Dawn's Quilava

Dawn's Quilava (Japanese: ヒカリのマグマラシ Hikari's Magmarashi) was the first that obtained as an , and her seventh overall in the Sinnoh region.
==History==
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In An Egg Scramble!, Dawn battled in the Johto Festival and defeated her. As a prize, Dawn was given an , which was soon taken by . While it was in Team Rocket's possession, it showed signs of hatching. When Dawn finally got it back, it hatched right in front of her eyes, revealing it to be a Cyndaquil.
In Gone With the Windworks!, Cyndaquil battled Ash's Grotle and proved to be a strong opponent even though it had just hatched.
In Dressed for Jess Success!, Cyndaquil showed its interest in Pokémon Contests after watching Dawn practice with her by trying to mimic it with the flames on its back. It was shocked and upset when Dawn told it that it could not compete in the Contest with her.
In Bagged Then Tagged!, when Dawn and Ash had a Tag Battle against and Khoury inside the , Cyndaquil was paired with Ash's Monferno to battle Lyra's and Khoury's Totodile. It was able to defeat Chikorita with a Flame Wheel combined with Monferno's Flamethrower.
In Double-Time Battle Training!, Cyndaquil was used in a Double Battle together with Dawn's Mamoswine. After using the "Flame Ice" combo, it failed to execute it all of the way and Zoey's defeated it, along with Mamoswine with a combined with 's .
In Playing the Performance Encore!, Cyndaquil was used in the two-on-two Contest Battles of the Daybreak Town Pokémon Contest alongside . Both of them managed to defeat Ursula's and in the finals earning Dawn her fifth and final Ribbon.
In Last Call — First Round!, Cyndaquil was used in the Performance Stage of the Sinnoh Grand Festival along with . Their performance started with Buneary using to create a large frozen path resembling a roller coaster. Cyndaquil proceeded with Flame Wheel, rolling over the path and melting a trench for Buneary to slide on. After that, Buneary charged an Ice Beam and Cyndaquil used Smokescreen in order to cloak themselves above a large frozen spike. When the smoke was blown away, Buneary was seen inside a made of ice with Cyndaquil standing on top, impressing the Contest Judges and securing Dawn a place among the s advancing to the Contest Battles.
In Coming Full-Festival Circle!, Cyndaquil went up against Jessilina's and in the semifinals of the Grand Festival along with Buneary. Together they managed to defeat their opponents and advance Dawn to the final round.
In DPS01, Cyndaquil was used in a Double Battle alongside Piplup against Johanna's and , but when Piplup and Cyndaquil unleashed their - combination, the battle was stopped due to them fighting. Cyndaquil then helped Dawn rescue a and a that had escaped from Professor Rowan's lab from a group of . It became injured when it took a meant for Shinko. It was able to overcome its injury by evolving into and was able to defeat the leader of the group, a Ariados, with its newly learned move, .
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In Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!, after it was introduced to Ash, , and 's Pokémon, Quilava brushed up to Ash, as a means of both greeting him and revealing that it had evolved.
In Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!, Quilava was used to battle Ash's Pikachu. It first hit Pikachu with Swift before dodging his and stopping with its newly learned . Quilava then covered the field in Smokescreen before stopping Pikachu's and landing a direct hit with Flamethrower. After their Flame Wheel and Quick Attack clashed in midair, stopped the match.
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Quilava appeared in The Gates of Warp!.
==Personality and characteristics==
As a Cyndaquil, it developed a strong bond with from the moment it hatched from its . Prior to entering its first Pokémon Contest, it grew interested in watching Dawn train , often showing Dawn its own variations of the moves that she was practicing with them, and sulked when it was not chosen to compete.
Dawn's Piplup appears to be jealous over the attention that it gets, though this may be attributed to the fact that Cyndaquil wasn't very responsive to Piplup at first. Piplup often attacks it and it in turn fights back, causing frequent squabbles between the two. They seem to be trying to compete for superiority over the other. These fights have stopped ever since Cyndaquil evolved.
It has a tendency to flare up its back when it's happy or when it's showing affection, and Dawn usually ends up getting burned in the process.
==Appearance==
As an	As a
 	
==Moves used==
===Moves improvised===
	 	 	
	Bagged Then Tagged! 	and 	Ash's Monferno
	Description: A combination of Flame Wheel and Flamethrower. Cyndaquil uses Flame Wheel while Monferno pushes the spinning Cyndaquil forward with Flamethrower. This creates more red-orange flames and increases Cyndaquil's momentum as it uses Flame Wheel, dealing notable damage. This was used in and 's Tag Battle against Khoury and .	Description: A combination of Flame Wheel and Flamethrower. Cyndaquil uses Flame Wheel while Monferno pushes the spinning Cyndaquil forward with Flamethrower. This creates more red-orange flames and increases Cyndaquil's momentum as it uses Flame Wheel, dealing notable damage. This was used in and 's Tag Battle against Khoury and .	Description: A combination of Flame Wheel and Flamethrower. Cyndaquil uses Flame Wheel while Monferno pushes the spinning Cyndaquil forward with Flamethrower. This creates more red-orange flames and increases Cyndaquil's momentum as it uses Flame Wheel, dealing notable damage. This was used in and 's Tag Battle against Khoury and .
	Double-Time Battle Training! 	and 	Dawn's Mamoswine
	Description: A combination which was created by Mamoswine and Cyndaquil when they were training with Dawn. It involves Cyndaquil being trapped by Mamoswine's Ice Shard while utilizing Flame Wheel. It was perfected in the battle against Ursula in Playing the Performance Encore!. Dawn calls it "Flame Ice". 	Description: A combination which was created by Mamoswine and Cyndaquil when they were training with Dawn. It involves Cyndaquil being trapped by Mamoswine's Ice Shard while utilizing Flame Wheel. It was perfected in the battle against Ursula in Playing the Performance Encore!. Dawn calls it "Flame Ice". 	Description: A combination which was created by Mamoswine and Cyndaquil when they were training with Dawn. It involves Cyndaquil being trapped by Mamoswine's Ice Shard while utilizing Flame Wheel. It was perfected in the battle against Ursula in Playing the Performance Encore!. Dawn calls it "Flame Ice".
	Playing the Performance Encore! 	/ and 	Dawn's Mamoswine
	Description: Mamoswine uses the Swallowing Ice Shard Technique to create the Ice Armor. Cyndaquil then uses Swift in a circle around Mamoswine. Then Cyndaquil makes the flame on its back split into two. Mamoswine then uses Take Down while Cyndaquil is on the top part of the Ice Armor. 	Description: Mamoswine uses the Swallowing Ice Shard Technique to create the Ice Armor. Cyndaquil then uses Swift in a circle around Mamoswine. Then Cyndaquil makes the flame on its back split into two. Mamoswine then uses Take Down while Cyndaquil is on the top part of the Ice Armor. 	Description: Mamoswine uses the Swallowing Ice Shard Technique to create the Ice Armor. Cyndaquil then uses Swift in a circle around Mamoswine. Then Cyndaquil makes the flame on its back split into two. Mamoswine then uses Take Down while Cyndaquil is on the top part of the Ice Armor.
	Last Call — First Round! 	and 	Dawn's Buneary
	Description: Buneary uses Ice Beam on the field to create a giant sculpture of slides. Cyndaquil then uses Flame Wheel on the ice path, allowing Buneary to follow Cyndaquil by sliding down. 	Description: Buneary uses Ice Beam on the field to create a giant sculpture of slides. Cyndaquil then uses Flame Wheel on the ice path, allowing Buneary to follow Cyndaquil by sliding down. 	Description: Buneary uses Ice Beam on the field to create a giant sculpture of slides. Cyndaquil then uses Flame Wheel on the ice path, allowing Buneary to follow Cyndaquil by sliding down.
	DPS01 	and 	None
	Description: Cyndaquil developed this while training with Dawn in Twinleaf Town. Cyndaquil would perform it by firing a ring of into the air, then jumping into the center and charging , causing the two moves to mix. 	Description: Cyndaquil developed this while training with Dawn in Twinleaf Town. Cyndaquil would perform it by firing a ring of into the air, then jumping into the center and charging , causing the two moves to mix. 	Description: Cyndaquil developed this while training with Dawn in Twinleaf Town. Cyndaquil would perform it by firing a ring of into the air, then jumping into the center and charging , causing the two moves to mix.
	DPS01 	and 	Dawn's Piplup
	Description: Piplup jumps on top of Cyndaquil and forms Bubble Beam into a circle and Cyndaquil uses Swift in the middle of the circle. It is unknown what Dawn was going to do with this, as Johanna destroyed it with her Glameow and Umbreon in a matter of seconds. 	Description: Piplup jumps on top of Cyndaquil and forms Bubble Beam into a circle and Cyndaquil uses Swift in the middle of the circle. It is unknown what Dawn was going to do with this, as Johanna destroyed it with her Glameow and Umbreon in a matter of seconds. 	Description: Piplup jumps on top of Cyndaquil and forms Bubble Beam into a circle and Cyndaquil uses Swift in the middle of the circle. It is unknown what Dawn was going to do with this, as Johanna destroyed it with her Glameow and Umbreon in a matter of seconds.
	DPS01 	and 	Dawn's Piplup
	Description: Piplup would surround Cyndaquil's Flame Wheel with a Whirlpool, which created the effect of a sphere of water with flames inside. Dawn attempted to use this during her second battle against her mother, however the combination failed throwing both Piplup and Cyndaquil to the ground. 	Description: Piplup would surround Cyndaquil's Flame Wheel with a Whirlpool, which created the effect of a sphere of water with flames inside. Dawn attempted to use this during her second battle against her mother, however the combination failed throwing both Piplup and Cyndaquil to the ground. 	Description: Piplup would surround Cyndaquil's Flame Wheel with a Whirlpool, which created the effect of a sphere of water with flames inside. Dawn attempted to use this during her second battle against her mother, however the combination failed throwing both Piplup and Cyndaquil to the ground.
==Trivia==
* Quilava is the only Pokémon:
** Belonging to a main character that evolved and learned a new move in a special episode.
** Belonging to a main character whose evolution episode was never dubbed.
** Owned by that is not a .
** Owned by Dawn that is mid-way through its evolutionary line.
* Quilava is the first Pokémon owned by a main character to hatch from an in the same episode where its Egg was obtained.
* Quilava is the first first partner Pokémon belonging to a main character to have been obtained outside its native region.
==Related articles==
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