Ash's Snivy

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

Ash's Snivy

Debuts in Snivy Plays Hard to Catch! Caught at Route 3 Gender Female Ability Unknown Current location With Ash

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Snivy Megumi Hayashibara Michele Knotz

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

History

Ash and Snivy

Appearing in Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!, Snivy was discovered by Ash and his friends after she stole some food from them. Iris and Cilan speculated that Snivy abandoned her Trainer who she deemed unworthy, as she was clearly demonstrating a high level of competency and skill, evident in her first escape from Ash by infatuating Pikachu with Attract then escaping using Leaf Storm.

Ash was able to capture Snivy when he won her respect, and was recognized before her eyes as a Trainer of not only skill, but of qualities like his unwavering determination and overpowering spirit. Despite his countless defeats with Snivy, especially when the majority of his team (Pikachu, Oshawott, Tepig) succumbed easily to her Attract, Ash nevertheless followed her all the way throughout from the time they met to the point of her capture. During this journey, Ash showed her two notable acts of sacrifice: the first when he shielded Pikachu from her Vine Whip, and the second when he asked Pikachu to climb onto his head when they were sinking into a muddy swamp. At last, Ash had to perform a show of skill before he could capture her. Luckily for Ash, Pidove was also female and was not affected by Attract, allowing him to battle on even grounds. In the battle that ensued, Snivy put up a strong struggle against her capture but was weakened considerably. Despite seemingly being in visibly good condition, she finally let out a small, humble smile that signified the acceptance of her Trainer, before allowing Ash to capture her.

Snivy was sent out twice during Ash's battle with Trip in A Rival Battle for Club Champ!. In her first match against Trip's Servine, her use of Attract predominantly paved her way to victory after her opponent successfully became infatuated with her. Later on she was called upon to battle Trip's Frillish, and Ash, who had no knowledge of his opponent's ability, Cursed Body, commanded Snivy to use physical attacks which ultimately led to their loss.

In BW028, Snivy was one of the Pokémon called out of their Poké Ball by Iris's Emolga's Volt Switch. Since Emolga did not wish to battle anymore, Ash used her in a battle against Bianca's Pignite for a short period. Later during lunch, Snivy was the only one that noticed that Emolga tricked her male teammates into giving their lunch to her and rats her out to the humans. Later, she notices that Emolga wandered away, as well as Axew and Oshawott after her, and decides to investigate. Snivy finds them being attacked by an angry Simisear and stops it with Vine Whip. Emolga does not wish to fight Simisear, but Snivy forces her to help out. When she is hurt by Simisear, Emolga finally decides to assist her and the two Pokémon work together to stop it. They also save its life after a rock almost crushes it by destroying it with a Hidden Power-Leaf Storm combo. Both Snivy and Emolga are able to settle their differences and share an apple together.

Personality

Snivy is a Pokémon shrouded in mystery. It is widely speculated that she had a previous Trainer whom she left because they did not meet her expectations. But she seems to have found what she had been searching for in Ash. She tends to show no emotion except for when she is battling. Snivy is a fierce competitor and will take each battle that she participates in seriously. She also takes pity in Pokémon that are weaker than she is, as seen when Ash's newly hatched Scraggy attempted to attack her, and will not utilize her full strength on them.

Moves used

Using Leaf Storm	Move First Used In Attract Snivy Plays Hard to Catch! Vine Whip † Snivy Plays Hard to Catch! Leaf Storm † Snivy Plays Hard to Catch! Leaf Blade † A Rival Battle for Club Champ!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• Snivy's capture was first revealed in a short preview aired after DP190, featuring all the Unova starters.
• The capture of Snivy marks the first time Ash has owned all three of the region's starters since his adventures in Johto.
• Snivy's capture was Ash's last capture of the three Unova starters. To contrast, in the previous four regions, each region's Grass-type starter was the first starter to be caught by Ash.
• Snivy 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 Snivy, its gender was confirmed when it used Attract on Pikachu, who is male. Out of all these Pokémon, Snivy is the only female and the only one that was not confirmed through gender differences, as Snivy has none.
  • Snivy is also Ash's second Template:Type2 starter Pokémon to be confirmed female, the first being Bayleef.
• Snivy is the only Unova starter owned by Ash that hasn't used Tackle.
• Snivy is Ash's fifth Pokémon to battle a Pokémon out of the six that battled its own evolved form. The other five were Pikachu, Treecko, Buizel, Gligar and Swadloon.
  • Out of the six, only Snivy, together with Pikachu and Buizel, finally managed to defeat their own evolved form.
• Snivy is the second Template:Type2 starter Pokémon under Ash's ownership to be voiced by Megumi Hayashibara in the Japanese version and by Michele Knotz in the English version, with the first being Bulbasaur.
• All of Snivy's Grass-type moves are moves that Ash's previous Grass-type starter Pokémon have known.
  • Bulbasaur, Bayleef, and Snivy all know Vine Whip.
  • Sceptile and Snivy both know Leaf Blade.
  • Torterra, Sceptile, and Snivy all know Leaf Storm.

Related articles

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

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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