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Tepig fought for Ash during his [[Striaton Gym]] battle in [[BW005]], against [[Chili]] and his {{p|Pansear}}. Tepig's attacks didn't do much damage to Pansear, but Pansear managed to hit Tepig with {{m|Fire Punch}}, {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Dig}}. One of Pansear's Dig attack sent Tepig into the air. Ash then commanded him to dive into the hole that Pansear was in and he managed to bite Pansear's tail. Although Pansear threw Tepig onto the ground, he managed to get up and spun Pansear around, throwing him to the ground. He used {{m|Ember}} successfully, and then knocked Pansear out with a powerful {{m|Tackle}}.
Tepig fought for Ash during his [[Striaton Gym]] battle in ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats]]'', against [[Chili]] and his {{p|Pansear}}. Tepig's attacks didn't do much damage to Pansear, but Pansear managed to hit Tepig with {{m|Fire Punch}}, {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Dig}}. One of Pansear's Dig attack sent Tepig into the air. Ash then commanded him to dive into the hole that Pansear was in and he managed to bite Pansear's tail. Although Pansear threw Tepig onto the ground, he managed to get up and spun Pansear around, throwing him to the ground. He used {{m|Ember}} successfully, and then knocked Pansear out with a powerful {{m|Tackle}}.
[[File:Ash and Tepig.png|250px|thumb|Ash and Tepig]]
[[File:Ash and Tepig.png|250px|thumb|Ash and Tepig]]
Tepig was revealed to be male in [[BW007]] when he battled a wild {{AP|Snivy}} that would eventually be caught by Ash. Although he managed to use an Ember attack, he was hit by the Snivy's {{m|Attract}} and became infatuated with her, causing him to be recalled.
Tepig was revealed to be male in [[BW007]] when he battled a wild {{AP|Snivy}} that would eventually be caught by Ash. Although he managed to use an Ember attack, he was hit by the Snivy's {{m|Attract}} and became infatuated with her, causing him to be recalled.
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Revision as of 23:13, 11 February 2011

Ash's Tepig
サトシのポカブ Satoshi's Pokabu
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Ash's Tepig
Debuts in The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice
Caught at Accumula Town
Gender Male
Ability Unknown
Current location Possibly with Ash or Juniper
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This Pokémon has not evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Tepig Wasabi Mizuta N/A

Ash's Tepig (Japanese: サトシのポカブ Satoshi's Pokabu) is the third Pokémon that Ash caught in the Unova region.

History

Tepig being abandoned

Tepig once belonged to another Trainer who abandoned him after he lost to a Deerling in battle. When Ash visited the Accumula Pokémon Battle Club in The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice, Ash mistook Tepig for an Umbreon when watching a security tape of him stealing food from the nearby warehouse. In an attempt to capture the 'Umbreon', Ash then met Tepig for the first time when it was trying to eat some bait. He realized that Tepig was covered in soot and was unable to eat as there was a rope tied around his mouth, making him extremely hungry. Initially, Tepig tried to run away, but after being cornered by Ash and having its rope removed, he was carried back to the Battle Club by Ash. Later on, Tepig volunteered to help Ash retrieve his Pikachu from Team Rocket. Later, when Iris wanted to capture Tepig, it refused and decided it wanted to join Ash's team, and Ash caught him in a Poké Ball.

Tepig fought for Ash during his Striaton Gym battle in Triple Leaders, Team Threats, against Chili and his Pansear. Tepig's attacks didn't do much damage to Pansear, but Pansear managed to hit Tepig with Fire Punch, Flamethrower and Dig. One of Pansear's Dig attack sent Tepig into the air. Ash then commanded him to dive into the hole that Pansear was in and he managed to bite Pansear's tail. Although Pansear threw Tepig onto the ground, he managed to get up and spun Pansear around, throwing him to the ground. He used Ember successfully, and then knocked Pansear out with a powerful Tackle.

Ash and Tepig

Tepig was revealed to be male in BW007 when he battled a wild Snivy that would eventually be caught by Ash. Although he managed to use an Ember attack, he was hit by the Snivy's Attract and became infatuated with her, causing him to be recalled.

In BW010, he was used to fight against Trip's Hatooboo. Like Oshawott before him, he was defeated by two consecutive Aerial Aces due to Hatooboo's Super Luck ability.

In BW015, he battled Lenora's Lillipup, which promptly used Roar to force Tepig back into his Poké Ball. After Lenora's Watchog defeated Oshawott, it fought Lillipup again and was defeated. In BW016, he battled against Lenora's newly-evolved Herdier, which soon used Roar to force Tepig back into his Poké Ball again. After Watchog and Oshawott knocked each other out, Tepig battled Herdier again and won using its newly-learned Flame Charge.

Moves used

Ash Tepig Flame Charge.png
Using Flame Charge
Move First Used In
Ember The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice
Tackle Triple Leaders, Team Threats
Flame Charge BW016
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

  • Tepig's capture was first revealed in a short preview aired after DP190, featuring all the Unova starters. However, it was not revealed who would be catching him.
  • Tepig is the fourth Template:Type2 starter Pokémon to be caught by Ash and the third to have been abandoned by his previous Trainer. The other two are Charmander and Chimchar.
    • He is also the only Fire-type starter that Ash caught whose Japanese name doesn't begin with the character hi, and whose English name does not begin with a C.
  • Like all of Ash's Fire-type Pokémon, Tepig was caught without battling.
  • Ash's Tepig is his first Fire-type Pokémon to have its gender confirmed in the original Japanese version.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Tepig.


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