Ash's Bayleef: Difference between revisions

===Original series===

Bayleef was introduced in ''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]'' as a {{p|Chikorita}}. Chikorita was especially stubborn, going so far as to fight against [[Ash's Charizard]] despite obvious overwhelming odds; she was injured in the process. {{TRT}} tried to convince the stubborn Pokémon to join them, but Ash eventually won her confidence by saving her from Team Rocket.

Chikorita later was used in ''[[EP127|Once In a Blue Moon]]'' to try getting the [[GS Ball]] back. However, Chikorita only wanted to be affectionate, so when {{p|Quagsire}} got near Ash, Chikorita got angry and tried to hit it with her leaf but she accidently hit Ash instead.

Chikorita made her Gym battle debut in ''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]'', where she took on [[Falkner]]'s {{p|Hoothoot}}. Ash showed that he believes in Chikorita by defending his choice to a disapproving Falkner, but Chikorita was outclassed by the {{type|Flying}}, who dodged her {{m|Vine Whip}} and {{m|Razor Leaf}} and then knocked her out with a {{m|Peck}} and a {{m|Tackle}}.

Chikorita's jealousy of Pikachu and resentment towards Ash arose in ''[[EP136|Chikorita's Big Upset]]''. Ash tried to withdraw Chikorita for Pikachu in a battle with a Trainer's {{p|Raticate}}, but Chikorita would not allow this and the battle was suspended by the time Ash returned her. She later ran away during the night and stumbled into the territory of a group of urban Pokémon. Lashing out at the {{p|Primeape|leader}}, she knocked it out and became the new leader. Team Rocket tried to take her and the other Pokémon with their robot made out of tires, but Ash risked himself to save her, and Chikorita returned the favor by catching him when he fell. The two then took down the robot and Chikorita forgive Ash and became friends with Pikachu.

In ''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]'', Chikorita was sent out to battle against [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Spinarak}} who had already immobilized his {{AP|Cyndaquil}}. Chikorita used {{m|Sweet Scent}} to daze Spinarak and knocked it out with a {{m|Tackle}}. However, she was completely caught off guard by Bugsy's {{p|Metapod}}, which used Tackle and knocked Chikorita out.

In ''[[EP151|The Totodile Duel]]'', Chikorita defeated [[Misty's Staryu]]. She was almost defeated by the powerful {{m|Water Gun}}, but she dug in her heels and then managed to dodge a {{m|Tackle}} and hit Staryu from behind with {{m|Vine Whip}}. By this point, she had proven to increase her battling capability significantly, taking down [[Jessie's Arbok]] in a single Tackle in ''[[EP198|The Heartbreak of Brock]]''.

She also appeared several times in ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]'', where she was used in the battle against {{mov|Lisa}}. She put up a good fight against {{p|Girafarig}}, but was ultimately defeated by {{m|Psybeam}}.

In ''[[EP199|Current Events]]'', Chikorita evolved into Bayleef to protect Ash from Team Rocket. However, in the following episode ''[[EP200|Turning Over A New Bayleef]]'' the amorous Pokémon was shown not to have realized she had grown so much and continued to act as though she was still small enough to leap into Ash's arms. This problem was addressed when she ran away after Ash scolded her to "get away and stay away". Bayleef then came across [[Haruno]] and her Pokémon, and she and Ash made up in the process of taking down Team Rocket's giant Bayleef mecha. She learned {{m|Body Slam}} at the end of the episode.

In Ash's Gym battle against [[Chuck]] in ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'', Bayleef single-handedly won Ash the Badge after Pikachu's defeat to {{p|Poliwrath}}. She bested Poliwrath in a display of strength, slamming Poliwrath to the ground with a {{m|Vine Whip}} and then using {{m|Body Slam}} to knock it out. She then fought Chuck's powerful {{p|Machoke}}, taking damage from {{m|Karate Chop}} and {{m|Submission}}, but showed good strategy by restricting Machoke's arms with her vines to block his {{m|Cross Chop}}, and then used her own Submission-induced momentum to in turn slam Machoke to the ground. She then used Body Slam and a point blank {{m|Razor Leaf}} to take out Machoke and win the battle.

She was briefly sent back to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Professor Oak's lab]] in ''[[EP216|Duelling Heroes]]'', in exchange for his {{AP|Kingler}}, who Ash needed to compete in the [[Whirl Cup]]. She did not warm up to Oak well, and Oak called Ash to inform him that Bayleef was restless. Finished with Kingler, Ash returned Bayleef to his team in the [[EP217|next episode]].

It was the only member of his then-current team to make up Ash's team of six against [[Gary Oak]]. In ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'', she was sent out to give Ash a type advantage over Gary's powerful {{TP|Gary|Blastoise}}, managing to use {{m|Vine Whip}} to jump above {{m|Hydro Pump}}. However, her aerial {{m|Razor Leaf}} was deflected by a {{m|Rapid Spin}}, and she was knocked out when Blastoise [[Bite (move)|bit]] her leaf and tossed her aside.

She redeemed this loss in ''[[EP271|Playing with Fire!]]'', in a battle with {{jo|Harrison}}'s {{TP|Harrison|Houndoom}}, again showing innovativeness by clamping Houndoom's jaw shut with Vine Whip and then using {{m|Body Slam}} to take it down. She put up her best efforts against {{TP|Harrison|Blaziken}}, but was unable to overcome another type disadvantage and was defeated by a {{m|Fire Punch}}. She was left at Professor Oak's lab before Ash departed for Hoenn.

===Advanced Generation series===

===Diamond & Pearl series===

===Best Wishes series===

In the early part of the series, Bayleef developed what seemed to be a crush on Ash, constantly fighting for his attention and trying to get his approval. As a Chikorita, her personality was stubborn, passionate and sometimes violent. She easily gets jealous of the attention Ash's other Pokémon receive - especially {{AP|Pikachu}}. However, some of her more extreme personality traits seemed to have mellowed with evolution. She has proven to be a powerful and stronger battler, often using her vines to restrict her opponent's moves (clamping Houndoom's jaw and Machoke's arms) or even as a propeller to become airborne, a move later copied by Gary's {{p|Nidoqueen}}.

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[[File:Silver Conference Scoreboard AP.png|thumb|Bayleef in Ash and Pikachu]]

===In the Ash and Pikachu manga===