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'''Ash's Unfezant''' (Japanese: '''サトシのケンホロウ''' ''Satoshi's Kenhallow'') was the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{Ash}} {{pkmn2|caught}} in the [[Unova]] [[region]], and his thirty-fourth overall.

In prior [[region|regions]], Ash always caught a {{type|Flying}} Pokémon early in his {{pkmn|journey}}. He continued this trend with Pidove, who was captured soon after his arrival in Unova. In ''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]'', shortly after a flock of Pidove escaped when Ash failed to capture one of them, he noticed her pecking at the ground and engaged her in a battle. She managed to put up a good fight against [[Ash's Pikachu]] until the {{t|Electric}} Mouse Pokémon used his powerful {{m|Iron Tail}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}} attacks, which caused her to faint. Ash threw a {{i|Poké Ball}} and successfully caught her. Later on, for the first time, Pidove was sent out in an effort to save Pikachu and [[Iris's Axew]] from {{TRT}}'s capture. However, as she was still weak from her battle with Pikachu, she was quickly defeated by [[Jessie's Woobat]]'s powerful Gust attack. She was later healed at the [[Pokémon Center]], along with Pikachu and Axew.

Pidove was occasionally used by Ash to find and track certain Pokémon. She helped Ash find two {{p|Darumaka}}  in ''[[BW008|Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!]]'' and a wild {{AP|Snivy}} in ''[[BW007|Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!]]'', playing a dominant role in the {{t|Grass}} Pokémon's capture. At the time, Pidove had followed Snivy throughout from the time she escaped using {{m|Leaf Storm}}. As she witnessed all of Ash's other Pokémon (Pikachu, {{AP|Oshawott}}, and {{AP|Tepig}}) fall to the Grass Snake Pokémon's {{m|Attract}} technique, she volunteered to battle Snivy. When Snivy attempted to use Attract on Pidove, Pidove was unaffected as she was female (a fact of which Ash had been completely unaware of, despite Iris and Cilan's assumptions that it was his strategy). After a hard-fought battle, Pidove weakened Snivy enough for her to be captured by Ash.

In ''[[BW010|A Rival Battle for Club Champ!]]'', she was briefly used by Ash in a 5-on-5 battle against [[Trip]]'s {{p|Frillish}}. She tried her best but after her Air Cutter attack was blocked by {{m|Protect}}, she was taken by surprise by his {{m|Water Pulse}}, and got knocked out in the process.

In ''[[BW018|Seawaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!]]'', Pidove was transferred to [[Professor Juniper]] shortly after Ash captured Sewaddle, although it would not be revealed until the [[BW019|following episode]]. She would return to his team three episodes later.

[[File:BW036.png|thumb|250px|left|Tranquill teaching Archen how to fly]]

In ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'', Ash used her to help send the {{p|Venipede}} that took over [[Castelia City]] to the park in the center of the city. Although things started well, she was almost hit by a {{m|Sludge Bomb}} and was only just saved by an Air Cutter from Trip's {{p|Tranquill}}. She then helped remove a few more and then suddenly evolved into Tranquill herself. As a result of her stronger form, Tranquill was able to clear out the last Venipede with a powerful Gust alongside help from Trip's Tranquill and its Aerial Ace attacks.

 

In ''[[BW083|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1]]'', Ash sent Unfezant out as his second Pokémon in his 6-on-3 Gym battle against [[Roxie]], where she faced Roxie's {{p|Koffing}}. Unfezant started the round with a Quick Attack, that made a direct hit. Koffing then attacked back with {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}, but Unfezant sent it back with a Gust before attacking with Air Cutter. Koffing, however, avoided the attack and launched a {{m|Sludge Bomb}}, which hit and {{status|poison}}ed Unfezant. Though she was weakened, Unfezant was able to withstand Koffing's {{m|Clear Smog}} and fight back. She was, however, unable to stand two consecutive {{m|Gyro Ball}}s, and was finally taken down.

In ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'', Ash used Unfezant along with {{AP|Pikachu}} to battle the {{an|Forces of Nature}} after {{an|Giovanni}} took control of them to keep Ash and friends occupied. After [[Iris's Dragonite]] was injured and fell to the ground, Unfezant and Pikachu managed to save {{an|Iris}} and Dragonite from being attacked by {{DL|Forces of Nature (anime)|Thundurus}}. When {{an|Meloetta}} was finally freed from the tomb, Unfezant grabbed it so that it didn't fall and get hurt.

In ''[[BW107|Cameron's Secret Weapon!]]'', Ash used Unfezant in his [[Vertress Conference]] battle against {{un|Cameron}} and his {{TP|Cameron|Riolu}}. Despite Unfezant having the type advantage, Riolu proved to be a powerful opponent, being able to dodge both Gust and Quick Attack before landing on Unfezant's back and serving a close-range hit with {{m|Force Palm}}. Ash told Unfezant to shake Riolu off and then strike back with an Air Cutter. However, the Emanation Pokémon was able to dodge the attack and then use {{m|Copycat}}, hitting Unfezant with her own move, before serving another hit with {{m|Vacuum Wave}}. Unfezant tried to attack with Aerial Ace, but the Flying-type's last effort was avoided and countered by Riolu's {{m|Circle Throw}}, which sent Unfezant flying into the arena wall, knocking her out.

In ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', Ash sent Unfezant to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in order to make room in his team for his returning {{AP|Charizard}}, rotating her out of the team for the rest of the series.

She later reunited with Ash and the entire Unova team at Oak's lab in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. Unfezant joined in with them to launch a group attack on Team Rocket, using Air Cutter to send them blasting off for the final time in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. Unfezant later posed in a group photo with the rest of Ash's Pokémon. Then, she was left at the lab when Ash set off for the [[Kalos]] region.

Unfezant, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in [[JN114]]. During the visit, she helped train [[Ash's Dragonite]] and later watched the battle between Ash and [[Paul]]. Before Ash left, she posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.

In [[JN118]], Unfezant was seen watching Ash's [[Masters Tournament]] match against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}.

Unfezant is a helpful Pokémon, such as when Ash needs help dealing with Team Rocket or when he needs her to search for a Pokémon. She also goes the extra mile when helping with training, such as when {{p|Archen}} needed help with her flying skills. Unfezant isn't a confrontational Pokémon, not even fighting back when attacked by [[Ash's Scraggy]], instead choosing to freak out and run away from him and, in the same instance, is rather sensitive. Unfezant is also quite confident, as shown in ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'', where she took no hesitation in trying to clear [[Castelia City]] from the group of {{p|Venipede}}. After evolving into Unfezant and beating [[Skyla]]'s {{p|Swanna}} in ''[[BW068|An Amazing Aerial Battle!]]'', she celebrated by doing a couple of victory laps above the Gym.

! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | As a Pidove

! style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | As a Tranquil

| [[File:Ash Pidove.png|200px]]

| [[File:Ash Tranquill.png|200px]]

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

* She is Ash's first Pokémon to be sent to a Pokémon laboratory other than Professor Oak's, in this case, Professor Juniper's lab.

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

* Out of all of Ash's bird Pokémon, Unfezant took the shortest time to reach her final evolutionary stage (except for {{AP|Noctowl}}, which was already fully evolved when caught).

* She is the only one of Ash's Unova Pokémon that has only used moves of her own types.