Ash's Snivy

Ash's Tsutarja サトシのツタージャ Satoshi's Tsutarja

File:Ash Tsutarja.png Ash's Tsutarja

Debuts in BW007 Caught at Route 3 Gender Female Ability Unknown Current location With Ash

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Tsutarja Megumi Hayashibara N/A

Ash's Tsutarja (Japanese: サトシのツタージャ Satoshi's Tsutarja) is the fourth Pokémon that Ash caught in the Isshu region.

History

Tsutarja appeared in BW007 after stealing some food from Ash and his friends. Ash attempted to capture Tsutarja but she easily escaped from the Poké Ball. Ash then sent out Pikachu to battle but he was unable to after Tsutarja used Attract on him. She followed up the Attract with Vine Whip, but Ash himself took the attack for Pikachu, causing her to stop. Tsutarja escaped but Ash wanted to capture her and followed. As the grass snake Pokémon took a rest, she couldn't help but think about how Ash could selflessly defend his own Pokémon like that. Ash tried to use Mijumaru and then Pokabu to battle Tsutarja but both fell to her Attract. He finally used Mamepato to battle Tsutarja. This time Tsutarja's Attract failed because, like her, Mamepato is female. After a long and tough battle, Tsutarja accepts that Ash is worthy enough to be her Trainer and lets him capture her.

As Iris recalls that Tsutarja only obey trainers it deems worthy, it is implied that Tsutarja was once owned by another trainer but was abandoned.

Moves used

File:Ash Tsutarja Grass Oath.png Using Grass Oath	Move First Used In Attract BW007 Vine Whip BW007 Grass Oath BW007
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• Tsutarja's capture was first revealed in a short preview aired after DP190, featuring all the Isshu starters.
• The capture of Tsutarja marks the first time Ash has owned all three of the region's starters since his adventures in Kanto and Johto.
• Tsutarja's capture was Ash's last capture of the three Isshu starters. To contrast, in the previous four regions, each region's Grass-type starter was the first to be caught by Ash.
• Tsutarja is Ash's fourth Pokémon species to have its gender confirmed before he obtained it. The first three were Tauros (male only), Buizel (the two spots on its back) and Gible (due to the notch in its fin). In the case of Tsutarja, its gender was confirmed when it used Attract on Pikachu, who is male. Out of all these Pokémon, Tsutarja is the only female.
  • Tsutarja is also Ash's second Template:Type2 starter Pokémon to be confirmed female, the first being Bayleef.

Related articles

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

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

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