Ash's Lycanroc: Difference between revisions

==In the anime==

[[File:Ash Rockruff.png|thumb|left|250px|As a Rockruff]]

[[File:Rockruff and Kukui anime.png|thumb|250px|Rockruff and Professor Kukui]]

In ''[[SM015|Rocking Clawmark Hill!]]'', Rockruff came home injured, causing Ash and Professor Kukui to investigate the reason behind its injuries. This led them to [[Clawmark Hill]], where they discovered that Rockruff had been fighting with other wild Pokémon, including a {{p|Magmar}}. With Ash's help, Rockruff was able to master {{m|Rock Throw}}, which helped it defeat Magmar. At the end of the episode, Professor Kukui encouraged Ash to catch Rockruff after seeing the bond the two had developed.

In ''[[SM019|A Guardian Rematch!]]'', Lycanroc, as a Rockruff, was used in its first official battle, in which it faced [[Hiroki]] and his {{p|Mudbray}}. During the battle, Rockruff performed {{m|Breakneck Blitz}} for the first time, which was able to defeat Mudbray.

Following Ash's decision to travel the {{pkmn|world}}, he left Lycanroc, along with his other Alolan Pokémon, with Professors Kukui and {{an|Professor Burnet|Burnet}}, before heading back to [[Pallet Town]].

In ''[[JN037|That New Old Gang of Mine!]]'', Lycanroc greeted Ash upon his return to Alola and also met [[Goh]].

In ''[[JN131|Paring Pokémon While Parrying!]]'', Lycanroc watched Ash's match against {{an|Leon}}. In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Lycanroc appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's {{p|Charizard}}.

[[File:Ash Lycanroc Litten sparing.png|thumb|250px|Lycanroc and Litten sparring]]

[[File:Ash Lycanroc red eyes.png|thumb|250px|left|Lycanroc in full control of its red-eyed state]]

Lycanroc has a strong sense of smell as a Rockruff, which has been used to help find {{AP|Rowlet}} and {{TP|Lana|Popplio}}, Ash's missing [[Electrium Z]] and [[DJ Leo]]'s {{p|Dugtrio}}. In the [[Poké Problem]] segment of ''[[SM047|A Masked Warning!]]'', it is revealed that Ash and Pikachu had to rely on Lycanroc's nose to guide them back from [[Ten Carat Hill]] after {{an|Light trio|Nebby}} had fallen asleep. In ''[[SM048|Night of a Thousand Poses!]]'' and ''[[SM049|Mission: Total Recall!]]'', Lycanroc tends to spar with Litten on occasion, even when it is separated from its Trainer.

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| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description: '''A variant of Stone Edge used by Ash's Lycanroc where it grabs a shard of Stone Edge shattered by an opponent in its mouth. It then uses the shard as a makeshift weapon by dashing past an opponent and slashing it with the shard's pointed edges. This was used to injure [[Professor Kukui's Incineroar]] in Ash's {{wp|Exhibition game|exhibition match}} against {{an|Professor Kukui}} in the [[Manalo Conference]].

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==In the games==

===In the core series===

[[Professor Kukui]] appears to own several Rockruff and Lycanroc in the games. He uses a Rockruff in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]] to help with the capture, [[Z-Move]], and [[Battle Royal]] tutorials. He also uses a Midday Form Lycanroc in his battles against the {{player}} at the {{al|Pokémon League}}, a Midnight Form Lycanroc as the Masked Royal, and both forms in the Battle Tree in {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}. Another Rockruff can be seen in [[Alola Route 1|Professor Kukui's Lab]].

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