Chic

Chic (Japanese: ちゃも Chamo), known as Toro in Chuang Yi's translations, is a that owns in Pokémon Adventures and one of her first Pokémon. Chic was given to Sapphire by her father, Professor Birch. As of It All Ends Now VII, she is at level 59, and her Characteristic is that she is "thoroughly cunning."
==History==
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Prior to the start of her , received Chic as a from her father Professor Birch. Chic first appeared at the end of Making Mirth with Mightyena, resting atop Sapphire's head. It was soon revealed that the two rescued from a pack of wild and took him to Sapphire's Secret Base. Upon waking up, the beauty-obsessed boy thought she was a Pokémon, and attacked after she started talking. Despite her type disadvantage against his newly received Mudkip, she was able to defeat him, and then fought a wild , though she failed to finish it off.
In Lombre Larceny, Chic battled Team Aqua, as they had trapped a Castform in a fountain. Both Chic and Rono defeated Team Aqua's and , but they took damage from their Ability. Due to the injury, Rono was unable to take out Shelly's , but Chic was able to defeat it with help from Castform.
In Mashing Makuhita, Sapphire trains Chic and Rono at Granite Cave in order to prepare for her Gym battle against Brawly. After training for most of the day the two evolve into and . Sapphire then goes to Brawly and begins their battle. Chic first battles against his . Due to her increased speed and power, she easily overpowered Machop, forcing Brawly to switch it in. Chic was later sent out against his . Due to its Ability and Jū fighting style, Chic got overwhelmed and slammed into a wall, getting her claw stuck in the process. Makuhita then evolves into and moves in to finish Chic off with . Although it looks like Chic lost, Hariyama soon fainted, as Chic attacked twice thanks to .
In Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II, Chic was used alongside Rono to battle Courtney and her . The two were quickly defeated.
In Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill I, Chic battled Matt and his . Chic was quickly overwhelmed and pushed back by the Aqua Rabbit Pokémon's water attacks.
In Mixing It Up with Magcargo, Chic battled Team Aqua. Sapphire has Chic and Troppy launch a barrage of attacks that continue to get countered, no matter how hard they try. Sapphire, suddenly realizing something, has Chic and Troppy hold their fire. Approaching the "enemy," Sapphire discovers that a circular has been set up around them, reflecting all their attacks back upon themselves and that Team Aqua had left long ago.
In I Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder!, Chic battled Winona and her . The two begin by exchanging a few blows, and Chic hides in the trees to get above . Chic soon jumps out and uses to confuse Altaria, followed up by slamming Altaria down to the ground, causing her to evolve into Blaziken. With her new form, Sapphire assumes that will be powerful enough to win and has Chic score a direct hit. Winona takes advantage of their cocky attitude and has Altaria heal its burn with before defeating Chic with a powered-up from .
In The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X, Chic, alongside Ruby and Sapphire's other Pokémon, battled Archie and Maxie. She and Mumu attempted to deliver a decisive blow but failed to do any real damage. In The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIV, Chic and Mumu attack the meteor fragment coming from Archie and Maxie, which sends a powerful blast of energy out. The energy hits Maxie and Archie's foreheads, turning them back to normal and stopping the power of the Red and Blue Orbs.
In It All Ends Now VIII, Chic battled alongside the rest of Sapphire and Ruby's Pokémon against Maxie and Archie.
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In Cunning Kirlia, Chic advanced Sapphire through the Battle Dome.
In Facing Gulpin Is Hard to Swallow, Chic helped Sapphire, Ruby, , and Noland advance through the to reach Guile Hideout.
In The Final Battle III, Chic is taught the ultimate move . She was soon used alongside Blue's Charizard and 's , Exbo, to attack with Blast Burn to help destroy Guile Hideout's fake .
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In Salamence Evolves, Chic, alongside Mumu and Emerald's Sceptile, trained under Ultima in order to fully master the . The training was issued by and Mr. Stone as part of a plan dedicated to preventing a giant meteoroid from crashing into the planet. With a set of Mega Bracelets and Mega Stones obtained from Steven, Chic gained the ability to use Mega Evolution. After a day of training, Chic fully mastered Blast Burn and attained her Mega-Evolved state.
With the training over, Mr. Stone had everyone taken to the Sea Mauville for the next stage of the plan. There, Chic and Sceptile were put on a set of machines known as the Absorber and ordered to coat themselves in the power generated by the ultimate moves. Once ready, Mr. Stone and Steven activated the Absorbers, which proceeded to drain the life energy of Chic and Sceptile painfully. The energy was converted into Infinity Energy and used to power a device called the dimensional shifter capable of warping the meteoroid to another location.
==Personality and characteristics==
As a , Chic was rash and often acted first before assessing the situation. After evolving, Chic became more reasonable and soft-spoken, and was shown getting along with others much easier. She is a very strong Pokémon and is the powerhouse of 's team. She is also very strong-willed and doesn't back down from any challenge, no matter how difficult.
==Appearance==
:See also: Mega Evolution
As a Torchic	As a Combusken	As a Mega Blaziken
 	 	
==Moves used==
==Trivia==
* At level 59, Chic is the highest leveled Pokémon belonging to Sapphire.
* Chic is the only female Pokémon that Sapphire currently owns.
* Chic has the same Nature and Characteristic as Silver's Feraligatr.
* Chic is the only Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures to have used the move .
* Chic, upon evolving from Combusken to Blaziken, was the first Pokédex holder's Pokémon to evolve during a Gym battle.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ちゃも Chamo 	From アチャモ Achamo ()
English 	Chic 	From Torchic
English 	Toro 	From Torchic and -o (common suffix among the nicknames of Sapphire's Pokémon)
German 	Gockchen 	From Lohgock (Blaziken)
Spanish, BrazilianPortuguese	Chic 	From Torchic
French 	Poussi 	From Poussifeu (Torchic)
Italian 	Torcia 	From Torchic and torcia (torch)
Korean 	차모 Chamo 	From 아차모 Achamo (Torchic)
Chinese () 	小雞 Xiǎo Jī 	From 火稚雞 Huǒzhìjī (Torchic)
Chinese () 	稚稚 Zhìzhì 	From 火稚鸡 Huǒzhìjī (Torchic)
Czech 	Chico 	From Torchic and -o (common suffix among the nicknames of Sapphire's Pokémon)
Vietnamese 	Chamo 	Transcription of Japanese name
==Related articles==
Category:Sapphire's Pokémon
Category:Birch's Pokémon
Category:Nicknamed Pokémon
Category:Female characters (Pokémon)
Category:Pokémon with manga move errors
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