Ash's Oshawott: Difference between revisions

In ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]'', Oshawott was used as Ash's third Pokémon in his battle against the [[Striaton Gym]], battling against {{an|Cilan}} and his {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}. This surprised Iris, who thought he should use a {{type|Flying}} like {{AP|Pidove}} instead. Though initially confident, he got scared by Pansage and had to be pushed into battle, but was convinced by Ash to battle Pansage. His Tackle was dodged and was hit by Pansage's {{m|Bullet Seed}}, he was bitten on the head by {{m|Bite}} and while running, crashed into a wall. He used multiple Water Gun attacks but they were all dodged execpt the last one. Oshawott was shown to be tired while attacking. Pansage then proceeded to use {{m|Solar Beam}} and then fired it at Oshawott. In ''[[BW006|Dreams by the Yard Full!]]'', Oshawott used its Scalchop to deflect Solar Beam, surprising everyone. He then deflected Pansage's Bullet Seed with his scalchop as well, he then went for a Razor Shell, but Pansage countered with Bullet Seed knocking his scalchop, he then used Bullet Seed to prevent Oshawott from retrieving his Scalchop. Cilan then performed an evaluation, criticizing Ash and his Oshawott, but praising his Pansage in comparison. Ash then had Oshawott use Water Gun of a wall, bouncing it across rocks, hitting his Scalchop and throwing it into the air, Oshawott then caught it and hit Pansage with Razor Shell. Then his Razor Shell went up against Pansage's Bite, knocking out the Grass Monkey Pokémon and earning Ash the {{badge|Trio}}.

In ''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]'', he battled [[Lenora]] and her {{p|Watchog}} after her {{p|Lillipup}}'s {{m|Roar}} pulled him onto the battlefield, to his surprise. Despite fighting well and making use of his scalchop as a shield again, he was defeated by a powerful {{m|Thunderbolt}} after Watchog separated him from his scalchop. In ''[[BW016|Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!]]'', Oshawott trained with Ash in the [[Battle Club]] to increase their speed and power. They trained in a wave pool and after Iris's Axew messed with the controls, Oshawott learned Aqua Jet, but had trouble with hitting the target. He battled Watchog again in Ash's rematch with Lenora after being pulled into battle again by Roar. He still showed some difficulty in controlling Aqua Jet, but he managed to hit Watchog on his third try. Unfortunately, he also knocked himself out in the process after taking a lot of damage from Watchog's Thunderbolt and {{m|Confuse Ray}} attacks, leaving [[Ash's Tepig]] to battle Lenora's {{p|Herdier}} alone.

In ''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle!]]'', Ash sent out Oshawott to battle Trip's {{p|Timburr}}. Ash commanded Oshawott to use Aqua Jet, which went out of control again. When Oshawott tried the move again, Trip took pictures of him. Trip called a time-out and then showed Ash pictures of Oshawott's face, and revealed that Oshawott's eyes were closed whenever he used it. Trip suggested that was why Oshawott had so much trouble controlling Aqua Jet. The battle resumed, and while both Pokémon used their "weapons" to full extent, Oshawott won out over Timburr using Razor Shell. Following Trip's advice, Ash trained Oshawott to open his eyes under water in ''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]''. Oshawott was at a major disadvantage to a group of {{p|Tympole}} that attacked him while his eyes were closed, eventually, Oshawott opened his eyes and scared off the Tympole. Later when battling the {{AP|Palpitoad}} that ordered the first attack, Oshawott executed a perfect Aqua Jet, defeating him and enabling Ash to catch him.

In ''[[BW085|All for the Love of Meloetta!]]'', he met {{an|Meloetta}} and subsequently fell deeply in love with it. To his excitement he was left to watch over it, while Ash and Pikachu left to get more ice. From nowhere, Emolga, who had brought an Oran Berry for Meloetta, crashed into Oshawott and the two began fighting. They calmed down when Ash and co returned and Meloetta began to sing. subsequently in ''[[BW086|Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!]]'', he fell for [[Dawn's Buneary]], but soon forgot her when she embraced Pikachu and Meloetta revealed herself. When [[Dawn's Piplup]] fell for Meloetta just as Oshawott had before him, Oshawott attacked him with Aqua Jet, upset to see Piplup and Meloetta getting along, sparking a rivalry. In the [[BW087|next episode]], when the gang were surrounded by {{p|Onix}} and Meloetta appeared frightened, both he and Piplup heroically battled the Onix. Eventually, when surrounded by the Onix again, Oshawott learned Hydro Pump to fight them off. In ''[[BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!]]'', Oshawott confronted Piplup over Meloetta one more time before Piplup and {{an|Dawn}} left for [[Johto]], their contempt soon turned into sadness and they bid a teary farewell.

In ''[[BW107|Cameron's Secret Weapon!]]'', Ash sent Oshawott out as his second Pokémon in his [[Vertress Conference]] battle against {{un|Cameron}} and his {{p|Hydreigon}}. Despite of the notable size difference, Oshawott proved to be a reasonable opponent for the Brutal Pokémon, right away scoring a hit with Aqua Jet. However, Hydreigon was able to avoid Oshawott's following Razor Shell before striking back with {{m|Dragon Pulse}}. Despite of the hit, Oshawott went on with another Razor Shell, which eventually hit one of Hydreigon's heads. Using the moment it took from Hydreigon to recover from the hit as his advantage, Oshawott used Hydro Pump, which scored a direct hit on the Brutal Pokémon. Hydreigon then fired a {{m|Tri Attack}}, which Oshawott was unable to block, taking more damage. Oshawott fought back with Tackle, but his following third attempt for Razor Shell was countered by Hydreigon's {{m|Double Hit}}, which was then followed by a {{m|Dragon Rush}}, finally defeating the Sea Otter Pokémon.

In ''[[BW111|There's a New Gym Leader in Town!]]'', Oshawott volunteered himself to battle [[Cheren]]'s {{p|Herdier}}. Oshawott's Hydro Pump attack was dodged easily by his opponent and his Tackle was overpowered by {{m|Take Down}}. Though Oshawott was able to block Herdier's {{m|Thunder Fang}} with Razor Shell, Cheren and Herdier were able to outsmart him and knock away his scalchop, distracting him before he was hit by a super effective Thunder Fang and got knocked out.