Aibo

Aibo エーたろう Ētarō

Gold's Ambipom

Debuts in Murkrow Row Caught at Johto Evolves in Pleased as Punch With Parasect Gender Male Ability Run Away* Technician* Nature Naive Current location With Gold

→ This Pokémon spent 357 chapters as Aipom.

Aibo (Japanese: エーたろう Ētarō), known as Ataro in Chuang Yi's translations, is an Ambipom that Gold owns in Pokémon Adventures and his first Pokémon. As of All About Arceus V, he is at level 83 and his Characteristic is that he is "mischievous."

History

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Aibo first appeared as an Aipom in Murkrow Row alongside Gold's mother, who asked him to go wake Gold up. Along with the other Pokémon living there they manage to wake Gold up, who then plays with them. Later at night they encounter a Trainer named Joey who had his bag stolen by a wild Murkrow. Together, Gold and Aibo manage to defeat and capture the thieving Pokémon.

In Sneasel Sneak Attack, Aibo battled Silver's Sneasel in an attempt to get Professor Elm's Totodile back. Aibo attacked with Scratch and Sneasel blocked it with Protect. Gold then recalled Aibo and used his billiard cue to shoot Aibo behind Sneasel, landing a direct hit.

In You Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour, Aibo battled alongside Gold's other Pokémon against the Masked Man. Aibo fought against his Delibird and lost due to Gold not knowing how to handle battling with multiple Pokémon. Despite their defeat, Aibo managed to scratch pieces of his mask off, which later proves to be instrumental in finding out his true identity.

Aibo noticing Togebo's Egg being stolen

In Gligar Glide, right after Gold goes to sleep in the woods on the outskirts of Goldenrod City, a Gligar swoops down and snatches Togebo's Egg. Aibo tries, unsuccessfully, to wake Gold and he rallies his teammates to chase after it. Aibo catches up first and tries to attack Gligar but it uses its stinger, causing Aibo to fall. Then Gligar kicks Polibo, who has just jumped out of the water. Pretending to be a tree, Sudobo catches Gligar, and Exbo uses a powerful Ember. Gligar flies away to a tree to eat the Egg, but Sunbo lands on Gligar's head. Unfortunately, this makes Gligar headbutt the Egg, creating a crack in the shell. Pieces of the Egg fly off, and Togepi appears. Gligar, still hungry, attempts to eat Togepi anyways. Togepi retaliates with Double-Edge and Metronome; Metronome comes out as Supersonic, which scares Gligar off.

In Piloswine Whine, Aibo is used alongside the rest of Gold's team to defeat Team Rocket's horde of Pokémon.

In Tyranitar War, Aibo is sent out to battle Silver's Tyranitar, but is quickly pushed back by his Sandstorm attack. Aibo later battled the Masked Man again in Delibird Delivery - 2. Aibo manages to defeat his Houndour and Ariados by using Double Team to have them attack each other but is knocked out alongside Gold when the Masked Man attacks them with a barrage of ice.

In The Last Battle VI, Aibo participated in Gold's last battle against the Masked Man. Despite easily being defeated, Aibo managed to send his boosted stats to Sudobo, giving him the speed needed to get the upper hand in the match.

Emerald arc

Aibo and Gold

In The Final Battle I, Aibo fought alongside Exbo to fight Guile Hideout. Exbo lets up a powerful flame, which Aibo increases by spinning Gold's pool cue to fan the flames in Guile's direction. Guile attempts to block the flames with his sword, but he is quickly overpowered and knocked to the ground.

In The Final Battle VII, Aibo was seen battling Guile Hideout's stolen Battle Tower Pokémon.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Aibo in the Pokéathlon Skill Course

In Out-Odding Oddish, Aibo participated in the Pokéathlon alongside Polibo and Exbo. They started with the Skill Course, which ended with the round Snow Throw. The team threw snowballs at their opponents, with Aibo creating a gigantic one to earn them enough points to win. The same three later entered into the Stamina Course and managed to win that one as well.

In the next chapter, the three entered the Power Course and went up against Koga, Bruno, and Will. They struggled against the Elite Four member's team in Circle Push and Goal Roll before entering the final match, Block Smash. In it, Gold faced Bruno and his Machamp as his final opponents. By having Aibo focus on critical hits against the blocks, the team was able to enter High Tension mode, allowing them to quickly catch up with Machamp's raw strength and win.

In One Tough Togepi, Gold sends out Aibo alongside his other Pokémon, save Togebo, to fight and distract Lance's Dragonite, who was going on a rampage. With Aibo and the others distracting the Dragon Pokémon, Togebo was able to finish the battle with a powerful Double-Edge.

In Pleased as Punch With Parasect, Aibo was training with Exbo to learn the move Double Hit. Soon after mastering the move he evolved into Ambipom, much to the admiration of everyone around him, making Togebo jealous in the process. In All About Arceus II, Aibo fought against Arceus. He attacks with a powerful Double Hit, but fails to do any real damage.

Personality and characteristics

Aibo is one of the family Pokémon that lived with Gold in the house he grew up in. As a result, he is very close to his Trainer. Like his Trainer, Aibo tends to be very mischievous and cunning, but still cares for others, going to great lengths to rescue Togebo's Egg. Aibo is also very motivated to become stronger and draws strength from watching tough opponents. With his prehensile tail, Aibo can grab objects to be used to help in battle; after evolving, he gained a second one which improves this skill even further.

Appearance

As an Aipom

Moves used

Using Double Hit as an Aipom Using Double Hit	Move First Used In Scratch Murkrow Row Swagger Who Gives a Hoothoot? Double Team Number One Donphan Agility The Last Battle VI Baton Pass The Last Battle VI Double Hit † Pleased as Punch With Parasect
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• The English name Aibo is written very similarly to the Japanese word 相棒 aibō, meaning "partner." Incidentally, "partners" is how Gold describes his Pokémon when asked by Professor Oak.
• Aibo is the only Generation II Pokémon that Gold originally had in his house, though one of the Generation I Pokémon he had at his house went on to become the Generation II Politoed during his journey.
• Aibo took the longest to evolve out of any Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures, having been an Aipom for 357 chapters.
• In Gligar Glide, Aibo stared at Gold's Pokédex to view information about Gligar, implying that he knows how to read.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	エーたろう Ētarō	From エイパム Eipam and ～たろう -tarō
English	Aibo*	From Aipom and -bo
	Ataro*	From Aipom and -taro
French	Capucapu	From Capumain
German	Ambi	From Ambidiffel
Italian	Aibo	From Aipom
Spanish	Ataro	From Aipom and -taro
Korean	에돌이 Edor-i	From 에이팜 Eipam and　～돌이 -dor-i
Chinese (Mandarin)	尾太郎 Wěitàiláng*	From 長尾怪手 Chángwěiguàishǒu and ～太郎 -tàiláng
	长太郎 Chángtàiláng*	From 长尾怪手 Chángwěiguàishǒu and ～太郎 -tàiláng
	长尾太郎 Chángwěitàiláng*	From 长尾怪手 Chángwěiguàishǒu and ～太郎 -tàiláng
Chinese (Cantonese)	尾太郎 Méihtaailòhng	From 長尾怪手 Chèuhngméihgwaaisáu and ～太郎 -taailòhng
Czech	Aipák	From Aipom and -ák
Brazilian Portuguese	Aiplom	From Aipom and -plom
Vietnamese	Etarou	Transliteration of his Japanese name

See also

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Aipom and Ambipom.

Gold's Pokémon
In rotation:	Aibo	Polibo	Exbo	Sunbo	Sudobo	Togebo
	Pibu
In box:	Tibo	Remoraid
Given away:	Teddiursa
Traded:	Kingdra
Released:	Chinchou
Status unknown:	Murkrow
Temporary:	Raikou	Dragonite
At home:	Lickitung	Sandshrew	Oddish	Drowzee	Krabby	Chansey
	Weedle	Exeggcute	Kakuna

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