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Ash's Tsutarja (Japanese: サトシのツタージャ Satoshi's Tsutarja) is the fourth Pokémon that Ash caught in the Isshu region.
History
Tsutarja appeared in BW007 after stealing some food from Ash and his friends. Ash attempted to capture Tsutarja but she easily escaped from the Poké Ball. Ash then sent out Pikachu to battle but he was unable to after Tsutarja used Attract on him. She followed up the Attract with Vine Whip, but Ash himself took the attack for Pikachu, causing her to stop. Tsutarja escaped but Ash wanted to capture her and followed. As the grass snake Pokémon took a rest, she couldn't help but think about how Ash could selflessly defend his own Pokémon like that. Ash tried to use Mijumaru and then Pokabu to battle Tsutarja but both fell to her Attract. He finally used Mamepato to battle Tsutarja. This time Tsutarja's Attract failed because, like her, Mamepato is female. After a long and tough battle, Tsutarja accepts that Ash is worthy enough to be her Trainer and lets him capture her.
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Trivia
- Tsutarja's capture was first revealed in a short preview aired after DP190, featuring all the Isshu starters.
- The capture of Tsutarja marks the first time Ash has owned all three of the region's starters since his adventures in Johto.
- Tsutarja's capture was Ash's last capture of the three Isshu starters. To contrast, in the previous four regions, each region's Grass-type starter was the first to be caught by Ash.
- Tsutarja 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 Tsutarja, its gender was confirmed when it used Attract on Pikachu, who is male. Out of all these Pokémon, Tsutarja is the only female and the only one that was not confirmed through gender differences.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Tsutarja.
