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'''Ash's Buizel''' (Japanese: '''サトシのブイゼル''' ''Satoshi's Buoysel'') is the third {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{an|Dawn}} {{pkmn2|caught}} in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]], and her fourth overall. She later [[trade]]d him to {{Ash}} for his {{AP|Aipom}} after Buizel showed a love for battling and Aipom a love for Contests in ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'', subsequently becoming Ash's fourth Pokémon obtained in the Sinnoh region, and his thirty-first overall.

On their way to [[Eterna City]], {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} heard of a strong Buizel that was able to defeat any opponent. Both Ash and {{an|Dawn}} had become interested and wanted to catch him themselves. Dawn was the first to catch this Buizel on her fishing line. She sent her {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} to battle him, but Buizel proved to be too fast and too strong for Piplup to handle. The same would happen to [[Zoey]] and her {{TP|Zoey|Glameow}}, who were the second to go against him. Ash was the last to battle him with his {{AP|Pikachu}}, and he was able to cause serious damage to Buizel. Ash made an attempt to catch him, but he escaped from his {{i|Poké Ball}}. He then went on to defeat Pikachu, and then took the group's fishing rods away.

In [[DP035|the next episode]], the group had met up with [[Elite Four]] member [[Lucian]] in a [[Pokémon Center]] after Buizel had injured Ash's Turtwig in battle. Sensing Lucian's status as a great battler, Buizel was very excited to get a chance to go up against his Pokémon and challenged him. Like in the battle against Ash's Turtwig, Buizel preferred to do things his own away, and ignored most of Dawn's commands. Because of the lack of cooperation between Trainer and Pokémon, Lucian's {{p|Bronzong}} proved much too powerful, even for Buizel's standards, and he was defeated. Afterwards, he fell into a depressive state, not being able to handle defeat so well. Lucian had explained that Buizel needed to learn how to handle being defeated and regain his battling spirit. During another scuffle with Team Rocket, Buizel gained a bit of his confidence back and was able to escape their grasp. Lucian then wanted to show Dawn how to use Buizel's unique battling style by taking command of him himself, and using him to defeat the trio. Afterwards, Dawn started to understand Buizel's battle methods, and wanted to help him develop his personal style, rather than force him to use another.

From ''[[JN118|Battling as Hard as Stone!]]'' onwards, Buizel watched Ash's [[Masters Eight Tournament]] matches against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}, {{an|Cynthia}}, and {{an|Leon}}. In [[JN132]], Buizel appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's {{p|Charizard}}. After Ash won the battle, Buizel joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.

In [[JN135]], Buizel, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.

In [[JN137]], Buizel rejoined Ash's team and was used to help rescue an injured {{p|Latias}} that had fallen into a lake.

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* Buizel is Ash's only Pokémon caught in [[Sinnoh]] to be a single-type in every one of its evolutionary stages.

* Buizel is the first of Ash's Pokémon to have defeated its evolved form without the need of a rematch.

* A constant animation quirk that occurs with Buizel is that his eyes briefly turn the same color as his {{m|Water Gun}}. This is almost always seen when Buizel uses Water Gun up close.