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'''Original Series:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto)]]\\
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'''Diamond and Pearl:''' '''Ash's Pokémon (Sinnoh)''' | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlVillains Villains]]\\
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'''Movies:''' [[Characters/PokemonMovies Movies 1 to 19]] | [[Characters/PokemonIChooseYou I Choose You!]] | [[Characters/PokemonThePowerOfUs The Power of Us]] | [[Characters/PokemonSecretsOfTheJungle Secrets of the Jungle]]-]]]]]

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* AmbiguousGender: Torterra, Infernape, Buizel, and Gible are all confirmed male, and Staraptor is 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 since most of his Pokémon on this team made it to their final evolution stage, with the exceptions of Buizel and Gible.
* IconicSequelCharacter: They are one of Ash's most popular team in the entire series despite its members (sans Pikachu and Aipom) debuting during the duration of the tenth through twelfth seasons.
* PutOnABus: At the end of ''Diamond and Pearl'' they're all left at Oak's Lab while Ash heads to Unova.
* SpectacularSpinning: Almost every member of the team adopts some kind of spinning technique as Ash develops his battle style. Early on, Turtwig and Pikachu used a spinning dodge maneuver to get the edge on their opponents, while Pikachu, Chimchar, and Buizel start using [[SpinToDeflectStuff Counter Shield]] after the Hearthome Gym battle. Gliscor also learns how to master the wind and spin into the air after using Giga Impact, allowing it to retreat long enough to stall out the recharge time.
* TrueCompanions: The Sinnoh team formed an unbreakable bond with each other and consider one another family. They train a lot together and sometimes their Trainer lets them watch each other battle, which shows the loyalty and support they have for one another.
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!Ash's Pokémon (Sinnoh Region)

[[folder:Starly-Staravia-Staraptor (Mukkuru-Mukubird-Mukuhawk)]]
-->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/KiyotakaFurushima (Mukkuru and Mukubird), Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Mukuhawk)\\
'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/SarahNatochenny
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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.
* TheBusCameBack: Ash uses a rotating team in ''Aim to be a Pokémon Master'', where he uses ''all'' of his Pokémon in his current roster. He normally adds Pokémon of different generations besides Pikachu.
* 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.
* {{Expy}}: Its character plot is very similar to its Hoenn predecessor. It's the first regional Pokémon Ash caught, Ash spent his time to teach it its best Flying-type move, it evolved to its final stage during a [=PokéRinger=] tournament and won it the exact same way Swellow did, by smashing the ring into the goal with its wing.
* {{Flight}}: It continues the tradition of being Ash's regional bird and be his flying scout. In fact, Ash caught it for that very reason (being a flying scout).
* 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.
* SignatureMove: Initially Aerial Ace, but then later Brave Bird.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Secondary type is Flying.
* WreathedInFlames: When using Brave Bird, Staraptor becomes engulfed in fiery energy first before it turns into blue 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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* AbortedArc: Grotle eating his own Energy Ball for a temporary PowerUp is completely dropped after it helps Dawn's Mamoswine pull a similar trick by eating its own Ice Shard.
* {{Acrofatic}}: Subverted. It's because it gained a heavier body mass upon evolving into Grotle that it lost access to its previous form's unique SuperSpeed and is unable to run as fast and dodge as quickly as it used to, as well being unable to spin its body in mid-air. However, after adjusting to its new body, Grotle/Torterra is still capable of running and jumping as well as dodging attacks, but just not as fast and as agile as it used to.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Similar to Bulbasaur in a way that he is protective of other Pokémon.
* TheBusCameBack: Is part of Ash's rotating roster in [=JN143=], alongside Kingler, Heracross, Bayleef and Sirfetch'd. Lapras also returns this episode. Strangely, while the other four Pokémon of this episode's roster appear early on in the episode, Torterra makes its entrance in an EleventhHourRanger-kind of fashion, where its newly learned Frenzy Plant became a vital part of the episode's rescue climax.
* ColossusClimb: Knows Rock Climb, allowing to climb fast on cliffs and can create a giant rock pillar with this move, so that it can climb it up and attack the opponent with its claws and body weight.
* CombatPragmatist: Knew the Dark-type move [[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 receiving 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 yours), 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 off-guard by Paul releasing his Chimchar and Ash convincing it to join his team, revealing that Chimchar is in fact Ash's signature Pokémon of the region. Turtwig then became less and less relevant 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.
* 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 is Ground, although it does not know any Ground-type moves. The Normal-type move Rock Climb, however, is able to shake the ground and creates a giant pillar of rock that traps the opponent up there, so that the user can run on the pillar attack the opponent who can't dodge it.
* EnergyBall: Actually knows the move called Energy Ball, which it can also eat to power itself up.
* {{Foil}}: To Paul's Torterra. Both of them are owned by particularly skilled trainers -- and heated rivals at that -- but Paul's Torterra was an absolute beast of a mon who dominated a lot of his foes, since Paul could better adapt to its defensive battle style, whereas Ash's Torterra lost quite a bit after his evolutions, as Ash had difficulty coping with the loss of its speed. Paul's Torterra notably acted as a BigBrotherMentor to the newly evolved Grotle, even going behind its Trainer's back to teach Grotle about its new form.
* 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, Leaf Storm and Frenzy Plant.
* GrowingUpSucks: Being so accustomed on fighting as a FragileSpeedster, he ''really'' struggled adjusting to the MightyGlacier forms of his evolution forms.
* HealingFactor: Knows Synthesis which heals itself by absorbing sunlight.
* InASingleBound: Despite having a much heavier body in both evolved stages, the learned move Rock Climb allows it to jump very high in the air, which is at one point done to ridiculous levels as a Grotle, being able to jump through multiple obstacles without slowing down.
* {{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 then 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 FragileSpeedster or LightningBruiser Pokémon than Mighty Glacier ones.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Not made explicit, but heavily implied. When Torterra returns in "Anime/PokemonToBeAPokemonMaster'', it's shown to have learned Frenzy Plant, the most powerful Grass-type attack. Logically that must mean it's become a much more powerful battler since the last time we saw it.
* 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 again, 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]], one of the most powerful Grass-type moves.
* 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.
* SpectacularSpinning: Ash taught Turtwig to dodge attacks by spinning. It would often run towards the enemy or attack and then spin its own body to dodge. This specialty has been lost after evolving into Grotle.
* SuperSpeed: Only as a Turtwig. It was incredibly fast as a Turtwig, who can dodge most attacks very easily and hit its opponents with its high speed. Its loss of speed upon evolution was a bit of a HeroicBSOD for it.
* WorfBarrage:
** Ash attempts to use its Rock Climb as a FinishingMove, but most of the time, it fails because the opponent was somehow able to counter it.
** A subverted version with Synthesis during the League Match against Paul, which is a healing move, not a damaging move. Paul and Drapion patiently wait for Torterra to heal itself with Synthesis, only to immediately knock it out with a barrage Pin Missile.
* 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. Notably, he's the only one of Ash's Pokémon in the Sinnoh region to participate in a battle against [[TheRival Paul]] (so, including Aipom and excluding Gible) who never beat at least one of Paul's Pokémon[[note]]Aipom beat Chimchar in their first battle; Staraptor beat Weavile in their fourth battle; Pikachu, Buizel and Gliscor beat one each in their last battle; and Chimchar beat Ursaring in both their third and fourth battle and half of Paul's team in their last battle as Infernape[[/note]]. And while Torterra ''has been'' powerful, its losses demonstrated that power and type advantage wasn't enough against the opponents it's facing.
** Against the Elite Four member Bertha and her powerful Hippowdon, the opponent was teaching Ash how to be more observant. And while Ash was learning and Torterra managed to land good hits on Hippowdon, Bertha's strategy was still superior and she ended up winning, ending it with Fire Fang as a FinishingMove.
** Gym Leader Volkner was always prepared to face against Grass-types and Ground-type, and his Electivire knew both, Fire Punch and Ice Punch, giving it coverage against both types, which Torterra happened to be. Ash, who wasn't aware of the type coverage, was caught completely off-guard with the Ice Punch at the end, which was especially devastating against the Grass/Ground-type Pokémon.
** In the final match against Paul in the Sinnoh region, Paul's Drapion was able to match Torterra's impressive power and caught it in the middle of the Rock Climb move before it could land, showing that Drapion was as much of a menace as Paul's Ursaring was, if not even more.
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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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* AbortedArc: It was revealed in "Advice to Goh!" that Infernape still desired to grow even stronger, training with the Fire-types and even leaving the lab on its own to seek greater challenges, but this is never brought up again after this episode.
* 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 [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership given the way Elite Four Members]] are portrayed in the anime.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the games, Blaze is a CriticalStatusBuff ability that all of the starters have, being an useful but not that noteworthy ability. In contrast, Chimchar's Blaze is treated as being a special characteristic he has, and most of his development is about learning how to master using it.
* AdoptingTheAbused: Chimchar was owned by Ash's rival, Paul, who he released during the Tag Battle tournament for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him to use his power.]] This wasn't helped by the fact that it was put through [[TrainingFromHell intense training to get him to unleash his Blaze ability.]] Ash later caught it and evolved it into an Infernape which later beat Paul during the Sinnoh League.
* AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Although Ash tries to reassure him, Chimchar is visibly disturbed at the effect of his Blaze when it finally activates. This fear lingers on for most of the series due to Ash's refusal to willingly activate it, but they manage to overcome it after he evolves into Infernape.
* 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 [[UnstoppableRage Blaze gets activated]]...
* BloodKnight: As he grows along with Ash and, he starts being able to enjoy battling more, which becomes especially noticeable after he evolves into a Monferno. In ''Journeys'', it's been revealed that he has challenged Ash's other Fire-Type Pokémon at Prof. Oak's lab (except Torkoal) and then went off for three days to find and challenge Moltres.
* BreakoutCharacter: He's one of Ash's most popular Pokémon (especially among those caught after the original series), and got the most presence of any of Ash's reserves in ''Journeys''. He served as a GuestStarPartyMember in [=JN068=] and later Gengar's primary mentor in [=JN114=], while the alternate world Ash from [=JN090=] uses Infernape as his ace. His battle with Electivire in the Sinnoh League also tends to be heavily featured whenever the anime is showcasing major highlights from across its run.
* BreathWeapon: Like most Fire-types, he shoots Flamethrower out of his mouth.
* TheBusCameBack:
** Aside from a single cameo in ''Black and White'', Infernape was absent until ''Journeys'', when Ash learned it had run off to fight Moltres itself, leading Ash to reunite with it while tracking it down.
** Is part of Ash's rotating roster in [=JN145=], alongside Hawlucha.
* ButtMonkey: A non comedic example of a literal monkey who was introduced being abused by his trainer. Thankfully, this naturally changes once he joins Ash's team instead.
* CastFromHitPoints: Knows Flare Blitz, which has the drawback of hurting both the user and the target.
* CooldownHug: Received at least two of these from Ash in order to stop Blaze. Ash would hold it close and desperately plead for it to calm down, and it would always require a great deal of effort and pain before it finally worked.
* CrisisMakesPerfect: He controls Blaze to save Pikachu, Piplup, Barry's Empoleon, and Paul's Electabuzz from being crushed by the debris of Team Rocket's mecha, also evolving into Infernape in the process.
* CriticalStatusBuff: {{Reconstruct|ion}}ed. When Blaze is activated, he gains a boost in power, but this Chimchar's Blaze in particular is far more powerful and ''far'' more dangerous than the average Fire starter. In this state, his strength is nearly unparalleled, but the trauma associated with his past also makes go him into a [[UnstoppableRage mad frenzy]], which proved so uncontrollable that Ash initially refused to use it. Fortunately, through Ash's support and his increased maturity as an Infernape, he eventually manages to control Blaze, quelling the fear he and Ash once had of his own power.
* DanceBattler: One of the ways he uses Counter Shield is to use Flamethrower while breakdancing, sending fiery whips flying in every direction.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: For most of the series, Ash refuses to use or train Chimchar's Blaze due to it sending the Chimp Pokémon into an UnstoppableRage. However, when he finally overcomes this as an Infernape, it becomes his most powerful weapon.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: To say Chimchar has had a rough history would be an understatement.
** It first met Paul while being relentlessly attacked by a herd of Zangoose, only barely fending them off through a DesperationAttack. The event badly traumatized Chimchar, giving it a morbid fear of all Zangoose.
** The time it spent with Paul can be called "training" only if you are a sadist. Paul regularly forced Chimchar into extremely tough battles and berated its performance at every turn, culminating in him attacking it with his entire team at once to try to recreate the power it once used. It also dealt a huge blow to its self-esteem, since it was heavily criticized even when it won.
* DeathGlare: [[spoiler: Gives one to [[TheBusCameBack Paul]] in [=JN114=]. Though they reconciled in that episode, Infernape was definitely ''not'' happy to see his former trainer again at first.]]
* DesperationAttack: Cornered and beaten within an inch of his life, Chimchar used an extraordinarily powerful Flame Wheel to drive away the Zangoose that were attacking him. The sheer display of power drove Paul to catch him so they could recreate that power.
* {{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: His Flamethrower turns from a stream of flames into a massive fiery laser beam when Blaze kicks in as an Infernape.
* {{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 CriticalStatusBuff).
** 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.
* {{Foil}}: To Paul's Electivire, his rival and former teammate, whose dynamic with him closely mirrors that of their trainers. While Infernape is a friendly, kindhearted NiceGuy who thrives under Ash's trust and friendship, Electivire is a rude, arrogant {{Jerkass}} who excels under Paul's harsh regimen.
* {{Forgiveness}}: When Infernape first [[spoiler:reunites with Paul in [=JN114=], there's some immediate tension in the air for obvious reasons. However, he quickly recognizes his former Trainer's change of heart, and the two are able to make amends with each other. Infernape both accepts Paul's commands to help Gengar with its training and even bids him a mutually happy farewell.]]
* FriendlessBackground: He did't have any friends while it was under Paul's ownership as he did try to befriend his teammates, but they weren't interested because they only saw each other as teammates and nothing else. However, during the Hearthome City tag battle tournament, he found his first real friends in Ash, Pikachu, Piplup and Turtwig when they showed him how much they cared about him. After joining Ash's team, he befriended the rest of his new teammates and the Pokémon that belong to his Trainer's friends.
* 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.
* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:In episode 68 of ''Journeys'', Ash returns to Oak's lab and learns that Infernape has gone missing. He soon learns that it's been tracking down a wild Moltres in desire of battling it, with Ash briefly battling alongside it once again.]]
* 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.
* HeelFaceTurn: Chimchar was originally on Paul's side, until Paul released the chimp, and it joined Ash moments afterward.
* 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.
* LightningBruiser: Firmly [[{{Pun}} evolves]] into this after it became Infernape. It's incredibly speedy and quite powerful, but its sheer willpower also allows to take a great deal of punishment, which happens to be a key factor in activating Blaze.
* MadeOfIron: By the end of the Sinnoh League Battle against Paul, Infernape has endured so much damage it is almost declared unable to battle. It's Blaze kicks in, which only activates when the Pokémon is close to fainting, and it still manages to stand on its feet at the end despite taking recoil damage from Flare Blitz and being poisoned.
* ManBitesMan: It violently sank its teeth into Ash's shoulder when it lost control due to Blaze.
* MoralityPet: The Team Rocket trio are notably more affectionate towards him due to them witnessing Paul's harsh treatment of him.
* NiceGuy: Even under Paul he was sweet-natured. He was visibly incredibly guilty and tried to plead with Paul when commanded to [[FriendlyFire attack Ash's Turtwig]] who was actively trying to protect him during their Tag Battle and managed to even overpower its fear of the opposing Zangoose to shield Turtwig from its Fire Blast to try and repay him, and when fighting Team Galactic, he [[TakingTheBullet took an attack meant for Pikachu]] from Saturn's Toxicroak. 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.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Its eyes glow red when Blaze is activated, which is the first sign of the dangerous frenzy it's about to go on. Technically, this remains true even after it masters the ability, though now it's purely a danger to Ash's ''opponents'' rather than himself.
* 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 Elekid/Electabuzz/Electivire. It started as early as when they both were under Paul's ownership, and only became more intense as time went on, with Electabuzz's scorn and bullying slowly evolving into a grudging respect as Chimchar grew in strength. Their rivalry is so crucial to the series that it was ''Electivire'' who yelled at the ref in their final battle, stopping him from calling Infernape out.
* {{Shoryuken}}: He usually emerges from Dig doing an uppercut motion.
* SignatureMon: Due to its abused history as Paul's former Pokémon along with Ash's desire to prove Paul wrong, Infernape is Ash's [[TheAce signature ace]] for the Sinnoh team, even overshadowing Pikachu at times. Tellingly, it's Infernape who is the last Pokémon standing for Ash during his final match against Paul in the Sinnoh League Conference, defeating Paul's Electivire (the first Pokémon seen under Paul's ownership) after an intense, fiery battle and allowing Ash to advance to the Top 4.
* SignatureMove: For a long time, it was Flame Wheel, but it got replaced by Flare Blitz during the Sinnoh League Conference.
* SpectacularSpinning: It uses Flame Wheel and Counter Shield by spinning. At one point while using Flame Wheel, it accidentally learns Flare Blitz.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Got used more and received much more focus than any other Pokémon in Ash's roster. This is because he's not just Ash's [[TheAce ace]], but the cornerstone of his relationship with Paul -- nearly every part of his arc symbolizes a turning point for the two rivals.
* StandardPowerupPose: Has done this stance as Blaze activates, which further plays up the resemblance to Gohan.
* 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.
* TakingTheBullet: 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.
* TearsOfJoy: Seeing how Ash treated it compared to Paul makes the little chimp cry.
* TechnicolorFire: In ''Diamond and Pearl'', its Flare Blitz is blue in color in contrast to Flint's Infernape's.
* ThreePointLanding: As seen in his picture above. Infernape typically comes out of his Poke Ball in this pose.
* TokenGoodTeammate: The most decent of Paul's initial roster of Pokémon until Torterra was introduced. Even then, Torterra first appeared near the end of Chimchar's tenure with Paul, and its HiddenDepths were not touched on until long after Chimchar had been released.
* 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.
* 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.
** Infernape willingly decides to undergo intense training of his own while at Professor Oak's lab, challenging Ash's other Fire-types to work his way up to battling Charizard, before trying his hand at challenging a Moltres to a battle. Unlike with Paul, despite not knowing his reasons at first, all the other Fire-types oblige and are happy to see Infernape when he returns, with even Charizard not giving Infernape a hard time.
* 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.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: His Blaze ability is ''extremely'' powerful, but also extremely dangerous, as Chimchar and Monferno would go berserk when activating it, attacking everything in sight while being unable to hear Ash's commands. Fortunately, it gains control of this over time.
* 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.
** In spite of training with all of Ash's other Fire-types, he still proved to be unable to take on Moltres.
* 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.
** Infernape himself also views Charizard as this, given that when training to fight a Moltres, he began by challenging all of Ash's other Fire-types (sans Torkoal) to a battle, and ended the training by battling Charizard before departing for Moltres. This shows that as far as Ash's Fire-types go, Infernape views Charizard as the peak of what to aim for as a training partner and the standard for Fire-types. The feeling also seems to be mutual given that Charizard made no effort to show up, act unimpressed or scold Infernape when he returned to the lab, instead being happy to see him and excited that he tried challenging a Moltres.
* WreathedInFlames: When using Flame Wheel and Flare Blitz, he cloaks himself in fire.
* 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:''' Creator/KiyotakaFurushima
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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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* AbortedArc: A FriendlyRivalry[=/=]WorthyOpponent dynamic with Brock's Croagunk is teased during his early episodes. It's never touched upon again.
* 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.
* TheBusCameBack: Is part of Ash's rotating roster in [=JN137=], alongside Donphan, Sceptile and Noivern.
* 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.
* CuteLittleFangs: Being a Buizel, he has these.
* DanceBattler: His main way of using Counter Shield is to use Water Gun or Aqua Jet while breakdancing, creating either a flurry of watery whips or a vortex of water that can deflect attacks.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Even before being caught, it was a much more direct battler and less interested in the more theatrical contests that Dawn would use it for. (Like Ash) When Ash suggests a battle to get Buizel accustomed to being part of the group, Buizel ''immediately'' is happy to oblige. Shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Ash ends up his trainer.
* 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 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 the Pokemon and his trainer having two very different personalities), and acclimated well with the rest of her team (even Piplup) once he lost some of his attitude. 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!''.
* SignatureMove: Aqua Jet. Ice Punch would later serve as a secondary one.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* SuperScream: Knows Screech. It only used it once.
* 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:''' Creator/TomWayland
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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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* EleventhHourRanger: Ash only catches him toward the end of the Sinnoh arc.
* 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.
* CurbStompCushion: Managed to land a Rock Smash during his battle with Darkrai and dodged an Ice Beam but his Draco Meteor was dodged and the Land Shark Pokémon was beaten by a Dark Pulse.
* DishingOutDirt: Secondary type (Ground), and he knows Dig.
* DumbMuscle: Gible is noticeably quite dense, but surprisingly powerful. Tobias claims that Gible could have defeated any Pokémon besides his Darkrai with his Draco Meteor.
* 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.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Towards Dawn's Piplup, due to Gible's tendency to accidentally hit the former with 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 Gible's Draco Meteor could defeat any Pokémon besides his Darkrai.
* 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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!Summer Academy Pokémon

[[folder:In General]]
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->'''Raichu voiced by:''' Chie Sato\\
'''Spoink voiced by:''' Chie Sato (Japanese), Kayzie Rogers (English)

Ash, Brock and Dawn attended Prof. Rowan's Summer Academy in Episodes 88-91, during which they were assigned different Pokémon to partner up. In Ash's case they're Raichu, Spoink and Mantyke.
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* FixFic: Ever wonder how Ash would be like with a Raichu if Pikachu actually evolved? Raichu's guest appearance shows it.
* GuestStarPartyMember: They were only assigned to Ash and he never officially owned them.
* IntimateHairBrushing: [[https://pa1.narvii.com/6271/8bc23a8e80afcd88d746b82864a3c6d8e46b0b88_hq.gif Ash brushes Raichu]] during one of the Summer Camp activities. It was going so well until it got tangled into Raichu's fur, who nearly electrocute Ash and Pikachu.
* LovableCoward: Raichu's self-esteem is so low that it's afraid to do anything, including battles.
* NervousWreck: Raichu is very easily startled due to his low self-esteem.
* SchoolForcedUsTogether: While the students are allowed to pick the Pokéball, they are not told of what Poké is inside it and whomever they picked is their designated Pokémon until the specific task involving it is finished.
* TookALevelInBadass: Under Ash's (and Pikachu's) tutelage, Raichu becomes more confident.
* UtilityPartyMember: Spoink and Mantyke are mainly used for the camp's final triathlon activity.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: They get returned once Ash's respective task with them are finished.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Raichu has very low self-confidence despite its skillset, and much of its CharacterDevelopment is Ash and Pikachu encouraging it to boost its confidence.
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* EleventhHourRanger: Ash only catches him toward the end of the Sinnoh arc.

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* MakeMeWannaShout: Knows Screech. It only used it once.