Ash's Noivern: Difference between revisions

In ''[[XY077|A Relay in the Sky!]]'', he continued to train how to fly along with Fletchinder and Hawlucha. Noibat struggled at tackling high winds, but Hawlucha taught Noibat how to deal with them. Afterwards, the group noticed a {{p|Starly}}, {{p|Staravia}}, and {{p|Staraptor}}. They went to the source of this, the [[Pokémon Sky Relay]], where they discovered that the birds came from the Sky Relay Champion, [[Orson]]. Later, Ash used Fletchinder, Hawlucha, and Noibat in the relay. Ash used Noibat in the last segment of the race. He started out in first place, but Starly was right behind him and had the advantage since Noibat hadn't fully mastered flying yet. Although he remained in first place initially, he encountered high winds, which Noibat struggled with. Starly used this to his advantage to pass Noibat and gain first place. After remembering his training with Hawlucha and everyone's support, he managed to overcome this and managed to get neck-to-neck with Starly. He eventually ended up second after barely losing to Starly, and was disappointed at first, but found that he had made his friends happy by learning to fly.

In ''[[XY104|A Windswept Encounter!]]'', while Noibat was flying around as the group settled down for a rest, he accidentally rammed into a {{p|Breloom}} while the Mushroom Pokémon was admiring the flowers he was planning to give to an Orange Flower {{p|Floette}} to proclaim his love. As Noibat tried to apologize for crushing the flowers, the Breloom attacked him in rage first by using {{m|Poison Powder}}, then striking him down with his claw. When Floette passed by, she healed Noibat's condition using {{m|Aromatherapy}} and became friends with him. As Noibat flew around with her on his back, the offending Breloom became heartbroken and furious, leading him to threaten Noibat with his {{p|Beedrill}} entourage to separate Floette from him. Noibat defended Floette by trying to fight Breloom one on one but was beaten down. Pikachu wished to interfere to help, but Hawlucha prevented him from doing so and Ash explained that Noibat wanted to prove his worth as a full-fledged fighter. Noibat eventually managed to hit Breloom with a Tackle attack but was still about to lose. Before Breloom finished Noibat off, Floette saved him but was then kidnapped by Team Rocket along with Breloom. Noibat used Supersonic to search for their location after {{an|Clemont}}'s machine failed and found them quickly. After repeatedly trying to break the cage that held Breloom and Floette hostage with Tackle, he learned {{m|Acrobatics}} and successfully broke it. He then used the move again to defeat James's Inkay, making Team Rocket blast off.

In ''[[XY110|An Electrifying Rage!]]'', Ash used Noibat to navigate through a cave as Ash needed to deliver medicine to [[Joule Town]]'s hospital. On their way, they got attacked by a rampaging {{p|Zapdos}}. Noibat witnessed Talonflame's and Hawlucha's battles against Zapdos. Although both of them were able to hold their own, Zapdos was able to defeat Talonflame because of its type advantage and likewise blasted Hawlucha off a cliff. Seeing Hawlucha falling down the ravine, Noibat flew to him as quickly as possible, eventually evolving into {{p|Noivern}} for extra speed. After successfully saving Hawlucha, Noivern fought off Zapdos. With his newly-gained speed and power, he was able to dodge Zapdos's attacks and attacked it with his newly-learned {{m|Boomburst}}, although Zapdos dodged that as well. At Ash's command, Noivern engaged with Zapdos in a high-speed aerial duel and eventually managed to hide behind the cliffs, taking Zapdos by surprise with his powerful Boomburst and blasting it into a local mountain range. As Noivern had gained the upper hand, Team Rocket jumped in and tried to capture the weakened Zapdos, but Noivern and Pikachu sent them blasting off. Zapdos, having calmed down and respecting Noivern's power, made the thunderstorm disappear and flew off. Once Ash reunited with his friends, Noivern was seen sitting in a tree, eating some fruit after a long day.

In ''[[XY119|A Full-Strength Battle Surprise!]]'', Noivern was Ash's first Pokémon used in his three-on-three battle against [[Sawyer]], where he faced Sawyer's {{p|Doublade}}. At first, he constantly attacked with Acrobatics, but Doublade shielded itself with {{m|Iron Defense}}, wearing Noivern out. After they repeatedly clashed this way, Doublade knocked down Noivern with its {{m|Slash}} and attempted to finish Noivern off using {{m|Night Slash}}. Noivern, however, used the dust from the battlefield to dodge Doublade's attack and used echolocation to spot Doublade in the dust cloud. He then proceeded to knock Doublade into the air with his newly revealed {{m|Dragon Claw}}, and finished his opponent off with Acrobatics, netting him his first official win. He then fought Sawyer's {{p|Clawitzer}}, dodging an incoming {{m|Crabhammer}} and knocking Clawitzer down with Boomburst. After Clawitzer recovered with {{m|Heal Pulse}}, Noivern attacked with Dragon Claw, but fell to a {{a|Mega Launcher}}-boosted super-effective {{m|Dragon Pulse}}.

In ''[[XY128|A Riveting Rivalry!]]'', Noivern was used as Ash's fourth Pokémon in the semi-finals of the [[Lumiose Conference]]. He battled against Sawyer's {{p|Salamence}}. Noivern started off with Boomburst, and although Salamence was initially able to dodge the attack, it was eventually struck down. Both Pokémon then clashed with Dragon Claw and {{m|Dragon Rush}}, but Salamence was able to overpower Noivern, knocking him back. Noivern was then forced to dodge Salamence's {{m|Incinerate}} attacks and was then hit hard by a super-effective {{m|Dragon Tail}}. A collision between Incinerate and Boomburst created a large cloud of smoke. Knowing about Noivern's echolocation ability, Sawyer had Salamence use {{m|Protect}} to block an incoming Acrobatics. After the smoke had cleared, both {{type|Dragon}}s once again clashed with Acrobatics and Dragon Rush, creating a large explosion. As a result, both Pokémon were unable to battle any further, resulting in a draw.

Noivern was Ash's second Pokémon used in the finals of the Conference against Alain in ''[[XY130|Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!]]'', where he went up against his {{p|Weavile}}. Despite being at a severe type disadvantage, Noivern was able to put up a good fight. He started the battle with Supersonic, but Weavile blocked the attack with Protect, allowing it to retaliate with Night Slash. Noivern, however, quickly recovered from the hit and sent Weavile flying into the rocky hill with another Supersonic. After a collision between {{m|Ice Beam}} and Boomburst, Noivern went for Dragon Claw. Weavile used {{m|Double Team}} in an attempt to dodge the attack, but Noivern was able to spot the real Weavile using echolocation. Despite this, Weavile was still able to dodge Dragon Claw and managed to hit Noivern with Ice Beam which partially froze his wing, causing him to fall into the stream. Weavile then dove after Noivern and hit him with Night Slash, knocking him out. Before Ash recalled Noivern, Hawlucha popped out of his Poké Ball to comfort him and decided to fight Weavile in his place.

In ''[[XY132|A Towering Takeover!]]'', Noivern, along with Ash and Ash's other Pokémon, was taken captive on the top of Prism Tower by [[Lysandre]]. He could only watch in horror while Ash and Greninja were hit by [[Team Flare]]'s miniature version of the [[Mega Evolution]] energy weapon, until Ash and Greninja freed themselves using [[Bond Phenomenon]], in [[XY133|the following episode]]. [[Alain's Charizard]] broke Noivern and the other Pokémon free with Dragon Claw, leaving everyone to battle [[Lysandre's Pyroar]] and a {{Shiny}} {{me|Gyarados}} together. During the battle, Noivern used Boomburst to protect Greninja from {{p|Pyroar}}'s {{m|Hyper Beam}} and double teamed with Hawlucha to attack the Royal Pokémon. Noivern continued battling Mega Gyarados in ''[[XY134|The Right Hero for the Right Job!]]'', where he and Pikachu fired off their Boomburst and {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Their attacks were countered by Gyarados's {{m|Hyper Beam}}, however, who then targeted Pikachu for a Dragon Tail. Noivern then protected Pikachu by pushing him aside, taking the hit instead which knocked him out. In ''[[XY137|Battling With a Clean Slate!]]'', Noivern and the rest of Ash's Pokémon received medals from {{an|Professor Sycamore}} for their heroic efforts against Team Flare.