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Brock's Marshtomp タケシのヌマクロー Takeshi's Numacraw

Brock's Marshtomp

Debuts in A Mudkip Mission Caught at Near Dewford Town Evolves in A Chip Off the Old Brock Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location Pewter Gym

→ This Pokémon spent 123 episodes as Mudkip.

Voice actor Japanese English As Mudkip Megumi Hayashibara Lindsey Warner (4Kids) Michele Knotz (TPCi) As Marshtomp Shin'ichirō Miki Jamie Peacock

Brock's Marshtomp (Japanese: タケシのヌマクロー Takeshi's Numacraw) was the second Pokémon acquired by Brock in Hoenn, and his seventh altogether.

History

As a Mudkip

Hoenn

Brock obtained Marshtomp, as a Mudkip, in A Mudkip Mission. Mudkip lived at a pond where a number of Mudkip were bred for the Pokémon League. While most of the Pokémon left the pond as they grew older, the one that Brock caught was already mature and acted as a guardian of the younger, smaller Mudkip. Old Man Swamp, the owner of the pond, felt that the Pokémon League would not want to give a grown-up Mudkip to a beginning Trainer. Brock eventually befriended it after a few failed attempts. Soon, Mudkip, Brock, and Brock's other Pokémon, Forretress and Lotad, had to rescue a baby Mudkip from falling over a waterfall. They managed to save it, but just in time for an attack from the Team Rocket. However, the Mudkip, along with Brock's Lotad, all used Water Gun on the ground by their mecha to make it sink into the ground, and Ash's Pikachu finished the job with Thunderbolt. Old Man Swamp later suggested that Mudkip go with Brock, to which he happily agreed.

Mudkip's debut appearance saving a baby Mudkip

In Turning Over a Nuzleaf!, Mudkip, along with Pikachu, Treecko, Corphish, Torchic, Silcoon and Lotad, were separated from the group after a Loudred attack. Mudkip, along with Pikachu, attempted to lead the group of Pokémon as they searched for Ash and the others. However, a group of Nuzleaf captured the Pokémon one by one after Corphish damaged the leaf on one of the heads of a Nuzleaf. However, Pikachu and Mudkip tried to save them until Ash and the group arrived.

Brock and Marshtomp

Mudkip was seen a little bit in Hoenn, usually alongside Brock's Lombre. They would usually use a dual-Water Gun attack. Mudkip has also been used occasionally for searches by using the fin on top of its head. It, along with Pikachu, usually broke up fights between the other Pokémon in the group.

Kanto Battle Frontier

Brock decided to bring Mudkip with across the Kanto region for Ash's Battle Frontier challenge.

In A Chip Off the Old Brock, Mudkip evolved into a Marshtomp during a training battle versus Ash's Grovyle and automatically learned Mud Shot due to its new type gain. It then became smitten with a Flaaffy, as Brock was smitten by its Trainer.

Brock later decided to enter a Pokémon Contest in attempt to win the heart of a Trainer in What I Did For Love!. Marshtomp was also convinced, and Brock decided to use it in the Contest. It performed rather well, but was defeated by May's Eevee.

Brock left Marshtomp at the Pewter Gym when he decided to join Ash in the Sinnoh region.

Personality and characteristics

Initially as a Mudkip, it was distrustful of strangers and was very protective of those it cared for, similar to Ash's Bulbasaur. This is shown in its debut appearance where it viewed Brock and the others as intruders of its land. Once Brock gained its trust, it turned into an extremely loyal Pokémon and felt safer around strangers. During its travels with Brock, it was shown to be more of a sensible type usually assisting Pikachu in helping break up and resolve arguments between the other Pokémon. It's also friendly with younger Pokémon. When Mudkip became Marshtomp it retained the same personality but also had somewhat of a flirty side like its Trainer.

Marshtomp was often used to help track down Team Rocket after they had stolen a Pokémon using the fin on its head to detect vibrations. It would also use this to help find a missing person like how it did as a Mudkip in A Real Cleffa-Hanger where it helped to try to find Misty and Max.

Moves used

Using Tackle	Move First Used In Water Gun A Mudkip Mission Mud Shot A Chip Off the Old Brock Protect What I Did for Love! Tackle What I Did for Love!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the TCG

Brock's Marshtomp was featured in the TCG multiple times. The following is a list of cards named either Brock's Mudkip or Brock's Marshtomp.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Brock's Mudkip		-	-	ADV-P Promotional cards (no English release)	038/ADV-P
Brock's Marshtomp		-	-	Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy	008/019

Trivia

• Out of the main characters' Hoenn starter Pokémon, Marshtomp is the only one that didn't fully evolve.
• This is Brock's second Pokémon to fall in love. The first was Ludicolo in Once in a Mawile.
• Marshtomp is the only middle evolution of a main character's Hoenn starter not to be voiced by Darren Dunstan followed by Bill Rogers.
• Marshtomp is the only starter Pokémon to be owned by Brock.
• Marshtomp is the only Water-type starter Pokémon belonging to a main character that evolved.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mudkip and Marshtomp.

Brock's Pokémon
On hand:	Steelix	Forretress	Ludicolo	Marshtomp	Croagunk	Blissey
At Pewter Gym / Home:	Geodude	Crobat	Sudowoodo	Comfey
Returned:	Vulpix
Caught for someone else:	Tauros
Temporary:	Hoothoot	Totodile	Ninetales	Shiftry	Staravia	Torterra
	Aipom	Magnemite	Onix	Feraligatr
Ride Pokémon:	Charizard
Adventures only:	Kabutops	Graveler
Electric Tale only:	Golem	Vileplume
Pocket Monsters only:	Pikachu

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