Ash's Torterra: Difference between revisions

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type2=Ground|

trainername=Ash|

pokemonname=Torterra|

jtrainername=サトシ|

jpokemonname=ドダイトス|

tmtrainername=Satoshi|

tmpokemonname=Dodaitose|

image=[[File:Ash Torterra.png|250px]] |

caption=Ash's Torterra |

location={{rt|202|Sinnoh}} |

gender=Unknown<!--Please do not put Torterra's gender as male as it was not actually revealed in Tanks for the Memories!.--> |

ability=Unknown|

evolution=2|

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epnum=DP005|

epname=Gettin' Twiggy With It!|

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firstevoep=DP100 |

firstevoname=Aiding the Enemy!|

secondevoep=DP166 |

secondevoname=The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore! |

firststagename=Turtwig|

secondstagename=Grotle|

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

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java1=[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]|

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===Diamond & Pearl===

In ''[[DP005|Gettin' Twiggy With It!]]'' {{Ash}} originally caught Torterra as a Turtwig. It had been living in the forest near [[Clara]]'s home, and it broke up fights among [[wild Pokémon]] in the area. After {{TRT}} stole [[Ash's Pikachu]], their {{TP|Team Rocket|balloon|mechas}} crashed, and Turtwig defended Pikachu against them. When Ash and {{ashfr}} appeared, Turtwig assumed they were trying to wrongfully steal Pikachu, too, so it attacked them and ran off with an exhausted Pikachu in tow. The next time they confronted Turtwig, the misunderstanding was explained, and Turtwig apologetically befriended Ash. At the end of the episode, Ash and his friends began to leave, and the old woman encouraged Turtwig to go with Ash, so it ran to challenge him to a battle. Ash accepted his challenge, and Turtwig and Pikachu {{pkmn|battle}}d. Ash then caught Turtwig.

As Turtwig, it was a brave yet kind Pokémon that has high confidence for its small size. It apparently had a strong jaw, as it was often seen latching itself onto people and Pokémon's heads, tails, hats, and appendages to attack or show affection. It has done this to Ash as well, the behavior somewhat resembling that of [[James's Victreebel]], {{TP|James|Carnivine}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}. It has also been shown to be both incredibly fast and quite strong, such as the time when it used {{m|Bite}} on [[Roark's Rampardos]]'s tail and threw it into a rock, after which {{an|Brock}} said, "Big things come in small packages!"

In ''[[DP031|The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!]]'', Turtwig was first sent out to rescue [[Cheryl]], from vines with its {{m|Razor Leaf}}. It stayed out of its Pokéball and was later found by [[Gardenia]] who found it cute. It later battled as Ash's first Pokémon in his and Gardenia's unoffical two vs two battle. She chose her {{p|Cherubi}}. Turtwig used {{m|Tackle}} hitting Cherubi, it then used multiple Razor Leaf's hitting Cherubi the first time but Cherubi dodged it and Gardenia didn't give any commands. Impressed with Turtwig, she recalled her Cherubi, which Brock speculating Gardenia using Cherubi to check out Ash's Turtwig. Gardenia then used her {{p|Turtwig}}, Ash's Turtwig used a fast Tackle but Gardenia's was faster and it easily dodged. Ash's Turtwig used Tackle again but was dodged again crashing it into a tree. Gardenia's Turtwig used {{m|Leech Seed}} draining Ash's Turtwig. Whilst Leech Seed drained its health. Gardenia's Turtwig used an extremely fast Tackle, knocking Turtwig out.

In ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'', Turtwig was Ash's first Pokémon in his [[Eterna Gym]] Battle against Gardenia, it went up against her {{p|Cherubi}} again. Turtwig started off with Tackle, which was dodged, its Razor Leaf was dodged as well, showing Cherubi's speed, this was because of Cherubi's ability {{a|Chlorophyll}}, this made Cherubi faster as it was {{weather|Intense Sunlight|very sunny}}. Cherubi then used {{m|Solar Beam}}, but Turtwig was able to dodge. Ash thinking that Solar Beam couldn't be activated straight away and had Turtwig use Razor Leaf, but Cherubi countered with an instant Solar Beam, which was instant due to the intense sunlight, destroying Razor Leaf and hitting Turtwig, Cherubi then used {{m|Magical Leaf}} and Ash recalled Turtwig before the attack could hit. Later it was called out to face Gardenia's Turtwig again, Ash's Turtwig used Tackle which Gardenia's Turtwig dodged and used {{m|Leaf Storm}}, however Ash's Turtwig was able to dodge by jumping on and then off a tree. Ash's Turtwig used Bite but Gardenia's Turtwig used Leech Seed, stopping Bite and draining Ash's Turtwig of energy. Turtwig was able to withstand it and used {{m|Synthesis}}, however Gardenia had her Turtwig use Leaf Storm, which Turtwig was able to dodge by jumping, allowing the Synthesis to finish. Ash's Turtwig was then able to hit Gardenia's Turtwig with Razor Leaf, both Turtwig then used Tackle at each other, but only Ash's Turtwig was able to remain standing, winning it the rematch of Turtwigs. Ash kept Turtwig in but the Leech Seed was still in effect. It then went up against Gardenia's final Pokémon, {{p|Roserade}}. Turtwig used Tackle but the Bouquet Pokémon tripped up Turtwig with {{m|Grass Knot}}, Roserade then used {{m|Weather Ball}}, which was a {{type|Fire}} attack due to the intense sunlight, defeating Turtwig.

After learning {{m|Energy Ball}} from {{si|Kenny}}'s {{p|Breloom}}, Turtwig didn't battle again until the [[Pastoria Gym]] battle in ''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]'', where it battled [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Quagsire}}, but it was called back before being defeated.

Like many of Ash's Pokémon, Turtwig's battle style was based on its {{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 its new body being larger and heavier, Grotle's speed had diminished, and Grotle fumbled and fell down a lot in the battle. The newly-evolved Grotle had high expectations of itself, well exemplified in the same episode. During the night, it went out to try to improve its speed. However, it failed to regain its speed and stumbled over from time to time. This was initially upsetting but [[Paul's Torterra]] provided some unexpected help by showing Grotle that it could rely on {{stat|defense}} instead.

In ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]'', Ash used his Grotle to help train [[Dawn's Piloswine]], where it used the defense method shown by Paul's Torterra. By ''[[DP109|Leading A Stray!]]'', the defense method has begun to pay off in battle as Grotle took {{p|Swampert}}'s {{m|Focus Punch}} on the head and replied accordingly with {{m|Razor Leaf}}, knocking its opponent out.

In ''[[DP121|The Lonely Snover]]'', in order to save a {{p|Snover}}, Grotle surpassed its own limits and learned {{m|Rock Climb}} through its willpower alone, which allowed it to regain some of its speed.

In ''[[DP127|Sliding Into Seventh!]]'', it was Ash's first Pokémon in his Gym battle against [[Candice]], going up against her {{p|Sneasel}}, using her skating skills, she dodged its {{m|Energy Ball}} and then used {{m|Icy Wind}}, however Grotle used the training it got from Paul's {{p|Torterra}} to endure these attacks despite being super effective, and then used a close range Razor Leaf against her {{m|Fury Swipes}}. It then used Rock Climb against Sneasel's Icy Wind knocking her out. Grotle was then recalled. It later went up against her {{p|Abomasnow}}, it used Rock Climb but this was countered by {{m|Wood Hammer}} knocking Grotle out.

In ''[[DP131|Pedal to the Mettle!]]'', Grotle was used in the match between Ash and Paul and faced Honchkrow again. Grotle attempted to utilize its strong defense against Honchkrow, however Honchkrow proved to be far too powerful and as a result Grotle was defeated.

In ''[[DP166|The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!]]'', Grotle was used in Ash's first Gym battle against [[Volkner]]'s {{p|Luxray}} where, despite the type-advantage, it started to get overwhelmed before the battle was canceled, due to the [[Sunyshore Gym|Gym]] losing power. Later, Grotle was called on to battle Team Rocket inside the [[Sunyshore Tower]], and quickly evolved into a {{p|Torterra}}. Along with its new and more powerful form, Torterra immediately learned {{m|Leaf Storm}} and sent Team Rocket blasting off.

Ash used it in his battle against Paul in ''[[DP187|A Real Rival Rouser!]]''. Torterra was sent out against Paul's {{p|Drapion}}, after both {{AP|Buizel}} and {{AP|Staraptor}} fell in battle against the powerful Pokémon. It battled well and was able to do some damage to Drapion with its {{m|Leaf Storm}}, {{m|Rock Climb}} and Energy Ball attacks. However in the end, Drapion proved to be too much for Torterra, and it was defeated by Drapion's powerful {{m|Pin Missile}} attack.

===Best Wishes series===

As a Turtwig, Torterra was very brave. Similarly to [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] it helped take care of sick or injured Pokémon and kept the peace between them. If there was feud between another Pokémon Turtwig would be the mannered one to break it up. It was shown to be a little reckless at times, ignoring Ash's commands to dodge in ''[[DP006|Different Strokes for Different Blokes]].'' It was quite stubborn and would not give up, no matter how hard the challenge, another trait it shared with Bulbasaur. It was also quite affectionate, latching on to Ash's head as a Turtwig. After evolving into Grotle, it became a lot less active with its weight gain, still battling well but taking things slowly. As it grew and evolved, Torterra became quite serious in everything it did and had no issues listening to Ash's commands unlike when it was still Turtwig and Grotle.

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* '''Spin''': As a Turtwig, it spun much like {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Aipom}}, {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}, and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} did to avoid attacks. It used it against [[Roark's Rampardos]] in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched!]]''. Unfortunately Turtwig lost the ability to spin once it evolved into Grotle.

* '''Swallowing Energy Ball''': As a Grotle, it uses this technique to power up its {{type|Grass}} moves in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]'' for the first time. It used it again in ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]'', to help Dawn's Mamoswine use the technique with {{m|Ice Shard}} in the [[Lilypad Town]] Contest.

Ash's Torterra appears in the {{OBP|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl|Sakai Takayuki}} {{pkmn|manga}}. He first used it as a Turtwig in ''[[PDP06|Pachirisu is Hungry]]'' to try and rescue a {{p|Pachirisu}} that was stuck in a trap. After making several more appearances as a Turtwig, it was later shown to have evolved into Grotle in ''[[PDP29|Playing in the Snow]]''.

{{anmov|Grass|Razor Leaf|PDP06|Pachirisu is Hungry}}

[[File:Ash Turtwig M10 manga.png|thumb|130px|Ash's Turtwig in the movie 10 manga adaptation]]

Ash's Torterra appears in {{ma|The Rise of Darkrai}} manga adaptation as a Turtwig. It was seen playing with the other Pokémon.

[[File:Ash and Turtwig.png|200px|thumb|right|As an affectionate Turtwig, pictured with Ash]]

* For ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Ash's Turtwig. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: ナエトルは　あたまにはっぱ　はえとるぞ ''Naetoru wa / Atama ni happa / Haetoru zo'' "Naetle / The leaf on its head / Is growing."

* With the exception of battles against {{TRT}}, Torterra was defeated in every battle it participated in after evolving from Grotle.

*Torterra is Ash's first Pokémon to learn an [[HM]] move.

** It is also the only Pokémon to be seen using {{m|Rock Climb}} in the anime.