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Ash's Pignite (Japanese:サトシのチャオブーSatoshi's Chaoboo) was the thirdPokémon thatAsh obtained in theUnovaregion, and his thirty-seventh overall.
In animation
History
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Unova
With Shamus
As a Tepig, Pignite once belonged to a Trainer namedShamus, who abandoned him at theAccumula Town PokémonBattle Club after losing to aDeerling in battle. Shamus was disappointed in Tepig and so, Tepig was tied to a post. WhenDon George tried to untie him, Tepig broke free of his bonds and began searching for his Trainer, but to no avail.
When Ash visited the Accumula Town Pokémon Battle Club inThe Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!, Ash mistook Tepig for anUmbreon when watching a security tape of him stealing food from the nearby warehouse. In an attempt to capture the 'Umbreon', Ash then met Tepig for the first time when he was trying to eat some bait. He realized that Tepig was covered in soot and was unable to eat as there was a rope tied around his mouth, making him extremely hungry and very skinny. Initially, Tepig tried to run away, but after being cornered by Ash and having his rope removed and fed, he was carried back to the Battle Club by Ash. Later on, Tepig volunteered to help Ash retrieve hisPikachu fromTeam Rocket. Later, whenIris wanted to capture Tepig, he refused and decided he wanted to join Ash's team and Ash caught him in aPoké Ball.
With Ash
InTriple Leaders, Team Threats!, Tepig was Ash's Pokémon during his firstStriaton Gym battle againstChili and hisPansear, this surprised Iris, who thought he should have used aWater-type like Oshawott, Tepig hit with his Tackle, but it didn't do much to Pansear, but Pansear'sFire Punch did a lot of Tepig. Then Pansear's Flamethrower overwhelmed Tepig's Ember and then he took more damage ofDig. Tepig then ran around to dodge another Dig, but was then hit by another Dig. Pansear used Dig again but then Ash had Tepig jump into the hole and bite Pansear, when it emerged Tepig was biting Pansear's tail, though Pansear smashed Tepig into the ground, Tepig got up and still biting Pansear's tail, flung it around and then defeated Pansear with Ember and a Tackle attack.
InSnivy Plays Hard to Catch!, Tepig was revealed to be male when he battled a wildSnivy that would eventually be caught by Ash. Although he managed to use an Ember attack, he was hit by the Snivy'sAttract attack and became infatuated with her, causing him to be recalled. InA Rival Battle for Club Champ!, he was used to fight againstTrip'sTranquill. LikeOshawott before him, he was defeated by anAerial Ace attack from theWild Pigeon Pokémon, who not only landed acritical hit with itsSuper Luck Ability, but also had its damage enhanced byWork Up.
InThe Battle According to Lenora!, he battledLenora'sLillipup, which promptly usedRoar to force Tepig back into his Poké Ball. After Lenora'sWatchog defeated Oshawott, he fought Lillipup again and was defeated. InRematch at the Nacrene Gym!, he trained alongside Ash at Don George's Battle Club. He ran on a treadmill and dodged black balls that symbolizedShadow Ball attacks. By training, Tepig became faster and stronger and learned Flame Charge. Later on, he battled Lenora'sHerdier, which soon used Roar to force Tepig back into his Poké Ball again. After Watchog and Oshawott knocked each other out, Tepig battled Herdier again and won because of his faster, stronger attacks and his newly-learned Flame Charge attack.
Tepig was Ash's first Pokémon for hisCastelia Gym battle inBattling For The Love of Bug-Types!. He was sent out to battleBurgh'sDwebble. First, he tried using Tackle on Dwebble, which was dodged easily, and then a second Tackle was dodged by Dig, which hit Tepig. Dwebble then usedX-Scissor, which was very agile and hit Tepig. Burgh then explained that the rock that Dwebble had on its back was lighter than normal, making it faster and more agile than normal Dwebble. Tepig used Ember, which was blocked byProtect. Afterward, he was hit by X-Scissor again. Tepig was able to hit Dwebble with Tackle and then went for a Flame Charge, which was blocked by Protect. This lured Tepig up close and he was then knocked out by a supereffective close-rangeRock Wrecker.
InAsh and Trip's Third Battle!, Tepig was later used to battle Trip'sVanillite. Tepig defended himself from Vanillite'sIce-type attacks with Flame Charge but could not keep up with some of its faster moves and despite the type advantage, the match ended in a tie.
InGotta Catch A Roggenrola!, Tepig was used to battleRoggenrola after Oshawott was defeated, only to be defeated himself. He later helped Ash rescue all of the Roggenrola from theTeam Rocket trio. He later had a rematch with Roggenrola and after a fierce battle, he weakened it enough for Ash to catch it.
InBattle For The Underground!, Tepig was used to propel the train cart Ash and friends were riding on to get away from Team Rocket; along with Roggenrola usingFlash Cannon andAxew usingDragon Rage. In the process, his Ember attack became Flamethrower.InLost at the Stamp Rally!, Tepig teamed up withCilan's Pansage when his Trainer Ash andCilan battledSubway BossesIngo andEmmet. Battling theirEelektross andChandelure, Tepig and Pansage battled well but were eventually defeated.
InEvolution by Fire!, while eating with the other Pokémon in the Battle Club, Tepig recognized his previous Trainer, Shamus. Upon seeing him, Tepig happily ran over to Shamus, believing he would be happy to see him. However, when Shamus threw Tepig at Ash and called him a useless Pokémon, he was left disheartened. Being angered by Shamus's actions, Ash accepted Shamus's challenge of aDouble Battle, pitting Tepig against his former Trainer'sEmboar andHeatmor the next day. That night, Tepig sat alone outside the Battle Club and got very upset while recounting his abandonment. Snivy slapped him withVine Whip and talked sense into him as they were preparing for the battle in the morning.
Despite Snivy's encouragement, when faced with battling his estranged Trainer, he froze up and was unable to launch any attacks. Though Tepig had thought that abandoning him was tough for Shamus, he was crushed when Shamus revealed he was relieved to get rid of him. However, after watching his friend Snivy take two powerful hits when she was distracted by encouraging him further, Tepig finally hit both his opponents with a powerful Flame Charge. However, he made no attempt to dodge the next attack, and Snivy sacrificed herself to protect him. Motivated by the lengths his friends would go through for him, heevolved intoPignite. Pignite learned Fire Pledge with his new power and won with a final Flame Charge attack. Shamus talked to Pignite after the battle, saying he was impressed with his new power, and asked him to rejoin the team. Pignite refused, scorching his previous Trainer's face with a Flamethrower and sending him angrily running away.
InCaution: Icy Battle Conditions!, Pignite battledBrycen'sCryogonal. The match started with Pignite's Flame Charge being blocked byReflect and his Flamethrower being deflected byRapid Spin dealing damage to Pignite as well, making Pignite unable to hit the speedy Cryogonal. After enduring Cryogonal'sFrost Breath, Pignite landed a direct hit with Fire Pledge, hitting Cryogonal's Rapid Spin in the center and knocking it out. Pignite next went up against Brycen'sBeartic where his Flame Charge was stopped by Beartic'sBrine attack, which was super effective. Pignite then took out a powerfulIcicle Crash attack and then an unavoidable Aerial Ace attack, the latter of which was also super effective.
InRocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2, Ash sent out his Pignite as his fourth Pokémon during his Gym battle withRoxie, facing herScolipede. Despite her partBug-type Pokémon being at a type disadvantage against Fire types, Roxie stood calm. Pignite started by trying a Flame Charge, which was blocked by Scolipede'sScreech. The Megapede Pokémon next attacked withSludge Bomb, which was also blocked by Pignite's Flamethrower, causing a big explosion and a cloud of smoke. Using the smoke to his advantage, Ash had Pignite use another Flame Charge, hitting Scolipede and dealing a lot of damage. As Pignite tried to finish the match with another Flamethrower, Scolipede dodged and usedToxic on Pignite,badly poisoning him. However, Pignite was able to go on and unleash a Fire Pledge on Scolipede, defeating it. Roxie then gave Pignite aPecha Berry, curing him of the poison before sending out her strongest Pokémon,Garbodor. The Trash Heap Pokémon was able to use its extendable arms to dodge Pignite's Flame Charge before hitting the Fire Pig Pokémon withDouble Slap and doing the same again to dodge a Flamethrower. Pignite then used Tackle on Garbodor's arm, causing it to fall over. Pignite was about to use Fire Pledge, but Garbodor extended its arm under his hand, preventing him from using the move, grabbing him, and tossing him to the floor. After getting hit by a few Double Slaps, Pignite was finally able to unleash his Fire Pledge attack, but Garbodor countered with aHyper Beam, which went right through Fire Pledge and hit Pignite, knocking him out.
InAsh, Iris, and Trip: Then There Were Three!, Pignite battledTrip's Serperior in thePokémon World Tournament Junior Cup finals. Pignite battled hard, had a type advantage, and managed to dodge many of his opponent's attacks, as well as using Flame Charge several times to boost his speed. Regardless, Serperior remained too fast for the Fire Pig Pokémon and dodged every single one of his own attacks. After taking a direct hit fromSolar Beam, he finally tired out and was finished off with a powerfulFrenzy Plant attack.
InCameron's Secret Weapon!, Pignite was the third Pokémon Ash used in hisVertress Conference battle againstCameron, sending him out against hisHydreigon which had already defeated Boldore and Oshawott. Pignite started the battle with his new Brick Break attack, which was super effective against theDark/Dragon-type Pokémon. Hydreigon countered by attacking withDragon Pulse, which scored a direct hit. After narrowly dodging Pignite's Flamethrower, the Brutal Pokémon scored a pair of powerful hits with aTri Attack and aDragon Rush. Despite of this, Pignite was still able to fight back, and served his own pair of powerful strikes with Brick Break and Flame Charge, before dodging Hydreigon'sDouble Hit-counterattack. Next Pignite used Fire Pledge, forcing Hydreigon to take flight in order to avoid it, allowing him to land a direct hit on it with a Flamethrower. Ash then commanded Pignite to serve the finishing blow on his weakened opponent with Brick Break. Although Hydreigon tried to counter with a Double Hit, Pignite easily avoided it and served the super effective strike on the Brutal Pokémon, finishing it off. Cameron's next Pokémon wasFerrothorn. After avoiding Ferrothorn'sMetal Claw, Pignite was hit by aPin Missile. Despite the fact that Pignite was starting to get weak, he was still able to fire a super effective Flamethrower on theGrass andSteel-type Pokémon. Although Ferrothorn tried to attack back withMirror Shot, Pignite was easily able to dodge it and strike with Flame Charge, finishing the Thorn Pod Pokémon. Cameron then sent out his third Pokémon,Samurott. Pignite stood no chance against the Formidable Pokémon, which first countered the Fire Pig Pokémon's Flamethrower with a super effectiveHydro Cannon, and then knocked him out with an equally powerfulAqua Jet.
He was sent out to battleBarret'sMagnezone inSecrets From Out of the Fog!. Despite having the type advantage, Pignite was soon defeated by aMagnet Bomb attack that also rebounded Pansage'sBullet Seed attack at him. It was soon discovered inthe next episode that one of Pansage's Bullet Seed pellets had been lodged up his nose as a result and was preventing him from using his Flamethrower attack. After Ash hadCharizard throw Pignite around to shake it out, to no avail, Iris tickled Pignite's nose with some grass and he sneezed it out.
Later, inTeam Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!, Pignite was sent out alongside the rest of Ash's team to help Ash andN dig up to the surface of theWhite Ruins. While battling Team Plasma again, Pignite became very concerned for Charizard who had endured several Shadow Ball attacks and came to its rescue by stopping theLiepard's attacks with Flamethrower. The two then launched an incredibly powerful double Flamethrower at Team Plasma's Pokémon. However, when Colress turned his mind control machine on them, Pignite was quickly recalled to his Poké Ball along with Ash's other Pokémon.
Decolore Islands
InThe Pirates of Decolore!, Pignite accompanied the gang to the hideout of a quartet of pirate Pokémon. When the quartet revealed that they were all abandoned by their former Trainers, Pignite attempted to sympathize with them, recalling his troubled past with Shamus. Pignite later joined Snivy in a tag battle against piratesCroconaw andAzumarill, of which the former team won.
InThe Journalist from Another Region!, he participated in thePokémon Sumo Tournament ofHarvest Island'sGrand Harvest Festival. Pignite managed to get to the finals by beating aWatchog rather easily with a push, aSlaking; winning by default as the Lazy Pokémon was sleeping, and aRhyperior. He and Ash then facedRodney and hisGolurk. He defeated the Golurk when it lunged itself towards Pignite, giving him the power to throw the Automaton Pokémon over his head and out of the ring, winning the tournament and a year's supply of fruit as a prize as well as aFocus Band, which Ash proudly gave Pignite to wear.
Pignite was reunited with the entire Unova team atProfessor Oak's Laboratory inThe Dream Continues!. He joined the others in a group attack on Team Rocket with his Flamethrower to send them blasting off for the last time inPokémon the Series: Black & White. Pignite later posed in a group photo with the rest of Ash's Pokémon. Then, he was left at the lab when Ash set off for theKalos region.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
InAdvice to Goh!, Pignite reunited with Ash during his visit to Professor Oak's Laboratory withGoh. Some time before, Pignite had battled againstAsh's Infernape before he had left the lab to battleMoltres.
Pignite, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash inFriends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!. During the visit, he helped trainAsh's Gengar to learnWill-O-Wisp, and later watched the battle between Ash andPaul. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.
FromBattling as Hard as Stone! onwards, Pignite watched Ash'sMasters Eight Tournament matches againstSteven,Cynthia, andLeon. InPartners in Time!, Pignite appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle againstLeon's Charizard.
InHeroes Unite!, Pignite, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.
InThe Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, Pignite assisted Ash in looking for a missingCharmander around Oak's lab, but to no avail.
Personality and characteristics
As a Tepig, Pignite showed signs of low self-esteem, stemming from his countless losses underShamus's command, and due to Shamus's comments about him being unfit for battling. This trait continued well intoAsh's ownership, with Tepig often becoming depressed whenever he lost or even tied in a serious battle, in spite of Ash's attempts to cheer him up.
Lenora remarked that Tepig would constantly push himself past his own limits to please Ash, wanting to prove his worth to his new Trainer at all costs to the point of exhausting himself in the process. This came from Tepig's fear that Ash would abandon him if he didn't live up to his expectations.
Ultimately, Tepig's fears were finally extinguished after evolving and confronting his former Trainer with Ash's steadfast support. Having successfully overcame his past, his attitude changed significantly as a Pignite, becoming far more relaxed and easygoing. Even after suffering losses, Pignite no longer became depressed and took his losses in stride. Pignite's self-confidence also improved, to the point of being quite proud of his own power and getting annoyed whenever his abilities were either doubted or insulted.
During the period thatAsh's Charizard was with Ash in Unova, Pignite appeared to look up to the experienced Pokémon. When Charizard was taking attacks from Pokémon controlled by Team Plasma, Pignite showed concern and came to help in the battle. Before that, Charizard tried to help Pignite duringMeowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!, when his blocked nose was preventing him from usingFlamethrower. Since being left at Professors Oak's lab, Pignite became friends with Ash's other Fire types.
Appearance
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Moves improvised
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 | The Dream Continues! | Thunderbolt,Flamethrower,Leaf Storm,Hydro Pump,Air Cutter,Focus Blast,Energy Ball,Flash Cannon,Mud Shot, andStone Edge | Ash's rotation forPokémon the Series: Black & White |
| Description: Pignite combines his Flamethrower with another one fromCharizard,Krookodile's Stone Edge,Snivy's Leaf Storm,Oshawott's Hydro Pump,Unfezant's Air Cutter,Scraggy's Focus Blast,Leavanny's Energy Ball,Boldore's Flash Cannon,Palpitoad's Mud Shot, andPikachu's Thunderbolt to create a gigantic blast of energy. This was used to defendProfessor Oak's Laboratory fromTeam Rocket. | |||
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| Concept art from Pokémon the Series: Black & White | Poster for Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master |
In the games
In the spin-off games
Arcade games
Tepig appears inPokémon Medal World andPokémon Tug of War Tournament: Absolutely Get Medal!
Pokémon Best Wishes: Intelligence Training Pokémon Big Sports Meet!
Tepig appears inPokémon Best Wishes: Intelligence Training Pokémon Big Sports Meet!.
In the manga
Movie adaptations
Ash sent out his Tepig againstLeeku'sSamurott inWhite—Victini and Zekrom. Tepig was having trouble handling Samurott as Samurott had both the advantage in being fully evolved and type. However, withVictini powering him up, Tepig defeated Samurott. As Tepig evolved into Pignite in theanimated series, he reappeared as Pignite inKyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. He also reappeared inGenesect and the Legend Awakened.
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Pokémon Journeys
Pignite appeared inAdvice to Goh! atProfessor Oak's Laboratory.
Trivia
- As a Tepig, his capture was first revealed in a short preview aired afterDP190, featuring all of theUnova first partner Pokémon. However, it was not revealed who would becatching him.
- Tepig'sEvolution into Pignite was first revealed in the Japanese endingSeven-colored Arch.
- Pignite is the first Fire-type Ash owned that didn't knowFlamethrower when caught.
- Pignite is Ash's only Unova first partner Pokémon to evolve.
- Pignite is the only Pokémon inPokémon the Series to have used the moveFire Pledge.
- Out of all the Pokémon that were obtained and evolved during the course ofPokémon the Series: Black & White, Tepig took the longest to evolve, at 73 episodes.
References
- ↑Confirmed inSnivy Plays Hard to Catch!.
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