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'''Aibo''' (Japanese: '''エーたろう''' ''Ētarō''), known as '''Ataro''' in [[Chuang Yi]]'s translations, is an {{p|Ambipom}} that {{adv|Gold}} owns in [[Pokémon Adventures]] and his [[starter Pokémon]]. As of ''[[PS456|All About Arceus V]]'', he is level 83 and his [[Characteristic]] is "mischievous."

[[File:Aibo Aipom.png|thumb|left|140px|As an Aipom]]

Aibo first appeared as an Aipom in ''[[PS091|Murkrow Row]]'' alongside {{adv|Gold}}'s [[mother]], who asked him to go wake Gold up. Along with the other Pokémon living there they manage to wake Gold up, who then plays with them. Later at night they encounter a [[Trainer]] named [[Joey]] who had his bag stolen by a wild {{p|Murkrow}}. Together, Gold and Aibo manage to defeat and capture the thieving Pokémon.

In ''[[PS093|Sneasel Sneak Attack]]'', Aibo battled against [[Silver's Sneasel]] in an attempt to get [[Professor Elm]]'s {{TP|Silver|Totodile}} back. Aibo attacked with {{m|Scratch}} and {{p|Sneasel}} blocked it with {{m|Protect}}. Gold then recalled Aibo and used his billiard cue to shoot Aibo behind Sneasel, landing a direct hit.

In ''[[PS103|You Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour]]'', Aibo battled alongside Gold's other Pokémon against the [[Masked Man]]. Aibo fought against his {{p|Delibird}} and lost due to Gold not knowing how to handle battling with multiple Pokémon. Despite their defeat, Aibo managed to scratch pieces of his mask off, which later proves to be instrumental in finding out his true identity.

In ''[[PS107|Gligar Glide]]'', right after Gold goes to sleep in the woods on the outskirts of [[Goldenrod City]], a {{p|Gligar}} swoops down and snatches [[Togebo]]'s Egg. Aibo tries, unsuccessfully, to wake Gold and he rallies his teammates to chase after it. Aibo catches up first and tries to attack Gligar but it uses  its stinger, causing Aibo to fall. Then Gligar kicks Polibo, who has just jumped out of the water. Pretending to be a tree, {{p|Sudowoodo|Sudobo}} catches Gligar, and [[Exbo]] uses a powerful {{m|Ember}}. Gligar flies away to a tree to eat the Egg, but {{p|Sunkern|Sunbo}} lands on Gligar's head. Unfortunately, this makes Gligar headbutt the Egg, creating a crack in the shell. Pieces of the Egg fly off, and {{p|Togepi}} appears. Gligar, still hungry, attempts to eat Togepi anyways. Togepi retaliates with {{m|Double-Edge}} and {{m|Metronome}}; Metronome comes out as {{m|Supersonic}}, which scares Gligar off.

 

 

In ''[[PS172|The Last Battle VI]]'', Aibo participated in Gold's last battle against the Masked Man. Despite easily being defeated, Aibo manages to {{m|Baton Pass|send}} his boosted stats to Sudobo, giving him the speed needed to get the upper hand in the match.

[[File:Gold and Aibo.png|thumb|140px|Aibo and Gold]]

In ''[[PS328|The Final Battle I]]'', Aibo fought alongside Exbo to fight [[Guile Hideout]]. Exbo lets up a powerful flame, which Aibo increases by spinning Gold's pool cue to fan the flames in Guile's direction. Guile attempts to block the flames with his sword, but he is quickly overpowered and knocked to the ground.

 

In ''[[PS334|The Final Battle VII]]'', Aibo was seen battling Guile Hideout's stolen {{gdis|Battle Tower|III}} Pokémon.

In ''[[PS442|Out-Odding Oddish]]'', Aibo participated in the [[Pokéathlon]] alongside Polibo and Exbo. They start with the Skill Course, which ends with the round Snow Throw. The team throws snowballs at their opponents, but Gold commands Aibo to create a gigantic one. Aibo throws it, giving Gold enough points to win the Skill Course. The same three are later entered into the Stamina Course and manage to win that one as well. In the [[PS443|next round]] the three enter the Power Course and go up against [[Koga]], [[Bruno]], and [[Will]], members of the [[Elite Four]]. When the match starts Gold is shocked to see his team being defeated by his opponents. At Circle Push, Koga's {{p|Muk}} easily pushes Aibo, Polibo, and Exbo away from it. In Goal Roll, Will's {{p|Exeggutor}} kicks several balls into a goal while Aibo, Polibo, and Exbo fail to block them. In Block Smash, Gold faces Bruno and his {{p|Machamp}} as his final opponents. Machamp does a powerful blow that destroys a whole row of blocks instantly while on Gold's side, Aibo attacks the cracked area in the center, but doesn't do much to the block. He switches to Polibo, but he only manages to destroy one. Gold switches to Exbo next, who manages to break more blocks and is the closest to matching Machamp, but not by much. Gold soon reveals that Aibo is attacking for critical hits on the blocks. By doing so, it sends Gold's team into High Tension mode, allowing him to quickly catch up with Bruno. Bruno tries to fight back, but Machamp's arms have become too injured to be used again. Gold has Aibo leap into the air and send a powerful strike in the dead center of the block, destroying them all and giving Gold the win.

 

In ''[[PS448|Pleased as Punch With Parasect]]'', Aibo was training with Exbo to learn the move {{m|Double Hit}}. Soon after mastering the move he [[Evolution|evolved]] into Ambipom, much to the admiration of everyone around him, making Togebo jealous in the process. In ''[[PS453|All About Arceus II]]'', Aibo fought against {{adv|Arceus}}. He attacks with a powerful Double Hit, but fails to do any real damage.

Aibo is one of the family Pokémon that lived with {{adv|Gold}} in the house he grew up in. As a result, he is very close to his [[Trainer]]. Like his Trainer, Aibo tends to be very mischievous and cunning, but is shown to care for others, going to great lengths to rescue [[Togebo]]'s [[Egg]]. Aibo is also very motivated to become stronger and draws strength from watching tough opponents. With his prehensile tail, Aibo can grab objects to be used to help in battle; after [[evolving]], he gained a second one which improves this skill even further.

|From ''Aipom'' and {{tt|''-taro''|common suffix among the nicknames of Gold's Pokémon}}

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