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Zippo ジッポ Zippo

File:Zippo.jpg Zippo

Debuts in A Friend in Deed Caught at Kanto Evolves in Prior to A Parent Trapped! Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Ritchie

→ This Pokémon spent less than 143 episodes as Charmander.

Voice actor Japanese English As Charmander Yūji Ueda Michael Haigney As Charmeleon Yūji Ueda Eric Stuart

Zippo, (Japanese: ジッポ Zippo, ヒロシのリザード Hiroshi's Lizardo) is Ritchie's Charmeleon.

In the anime

Zippo was the first Pokémon introduced on Ritchie's team. It first appeared in A Friend in Deed. Its Japanese voice actor is Yūji Ueda and its English voice actor is Eric Stuart. As a Charmander, it was voiced by Michael Haigney in English.

When Ritchie was first introduced, Zippo was a Charmander, and would, soon after his introduction, face Ash's Charizard in the Indigo Plateau Conference. Ritchie switched out Zippo during the battle (which was counted as losing the round).

Eventually, by the next time Ash and Ritchie met, in the Whirl Islands, Zippo had evolved into a Charmeleon. Unlike how Ash's Charizard was when it was at the same stage in its development, it was still very obedient to Ritchie.

Since it was mentioned in Journey to the Starting Line that Ash starting with his own Pikachu in the first episode was a special case, there are theories that Zippo may have been Ritchie's starter Pokémon.

In the manga

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, when Zippo battled Ash's Charizard in the Indigo Plateau Conference it was already a Charizard, not a Charmander as shown in the anime. Viz's English translation misnames the Pokémon as Charley. However, its name in Japanese version is still Zippo.

Moves used

Using Flamethrower	Move	First Used In
	Slash	A Friend in Deed
	Flamethrower	A Friend in Deed
	Tackle x	Friend and Foe Alike
	Fire Spin	Oaknapped
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
Moves used recently are in bold unless all moves all fit this case.

Trivia

• Zippo was named for a lighter of the same name.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Charmander and Charmeleon.

Ritchie's Pokémon
On hand:	Zippo	Sparky	Happy	Cruise	Rose
Status unknown:	Spearow	Tentacool
Borrowed:	Ponyta

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