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-{{incomplete|needs=Personality  and characteristics section needs adding}}
 : ''If you were looking for the {{p|Jolteon}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}, see [[Eevee brothers#Sparky|Eevee brothers]].''
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 image=[[File:Ritchie Sparky.png|240px]] |
 caption=Sparky |
-gender=Unknown|
+gender=Unknown<!--Do not assume that Sparky is male, because gender differences did not exist before Gen IV.-->|
 epnum=EP078|
 pokemonname=Pikachu|
-epname=A Friend in Deed|
+epname=A Friend In Deed|
 prevonum=025|
 current=[[Party|With Ritchie]]|
 java1=[[Satomi Kōrogi]]|
 }}
-'''Sparky''' (Japanese: '''レオン''' ''Leon'') is [[Ritchie]]'s main {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, even though it was not the first of his Pokémon introduced. It is unclear whether Sparky or [[Zippo]] was Ritchie's [[starter Pokémon|first Pokémon]]. It is distinguished from other Pikachu by a scruff of fur on the top of its head.
+'''Sparky''' (Japanese: '''レオン''' ''Leon'') is [[Ritchie]]'s main {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. It is distinguished from other members of its species by a scruff of fur on the top of its head.
 ==History==
-{{spoilers}}
+===[[Original series]]===
-===Original series===
+[[File:Ritchie and Sparky.png|thumb|left|220px|Sparky and Ritchie]]
+[[File:Sparky and Pikachu.png|thumb|left|220px|[[Ash's Pikachu]] with Sparky]]
 ====Kanto====
-[[File:Ritchie and Sparky.png|thumb|left|Ritchie and his Pikachu, Sparky]]
+Sparky made its debut appearance in ''[[EP078|A Friend In Deed]]'', where it partnered with [[Ash's Pikachu]] to take on {{TRT}} when the latter was unable to on his own. Together they managed to defeat [[Jessie's Arbok]] with {{m|Agility}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}.
-Prior to meeting {{Ash}}, Ritchie had always kept Sparky in a [[Poké Ball]] just like his other Pokémon, but in later episodes, Sparky has always been outside of its Ball.
+In ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]'', Sparky was the last Pokémon sent out by Ritchie during his battle against Ash in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]], where it automatically won when [[Ash's Charizard]] became disobedient and refused to battle.
+In ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]'', Sparky was once again the last one sent out when Ritchie battled [[Assunta]] after both sides were down to one Pokémon. Sparky was having trouble keeping up with Assunta's {{p|Ivysaur}} as {{m|Thunder Shock}} was rendered useless when it was blocked by Ivysaur's {{m|Vine Whip}}. During the battle, Sparky lost to Ivysaur's {{m|SolarBeam}}, eliminating Ritchie from the competition.
-In its first appearance, Sparky worked with [[Ash's Pikachu]] to take on {{TRT}} when the latter couldn't do it on his own. Both Pikachu defeated [[Jessie's Arbok]] with {{m|Agility}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Sparky was the last Pokémon sent out during Ritchie's match with Ash, where it automatically won when [[Ash's Charizard]] became disobedient and refused to battle. During ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]'', Sparky was once again the last one sent out when Ritchie battled [[Assunta]] after both sides were down to one Pokémon. Sparky was having trouble keeping up with Assunta's {{p|Ivysaur}} as {{m|Thunder Shock}} was rendered useless when it was blocked by Ivysaur's {{m|Vine Whip}}. During the battle, Sparky lost to Ivysaur's {{m|SolarBeam}}, eliminating Ritchie from the competition.
-[[File:Sparky and Pikachu.png|thumb|left|[[Ash's Pikachu]] with Sparky]]
 ====Johto====
 It reappeared around the end of ''[[EP219|Hi Ho Silver... Away!]]'' while Ash and {{ashfr}} were on their way to see {{p|Lugia|a mysterious Pokémon}}. During ''[[EP221|A Parent Trapped!]]'', Team Rocket set up a trap that would capture the parent Lugia by using {{jo|Silver}} as bait. The gang knew about this and Ritchie had Sparky try to stop the parent Lugia from getting to the child so it wouldn't get captured. [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] wouldn't allow that and used a device that powered their Pokémon, making them more powerful. Sparky wasn't successful in stopping the parent and the parent got captured by Team Rocket.
 In the [[EP222|next episode]], [[Dr. Namba]] chose Sparky and Ash's Pikachu as test subjects for the device the duo used earlier on their Pokémon. Before Dr. Namba got to try it out, [[Oliver]] came in and rescued Ash, Ritchie and the gang. However, Dr. Namba tripped the alarm which summoned Butch and Cassidy. The duo had a rematch with Sparky and Pikachu using their {{p|Hitmontop}} and {{p|Houndour}} respectively. Both Pikachu aimed their Thunderbolts at the machine powering up the Pokémon, destroying it. Both Hitmontop and Houndour were rendered useless without the machine and were taken out by Sparky and Pikachu. After Team Rocket was defeated, Sparky went up against Dr. Namba's {{p|Electabuzz}} and had trouble with it. However, Sparky destroyed the machine Dr. Namba was using and Ash's Pikachu defeated Electabuzz.
+==={{series|Advanced Generation}}===
 [[File:Sparky Best Wishes.png|thumb|250px|right|Sparky in the {{series|Best Wishes}} flashback]]
+Sparky reappeared in the special, ''[[SS008|Oaknapped!]]'' where it tried to stop Butch and Cassidy from getting away with {{an|Professor Oak}} after Ritchie and the others found the location he was kidnapped. Cassidy's {{p|Sableye}} took on Sparky to stall them from stopping Butch running away with Professor Oak. Later, Sparky Thunderbolted Sableye, causing it to land on Butch's {{p|Mightyena}}.
-===Advanced Generation series===
+In ''[[SS013|Celebi and Joy!]]'', it brought down a group of workers when Ritchie thought that they were going to demolish a Pokémon Center.
-Sparky reappeared in the special, ''[[SS008|Oaknapped!]]'' where it tried to stop Butch and Cassidy from getting away with {{an|Professor Oak}} after Ritchie and the others found the location he was kidnapped. Cassidy's {{p|Sableye}} took on Sparky to stall them from stopping Butch running away with Professor Oak. Later, Sparky Thunderbolted Sableye, causing it to land on Butch's {{p|Mightyena}}. In ''[[SS013|Celebi and Joy]]'', it brought down a group of workers when Ritchie thought that they were going to demolish a Pokémon Center. In ''[[SS018|The Search for the Legend]]'', Sparky traveled with Ritchie on the S.S. Anne to a volcanic island. They arrived at [[Mt. Ember]] and learned about {{p|Moltres}} residing there. Butch and Cassidy arrived to take the Moltres but Sparky stoppe them with Thunderbolt while {{an|Silver}} tried to save Moltres with {{p|Salamence}}.
-===Best Wishes series===
+In ''[[SS018|The Search for the Legend]]'', Sparky traveled with Ritchie on the S.S. Anne to a volcanic island. They arrived at [[Mt. Ember]] and learned about {{p|Moltres}} residing there. Butch and Cassidy arrived to take the Moltres but Sparky stopped them with Thunderbolt while {{OBP|Silver|SS018}} tried to save Moltres with {{p|Salamence}}.
-Sparky appeared in a flashback in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]''.
-{{endspoilers}}
+==={{series|Best Wishes}}===
+Sparky appeared in a flashback in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', when Ash remembered the time he sent Charizard out to battle Sparky, but Charizard refused to battle.
+==Personality and characteristics==
+{{incomplete|section}}
+Prior to meeting {{Ash}}, Ritchie had always kept Sparky in a [[Poké Ball]] just like his other Pokémon, but in later episodes, Sparky has always been {{pkmn2|walking|outside of its Ball}} just like [[Ash's Pikachu]]. Sparky has always been sort of like a friend/enemy to [[Ash's Pikachu]].
 ==Moves used==
 {{anmov/h|electric||Sparky {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Agility|1=Thunderbolt|2=ThunderShock|3=Thunder}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Agility|1=Thunderbolt|2=Thunder Shock|3=Thunder}}}}
 {{anmov|psychic|Agility|EP078|A Friend In Deed}}
-{{anmov|electric|Thunderbolt|EP078|A Friend in Deed}}
+{{anmov|electric|Thunderbolt|EP078|A Friend In Deed}}
 {{anmov|electric|Thunder Shock|EP080|Friends to the End}}
 {{anmov|electric|Thunder|EP222|A Promise is a Promise}}
 {{anmov/f|electric}}
-==In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga==
+==In the manga==
+===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
 [[File:Ritchie Sparky EToP.png|thumb|right|140px|Sparky in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
+[[File:Sparky and Pikachu EToP.png|thumb|left|200px|Sparky and Ash's Pikachu]]
 Sparky appears in the manga series [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], which is based on the anime. In [[VIZ Media]]'s English translation of the manga, it is named Chuchino instead of Sparky.
 Sparky first appears in ''[[ET12|Welcome to the Big Leagues]]'' when Ash has it mistaken for his Pikachu. Ash meets Ritchie when he found out the other Pikachu was actually his. Later, Ritchie wins his first match using only Sparky. In the fifth round of the Novice Tournament of the Pokémon, Sparky was sent out after his Butterfree was taken out by [[Ash's Squirtle]]. It went up against Ash's Pikachu and both Pokémon traded similar attacks to each other. Their last attack, Thunder, knocked out each other.
-[[File:Sparky and Pikachu EToP.png|thumb|left|200px|Sparky and Ash's Pikachu]]
+Sparky cameoed in ''[[ET18|Pikachu's Plan]]'' alongside Ritchie where they witnessed Ash defeat {{OBP|Drake|Orange Islands}} on TV.
 ===Moves used===
 {{anmov/h|electric||Ash Pikachu Sparky {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Agility|1=Thunder}} EToP.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Agility|1=Thunder}}}}
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 ==Trivia==
-*When participating in a [[Pokémon Super Contest]], one of the opposing coordinators players may face is a boy named Luis, who has a Pikachu named Sparky.
+* When participating in a [[Pokémon Super Contest]], one of the [[Non-player character|NPC]] {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s the {{player}} [[List of Contest opponents (Generation IV)|may face]] is a boy named Luis, who has a Pikachu nicknamed Sparky.
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