Sawyer's Sceptile: Difference between revisions

==History==

[[File:Sawyer Treecko.png|thumb|left|250px|As a Treecko]]

Prior to ''[[XY064|Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!]]'', Sawyer received Sceptile as a Treecko from [[Professor Birch]]. It battled with a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Taillow}} sometime afterwards. It was unable to deal with Taillow the first time. Using the notes that Sawyer wrote down, Treecko practiced its movements and was able to battle Taillow properly the second time.

In ''[[XY075|Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!]]'', Treecko helped Sawyer look for his notebook after it slipped out of his front pocket. After {{p|Slurpuff}} found it from {{TRT}} as they thought that it belonged to [[Steven Stone]] instead, Treecko battled Team Rocket alongside with {{AP|Pikachu}}. All of the attacks performed by the Pokémon, including Treecko, canceled each other out but Pikachu's second {{m|Thunderbolt}} sent Team Rocket blasting off.

During Sawyer and Ash's three-on-three battle, Sawyer sent out Treecko as his last Pokémon against Ash's Frogadier. Both Pokémon performed moves that were super effective against each other, as well as outspeed each other. Although determined to defeat Frogadier, Treecko evolved into Grovyle and learned {{m|Leaf Blade}} in the process. Despite the evolution, Grovyle still had trouble keeping up with Frogadier's movements. Grovyle went for Leaf Blade while Frogadier went for Cut. Both moves were elegantly dodged and then went for Bullet Seed and Water Pulse, respectively, causing smoke. Grovyle cleared the smoke with Leaf Blade, but Frogadier disappeared before it could happen. Frogadier launched another Water Pulse, which successfully connected with Grovyle, defeating it. As a result of the loss, the beginning of a rivalry between Grovyle and Frogadier began to develop.  

Tierno then summoned his last Pokémon, {{p|Raichu}}, and ordered a {{m|Thunder}}, ensuring that, with the support of Rain Dance, the Electric-type move would not miss. Before Raichu could release her Thunder, however, Sawyer used his [[Key Stone]] to [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]] Sceptile. Raichu completed his attack, and Sceptile comes through it completely unscathed. Sawyer revealed that, as a result of Mega Evolving, Sceptile's Ability is now {{a|Lightning Rod}}, rendering Thunder useless. Sceptile charged towards Raichu with a {{m|Dragon Claw}}, and Raichu tried to counter with {{m|Focus Blast}}, but Sceptile slashed through the attack and landed the blow on Raichu, knocking him unconscious and winning the battle for Sawyer, making him the fourth and final semifinalist.

In ''[[XY128|A Riveting Rivalry!]]'', Sceptile was the final Pokémon chosen by Sawyer during his [[Full Battle]] against Ash in the semi-finals of the Lumiose Conference. Sceptile initially went up against Pikachu (who had already taken damage during a hard battle against Sawyer's {{p|Aegislash}}) and quickly knocked him out. Sceptile then went up against its rival Greninja again, who had now mastered the Ash-Greninja form. Greninja started the battle with a {{m|Water Shuriken}}, which Sceptile destroyed with its Dragon Claw. Greninja then summoned clones with its {{m|Double Team}}, which Sceptile wiped out by using Frenzy Plant. Greninja emerged unscathed from the attack, and used Cut to clash with Sceptile's Leaf Blade. Both Pokémon then transformed to their respective more powerful forms, Ash-Greninja and Mega Sceptile. Sceptile attacked with another Frenzy Plant, which Greninja slashed through using Cut, and then launched off its Water Shuriken, which was countered again with Dragon Claw. Both Pokémon then kept exchanging and clashing with their powerful and fierce attacks, with Sceptile getting struck by powerful hits from {{m|Aerial Ace}}, before retaliating with Leaf Storm. After clashing using Cut and Leaf Blade again, Greninja was thrown into the air by Leaf Storm. As Sceptile was about to finish it off with Frenzy Plant, Greninja was able to regain its footing and run on top of the roots. Sceptile tried to corner Greninja with Frenzy Plant, but while using its shared senses with Ash and its full trust in him, Greninja was able to dodge every single Frenzy Plant and slice through them using Cut. As its back-mounted shuriken grew to massive size, Greninja fired off the Water Shuriken while Sceptile countered with Leaf Storm, causing a large explosion. After the smoke cleared, only Greninja remained standing, giving Ash the win and eliminating Sawyer from the tournament.