Dawn's Ambipom: Difference between revisions

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 dealing major damage, Aipom then used the Focus Punch hitting Roserade, defeating the Bouquet Pokémon, winning Ash the {{badge|Forest}}.

=====With Dawn=====

In ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'', Aipom managed to learn Double Hit. {{an|Brock}} told Dawn that Aipom would evolve soon. Later in the episode, when Dawn and Aipom were being attacked by a group of {{p|Unown}}, Aipom jumped in and evolved into Ambipom.

In ''[[DP067|Crossing the Battle Line!]]'', Dawn used Ambipom in her Gym battle against [[Maylene]]. Ambipom was chosen for her extensive battling experience with Ash. She proved her strength in the battle by defeating Maylene's {{p|Meditite}}, making her the only Pokémon Dawn used in the match who managed to defeat one of Maylene's team. Despite this victory, Ambipom found herself unable to stand up to the strength of [[Maylene's Lucario]] and was quickly knocked out.

In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes Welcome]]'', Dawn once again used Ambipom for the Performance Stage in the [[Wallace Cup]]. She managed to pass the round by dazzling the [[Contest Judge]]s with Swift, Focus Punch, and Double Hit.

In ''[[DP095|Battling the Generation Gap!]]'', Dawn used Ambipom in the Battle Stage of the {{to|Celestic}} Contest. Ambipom was shown defeating a {{p|Delibird}} and a {{p|Nosepass}} to advance to the finals, where she went up against [[Lila]]'s {{p|Delcatty}}. The battle started with Ambipom using Swift, which seemed to hit Delcatty. However, it was actually a decoy created through the use of {{m|Substitute}} while the real Delcatty sneaked behind Ambipom and wrapped himself up in her tails before using {{m|Shock Wave}}, landing a clean hit and costing Dawn some points. After that, Ambipom used Double Team and then Focus Punch, hitting Delcatty but unknowingly activating his {{a|Cute Charm}} [[Ability]]. This left Ambipom {{status|infatuation|infatuated}} and allowed Delcatty to use {{m|Sing}} to put Ambipom to {{status|sleep}}. Delcatty proceeded to hit Ambipom with {{m|Iron Tail}}, sending Ambipom flying in the air and posing in an elegant manner while she was falling. The {{pkmn|category|Prim Pokémon}} then used Shock Wave and the attack woke Ambipom up. Ambipom used Swift but Delcatty once again avoided the attack with Substitute. This time, however, Ambipom surprised Delcatty and attacked him with Double Hit, becoming infatuated in the process.

Despite the infatuation, Ambipom was able to use Double Team. Delcatty then used Sing but Ambipom used Double Hit to defend herself from Sing and attack Delcatty at the same time—something which inspired Ash to come up with the [[Counter Shield]]. When the infatuation wore off, Ambipom used Swift while spinning around to make the golden stars swirl. Delcatty tried to avoid the attack with Substitute but failed and then used Shock Wave. When the {{type|Electric}} [[move]] came into contact with the Swift stars, it formed a flat, rotating disk containing stars and dust at the center of the stage. Ambipom kept on using Swift on one side of the stage while Delcatty used Shock Wave on the other. A few seconds before time ran out, Swift broke through the disc and a massive amount of stars hit Delcatty. When the smoke cleared, Dawn was shown to have more points on the scoreboard, winning the battle and earning the Celestic Ribbon, her third Contest Ribbon overall.

===Personality and characteristics===

Like most of her species, Ambipom is a playful Pokémon. As an Aipom, however, she behaved much like [[Ash's Chikorita]], being mischievous, often stealing [[Ash's hat]] or other forms of headwear and even other Pokémon's food just for attention. She was also quite attached to Ash, getting jealous of his attention to {{AP|Pikachu}}, or even attacking {{an|Professor Oak}} just because Ash wasn't present. Upon her evolution, most of these traits mellowed. Ambipom had stopped stealing and became quicker to obey orders. While still loyal to Ash after being traded and evolving, she also became loyal to his friends, showing a more mature side.