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[[folder:As Whole]]
* AmbiguousGender: Staraptor, Buizel, and Gible are all confirmed male, and both Torterra and Infernape are pretty implicitly male as well, but Gliscor is more debatable.
** Of note, this is also the generation where Pikachu is finally confirmed explicitly to be male, in [=DP142=].
* BadassCrew: The Sinnoh team is generally ranked as one of Ash's overall strongest regional teams, especially most of his Pokémon on this team made it to their final evolution stage, with the exceptions of Buizel and Gible.
* PutOnABus: At the end of ''Diamond and Pearl'' they're all left at Oak's Lab while Ash heads to Unova.
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!Ash's Pokémon (Sinnoh Region)

[[folder:Starly-Staravia-Staraptor (Mukkuru-Mukubird-Mukuhawk)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Kiyotaka Furushima (Mukkuru and Mukubird), Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Mukuhawk)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Sarah Natochenny
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Starly was caught by Ash moments after first arriving in Sinnoh where his Aipom accidentally bumped into it during a search for their lost Pikachu, which Ash decides to use Starly to help with the search. He later evolves into Staravia during a battle with Team Rocket, and then into Staraptor in order to win a PokéRinger competition.

Staraptor stayed on Ash's team throughout the Sinnoh journey, and remained one of Ash's top fighters. His defining characteristic is that Staraptor will perform a face-fault whenever he's shocked or confused by something.
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* BareFistedMonk: Knows Close Combat. And yes, it is weird to see a raptor punch and kick his opponent with his wings and talons.
* BlowYouAway: He knows Whirlwind, which is a wind-based status move that he used it for offensive purpose. It's actually called Gust in the Japanese version.
* CallBack: The episode where Staravia evolves into Staraptor mirrors that of his Hoenn equivalent (Taillow to Swellow).
* CornerOfWoe: After getting sidelined for Ash's first gym match, Staravia goes sulking face-first against a pillar.
* CastFromHitPoints: Thanks to Reggie's teachings it knows Brave Bird, that like Pikachu's Volt Tackle harms the user as well as the target.
* CrashIntoHello: Ash and Brock met Starly when Aipom crashed into him.
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* FriendlyRivalry: According to Professor Oak, he and Swellow have formed one during their stay at his ranch, with the two of them often having aerial races with each other.
* HeroicBSOD: Has one when Ash doesn't choose him to fight Roark, complete with a PokemonSpeak BigNo.
* NobleBirdOfPrey: The inspiration behind the Starly evolutionary line, and Ash's Staraptor is no exception, being one of his stronger Flying-Types.
* NonElemental: Primary type.
* RazorWings: Knows Wing Attack.
* ShesAManInJapan: Is female in the Czech dub and Latin American Spanish dub.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Secondary type is Flying.
* WreathedInFlames: When using Brave Bird, Staraptor becomes engulfed in fiery energy.
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[[folder:Turtwig-Grotle-Torterra (Naetle-Hayashigame-Dodaitose)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' [[Creator/JimmyZoppi Billy Beach]]
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Turtwig was met by Ash and company along the way to Jubilife City where it served as a forest protector for the Pokémon around Clara's home, going so far as to protect Pikachu from Team Rocket and Ash believing them both to be enemies. Turtwig soon realizes his mistake and apologizes, but also begins to bond with Ash after the two deal with Team Rocket. It then challenges Ash and Pikachu to a battle, which results in Turtwig's capture.

Along the Sinnoh journey, Turtwig evolves into Grotle during a battle with Paul, and then into Torterra during a battle against Team Rocket. Sadly, Torterra has become well-known amongst the fandom as the Pokémon amongst Ash's team that couldn't win any of its important battles after evolving.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Similar to Bulbasaur in a way that he is protective of other Pokémon.
* ColossusClimb: Knows Rock Climb.
* CombatPragmatist: Knows [[ManBitesMan Bite]].
* DeathOrGloryAttack: Whenever he uses Rock Climb during a fight, the victor tends to be quickly determined after it either succeeds or fails.
* DecoyProtagonist: Turtwig can be seen as this. Considering that the previous season both established the idea of Ash only catching one signature starter in his current region and that his previous one, Treecko, was also a grass type, many assumed that Turtwig would fill a similar role. Add in Dawn starting on a similar path as May by receiinge the regional bird starter, Paul having Chimchar since his first appearance (when in the games your rival typically picks the starter with an advantage over your's), and Turtwig's impressive showings in earlier gyms. It gave the impression Tutwig would be TheAce of the region, so the audience could then be caught offguard by Paul releasing his Chimchar and Ash convincing it join his team, revealing that Chimchar is in fact Ash's signature Pokemon of the region. Turtwig then became less and less relavent as the series moved on and it evolved, becoming infamous for its less than stellar battle record. It wasn't long before he was...
* DemotedToExtra: Turtwig was Ash's main battler early on in ''Diamond & Pearl'', being key to his victories over both Roark and Gardenia. Once Chimchar and Buizel joined Ash's team, Turtwig gradually faded into a background player, even after its two evolutions.
* {{Determinator}}: Grotle is left heartbroken when it loses its signature speed after evolving, but through dedication, it manages to teach itself Rock Climb to compensate.
* DishingOutDirt: Torterra's secondary type (Ground), although he does not know any Ground moves.
* EnergyBall: Actually knows the move called Energy Ball.
* FragileSpeedster: As a Turtwig, he's pretty fast. Having to change fighting styles after evolving stymied it for a few episodes.
* GentleGiant: Huge upon evolving into Torterra, but remains a pretty docile, friendly Pokémon just like when he was still a Turtwig.
* GreenThumb: Primary type, and during the course of the series learned Razor Leaf, Energy Ball and Leaf Storm.
* HealingFactor: Knows Synthesis.
* {{Meido}}: Made to dress as one in an early episode (although all that could fit was an apron), and he's not exactly pleased about it.
* MightyGlacier: After evolving into Grotle, and the Torterra, he gets stronger, but the extra weight and size cost him the speed he had as a Turtwig, which may also explain why Ash lost a lot with him, since he's more used to LightningBruiser Pokémon than Mighty Glacier ones.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: The biggest victim once [[SpotlightStealingSquad Infernape became Ash's signature mon]]. At the start of the season, Turtwig was Ash's designated starter, having a FriendlyRivalry with Paul's Torterra, and even having its own arc of having to get used to being a MightyGlacier after evolving. However, after evolving, his significance got reduced. To make matters worse, Torterra was often [[TheWorfEffect used to show how much Ash's other Pokémon]] (Infernape and Gliscor) had grown.
* PetalPower: Knows [[DeathOrGloryAttack Leaf Storm]].
* PintsizedPowerhouse: As a Turtwig, he was strong enough pick up and hurl a Rampardos by the tail.
* PowerUpFood: Played with. During a battle with Palmer, Grotle accidentally swallowed its Energy Ball. The result was a nearly unstoppable Rock Climb that required Rhyperior to slam its tail into the ground to moderately slow Grotle.
* RunningGag: Early on, he shows affection for Ash by biting him on the head.
* SuperSpeed: Only as a Turtwig. His loss of speed upon evolution was a bit of a HeroicBSOD for him.
* TurtlePower: A turtle based Pokémon.
* TheWorfEffect: Torterra never actually won a single battle '''at all''' after evolving, unless it was against [[GoldfishPoopGang Team Rocket]] or a wild Pokémon. Even as a Grotle, he had a fair number of losses under its belt.
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[[folder:Chimchar-Monferno-Infernape (Hikozaru-Moukazaru-Goukazaru)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Music/MegumiHayashibara (Hikozaru), Creator/YujiUeda (Moukazaru and Gokazaru)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Bill Rogers
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Chimchar started off under the ownership of Paul, who captured it after being impressed by the power displayed by Chimchar's Blaze ability against a herd of Zangoose. Paul would attempt to train and battle alongside Chimchar ever since, but was constantly left disappointed being unable to bring out the power of Chimchar's Blaze again, no matter how harshly he trains it. Finally deciding that he's had enough with Chimchar's incompetence, Paul decides to release Chimchar during the Hearthome Tag Team Tournament. However, Ash invites Chimchar to his team just moments after given their previous interactions throughout the former's Sinnoh journey, which Chimchar accepts.

After becoming a member of a new team, Chimchar would go on to becoming Ash's Sinnoh ace winning a vast amount of battles throughout the journey. It would eventually evolve into Monferno after defeating Paul's Ursaring during a battle against his former trainer, and then into Infernape during a battle against Team Rocket. Infernape eventually learns how to control Blaze under Ash's tutelage, and manages to be the one that scores the overall victory for Ash against Paul during the Sinnoh league.
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* TheAce: Hands down Ash's strongest Sinnoh Pokémon (and more than likely one of his strongest in general), being a main battler after joining Ash's team early on in the series. It plays a major role in defeating '''four''' Gym Leaders, knocking out two of their Pokémon. In Ash's full battle with Paul at Lake Acuity he was the only Pokémon aside from Staraptor to get a win during that battle. After reaching his final evolved form he beats '''''half''''' of Paul's team in the Sinnoh League by ''himself'' while taking a crazy amount of abuse and kept getting back up. As an Infernape he only loses ''once'' in battle and that loss to was a more experienced Infernape belonging to an Elite Four Member, which is justified [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority given the way Elite Four Members]] are portrayed in the anime. Infernape also has the highest win ratio of ''all'' of Ash's Pokémon, surpassing other aces such as Charizard, Sceptile and even ''Greninja''.
* BadassAdorable: As a Chimchar, he was an adorable monkey who was a strong battler.
* BareFistedMonk: Monferno learns Mach Punch upon evolving and it kept the move as an Infernape. When Blaze is activated, the power of Mach Punch also increases.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's normally very sweet, but if you active Blaze...
* BloodKnight: As he evolves further he starts to enjoy battle more.
* CastFromHitPoints: Knows Flare Blitz, which has the drawback of hurting both the user and the target.
* CooldownHug: At least twice from Ash in order to stop Blaze.
* DanceBattler: When using a Counter Shield.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The time it spent with Paul can be called "training" only if you are a sadist. It also dealt a huge blow to its self-esteem, since it was heavily criticized even when it won.
* {{Determinator}}: Particularly in the Sinnoh League. Infernape, Ash's last Pokémon, is nearly beaten by Paul's Electivire. Paul insults him while Electivire goads him into standing back up. Against all odds, Infernape manages to get back on his feet just as the referee is counting down, and activates [[HeroicSecondWind Blaze]] to win the fight.
* TheDogBitesBack: Chimchar was released by Paul after it was deemed too weak by him. Under Ash's ownership, it become his strongest Sinnoh Pokémon and become his trump card during his match against Paul, defeating half of his team.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:Paul’s relationship with Chimchar, and its subsequent healing from it, is horrifyingly similar to abusive relationships in real life, down to the repression, victim blaming and shaming, deeply-rooted trauma, as well as both physical and emotional abuse. In addition, Chimchar’s reaction to facing Zangoose in both Glory Blaze! and Tears For Fears! can only be described as PTSD.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Chimchar has a hard time during Paul's ownership and was eventually released after it failed to live up to his expectation. Moments after being released, he joins Ash's group where he made many friends and become stronger to the point he finally earns Paul's respect.
* EnergyAbsorption: A variant: while it can't directly absorb them, being hit by fire-type attacks make his own fire moves stronger. In fact, Paul used it in the Tag Battle Tournament for this very reason.
* EnergyWeapon: [[spoiler: His Flamethrower becomes an utterly ''gigantic'' one when he uses Blaze as an Infernape.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Based off of a monkey, and one of the good guys.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: It uses Flame Wheel and Counter Shield by spinning. At one point while using Flame Wheel, it accidentally learns Flare Blitz.
* {{Expy}}:
** His role as an abandoned fire Pokémon taken in by Ash after deemed weak by his former trainer also bears heavily resemblance to his Kanto era Charmander. Thankfully however his evolutions lack as much of the latter's early disobedience (intentionally anyway, see TurnsRed).
** Also of Son Gohan from ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. They both start off as small, monkey-like creatures with an immense hidden power they can't control, are at first trained by an EvilMentor (Piccolo and Paul) and unleash their full potential against their greatest foe yet (Cell and Paul's Electivire). Fittingly enough, Blaze, especially as Infernape, is portrayed similarly to Goku's first UnstoppableRage-filled transformation into Super Saiyan, where even he admitted he was losing his sense of reason to pure primal rage. Likewise, Infernape, Goku, and Gohan are all cases of MonkeyKingLite.
* FastTunnelling: Uses Dig to perform sneak attacks from underground.
* GrewASpine: After joining Ash and co., he grows a tremendous amount of confidence especially after being Paul's Pokemon. Even further as he evolves further down his evolutionary line.
* HappyDance: Would often perform one upon a victory, but would often be immediately curbed by Paul. After overcoming his fear of Zangoose, he's initially afraid to dance again, until he remembers he's with a new trainer, and among new friends.
* HeroicSecondWind: Blaze activates during the final fight with Paul at the Sinnoh League, giving him the strength to turn around the fight and win.
* HotBlooded: Despite his experiences, Chimchar still loves to battle, and he only gets more hot-blooded as he evolves.
* HowMuchMoreCanHeTake: During his final battle with Paul, Infernape takes a ''ridiculous'' amount of punishment but refuses to stay down.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: As a Chimchar and Monferno, Infernape had a problem with its Blaze ability as it would lose self-control whenever its ability was activated. Also, due to the outright abusive training tactics it suffered through when it was on Paul's team because of his desire to force its power to the surface, Infernape would snap and enter into a state of PTSD-esque psychosis and stop listening to Ash completely. Infernape's issue has led Ash to snap it out of it by getting through to it with words and a CooldownHug. However, after it evolved all the way to Infernape, during Ash's Sunyshore Gym battle, it was shown to have finally overcome this obstacle.
* LightningBruiser: Firmly [[IncrediblyLamePun evolves]] into this after it became Infernape.
* ManBitesMan: It violently sinked its teeth into Ash's shoulder when it lost control due to Blaze.
* NiceGuy: Even under Paul he was sweet-natured. When fighting Team Galactic, he took an attack meant for Pikachu from Saturn's Toxicroak, and when Ash felt guilty the next day for letting him get so badly hurt, Chimchar silently expressed that he didn't blame him at all.
* OneManArmy: In the last four Gym Battles Ash has in Sinnoh, it defeats two of the Gym Leaders' Pokémons each time. Then, in the battle against Paul at the Sinnoh League it beats half of his team.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: As a Chimchar it wasn't much taller than Piplup, yet it sent Roark's ''Onix'' flying with a Dig attack.
* PlayingWithFire: Its primary type. It also used Ember, Flamethrower, Flame Wheel and Fire Blitz.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Through Ash's kindness and friendship, Infernape is able to master Blaze when it couldn't even activate it while under Paul's ownership.
* RealityEnsues:
** Paul's attempts to make Chimchar use its Blaze ability (which included making all of his other Pokemon attack it at the same time and sending it against a member of the species that traumatized it in the past), didn't make it an unstoppable, raging fighting machine, but rather a tired, hurt and scared Pokemon who can barely battle. In fact, when Chimchar's Blaze finally manifests into the berserk powered-up state it's most known as, it's ''against'' Paul's team - all the pain and trauma Paul put it through thinking he could make it stronger [[TheDogBitesBack would inevitably just become emerge against him]], not for his benefit.
** The effects of its bad experiences don't just go away as soon as it joins Ash's team: Chimchar had difficult adapting at such a different life, and was shown to be still scared of Paul for several episode.
* TheReliableOne: Except for the Gym Battle against Maylene and the fight with Flint, it always defeated at least an opponent in every battle it fought in.
* TheRival: Paul's Electabuzz/Electivire. It actually started when they both were under Paul's ownership.
* {{Shoryuken}}: He usually emerges from Dig doing an uppercut motion.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Got used more and received much more focus than any other Pokémon in Ash's roster.
* SympathyForTheHero: Since joining Ash, many people take interest in it ranging from Cynthia, Reggie and Zoey. Even Team Rocket has a soft spot for it ever since the Tag Battle.
* StandardPowerupPose: His stance as Blaze activates. Really makes it look like he is an expy of Gohan.
* ThreePointLanding: As seen in his picture above. Infernape typically comes out of his Poke Ball in this pose.
* TearsOfJoy: Seeing how Ash treated it compare to Paul makes the little chimp cry.
* TechnicolorFire: Its Flare Blitz is blue in color in contrast to Flint's Infernape's.
* TookALevelInBadass: Evolution aside, it initially played second fiddle to Buizel, and it was unable to defeat a single one of Maylene's Pokemon. By the time of Fantina's gym, it was Ash's main Sinnoh fighter and it stayed that way for the rest of the region.
* TookTheBullet: It pushed away Pikachu from Saturn's Toxicroak Poison Jab and took it in the stomach, which made Chimchar unable to battle for the rest of the episode.
* TrainingFromHell: Under Paul's ownership, Chimchar receives harsh training from him which involves it being attacked by Paul's other Pokémon in order to activate Blaze which turns out unfruitful.
* TurnsRed: When Blaze activates. While in this state, he gains a boost in power, but also enters into a [[UnstoppableRage mad frenzy]]. Coincidentally, his [[RedEyesTakeWarning eyes also turn red]]. Through Ash's support, and maturity as an Infernape, he eventually manages to control Blaze.
* UnstoppableRage: When Blaze activates, he often loses control.
* WellDoneSonGuy: He constantly tried to seek the approval of his ex-trainer, Paul, and would get upset if he let Ash down (even if the latter was ''far'' more understanding).
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: It was initially greatly afraid of Zangoose as it was attacked by a pack when it was still a wild Pokémon. With Ash's help, it overcame this fear shortly after joining his team.
* TheWorfEffect:
** Its only official loss as an Infernape was against Flint's own Infernape, showing the power level difference between it and an Elite Four's Pokémon.
** In a more PlayedForLaughs example, he also once suffered a beatdown from ''Team Rocket's Meowth'' of all Pokémon to demonstrate ThePowerOfLove Meowth had gained from a crush on a Glameow.
* WorthyOpponent: Paul's Electivire sees him as one. When Electabuzz is sent out during Ash and Paul's full battle and sees the newly-evolved Monferno, he's shocked, which is followed by Monferno grinning, which Electabuzz returns. And after Monferno becomes Infernape, the two simply glance at each other and share a smirk. When they fought in their final forms during the Sinnoh League, Electivire no longer sees Infernape as someone he can push around but as a formidable opponent. When Infernape collapses to the ground at one point, Electivire stops the referee from deeming it the winner and tells Infernape to get up, knowing that it is much stronger.
* WreathedInFlames: When using Flame Wheel and Flare Blitz, he cloaks himself in fire.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Paul drilled in its head that without Blaze it was completely useless, so it was a huge surprise for Chimchar when Ash reassured it in "Tears for Fears!" that it didn't need that ability to be a great battler.
* YouHaveFailedMe: After failing to activate Blaze and to live up to his expectations, Paul releases Chimchar.
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[[folder:Buizel (Buoysel)]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Kiyotaka Furushima
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Buizel lived in a river along the path to Eterna City where he made a name for himself as a powerful opponent for trainers. After hearing about the rumors surrounding Buizel, Ash and company decide to fish in the river for a chance to battle against him, which eventually results in Dawn capturing Buizel. Afterwards, Dawn has some struggles bonding with Buizel due to not being used to having a battle-hungry Pokémon that doesn't have much interest in Contests, but eventually settle their differences.

Further down the line, Zoey notices how in addition to Buizel wanting to take part in Ash's gym-style battles, Ash's Aipom appears to be more interested in Dawn's Contests. She suggests for the two of them to make a trade so that Buizel and Aipom can pursue what they desire, which Ash and Dawn accept. Now under Ash's ownership, Buizel takes part in Ash's gym challenge throughout Sinnoh, becoming one of his most effective battlers.
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* BadassAdorable: He's small, he has CuteLittleFangs, and he will kick your [[GoshDangIttoHeck tail.]] His introduction episode establishes him as one by being able to take on and ''defeat'' Dawn, Zoey, and Ash's Pokémon by himself.
* BadassArmFold: Buizel typically can seen with his arms folded and completely serious.
* BloodKnight: In his first appearance, Buizel systematically defeated Dawn, Zoey and Ash's Pokémon one after another and still wanted more. He also challenged Lucian after realising that he was part of the elite four. [[{{Foreshadowing}} It does hint at where his interests lie.]]
* BoisterousBruiser: He's pretty haughty, and it only gets worse the more battles he wins.
* BreakTheHaughty: Make no mistake, he's a great battler, but he needed to receive a CurbStompBattle from Lucian's Bronzong before he realized he still has quite a ways to improve.
* CharacterDevelopment: Though Dawn caught him and began using him in contests, it soon became clear that although he enjoyed contests, Buizel wanted to battle even more. In contrast, Ash's Aipom was more of a trickster and wanted to play around more than battle, so Ash and Dawn decided to trade Aipom and Buizel with each other. Afterwards, Buizel shows great prowess in battle.
* DanceBattler: When using a Counter Shield.
* EverythingsWetterWithOtters: Its species is based on that animal, and for a while it was TheBigGuy of Ash's team.
* FragileSpeedster: Especially when his Swift Swim ability activates. However, Buizel is consistently shown to be physically frail, just like his game counterpart.
* GaleForceSound: Knows Sonic Boom, which is depicted as a half moon-shaped attack.
* AnIcePerson: Knows [[ElementalPunch Ice Punch]], and also discovered how to use ice to freeze and enhance his Aqua Jet.
* {{Irony}}: He was traded to Ash for Aipom because Buizel is primarily a battler. When Wallace convinces Ash to compete in the Wallace Cup, the Pokémon he recommended that Ash use...is Buizel.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Buizel is this, pre-CharacterDevelopment. Buizel can be aggressive, aloof and rebellious at times (a bit of a punk). He can also be loyal, dedicated, hard-working and a pretty good guy underneath his bad boy, tough guy exterior. During his short time with his original trainer, Dawn, Buizel quickly became supportive of her dreams and her interests after learning to value her as a trainer (despite Pokemon and trainer having two very different personalities), and acclimated well with the rest of her team (even Piplup) once he lost some of his tude. By "Sandshrew's Locker", he'd mellowed out considerably from his debut in "Buizel Your Way Out Of This".
* KamehameHadoken: Knows Water Pulse: funnily, it learned it to contrast Maylene's Lucario's Aura Sphere, another example of this trope.
* LightningBruiser: He is capable of taking hits and dishing them out normally, but when in rainy weather, his speed doubles thanks to Swift Swim and he starts dealing out hits with alarming speed and grace.
* MakingASplash: He's a Water-type.
* OutOfFocus: Suffered this along with Torterra after Infernape reached its final stage.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: In a way. Buizel was originally portrayed as TheBigGuy on Ash's team, but after Ash's other Pokémon evolved, Buizel lost this aspect.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: He's tiny, but can still knock around Pokémon many times his size.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Very arrogant about his species.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Pikachu's blue, as seen in ''A Crasher Course in Power!''.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: There was a point during the middle of Ash's Sinnoh journey where people felt this way about Ash's Buizel (particularly between gyms 3-5). He was basically Ash's main battler playing a star role against Maylene and Crasher Wake, and also scored a victory against Fantina. He was also the go-to choice when Ash chose to participate in the Wallace Cup during this portion of the journey.
* TheWorfEffect: After defeating Fantina's Gengar, Buizel rarely had any standout moments after the portion of the Sinnoh journey where he was viewed as a SpotlightStealingSquad.
** Averted when he beat Paul's Gastrodon in the Sinnoh League and managed to put up a better fight against Paul's Drapion than Staraptor and Torterra before going down.
* WorthyOpponent: Briefly, with Brock's Croagunk, but nothing ever came out of that.
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[[folder:Gligar-Gliscor (Gliger-Glion)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Gligar), Creator/MarcThompson (Gliscor)
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Gligar started off as part of a huge Gligar swarm headed by a Gliscor that were all causing mischief in a town they were trapped in along the path to Veilstone City. Ash and company arrive passing through to reach Veilstone, but decide to help solve the issue by pulling off a plan to blow the swarm out of the town. However, they only managed to pull this off thanks to one of the slower Gligar managing to gather the others all into one place after Paul caught the Gliscor, which left the swarm in disarray and leaderless. The slow Gligar decided to stay behind wanting to continue travelling with Ash, resulting in its capture.

After joining Ash's team, Gligar proves himself to be a silly comic-relief type of the group, but doesn't get to do much early on. After being handed a Razor Fang from Gary, Gligar evolves into Gliscor soon after in order to support Ash in a battle against Team Rocket. As a Gliscor, it keeps the silly persona that it had as a Gligar, but becomes a worthy contributor to Ash's Sinnoh team. Eventually, Ash decides to leave Gliscor in the care of an Air Battle Master named [=McCann=] so that it can receive further training as a master of the air, but later gets to return to Ash for the Sinnoh League. After Sinnoh, Gliscor remains at Oak's lab instead of returning to [=McCann=].
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* AcrophobicBird: As a Gligar. It mostly has better luck flying after evolving into Gliscor. ''Mostly.''
* BigCreepyCrawlies: It is part-bat, part scorpion.
* BulletHell: Its Stone Edge attack is portrayed as a large number of stones spiraling around it and then being launched at its opponent in a swarm.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite its comedic and sensitive personality, Gliscor is a powerful battler.
* TheBusCameBack: After a 30 episode long absence, it returns in time for Ash's Sinnoh League battle with Paul, and afterwards it is sent to Professor Oak's Lab rather than returning to [=McCann=].
* ButtMonkey: Mostly in "Doc Brock". In just one episode (in order): it's been ignored; the wind was against it (again); it couldn't WatchOutForThatTree; and it was left behind (on purpose, because Brock needed to hurry ahead to help Dawn's Pachirisu), only to be completely forgotten until the final seconds!
* CallBack: Gligar's debut, as part of a delinquent gang of Pokémon that terrorizes a city (think Squirtle).
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Gliscor never uses Screech again, despite learning it in "A Breed Stampede!"
* CharacterTics: What sets it apart from other Gligar/Gliscor is its tendency to wink and lick its lips in an exaggerated manner. Both Gligar and Gliscor also like to stick out its tongue for no other reason.
* DarkIsNotEvil: You'd be surprised how sweet Gliscor is despite looking so creepy otherwise.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection: Gliscor clearly longs for Ash's approval. Fortunately, with Ash being [[AllLovingHero Ash]], it ends up receiving it.
* DieOrFly: In ''Fighting Fear with Fear!'', Gligar is given the option of using a Razor Fang to evolve when it desires to become stronger, but Ash prevents Gligar from using it until they do some proper training together. The training is well underway until Team Rocket shows up and their hijinks lead to Ash falling off a cliff, and Gligar can't fly fast enough to stop Ash's descent. Ash, knowing Gligar has earned its prize, tosses the Razor Fang to it and it catches the item, immediately evolving into Gliscor and gaining enough newfound speed to save its trainer from falling to his doom.
* DishingOutDirt: Primary type (Ground). Also knows Sand-Attack and Stone Edge.
* ExtraOreDinary: Knows [[RazorWings Steel Wing]].
* FaceOfAThug: Despite its frightening appearance, Gliscor is one of Ash's sweetest and [[PluckyComicRelief goofiest]] Pokémon.
* {{Flight}}: Unreliable as a Gligar, but gets better and eventually masters it as a Gliscor.
* TheGlomp: To the point that it once homed in on Brock when the latter was trying to evade it (and Gliscor still hits Brock).
* TheLoad: Until it evolved into Gliscor, it was without a doubt the weakest link in Ash's Sinnoh team and never won any battles. Even after evolution it tended to have an unsteady pattern in battle (defeating Byron's Bastiodon, yet falling to Candice's Snover). It finally [[TookALevelInBadass grew out of this completely]] - during the battle with Paul, it put up a good battle against Ninjask and managed to defeat his powerful Drapion, which had previously knocked out Buizel, Staraptor ''and'' Torterra with ease.
* LovableCoward: As a Gligar. Simply having an opponent glare at him was enough to send him crying to Ash.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Knows Screech. It only used it once.
* NotQuiteFlight: Though it's a Flying type, most of its flight is gliding rather than powered flight and it has been shown to have trouble taking off on flat ground in still air.
* PlayingWithFire: Knows [[ManBitesMan Fire Fang]].
* PluckyComicRelief: Despite being a competent battler, Gliscor is not meant to be taken seriously. Everything it does outside of battle is meant to be silly.
* PowerUpLetDown: Stone Edge can't seem to hit a thing. Averted by Giga Impact.
* PuppyDogEyes: Shows these when upset at losing, rejection or when Ash scolds it, especially when frightened. Often combined with CryCute.
* PutOnABus: Ash leaves Gliscor behind to train with the Air Battle Master in ''Mastering Current Events!''. [[TheBusCameBack It eventually returns]] in time for Ash's rematch with Paul at the Pokémon League.
* ScaryScorpions: Completely {{Averted}}! Gliscor is surprisingly adorable.
* SpamAttack: How it defeats Byron's Bastiodon in ''Dealing with Defensive Types!'', continuously spamming Fire Fang like there's no tomorrow.
* TookALevelInBadass: After finishing training with the Air Battle Master. It has mastered Giga Impact, and can glide perfectly, even negating Giga Impact's recharge drawback.
* WatchOutForThatTree: Since it can only glide (and not even all that well), Gliscor ends up slamming into trees, walls, people, etc.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Never cleared up whether it returned to [=McCann=], or was deposited on Professor Oak's lab like the rest of the Pokémon before it. It's finally revealed in ''The Dream Continues!'' that it was sent to stay at Professor Oak's lab as it was seen during the GroupPictureEnding.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Secondary type, even if (again) is more gliding than anything.
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[[folder:Gible (Fukamaru)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/DaisukeSakaguchi\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Tom Wayland
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Gible took the sixth slot on Ash's Sinnoh Team after Gliscor was left with [=Mccann=] to help it master Giga Impact. Ash and company came across the oblivious Gible along the way to Daybreak Town where they come across the move tutor, Wilma, teaching Gible how to use Draco Meteor. The gang decides to try to help the Gible learn the move, which results in Gible forming a bond with them, and follows after the gang when they decide to continue on their journey, eventually leading up to Ash capturing him.

Under Ash's ownership, Gible spent the rest of the journey continuing to learn Draco Meteor under his trainer's tutelage, and gets to participate in the Sinnoh League. Gible had also quite a long-lasting running gag where his failed Draco Meteors always somehow come down crashing upon Dawn's Piplup.
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* BareFistedMonk: Knows [[BrickBreak Rock Smash]].
* BigEater: He ate through 2 of Team Rocket's mechas! And Barry's bicycle! And a Shadow Punch from Conway's Dusknoir!
* BiteOfAffection: Always playfully bites Ash's head.
* CharacterTics: He has a tendency to bite on people's heads.
* ChekhovsSkill: His habit of biting and not letting go was instrumental in defeating Conway's Shuckle and Dusknoir.
* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type (Ground), and he knows Dig.
* DumbMuscle: Gible is noticeably quite dense, but surprisingly powerful. Tobias claims that Gible could have defeated Darkrai with his Draco Meteor if only it made contact.
* EleventhHourRanger: Ash only catches him toward the end of the Sinnoh arc.
* ExtremeOmnivore: He ate two of Team Rocket's mechas, Barry's bicycle, and a Shadow Punch attack. The only thing he couldn't stomach were Shuckle's sludge bombs.
* FastTunnelling: Knows Dig. Conway even notes it is a very fast digger.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ash had previously attempted to catch a separate Gible, who ended up being caught by Khoury. Nonetheless, about 10 episodes later, Ash caught this one.
* GeniusDitz: Looks and acts dull witted much of the time, but was apparently smart enough to use its Draco Meteor to find Piplup a few times.
* HanlonsRazor: Gets scolded by Dawn's Togekiss who thought he was deliberately targeting Piplup with Draco Meteor. Not understanding Gible is well, TheDitz, and Piplup's a bit of a DoomMagnet.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He's a land shark and is part Ground-type.
* OverlyLongGag: "''Gotta get a Gible''": his encounter with a Team Rocket mecha involves a drawn-out BeatPanel of an ellipsis five dots long + {{sweatdrop}} (approximately a second each dot). TWICE IN A ROW!
* PintsizedPowerhouse: He only comes up to below Ash's knees, but he is capable of taking on opponents 10 times his size.
* PluckyComicRelief: It ate through Team Rocket's mechs, always scarfed Brock's food, and was very roly-poly.
* RunningGag:
** Draco Meteor has a tendency to hit Piplup and ONLY Piplup prior to mastering it. He exploits this a few times when the trainers are looking for Piplup.
** His tendency to bite onto anything that grabs his interest, and ''never'' let go.
** Also invoked; in separate occasions, when a Ditto was impersonating Piplup, and when he was separated from the gang, Gible launches Draco Meteor (without even a command from Ash) just to find him!
* SignatureMove: Once he masters it, Draco Meteor.
* TheStoic: But he's not emotionally reserved. He's just...vacant.
* TookALevelInBadass: Upon mastering Draco Meteor, he became one of Ash's most powerful Pokémon. Even Tobias pointed out that his OlympusMons Darkrai would've been defeated by it if its attack connected.
* TunnelKing: Above ground, he's a little quicker on his feet than he looks. But underground is where he's truly in his element.
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Primary type and, despite being Ash's most recent capture of Sinnoh, it proved to be a powerful battler.

* OvershadowedByAwesome: The biggest victim once [[SpotlightStealingSquad Infernape became Ash's signature mon]]. At the start of the season, Turtwig was Ash's designated starter, having a [[FriendlyRival Friendly Rivalry]] with Paul's Torterra, and even having its own arc of having to get used to being a MightyGlacier after evolving. However, after evolving, his significance got reduced. To make matters worse, Torterra was often [[TheWorfEffect used to show how much Ash's other Pokémon]] (Infernape and Gliscor) had grown.

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: As a Chimchar and Monferno, Infernape had a problem with its Blaze ability as it would lose self-control whenever its ability was activated. Also, due to the outright abusive training tactics it suffered through when it was on Paul's team because of his desire to force its power to the surface, Infernape would snap and enter into a state of PTSD-esque psychosis and stop listening to Ash completely. Infernape's issue has led Ash to snap it out of it by getting through to it with words and a Cool Down Hug. However, after it evolved all the way to Infernape, during Ash's Sunyshore Gym battle, it was shown to have finally overcome this obstacle.

** Paul's attempts to make Chimchar use its Blaze ability (which included making all of his other Pokemon attack it at the same time and sending it against a member of the species that traumatized it in the past), didn't make it an unstoppable, raging fighting machine, but rather a tired, hurt and scared Pokemon who can barely battle.

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* TheAce:
** Hands down Ash's strongest Sinnoh Pokémon (and more than likely one of his strongest in general), being a main battler after joining Ash's team early on in the series. It plays a major role in defeating '''four''' Gym Leaders, knocking out two of their Pokémon. In Ash's full battle with Paul at Lake Acuity he was the only Pokémon aside from Staraptor to get a win during that battle. After reaching his final evolved form he beats '''''half''''' of Paul's team in the Sinnoh League by ''himself'' while taking a crazy amount of abuse and kept getting back up. As an Infernape he only loses ''once'' in battle and that loss to was a more experienced Infernape belonging to an Elite Four Member, which is justified [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority given the way Elite Four Members]] are portrayed in the anime.
** Infernape also has the highest win ratio of ''all'' of Ash's Pokémon, surpassing other aces such as Charizard, Sceptile and even ''Greninja''.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After failing to activate Blaze and to live up to his expectations, Paul releases Chimchar.

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* OvershadowedByAwesome: The biggest victim once [[SpotlightStealingSquad Infernape became Ash's signature mon]]. At the start of the season, Turtwig was Ash's designated starter, having a [[FriendlyRival Friendly Rivalry]] with Paul's Torterra, and even having its own arc of having to get used to being a MightyGlacier after evolving. Then, when Chimchar joined the team, his significance got reduced. To make matters worse, Torterra was often [[TheWorfEffect used to show how much Ash's other Pokémon]] (Infernape and Gliscor) had grown.

* FrickinLaserBeams: [[spoiler: His Flamethrower becomes an utterly ''gigantic'' one when he uses Blaze as an Infernape.]]

* TheReliableOne: Except for the Gym Battle against Maylene and the fight with Flint, it always defeated at least at least an opponent in every battle he fought in.

** Infernape also has the highest win ratio of ''all'' of Ash's Pokémons, surpassing other aces such as Charizard, Sceptile and even ''Greninja''.

** It has the highest win ratio of ''all'' of Ash's Pokémons, surpassing other aces such as Charizard, Sceptile and ''Greninja''.

* BadassCrew: Notable more so than normal because unlike most of Ash's previous teams, most of his Pokémon on his Sinnoh team made it to their final stage, with the exception of Buizel and Gible.

* TheAce: Hands down Ash's strongest Sinnoh Pokémon (and more than likely one of his strongest in general), being a main battler after joining Ash's team early on in the series. It plays a major role in defeating '''four''' Gym Leaders, knocking out two of their Pokémon. In Ash's full battle with Paul at Lake Acuity he was the only Pokémon aside from Staraptor to get a win during that battle. After reaching his final evolved form he beats '''''half''''' of Paul's team in the Sinnoh League by ''himself'' while taking a crazy amount of abuse and kept getting back up. As an Infernape he only loses ''once'' in battle and that loss to was a more experienced Infernape belonging to an Elite Four Member, which is justified [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority given the way Elite Four Members]] are portrayed in the anime.

* {{Expy}}: His role as an abandoned fire Pokémon taken in by Ash after deemed weak by his former trainer also bears heavily resemblance to his Kanto era Charmander. Thankfully however his evolutions lack as much of the latter's early disobedience (intentionally anyway, see TurnsRed).

* GrewASpine: After joining Ash and co he grows a tremendous amount of confidence especially after being Paul's Pokemon. Even further as he evolves further down his evolutionary line.

* RealityEnsues: Paul's attempts to make Chimchar use its Blaze ability (which included making all of his other Pokemon attack it at the same time and sending it against a member of the species that traumatized it in the past), didn't make it an unstoppable, raging fighting machine, but rather a tired, hurt and scared Pokemon who can barely battle.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: It is greatly afraid of Zangoose as it was attacked by a pack when it was still a wild Pokémon.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAmything:Paul’s relationship with Chimchar, and its subsequent healing from it, is horrifyingly similar to abusive relationships in real life, down to the repression, victim blaming and shaming, deeply-rooted trauma, as well as both physical and emotional abuse. In addition, Chimchar’s reaction to facing Zangoose in both Glory Blaze! and Tears For Fears! can only be described as PTSD.

* LightingBruiser: Firmly [[IncrediblyLamePun evolves]] into this after it became Infernape.

* RealityEnsues: Paul's attempts to make Chimchar use its Blaze ability (which included making all of his other Pokemon attack it at the same time and sending it against a member of the species that traumatized it in the past), doesn't make it an unstoppable, raging fighting machine, but rather a tired, hurt and scared Pokemon who can barely battle.

** Also of Son Gohan from ''Anime/DragonballZ. They both start off as small, monkey-like creatures with an immense hidden power thay can't control, are at first trained by an EvilMentor (Piccolo and Paul) and unleash their full potential against their greatest foe yet (Cell and Paul's Electivire).

'''Original Series characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonAnimeOriginalSeriesPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto)]]\\