Ash's Bayleef: Difference between revisions

|gender=Female<ref>Confirmed in ''[[EP200|Turning Over A New Bayleef]]''.</ref>  

|current=[[Professor Oak's Laboratory]]  

|enva2=[[Mika Kanai]] <small>([[EP199]]-[[DP182]])</small><br>Unknown <small>([[JN114]])</small>

Bayleef debuted in ''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]'' as a Chikorita. Chikorita was especially stubborn, going so far as to fight [[Ash's Charizard]], despite being faced with overwhelming odds, and she was injured in the process. {{TRT}} kidnapped her and tried to convince the stubborn Pokémon to join them, but {{Ash}} eventually won her confidence by saving her from Team Rocket.

In ''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]'', Ash used Chikorita as his second Pokémon in his [[Azalea Gym]] battle, despite the [[Type#Type effectiveness|type disadvantage]], something which [[Bugsy]] mocked. First, she went up against {{p|Spinarak}}, who dodged a lot of her attacks, until it was stopped by Chikorita's Sweet Scent and then defeated with a Tackle. She then went up against {{p|Metapod}}, which used {{m|Harden}} to defend itself, before defeating Chikorita with a Tackle of its own.

In ''[[EP199|Current Events]]'', Chikorita [[Evolution|evolved]] into Bayleef to protect Ash from Team Rocket. However, in the following episode, ''[[EP200|Turning Over A New Bayleef]]'', the amorous Pokémon was shown not to have realized she had grown so much and continued to act as though she was still small enough to leap into Ash's arms. This problem was addressed when she ran away after Ash scolded her to "get away and stay away." Bayleef then came across [[Haruno]] and her Pokémon, and she and Ash made up in the process of taking down Team Rocket's giant Bayleef mecha. After the villainous trio had been defeated, Bayleef showed her affection towards Ash by using her newly learned Body Slam on him.

Bayleef was briefly sent to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in ''[[EP216|Dueling Heroes]]'' in exchange for his {{AP|Kingler}}, who Ash needed to compete in the [[Whirl Cup]]. She did not warm up to Oak well, and Oak called Ash to inform him that Bayleef was restless. Finished with Kingler, Ash returned Bayleef to his team in the [[EP217|next episode]].

In ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]'', Bayleef participated in the [[Extreme Pokémon Race]] with Ash, racing {{Gary}} and his {{TP|Gary|Arcanine}}. She showed an immense feat of strength by hurling Ash at Team Rocket's balloon so that Ash could pierce it with his skateboard and rescue Arcanine. She then arrived just in time to attack Jessie's Arbok and hold it off long enough for Gary to catch up and then take down Arbok with his Arcanine. Bayleef and Ash worked together to finish the race, and they managed to best Gary just at the end, winning the race for Ash.

In ''[[EP271|Playing with Fire!]]'', Bayleef redeemed her loss in a battle with {{jo|Harrison}}'s {{TP|Harrison|Houndoom}}, again showing innovation by clamping Houndoom's jaw shut with Vine Whip and then using Body Slam to take it down. She put up her best efforts against {{TP|Harrison|Blaziken}}, but was unable to overcome another type disadvantage and was defeated by a {{m|Fire Punch}}.

In ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]'', after briefly being stolen by Team Rocket, Bayleef escaped from her {{i|Poké Ball}} and went looking for Ash. Eventually, Bayleef thundered out of the trees and tackled {{an|Barry}}. Soon after, she found Ash and tackled him too. When he tried to [[recall]] Bayleef to her Poké Ball, she took it in her mouth, wanting to spend more time with Ash. She later helped destroy the hands of one of Team Rocket's mechas, and afterwards was sent back to Professor Oak's lab. Bayleef was not seen participating in the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]].

In [[JN118]], Bayleef watched Ash's [[Masters Eight Tournament]] match against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}.

From [[JN123]] to [[JN125]], Bayleef watched Ash's match against {{an|Cynthia}}.

In [[JN129]], Bayleef watched Ash's match against {{an|Leon}}.

Bayleef is an incredibly affectionate Pokémon. However, as a Chikorita, she proved to be quite jealous and often fought for attention over Ash's other Pokémon - especially {{AP|Pikachu}}. Characteristically stubborn, and somewhat violent, hints of her crush on Ash were first sighted in ''[[EP127|Once in a Blue Moon]]''. Her antics included bursting out of her {{i|Poké Ball}} unannounced and throwing tantrums. However, some of her more extreme personality traits seem to have mellowed following [[evolution]] in ''[[EP199|Current Events]]''. She has since proven to be a powerful and tactical battler, often using her vines to restrict her opponent's moves or evade oncoming attacks by pushing herself airborne, a technique later copied by {{Gary}}'s {{p|Nidoqueen}}. Bayleef's stamina and full-charge approach to battling made for some incredible moments during Ash's [[Silver Conference]] campaign. Whenever they've reunited, Bayleef has had the tendency to express her affection towards Ash by tackling him.

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[[File:Silver Conference Scoreboard AP.png|thumb|200px|Bayleef in [[Ash & Pikachu]]]]

Bayleef appeared in [[JNM20]] at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].

* Bayleef is Ash's only {{type|Grass}} Pokémon to evolve only once. All his other Grass types have either evolved twice or not evolved at all.