Ash's Hawlucha

Ash's Hawlucha サトシのルチャブル Satoshi's Luchabull

Ash's Hawlucha

Debuts in XY035 Caught at Route 11 Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With Ash

This Pokémon is fully evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Hawlucha Shin'ichirō Miki N/A

Ash's Hawlucha (Japanese: サトシのルチャブル Satoshi's Luchabull) is the third Pokémon that Ash Ketchum caught in the Kalos region.

History

Ash and Hawlucha

Hawlucha made its first appearance in XY035, battling an Ursaring who was stealing food from a group of Pokémon. Hawlucha appeared to have beaten Ursaring, but ended up missing with its Flying Press. Ursaring tried to finish Hawlucha off but Ash and Pikachu stepped in and scared it off by breaking its rock with Iron Tail. Hawlucha was later found near a waterfall trying to master Flying Press. Ash offered to help Hawlucha by holding up a log for Hawlucha to aim at. Though it failed the first two times since it couldn't change its aim, Hawlucha succeeded on the third. Midway through the training Ursaring showed up again, accompanied by a Conkeldurr and a Machamp. Hawlucha had a battle with Machamp first, its rapid Karate Chop attacks dealt lots of damage to Machamp but later Machamp easily took the attacks, and it was an even match until Ursaring and Conkeldurr stepped in and double teamed Hawlucha. Just when it seemed Hawlucha was beat Machamp jumped in and defeated both Ursaring and Conkeldurr and dragged them off.

Ash then challenged Hawlucha to a battle with his Froakie. Due to its speed it easily dodged Froakie's Water Pulse. Hawlucha's High Jump Kick was avoided by Froakie's Double Team and it took recoil damage from the miss. Then Froakie gave chase to Hawlucha by climbing rocks but Hawlucha clearly outsped it and it avoided a Bubble causing Froakie to fall into the water. It then dodged its Double Team - Pound combination and hit it with its High Jump Kick. Remembering Ash's words it performed a Flying Press which Froakie countered with Pound. The battle ended in a tie when Hawlucha knocked itself and Froakie out from this collision. After the battle Ash invited Hawlucha to join his team, which Hawlucha accepted.

Personality and characteristics

Hawlucha is shown to be cool, calm, and collected; similar to Sceptile and Buizel. Hawlucha is very determined in battle and never gives up, no matter how bad the situation may look and is always ready to improve itself. It has been shown to be quite powerful, as it was called the Champion of the forest. Hawlucha is also shown to be kind and protective when it defended the smaller Pokémon's food from an Ursaring.

Moves used

Using Karate Chop	Move First Used In Flying Press XY035 Karate Chop XY035 High Jump Kick XY035
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the manga

In the movie adaptations

Hawlucha appeared in the manga adaptation of the 17th movie.

Trivia

• Hawlucha is Ash's first basic stage Flying-type Pokémon that is not capable of evolving.
• Not counting Aipom (who had no evolution at the time of her capture), Hawlucha is Ash's first Pokémon that cannot evolve since Torkoal, who was caught 502 episodes earlier.
  • Coincidentally, Torkoal was also voiced by Shin'ichirō Miki in Japanese.

Related articles

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

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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