Sophocles's Vikavolt: Difference between revisions

[[File:Sophocles Charjabug racing car.png|thumb|250px|Charjabug taking part in the Charjabug race]]

In ''[[SM041|Mounting an Electrifying Charge!]]'', Sophocles decided to enter the [[Charjabug race]], a race where Charjabug are fit into electric-powered cars and made to drive through an obstacle-filled racecourse with the aid of a three-man team. Working together with Ash and {{an|Kiawe}}, Sophocles formed the Sophocles Lab team, with him working as the team director, Kiawe working as the team mechanic, and Ash working as Charjabug's "support runner", running alongside Charjabug during the race and helping it to get past obstacles. During the race, Sophocles struck a rivalry with [[Horacio]]'s Red Comet team and his {{Shiny}} {{TP|Horacio|Charjabug}}. Thanks to their constant support to Charjabug and a little creativity in the face of obstacles, the Sophocles Lab team eventually won the race, winning a year's supply of Charjabug-themed merchandise as a prize.

In ''[[SM063|Pushing the Fiery Envelope!]]'', Sophocles used Charjabug during his [[Battle Royal]] match against {{an|Professor Kukui|the Masked Royal}} and his {{p|Incineroar}}, Ash and his Litten, and Kiawe and his {{TP|Kiawe|Marowak}}, but was soon defeated by Incineroar's {{m|Darkest Lariat}}.

In ''[[SM104|That's Some Spicy Island Research!]]'', Sophocles revealed that he planned to evolve Charjabug and learnt from [[Nurse Joy]] that he can do so over at [[Vast Poni Canyon]]. During their stay on [[Poni Island]], Sophocles and Charjabug trained to prepare for Charjabug's upcoming [[Evolution]]. Sophocles finally decided to visit Vast Poni Canyon in ''[[SM106|Evolving Research!]]'' and was accompanied by Ash, Kiawe, and [[Hapu]]. He attempted to let battle Charjabug some wild Pokémon, but was prevented from doing so by Ash, Kiawe, and Togedemaru, who battled the Pokémon themselves. The group then encountered Horacio, alongside his brothers, who was also planning to evolve his Charjabug and was looking for a legendary Bug Stone said to evolve all {{type|Bug}} Pokémon. Sophocles and Horacio took part in a race to see whose Charjabug would evolve first. After making their way through a cave, Charjabug and Sophocles witnessed Horacio and his Charjabug crossing a rope bridge, which soon collapsed beneath them. This triggered Sophocles's Charjabug to evolve into {{p|Vikavolt}}, giving it the ability to rescue Horacio and his Charjabug.  

In ''[[SM119|A High-Speed Awakening!]]'', Sophocles entered Vikavolt into the [[Vikavolt race]], where it found itself up against Horacio and his own recently evolved Vikavolt. During the race, {{TRT}} tried to steal all of the participating Vikavolt, but with Sophocles and Horacio's combined efforts, the villainous trio's plans were thwarted, and the race continued. In the end, Sophocles's Vikavolt barely crossed the finish line before Horacio's Vikavolt, winning the race for Sophocles and earning him a [[Buginium Z]] as a reward.

In ''[[SM123|A Fiery Training Camp Trick!]]'', Sophocles and Vikavolt trained to use their new [[Z-Move]] together, using Vikavolt's newly learned {{m|Signal Beam}} as its basis, but due to Sophocles failing to do the correct pose and the lack of sync between the two, they failed to pull off the move during a training battle with Kiawe. To help Sophocles master his Z-Move, Kiawe invited him and Ash for a boot camp near [[Paniola Ranch|his family ranch]]. At the camp, both Kiawe and Ash kept offering advice that didn't make any sense to Sophocles. He wanted to give up, but seeing Vikavolt's determination, he decided to tough it out and keep on trying. Later, while being left alone by Ash and Kiawe, Sophocles was attacked by a wild {{p|Crawdaunt}}. At first, Vikavolt was at a disadvantage, as Crawdaunt kept avoiding its attacks, causing Sophocles to get discouraged. However, Vikavolt's unrelenting spirit reinvigorated Sophocles's spirit as well, quickly turning the battle in their favor. Seeing his Buginium Z glowing, Sophocles and Vikavolt finally performed a successful {{m|Savage Spin-Out}}, defeating Crawdaunt. Soon Kiawe returned and revealed that he had actually asked the Crawdaunt to attack him on purpose, as he had believed that this kind of situation would allow Sophocles to master the Z-Move, which it had done.

In ''[[SM127|Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams!]]'', Sophocles and Vikavolt trained with {{an|Lana}} and her {{TP|Lana|Primarina}} at {{an|Lillie}}'s mansion in preparation for the [[Alola League]], revealing that Vikavolt had learned {{m|Zap Cannon}} sometime before.

When Ash tried to first catch Vikavolt as a Charjabug, it electrocuted Ash after he impulsively grabbed it, showing its defensive nature. However, it was also a weak battler: when it battled Sophocles's Togedemaru, it was quickly defeated after using only one {{m|Discharge}} attack. In addition to being weak in battle and relying on hiding as a defensive technique whilst living in the wild, it initially seemed to be a bit unsure about itself and its abilities, as evidenced by its reluctance to run on a running wheel, until further encouraged by its Trainer. However, due to the training done in preparation for the Charjabug race, it apparently gained more self-confidence and a deeper connection to its Trainer, happily hugging Sophocles after winning the race.

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