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'''Ash's Leavanny''' (Japanese: '''サトシのハハコモリ''' ''Satoshi's Hahakomori'') is the sixth {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{Ash}} obtained in the [[Unova]] region, and his thirty-eighth overall.
'''Ash's Leavanny''' (Japanese: '''サトシのハハコモリ''' ''Satoshi's Hahakomori'') was the sixth {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{Ash}} obtained in the [[Unova]] [[region]], and his fortieth overall.


==History==
==In the anime==
===Unova===
===History===
[[File:Ash Sewaddle.png|thumb|left|250px|As a Sewaddle]]
====''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''====
Leavanny first appeared as a {{p|Sewaddle}} while {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr}} were in [[Pinwheel Forest]]. He randomly attacked [[Ash's Pikachu]], and Ash tried to catch him, but was not successful, since Sewaddle ran away. He later reappeared and knocked Ash to the ground when the trio met [[Burgh]], the Gym Leader of the [[Castelia Gym]], who revealed that he was accompanying Sewaddle through the forest, even though he was not his Pokémon. When Ash and his friends tried to say hello to Sewaddle by using the two sensory knobs on the top of his head, he Tackled Ash, while he kindly said hello to {{an|Iris}}, Pikachu, {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and Burgh. Ash, {{an|Iris}} and Burgh then followed Sewaddle throughout the forest, watching him eating, as well as watching his sleeping habits.
=====Unova=====
[[File:Ash and Sewaddle.png|thumb|left|250px|Sewaddle's way of saying hello to Ash]]
Leavanny first appeared as a Sewaddle in ''[[BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!]]'', while {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr}} were in [[Pinwheel Forest]]. He randomly attacked [[Ash's Pikachu]], thus initiating a battle between the two parties. Ash tried to catch him but was not successful, since Sewaddle ran away. He later reappeared and knocked Ash to the ground when the trio met [[Burgh]], the [[Castelia City]] [[Gym Leader]], who revealed that he was accompanying Sewaddle through the forest, even though he was not his Pokémon. When Ash and his friends tried to say hello to Sewaddle by using the two sensory knobs on the top of his head, he tackled Ash, while he kindly said hello to {{an|Iris}}, Pikachu, {{TP|Iris|Axew}}, and Burgh. They followed Sewaddle for the rest of the day, observing his eating and sleeping habits. After Ash protected him from a double {{m|Air Slash}} attack, Sewaddle started to warm up to him, offering him some fruit and even sleeping with him and Pikachu in his sleeping bag.
[[File:Ash Sewaddle ruined hood.png|thumb|250px|Sewaddle with his "clothes" ruined]]
The next day, due to his leaf's healing properties, Sewaddle was kidnapped by a {{p|Patrat}} who wanted to help its sick friend but managed to swing away with his {{m|String Shot}}. However, he got stuck on a {{p|Deerling}}'s neck, who became agitated and messed up his leaf hood. As Ash and his friends ran towards him, Sewaddle tried to swing himself towards them but was caught by a sudden gust of wind and fell off a cliff. Ash dived in to save him, and Burgh called his {{p|Leavanny}} out in time to use String Shot and catch them both. Later, Sewaddle received brand new "clothes" from Leavanny and happily accepted Ash's proposal to join his team, but his {{i|Poké Ball}} became sealed until Ash transferred {{AP|one of his Pokémon|Pidove}} to [[Professor Juniper]], as he already had a full [[party]] of six Pokémon at the time.
[[File:Ash Leavanny Swarm.png|thumb|left|250px|{{a|Swarm}} activated]]
In ''[[BW019|A Connoisseur's Revenge!]]'', Ash had Sewaddle examined by a C-Class [[Pokémon Connoisseur|Pokémon Connaisseuse]] by the name of [[Burgundy]] so he would know how compatible he was with him. She confirmed that his [[Ability]] was {{a|Swarm}}, which she thought was a bad thing, as she believed Ash would be better off with a Sewaddle with {{a|Chlorophyll}}, but did nothing to support her claim. When she said he should replace Sewaddle, he fired a String Shot at her in anger.


When Sewaddle started eating some fruit, two {{p|Woobat}} started to attack him. Ash protected Sewaddle from an {{m|Air Slash}} attack, and Pikachu and Sewaddle then scared off the Woobat. Sewaddle then offered Ash some fruit, showing that he was slowly beginning to like him. Later that night, Sewaddle even went into Ash's sleeping bag with him. The next day, a {{p|Patrat}} kidnapped Sewaddle in order to heal its sick friend, as a leaf from a Sewaddle has healing properties. However, Sewaddle got away, just to get stuck on a {{p|Deerling}}'s neck, and to get thrown over a cliff into a river, with Ash diving in to save him. Burgh then used his {{p|Leavanny}} to save both Sewaddle and Ash from going over a waterfall. Sewaddle was very thankful, but his "clothes" got messed up during the fall. However, Burgh's Leavanny made him new clothes. Ash asked Sewaddle if he wanted to join him, and Sewaddle happily allowed Ash to catch him. But once he was {{pkmn2|caught}}, his [[Poké Ball]] became sealed, as Ash had seven Pokémon on him at the time. This meant Ash had to send over one of his Pokémon to [[Professor Juniper]] in order to retain Sewaddle in his party, which was later revealed to be his {{AP|Pidove|Unfezant}}.
Sewaddle was chosen as Ash's second Pokémon in his [[Castelia Gym]] battle in ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-types!]]''. First, Sewaddle went up against Burgh's {{p|Dwebble}}, who had already managed to defeat his {{AP|Tepig}}. Despite initially struggling to overcome Dwebble's {{m|Protect}} and powerful moves, Sewaddle managed to dodge or stop the incoming attacks with his String Shot and knocked the Rock Inn Pokémon out of its shell, allowing him to exploit this opening and defeat it. Next, he fought against Burgh's {{p|Whirlipede}}, whose {{m|Steamroller}} proved to be very helpful, cutting through his String Shot with ease and dealing massive super-effective damage. After enduring a {{m|Solar Beam}}, Sewaddle [[Evolution|evolved]] into Swadloon and proceeded to finish off the Curlipede Pokémon with his newfound power. Then, Burgh sent out his last Pokémon, Leavanny. This match-up was quick, as Leavanny was shown to be much more powerful than its pre-evolved form, defeating him with a succession of strong moves, such as {{m|Leaf Storm}} and {{m|Hyper Beam}}.
[[File:Ash Leavanny leaf hood.png|thumb|250px|Leavanny's leaf hoods]]
In ''[[BW074|Battling the Leaf Thieves!]]'', Swadloon evolved into Leavanny during a training battle against [[Iris's Emolga]]. The battle was cut short, as his innate caring nature came into force right away. Leavanny sewed various leaf hoods for the smaller Pokémon of the group, including a special leaf mask for Axew, and gave new clothes to three wild Sewaddle who were wearing withered leaves. During a nap, a group of {{p|Durant}} came across the gang and took the leaf clothing for food, as well as Axew, who was still wearing his outfit. Once awakened, they immediately noticed his absence and went looking for him, eventually coming across the entrance of the cave where the Durant made their nest. As they ventured down the path, Leavanny cleverly attached its thread to the walls so they could find their way back. After finding nothing, {{an|Cilan}} suggested that Leavanny wrap Ash and {{AP|Scraggy}} with leaves so they could act as bait for the Durant, which proved to be successful and led them to the leaf hoard. After retrieving Axew, the group made its way out of the cave.
[[File:Ash and Leavanny.png|thumb|left|250px|Leavanny and Ash]]
In ''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1]]'', Leavanny was chosen as Ash's third Pokémon in his [[Virbank Gym]] battle, going up against [[Roxie]]'s {{p|Koffing}}, who had already defeated {{AP|Boldore}} and {{AP|Unfezant}}. Despite being at a type disadvantage, Leavanny managed to defeat Koffing with a String Shot-{{m|Energy Ball}} combo after its {{stat|Special Defense}} had been lowered. Then, Leavanny fought against her {{p|Scolipede}}. Due to its typing and bulk, it easily resisted the attacks thrown in its direction and managed to leave Leavanny {{status|poison|badly poisoned}}, which led to his defeat in [[BW084|the next episode]].


In ''[[BW019|A Connoisseur's Revenge!]]'', Ash wanted to have Sewaddle examined by a [[Pokémon Connoisseur]] so he would know how compatible he was with him. He showed him to a C-class Connaisseuse by the name of [[Burgundy]]. She confirmed that his [[Ability]] is {{a|Swarm}}, which she thought was a bad thing, as she thought Ash would be better off with a Sewaddle with {{a|Chlorophyll}}, not doing anything to support her claim. When she said he should replace Sewaddle, he fired a String Shot at her in anger.
In ''[[BW090|Jostling for the Junior Cup!]]'', Leavanny was used in the first round of the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] against [[Marris]]'s {{p|Karrablast}}. He was able to quickly knock Karrablast out, thus leading Ash to the second round.
[[File:Ash Swadloon.png|thumb|250px|As a Swadloon]]
[[File:Ash Leavanny dodging.png|thumb|250px|Leavanny dodging attacks with gracefulness]]
Ash used his Sewaddle as his second Pokémon in his [[Castelia Gym]] battle in ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]''. Sewaddle went up against Burgh's Dwebble, but Ash did not mind because he wanted to use a {{type|Bug}} despite the type disadvantage since Sewaddle was part-{{type|Grass}}. Sewaddle used Razor Leaf, which was blocked by Dwebble's {{m|Protect}}. Dwebble then used a fast X-Scissor, but Sewaddle dodged it by aiming String Shot onto the roof and lifting himself up to dodge. He then used Bug Bite, which was countered by Protect. Dwebble then went for a close-range {{m|Rock Wrecker}}, like it used to knock out [[Ash's Tepig]], but Sewaddle dodged it by aiming a String Shot at the wall. He followed up with Razor Leaf, which was countered by Protect again. Dwebble used Rock Wrecker, but Sewaddle used String Shot to grab and throw the Rock Wrecker. This prompted Dwebble to use another X-Scissor, which was countered by Sewaddle. This separated Dwebble from its shell, allowing Sewaddle to hit it with Razor Leaf. When it tried to return to its shell, he hit it with his Tackle and then defeated the Rock Inn Pokémon with his Razor Leaf.
In ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'', Ash used Leavanny as his third Pokémon in his battle against [[Stephan]] during the [[Vertress Conference]], sending him out against [[Stephan's Sawk]]. Initially, Leavanny was able to swiftly and gracefully dodge Sawk's attacks, as well as deal big damage with his own moves, but the battle started to lean to Stephan's side after Sawk scored a {{m|Low Sweep}}, allowing him to strike Leavanny with a barrage of {{m|Close Combat}}s. This, however, activated Leavanny's Swarm Ability, giving him a big boost on his {{type|Bug}} moves, allowing him to bind Sawk in his threads even after the Karate Pokémon had used two {{m|Bulk Up}}s. After a hard-fought battle, Leavanny was finally brought down by a clean {{m|Karate Chop}} to the head.


Burgh then sent out his {{p|Whirlipede}}, and Ash decided to stick with Sewaddle despite Whirlipede being a Bug/{{type|Poison}}. Whirlipede went for {{m|Poison Sting}}, which was dodged when Sewaddle used String Shot on the roof. He then used String Shot on Whirlipede, but these threads were easily cut through by Whirlipede's spinning. Whirlipede then used {{m|Steamroller}}, hitting Sewaddle. It used it again after Sweddle unsuccessfully attempted to counter with Razor Leaf. Sewaddle attempted to use Bug Bite, but this was blocked by {{m|Iron Defense}}, hurting Sewaddle. After being hurt by Steamroller again, Whirlipede used {{m|Solar Beam}}, which hit Sewaddle, but he endured it and immediately evolved into a {{p|Swadloon}}. Swadloon used String Shot on Whirlipede, but despite being more powerful, the threads were easily cut again by Whirlipede's spinning. It then used Steamroller; Swadloon attempted to dodge by using String Shot on the roof, but Whirlipede cut those threads and continued on with Steamroller. Swadloon then used his new move, Energy Ball, to stop it and deal damage. He then defeated the Curlipede Pokémon with Tackle.
=====Decolore Islands=====
In ''[[BW123|Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!]]'', Professor Juniper sent Leavanny to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] before Ash left for [[Kanto]], touring through the [[Decolore Islands]].


Burgh then sent out his last Pokémon, Leavanny, the evolved form of Swadloon. He started off with Energy Ball, but this was countered by Leavanny's Protect. Leavanny then used String Shot on the Leaf-Wrapped Pokémon, trapping him. However, Ash got Swadloon to cut the threads with his own Razor Leaf, freeing him but dealing damage. Unfortunately, this was in vain as the Nurturing Pokémon used {{m|Leaf Storm}} and finished off Swadloon with {{m|Hyper Beam}}.
Ash brought Leavanny back to his active party once, in ''[[BW130|Butterfree and Me!]]'', so he could help Ash evolve a wild {{p|Caterpie}} into a {{p|Butterfree}}.  


[[File:Ash and Leavanny.png|thumb|left|250px|Leavanny and Ash]]
Leavanny reunited with Ash and the entire Unova team at Oak's lab in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. He joined in with them to launch a group attack on {{TRT}}, using Energy Ball to send them blasting off for the final time in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. Later, Leavanny posed in a group photo with the rest of Ash's Pokémon. Then, he was left at the lab when Ash set off for the [[Kalos]] region.  
In ''[[BW074|Battling the Leaf Thieves!]]'', Swadloon battled against [[Iris's Emolga]] in a training battle. After being hit hard by a {{m|Discharge}} attack that Emolga sent down the thread of Swadloon's String Shot, he perked up and evolved into Leavanny. His innate caring nature came to force right away and Leavanny made leaf hoods for the young {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and {{AP|Scraggy}}, who were very pleased with them. Leavanny then noticed three wild Sewaddle who all had withered hoods. Not giving it a second thought, Leavanny made new hoods for the three Sewing Pokémon. After making more hoods for Pikachu, {{AP|Oshawott}}, {{AP|Tepig}}, {{AP|Snivy}} and Emolga, the gang sat down for a nap. While sleeping a group of {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Durant}} came across the gang and took the leaf hoods for food as well as Axew, who was still wearing his outfit, because their poor eyesight led them to believe he was a pile of leaves. When the gang awoke, Leavanny helped search for the missing Pokémon. After Emolga led the gang to the entrance of the Durant's maze, Leavanny cleverly lined the cave with thread behind the group to mark the way out of the maze. Once they found the Durant's nest, Leavanny created leafy cocoons for Ash and Scraggy so they could retrieve the still sleeping Axew. Leavanny joined the others in fighting the Durant after Ash revealed himself, however the team's moves were all blocked by {{m|Protect}}. After Pikachu, Scraggy and Emolga managed to defeat the swarm, Leavanny led the gang back through the maze and to safety.


In ''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1]]'', Ash chose Leavanny as his third Pokémon in his Gym battle with [[Roxie]], whose {{p|Koffing}} had already defeated [[Ash's Boldore]] and {{AP|Unfezant}}. Though Ash knew Grass-types were at a disadvantage against {{type|Poison}}s, he was not discouraged. Leavanny first attacked Koffing with Energy Ball, which scored a direct hit, both damaging Koffing and lowering its {{stat|Special Defense}}. Koffing tried to counter with {{m|Gyro Ball}}, but it was quickly stopped by Leavanny's String Shot. Ash had Leavanny spin Koffing around with the thread, preventing it from attacking him, until he finally fired another Energy Ball, which was enough to finally defeat the Poison Gas Pokémon. Roxie next sent out her {{p|Scolipede}}. Leavanny's Razor Leaf didn't seem to do a thing against the giant {{t|Bug}}/Poison-type, and Roxie had Scolipede use {{m|Toxic}} on Leavanny, {{status|poison|badly poisoning}} him. In [[BW084|the next episode]], Leavanny fired an Energy Ball attack, but Scolipede dodged it easily. It then attacked Leavanny with {{m|Rock Tomb}} and {{m|Sludge Bomb}}, which, added with the damage caused by the worsening poison, was enough to defeat the Nurturing Pokémon.
====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
Leavanny, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in ''[[JN114|Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!]]''. During the visit, he was seen relaxing with {{AP|Noctowl}} and {{AP|Gliscor}} and later watched the battle between Ash and [[Paul]]. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.


In ''[[BW090|Jostling for the Junior Cup!]]'', Leavanny was used in the first round of the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] against [[Marris]]'s {{p|Karrablast}}. He was able to knock Karrablast out with a powerful Energy Ball attack and win the battle. Thus, Ash advanced to the second round.
From ''[[JN118|Battling as Hard as Stone!]]'' onwards, Leavanny watched Ash's [[Masters Eight Tournament]] matches against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}} and {{an|Cynthia}}. In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Leavanny appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against [[Leon's Charizard]].
[[File:Ash Leavanny Swarm.png|thumb|250px|{{a|Swarm}} activated]]
In ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'', Ash used Leavanny as his third Pokémon in his battle against [[Stephan]] during the [[Vertress Conference]], sending him out against [[Stephan's Sawk]]. Although Leavanny was able to avoid Sawk's initial attempts of {{m|Close Combat}} and {{m|Karate Chop}}, as well as hit him with his new X-Scissor attack and capturing Sawk with String Shot but failing due to Sawk being powered up by {{m|Bulk Up}}, Sawk soon gained the upper hand by using {{m|Low Sweep}}, lowering Leavanny's speed and preventing him from dodging a barrage of Close Combat's which caused serious damage on Leavanny. This, however, caused Leavanny's Swarm Ability to activate, giving him a big power boost on his {{type|Bug}} moves. Using this new power, he launched a String Shot on Sawk in which Sawk was unable to break, even with Bulk Up, he then used a lot of powered up X-Scissor attacks on Sawk, but Stephan used this to his advantage by having Sawk use it to break the threads, then, after a hard-fought battle, Leavanny was finally brought down by a Bulk Up-powered Karate Chop from Sawk.


===Decolore Islands===
In ''[[JN135|Heroes Unite!]]'', Leavanny, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.
In ''[[BW123|Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!]]'', [[Professor Juniper]] sent Leavanny to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] before Ash left for [[Kanto]], touring through the [[Decolore Islands]]. Ash called upon Leavanny in ''[[BW130|Butterfree and Me!]]'', so he could help Ash evolve a wild {{p|Caterpie}} into a {{p|Butterfree}}. Leavanny was also shown in one scene making clothing for Caterpie. Leavanny later reunited with Ash and the entire Unova team at Oak's lab in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. Leavanny joined in with them to launch a group attack on {{TRT}}, using Energy Ball to send them blasting off for the final time in the ''Best Wishes'' series. Leavanny later posed in a group photo with the rest of Ash's Pokémon. Then, he was left at the lab when Ash set off for the [[Kalos]] region.  
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==Personality and characteristics==
In ''[[JN138|A Fated Face-Off!]]'', Leavanny was shown to have rejoined Ash's team. During the episode, he met {{an|Misty}} and later watched as she and Ash battled over a wild {{TP|Misty|Clauncher}}.
[[File:Ash Swadloon sewing.png|thumb|250px|As a Swadloon sewing]]
As a Sewaddle, Leavanny was childish, often doing things without warning when Ash first met him, such as attacking {{AP|Pikachu}} for no reason other than wanting to battle. He was stubborn, and wouldn't admit his feelings for Ash right away, but after he had been saved a few times, he became more comfortable with Ash, and snuggled up to him. Since then, he had been very caring towards his Trainer, even to go so far as to wrap [[Burgundy]]'s head in a String Shot web merely one episode later when she suggested Ash get rid of him.  


Leavanny, as both a Sewaddle and Swadloon, was also competitive since his debut, and has a strong passion for battling. He always tried his hardest, allowing him to defeat two Pokémon he was at a strong disadvantage against ([[Burgh]]'s {{p|Dwebble}} and {{p|Whirlipede}}). This also allowed him to evolve into Swadloon. Since he has evolved, Swadloon is a bit more mature, although he still got a bit childish when he believed {{AP|Oshawott}}, {{AP|Tepig}} and {{AP|Scraggy}} took his food in ''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''. However, he still has a passion for battling. Swadloon also has some sewing skills, as seen in ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', where he helped make costumes for [[Luke]]'s movie with [[Luke#Leavanny|his Leavanny]].
===Personality and characteristics===
[[File:Ash Swadloon sewing.png|thumb|250px|left|Swadloon sewing]]
As a Sewaddle, Leavanny was childish, often doing things without warning when Ash first met him, such as attacking {{AP|Pikachu}} for no reason other than wanting to battle. He was stubborn, and wouldn't admit his feelings for Ash right away, but after he had been saved a few times, he became more comfortable with Ash and snuggled up to him. Since then, he had been very caring towards his Trainer, even to go so far as to wrap [[Burgundy]]'s head in a String Shot web merely one episode later when she suggested Ash get rid of him.
[[File:Ash Leavanny caring nature.png|thumb|250px|Leavanny's caring nature]]
Leavanny, as both a Sewaddle and Swadloon, was also competitive since his debut and has a strong passion for battling. He always tried his hardest, allowing him to defeat opponents even when the odds were stacked up against him, such as against [[Burgh]]'s {{p|Dwebble}} and {{p|Whirlipede}}, as well as [[Roxie]]'s {{p|Koffing}}. Since he evolved, Swadloon became a bit more mature and recluded, although he still got a bit childish when he believed {{AP|Oshawott}}, {{AP|Tepig}}, and {{AP|Scraggy}} took his food in ''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''. Swadloon also has some sewing skills, as seen in ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', where he helped make costumes for [[Luke]]'s movie with [[Luke#Leavanny|his Leavanny]].


After evolving into Leavanny, he adopted a more caring nature and acts like a parent to the other Pokémon. He also became very independent, prancing off on his own to find leaves to use for clothes, taking a lot of pride in his work. He is also able to make good use of his newly acquired skills, cleverly lining the {{p|Durant}}'s maze with thread to mark the way out without being commanded to by his Trainer. As shown in ''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1)]]'' and ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'', he has also been able to use these new skills in battle to powerful effect.
After evolving into Leavanny, he adopted a more caring nature and acted like a parent to the other Pokémon. This was shown in ''[[JN138|A Fated Face-Off!]]'', when Leavanny spent the entire episode looking after {{AP|Rowlet}}, soothing him to sleep, and consoling {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} after its hug offer was ignored by Pikachu. He also became very independent, prancing off on his own to find leaves to use for clothes and taking a lot of pride in his work. He is also able to make good use of his newly acquired skills, cleverly lining the {{p|Durant}}'s maze with thread to mark the way out without being commanded to by his Trainer. As shown in ''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1)]]'' and ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'', he has also been able to use these new skills in battle to powerful effect.


==Moves used==
===Appearance===
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| [[File:Ash Sewaddle.png|180px]]
| [[File:Ash Swadloon.png|180px]]
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===Moves used===
{{anmov/h|Bug|Grass|Ash {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 6}}|0=Sewaddle Bug Bite|1=Swadloon Energy Ball|2=Swadloon Tackle|3=Sewaddle String Shot|4=Sewaddle Tackle|5=Sewaddle Razor Leaf}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 6}}|0=Bug Bite <br>as a Sewaddle|1=Energy Ball <br>as a Swadloon|2=Tackle <br>as a Swadloon|3=String Shot <br>as a Sewaddle|4=Tackle <br>as a Sewaddle|5=Razor Leaf <br>as a Sewaddle}}|image2=Ash {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 6}}||0=Leavanny String Shot|1=Leavanny Energy Ball|2=Leavanny X-Scissor|3=Leavanny Razor Leaf|4=Swadloon Razor Leaf|5=Swadloon String Shot}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 6}}|0=String Shot|1=Energy Ball|2=X-Scissor|3=Razor Leaf|4=Razor Leaf <br>as a Swadloon|5=String Shot <br>as a Swadloon}}}}
{{anmov|bug|String Shot|BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|bug|String Shot|BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|grass|Razor Leaf|BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|grass|Razor Leaf|BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!|rec=yes}}
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===Moves improvised===
====Moves improvised====
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| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description: ''' Leavanny uses String Shot to wrap his opponent and then uses another move via the line to ensure the hit.
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description: ''' Leavanny uses String Shot to wrap his opponent and then uses another move via the line to ensure the hit. This was first used with Razor Leaf in a training {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Iris's Emolga]]. It was used again, only this time with Energy Ball, to defeat [[Roxie]]'s {{p|Koffing}} in ''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1)]]''.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash BW Team combination attack.png|150px]]
| ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{m|Leaf Storm}}, {{m|Hydro Pump}}, {{m|Air Cutter}}, {{m|Focus Blast}}, {{m|Energy Ball}}, {{m|Flash Cannon}}, {{m|Mud Shot}}, and {{m|Stone Edge}}
| Ash's rotation for ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''
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==In the games==
===In the spin-off games===
====[[Pokémon Medal World]]====
Sewaddle appears in [[Pokémon Medal World]].


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
<!--[[File:Ash Leavanny M16 manga.png|thumb|left|Leavanny in the {{ma|ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens}} manga]]-->
[[File:Ash Leavanny M16 manga.png|thumb|150px|Leavanny in ''{{ma|Genesect and the Legend Awakened}}'']]
===In the movie adaptations===
===Movie adaptations===
Leavanny appeared in ''{{ma|Genesect and the Legend Awakened}}''.
Leavanny appeared in ''{{ma|Genesect and the Legend Awakened}}''.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Leavanny is Ash's only {{type|Grass}} Pokémon that is not a [[starter Pokémon]].
[[File:Sealed Poké Ball anime.png|thumb|200px|Sewaddle's sealed Poké Ball after being caught]]
* Leavanny is the first of Ash's Pokémon since his {{AP|Krabby}} which he caught when he already had a full party of six Pokémon.  
* Leavanny is {{Ash}}'s only {{type|Grass}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that is not a [[first partner Pokémon]].
** It also marks the first time Ash has rotated his seventh Pokémon into his main team.
* Leavanny is the first Pokémon Ash has owned to have evolved via [[friendship]] while under his ownership.
* As a Sewaddle, he was the first Pokémon in the anime to have his [[Ability]] confirmed without using it.
* Leavanny is Ash's first {{type|Bug}} Pokémon since his {{AP|Heracross}}, which was {{pkmn2|caught}} in ''[[EP119|A Sappy Ending]]'', 556 episodes earlier.
* Sewaddle's capture marked the first time in the {{pkmn|anime}} that Ash had caught a Pokémon while already having a full [[party]] of six Pokémon since he caught his {{AP|Krabby}} in ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'', 662 episodes earlier.
** Furthermore, this was also the first time that Ash has had to rotate his seventh Pokémon into his main team.
* Leavanny, upon evolving from Sewaddle to Swadloon, is the first of Ash's Pokémon to evolve during a Gym battle.
* Leavanny, upon evolving from Sewaddle to Swadloon, is the first of Ash's Pokémon to evolve during a Gym battle.
* As a Sewaddle, Leavanny was the first Pokémon in the anime to have his [[Ability]] confirmed without using it.
* Swadloon's evolution into Leavanny was first revealed in the Japanese ending [[Seven-colored Arch]].
* Swadloon's evolution into Leavanny was first revealed in the Japanese ending [[Seven-colored Arch]].
* Leavanny is the only Pokémon Ash has owned to have evolved via [[friendship]].


==Related articles==
==References==
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==References==
==See also==
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Ash's Leavanny
サトシのハハコモリ Satoshi's Hahakomori
Bag Poké Ball SV Sprite.png
Ash Leavanny.png
Ash's Leavanny
Debuts in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!
Caught at Pinwheel Forest
Evolves in Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!
Battling the Leaf Thieves!
Gender Male[1]
Ability Swarm*
Current location In rotation
HOME540.png → HOME541.png → HOME542.png
This Pokémon spent 5 episodes as Sewaddle and 51 episodes as Swadloon.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Sewaddle Inuko Inuyama Erica Schroeder
As Swadloon Inuko Inuyama Erica Schroeder
As Leavanny Inuko Inuyama Erica Schroeder

Ash's Leavanny (Japanese: サトシのハハコモリ Satoshi's Hahakomori) was the sixth Pokémon that Ash obtained in the Unova region, and his fortieth overall.

In the anime

History

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Unova
Sewaddle's way of saying hello to Ash

Leavanny first appeared as a Sewaddle in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!, while Ash and his friends were in Pinwheel Forest. He randomly attacked Ash's Pikachu, thus initiating a battle between the two parties. Ash tried to catch him but was not successful, since Sewaddle ran away. He later reappeared and knocked Ash to the ground when the trio met Burgh, the Castelia City Gym Leader, who revealed that he was accompanying Sewaddle through the forest, even though he was not his Pokémon. When Ash and his friends tried to say hello to Sewaddle by using the two sensory knobs on the top of his head, he tackled Ash, while he kindly said hello to Iris, Pikachu, Axew, and Burgh. They followed Sewaddle for the rest of the day, observing his eating and sleeping habits. After Ash protected him from a double Air Slash attack, Sewaddle started to warm up to him, offering him some fruit and even sleeping with him and Pikachu in his sleeping bag.

Sewaddle with his "clothes" ruined

The next day, due to his leaf's healing properties, Sewaddle was kidnapped by a Patrat who wanted to help its sick friend but managed to swing away with his String Shot. However, he got stuck on a Deerling's neck, who became agitated and messed up his leaf hood. As Ash and his friends ran towards him, Sewaddle tried to swing himself towards them but was caught by a sudden gust of wind and fell off a cliff. Ash dived in to save him, and Burgh called his Leavanny out in time to use String Shot and catch them both. Later, Sewaddle received brand new "clothes" from Leavanny and happily accepted Ash's proposal to join his team, but his Poké Ball became sealed until Ash transferred one of his Pokémon to Professor Juniper, as he already had a full party of six Pokémon at the time.

Swarm activated

In A Connoisseur's Revenge!, Ash had Sewaddle examined by a C-Class Pokémon Connaisseuse by the name of Burgundy so he would know how compatible he was with him. She confirmed that his Ability was Swarm, which she thought was a bad thing, as she believed Ash would be better off with a Sewaddle with Chlorophyll, but did nothing to support her claim. When she said he should replace Sewaddle, he fired a String Shot at her in anger.

Sewaddle was chosen as Ash's second Pokémon in his Castelia Gym battle in Battling For The Love of Bug-types!. First, Sewaddle went up against Burgh's Dwebble, who had already managed to defeat his Tepig. Despite initially struggling to overcome Dwebble's Protect and powerful moves, Sewaddle managed to dodge or stop the incoming attacks with his String Shot and knocked the Rock Inn Pokémon out of its shell, allowing him to exploit this opening and defeat it. Next, he fought against Burgh's Whirlipede, whose Steamroller proved to be very helpful, cutting through his String Shot with ease and dealing massive super-effective damage. After enduring a Solar Beam, Sewaddle evolved into Swadloon and proceeded to finish off the Curlipede Pokémon with his newfound power. Then, Burgh sent out his last Pokémon, Leavanny. This match-up was quick, as Leavanny was shown to be much more powerful than its pre-evolved form, defeating him with a succession of strong moves, such as Leaf Storm and Hyper Beam.

Leavanny's leaf hoods

In Battling the Leaf Thieves!, Swadloon evolved into Leavanny during a training battle against Iris's Emolga. The battle was cut short, as his innate caring nature came into force right away. Leavanny sewed various leaf hoods for the smaller Pokémon of the group, including a special leaf mask for Axew, and gave new clothes to three wild Sewaddle who were wearing withered leaves. During a nap, a group of Durant came across the gang and took the leaf clothing for food, as well as Axew, who was still wearing his outfit. Once awakened, they immediately noticed his absence and went looking for him, eventually coming across the entrance of the cave where the Durant made their nest. As they ventured down the path, Leavanny cleverly attached its thread to the walls so they could find their way back. After finding nothing, Cilan suggested that Leavanny wrap Ash and Scraggy with leaves so they could act as bait for the Durant, which proved to be successful and led them to the leaf hoard. After retrieving Axew, the group made its way out of the cave.

Leavanny and Ash

In Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1, Leavanny was chosen as Ash's third Pokémon in his Virbank Gym battle, going up against Roxie's Koffing, who had already defeated Boldore and Unfezant. Despite being at a type disadvantage, Leavanny managed to defeat Koffing with a String Shot-Energy Ball combo after its Special Defense had been lowered. Then, Leavanny fought against her Scolipede. Due to its typing and bulk, it easily resisted the attacks thrown in its direction and managed to leave Leavanny badly poisoned, which led to his defeat in the next episode.

In Jostling for the Junior Cup!, Leavanny was used in the first round of the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup against Marris's Karrablast. He was able to quickly knock Karrablast out, thus leading Ash to the second round.

Leavanny dodging attacks with gracefulness

In Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, Ash used Leavanny as his third Pokémon in his battle against Stephan during the Vertress Conference, sending him out against Stephan's Sawk. Initially, Leavanny was able to swiftly and gracefully dodge Sawk's attacks, as well as deal big damage with his own moves, but the battle started to lean to Stephan's side after Sawk scored a Low Sweep, allowing him to strike Leavanny with a barrage of Close Combats. This, however, activated Leavanny's Swarm Ability, giving him a big boost on his Bug-type moves, allowing him to bind Sawk in his threads even after the Karate Pokémon had used two Bulk Ups. After a hard-fought battle, Leavanny was finally brought down by a clean Karate Chop to the head.

Decolore Islands

In Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!, Professor Juniper sent Leavanny to Professor Oak's Laboratory before Ash left for Kanto, touring through the Decolore Islands.

Ash brought Leavanny back to his active party once, in Butterfree and Me!, so he could help Ash evolve a wild Caterpie into a Butterfree.

Leavanny reunited with Ash and the entire Unova team at Oak's lab in The Dream Continues!. He joined in with them to launch a group attack on Team Rocket, using Energy Ball to send them blasting off for the final time in Pokémon the Series: Black & White. Later, Leavanny posed in a group photo with the rest of Ash's Pokémon. Then, he was left at the lab when Ash set off for the Kalos region.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Leavanny, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!. During the visit, he was seen relaxing with Noctowl and Gliscor and later watched the battle between Ash and Paul. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.

From Battling as Hard as Stone! onwards, Leavanny watched Ash's Masters Eight Tournament matches against Steven and Cynthia. In Partners in Time!, Leavanny appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard.

In Heroes Unite!, Leavanny, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.

In A Fated Face-Off!, Leavanny was shown to have rejoined Ash's team. During the episode, he met Misty and later watched as she and Ash battled over a wild Clauncher.

Personality and characteristics

Swadloon sewing

As a Sewaddle, Leavanny was childish, often doing things without warning when Ash first met him, such as attacking Pikachu for no reason other than wanting to battle. He was stubborn, and wouldn't admit his feelings for Ash right away, but after he had been saved a few times, he became more comfortable with Ash and snuggled up to him. Since then, he had been very caring towards his Trainer, even to go so far as to wrap Burgundy's head in a String Shot web merely one episode later when she suggested Ash get rid of him.

Leavanny's caring nature

Leavanny, as both a Sewaddle and Swadloon, was also competitive since his debut and has a strong passion for battling. He always tried his hardest, allowing him to defeat opponents even when the odds were stacked up against him, such as against Burgh's Dwebble and Whirlipede, as well as Roxie's Koffing. Since he evolved, Swadloon became a bit more mature and recluded, although he still got a bit childish when he believed Oshawott, Tepig, and Scraggy took his food in Emolga and the New Volt Switch!. Swadloon also has some sewing skills, as seen in Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!, where he helped make costumes for Luke's movie with his Leavanny.

After evolving into Leavanny, he adopted a more caring nature and acted like a parent to the other Pokémon. This was shown in A Fated Face-Off!, when Leavanny spent the entire episode looking after Rowlet, soothing him to sleep, and consoling Psyduck after its hug offer was ignored by Pikachu. He also became very independent, prancing off on his own to find leaves to use for clothes and taking a lot of pride in his work. He is also able to make good use of his newly acquired skills, cleverly lining the Durant's maze with thread to mark the way out without being commanded to by his Trainer. As shown in Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1) and Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, he has also been able to use these new skills in battle to powerful effect.

Appearance

As a Sewaddle As a Swadloon
Ash Sewaddle.png Ash Swadloon.png

Moves used

Ash Sewaddle String Shot.png
Using String Shot
as a Sewaddle
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Using Razor Leaf
Move First Used In
String Shot † Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!
Razor Leaf † Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!
Tackle Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!
Bug Bite Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!
Energy Ball † Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!
X-Scissor † Strong Strategy Steals the Show!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture First Used In Moves Involved Partnered With
Ash Swadloon Razor Leaf.png
Ash Leavanny String-Energy Ball.png 		Battling the Leaf Thieves! String Shot and Razor Leaf or Energy Ball None
Description: Leavanny uses String Shot to wrap his opponent and then uses another move via the line to ensure the hit. This was first used with Razor Leaf in a training battle against Iris's Emolga. It was used again, only this time with Energy Ball, to defeat Roxie's Koffing in Rocking the Virbank Gym! (Part 1).
Ash BW Team combination attack.png The Dream Continues! Thunderbolt, Flamethrower, Leaf Storm, Hydro Pump, Air Cutter, Focus Blast, Energy Ball, Flash Cannon, Mud Shot, and Stone Edge Ash's rotation for Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Description: Leavanny combines his Energy Ball with a joint Flamethrower from Pignite and Charizard, Snivy's Leaf Storm, Oshawott's Hydro Pump, Unfezant's Air Cutter, Scraggy's Focus Blast, Pikachu's Thunderbolt, Boldore's Flash Cannon, Palpitoad's Mud Shot, and Krookodile's Stone Edge to create a gigantic blast of energy. This was used to defend Professor Oak's Laboratory from Team Rocket.

Artwork

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Poster for
Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master

In the games

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Medal World

Sewaddle appears in Pokémon Medal World.

In the manga

Leavanny in Genesect and the Legend Awakened

Movie adaptations

Leavanny appeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

Trivia

Sewaddle's sealed Poké Ball after being caught
  • Leavanny is Ash's only Grass-type Pokémon that is not a first partner Pokémon.
  • Leavanny is the first Pokémon Ash has owned to have evolved via friendship while under his ownership.
  • Leavanny is Ash's first Bug-type Pokémon since his Heracross, which was caught in A Sappy Ending, 556 episodes earlier.
  • Sewaddle's capture marked the first time in the anime that Ash had caught a Pokémon while already having a full party of six Pokémon since he caught his Krabby in Mystery at the Lighthouse, 662 episodes earlier.
    • Furthermore, this was also the first time that Ash has had to rotate his seventh Pokémon into his main team.
  • Leavanny, upon evolving from Sewaddle to Swadloon, is the first of Ash's Pokémon to evolve during a Gym battle.
  • As a Sewaddle, Leavanny was the first Pokémon in the anime to have his Ability confirmed without using it.
  • Swadloon's evolution into Leavanny was first revealed in the Japanese ending Seven-colored Arch.

References

  1. ↑ Confirmed in Emolga and the New Volt Switch!.

See also



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