Ash's Sceptile

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Ash's Sceptile

Ash's Sceptile (Japanese: サトシのジュカイン Satoshi's Jukain) was the second Pokémon caught by Ash Ketchum in the Hoenn region. His voice actor in Japanese is 上田祐司 Yūji Ueda. In English, Dan Green provided his voice as a Treecko and Darren Dunstan provided it as a Grovyle.

Treecko was caught in the episode Tree's A Crowd! after Ash helped him in trying to save his old tree home; this event was follwed by a battle with Ash's Pikachu, and Ash caught him as a result of that battle. Treecko evolved into Grovyle in the episode Exploud and Clear while in the middle of a battle against Guy's Loudred. He evolved into Sceptile in Odd Pokémon Out in a fight against Team Rocket. Until Cutting The Ties That Bind, Sceptile lost his ability to use attacks due to a broken heart. He regained his attacks in the above-mentioned episode and was used in Ash's battle against Spenser in the next episode, Ka Boom With A View.

Unlike others of his species, Sceptile keeps a twig in his mouth, much like a 番長 banchō, juvenile gang leader, a character type that was common in manga and anime in the sixties and early seventies. He is also a bit of a loner, and can often be seen sitting solitary on the branch of a tree, resting or looking at the sky. Both of these habits are carried over from when Sceptile was a Treecko. Despite this, Sceptile is a competitive battler, almost never turning down a fight. Sceptile was one of five Pokémon that Ash took with him on his journey to the Battle Frontier.

Ash left Sceptile at Professor Oak's lab before setting off to Sinnoh.

Attacks used

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Sceptile using Solarbeam

• Pound
• Quick Attack
• Slam
• Bullet Seed
• Leaf Blade
• Solarbeam
• Agility

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Treecko, Grovyle, and Sceptile.

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