Ash's Sirfetch'd: Difference between revisions

[[File:Castle of Chivalry Knight Medals.png|thumb|250px|As a Farfetch'd, after winning its Knight Medal with Ash]]

In ''[[JN056|Searching for Chivalry!]]'', Farfetch'd accompanied Ash to [[Kalos]] in order to take on [[Elite Four]] member [[Wikstrom]]'s [[Castle of Chivalry]] training course, along with [[Goh]] and his {{TP|Goh|Scyther}}. During the course's second challenge, a booby-trapped maze, Farfetch'd fell into a trap hole, and although Ash pulled it up, it dropped its leek. Ash jumped down into the hole and managed to return the leek to Farfetch'd. In the third challenge, Farfetch'd took on Wikstrom's {{p|Aegislash}}, while Ash himself engaged Wikstrom in a swordfight. When Ash started to get overpowered, Farfetch'd remembered Ash's selflessness while retrieving its leek and defended him from Wikstrom's sword, at the cost of taking a hit from Aegislash's {{m|Sacred Sword}}. However, Farfetch'd was then able to evade a second Sacred Sword using its newly learned {{m|Detect}}. Farfetch'd then followed through by hitting Aegislash with {{m|Brutal Swing}} and was prepared to attack again when Ash told it to stop as Goh and Scyther were able to retrieve the key and win the challenge.

[[File:Ash Farfetch'd leek shield.png|thumb|left|250px|As a Farfetch'd, using its broken leek as a sword and shield]]

In ''[[JN060|Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!]]'', Farfetch'd battled Rinto and his Gallade in a World Coronation Series match. During the battle, Gallade sliced off the top of Farfetch'd's leek, shocking the Wild Duck Pokémon. Ash was able to overcome this setback by having Farfetch'd mimic Wikstrom's Aegislash and use the cut-off part of its leek as a shield and wielding the remaining part like a sword. With this tactic, Farfetch'd was eventually able to land several [[critical hit]]s on Gallade and evolve into Sirfetch'd as a result. Despite Rinto having Gallade activate {{a|Justified}} to boost his {{stat|attack}} power, Sirfetch'd was still able to overpower Gallade and defeat him, raising Ash's ranking.

In ''[[JN103|The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy!]]'', while Ash was visiting the [[Lumiose Gym]], Sirfetch'd was shown to be on the verge of mastering a new move, which {{an|Clemont}} identified as its [[signature move]], {{m|Meteor Assault}}. With inadvertent help from {{AP|Dracovish}}, Sirfetch'd was able to master the move, and subsequently used it to defeat [[Clemont's Luxray]] in a practice battle.

In ''[[JN104|Taking Two For The Team!]]'', Sirfetch'd was the first Pokémon Ash used in his World Coronation Series match against [[Drasna]]. Sirfetch'd was able to quickly land a Brutal Swing before temporarily losing its shield and sword. Sirfetch'd then proceeded to take powerful attacks from Noivern before it was able to reclaim its sword and shield and deal some damage to Drasna's {{p|Noivern}} with Meteor Assault before Ash chose to recall it. He later sent it back out to face Drasna's {{me|Altaria}}, whom it was able to defeat with Meteor Assault before succumbing to the damage it had already taken and fainting as well. Despite this, it still reemerged from its Poké Ball to cheer for Dracovish for the rest of the battle.

In ''[[JN124|Valor: A Strategic Part of Battling!]]'', Sirfetch'd was Ash's fifth Pokémon in his [[Masters Eight Tournament]] match against {{an|Cynthia}}. It was sent out against {{p|Milotic}}, taking damage from {{TP|Cynthia|Garchomp}}'s {{m|Stealth Rock}} immediately upon entering the battle. Ash cleverly had it use Brutal Swing to eliminate the Stealth Rocks, before proceeding to defeat Milotic with a powerful Meteor Assault. It subsequently clashed with Garchomp, but despite landing a powerful Meteor Assault to damage the opponent, it ended up fainting while still standing up.

In ''[[JN143|Ride, Lapras, Ride!]]'', Sirfetch'd was shown to have rejoined Ash's team. During the episode, it helped in freeing a trapped {{p|Wailmer}}. Despite Wailmer evolving into a {{p|Wailord}} and getting stuck again, they were able to free the Float Whale Pokémon.

[[File:Ash and Goh Farfetch'd.png|thumb|250px|As a Farfetch'd, facing its regional form]]

Sirfetch'd is a very prideful Pokémon, tending to engage others in {{pkmn|battle}} in order to hone its skills. Even when it is at the brink of defeat, it refuses to give up, pushing its body to the absolute limit, which sometimes results in it fainting while still standing. Upon seeing {{Ash}} sharing the same battling spirit and passion, it agreed to join his [[Party|team]], after he offered to help it grow stronger, and it immediately resumed training with {{AP|Riolu}} after its capture.

As a Farfetch'd, Sirfetch'd appeared to have a mutual rivalry with [[Goh's Farfetch'd|Goh's Kantonian Farfetch'd]]. While the two are normally friendly to each other, they were prone to bickering, which leads to them clashing with their leeks. In ''[[JN103|The Future is Now, Thanks to Strategy!]]'', Sirfetch'd developed a close friendship with [[Ash's Dracovish]], after the Fossil Pokémon inadvertently helped it master {{m|Meteor Assault}}. This was shown again in the [[JN104|following episode]], where it came out of its Poké Ball to cheer Dracovish on during a tough battle.

Sirfetch'd is able to utilize its shield in a variety of ways, the most common one being to block attacks. It has also been shown to throw it as a projectile, glide on it in the air, and surf on it in the water.