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'''Ash's Palpitoad''' (Japanese: '''サトシのガマガル''' ''Satoshi's Gamagaru'') was the seventh {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{Ash}} obtained in the [[Unova]] [[region]], and his forty-first overall.


'''Ash's Palpitoad''' (Japanese: '''サトシのガマガル''' ''Satoshi's Gamagaru'') is the seventh {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} obtained by {{Ash}} in the [[Unova]] region.
==History==
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''===
[[File:Ash Palpitoad and Cilan Stunfisk.png|left|250px|thumb|Palpitoad and Stunfisk]]
Palpitoad debuted in ''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]'', where he was the leader of a group of {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Tympole}} that lived in a lake. {{Ash}} and {{AP|Oshawott}} had unknowingly invaded his territory while looking for an [[Remeyo weed|underwater plant]] to help his, {{an|Cilan}}'s, and {{an|Iris}}'s Pokémon heal after being {{status|poisoned}} by wild {{p|Foongus}} that were disturbed by [[Ash's Scraggy]]. Palpitoad was angered by their intrusion, and ordered his Tympole cohorts to attack them. When they swam away in fear of Oshawott, he called upon his friend, {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}}'s, help. However, when Cilan fished Stunfisk out of the water, Palpitoad was forced to face Oshawott himself. Despite knowing some powerful moves, the Vibration Pokémon lost to Oshawott's newly mastered {{m|Aqua Jet}}, and was caught by Ash.


==History==
In ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]'', he was used in the [[Club Battle]] Tournament against [[Burgundy]]'s {{p|Stoutland}}. Despite being his first battle with Ash as his Trainer, the two synchronized well, avoiding Stoutland's attacks and dealing out powerful blows. Eventually, Palpitoad was caught in Stoutland's mouth when it used {{m|Thunder Fang}}, though he avoided damage from the {{type|Electric}} move, being part {{type|Ground}}. However, Burgundy took the chance, and ordered an {{m|Ice Fang}} attack, which became a problem for Palpitoad until he used Supersonic to shatter the ice, and knock Stoutland back. After blocking Stoutland's {{m|Fire Fang}} with Mud Shot, Palpitoad won the match with a direct hit from Hydro Pump. In ''[[BW042|Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!]]'', Palpitoad battled [[Dino]]'s {{p|Darumaka}} in the semifinals and won with a single Hydro Pump, allowing Ash to move on to the finals.
[[File:Ash and Palpitoad.png|left|250px|thumb|Palpitoad and Ash]]
[[File:Ash Palpitoad vs Elesa Zebstrika.png|thumb|250px|Palpitoad facing Zebstrika]]
Palpitoad was first seen in ''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]'', where he was the leader of a group of {{p|Tympole}} that lived in a lake. {{Ash}} and {{AP|Oshawott}} had unknowingly invaded its territory while looking for an underwater plant to help his, {{an|Cilan}}'s, and {{an|Iris}}'s Pokémon heal after being {{status|poisoned}} by {{p|Foongus}} that were disturbed by [[Ash's Scraggy]]. Palpitoad was angered by their intrusion and ordered his Tympole cohorts to attack them. When they swam away in fear of Oshawott, he called upon his friend {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}}'s help. However, when Cilan fished Stunfisk out of the water, Palpitoad was forced to face Oshawott himself. Despite knowing some powerful moves, the Vibration Pokémon lost to Oshawott's newly mastered {{m|Aqua Jet}} and was captured by Ash.
In ''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]'', Palpitoad was used in Ash's Gym battle against Elesa. Being immune to {{type|Electric}} moves, Palpitoad was the ideal choice for this battle, and was Ash's sole strategy. Palpitoad took many ineffective hits from Zebstrika's {{m|Flame Charge}} and a {{m|Double Kick}} attack, proving unable to dodge. As Zebstrika headed towards Palpitoad using {{m|Quick Attack}}, Ash commanded a Supersonic attack, which blocked and confused Zebstrika. Palpitoad then finished the match with a Mud Shot, followed by a Hydro Pump. Palpitoad showed signs of fatigue after Elesa recalled Zebstrika, so both Iris and Cilan suggested that Ash should recall him and switch to another Pokémon. Ash, however, decided to stick with Palpitoad when Elesa brought out {{p|Emolga}}. However, Palpitoad found himself unable to keep up with Emolga's fast moves, and was hit by an {{m|Acrobatics}} attack, and several {{m|Aerial Ace}} attacks before he was hit with Emolga's {{m|Attract}}, causing him to become immobilized by infatuation. After another couple more hits from Aerial Ace, Palpitoad was knocked out, ruining Ash's strategy for the battle, but Ash later regained his composure and won.
[[File:Ash and Palpitoad.png|250px|left|thumb|Palpitoad and Ash]]
In ''[[BW084|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2]]'', Ash used Palpitoad as his fifth Pokémon during his Gym battle against [[Roxie]] and her final and strongest Pokémon, {{p|Garbodor}}. Palpitoad first tried to use Mud Shot on the Trash Heap Pokémon, but Garbodor used its extendable arms to raise itself from the floor and dodge the attack. As Garbodor attacked with {{m|Hyper Beam}}, Palpitoad used Hydro Pump to block it. Palpitoad then tried another Mud Shot, but it was blocked and countered by a {{m|Gunk Shot}} attack, which {{status|poison}}ed Palpitoad as it hit. Garbodor attacked Palpitoad two times with {{m|Venoshock}}, being twice as powerful because of the poison, and he was knocked out.
 
In ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'', Ash used Palpitoad in his [[Vertress Conference]] battle against [[Stephan]] and his Zebstrika. At the beginning of the battle Zebstrika was too fast for Palpitoad and avoided its Mud Shot before striking back with {{m|Double-Edge}} and {{m|Stomp}}. However, Palpitoad was shown to have learned a new move, Sludge Wave, which caused Zebstrika to become poisoned when the attack hit. Despite this, Zebstrika was able to fight back, even using the poison as an advantage when using {{m|Facade}}, which did a lot of damage to Palpitoad. Ultimately Palpitoad managed to hit Zebstrika with Supersonic, causing it to damage itself due to confusion. Palpitoad then managed to launch a hit with Hydro Pump. Stephan in turn ordered a Giga Impact which sent Palpitoad flying. However, Palpitoad managed to fire a Mud Shot while in the air just before crashing into a wall, fainting. The match ended with a tie as Zebstrika fainted at the same time from the Mud Shot Palpitoad managed to execute.
[[File:Goh meeting Gible and Palpitoad.png|250px|thumb|Palpitoad meeting Goh]]
In ''[[BW123|Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!]]'', [[Professor Juniper]] sent Palpitoad to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] before Ash left for [[Kanto]], touring through the [[Decolore Islands]]. He later reunited with Ash and the entire Unova team at Oak's lab in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. Palpitoad joined in with them to launch a group attack on {{TRT}}, using Mud Shot to send them blasting off for the final time in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. Palpitoad 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 the [[Kalos]] region.
 
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
[[File:Ash Unova Pokémon JN132.png|thumb|250px|left|Palpitoad encouraging Pikachu in a vision]]
Palpitoad, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in ''[[JN114|Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!]]''. During the visit, he and {{AP|Gible}} took a special interest in [[Goh]], and they later watched the battle between Ash and [[Paul]]. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.
 
From ''[[JN118|Battling as Hard as Stone!]]'' onwards, Palpitoad watched Ash's [[Masters Eight Tournament]] matches against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}, {{an|Cynthia}}, and {{an|Leon}}. In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Palpitoad appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against [[Leon's Charizard]]. After Ash won the battle, Palpitoad joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.


In ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]'' he was used in the [[Club Battle]] Tournament against [[Burgundy]]'s {{p|Stoutland}}. Despite being his first battle with Ash as his Trainer, the two synchronized well and with patience, they managed to defeat Burgundy's Stoutland with a combination of {{m|Supersonic}}, {{m|Mud Shot}}, and a {{m|Hydro Pump}}. In ''[[BW042|Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!]]'', Palpitoad battled [[Dino]]'s {{p|Darumaka}} in the semifinals, and won with a single Hydro Pump, allowing Ash to move on to the finals.
In ''[[JN135|Heroes Unite!]]'', Palpitoad, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.


In ''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]'', Palpitoad was used in Ash's Gym battle against Elesa. Being immune to {{type|Electric}} moves, Palpitoad was the ideal choice for this battle and was Ash's sole strategy for the battle. Palpitoad was able to defeat Elesa's powerful {{p|Zebstrika}}, however Palpitoad found himself unable to keep up with {{p|Emolga}}'s fast moves and was hit by several {{m|Aerial Ace}}s before he was hit with Emolga's {{m|Attract}} causing him to become immobilized. After another couple more hits from Aerial Ace, Palpitoad was knocked out.
In ''[[JN147|The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!]]'', Palpitoad was seen playing with Ash during his time in Pallet Town.
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==Personality and characteristics==
==Personality and characteristics==
Palpitoad was once quite the rowdy Pokémon, and liked to be the boss over others, such as when he commanded a group of {{p|Tympole}} and a {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}} to attack Ash and his {{AP|Oshawott}} in ''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]''. Palpitoad is also very protective over what he claims as his own, such as territory, as shown in the same instance. In the [[Club Battle]] Tournament, Palpitoad has been shown to be quite the powerhouse. Since he shares a love for battling with Ash, Palpitoad seems satisfied to have Ash as his Trainer and they were able to work well together despite only recently being captured and it being the first battle Palpitoad participated in.
Palpitoad was once a rowdy Pokémon, and he liked to be the boss over others, such as when he commanded a group of {{p|Tympole}} and a {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}} to attack Ash and his {{AP|Oshawott}} in ''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]''. Palpitoad is also very protective over what he claims as his own, such as territory, as shown in the same instance. In the [[Club Battle]] Tournament, Palpitoad was revealed to be capable of putting up a strong fight against his opponents. Since he shares a love for battling with Ash, Palpitoad seems satisfied to have Ash as his Trainer, and they were able to work well together, despite only recently being caught at the time and the tournament being the first battle Palpitoad participated in with his Trainer. Palpitoad is also physically tough, as he can endure attacks easily as shown in the Gym battle with [[Elesa]] and in the battle against [[Stephan]].


==Moves used==
==Moves used==
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===Moves improvised===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Like [[Dawn's Togekiss]], there seems to be some inconsistency in terms of Palpitoad's size. In his [[BW032|debut appearance]], he was similar to the size of [[Ash's Oshawott]], however, in his [[BW039|second appearance]], he is shown to go up to Ash's waist. Later, in ''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]'', he appears to be the same size as he was in his first appearance.
* Like [[Dawn's Togekiss]], there seems to be some inconsistency in terms of Palpitoad's size. In his [[BW032|debut appearance]], he was similar to the size of [[Ash's Oshawott]]. However, in his [[BW039|second appearance]], he is shown to go up to Ash's waist. Later, in ''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]'', he appears to be the same size as he was in his first appearance.
* Palpitoad is the only one of Ash's {{t|Water}}- and {{type|Ground}} Pokémon to be in its mid-evolutionary stage.
* Palpitoad is Ash's first:
** Evolved Water-type Pokémon since his {{p|Krabby}} evolved into {{AP|Kingler}} in ''[[EP075|Round One - Begin!]]'', 614 episodes earlier.
** Dual Water-type since he caught his {{AP|Lapras}} in ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'', 605 episodes earlier.
** Pokémon that he caught in its evolved state since his {{AP|Noctowl}}, which he caught in ''[[EP154|Fowl Play!]]'', 535 episodes earlier.
* Of all of main characters' Pokémon, Palpitoad has been absent from the greatest number of episodes in a row while still being in rotation at the time: 36 episodes, spanning from after ''[[BW106|Strong Strategy Steals the Show!]]'' to before ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''.
* Palpitoad is Ash's only Pokémon to use a {{type|Poison}} [[move]] to not be a Poison-type himself.
* Of all the Pokémon that Ash currently has in his possession, Palpitoad has made the fewest amount of appearances, having appeared in only 15 episodes to date.
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 3 September 2024

Ash's Palpitoad
サトシのガマガル Satoshi's Gamagaru
Bag Poké Ball SV Sprite.png
Ash Palpitoad.png
Ash's Palpitoad
Debuts in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!
Caught at Route 4
Gender Male[1]
Ability Unknown
Current location Professor Oak's Laboratory
HOME536.png
This Pokémon has not evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Palpitoad Chiaki Takahashi Carter Cathcart

Ash's Palpitoad (Japanese: サトシのガマガル Satoshi's Gamagaru) was the seventh Pokémon that Ash obtained in the Unova region, and his forty-first overall.

History

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Palpitoad and Stunfisk

Palpitoad debuted in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!, where he was the leader of a group of wild Tympole that lived in a lake. Ash and Oshawott had unknowingly invaded his territory while looking for an underwater plant to help his, Cilan's, and Iris's Pokémon heal after being poisoned by wild Foongus that were disturbed by Ash's Scraggy. Palpitoad was angered by their intrusion, and ordered his Tympole cohorts to attack them. When they swam away in fear of Oshawott, he called upon his friend, Stunfisk's, help. However, when Cilan fished Stunfisk out of the water, Palpitoad was forced to face Oshawott himself. Despite knowing some powerful moves, the Vibration Pokémon lost to Oshawott's newly mastered Aqua Jet, and was caught by Ash.

In Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!, he was used in the Club Battle Tournament against Burgundy's Stoutland. Despite being his first battle with Ash as his Trainer, the two synchronized well, avoiding Stoutland's attacks and dealing out powerful blows. Eventually, Palpitoad was caught in Stoutland's mouth when it used Thunder Fang, though he avoided damage from the Electric-type move, being part Ground-type. However, Burgundy took the chance, and ordered an Ice Fang attack, which became a problem for Palpitoad until he used Supersonic to shatter the ice, and knock Stoutland back. After blocking Stoutland's Fire Fang with Mud Shot, Palpitoad won the match with a direct hit from Hydro Pump. In Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!, Palpitoad battled Dino's Darumaka in the semifinals and won with a single Hydro Pump, allowing Ash to move on to the finals.

Palpitoad facing Zebstrika

In Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, Palpitoad was used in Ash's Gym battle against Elesa. Being immune to Electric-type moves, Palpitoad was the ideal choice for this battle, and was Ash's sole strategy. Palpitoad took many ineffective hits from Zebstrika's Flame Charge and a Double Kick attack, proving unable to dodge. As Zebstrika headed towards Palpitoad using Quick Attack, Ash commanded a Supersonic attack, which blocked and confused Zebstrika. Palpitoad then finished the match with a Mud Shot, followed by a Hydro Pump. Palpitoad showed signs of fatigue after Elesa recalled Zebstrika, so both Iris and Cilan suggested that Ash should recall him and switch to another Pokémon. Ash, however, decided to stick with Palpitoad when Elesa brought out Emolga. However, Palpitoad found himself unable to keep up with Emolga's fast moves, and was hit by an Acrobatics attack, and several Aerial Ace attacks before he was hit with Emolga's Attract, causing him to become immobilized by infatuation. After another couple more hits from Aerial Ace, Palpitoad was knocked out, ruining Ash's strategy for the battle, but Ash later regained his composure and won.

Palpitoad and Ash

In Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2, Ash used Palpitoad as his fifth Pokémon during his Gym battle against Roxie and her final and strongest Pokémon, Garbodor. Palpitoad first tried to use Mud Shot on the Trash Heap Pokémon, but Garbodor used its extendable arms to raise itself from the floor and dodge the attack. As Garbodor attacked with Hyper Beam, Palpitoad used Hydro Pump to block it. Palpitoad then tried another Mud Shot, but it was blocked and countered by a Gunk Shot attack, which poisoned Palpitoad as it hit. Garbodor attacked Palpitoad two times with Venoshock, being twice as powerful because of the poison, and he was knocked out.

In Strong Strategy Steals the Show!, Ash used Palpitoad in his Vertress Conference battle against Stephan and his Zebstrika. At the beginning of the battle Zebstrika was too fast for Palpitoad and avoided its Mud Shot before striking back with Double-Edge and Stomp. However, Palpitoad was shown to have learned a new move, Sludge Wave, which caused Zebstrika to become poisoned when the attack hit. Despite this, Zebstrika was able to fight back, even using the poison as an advantage when using Facade, which did a lot of damage to Palpitoad. Ultimately Palpitoad managed to hit Zebstrika with Supersonic, causing it to damage itself due to confusion. Palpitoad then managed to launch a hit with Hydro Pump. Stephan in turn ordered a Giga Impact which sent Palpitoad flying. However, Palpitoad managed to fire a Mud Shot while in the air just before crashing into a wall, fainting. The match ended with a tie as Zebstrika fainted at the same time from the Mud Shot Palpitoad managed to execute.

Palpitoad meeting Goh

In Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!, Professor Juniper sent Palpitoad to Professor Oak's Laboratory before Ash left for Kanto, touring through the Decolore Islands. He later reunited with Ash and the entire Unova team at Oak's lab in The Dream Continues!. Palpitoad joined in with them to launch a group attack on Team Rocket, using Mud Shot to send them blasting off for the final time in Pokémon the Series: Black & White. Palpitoad 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 the Kalos region.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Palpitoad encouraging Pikachu in a vision

Palpitoad, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!. During the visit, he and Gible took a special interest in Goh, and they later watched the battle between Ash and Paul. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.

From Battling as Hard as Stone! onwards, Palpitoad watched Ash's Masters Eight Tournament matches against Steven, Cynthia, and Leon. In Partners in Time!, Palpitoad appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard. After Ash won the battle, Palpitoad joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.

In Heroes Unite!, Palpitoad, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.

In The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, Palpitoad was seen playing with Ash during his time in Pallet Town.

Personality and characteristics

Palpitoad was once a rowdy Pokémon, and he liked to be the boss over others, such as when he commanded a group of Tympole and a Stunfisk to attack Ash and his Oshawott in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!. Palpitoad is also very protective over what he claims as his own, such as territory, as shown in the same instance. In the Club Battle Tournament, Palpitoad was revealed to be capable of putting up a strong fight against his opponents. Since he shares a love for battling with Ash, Palpitoad seems satisfied to have Ash as his Trainer, and they were able to work well together, despite only recently being caught at the time and the tournament being the first battle Palpitoad participated in with his Trainer. Palpitoad is also physically tough, as he can endure attacks easily as shown in the Gym battle with Elesa and in the battle against Stephan.

Moves used

Ash Palpitoad Supersonic.png
Using Supersonic
Move First Used In
Mud Shot Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!
Hydro Pump Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!
Supersonic Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!
Sludge Wave Strong Strategy Steals the Show!
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
Ash BW Team combination attack.png The Dream Continues! Thunderbolt, Flamethrower, Leaf Storm, Hydro Pump, Air Cutter, Focus Blast, Energy Ball, Flash Cannon, Mud Shot, and Stone Edge Ash's rotation for Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Description: Palpitoad combines his Mud Shot with a joint Flamethrower from Pignite and Charizard, Snivy's Leaf Storm, Oshawott's Hydro Pump, Unfezant's Air Cutter, Scraggy's Focus Blast, Leavanny's Energy Ball, Boldore's Flash Cannon, Pikachu's Thunderbolt, and Krookodile's Stone Edge to create a gigantic blast of energy. This was used to defend Professor Oak's Laboratory from Team Rocket.

Artwork

To Be a Pokémon Master poster.png
Poster for
Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master

Trivia

  • Like Dawn's Togekiss, there seems to be some inconsistency in terms of Palpitoad's size. In his debut appearance, he was similar to the size of Ash's Oshawott. However, in his second appearance, he is shown to go up to Ash's waist. Later, in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, he appears to be the same size as he was in his first appearance.
  • Palpitoad is the only one of Ash's Water- and Ground-type Pokémon to be in its mid-evolutionary stage.
  • Palpitoad is Ash's first:
  • Of all of main characters' Pokémon, Palpitoad has been absent from the greatest number of episodes in a row while still being in rotation at the time: 36 episodes, spanning from after Strong Strategy Steals the Show! to before The Dream Continues!.
  • Palpitoad is Ash's only Pokémon to use a Poison-type move to not be a Poison-type himself.
  • Of all the Pokémon that Ash currently has in his possession, Palpitoad has made the fewest amount of appearances, having appeared in only 15 episodes to date.

References

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Palpitoad.


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