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Ash's Riolu サトシのリオル Satoshi's Riolu

Ash's Riolu

Egg obtained in SS021 Egg obtained at Vermilion City Pokémon Center Hatches in SS021 Hatched at Sakuragi Institute (Caught at Vermilion City Pokémon Center) Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location In rotation

→ This Pokémon spent less than 1 episode in its Egg.

Voice actor Japanese English As Riolu Unknown N/A

Ash's Riolu (Japanese: サトシのリオル Satoshi's Riolu) was the third Pokémon that Ash caught in the new series, and his fifty-fifth overall.

History

Riolu's Egg

Riolu's Egg was originally found in the Sinnoh region. Despite being passed from one Day Care worker to another for a long time, it seemed unwilling to hatch. Eventually, the Egg made its way to the Kanto region, coming under the care of the Nurse Joy working in Vermilion City.

While Ash battled Hashiba, the Egg sensed the strong Aura emitted by the former and reacted to it. Ash also felt the Egg calling for him. While Pikachu was being treated at the Pokémon Center, Ash followed the call to the room where the Egg was being kept. When the Egg reacted to Ash's presence by rolling towards him, Nurse Joy decided to entrust its care to him.

The following night, the Egg hatched into a Riolu. As Ash wasn't exuding the same Aura as he had earlier, Riolu didn't recognize him and instantly fled from the Sakuragi Institute and started attacking various wild Pokémon, although all of them were too strong for it. Ash finally caught up to Riolu as it was getting attacked by an Onix. During the battle against the Rock Snake Pokémon, Riolu recognized Ash's Aura as the same one it had sensed earlier. With both Pikachu and Riolu attacking Onix, Ash was soon able to drive it away, and then, he took Riolu to the Pokémon Center to be healed. After Nurse Joy treated Riolu, it expressed willingness to be caught by Ash, which he agreed to.

Personality and characteristics

Riolu and Ash

Riolu, like every other member of its species, responds to Aura, and, as such, it developed a subconscious connection to Ash before it even hatched. After hatching, it displayed a very headstrong personality, attacking wild Pokémon and even Ash, as if it had something to prove, much like Ash's Scraggy did after he hatched. Despite being a baby Pokémon, it displays dislike towards being cared for and generally seems very independent. Much like Ash's Snivy and Greninja, Riolu likes selfless acts as it was impressed when it saw how much Ash cared about it and when he protected from a wild Onix.

Moves used

Using Vacuum Wave	Move First Used In Vacuum Wave SS021
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

A 10km Egg in Pokémon GO

• Riolu is Ash's first:
  • Capture of a Generation IV Pokémon since Gible in Gotta Get a Gible!, 483 episodes earlier.
  • Baby Pokémon.
  • Pokémon in the new series to not be obtained in its fully evolved form.
  • Pokémon in the new series that did not originate from Generation I.
  • Pure Fighting type since Primeape, who was caught in Primeape Goes Bananas, 1,081 episodes earlier.
• Riolu's Egg is a reference to the 10km Egg in Pokémon GO. At the time SS021 aired in Japan, Riolu could be found in these Eggs.

Related articles

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

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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