Dawn's Ambipom: Difference between revisions

Ambipom was first seen as an Aipom in ''[[AG179|Slaking Kong!]]'', worshiping a giant {{p|Slaking}} with several other mountain-dwelling Pokémon. She also stole [[Ash's hat]], much like [[Ash's Primeape]] did [[EP025|428 episodes earlier]], with a group of Aipom getting food to offer the Slaking. Later, Aipom joined the other Aipom, as well as several {{p|Mankey}}, {{p|Vigoroth}} and {{p|Slaking}}, to attack the giant Slaking, which turned out to be a mechanical robot made by {{TRT}}. She then helped in returning the stolen berries to {{ka|Taylor}}. Later, after Ash and his friends left Taylor's home, the group sees Ash's hat on a rock. After wondering who placed it there, they found out that it was Aipom, due to an apple and a flower she left with the hat. The group then continues their journey as Ash says Aipom is a cool Pokémon after all. Unknown to them, the happy Aipom was watching them from a nearby tree.

[[File:Ash and Aipom.png|thumb|220px|Ash with Aipom]]

Aipom enjoys participating in [[Pokémon Contest]]s, but is also eager to battle. Her interest was first perked in ''[[AG181|Thinning the Hoard!]]'' where she took an interest in May's battle with [[Harley]]. Aipom also watched her battle with [[Drew]] before enticing Ash into catching her. While Ash had Aipom, she usually sat on his left shoulder when outside of her [[Poké Ball]], in contrast to Pikachu sitting on his right shoulder.

In order to bring back {{AP|Torkoal}} to battle {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's legendary golems|Registeel}} in ''[[AG186|Overjoyed!]]'', Ash sent Aipom to {{an|Professor Oak}}, where Aipom had trouble adjusting to the new environment and Ash's absence, even attacking the Professor. However, after Ash's second defeat, Aipom returned.

When Ash left for [[Sinnoh]], he wanted to leave all of his Pokémon but {{AP|Pikachu}} behind as he did when leaving for [[Hoenn]]. However, Aipom snuck aboard the boat he was traveling on to accompany him on his new journey. Aipom proved to be necessary as a backup; as soon as they arrived, Team Rocket kidnapped Pikachu, and Aipom helped find them. During her journey through Sinnoh, Aipom defeated {{AP|Paul's Chimchar|Infernape}} in battle and helped Ash capture his {{AP|Starly|Staraptor}}.  

In ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]'', Aipom put up a fight against [[Roark]]'s {{TP|Roark|Cranidos|Rampardos}} in Ash's first Gym match in [[Sinnoh]], but lost. In their rematch in ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]'', she went up against Roark's {{p|Geodude}}. Geodude managed to avoid a lot of damage from Aipom while countering with its attacks, but Aipom was able to connect a super effective Focus Punch and defeat Geodude. Aipom next went up against Rampardos. Aipom uses Swift, but it doesn't affect Rampardos at all. Rampardos uses Headbutt, but before Aipom could dodge it, it is hit and knocks out.

In ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]'', Aipom was Ash's third and final Pokémon in his [[Eterna Gym]] Battle against [[Gardenia]], she went up against Gardenia's {{p|Roserade}} after performing a contest like introduction. She used Double Team and began to get close to Roserade but Roserade used {{m|Grass Knot}} intending to trip Aipom up like Turtwig, although it destroyed the Double Team clones, Aipom herself was able to jump and avoid Grass Knot. Aipom then hit Roserade with {{m|Focus Punch}}, Roserade then used {{m|Magical Leaf}} but Aipom dodged by climbing on the trees. Using its vines, Roserade was able to grab Aipom using its vines. Roserade then used {{m|Flash}} blinding Aipom, making her unable to hit with her Focus Punch. Roserade then hit Aipom with Magical Leaf, initially panicking, Ash was able to calm down Aipom and got her to listen with her ears instead as she was still blind. Roserade used {{m|Weather Ball}}, which was {{type|Fire}} due to the {{weather|harsh sunlight}}, Aipom was able to listen for the Weather Ball and she then hit the Weather Ball with Focus Punch, punching it back to Roserade, dealing super-effective damage. Roserade then used Magical Leaf but Aipom countered with Swift, opening her eyes as the effects of Flash had finished, the Swift then circled Roserade, then Aipom used Focus Punch on one of the Swift stars, knocking it into the Swift stars, causing them all to hit Roserade delaing major damage, Aipom then used the Focus Punch hitting Roserade, defeating the Bouquet Pokémon, winning Ash the {{badge|Forest}}.

* She is the first Pokémon character to be the focus of [[Professor Oak's lecture]] twice:

** For ''[[DP014|Leave It To Brocko!]]'', Professor Oak's lecture is about Ash's Aipom. He writes this {{wp|senryū}} about her: 「エイパムが　しっぽでつかむ　サトシのハート」 ''{{tt|Eipam|Aipom}}, it seizes with its tail, {{tt|Satoshi|Ash}}'s heart.''

** For ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', Professor Oak's lecture is about Dawn's Ambipom. He writes this senryū about her: 「エテボース　しっぽでリング　ともだちだ」 ''"When {{tt|Eteboth|Ambipom}} make rings by linking their tails, they're friends."''