Nosepass's first appearance in Pokémon Adventures was when Roxanne sent it out during her Gym battle against Sapphire's Rono. Despite the type-disadvantage, it managed to overwhelm Rono when Magnet Pull prevented him from switching out and moving. From that point on, Nosepass used a combination of Rock Throw and Rock Slide to defeat Rono. However, Sapphire figured out Nosepass's weakness as it would usually face north and stay that direction. With Nosepass facing the other way, Rono was able to escape the rubble and defeat Nosepass.
Later, Roxanne sent out Nosepass during her battle with Team Magma. It prevented Groudon from escaping by using Block, which gave the other Gym Leaders a chance to attack Groudon with their Pokémon. When nearby civilians were in danger of being killed, Courtney forced Roxanne to surrender in which Ninetales went on to defeat Nosepass and Groudon was freed from Nosepass's Block.
Personality and characteristics
Roxanne usually kept Nosepass's Poké Ball in a hollowed-out book. During battle, it knew some techniques that prevent the opponent from escaping. However, only a few such as Sapphire and Courtney knew their way around it.
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
In the anime
Roxanne's Nosepass in the animeRoxanne and her Nosepass
Nosepass's only appearance was in The Winner By a Nosepass where Roxanne used it in a Gym battle against Ash. As Pikachu became worn out after battling her Geodude and had trouble with his Iron Tail technique, Nosepass was able to get the upperhand. However, Nosepass struggled to keep up with Pikachu's speed after he used Quick Attack to dodge. Later, it unknowingly blasted off Team Rocket after using Thunder Wave and made a hole in the battlefield. Even though Pikachu started to get more tired, a Zap Cannon coming from Nosepass recharged him and Nosepass was defeated by Pikachu's Iron Tail, which earned Ash the Stone Badge.
Nosepass's only appearance in the Ash and Pikachu manga was in Trust In Each Other!!.
After Roxanne's Geodude lost to Pikachu's Iron Tail, Nosepass was the next opponent Pikachu faced. Nosepass had very little trouble at first with the battle as Pikachu hadn't mastered Iron Tail. However, despite Nosepass's combination of Rock Tomb and Sandstorm, it struggled to keep up with Pikachu's speed. Nosepass was defeated when Pikachu successfully mastered Iron Tail and got charged by Zap Cannon.
In the Japanese version of the anime, Roxanne told Nosepass to use Hyper Beam, even though Nosepass is incapable of learning the move. The error was picked up in the dub, where Roxanne instead tells Nosepass to use Zap Cannon and Thunder Wave, moves that Nosepass is able to learn.
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Nosepass.
