Ash's Torterra: Difference between revisions

In ''[[DP051|Glory Blaze!]]'', Turtwig was used in the quarterfinals of the [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]]. He was paired up with Paul's Chimchar, who was still weak from earlier training, and was up against a {{p|Zangoose}} and a {{p|Metagross}}. The two quickly become overwhelmed due to Chimchar being too weak and afraid of Zangoose to make any attacks. The situation became even worse when Paul ordered Chimchar to use a friendly fire {{m|Flame Wheel}} on Turtwig, seriously injuring him, before getting caught in Zangoose's claws. Turtwig then saved it, and Chimchar made up for this by protecting him from a {{m|Fire Blast}} attack on its own accord. Realizing that not even reliving the traumatic event of being attacked by Zangoose could motivate Chimchar to activate Blaze, Paul gave up on it and refused to give it any more commands. Consequently, Ash gave Chimchar commands from then on, and the three went on to win the battle.

Like many of Ash's Pokémon, Turtwig's battle style was based on his {{stat|speed}}, a factor that Ash focused on even more after seeing Gardenia's Turtwig in action. However, in ''[[DP100|Aiding the Enemy!]]'', Turtwig evolved into {{p|Grotle}} during a battle against [[Paul's Honchkrow]]. It quickly became apparent that, due to his new body being larger and heavier, Grotle's speed had diminished, and he fumbled and fell down a lot in the battle, ultimately losing. The newly evolved Grotle had high expectations of himself, well exemplified in the same episode. During the night, he went out to try and recover his speed. However, he failed and continued to stumble over. This was initially upsetting, but [[Paul's Torterra]] provided some unexpected help by showing Grotle that he could rely on {{stat|defense}} instead.

In ''[[DP103|Jumping Rocket Ship!]]'', it was shown that Grotle became fatigued from walking a lot due to his increased weight. He had to be carried by [[Brock's Happiny]] for a portion of the journey.

In ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]'', Grotle, along with the rest of Ash's Sinnoh team, was under the care of [[Nurse Joy]] in the [[Lake Acuity]] [[Pokémon Center]], suffering bodily repercussions from the rough Full Battle loss against Paul. Later, he helped rescue Pikachu from {{TRT}} by knocking [[Jessie's Yanmega]] out with a single Energy Ball, before blasting them off with another one.

In ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]'', he was used to battle [[Palmer]]'s {{p|Rhyperior}} in the [[Festival Battle Challenge]]. With Rhyperior's {{a|Solid Rock}} Ability, increased speed from {{m|Rock Polish}}, and powerful {{m|Rock Wrecker}} and {{m|Sandstorm}} attacks, Grotle struggled at first, but was able to make a comeback after healing himself with Synthesis and accidentally swallowing his own Energy Ball, which caused the bushes on his back to radiate a green aura and grant him a huge power boost. Said boost made him strong enough to push Rhyperior back with Rock Climb, forcing it to smash its tail into the terrain to keep from falling down. However, this position left Grotle vulnerable to another Rock Wrecker, which was enough to knock him out despite putting up a good fight.