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Gary's Blastoise
シゲルのカメックス Shigeru's Kamex
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Gary's Blastoise (Japanese: シゲルのカメックス Shigeru's Kamex) was the first Pokémon obtained by Gary Oak on his journey as a Pokémon Trainer.
History
Blastoise first appeared in a flashback as a Squirtle in Challenge of the Samurai, though the episode did not reveal which of the three Trainers who left before Ash owned it. Finally, in The Ties That Bind, the fully-evolved Blastoise was revealed to Ash when Gary sent it out to battle Heracross.
Blastoise is Gary's strongest Pokémon. It took out Ash's Heracross and Bayleef, and it nearly defeated his Muk. It also put up a good fight against his Charizard, but in the end, Ash defeated his rival by having Charizard heat up the field around Blastoise when it was firing Hydro Pumps at it; when Blastoise attempted to cool the field down, Charizard took advantage of the resulting steam to get in close to Blastoise, subsequently defeating Blastoise with its trademark Seismic Toss attack.
Gary and Blastoise later appeared in Ill-Will Hunting! where they helped Ash, Brock and Dawn in protecting the Shieldon from the notorious Pokémon Hunter J and her evil minions.
Moves used
- Withdraw was used in the Japanese version only.
Trivia
- It is interesting to note that Ash originally wanted Squirtle as his starter Pokémon, while Gary was the one who took it.
- Unlike in the games, instead of the rival (Gary) having the starter Pokémon with the type advantage, Ash's Pikachu has the type advantage.
- However the fact that Gary's Blastoise mirrors Ash's Charizard and that they ultimately fought each other could be a reference to the rivalry between the characters Red and Blue in the Pokémon games. Ash also did not use Pikachu at all during his battle with Gary in the Silver Conference.
- About two years before Gary was revealed to own it, Talent Showdown, one of the book adaptions of the anime, had shown a Blastoise under his ownership. However, due to his starter not being confirmed at the time of the book's release, it was shown along with a Charizard and a Venusaur under his ownership.
- Despite Gary not telling Ash what Pokémon he got in Pokémon- I Choose You!, it was hinted it was a Squirtle in Challenge Of The Samurai as according to Samurai's flashback, his third battle with a trainer from Pallet Town was with a Squirtle and Gary was the third trainer to set out on his journey.
- In Dig Those Diglett, Gary intended to use his 'best Pokémon' to fight the Diglett. Even though it didn't come out, it was obvious that it was his Blastoise (perhaps in its Wartortle stage at the time). What's ironic is that Ash also intended to use his Squirtle to fight the Diglett.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise.
