Ash's Buizel: Difference between revisions

Later on, the group met up with Buizel again and tried to get involved in his special training so that they could prove their worth to him. While this happened, Buizel grew attached to Ash. During this time, {{TRT}} made their attempt to try and steal Buizel by catching him in a net. Though Ash was able to cut the net loose from Team Rocket's balloon, Buizel was plummeting towards the river still trapped in it. Luckily, Dawn was able to save him before he struck the water at full force. Because of what she did, Buizel decided to give Dawn another chance at battling him. This time, she and Piplup were victorious, and Dawn made her capture.

[[DP035|In the next episode]], the group had met up with [[Elite Four]] member [[Lucian]] in a [[Pokémon Center]] after Buizel had injured Ash's Turtwig in battle. Sensing Lucian's status as a great battler, Buizel was very excited to get a chance to go up against his Pokémon and challenged him. Like in the battle against Ash's Turtwig, Buizel preferred to do things his own away, and ignored most of Dawn's commands. Because of the lack of cooperation between Trainer and Pokémon, Lucian's {{p|Bronzong}} proved much too powerful, even for Buizel's standards, and he was defeated. Afterwards, he fell into a depressive state, not being able to handle defeat so well. Lucian had explained that Buizel needed to learn how to handle being defeated and regain his battling spirit. During another scuffle with Team Rocket, Buizel gained a bit of his confidence back and was able to escape their grasp. Lucian then wanted to show Dawn how to use Buizel's unique battling style by taking command of him himself, and using him to defeat the trio. Afterwards, Dawn started to understand Buizel's battle methods, and wanted to help him develop his personal style, rather than force him to use another.

In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes Welcome!]]'' and ''[[DP078|Pruning a Passel of Pals!]]'', Buizel participated in his first Contest-style competition, as Ash's entry for the Wallace Cup. Buizel succeeded in the [[Appeal|Appeals Round]] due to a dazzling combination of Aqua Jet, Water Gun, Sonic Boom, and the utilization of his inflatable tube around his neck, but lost in the second stage of the [[Contest Battle|Battle Round]] to {{si|Kyle}}'s {{p|Lanturn}}, after defeating a {{p|Kecleon}} in the first stage. He perfected the {{m|Ice Beam}} and Aqua Jet [[Contest combination|combination]] that Dawn had tried to teach him in [[DP041|an earlier episode]].

In ''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]'', Buizel was training for Ash's Gym battle, and was accidentally shocked by {{AP|Pikachu}}. Buizel angrily jumped at Pikachu, but was restrained by {{AP|Turtwig}}. Buizel continued to hold a grudge against Pikachu during the battle. Buizel defeated [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Quagsire}} using his "Ice Aqua Jet" combination, and stayed on to battle {{p|Floatzel}}. Floatzel managed to use most of Buizel's attacks against him, and eventually confused him with his own Water Pulse. Buizel was recalled, and Pikachu was sent out. Buizel eventually shook off the confusion to see Pikachu valiantly fighting a losing battle against Floatzel. Floatzel eventually partially froze Pikachu's back, and Buizel wanted to get back in the fight. As Pikachu and Buizel tagged out, they exchanged a high five, and Buizel broke the ice on Pikachu's back with a Water Gun. Buizel went on to defeat Floatzel by using a Water Pulse at close range, defeating Floatzel and earning Ash his {{badge|Fen}}.

In ''[[DP159|Short and To the Punch!]]'', Buizel battled a {{p|Mr. Mime}} belonging to [[Clayton]] and lost, which eventually led to Buizel learning {{m|Ice Punch}}. In battle, Buizel's Ability {{a|Swift Swim}} activated once again.

In ''[[DP165|Flint Sparks the Fire!]]'', Ash used Buizel in a battle against [[Flint's Infernape]], but lost easily to a {{m|Flare Blitz}}, despite the type advantage.