Ash's Sceptile: Difference between revisions

====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''====

=====Hoenn=====

Treecko was caught in ''[[AG007|Tree's a Crowd]]'' after Ash helped it in trying to save its old tree home. Soon afterward, it had a battle with [[Ash's Pikachu]] and Ash caught it as a result. In the [[AG008|next episode]], Treecko struggled to make friends with the other Pokémon until it rescued [[May's Torchic]] from a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Seviper}}, though it was badly hurt in the process. Later in the episode, Treecko went off to do some special training on its own; when it had perfected a new variation of Pound in which it spun in the air before hitting the target. It then battled the {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} again and won.  

Treecko battled a {{p|Shiftry}} in ''[[AG037|Jump for Joy!]]'' to rescue a [[Nurse Joy]]. Ash revealed in ''[[AG041|What You Seed is What You Get]]'' that the Shiftry had inspired him to try to teach Treecko how to use Bullet Seed. This became a reality when they met [[Natasha]] and her {{p|Grovyle}}, who helped Treecko learn the move using watermelon seeds.

In ''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn]]'', Ash used Treecko as his second Pokémon in his [[Lavaridge Gym]] battle. It went up against [[Flannery]]'s {{p|Slugma}} despite being at a {{DL|Type|Type effectiveness|type disadvantage}}. After using its speed to dodge Slugma's {{m|Flamethrower}} attack, Treecko used Quick Attack, but the damage was halved thanks to {{p|Magcargo}}'s {{m|Reflect}}ive wall that was set up earlier in the Gym Battle. After dodging another Flamethrower attack, Treecko used Pound, which was also weakened by Reflect. Slugma then used {{m|Smog}}, hiding itself. Treecko used multiple Bullet Seed attacks but they all ended up missing. Treecko was then hit by Slugma's {{m|Body Slam}}. It used Bullet Seed to escape but was [[Burn (status condition)|burned]] by Flamethrower while escaping. Ash then recalled Treecko. Ash later sent out Treecko to battle Flannery's final Pokémon, {{p|Torkoal}}, despite still being injured from the burn. Torkoal ended up defeating it with a powerful {{m|Overheat}} attack.

In ''[[AG066|Exploud and Clear!]]'', while the other Pokémon ate food, Treecko didn't eat and acted distant, hiding up a tree and ignoring attempts by Ash and {{p|Corphish}} to be friendly. This worried [[Max]] but Ash assumed that it was just in a bad mood. All of a sudden a {{p|Loudred}} started rampaging through the area, which caught Treecko's interest. The Loudred's rampage was stopped by its Trainer {{OBP|Guy|AG066}}. Guy mentioned his Loudred had been acting weird lately, which Ash compared to his Treecko. Ash decided to battle Guy and his Loudred as he thought exercise could solve its problems and Treecko volunteered itself to battle. After battling hard both Pokémon [[Evolution|evolved]] at the same time, Loudred into {{p|Exploud}} and Treecko into Grovyle. Grovyle demonstrated its new Leaf Blade attack, putting a twig in its mouth. Ash and Guy decided to continue the battle, but Exploud [[Obedience|ignored]] its Trainer's commands, rampaging off. The two then followed Exploud. While looking for Exploud, Grovyle refused to return to its {{i|Poké Ball}} and went to higher ground, which caused {{an|May}} to comment that Grovyle was more stubborn after evolving. After {{TRT}} angered Exploud, Grovyle heard Exploud and followed it to a waterfall, battling it again. Ash and the others eventually caught up with Grovyle and Exploud with Ash and Guy deciding to pick up the battle, with Exploud ignoring Guy's commands again. Team Rocket then tried to capture Exploud again, but Guy was able to protect it, earning its respect. With Exploud obeying Guy again, Ash decided to finish the battle using Grovyle again. The outcome of the battle was unknown.

Grovyle was used many times in the [[Ever Grande Conference]]. Its first battle was in ''[[AG128|Shocks and Bonds]]'' where it teamed up with {{AP|Glalie}} to battle [[Clark]]'s {{p|Quilava}} and {{p|Charizard}}. Though it was able to defeat Quilava, it lost to Charizard, leaving Glalie to battle on its own.  

In ''[[AG129|A Judgment Brawl]]'', Ash used Grovyle as his sixth and last Pokémon in his [[Full Battle]] against {{ho|Katie}} in the Victory Tournament, going up against Katie's last Pokémon {{p|Walrein}}. Walrein used {{m|Ice Beam}} and Grovyle was able to dodge and use Leaf Blade. However, Walrein dodged by diving underwater in the water field and coming back to hit Grovyle with Ice Beam from behind. Walrein confused Grovyle by diving and reappearing in different locations. To counter, Ash had Grovyle use Leaf Blade on the water, causing Walrein to emerge and take damage. Walrein used Ice Beam but Grovyle dodged and the Ice Beam froze the water, turning the field into ice. This was Ash's plan all along, preventing Walrein from going underwater. Grovyle then successfully used Quick Attack on Walrein crashing it into a wall, but Walrein wasn't finished and used {{m|Mimic}}, copying Grovyle's Quick Attack. Grovyle hit with Leaf Blade and Walrein used {{m|Body Slam}}, but Grovyle dodged and used Bullet Seed on Walrein. It then hit Walrein with a Quick Attack while dodging its Ice Beams. Walrein used Quick Attack and Ash had Grovyle move up close, surprising everyone since Walrein was larger. It dodged at the last second and used Leaf Blade, defeating Walrein and moving Ash to the next round of the Victory Tournament.

[[File:Ash and Sceptile.png|thumb|250px|Sceptile and Ash]]

===Personality and characteristics===

Ever since its days as a Treecko, Sceptile has displayed a cool, calm, and aloof personality; preferring to seclude itself instead of being grouped with others. Nevertheless, Sceptile is extremely loyal towards those it cares about, first seen during its days as a {{pkmn2|wild}} Pokémon, where it worked tirelessly to protect its home. Sceptile has a tendency to keep a twig in its mouth, and often uses to display its current emotions; spitting it out whenever feeling angry or determined. It also has a no-nonsense attitude, rarely accepting humor or light-hearted comments, seen when it finally perfected {{m|Bullet Seed}} by attacking its Trainer after {{Ash}} had playfully spat a few watermelon seeds at it as a form of teasing, merely because it was annoyed with Ash's antics. Despite this, Sceptile does know when to cut loose as it has been seen enjoying itself and having fun with its friends.

Sceptile is also an extremely proud and stubborn Pokémon, refusing to let anything or anyone insult its honor, shown during its battle against [[Guy (AG066)|Guy]]'s {{p|Exploud}}, when Grovyle searched tirelessly for Exploud after it had fled from the area, merely to finish their battle to prove its superiority over the {{type|Normal}} Pokémon. Its pride can also be its greatest weakness, such as when Sceptile's heart was broken after losing the affection of a {{p|Meganium}} to a {{p|Tropius}} that it was feuding with, Sceptile's pride was shattered to the point of being unable to use any [[Move|moves]], something that deeply infuriated it, with Sceptile feeling ashamed of itself for its lack of power.