Sparky

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Sparky (Japanese: レオン Leon) is Ritchie's main , a who is distinguished from other members of its species by a scruff of fur on the top of its head.
==In animation==
===History===
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Sparky debuted in A Friend In Deed, where it partnered with Ash's Pikachu to take on when the latter was unable to on his own. Together they managed to defeat Jessie's Arbok with and .
In Friend and Foe Alike, Sparky was the last Pokémon sent out by Ritchie during his against Ash in the Indigo Plateau Conference, where it automatically won when Ash's Charizard became disobedient and refused to battle.
In Friends to the End, Sparky was once again the last one sent out when Ritchie battled Assunta after both sides were down to one Pokémon. Sparky was having trouble keeping up with Assunta's as was rendered useless when it was blocked by Ivysaur's . During the battle, Sparky lost to Ivysaur's , eliminating Ritchie from the competition.
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It reappeared around the end of Hi Ho Silver... Away! while Ash and were on their way to see . During A Parent Trapped!, Team Rocket set up a trap that would capture the parent Lugia by using Silver as bait. The gang knew about this and Ritchie had Sparky try to stop the parent Lugia from getting to the child so it wouldn't get captured. Butch and Cassidy wouldn't allow that and used a device that powered their Pokémon, making them more powerful. Sparky wasn't successful in stopping the parent and the parent got captured by Team Rocket.
In the next episode, Dr. Namba chose Sparky and Ash's Pikachu as test subjects for the device the duo used earlier on their Pokémon. Before Dr. Namba got to try it out, came in and rescued Ash, Ritchie and the gang. However, Dr. Namba tripped the alarm which summoned Butch and Cassidy. The duo had a rematch with Sparky and Pikachu using their and respectively. Both Pikachu aimed their Thunderbolts at the machine powering up the Pokémon, destroying it. Both Hitmontop and Houndour were rendered useless without the machine and were taken out by Sparky and Pikachu. After Team Rocket was defeated, Sparky went up against Dr. Namba's and had trouble with it. However, Sparky destroyed the machine Dr. Namba was using and Ash's Pikachu defeated Electabuzz.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
In Oaknapped!, Sparky tried to stop Butch and Cassidy from getting away with after Ritchie and the others found the location he was kidnapped. Cassidy's took on Sparky to stall them from stopping Butch running away with Professor Oak. Later, Sparky Thunderbolted Sableye, causing it to land on Butch's .
In Celebi and Joy!, it brought down a demolition crew that Ritchie thought were going to demolish a Pokémon Center.
In The Search for the Legend, Sparky traveled with Ritchie on the S.S. Anne to a volcanic island. They arrived at Mt. Ember and learned about residing there. Butch and Cassidy arrived to take the Moltres but Sparky stopped them with Thunderbolt while tried to save Moltres with .
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Sparky appeared in a flashback in The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!, where it was seen battling Ash's Charizard.
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In Pride of a Champion!, Sparky and Ritchie appeared watching the Masters Eight Tournament match between and Diantha on TV.
===Personality and characteristics===
Prior to meeting , Ritchie had always kept Sparky in its , just like his other Pokémon, but in later episodes, Sparky has always been , just like Ash's Pikachu. Sparky has always been sort of like a friendly rival to Ash's Pikachu.
===Moves used===
==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Sparky, renamed Chuchino in the VIZ Media translation, first appeared in Welcome to the Big Leagues when Ash mistook it for his . In The Indigo Finals, it fought Ash's Pikachu in the Indigo Plateau Conference, exchanging similar attacks with it until both Pokémon were knocked out simultaneously.
Sparky made a brief reappearance in Pikachu's Plan alongside Ritchie, watching Ash defeat on TV.
====Moves used====
==In the games==
===Pokémon Puzzle League===
Sparky is one of Ritchie's three Pokémon in .
==Trivia==
* When participating in a Pokémon Super Contest, one of the NPC s the may face is a boy named Luis, who has a Pikachu nicknamed Sparky.
==Related articles==
Category:Ritchie's Pokémon
Category:Nicknamed Pokémon
Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters
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