadrill. They counter each other with {{m|Metal Claw}} and {{m|Slash}}, but Beartic proves to be stronger, knocking it away. Beartic uses {{m|Icicle Crash}}, and Excadrill dodges with {{m|Dig}}. Dig lands, and Excadrill releases its new Focus Blast, which hits Beartic down. It uses {{m|Drill Run}}, which also lands, but it uses Ice Beam while being hit. Excadrill falls, frozen in a block of ice. It breaks free to Iris's command. Beartic uses Icicle Crash, and Excadrill knocks some of them away with Focus Blast, but is still hit. Iris still has faith in him, and he regains strength to fight for Iris. Beartic uses {{m|Rock Smash}}, which Excadrill counters with Drill Run. Excadrill falls, fainted, but at the same time, Beartic faints, resulting in a tie. Langley insists that she is still the Dragon Buster, then she walks away. Even though Iris and Excadrill lost, they are still happy, and Iris says that they'll become stronger together. Having regained their friendship, Ash and co. all head to the [[Nimbasa City]] gym.

==Major events==

*The gang meet a trainer called [[Langley]], who begins a rivalry with {{an|Iris}}.
*Iris is revealed to have captured her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} as a {{p|Drilbur}}.
*Iris's Excadrill is revealed to know {{m|Mud-Slap}}, {{m|Fury Swipes}}, and {{m|Metal Claw}}.
*Excadrill regains his loyalty to {{an|Iris}}, and he also learns {{m|Focus Blast}}.
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
* [[Langley]]
* [[Drayden]]
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Beartic}}
* {{p|Drilbur}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})


==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Langley]]
* [[Drayden]] (debut; flashback)
* {{un|Elder}} (flashback)
* {{pkmn|Trainer}} (flashback)
* [[Battle judge|Referee]] (flashback)
* Citizen's (flashback)

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Drilbur}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}}; flashback; debut)
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Haxorus}} ([[Drayden]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Beartic}} ([[Langley]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Minccino}} (flashback)
* {{p|Pidove}} (flashback)
* {{p|Pansear}} (flashback)
* {{p|Panpour}} (flashback)
* {{p|Patrat}} (flashback)
* {{p|Deerling}} (flashback)
* {{p|Fraxure}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Sandile}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Watchog}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Darumaka}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s; flashback)
* {{p|Druddigon}} ({{pkmn|Trainer}}'s; flashback)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Basculin}}
**The Live Caster for this episode features clips from [[BW037]], which was originally the 26th episode of the [[Best Wishes series]] but was delayed until after this episode's first broadcast, and the clips shown were seen for the first time in this segment, almost a month before the episode eventually aired.
===Errors===

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(Japanese: '''ガマガル、マッギョ！水辺の戦い！！''' ''{{tt|Gamagaru|Palpitoad}}, {{tt|Maggyo|Stunfisk}}! Battle on the Waterfront!!'') is the 32nd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 689th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on May 19, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} are continuing their journey to [[Nimbasa City]]. The group lets out all of their Pokémon, excluding [[Iris's Excadrill]]. Ash decides to take [[Trip]]'s advice in the [[BW031|previous episode]] and help {{AP|Oshawott}} perfect {{m|Aqua Jet}}.

Ash and Oshawott go to a nearby lake. They jump in the water and begin training. Ash tries to get Oshawott to open his eyes underwater, but he refuses. So Ash forcibly opens Oshawott's eyes. This scares Oshawott so much that he uses {{m|Water Gun}} on Ash, blasting him out of the lake. Ash, frustrated, decides to go back to the group with Oshawott.

Back at the camp, {{an|Cilan}} is cooking lunch while {{an|Iris}} watches. All of the Pokémon are having fun playing together, except for {{AP|Snivy}} and {{TP|Iris|Emolga}}, as they keep getting into fights. [[Ash's Scraggy]] wanders off and finds a group of {{p|Foongus}}. He begins to {{m|Headbutt}} them like he does with every other Pokémon he meets. However, the Foongus become angry and attack Scraggy with {{m|PoisonPowder}}. This makes the other Pokémon go and see what happenend, but when they get there, they get attacked by PoisonPowder as well! The Foongus run away as soon as Iris and Cilan come to see what happened. They are shocked. Soon Ash and Oshawott arrive and Iris tells Ash what happened.

Iris says she needs special herbs found at the bottom of lakes in order to cure the Pokémon. Iris volunteers to watch the Pokémon, while Ash, Oshawott, and Cilan go back to the lake. They arrive, and Oshawott goes to the bottom of the lake. The problem is, his eyes aren't open! So Oshawott swims right into an angry group of {{p|Tympole}}, who begin to attack him. Ash, watching from above, tells Oshawott to use {{m|Razor Shell}}, but since Oshawott has his eyes closed, he is just swinging his shell aimlessly. So the Tympole use a group {{m|Tackle}} to send Oshawott out of the lake. Cilan suggests that Ash himself should go claim the herbs, and Ash agrees.

Meanwhile, back at camp, the condition of the Pokémon is becoming worse. Iris becomes extremely worried and wonders how the boys are doing.

Ash swims down the the bottom of the lake, sees the herbs, and attempts to swim over and grab them. However, the Tympole are back! Ash swims back to the top of the lake for safety. Down at the bottom of the lake, a {{AP|Palpitoad}}, the leader of the Tympole, teams up with his friend {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}}. They swim to the top of the lake and challenge Ash and Cilan to a battle. Cilan takes out his fishing rod, and says he will distract Stunfisk while Ash and Oshawott battle Palpitoad.

Oshawott and Palpitoad begin battling. Cilan also manages to hook Stunfisk! It starts flailing around, trying to get free, but to no avail. Oshawott tries to attack Palpitoad with Water Gun and Razor Shell attacks, but since Oshawott can't see underwater, it fails. Palpitoad counters with powerful {{m|Hydro Pump}} and {{m|Mud Shot}} attacks. Ash tells Oshawott that he can do it, so Oshawott manages to open his eyes during a powerful {{m|Aqua Jet}} attack, slam into his opponent and knocks it out. Ash throws a [[Poké Ball]], and catches Palpitoad. Meanwhile, Stunfisk has made itself dizzy by flailing, and accidentaly flails onto land and Cilan catches it. Oshawott then goes down to the bottom of the lake and grab the herbs.

Back at camp, Ash, Oshawott, and Cilan arrive just in time. Iris makes some medicine for the Pokémon, and they immediately start feeling better! Ash tells Oshawott how proud he is for mastering Aqua Jet, and the other Pokémon cheer for him.

==Major events==

*[[Ash's Oshawott]] overcomes his fear of opening eyes underwater and perfects {{m|Aqua Jet}}.
*{{Ash}} captures a {{AP|Palpitoad}}.
*{{an|Cilan}} captures a {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

* [[Ash's Palpitoad]]
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Foongus}}
* {{p|Tympole}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Trip]] (flashback)

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Tepig}} ({{OP|Ash|Tepig}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Scraggy}} ({{OP|Ash|Scraggy}})
* {{p|Swadloon}} ({{OP|Ash|Swadloon}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Pansage}} ({{OP|Cilan|Pansage}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Dwebble}})
* {{p|Palpitoad}} ({{OP|Ash|Palpitoad}}; new)
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}}; new; debut)
* {{p|Foongus}} (multiple; debut)
* {{p|Tympole}} (multiple; debut)

==Trivia==
* There is no [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]] following this episode.
* Ash and Iris narrate the preview for the next episode.
===Errors===
* When {{Ash}} and {{AP|Oshawott}} are stretching before getting into the water, Ash is closest to the water facing away from it. When he kneels down, and the camera changes, their positions are switched.
* {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}}'s mouth is yellow instead of light brown just before Ash scans it with his [[Pokédex]].
* When {{an|Cilan}} is leaning against the tree at the end of the episode, his left forearm is missing.
* During the ending scene, Tepig's tail is missing while Pansage has some tumors around his shoulders.
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File:BW032 error.png|Stunfisk's mouth error.
File:BW032 error 2.png|Tepig's tail and Pansage's shoulders.
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