Brock's Marshtomp
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Brock's Marshtomp (Japanese: タケシのヌマクロー Takeshi's Numacraw) was the second Pokémon that Brock caught in the Hoenn region, and his seventh overall.
In the anime
History
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire
Hoenn
Brock obtained Marshtomp as a Mudkip in A Mudkip Mission. Mudkip was a wild Pokémon, though it frequented Old Man Swamp's property on Dewford Island, where he raised Mudkip for the Pokémon League. It tended to act as a guardian to the young Mudkip and was noticeably larger. Old Man Swamp feared that Mudkip would eventually become lonely once all of the hatchlings were sent out to the new Trainers. Brock eventually befriended it after a few failed attempts. Later, Mudkip, Brock, and Brock's other Pokémon, Forretress and Lotad, had to rescue a baby Mudkip from falling over a waterfall. They managed to save it, but right after the ordeal they were attacked by Team Rocket. Mudkip and Brock's Lotad used Water Gun on the ground around the mecha to make it sink into the ground, and Ash's Pikachu finished the job with Thunderbolt. Old Man Swamp later suggested that Mudkip go with Brock, to which it happily agreed.
During the group's journey through Hoenn, Mudkip was usually seen alongside Brock's Lombre. The two were often called out to use a dual-Water Gun attack.
In Turning Over a Nuzleaf!, Mudkip, along with Pikachu, Treecko, Corphish, Torchic, Silcoon, and Lotad, were separated from the group after a Loudred attacked them. Mudkip and Pikachu attempted to lead the group of Pokémon as they searched for their Trainers. However, a group of Nuzleaf began to capture the Pokémon one by one after Corphish damaged the leaf on one of the Nuzleaf's heads. Mudkip and Pikachu were not captured and worked together to save the others until Ash and the group arrived.
In The Princess and the Togepi, Mudkip teamed up with Pikachu to face Colonel Hansen's Ninjask in order to give Misty time to run away. Unfortunately, the speedy Pokémon were able to escape due to creating a smokescreen with Shadow Ball and tunneling away with Dig.
In Candid Camerupt!, Mudkip battled Victor's Zigzagoon. Mudkip opened by using Water Gun, which Zigzagoon dodged. Zigzagoon then shockingly responded with a Thunderbolt, ending the battle with just the one move.
In Judgment Day!, Mudkip was used in a mock battle alongside Lombre against Ash's Swellow and Corphish to help Jimmy train as a referee. Lombre was quickly pushed into a tough position and Brock had it play dead to give Jimmy an easy judgment. As Jimmy wondered what to do, Ash commanded Swellow to attack Lombre, who retaliated with Razor Leaf. The attack failed to knock out Swellow and it and Mudkip attacked with dual Water Guns, which Corphish blocked. Jimmy declared Corphish unable to battle, though it sprung back up immediately after. His teacher scolded him for the rash judgement and the battle was put to an end.
In The Scuffle of Legends, Mudkip and Beautifly distracted Archie, giving Groudon the opportunity to defeat Kyogre.
Kanto Battle Frontier
Brock decided to bring Mudkip with him across the Kanto region during Ash's Battle Frontier challenge.
In A Chip Off the Old Brock, Mudkip evolved into a Marshtomp when it was having a practice battle against Ash's Grovyle. It automatically learned Mud Shot upon evolution due to it becoming part Ground type. In the same episode, it became smitten with a Flaaffy, much like the way Brock was smitten by its Trainer.
In What I Did For Love!, Brock decided to enter the Gardenia Town Pokémon Contest in attempt to win the affections of a Pokémon Breeder named Yuma. Marshtomp was motivated to help its Trainer, so Brock decided to use it in the Battle Round of the Contest. It performed rather well, taking out Mollie's Absol. In the finals, it fought against May's Eevee and was able to use its fins to sense Eevee's underground movements and detect exactly where it would come up after using Dig. Despite this, Eevee eventually won.
Brock left Marshtomp at the Pewter Gym when he decided to join Ash in the Sinnoh region.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
In Ride, Lapras, Ride!, Marshtomp was shown to have rejoined Brock's team. During the episode, it helped in freeing a trapped Wailmer. Despite Wailmer evolving into a Wailord and getting stuck again, they were able to free the Float Whale Pokémon.
Personality and characteristics
Initially, Mudkip was distrustful of strangers and was very protective of those it cared for, similar to Ash's Bulbasaur. This is shown in its debut appearance, where it viewed Brock and the others as intruders of its land. Once Brock gained its trust, it turned into an extremely loyal Pokémon and felt safer around strangers. During its travels with Brock, it was shown to be more of a sensible type and it was seen assisting Pikachu in breaking up and resolving arguments between the other Pokémon. It is also friendly with younger Pokémon. It was particularly useful when it came to locating objects and missing people or Pokémon thanks to the fin on its head, which was hypersensitive to any vibration.
When Mudkip evolved into Marshtomp, it retained the same personality but also developed somewhat of a flirtatious side, like its Trainer, as seen in A Chip Off the Old Brock when it fell madly in love with Mariah's Flaaffy.
Appearance
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Moves improvised
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Hail to the Chef! | Fire Spin and Water Gun | May's Combusken |
| Description: A combination of Fire Spin and Water Gun. Combusken uses Fire Spin while Mudkip shoots a Water Gun and the two attacks combine to create a stream of water surrounded by a spiral of red-orange fire. This was used to try and stop Team Rocket from making off with Ash's Pikachu, Rhonda's Mr. Mime, and Rhoda's Sneasel, but to no avail. | |||
Artwork
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| Early poster for Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire |
Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire |
Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire |
Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire |
Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire |
In the games
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!
Mudkip appears in Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!.
Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle!
Mudkip appears in Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle!.
Pokémon Masters Arena
Mudkip appears in Pokémon Masters Arena.
In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
Marshtomp first appeared as a Mudkip in Brock, A Man Of Resolve!! as a wild Pokémon. Brock caught it later on. Mudkip evolved into a Marshtomp prior to A 'Thank You' That Transcends Time.
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In the TCG
Brock's Marshtomp was featured in the TCG multiple times. The following is a list of cards named either Brock's Mudkip or Brock's Marshtomp.
| Brock's Marshtomp Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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ADV-P Promotional cards | 038/ADV-P | ||||
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Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy | 008/019 | ||||
Trivia
- Out of the main characters' Hoenn first partner Pokémon, Marshtomp is the only one that:
- Did not fully evolve.
- Did not have its Ability confirmed.
- Did not evolve in Hoenn.
- Did not learn its signature move.
- Was not voiced by Darren Dunstan in its middle evolution followed by Bill Rogers.
- Marshtomp is the only first partner Pokémon to be owned by Brock.
- It is also his only Pokémon that is mid-way through its evolutionary line.
- Marshtomp is the first first partner Pokémon owned by a main character to evolve outside of its native region.
- Marshtomp is the first Water-type first partner Pokémon owned by a main character besides Ash.
- Marshtomp is also the first Water-type first partner Pokémon owned by a main character to evolve.
- Out of all the Pokémon that were obtained and evolved during the course of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, Mudkip took the longest to evolve, at 123 episodes.
- It also took Marshtomp the same amount of time to be shown using a second move, the longest out of any of Brock's Pokémon.
See also
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mudkip and Marshtomp.
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