Aibo

Aibo (Japanese: エーたろう Ētarō), known as Ataro in Chuang Yi's translations, is an that owns in Pokémon Adventures and his first Pokémon. As of All About Arceus V, he is at level 83 and his Characteristic is that he is "mischievous."
==History==
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Aibo first appeared as an Aipom in Murkrow Row alongside , who asked him to go wake Gold up. Along with the other Pokémon living there they manage to wake Gold up, who then plays with them. Later at night they encounter a named Joey who had his bag stolen by a wild . Together, Gold and Aibo manage to defeat and capture the thieving Pokémon.
In Sneasel Sneak Attack, Aibo battled Silver's Sneasel in an attempt to get Professor Elm's back. Aibo attacked with and blocked it with . Gold then recalled Aibo and used his billiard cue to shoot Aibo behind Sneasel, landing a direct hit.
In You Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour, Aibo battled alongside Gold's other Pokémon against the Masked Man. Aibo fought against his and lost due to Gold not knowing how to handle battling with multiple Pokémon. Despite their defeat, Aibo managed to scratch pieces of his mask off, which later proves to be instrumental in finding out his true identity.
In Gligar Glide, right after Gold goes to sleep in the woods on the outskirts of Goldenrod City, a swoops down and snatches Togebo's Egg. Aibo tries, unsuccessfully, to wake Gold and he rallies his teammates to chase after it. Aibo catches up first and tries to attack Gligar but it uses its stinger, causing Aibo to fall. Then Gligar kicks Polibo, who has just jumped out of the water. Pretending to be a tree, Sudobo catches Gligar, and Exbo uses a powerful . Gligar flies away to a tree to eat the Egg, but lands on Gligar's head. Unfortunately, this makes Gligar headbutt the Egg, creating a crack in the shell. Pieces of the Egg fly off, and appears. Gligar, still hungry, attempts to eat Togepi anyways. Togepi retaliates with and ; Metronome comes out as , which scares Gligar off.
In Piloswine Whine, Aibo is used alongside the rest of Gold's team to defeat Team Rocket's horde of Pokémon.
In Tyranitar War, Aibo is sent out to battle 's , but is quickly pushed back by his attack. Aibo later battled the Masked Man again in Delibird Delivery - 2. Aibo manages to defeat his and by using to have them attack each other but is knocked out alongside Gold when the Masked Man attacks them with a barrage of ice.
In The Last Battle VI, Aibo participated in Gold's last battle against the Masked Man. Despite easily being defeated, Aibo managed to his boosted stats to Sudobo, giving him the speed needed to get the upper hand in the match.
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In The Final Battle I, Aibo fought alongside Exbo to fight Guile Hideout. Exbo lets up a powerful flame, which Aibo increases by spinning Gold's pool cue to fan the flames in Guile's direction. Guile attempts to block the flames with his sword, but he is quickly overpowered and knocked to the ground.
In The Final Battle VII, Aibo was seen battling Guile Hideout's stolen Pokémon.
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In Out-Odding Oddish, Aibo participated in the Pokéathlon alongside Polibo and Exbo. They started with the Skill Course, which ended with the round Snow Throw. The team threw snowballs at their opponents, with Aibo creating a gigantic one to earn them enough points to win. The same three later entered into the Stamina Course and managed to win that one as well. 
In the next chapter, the three entered the Power Course and went up against Koga, Bruno, and Will. They struggled against the Elite Four member's team in Circle Push and Goal Roll before entering the final match, Block Smash. In it, Gold faced Bruno and his as his final opponents. By having Aibo focus on critical hits against the blocks, the team was able to enter High Tension mode, allowing them to quickly catch up with Machamp's raw strength and win.
In One Tough Togepi, Gold sends out Aibo alongside his other Pokémon, save Togebo, to fight and distract Lance's Dragonite, who was going on a rampage. With Aibo and the others distracting the Dragon Pokémon, Togebo was able to finish the battle with a powerful Double-Edge.
In Pleased as Punch With Parasect, Aibo was training with Exbo to learn the move . Soon after mastering the move he evolved into Ambipom, much to the admiration of everyone around him, making Togebo jealous in the process. In All About Arceus II, Aibo fought against . He attacks with a powerful Double Hit, but fails to do any real damage.
==Personality and characteristics==
Aibo is one of the family that lived with in the house he grew up in. As a result, he is very close to his . Like his Trainer, Aibo tends to be very mischievous and cunning, but still cares for others, going to great lengths to rescue Togebo's . Aibo is also very motivated to become stronger and draws strength from watching tough opponents. With his prehensile tail, Aibo can grab objects to be used to help in battle; after evolving, he gained a second one which improves this skill even further.
==Appearance==
As an
==Moves used==
==Trivia==
* The English name Aibo is written very similarly to the Japanese word 相棒 aibō, meaning "partner." Incidentally, "partners" is how Gold describes his Pokémon when asked by .
* Aibo is the only Generation II Pokémon that Gold originally had in his house, though one of the Generation I Pokémon he had at his house went on to become the Generation II during his journey.
* Aibo took the longest to evolve out of any Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures, having been an Aipom for 357 chapters.
* Aibo is the only Pokémon in Pokémon Adventures to have used the move .
* In Gligar Glide, Aibo stared at Gold's Pokédex to view information about , implying that he knows how to read.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	エーたろう Ētarō 	From and
English 	Aibo 	From Aipom and
English 	Ataro 	From Aipom and
French 	Capucapu 	From
German 	Ambi 	From
Italian 	Aibo 	From Aipom
Spanish 	Ataro 	From Aipom and
Korean 	에돌이 Edor-i 	From and　
Chinese () 	尾太郎 Wěitàiláng 	From and
Chinese () 	长太郎 Chángtàiláng 	From and
Chinese () 	长尾太郎 Chángwěitàiláng 	From and
Chinese () 	尾太郎 Méihtaailòhng 	From and
Czech 	Aipák 	From Aipom and
Brazilian Portuguese	Aiplom 	From Aipom and
Vietnamese 	Etarou 	Transliteration of his Japanese name
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