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| Ash received an {{pkmn|egg}} that he was supposed to deliver to [[Professor Elm]] in [[Johto]]. It hatched into Larvitar while Ash had it and became very close to Ash and his {{AP|Pikachu}}, but {{m|Harden}}ed if anybody else approached it. | | Ash received an {{pkmn|egg}} that he was supposed to deliver to [[Professor Elm]] in [[Johto]]. It hatched into Larvitar while Ash had it and became very close to Ash and his {{AP|Pikachu}}, but {{m|Harden}}ed if anybody else approached it. |
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| Its life in the egg was the reason it was traumatized and mistrustful. This was revealed in the episode ''[[EP263|Address Unown]]'': when Ash and {{ashfr|friends}} are teleported to another dimension, they eventually find an egg with a dark crystal-like thorn in it. They are shown a flashback, hear a child's voice crying that he was scared and calling for his mother, then figured out that it was Larvitar's voice. [[Pokémon Poacher Brothers|Poachers]] had kidnapped it in its egg and fired at {{p|Tyranitar|its mother}} several times, leaving a scar on her body. The thorns start to cover everything while Ash calls for Larvitar. Once the three manage to get through to Larvitar, the thorns—and its fear of them—disappear. They then return to the real world.
| | It started out very shy and timid, but learned to appreciate life through its adventures with Ash, and learned about the world around it. It made new friends, such as an {{p|Elekid}}, [[Alice_Telesu#Pokémon|Arthur]], and an {{p|Unown}}. Larvitar gains a very courageous attitude in ''[[EP262|You're a Star, Larvitar!]]'' where it manages to rescue a whole batch Pokémon from Team Rocket practically by itself. In ''[[EP263|Address Unown]]'', an Unown teleported Ash, Brock, and Misty to a dimension which physically manifested images and experiences from Larvitar's life such as egg shells, representing birth, Elekid plugs, from ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]'', and {{p|Slowking}} crowns, from ''[[EP260|A Crowning Achievement]]''. Ash and co. then reached a giant Larvitar egg with holes in it, as well as a large crystalline thorn. Inside the holes were images of Ash, Misty, and Brock, however both Misty and Brock were black and white, symbolizing Larvitar's distrust towards them. When Ash touched the thorn, he was immediately sucked inside along with Misty, Brock, Pikachu, and Togepi, putting them in another dimension where Larvitar was seen sleeping. There, Ash, Misty, and Brock received visions of Larvitar as an egg, being kidnapped by poachers and its mother brutally attacked. It was later separated from the poachers and mistakenly kicked around. The pain from its past manifested into thorn covered branches encasing Larvitar. Ash, Misty, and Brock managed to tear the branches off Larvitar, and open up its heart once and for all. |
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| The poachers are stopped at [[Mt. Silver]] in the episode ''[[EP264|Mother of All Battles!]]'' and Larvitar is reunited with its mother {{p|Tyranitar}}.
| | Since that incident, Larvitar opened itself up towards Misty and Brock, but still Hardened around other humans. It was then reunited with its mother in ''[[EP264|Mother of All Battles!]]'', who was on a rampage since the poachers that initially had stolen Larvitar from her had returned. Larvitar manages to calm her rage, and the two helped ensure the poachers were brought to justice. Larvitar was then left at [[Mt. Silver]] where it could live in peace with its mother and be raised properly under the protection of the mountain rangers. |
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Revision as of 21:09, 10 October 2011
Ash's Larvitar
サトシのヨーギラス Satoshi's Yogiras
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Ash's Larvitar (Japanese: サトシのヨーギラス Satoshi's Yogiras) is a Pokémon owned by Ash briefly during the Master Quest season of the anime. Like Haunter, some say Ash did not "catch" this Pokémon (and therefore did not officially own it), but he at least befriended it. He also used it to battle once, in Address Unown.
History
Ash received an egg that he was supposed to deliver to Professor Elm in Johto. It hatched into Larvitar while Ash had it and became very close to Ash and his Pikachu, but Hardened if anybody else approached it.
It started out very shy and timid, but learned to appreciate life through its adventures with Ash, and learned about the world around it. It made new friends, such as an Elekid, Arthur, and an Unown. Larvitar gains a very courageous attitude in You're a Star, Larvitar! where it manages to rescue a whole batch Pokémon from Team Rocket practically by itself. In Address Unown, an Unown teleported Ash, Brock, and Misty to a dimension which physically manifested images and experiences from Larvitar's life such as egg shells, representing birth, Elekid plugs, from Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid, and Slowking crowns, from A Crowning Achievement. Ash and co. then reached a giant Larvitar egg with holes in it, as well as a large crystalline thorn. Inside the holes were images of Ash, Misty, and Brock, however both Misty and Brock were black and white, symbolizing Larvitar's distrust towards them. When Ash touched the thorn, he was immediately sucked inside along with Misty, Brock, Pikachu, and Togepi, putting them in another dimension where Larvitar was seen sleeping. There, Ash, Misty, and Brock received visions of Larvitar as an egg, being kidnapped by poachers and its mother brutally attacked. It was later separated from the poachers and mistakenly kicked around. The pain from its past manifested into thorn covered branches encasing Larvitar. Ash, Misty, and Brock managed to tear the branches off Larvitar, and open up its heart once and for all.
Since that incident, Larvitar opened itself up towards Misty and Brock, but still Hardened around other humans. It was then reunited with its mother in Mother of All Battles!, who was on a rampage since the poachers that initially had stolen Larvitar from her had returned. Larvitar manages to calm her rage, and the two helped ensure the poachers were brought to justice. Larvitar was then left at Mt. Silver where it could live in peace with its mother and be raised properly under the protection of the mountain rangers.
Moves used
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| A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
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Trivia
- Despite not officially being his, Larvitar appeared in the Spurt! opening, along with its mother.
- Despite its weight (158.7 lbs, or 71.98 kg according to the Pokédex), it was seen being carried by Ash on his bag. This is a possible example of anime physics, or because Ash's Larvitar was a newborn that was not hatched underground, and as such did not eat "a mountain's worth of soil" as is mentioned in Ash's Pokédex.
- Through the time it was with Ash, Larvitar had continually used Harden whenever it was scared, the only problem being that Larvitar can't learn Harden in the games.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Larvitar.
