Ash's Pignite: Difference between revisions

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==In the anime==

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''====

=====Unova=====

======With Shamus======

As a Tepig, Pignite once belonged to a Trainer named [[Shamus]], who abandoned him at the [[Accumula Town]] Pokémon [[Battle Club]] after losing to a {{p|Deerling}} in battle. Shamus was disappointed in Tepig and so, Tepig was tied to a post. When [[Don George]] tried to untie him, Tepig broke free of his bonds and began searching for his Trainer, but to no avail.  

In ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]'', Tepig was Ash's Pokémon during his first [[Striaton Gym]] battle against [[Chili]] and his {{TP|Chili|Pansear}}, this surprised Iris, who thought he should have used a {{type|Water}} like Oshawott, Tepig hit with his Tackle, but it didn't do much to Pansear, but Pansear's {{m|Fire Punch}} did a lot of Tepig. Then Pansear's Flamethrower overwhelmed Tepig's Ember and then he took more damage of {{m|Dig}}. Tepig then ran around to dodge another Dig, but was then hit by another Dig. Pansear used Dig again but then Ash had Tepig jump into the hole and bite Pansear, when it emerged Tepig was biting Pansear's tail, though Pansear smashed Tepig into the ground, Tepig got up and still biting Pansear's tail, flung it around and then defeated Pansear with Ember and a Tackle attack.

In ''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]'', he battled [[Lenora]]'s {{p|Lillipup}}, which promptly used {{m|Roar}} to force Tepig back into his Poké Ball. After Lenora's {{p|Watchog}} defeated Oshawott, he fought Lillipup again and was defeated. In ''[[BW016|Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!]]'', he trained alongside Ash at Don George's Battle Club. He ran on a treadmill and dodged black balls that symbolized {{m|Shadow Ball}} attacks. By training, Tepig became faster and stronger and learned Flame Charge. Later on, he battled Lenora's {{p|Herdier}}, which soon used Roar to force Tepig back into his Poké Ball again. After Watchog and Oshawott knocked each other out, Tepig battled Herdier again and won because of his faster, stronger attacks and his newly-learned Flame Charge attack.

   

In ''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle!]]'', Tepig was later used to battle Trip's {{p|Vanillite}}. Tepig defended himself from Vanillite's {{type|Ice}} attacks with Flame Charge but could not keep up with some of its faster moves and despite the type advantage, the match ended in a tie.

In ''[[BW048|Battle For The Underground!]]'', Tepig was used to propel the train cart Ash and friends were riding on to get away from Team Rocket; along with Roggenrola using {{m|Flash Cannon}} and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} using {{m|Dragon Rage}}. In the process, his Ember attack became Flamethrower.

In ''[[BW051|Lost at the Stamp Rally!]]'', Tepig teamed up with [[Cilan's Pansage]] when his Trainer Ash and {{an|Cilan}} battled {{tc|Subway Boss}}es [[Ingo]] and [[Emmet]]. Battling their {{p|Eelektross}} and {{p|Chandelure}}, Tepig and Pansage battled well but were eventually defeated.

In ''[[BW084|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2]]'', Ash sent out his Pignite as his fourth Pokémon during his Gym battle with [[Roxie]], facing her {{p|Scolipede}}. Despite her part {{type|Bug}} Pokémon being at a type disadvantage against Fire types, Roxie stood calm. Pignite started by trying a Flame Charge, which was blocked by Scolipede's {{m|Screech}}. The Megapede Pokémon next attacked with {{m|Sludge Bomb}}, which was also blocked by Pignite's Flamethrower, causing a big explosion and a cloud of smoke. Using the smoke to his advantage, Ash had Pignite use another Flame Charge, hitting Scolipede and dealing a lot of damage. As Pignite tried to finish the match with another Flamethrower, Scolipede dodged and used {{m|Toxic}} on Pignite, {{status|poison|badly poisoning}} him. However, Pignite was able to go on and unleash a Fire Pledge on Scolipede, defeating it. Roxie then gave Pignite a [[Pecha Berry]], curing him of the poison before sending out her strongest Pokémon, {{p|Garbodor}}. The Trash Heap Pokémon was able to use its extendable arms to dodge Pignite's Flame Charge before hitting the Fire Pig Pokémon with {{m|Double Slap}} and doing the same again to dodge a Flamethrower. Pignite then used Tackle on Garbodor's arm, causing it to fall over. Pignite was about to use Fire Pledge, but Garbodor extended its arm under his hand, preventing him from using the move, grabbing him, and tossing him to the floor. After getting hit by a few Double Slaps, Pignite was finally able to unleash his Fire Pledge attack, but Garbodor countered with a {{m|Hyper Beam}}, which went right through Fire Pledge and hit Pignite, knocking him out.

In ''[[BW092|Ash, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!]]'', Pignite battled [[Trip's Serperior]] in the [[Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup]] finals. Pignite battled hard, had a type advantage, and managed to dodge many of his opponent's attacks, as well as using Flame Charge several times to boost his speed. Regardless, Serperior remained too fast for the Fire Pig Pokémon and dodged every single one of his own attacks. After taking a direct hit from {{m|Solar Beam}}, he finally tired out and was finished off with a powerful {{m|Frenzy Plant}} attack.

In ''[[BW107|Cameron's Secret Weapon!]]'', Pignite was the third Pokémon Ash used in his [[Vertress Conference]] battle against {{un|Cameron}}, sending him out against his {{p|Hydreigon}} which had already defeated Boldore and Oshawott. Pignite started the battle with his new Brick Break attack, which was super effective against the {{t|Dark}}/{{type|Dragon}} Pokémon. Hydreigon countered by attacking with {{m|Dragon Pulse}}, which scored a direct hit. After narrowly dodging Pignite's Flamethrower, the Brutal Pokémon scored a pair of powerful hits with a {{m|Tri Attack}} and a {{m|Dragon Rush}}. Despite of this, Pignite was still able to fight back, and served his own pair of powerful strikes with Brick Break and Flame Charge, before dodging Hydreigon's {{m|Double Hit}}-counterattack. Next Pignite used Fire Pledge, forcing Hydreigon to take flight in order to avoid it, allowing him to land a direct hit on it with a Flamethrower. Ash then commanded Pignite to serve the finishing blow on his weakened opponent with Brick Break. Although Hydreigon tried to counter with a Double Hit, Pignite easily avoided it and served the super effective strike on the Brutal Pokémon, finishing it off. Cameron's next Pokémon was {{p|Ferrothorn}}. After avoiding Ferrothorn's {{m|Metal Claw}}, Pignite was hit by a {{m|Pin Missile}}. Despite the fact that Pignite was starting to get weak, he was still able to fire a super effective Flamethrower on the {{t|Grass}} and {{type|Steel}} Pokémon. Although Ferrothorn tried to attack back with {{m|Mirror Shot}}, Pignite was easily able to dodge it and strike with Flame Charge, finishing the Thorn Pod Pokémon. Cameron then sent out his third Pokémon, {{p|Samurott}}. Pignite stood no chance against the Formidable Pokémon, which first countered the Fire Pig Pokémon's Flamethrower with a super effective {{m|Hydro Cannon}}, and then knocked him out with an equally powerful {{m|Aqua Jet}}.

He was sent out to battle [[Barret]]'s {{p|Magnezone}} in ''[[BW118|Secrets From Out of the Fog!]]''. Despite having the type advantage, Pignite was soon defeated by a {{m|Magnet Bomb}} attack that also rebounded Pansage's {{m|Bullet Seed}} attack at him. It was soon discovered in [[BW119|the next episode]] that one of Pansage's Bullet Seed pellets had been lodged up his nose as a result and was preventing him from using his Flamethrower attack. After Ash had {{AP|Charizard}} throw Pignite around to shake it out, to no avail, Iris tickled Pignite's nose with some grass and he sneezed it out.

=====Decolore Islands=====

In ''[[BW129|The Pirates of Decolore!]]'', Pignite accompanied the gang to the hideout of a quartet of pirate Pokémon. When the quartet revealed that they were all abandoned by their former Trainers, Pignite attempted to sympathize with them, recalling his troubled past with Shamus. Pignite later joined Snivy in a tag battle against pirates {{p|Croconaw}} and {{p|Azumarill}}, of which the former team won.

In ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', Pignite reunited with Ash during his visit to Professor Oak's Laboratory with [[Goh]]. Some time before, Pignite had battled against [[Ash's Infernape]] before he had left the lab to battle {{p|Moltres}}.

===Personality and characteristics===

During the period that [[Ash's Charizard]] was with Ash in Unova, Pignite appeared to look up to the experienced Pokémon. When Charizard was taking attacks from Pokémon controlled by Team Plasma, Pignite showed concern and came to help in the battle. Before that, Charizard tried to help Pignite during ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]'', when his blocked nose was preventing him from using {{m|Flamethrower}}. Since being left at Professors Oak's lab, Pignite became friends with Ash's other Fire types.

===Moves used===

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[[File:Ash Pignite M16 manga.png|thumb|180px|Pignite in the manga]]

[[File:Ash Tepig M14 manga.png|thumb|left|180px|As a Tepig]]

====Moves used====

{{anmov|fire|Ember|White—Victini and Zekrom (manga)|White—Victini and Zekrom}}

{{anmov|normal|Tackle|White—Victini and Zekrom (manga)|White—Victini and Zekrom}}

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===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===

==Trivia==

* Tepig's [[evolution]] into Pignite was first revealed in the Japanese ending [[Seven-colored Arch]].

* Pignite is the first Fire-type Ash owned that didn't know {{m|Flamethrower}} when caught.

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