Ash's Torterra: Difference between revisions

==History==

[[File:Ash Turtwig.png|200px|thumb|left|As a {{p|Turtwig}}]]

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.

In ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]'', Grotle trained with Dawn's Mamoswine for the {{to|Lilypad}} Contest. During the training, Grotle demonstrated swallowing its own Energy Ball to gain power. Mamoswine mirrored the motion by swallowing its {{m|Ice Shard}}, which in turn caused ice to form on its back as an appeal.

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 Leaf Storm and sent Team Rocket blasting off.

Ash left Torterra at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] when he decided to go to [[Unova]].

Torterra was reunited with Ash in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'', where it and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.

==Personality and characteristics==

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.