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. Without thinking, Ash threw a Poké Ball and attempted to capture Tsutarja but she managed to evade capture. When she ran away, Ash pursued it, found her in a clearing and sent out Pikachu to battle. However, using Attract, Pikachu became infatuated. She followed up her attack with a series of Vine Whips, but Ash himself blocked the last two attacks for Pikachu, causing her to stop. Tsutarja then escaped. Tsutarja then encountered the Team Rocket trio, in which Jessie tried to capture her, but managed to successfully escape again. Tired, she took a rest between some rocks, and thought about how Ash selflessly defend his own Pokémon. When she woke up, Ash eventually caught up with her and sent Mijumaru to battle. Mijumaru eventually fell to her Attract, and Tsutarja escapes again. Pursuing her across a forest, then hindered by a muddy river, Ash finally found Tsutarja at a stream. Ash then sent out Pokabu to battle, but for a third time Tsutarja's opponent fell to her Attract. Finally, Mamepato was sent to battle Tsutarja. This time, however Tsutarja's Attract failed as Mamepato is also a female. After a long and tough battle, Tsutarja accepts that Ash is worthy enough to be her Trainer and lets him capture her.

In BW008, Tsutarja was used to carry Iris, Dent, Ash's Pikachu and the two Darumakka one floor up in the Clock Tower, when the ladder leading to it burnt away after the two Darumakka used Flamethrower.

Moves used

File:Tsutarja Vine Whip.png Using Vine Whip	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 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 and the only one that was not confirmed through gender differences.
  • 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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