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'''Dawn's Cyndaquil''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリのヒノアラシ''' ''Hikari's Hinoarashi'') is the seventh Pokémon obtained by {{an|Dawn}}.
'''Dawn's Quilava''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリのマグマラシ''' ''Hikari's Magmarashi'') was the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{an|Dawn}} obtained as an {{pkmn|Egg}}, and her seventh overall in the [[Sinnoh]] [[region]].


==History==
==History==
In ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]'', Dawn battled {{an|Lyra}} in the Johto Festival and defeated her. As a prize, Dawn was given an {{pkmn|egg}}, which was soon abducted by [[Team Rocket]]. While it was in Team Rocket's possession, it showed signs of hatching. When Dawn finally got it back, it hatched right in front of her eyes, revealing it to be a Cyndaquil.
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
[[File:Dawn Cyndaquil affection.png|thumb|Cyndaquil showing affection|left]]
[[File:Dawn and Quilava.png|thumb|left|250px|Quilava and Dawn]]
It has a tendency to flare up its back when it's happy or when it's showing affection, which Dawn usually ends up getting caught in in the process.
In ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]'', Dawn battled {{an|Lyra}} in the [[Johto Festival]] and defeated her. As a prize, Dawn was given an {{pkmn|Egg}}, which was soon taken by {{TRT}}. While it was in [[Team Rocket]]'s possession, it showed signs of hatching. When Dawn finally got it back, it hatched right in front of her eyes, revealing it to be a Cyndaquil.


[[Dawn's Piplup]] appears to be jealous over the attention that Cyndaquil gets, though this may be attributed to the fact that Cyndaquil wasn't very responsive to Piplup at first. Piplup often attacks Cyndaquil and it in turn fights back, causing frequent squabbles between the two. They seem to be trying to compete for superiority over the other. These fights have stopped in subsequent episodes.
In ''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]'', Cyndaquil battled [[Ash's Grotle]] and proved to be a strong opponent even though it had just hatched.


In ''[[DP144|Gone With the Windworks!]]'', it battled [[Ash's Grotle]] and proved to be a strong opponent even though it had just hatched.
In'' [[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]'', Cyndaquil showed its interest in [[Pokémon Contest]]s after watching Dawn practice with her {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}} by trying to mimic it with the flames on its back. It was shocked and upset when Dawn told it that it could not compete in the {{to|Lilypad}} Contest with her.


In'' [[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]'', it showed its interest in Contests after watching Dawn practice with her {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}} by trying to mimic it with the flames on its back.
In ''[[DP147|Bagged Then Tagged!]]'', when Dawn and Ash had a [[Multi Battle|Tag Battle]] against {{an|Lyra}} and [[Khoury]] inside the {{DL|Lilypad Town|Lilypad Colosseum}}, Cyndaquil was paired with [[Ash's Monferno]] to battle Lyra's {{p|Chikorita}} and [[Khoury's Totodile]]. It was able to defeat Chikorita with a Flame Wheel combined with Monferno's Flamethrower.


In ''[[DP147|Bagged Then Tagged!]]'', it was used in Dawn's and Ash's tag battle against {{an|Lyra}} and [[Khoury]]. Cyndaquil was able to defeat Chikorita with a Flame Wheel combined with [[Ash's Monferno]]'s Flamethrower.  
In ''[[DP155|Double-Time Battle Training!]]'', Cyndaquil was used in a [[Double Battle]] together with [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]. After using the "Flame Ice" combo, it failed to execute it all of the way and [[Zoey]]'s {{p|Leafeon}} defeated it, along with Mamoswine with a {{m|Magical Leaf}} combined with {{p|Kirlia}}'s {{m|Psychic}}.


In ''[[DP155|Double-Time Battle Training!]]'', it was used in a double battle together with [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]. After using the "Flame-Ice" combo, it failed to execute it all of the way and [[Zoey]]'s {{p|Leafeon}} defeated it, along with Mamoswine with a {{m|Magical Leaf}} combined with {{p|Kirlia}}'s {{m|Psychic}}.  
In ''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]'', Cyndaquil was used in the two-on-two Contest Battles of the [[Daybreak Town]] Pokémon Contest alongside {{TP|Dawn|Mamoswine}}. Both of them managed to defeat [[Ursula]]'s {{p|Plusle}} and {{p|Minun}} in the finals earning Dawn her fifth and final Ribbon.
[[File:DP174.png|thumb|250px|Cyndaquil and Buneary in the Grand Festival]]
In ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]'', Cyndaquil was used in the Performance Stage of the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]] along with {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}}. Their performance started with Buneary using {{m|Ice Beam}} to create a large frozen path resembling a roller coaster. Cyndaquil proceeded with Flame Wheel, rolling over the path and melting a trench for Buneary to slide on. After that, Buneary charged an Ice Beam and Cyndaquil used Smokescreen in order to cloak themselves above a large frozen spike. When the smoke was blown away, Buneary was seen inside a {{i|Poké Ball}} made of ice with Cyndaquil standing on top, impressing the [[Contest Judge]]s and securing Dawn a place among the {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s advancing to the [[Contest Battle]]s.


Cyndaquil, along with Mamoswine, were used in the [[Daybreak City]] Contest Double Battle Round in [[DP162]].
In ''[[DP176|Coming Full-Festival Circle!]]'', Cyndaquil went up against [[Jessie|Jessilina]]'s {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Carnivine}} in the semifinals of the [[Grand Festival]] along with Buneary. Together they managed to defeat their opponents and advance Dawn to the final round.
 
In [[DPS01]], Cyndaquil was used in a [[Double Battle]] alongside Piplup against [[Johanna]]'s {{TP|Johanna|Glameow}} and {{p|Umbreon}}, but when Piplup and Cyndaquil unleashed their {{m|Whirlpool}}-{{m|Flame Wheel}} combination, the battle was stopped due to them fighting. Cyndaquil then helped Dawn rescue a {{p|Piplup}} and a {{p|Chimchar}} that had escaped from [[Professor Rowan]]'s lab from a group of {{p|Ariados}}. It became injured when it took a {{m|Poison Sting}} meant for [[Shinko]]. It was able to overcome its injury by [[evolution|evolving]] into {{p|Quilava}} and was able to defeat the leader of the group, a {{Shiny}} Ariados, with its newly learned move, {{m|Eruption}}.
[[File:BW093.png|thumb|left|250px|Quilava battling Pikachu]]
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
In ''[[BW086|Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!]]'', after it was introduced to Ash, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Cilan}}'s Pokémon, Quilava brushed up to Ash, as a means of both greeting him and revealing that it had evolved.
 
In ''[[BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!]]'', Quilava was used to battle [[Ash's Pikachu]]. It first hit Pikachu with Swift before dodging his {{m|Quick Attack}} and stopping {{m|Electro Ball}} with its newly learned {{m|Flamethrower}}. Quilava then covered the field in Smokescreen before stopping Pikachu's {{m|Iron Tail}} and landing a direct hit with Flamethrower. After their Flame Wheel and Quick Attack clashed in midair, {{an|Cynthia}} stopped the match.
 
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
Quilava appeared in ''[[JN089|The Gates of Warp!]]''.
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==Personality and characteristics==
[[File:Piplup Cyndaquil rivalry.png|thumb|250px|Cyndaquil's rivalry with Piplup]]
[[File:Dawn Cyndaquil contest practice.png|thumb|250px|left|Cyndaquil copying Mamoswine's Contest move]]
As a Cyndaquil, it developed a [[Friendship|strong bond]] with {{an|Dawn}} from the moment it hatched from its {{pkmn|Egg}}. Prior to entering its first [[Pokémon Contest]], it grew interested in watching Dawn train {{cat|Dawn's Pokémon|her other Pokémon}}, often showing Dawn its own variations of the moves that she was practicing with them, and sulked when it was not chosen to compete.
 
[[Dawn's Piplup]] appears to be jealous over the attention that it gets, though this may be attributed to the fact that Cyndaquil wasn't very responsive to Piplup at first. Piplup often attacks it and it in turn fights back, causing frequent squabbles between the two. They seem to be trying to compete for superiority over the other. These fights have stopped ever since Cyndaquil evolved.
 
It has a tendency to flare up its back when it's happy or when it's showing affection, and Dawn usually ends up getting burned in the process.
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==Appearance==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{fire color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #{{fire color dark}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{fire color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | As an {{color2|000|Pokémon Egg|Egg}}
! style="background:#{{fire color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | As a {{pcolor|Cyndaquil|000}}
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Cyndaquil Egg.png|250px]]
| [[File:Dawn Cyndaquil.png|250px]]
|}


==Moves used==
==Moves used==
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{{anmov/h|fire||Dawn {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 8}}|0=Quilava SmokeScreen|1=Quilava Flame Wheel|2=Quilava Eruption|3=Quilava Swift|4=Quilava Flamethrower|5=Cyndaquil SmokeScreen|6=Cyndaquil Swift|7=Cyndaquil Flame Wheel}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 8}}|0=Smokescreen|1=Flame Wheel|2=Eruption|3=Swift|4=Flamethrower|5=Smokescreen <br>as a Cyndaquil|6=Swift <br>as a Cyndaquil|7=Flame Wheel <br>as a Cyndaquil}}}}
{{anmu|fire|Flame Wheel|DP144|Gone With the Windworks!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|fire|Flame Wheel|DP144|Gone With the Windworks!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|SmokeScreen|DP144|Gone With the Windworks!}}
{{anmov|normal|Smokescreen|DP144|Gone With the Windworks!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu|normal|Swift|DP144|Gone With the Windworks!}}
{{anmov|normal|Swift|DP144|Gone With the Windworks!|rec=yes}}
{{anmu/f|fire|yes}}
{{anmov|fire|Eruption|DPS01}}
[[Image:Flame ice combo.png|thumb|210px|right|Cyndaquil using its {{m|Flame Wheel}} and Mamoswine using {{m|Ice Shard}} making a Flame-Ice Cuboid]]
{{anmov|fire|Flamethrower|BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|fire}}
 
===Moves improvised===
===Moves improvised===
* '''Flame Ice''' is a combination which was created by Mamoswine and Cyndaquil when they were training with Dawn in [[DP155]]. It involves Cyndaquil being trapped by Mamoswine's Ice Shard while it uses Flame Wheel.
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{fire color}}; border: 3px solid #{{fire color dark}}"
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Flamethrower Wheel Combination.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP147|Bagged Then Tagged!]]''
| {{m|Flame Wheel}} and {{m|Flamethrower}}
| [[Ash's Monferno]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A combination of Flame Wheel and Flamethrower. Cyndaquil uses Flame Wheel while Monferno pushes the spinning Cyndaquil forward with Flamethrower. This creates more red-orange flames and increases Cyndaquil's momentum as it uses Flame Wheel, dealing notable damage. This was used in {{Ash}} and {{an|Dawn}}'s [[Multi Battle|Tag Battle]] against [[Khoury]] and {{an|Lyra}}.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Flame Ice combo.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP155|Double-Time Battle Training!]]''
| {{m|Ice Shard}} and {{m|Flame Wheel}}
| [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A combination which was created by Mamoswine and Cyndaquil when they were training with Dawn. It involves Cyndaquil being trapped by Mamoswine's Ice Shard while utilizing Flame Wheel. It was perfected in the battle against Ursula in ''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]''. Dawn calls it "Flame Ice".
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Quadruple Combination.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP162|Playing the Performance Encore!]]''
| {{m|Ice Shard}}/{{m|Take Down}} and {{m|Swift}}
| [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Mamoswine uses the Swallowing Ice Shard Technique to create the Ice Armor. Cyndaquil then uses Swift in a circle around Mamoswine. Then Cyndaquil makes the flame on its back split into two. Mamoswine then uses Take Down while Cyndaquil is on the top part of the Ice Armor.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ice Wheel Slide.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''
| {{m|Ice Beam}} and {{m|Flame Wheel}}
| [[Dawn's Buneary]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Buneary uses Ice Beam on the field to create a giant sculpture of slides. Cyndaquil then uses Flame Wheel on the ice path, allowing Buneary to follow Cyndaquil by sliding down.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Flame Wheel Swift combo.png|150px]]
| [[DPS01]]
| {{m|Flame Wheel}} and {{m|Swift}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Cyndaquil developed this while training with Dawn in [[Twinleaf Town]]. Cyndaquil would perform it by firing a ring of {{m|Swift}} into the air, then jumping into the center and charging {{m|Flame Wheel}}, causing the two moves to mix.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Bubble-Swift Combination.png|150px]]
| [[DPS01]]
| {{m|Bubble Beam}} and {{m|Swift}}
| [[Dawn's Piplup]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Piplup jumps on top of Cyndaquil and forms Bubble Beam into a circle and Cyndaquil uses Swift in the middle of the circle. It is unknown what Dawn was going to do with this, as Johanna destroyed it with her Glameow and Umbreon in a matter of seconds.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Flaming Whirlpool Combination.png|150px]]
| [[DPS01]]
| {{m|Whirlpool}} and {{m|Flame Wheel}}
| [[Dawn's Piplup]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Piplup would surround Cyndaquil's Flame Wheel with a Whirlpool, which created the effect of a sphere of water with flames inside. Dawn attempted to use this during her second battle against her mother, however the combination failed throwing both Piplup and Cyndaquil to the ground.
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Cyndaquil egg.png|200px|Cyndaquil's {{pkmn|egg}}|thumb|right]]
* Quilava is the only Pokémon:
* Of all Pokémon eggs owned by main characters, Cyndaquil took the least amount of time to hatch, hatching in the same episode it was obtained in.
** Belonging to a main character that [[Evolution|evolved]] and learned a new move in a special episode.
* Dawn is the second main character to own a Cyndaquil, the first being Ash.
** Belonging to a main character whose evolution episode was never [[dub]]bed.
* Like May's {{TP|May|Bulbasaur|Venusaur}}, Cyndaquil is a [[starter Pokémon]] from the region alternate to her own in her generation that has a type disadvantage against her actual starter. Also, Ash owns Pokémon of the [[Ash's Cyndaquil|same]] [[Ash's Bulbasaur|species]] as May's and Dawn's second starter Pokémon.
** Owned by {{an|Dawn}} that is not a {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}}.
* Similar to May getting her Bulbasaur, Dawn also got a starter Pokémon from the game region that was featured in the most recent game. May got Bulbasaur a few months after {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}'s release, while Dawn got Cyndaquil five days after the release of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
** Owned by Dawn that is mid-way through its evolutionary line.
* Cyndaquil is the eighth Pokémon to follow the pattern of premiering in a movie and then being captured by one of the main characters. In all cases, the premiered Pokémon is not the same character as the one caught, just the same species. Dawn's Cyndaquil comes after ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''. This is only a technical premiere, as Cyndaquil was featured during the original Johto series as well.
* Quilava is the first Pokémon owned by a main character to hatch from an {{pkmn|Egg}} in the same episode where its Egg was obtained.
* Cyndaquil is the sixth {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} to be part of the main cast during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, however, unlike its predecessors {{TP|Dawn|Aipom|Ambipom}}, {{TP|Brock|Sudowoodo}}, {{AP|Gligar|Gliscor}}, {{TP|Jessie|Yanma|Yanmega}}, and {{TP|Dawn|Swinub/Piloswine|Mamoswine}}, it was introduced ''after'' HeartGold and SoulSilver were already known.
* Quilava is the first {{type|Fire}} [[first partner Pokémon]] belonging to a main character to have been obtained outside its native region.
** Cyndaquil is also the third of said Pokémon who were Dawn's at one point or another.
** Cyndaquil is the only one of the said Pokémon which does not have a {{cat|Generation IV Pokémon}} in its evolutionary family.


==Related articles==
==See also==
*{{Animespecies|Cyndaquil}}
* {{Animespeciesevo1|Cyndaquil|Quilava}}


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Latest revision as of 01:56, 2 September 2024

Dawn's Quilava
ヒカリのマグマラシ Hikari's Magmarashi
Bag Poké Ball SV Sprite.png
Dawn Quilava.png
Dawn's Quilava
Egg obtained in An Egg Scramble!
Egg obtained at Between Twinleaf Town and the Valley Windworks
Hatches in An Egg Scramble!
Hatched at Between Twinleaf Town and the Valley Windworks
Evolves in DPS01
Gender Unknown
Ability Unknown
Current location With Dawn
HOMEEgg.png HOME155.png HOME156.png
This Pokémon spent less than 1 episode in its Egg and between 49 and 135 episodes as Cyndaquil.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Cyndaquil Kiyotaka Furushima Kayzie Rogers
As Quilava Kiyotaka Furushima Bill Rogers

Dawn's Quilava (Japanese: ヒカリのマグマラシ Hikari's Magmarashi) was the first Pokémon that Dawn obtained as an Egg, and her seventh overall in the Sinnoh region.

History

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Quilava and Dawn

In An Egg Scramble!, Dawn battled Lyra in the Johto Festival and defeated her. As a prize, Dawn was given an Egg, which was soon taken by Team Rocket. While it was in Team Rocket's possession, it showed signs of hatching. When Dawn finally got it back, it hatched right in front of her eyes, revealing it to be a Cyndaquil.

In Gone With the Windworks!, Cyndaquil battled Ash's Grotle and proved to be a strong opponent even though it had just hatched.

In Dressed for Jess Success!, Cyndaquil showed its interest in Pokémon Contests after watching Dawn practice with her Mamoswine by trying to mimic it with the flames on its back. It was shocked and upset when Dawn told it that it could not compete in the Lilypad Contest with her.

In Bagged Then Tagged!, when Dawn and Ash had a Tag Battle against Lyra and Khoury inside the Lilypad Colosseum, Cyndaquil was paired with Ash's Monferno to battle Lyra's Chikorita and Khoury's Totodile. It was able to defeat Chikorita with a Flame Wheel combined with Monferno's Flamethrower.

In Double-Time Battle Training!, Cyndaquil was used in a Double Battle together with Dawn's Mamoswine. After using the "Flame Ice" combo, it failed to execute it all of the way and Zoey's Leafeon defeated it, along with Mamoswine with a Magical Leaf combined with Kirlia's Psychic.

In Playing the Performance Encore!, Cyndaquil was used in the two-on-two Contest Battles of the Daybreak Town Pokémon Contest alongside Mamoswine. Both of them managed to defeat Ursula's Plusle and Minun in the finals earning Dawn her fifth and final Ribbon.

Cyndaquil and Buneary in the Grand Festival

In Last Call — First Round!, Cyndaquil was used in the Performance Stage of the Sinnoh Grand Festival along with Buneary. Their performance started with Buneary using Ice Beam to create a large frozen path resembling a roller coaster. Cyndaquil proceeded with Flame Wheel, rolling over the path and melting a trench for Buneary to slide on. After that, Buneary charged an Ice Beam and Cyndaquil used Smokescreen in order to cloak themselves above a large frozen spike. When the smoke was blown away, Buneary was seen inside a Poké Ball made of ice with Cyndaquil standing on top, impressing the Contest Judges and securing Dawn a place among the Coordinators advancing to the Contest Battles.

In Coming Full-Festival Circle!, Cyndaquil went up against Jessilina's Seviper and Carnivine in the semifinals of the Grand Festival along with Buneary. Together they managed to defeat their opponents and advance Dawn to the final round.

In DPS01, Cyndaquil was used in a Double Battle alongside Piplup against Johanna's Glameow and Umbreon, but when Piplup and Cyndaquil unleashed their Whirlpool-Flame Wheel combination, the battle was stopped due to them fighting. Cyndaquil then helped Dawn rescue a Piplup and a Chimchar that had escaped from Professor Rowan's lab from a group of Ariados. It became injured when it took a Poison Sting meant for Shinko. It was able to overcome its injury by evolving into Quilava and was able to defeat the leader of the group, a Shiny Ariados, with its newly learned move, Eruption.

Quilava battling Pikachu

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!, after it was introduced to Ash, Iris, and Cilan's Pokémon, Quilava brushed up to Ash, as a means of both greeting him and revealing that it had evolved.

In Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!, Quilava was used to battle Ash's Pikachu. It first hit Pikachu with Swift before dodging his Quick Attack and stopping Electro Ball with its newly learned Flamethrower. Quilava then covered the field in Smokescreen before stopping Pikachu's Iron Tail and landing a direct hit with Flamethrower. After their Flame Wheel and Quick Attack clashed in midair, Cynthia stopped the match.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Quilava appeared in The Gates of Warp!.

Personality and characteristics

Cyndaquil's rivalry with Piplup
Cyndaquil copying Mamoswine's Contest move

As a Cyndaquil, it developed a strong bond with Dawn from the moment it hatched from its Egg. Prior to entering its first Pokémon Contest, it grew interested in watching Dawn train her other Pokémon, often showing Dawn its own variations of the moves that she was practicing with them, and sulked when it was not chosen to compete.

Dawn's Piplup appears to be jealous over the attention that it gets, though this may be attributed to the fact that Cyndaquil wasn't very responsive to Piplup at first. Piplup often attacks it and it in turn fights back, causing frequent squabbles between the two. They seem to be trying to compete for superiority over the other. These fights have stopped ever since Cyndaquil evolved.

It has a tendency to flare up its back when it's happy or when it's showing affection, and Dawn usually ends up getting burned in the process.

Appearance

As an Egg As a Cyndaquil
Cyndaquil Egg.png Dawn Cyndaquil.png

Moves used

Dawn Quilava Eruption.png
Using Eruption
Move First Used In
Flame Wheel  Gone With the Windworks!
Smokescreen  Gone With the Windworks!
Swift  Gone With the Windworks!
Eruption DPS01
Flamethrower  Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture First Used In Moves Involved Partnered With
Flamethrower Wheel Combination.png Bagged Then Tagged! Flame Wheel and Flamethrower Ash's Monferno
Description: A combination of Flame Wheel and Flamethrower. Cyndaquil uses Flame Wheel while Monferno pushes the spinning Cyndaquil forward with Flamethrower. This creates more red-orange flames and increases Cyndaquil's momentum as it uses Flame Wheel, dealing notable damage. This was used in Ash and Dawn's Tag Battle against Khoury and Lyra.
Flame Ice combo.png Double-Time Battle Training! Ice Shard and Flame Wheel Dawn's Mamoswine
Description: A combination which was created by Mamoswine and Cyndaquil when they were training with Dawn. It involves Cyndaquil being trapped by Mamoswine's Ice Shard while utilizing Flame Wheel. It was perfected in the battle against Ursula in Playing the Performance Encore!. Dawn calls it "Flame Ice".
Quadruple Combination.png Playing the Performance Encore! Ice Shard/Take Down and Swift Dawn's Mamoswine
Description: Mamoswine uses the Swallowing Ice Shard Technique to create the Ice Armor. Cyndaquil then uses Swift in a circle around Mamoswine. Then Cyndaquil makes the flame on its back split into two. Mamoswine then uses Take Down while Cyndaquil is on the top part of the Ice Armor.
Ice Wheel Slide.png Last Call — First Round! Ice Beam and Flame Wheel Dawn's Buneary
Description: Buneary uses Ice Beam on the field to create a giant sculpture of slides. Cyndaquil then uses Flame Wheel on the ice path, allowing Buneary to follow Cyndaquil by sliding down.
Flame Wheel Swift combo.png DPS01 Flame Wheel and Swift None
Description: Cyndaquil developed this while training with Dawn in Twinleaf Town. Cyndaquil would perform it by firing a ring of Swift into the air, then jumping into the center and charging Flame Wheel, causing the two moves to mix.
Bubble-Swift Combination.png DPS01 Bubble Beam and Swift Dawn's Piplup
Description: Piplup jumps on top of Cyndaquil and forms Bubble Beam into a circle and Cyndaquil uses Swift in the middle of the circle. It is unknown what Dawn was going to do with this, as Johanna destroyed it with her Glameow and Umbreon in a matter of seconds.
Flaming Whirlpool Combination.png DPS01 Whirlpool and Flame Wheel Dawn's Piplup
Description: Piplup would surround Cyndaquil's Flame Wheel with a Whirlpool, which created the effect of a sphere of water with flames inside. Dawn attempted to use this during her second battle against her mother, however the combination failed throwing both Piplup and Cyndaquil to the ground.

Trivia

  • Quilava is the only Pokémon:
    • Belonging to a main character that evolved and learned a new move in a special episode.
    • Belonging to a main character whose evolution episode was never dubbed.
    • Owned by Dawn that is not a Generation IV Pokémon.
    • Owned by Dawn that is mid-way through its evolutionary line.
  • Quilava is the first Pokémon owned by a main character to hatch from an Egg in the same episode where its Egg was obtained.
  • Quilava is the first Fire-type first partner Pokémon belonging to a main character to have been obtained outside its native region.

See also



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