Ash's Palpitoad: Difference between revisions

'''Ash's Palpitoad''' (Japanese: '''サトシのガマガル''' ''Satoshi's Gamagaru'') was the seventh {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{Ash}} {{pkmn2|caught}} in the [[Unova]] [[region]], and his fortieth overall.

In ''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]'', Palpitoad was used in Ash's Gym battle against Elesa. Being immune to {{type|Electric}} moves, Palpitoad was the ideal choice for this battle, and was Ash's sole strategy for the battle. Palpitoad took many ineffective hits from Zebstrika's {{m|Flame Charge}} and a {{m|Double Kick}} attack, proving unable to dodge. As Zebstrika headed towards Palpitoad using {{m|Quick Attack}}, Ash commanded a Supersonic attack, which blocked and confused Zebstrika. Palpitoad then finished the match with a Mud Shot, followed by a Hydro Pump. Palpitoad showed signs of fatigue after Elesa recalled Zebstrika, so both Iris and Cilan suggested that Ash should recall him and switch to another Pokémon. Ash, however, decided to stick with Palpitoad when Elesa brought out {{p|Emolga}}. However, Palpitoad found himself unable to keep up with Emolga's fast moves, and was hit by an {{m|Acrobatics}} attack, and several {{m|Aerial Ace}} attacks before he was hit with Emolga's {{m|Attract}}, causing him to become immobilized by infatuation. After another couple more hits from Aerial Ace, Palpitoad was knocked out, ruining Ash's strategy for the battle, but Ash later regained his composure and won.

From ''[[JN118|Battling as Hard as Stone!]]'' onwards, Palpitoad watched Ash's [[Masters Eight Tournament]] matches against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}, {{an|Cynthia}}, and {{an|Leon}}. In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Palpitoad appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's {{p|Charizard}}. After Ash won the battle, Palpitoad joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.

| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Palpitoad combines his Mud Shot with a joint Flamethrower attack from {{AP|Pignite}} and {{AP|Charizard}}, {{AP|Snivy}}'s Leaf Storm, {{AP|Oshawott}}'s Hydro Pump attack, {{AP|Unfezant}}'s Air Cutter attack, {{AP|Scraggy}}'s Focus Blast, {{AP|Leavanny}}'s Energy Ball, {{AP|Boldore}}'s Flash Cannon attack, {{AP|Pikachu}}'s Thunderbolt, and {{AP|Krookodile}}'s Stone Edge attack to create a gigantic blast of energy. This was used to defend [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] from {{TRT}}.

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* Before Palpitoad, the last non-temporary Pokémon which Ash had caught in its evolved state was his {{AP|Noctowl}}, which he caught in ''[[EP154|Fowl Play!]]'', 535 episodes before him.

** Palpitoad was also the first evolved {{t|Water}} Pokémon acquired by Ash since his {{p|Krabby}} evolved into {{AP|Kingler}} in ''[[EP075|Round One - Begin!]]'', 614 episodes before Palpitoad's capture.

*** Palpitoad is the only one of Ash's Water-type Pokémon to be in its mid-evolutionary stage.