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Dawn's Ambipom
ヒカリのエテボース Hikari's Eteboth

Dawn's Ambipom


Debuts in	Slaking Kong!


Caught in	Channeling the Battle Zone!


Caught at	Indigo Plateau


Evolves in	Journey to the Unown!


Gender	Female


Ability	Unknown


Traded in	Throwing the Track Switch


Original Trainer	Ash


Traded for	Dawn's Buizel

Current location	Training with O


		→
This Pokémon spent 73 episodes as Aipom.

Voice actor	Japanese	English
As Aipom	Miyako Itō
As Ambipom	Chie Satō	Emily Jenness

Dawn's Ambipom (Japanese: ヒカリのエテボース Hikari's Eteboth) is the only Pokémon to be captured by Ash in the Battle Frontier saga. Much later, she was traded to Dawn in exchange for Buizel.

History

Advanced Generation series

As a wild Pokémon

As an Aipom

Ambipom was first seen as an Aipom in Slaking Kong!, worshiping a giant Slaking with several other mountain-dwelling Pokémon. She also stole Ash's hat, much like Ash's Primeape did 428 episodes earlier, with a group of Aipom getting food to offer the Slaking. Later, Aipom joined the other Aipom, as well as several Mankey, Vigoroth and Slaking, to attack the giant Slaking, which turned out to be a mechanical robot made by Team Rocket. She then helped in returning the stolen berries to Taylor. Later, after Ash and his friends left Taylor's home, the group sees Ash's hat on a rock. After wondering who placed it there, they found out that it was Aipom, due to an apple and a flower she left with the hat. The group then continues their journey as Ash says Aipom is a cool Pokémon after all. Unknown to them, the happy Aipom was watching them from a nearby tree.

Aipom soon reappeared in the next episode, May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!, stealing the hats of the participants before making off with Ash's hat again.

In Thinning the Hoard, due to her causing too much trouble, Ash attempted to catch her. After Pikachu used Quick Attack to get Ash's hat back and Thunderbolt to weaken her more, she was still able to foil Ash's capture attempt.

In Channeling the Battle Zone, as well as the previous episode, after watching May in the Kanto Grand Festival, Aipom became thrilled with battling and challenged Ash and his Pikachu for a battle; as he won, Ash finally captured her in front of a huge crowd.

With Ash

Ash with Aipom

In Aipom and Circumstance!, Aipom became jealous of Pikachu's closeness to Ash. Aipom also seems to have a certain penchant for headgear; aside from taking Ash's and other participants' hats, Aipom wore a daisy chain on her head and put on a ceremonial crown that the locals had trouble getting off. The members of a crowd who wanted to crown, as well as Ash and his friends, attempted to remove the crown from her head so she would not become their king for a year. With the help of a Belue Berry's sourness, the crown was finally taken off. Ash then hugged Aipom and told her not to get into trouble all the time. As Ash laughed a bit when he told her this, Aipom blushed.

Aipom's gender was confirmed in the Japanese version of the said episode while Aipom was nearby gathering flowers. May said, 「エイパムやっぱり女の子ね？」 Aipom is a girl after all, isn't she?. In DP048, Dawn also explicitly calls Aipom a girl, and in the dub of Steamboat Willies!, both Aipom and Buneary are referred to as girls when Dawn saw them wearing dresses and excitedly exclaimed "Buneary and Aipom you girls look so cute!", confirming them to be female.

Aipom enjoys participating in Pokémon Contests, but is also eager to battle. Her interest was first perked in Thinning the Hoard! where she took an interest in May's battle with Harley. Aipom also watched her battle with Drew before enticing Ash into catching her. While Ash had Aipom, she usually sat on his left shoulder when outside of her Poké Ball, in contrast to Pikachu sitting on his right shoulder.

In order to bring back Torkoal to battle Brandon's Registeel in Overjoyed!, Ash sent Aipom to Professor Oak, where Aipom had trouble adjusting to the new environment and Ash's absence, even attacking the Professor. However, after Ash's second defeat, Aipom returned.

Diamond & Pearl series

With Ash

When Ash left for Sinnoh, he wanted to leave all of his Pokémon but Pikachu behind as he did when leaving for Hoenn. However, Aipom snuck aboard the boat he was traveling on to accompany him on his new journey. Aipom proved to be necessary as a backup; as soon as they arrived, Team Rocket kidnapped Pikachu, and Aipom helped find them. During her journey through Sinnoh, Aipom defeated Paul's Chimchar in battle and helped Ash capture his Starly.

In Mounting a Coordinator Assault!, Aipom entered her first Contest with Ash. They got through the Appeals Round but lost the first Battle Round to Zoey and her Glameow. After the battle, Zoey suggested that Ash should let Dawn raise Aipom.

In A Gruff Act to Follow!, Aipom put up a fight against Roark's Cranidos in Ash's first Gym match in Sinnoh, but lost. In their rematch in O'er the Rampardos we Watched!, she went up against Rorak's Geodude. Geodude managed to avoid a lot of damage from Aipom while countering with its attacks, but Aipom was able to connect a super effective Focus Punch and defeat Geodude. Aipom next went up against Rampardos. Aipom uses Swift, but it doesn't affect Rampardos at all. Rampardos uses Headbutt, but before Aipom could dodge it, it is hit and knocks out.

In Borrowing on Bad Faith!, Aipom entered an unofficial Contest under Jessie's command and won against Dawn's Pachirisu.

In The Grass Menagerie!, Aipom was Ash's third and final Pokémon in his Eterna Gym Battle against Gardenia, she went up against Gardenia's Roserade after performing a contest like introduction. She used Double Team and began to get close to Roserade but Roserade used Grass Knot intending to trip Aipom up like Turtwig, although it destroyed the Double Team clones, Aipom herself was able to jump and avoid Grass Knot. Aipom then hit Roserade with Focus Punch, Roserade then used Magical Leaf but Aipom dodged by climbing on the trees. Using its vines, Roserade was able to grab Aipom using its vines. Roserade then used Flash blinding Aipom, making her unable to hit with her Focus Punch. Roserade then hit Aipom with Magical Leaf, initially panicking, Ash was able to calm down Aipom and got her to listen with her ears instead as she was still blind. Roserade used Weather Ball, which was Fire-type due to the intense sunlight, Aipom was able to listen for the Weather Ball and she then hit the Weather Ball with Focus Punch, punching it back to Roserade, dealing super-effective damage. Roserade then used Magical Leaf but Aipom countered with Swift, opening her eyes as the effects of Flash had finished, the Swift then circled Roserade, then Aipom used Focus Punch on one of the Swift stars, knocking it into the Swift stars, causing them all to hit Roserade delaing major damage, Aipom then used the Focus Punch hitting Roserade, defeating the Bouquet Pokémon, winning Ash the Forest Badge.

In Throwing the Track Switch, Ash began the training for his next Gym battle in Veilstone City. However, Dawn's Buizel seemed to be more interested in Ash's battle training and thus couldn't set his mind on Dawn's training; meanwhile Ash's Aipom also had a problem in Ash's training because her style tended to be more Contest oriented. Then Zoey proposed that Ash and Dawn trade them. After some soul-searching, the Trainers agreed, and the trade took place.

With Dawn

Dawn and Aipom

In Journey to the Unown!, Aipom managed to learn Double Hit. Brock told Dawn that Aipom would evolve soon. Later in the episode, when Dawn and Aipom were being attacked by a group of Unown, Aipom jumped in and evolved into Ambipom.

In Team Shocker!, Dawn used Ambipom in the Appeals Round of the Solaceon Contest, but failed to advance to the Contest Battles. Zoey explained to Dawn that she failed due to an overuse of Swift, blocking Ambipom from view.

Dawn and Ambipom

In Crossing the Battle Line!, Dawn used Ambipom in her Gym battle against Maylene. Ambipom was chosen for her extensive battling experience with Ash. She proved her strength in the battle by defeating Maylene's Meditite, making her the only Pokémon Dawn used in the match who managed to defeat one of Maylene's team. Despite this victory, Ambipom found herself unable to stand up to the strength of Maylene's Lucario and was quickly knocked out.

In Staging a Heroes Welcome, Dawn once again used Ambipom for the Appeal Round in the Wallace Cup. She managed to pass the round by dazzling the judges with Swift, Focus Punch, and Double Hit.

In Battling the Generation Gap! Dawn used her in the Battle Round of the Celestic Contest. Ambipom was able to easily defeat her first two opponents and then went up against Lila's Delcatty. Ambipom won the Contest by using combinations of its attacks instead of using only one attack at a time.

In Old Rivals, New Tricks, Ambipom was used in a Contest in Sandalstraw Town and was defeated by Kenny's Prinplup in the final round. During the Contest, she discovered a love and talent for ping pong. She used this talent to compete in the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament with Dawn in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True. Due to her obvious natural ability, fellow competitor O offered her a place at his Ping Pong Training Center in Vermilion City. Dawn left the decision to Ambipom. After deciding to pursue Ping Pong over her love of Contests and Battles, Ambipom bid farewell to Dawn and Ash and left the group in order to follow her new ambition.

Personality and characteristics

Ambipom saying goodbye to Ash and Dawn

Like most of her species, Ambipom is a playful Pokémon. As an Aipom, however she behaved much like Ash's Chikorita, being mischievous, often stealing Ash's hat or other forms of headwear and even other Pokémon's food just for attention. She was also quite attached to Ash, getting jealous of his attention to Pikachu, or even attacking Professor Oak just because Ash wasn't present. Upon her evolution, most of these traits mellowed. Ambipom had stopped stealing and became quicker to obey orders. While still loyal to Ash after being traded and evolving, she also became loyal to his friends, showing a more mature side.

Ambipom has been shown to develop different interests over time. A well known example of this is Contests. While not necessarily preferring them to Battles, she has shown great interest. She first showed interest in Contests as a wild Pokémon when watching May and other Coordinators compete in Thinning the Hoard!. Her love for Contests even persuaded Ash to participate in the Jubilife Contest.

Later, she became interested in Pokémon Ping Pong after using Ping Pong-like moves in a recent Contest. This interest, once again, ended up in Ambipom switching roads.

Moves used

Using Swift

Move	First Used In
Scratch	Slaking Kong!

Swift †	Channeling the Battle Zone

Focus Punch †	Channeling the Battle Zone

Double Team †	Aipom and Circumstance

Double Hit †	Journey to the Unown!

A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Double Team-Swift was used in Mounting a Coordinator Assault! when Aipom wanted to express her wish for performing in Contests. Aipom uses Double Team, before jumping between them and using Swift to create a large glowing star and then lands on her tail. A variation of this was used in Borrowing on Bad Faith! when Aipom was used in an unofficial Pokémon Contest under Jessie's command, Aipom uses Double Team and forms into a circle and starts "dancing" and uses Swift and the Swift spins around the audience and then disperses into sparkles or Aipom would use Double Team and grab her tail and form into a circle and uses swift while spinning.
Spin was used by Ambipom, when she was still an Aipom under Ash's command. The move was used to evade Roark's Geodude's Rollout in O'er the Rampardos We Watched!.
Spinning Swift was first used in The Grass Menagerie! where Aipom released a Swift that spun around Gardenia's Roserade. It was later used again in Crossing the Battle Line! (after Aipom evolved into Ambipom) where it was used against Maylene's Meditite.
Swift-Quick Attack was a combination of Aipom's twirling Swift and Pikachu's Quick Attack that was used in A Stand-Up Sit-Down!. Aipom used a twirling Swift that spins in the air and then Pikachu would jump in the Swift with Quick Attack and as he runs, the Swift stars would be surrounding the white light from the Quick Attack.
Rainbow Swift was first used in Team Shocker. Ambipom balances herself with her hand and starts spinning her tails glow and the stars shoot out of it. Ambipom then spins on her back (break-dances) the stars then collide making spurts of rainbows.

In the manga

In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga

Dawn's Ambipom in Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl

As an Aipom

While still under the ownership of Ash, his Aipom appeared in the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga, which is based on the Diamond & Pearl series of the anime. In Friendship Power, Ash used her in a battle against a powerful Garchomp. Later, as an Ambipom, she first appears under the ownership of Dawn in Pikachu, Pinch at the Sea!.

Moves used

Using Swift as an Aipom

Move	First Used In
Swift	Friendship Power

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

While still under the ownership of Ash, his Aipom was featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The following is a list of related cards.

Ash's Aipom Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Ash's Aipom					Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy		010/019

Trivia

Ash and Aipom in the Diamond & Pearl artwork

She is the first Pokémon character to be the focus of Professor Oak's lecture twice:
- For Leave It To Brocko!, Professor Oak's lecture is about Ash's Aipom. He writes this senryū about her: 「エイパムが　しっぽでつかむ　サトシのハート」 Eipam, it seizes with its tail, Satoshi's heart.
- For Crossing Paths, Professor Oak's lecture is about Dawn's Ambipom. He writes this senryū about her: 「エテボース　しっぽでリング　ともだちだ」 "When Eteboth make rings by linking their tails, they're friends."
Buizel and Ambipom are the first two Pokémon to be traded between main characters.
Since Aipom was Ash's Pokémon before being traded to Dawn, Aipom was the only Pokémon owned by a main character that was introduced before the character.
Ambipom was the first Pokémon belonging to Dawn that evolved and her first fully evolved Pokémon.
Ambipom is the only Pokémon of Dawn's that shares an English voice actress with her.
Despite leaving in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!, Ambipom, unlike other Pokémon that left the main cast, was not removed from the opening sequence until the sequence itself was replaced over eight months later.
Ambipom was the first of Dawn's Pokémon to evolve by the method of knowing a certain move, the second being her Mamoswine.
Dawn's Ambipom is the only Ambipom to ever be shown in the anime.
Ambipom is the first recurring Pokémon to be caught by a main character.
Ambipom has been under the command of the most known Trainers out of all individual Pokémon in the anime, with four: Ash, Jessie, Dawn, and O.

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-'''Dawn's Ambipom''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリのエテボース''' ''Hikari's Eteboth'') is the only {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to be captured by {{Ash}} in the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier saga]]. Much later, she was traded to {{an|Dawn}} in exchange for {{AP|Buizel}}.
+'''Dawn's Ambipom''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリのエテボース''' ''Hikari's Eteboth'') is the only {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to be captured by {{Ash}} in the [[S09|Battle Frontier saga]]. Much later, she was traded to {{an|Dawn}} in exchange for {{AP|Buizel}}.
 ==History==
-===Advanced Generation series===
+==={{series|Advanced Generation}}===
-[[File:Ash Aipom.png|thumb|200px|left|As an Aipom]]
+====As a wild Pokémon====
+[[File:Ash Aipom.png|thumb|220px|left|As an Aipom]]
 Ambipom was first seen as an Aipom in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong!]]'', worshiping a giant {{p|Slaking}} with several other mountain-dwelling Pokémon. She also stole [[Ash's hat]], much like [[Ash's Primeape]] did [[EP025|428 episodes earlier]], with a group of Aipom getting food to offer the Slaking. Later, Aipom joined the other Aipom, as well as several {{p|Mankey}}, {{p|Vigoroth}} and {{p|Slaking}}, to attack the giant Slaking, which turned out to be a mechanical robot made by {{TRT}}. She then helped in returning the stolen berries to {{ka|Taylor}}. Later, after Ash and his friends left Taylor's home, the group sees Ash's hat on a rock. After wondering who placed it there, they found out that it was Aipom, due to an apple and a flower she left with the hat. The group then continues their journey as Ash says Aipom is a cool Pokémon after all. Unknown to them, the happy Aipom was watching them from a nearby tree.
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 In ''[[AG182|Channeling the Battle Zone]]'', as well as the previous episode, after watching {{an|May}} in the [[Kanto Grand Festival]], Aipom became thrilled with {{pkmn|battle|battling}} and challenged {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Pikachu}} for a battle; as he won, Ash finally {{pkmn2|caught|captured}} her in front of a huge crowd.
+====With Ash====
+[[File:Ash and Aipom.png|thumb|220px|Ash with Aipom]]
 In ''[[AG183|Aipom and Circumstance!]]'', Aipom became jealous of Pikachu's closeness to Ash. Aipom also seems to have a certain penchant for headgear; aside from taking Ash's and other participants' hats, Aipom wore a daisy chain on her head and put on a ceremonial crown that the locals had trouble getting off. The members of a crowd who wanted to crown, as well as Ash and his friends, attempted to remove the crown from her head so she would not become their king for a year. With the help of a [[Belue Berry]]'s sourness, the crown was finally taken off. Ash then hugged Aipom and told her not to get into trouble all the time. As Ash laughed a bit when he told her this, Aipom blushed.
-[[File:Ash and Aipom.png|thumb|200px|left|Ash with Aipom]]
+Aipom's gender was confirmed in the Japanese version of the said episode while Aipom was nearby gathering flowers. {{an|May}} said, 「エイパムやっぱり女の子ね？」 ''Aipom is a girl after all, isn't she?''. In [[DP048]], Dawn also explicitly calls Aipom a girl, and in the dub of ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies!]]'', both Aipom and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} are referred to as girls when Dawn saw them wearing dresses and excitedly exclaimed "Buneary and Aipom you girls look so cute!", confirming them to be female.
-Aipom's gender was confirmed in the Japanese version of the said episode while Aipom was nearby gathering flowers. {{an|May}} said, 「エイパムやっぱり女の子ね？」 ''Aipom is a girl after all, isn't she?''. In [[DP048]], Dawn also explicitly calls Aipom a girl, and in the dub of ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies!]]'', both Aipom and {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} are referred to as girls, confirming them to be female.
 Aipom enjoys participating in [[Pokémon Contest]]s, but is also eager to battle. Her interest was first perked in ''[[AG181|Thinning the Hoard!]]'' where she took an interest in May's battle with [[Harley]].  Aipom also watched her battle with [[Drew]] before enticing Ash into catching her.  While Ash had Aipom, she usually sat on his left shoulder when outside of her [[Poké Ball]], in contrast to Pikachu sitting on his right shoulder.
-In order to bring back {{AP|Torkoal}} to battle {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's Regis|Registeel}} in ''[[AG186|Overjoyed!]]'', Ash sent Aipom to {{an|Professor Oak}}, where Aipom had trouble adjusting to the new environment and Ash's absence, even attacking the Professor. However, after Ash's second defeat, Aipom returned.
+In order to bring back {{AP|Torkoal}} to battle {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's legendary golems|Registeel}} in ''[[AG186|Overjoyed!]]'', Ash sent Aipom to {{an|Professor Oak}}, where Aipom had trouble adjusting to the new environment and Ash's absence, even attacking the Professor. However, after Ash's second defeat, Aipom returned.
-===Diamond & Pearl series===
+==={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}===
 ====With Ash====
-When Ash left for [[Sinnoh]], he wanted to leave all of his Pokémon but {{AP|Pikachu}} behind as he did when leaving for [[Hoenn]]. However, Aipom snuck aboard the boat he was traveling on to accompany him on his new journey. Aipom proved to be necessary as a backup; as soon as they arrived, Team Rocket kidnapped Pikachu, and Aipom helped find them. During her journey through Sinnoh, Aipom defeated {{AP|Paul's Chimchar|Infernape}} in battle and helped Ash capture his {{AP|Starly|Staraptor}}. Ash also used her in his first two [[Gym]] battles in the region.
+When Ash left for [[Sinnoh]], he wanted to leave all of his Pokémon but {{AP|Pikachu}} behind as he did when leaving for [[Hoenn]]. However, Aipom snuck aboard the boat he was traveling on to accompany him on his new journey. Aipom proved to be necessary as a backup; as soon as they arrived, Team Rocket kidnapped Pikachu, and Aipom helped find them. During her journey through Sinnoh, Aipom defeated {{AP|Paul's Chimchar|Infernape}} in battle and helped Ash capture his {{AP|Starly|Staraptor}}.
 In ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]'', Aipom entered her first Contest with Ash. They got through the [[Appeal|Appeals Round]] but lost the first [[Contest Battle|Battle Round]] to [[Zoey]] and her {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}}. After the battle, Zoey suggested that Ash should let Dawn raise Aipom.
-In ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]'', Aipom put up a fight against [[Roark]]'s {{TP|Roark|Cranidos|Rampardos}} in Ash's first Gym match in [[Sinnoh]], but lost. In their rematch in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]'', she defeated {{p|Geodude}}.
+In ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]'', Aipom put up a fight against [[Roark]]'s {{TP|Roark|Cranidos|Rampardos}} in Ash's first Gym match in [[Sinnoh]], but lost. In their rematch in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]'', she went up against Rorak's {{p|Geodude}}. Geodude managed to avoid a lot of damage from Aipom while countering with its attacks, but Aipom was able to connect a super effective Focus Punch and defeat Geodude. Aipom next went up against Rampardos. Aipom uses Swift, but it doesn't affect Rampardos at all. Rampardos uses Headbutt, but before Aipom could dodge it, it is hit and knocks out.
 In ''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith!]]'', Aipom entered an unofficial Contest under [[Jessie]]'s command and won against [[Dawn's Pachirisu]].
-She was used in Ash's second Sinnoh Gym Battle in ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'' as well, going against [[Gardenia]]'s {{p|Roserade}}, which resulted in a victory, giving Ash his {{badge|Forest}}.
+In ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'', Aipom was Ash's third and final Pokémon in his [[Eterna Gym]] Battle against [[Gardenia]], she went up against Gardenia's {{p|Roserade}} after performing a contest like introduction. She used Double Team and began to get close to Roserade but Roserade used {{m|Grass Knot}} intending to trip Aipom up like Turtwig, although it destroyed the Double Team clones, Aipom herself was able to jump and avoid Grass Knot. Aipom then hit Roserade with {{m|Focus Punch}}, Roserade then used {{m|Magical Leaf}} but Aipom dodged by climbing on the trees. Using its vines, Roserade was able to grab Aipom using its vines. Roserade then used {{m|Flash}} blinding Aipom, making her unable to hit with her Focus Punch. Roserade then hit Aipom with Magical Leaf, initially panicking, Ash was able to calm down Aipom and got her to listen with her ears instead as she was still blind. Roserade used {{m|Weather Ball}}, which was {{type|Fire}} due to the {{weather|Intense Sunlight|intense sunlight}}, Aipom was able to listen for the Weather Ball and she then hit the Weather Ball with Focus Punch, punching it back to Roserade, dealing super-effective damage. Roserade then used Magical Leaf but Aipom countered with Swift, opening her eyes as the effects of Flash had finished, the Swift then circled Roserade, then Aipom used Focus Punch on one of the Swift stars, knocking it into the Swift stars, causing them all to hit Roserade delaing major damage, Aipom then used the Focus Punch hitting Roserade, defeating the Bouquet Pokémon, winning Ash the {{badge|Forest}}.
-====With Dawn====
-[[File:Dawn and Aipom.png|thumb|right|200px|Dawn and Aipom]]
 In ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'', Ash began the {{pkmn|training}} for his next [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} in [[Veilstone City]]. However, {{AP|Dawn's Buizel|Buizel}} seemed to be more interested in Ash's battle training and thus couldn't set his mind on Dawn's training; meanwhile Ash's Aipom also had a problem in Ash's training because her style tended to be more {{pkmn|Contest}} oriented. Then Zoey proposed that Ash and Dawn trade them. After some soul-searching, the {{pkmn|Trainer}}s agreed, and the trade took place.
-In ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'', Aipom managed to learn {{m|Double Hit}}. {{an|Brock}} told Dawn that Aipom would evolve soon. Later in the episode, when Dawn and Aipom were being attacked by a group of {{p|Unown}}, Aipom jumped in and evolved into {{p|Ambipom}}.
+====With Dawn====
+[[File:Dawn and Aipom.png|thumb|right|220px|Dawn and Aipom]]
+In ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'', Aipom managed to learn Double Hit. {{an|Brock}} told Dawn that Aipom would evolve soon. Later in the episode, when Dawn and Aipom were being attacked by a group of {{p|Unown}}, Aipom jumped in and evolved into {{p|Ambipom}}.
-In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', Dawn used Ambipom in the [[Appeal|Appeals Round]] of the {{to|Solaceon}} {{pkmn|Contest}}, but failed to advance to the [[Contest Battle]]s. [[Zoey]] explained to Dawn that she failed due to an overuse of {{m|Swift}}, blocking {{p|Ambipom}} from view.
+In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', Dawn used Ambipom in the [[Appeal|Appeals Round]] of the {{to|Solaceon}} {{pkmn|Contest}}, but failed to advance to the [[Contest Battle]]s. [[Zoey]] explained to Dawn that she failed due to an overuse of Swift, blocking {{p|Ambipom}} from view.
 [[File:Dawn and Ambipom.png|thumb|left|220px|Dawn and Ambipom]]
 In ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]'', Dawn used Ambipom in her Gym battle against [[Maylene]]. Ambipom was chosen for her extensive battling experience with Ash. She proved her strength in the battle by defeating Maylene's {{p|Meditite}}, making her the only Pokémon Dawn used in the match who managed to defeat one of Maylene's team. Despite this victory, Ambipom found herself unable to stand up to the strength of [[Maylene's Lucario]] and was quickly knocked out.
-In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes Welcome]]'', Dawn once again used Ambipom for the Appeals Round in the [[Wallace Cup]]. She managed to pass the round by dazzling the judges with {{m|Swift}}, {{m|Focus Punch}}, and {{m|Double Hit}}.
+In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes Welcome]]'', Dawn once again used Ambipom for the Appeal Round in the [[Wallace Cup]]. She managed to pass the round by dazzling the judges with Swift, Focus Punch, and Double Hit.
-[[File:Ash Dawn Ambipom.png|thumb|right|200px|Ambipom saying goodbye to Ash and Dawn]]
 In ''[[DP095|Battling the Generation Gap!]]'' Dawn used her in the Battle Round of the {{to|Celestic}} Contest. Ambipom was able to easily defeat her first two opponents and then went up against [[Lila]]'s {{p|Delcatty}}. Ambipom won the Contest by using combinations of its attacks instead of using only one attack at a time.
-In ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks]]'', Ambipom was used in a Contest in [[Sandalstraw Town]] and was defeated by [[Kenny's Prinplup]] in the final round. During the Contest, she discovered a love and talent for {{wp|table tennis|ping pong}}. She used this talent to compete in the [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]] with Dawn in ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True]]'''. Due to her obvious natural ability, fellow competitor [[O]] offered her a place at his Ping Pong Training Center in [[Vermilion City]]. Dawn left the decision to Ambipom. After deciding to pursue Ping Pong over her love of Contests and Battles, Ambipom bid farewell to Dawn and Ash and left the group in order to follow her new ambition.
+In ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks]]'', Ambipom was used in a Contest in [[Sandalstraw Town]] and was defeated by [[Kenny's Prinplup]] in the final round. During the Contest, she discovered a love and talent for {{wp|table tennis|ping pong}}. She used this talent to compete in the [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]] with Dawn in ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True]]''. Due to her obvious natural ability, fellow competitor [[O]] offered her a place at his Ping Pong Training Center in [[Vermilion City]]. Dawn left the decision to Ambipom. After deciding to pursue Ping Pong over her love of Contests and Battles, Ambipom bid farewell to Dawn and Ash and left the group in order to follow her new ambition.
-{{-}}
 ==Personality and characteristics==
+[[File:Ash Dawn Ambipom.png|thumb|240px|Ambipom saying goodbye to Ash and Dawn]]
 Like most of her species, Ambipom is a playful Pokémon. As an Aipom, however she behaved much like [[Ash's Chikorita]], being mischievous, often stealing [[Ash's hat]] or other forms of headwear and even other Pokémon's food just for attention. She was also quite attached to Ash, getting jealous of his attention to {{AP|Pikachu}}, or even attacking {{an|Professor Oak}} just because Ash wasn't present. Upon her evolution, most of these traits mellowed. Ambipom had stopped stealing and became quicker to obey orders. While still loyal to Ash after being traded and evolving, she also became loyal to his friends, showing a more mature side.
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 ==Moves used==
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+{{anmov/h|normal||{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 7}}|0=Ash Aipom Focus Punch|1=Dawn Ambipom Swift|2=Dawn Ambipom Focus Punch|3=Dawn Ambipom Double Team|4=Dawn Ambipom Double Hit|5=Dawn Aipom Double Hit|6=Ash Aipom Double Team}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 7}}|0=Focus Punch<br>as an Aipom|1=Swift|2=Focus Punch|3=Double Team|4=Double Hit|5=Double Hit<br>as an Aipom|6=Double Team<br>as an Aipom}}}}
 {{anmov|normal|Scratch|AG179|Slaking Kong!}}
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 ===Moves improvised===
-* '''Double Team-Swift''' was used in ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]'' when Aipom wanted to express her wish for performing in Contests. Aipom uses {{m|Double Team}}, before jumping between them and using {{m|Swift}} to create a large glowing star and then lands on her tail. A variation of this was used in ''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith!]]'' when Aipom was used in an unofficial [[Pokémon Contest]] under Jessie's command, Aipom uses Double Team and forms into a circle and starts "dancing" and uses Swift and the Swift spins around the audience and then disperses into sparkles or Aipom would use Double Team and grab her tail and form into a circle and uses swift while spinning.
+* '''Double Team-Swift''' was used in ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]'' when Aipom wanted to express her wish for performing in Contests. Aipom uses Double Team, before jumping between them and using Swift to create a large glowing star and then lands on her tail. A variation of this was used in ''[[DP022|Borrowing on Bad Faith!]]'' when Aipom was used in an unofficial [[Pokémon Contest]] under Jessie's command, Aipom uses Double Team and forms into a circle and starts "dancing" and uses Swift and the Swift spins around the audience and then disperses into sparkles or Aipom would use Double Team and grab her tail and form into a circle and uses swift while spinning.
 * '''Spin''' was used by Ambipom, when she was still an Aipom under Ash's command. The move was used to evade [[Roark]]'s {{p|Geodude}}'s {{m|Rollout}} in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched!]]''.
 * '''Spinning Swift''' was first used in ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'' where Aipom released a Swift that spun around Gardenia's Roserade. It was later used again in ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]'' (after Aipom evolved into Ambipom) where it was used against Maylene's Meditite.
+*'''Swift-Quick Attack''' was a combination of Aipom's twirling Swift and {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Quick Attack}} that was used in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]''. Aipom used a twirling Swift that spins in the air and then Pikachu would jump in the Swift with Quick Attack and as he runs, the Swift stars would be surrounding the white light from the Quick Attack.
 * '''Rainbow Swift''' was first used in ''[[DP061|Team Shocker]]''.  Ambipom balances herself with her hand and starts spinning her tails glow and the stars shoot out of it. Ambipom then spins on her back (break-dances) the stars then collide making spurts of rainbows.
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 ==Trivia==
 [[File:Ash and Aipom DP.png|thumb|200px|right|Ash and Aipom in the Diamond & Pearl artwork]]
-* For ''[[DP014|Leave It To Brocko!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Ash's Aipom. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about her: エイパムが　しっぽでつかむ　サトシのハート ''{{tt|Eipam|Aipom}}, it seizes with its tail, {{tt|Satoshi's|Ash's}} heart.''
+* She is the first Pokémon character to be the focus of [[Professor Oak's lecture]] twice:
-* For ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', Professor Oak's lecture is about Dawn's Ambipom. This makes her the first Pokémon character to be the focus of the lecture twice.
+** For ''[[DP014|Leave It To Brocko!]]'', Professor Oak's lecture is about Ash's Aipom. He writes this {{wp|senryū}} about her: 「エイパムが　しっぽでつかむ　サトシのハート」 ''{{tt|Eipam|Aipom}}, it seizes with its tail, {{tt|Satoshi|Ash}}'s heart.''
-* Since Aipom was Ash's Pokémon before being traded to Dawn, Aipom was the only Pokémon owned by a main character that was introduced ''before'' the character. <!--Until [[BW043]], that is-->
+** For ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', Professor Oak's lecture is about Dawn's Ambipom. He writes this senryū about her: 「エテボース　しっぽでリング　ともだちだ」 ''"When {{tt|Eteboth|Ambipom}} make rings by linking their tails, they're friends."''
+* {{AP|Buizel}} and Ambipom are the first two Pokémon to be traded between main characters.
+* Since Aipom was Ash's Pokémon before being traded to Dawn, Aipom was the only Pokémon owned by a main character that was introduced ''before'' the character.
 * Ambipom was the first Pokémon belonging to Dawn that evolved and her first fully evolved Pokémon.
 * Ambipom is the only Pokémon of Dawn's that shares an English voice actress with her.
 * Despite leaving in ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]'', Ambipom, unlike other Pokémon that left the main cast, was not removed from the [[High Touch!|opening sequence]] until the sequence itself was replaced over eight months later.
-* Ambipom was the first of Dawn's Pokémon to evolve by the method of knowing a certain move, the second being her {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}.
+* Ambipom was the first of Dawn's Pokémon to evolve by the [[Methods of evolution#When the Pokémon knows a certain move|method of knowing a certain move]], the second being her {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}.
 * Dawn's Ambipom is the only Ambipom to ever be shown in the anime.
+* Ambipom is the first [[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|recurring Pokémon]] to be caught by a main character.
+* Ambipom has been under the command of the most known Trainers out of all individual Pokémon in the anime, with four: Ash, Jessie, Dawn, and O.
 ==Related articles==
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-{{Brock's Pokémon|normal}}<br>
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 [[pl:Ambipom O]]
 [[pt:Ambipom de Dawn]]
+[[zh:小光的雙尾怪手]]

Dawn's Pokémon
On hand:	Piplup	Buneary	Pachirisu	Mamoswine	Quilava	Togekiss

In training:	Ambipom
Traded away:	Buizel
Released:	Oshawott
Temporary:	Pikachu	Croagunk	Chimchar	Staravia	Grimer	Dodrio
Temporary:	Sharpedo

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone

At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
Released:	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

Recurring wild Pokémon characters in the anime
Fearow	Ho-Oh	Pink Butterfree	Haunter	Jigglypuff	Clefairy
Mewtwo	Slowking (M02)	Lapras	Suicune	Pichu Posse	Articuno (OS)
Lugia (OS)	Silver	Wynaut	Larvitar	Loudred	Spoink
Kyogre and Groudon (RS)	Articuno (RS)	Deoxys	Lake guardians	Marill	Hippopotas
Zekrom	Forces of Nature	Carracosta	Meloetta	Reshiram	Malamar
Super-ancient Pokémon (XY)	Wooper	Florges	Squishy	Z2	Guardian deities
Bewear	Toucannon's flock	Stoutland	Exeggutor	Oranguru	Lunala
Necrozma	Stufful	Ultra Beasts	Grandpa Forest	Melemele Greens	Mantine
Zeraora	Meltan	Shaymin	Magearna	Celebi	Wingull
Mew	Lugia (JN)	Thievul trio	Drednaw	Slowking (JN)	Legendary heroes
Mewtwo's friends	Cresselia	Darkrai	Dialga	Palkia	Heatran
Latias	Terapagos
Recurring wild Pokémon that have been caught
Caterpie	Gyarados	Aipom	Gible	Krokorok	Dedenne
Goodra	Litten	Rockruff	Mimikyu	Mareanie	Poipole
Eevee	Greedy Rapooh	Meltan	Scorbunny	Gengar	Sobble
Eternatus	Morpeko	Fuecoco	Wattrel	Quaxly

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