Ash's Snivy: Difference between revisions

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

Ash was able to catch Snivy when he won her respect and was recognized before her eyes as a {{pkmn|Trainer}} of not only skill but of unwavering determination and overpowering spirit. Despite his countless defeats with Snivy, especially when Pikachu, {{AP|Oshawott}}, and {{AP|Tepig}} all succumbed easily to her Attract, Ash nevertheless followed her all the way throughout from the time they met to the point of her capture. During this journey, Ash showed her two notable acts of sacrifice: the first when he shielded Pikachu from her {{m|Vine Whip}}, and the second when he asked Pikachu to climb onto his head when they were sinking into a muddy swamp. At last, Ash had to perform a show of skill before he could capture her. Luckily for Ash, his {{AP|Pidove|Unfezant}} was also female and thus immune to Snivy's Attract, allowing him to battle on even grounds. In the ensuing battle, Snivy put up an intense struggle against her captor but was weakened considerably. Despite seemingly being in visibly good condition, she finally let out a small, humble smile that signified the acceptance of her Trainer, before allowing Ash to capture her.

[[File:Snivy and Emolga.png|thumb|250px|Snivy and Emolga]]

In ''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]'', Snivy was called out of her {{i|Poké Ball}} by [[Iris's Emolga]]'s {{m|Volt Switch}}. Since Emolga did not wish to battle anymore, Ash used Snivy in a battle against {{an|Bianca}}'s {{TP|Bianca|Pignite|Emboar}} for a short period. Later during lunch, Snivy noticed with distaste that Emolga had used Attract to make her male teammates give their lunch to her and ratted her out to Ash and company. Later, she noticed that Emolga had wandered away, as well as {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and Oshawott after her, and decided to investigate. Snivy found them being attacked by an angry {{p|Simisear}} and stopped it with Vine Whip. Emolga did not wish to fight Simisear, but Snivy forced her to help out. When Snivy was hurt by Simisear, Emolga finally decided to assist her and the two Pokémon worked together to stop it. They also saved Simisear's life by doing a {{m|Hidden Power}}-Leaf Storm combo to destroy a boulder that was about to crush it. Both Snivy and Emolga later temporarily settled their differences and shared an apple to symbolize that.  

In ''[[BW040|Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!]]'', Snivy was used against [[Georgia]]'s {{p|Pawniard}} during the second round of the [[Club Battle]] Tournament, however, she struggled against the powerful Pokémon, having Attract fail when Pawniard also turned out to be female. However, she managed to defeat Pawniard in the [[BW041|following episode]] with Leaf Storm.

In ''[[BW061|Battling the King of the Mines!]]'', Snivy was Ash's second Pokémon in his [[Driftveil Gym]] battle against [[Clay]], she went up against his {{p|Palpitoad}}, since she was strong against both {{type|Water}} and {{type|Ground}}, Snivy opened with Attract to infatuate Clay's Palpitoad, which worked as he was male; she then quickly defeated her defenseless opponent with a barrage of doubly super-effective hits from Vine Whip, Leaf Blade, and finally Leaf Storm. The use of Attract annoyed Clay, who denounced Ash's strategy as "unfair" since it wasn't an upfront assault. In response, he used his most powerful Pokémon, his {{TP|Clay|Excadrill}}. Snivy used Vine Whip, but this was blocked by Excadrill's {{m|Rapid Spin}}. Her Leaf Blade, Attract and even her Leaf Storm attacks were all countered in the same way, causing Excadrill's Rapid Spin to hit Snivy. The Subterrene Pokémon then used its [[one-hit knockout move]], {{m|Horn Drill}}, to defeat Snivy.

In ''[[BW098|Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!]]'', after Iris, Emolga, and Snivy were insulted by the Flower Garden Troupe, a trio of performers who prized beauty in themselves and their Pokémon above all else, Iris forced Ash and Cilan to dress up as women so that they could confront the Troupe in a battle. In the final confrontation with Troupe leader [[Moira]], Iris asked Ash to let her use Snivy against Moira's {{p|Cinccino}}, 'Cinccinotte,', with Snivy's Leaf Storm cleaning off the oil that Moira used to protect Cinccinotte from getting dirty.

In ''[[BW107|Cameron's Secret Weapon!]]'', Snivy was the sixth Pokémon Ash chose to use during his [[Vertress Conference]] battle with {{un|Cameron}}, sending her out to face Cameron's {{p|Riolu}}. Riolu started the battle with a {{m|Vacuum Wave}}, which Snivy was easily able to dodge before attacking the Emanation Pokémon with Leaf Blade. Riolu, however, quickly recovered and used {{m|Copycat}}, striking Snivy back with her own attack. Next, Riolu used Vacuum Wave again, forcing Snivy to jump out of the way and allowing Riolu to easily grab her in order to use {{m|Force Palm}} on her. Before Snivy could recover from the hit, Riolu carried on with a {{m|Circle Throw}}, sending the Grass Snake Pokémon flying into the arena wall. Snivy, however, just got mad for getting thrown around and started a comeback. First, she fired a Leaf Storm, forcing Riolu to dodge it and allowing her to grab the Emanation Pokémon with Vine Whip and slam it into the field. Riolu then fired another Vacuum Wave attack, which made a direct hit. But when it tried to repeat the same move, Snivy used Leaf Storm to counter it. The {{type|Grass}} attack overpowered the {{type|Fighting}} move and hit Riolu, causing serious damage. Unfortunately for Snivy and Ash, this resulted in Riolu's sudden evolution into {{TP|Cameron|Lucario}}, a much more formidable opponent. When the battle continued in [[BW108|the next episode]], Snivy fought bravely against her evolved opponent, hitting it with Leaf Blade and Vine Whip. Despite this, Lucario hit back with Force Palm, swung Snivy around by her own Vine Whip, and finally finished her off with a newly-learned {{m|Aura Sphere}}.

In ''[[BW139|Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!]]'', Snivy joined the gang to search for Emolga, who had run off after being unfairly shouted at by Iris for attacking Axew. When they later found Emolga with {{TRT}}, Snivy and Emolga began to argue and battle each other. Snivy deflected one of Emolga's {{m|Hidden Power}} attacks which flew off course and disturbed a sleeping {{p|Exploud}}. The Loud Noise Pokémon emerged from the bushes and began to attack the gang, allowing Team Rocket and Emolga to escape with Axew. The gang later found out that Emolga had not been in the wrong and had actually been protecting Axew, leaving Snivy a little embarrassed over assuming the worst of her rival. Snivy helped to save the day by hitting {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}} and {{TP|James|Yamask}} with a frenzy of Vine Whip attacks and a powerful Leaf Storm before freeing Pikachu with Leaf Blade. After Team Rocket had blasted off, Snivy reluctantly and sharply apologized to Emolga.

[[File:Snivy Emolga Axew apples.png|thumb|left|250px|Snivy sharing an apple with Iris's Emolga and Axew]]

Snivy is nothing less than a Pokémon shrouded in mystery. It is speculated that she had a previous Trainer whom she left because they did not meet her expectations, but she seems to have found what she had been searching for in Ash. Snivy seemed to have been in search of a compassionate and loyal Trainer, as she always remembered all of Ash's self-sacrificial actions in which he prioritised his Pokémon's safety above his own. This may be the reason why Snivy left her previous Trainer, which shows that she has little tolerance for selfishness and only respects those who treat her and her fellow Pokémon with respect. She tends to show no emotion except for when she is battling, even then moving as gracefully as she does outside of battle. Snivy is a fierce competitor and will take each battle that she competes in seriously. She is very mature psychologically, as seen when [[Ash's Scraggy|Ash's newly hatched Scraggy]] attempted to attack her and she did not utilize her full strength when stopping him. Though Snivy is distant, she still knows all of her Pokémon companions well and watches out for them whenever their Trainers cannot as seen in episodes like ''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]'' and ''[[BW055|Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!]]''.

Ever since [[Iris's Emolga]] joined the team, she and Snivy have gotten into a few disagreements. Snivy did not like how Emolga used her cuteness to get what she wanted as seen in ''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]'' and was pretty much the only one able to see through it. As shown in ''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]'', she still holds animosity towards Emolga. In ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', Emolga and Snivy were seen fighting again which resulted in them knocking over paint, causing paint to cover their Trainers. Behind her tough exterior, Snivy actually cares deeply about her friends, as seen in ''[[BW077|Evolution by Fire!]]'', where she comforted [[Ash's Pignite|Tepig]] when he was disappointed by his former Trainer and was later seen hugging a newly evolved Pignite along with Ash while laughing, making it one of the few times she ever laughed.