Ash's Totodile

Ash's Totodile (Japanese: サトシのワニノコ Satoshi's Waninoko) was the fourth that in the Johto region, and his eighteenth overall.
==In animation==
===History===
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Totodile first appeared in The Totodile Duel. Both and wanted to catch him, and although Totodile was stunned briefly by , he managed to escape from their Poké Balls and knock them down with a powerful Water Gun attack. Totodile then came across , devoured their lunch, and sent them blasting off. Finally tracked down by Ash and Misty, Totodile jumped into the bushes just as they threw their Lure Balls at him. They then found out that one of the Lure Balls had caught him. As both of them wanted Totodile for themselves, declared a to decide who would keep him. Ash's Chikorita and defeated Misty's Staryu and her newly evolved , respectively, winning the battle and earning Ash the new Totodile.
Totodile was shown to be fairly romantic, as he quickly fell in love with an in Love, Totodile Style. Totodile's advances were spurned repeatedly by Azumarill, and Brock's decision to teach Totodile to be successful in love was no more successful. But when Azumarill and Pikachu were captured by Team Rocket, Totodile ignored Ash and Brock's orders for him to come back and single-handedly chased Team Rocket down, locating them in a log cabin. Totodile got captured himself but managed to cheer Azumarill up at least. When Azumarill's Trainer, Trixie, arrived with Ash and his friends, Totodile blasted Team Rocket down to help rescue Azumarill but discovered that Azumarill was in love with Trixie's , who had defeated and . Brock consoled Totodile that love is worth fighting for even though he can't win every time. Totodile seemed to take this advice in stride, falling for a before the end of the episode.
Totodile was used fairly often during Ash's travels in Johto, but he was only used once in a Gym battle in A Goldenrod Opportunity. He went up against Whitney's Miltank, which proved to be far too powerful, and her attack, already powered up in the battle with , knocked out Totodile in one hit. In the rematch, Totodile performed better, launching himself into the air with Water Gun and landing on top of Miltank, but he was quickly shaken off and knocked out.
In A Hot Water Battle, Totodile, Chikorita, and Cyndaquil got into a fight while relaxing and lost the beach ball the group was playing with. Ash told them to find it, which led them to a group of which were playing with it. Totodile angered the Long Tail Pokémon and they escaped. Giving chase, the trio came across Team Rocket, who hatched a scheme to capture them. All of them get stuck inside a cave when a blocked the entrance, and, together with Meowth, the trio apologized for their prior actions and worked together to escape. Outside, the Aipom stared a flood, and the trio survived by climbing on top of the Snorlax and grabbing onto a nearby tree. Ash saved them as they were about to fall and the beach ball floated over, so the group returned to their relaxing day.
In Fight for the Light!, he was initially used against Janina, whom Ash believed to be Jasmine, the Olivine City Gym Leader. Against her , which had been coated in waterproof polish, Totodile was defeated by one .
As one of Ash's only Pokémon, Totodile was the first choice for Ash's team in the Whirl Cup, along with . In the battle with and his in Dueling Heroes, Totodile showed his skills by escaping a and defeating Kingdra by using Bite on its snout while Kingdra used , and the result of having too much water in its body sent it off flying, and thus was defeated. In the head-to-head battle with in The Perfect Match!, Totodile put up a good fight against her Poliwhirl by Headbutting it into a pillar, but was knocked out by a high-speed dive and .
Totodile was used briefly in the in One Trick Phony!, where he defeated a powerful used by Jessie after using Scary Face for the first time. He also fought in the unofficial Coastline Gym in Just Add Water, where he was revealed to know Slash. Totodile put up a very good fight in the underwater arena against Dorian's , but Ash's inexperience in such battles and a type disadvantage caused him to lose.
In Pop Goes The Sneasel, Totodile was sent out to battle a wild that was preventing the retrieval of the needed to begin the Silver Conference. However, through a combination of Slash and , Totodile and Ash were sent flying back.
Totodile joined and in Ash's battle against Macy in Love, Pokémon Style. He squared off against her , who was quickly swapped with her surprise entrant, . Ash responded to this by recalling Totodile in favor of Phanpy. Later in the battle, Totodile faced Electabuzz again, and the type disadvantage was evident - Totodile's water was blocked by , and an attempt to Headbutt through resulted in a knockout.
Totodile redeemed himself in a battle against in Playing with Fire!, settling the score with Sneasel. Totodile bit down on Sneasel's arm to prevent a attack, and knocked it out with his tail. His victory dance was very well received by the audience. Totodile's Scary Face attack had no effect against Harrison's , and he was taken control of with a attack, before being defeated by .
Ash left Totodile at Professor Oak's Laboratory, along with his other Johto Pokémon, when he departed for the Hoenn region.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
In Showdown at the Oak Corral, Totodile was seen squirting Cassidy and Butch with a Water Gun attack, but he was fired back again. Totodile later had his revenge by squirting them again with Water Gun, this time landing a successful hit. Later, he was seen blasting Cassidy and Butch off and destroying their helicopter.
In Journey to the Starting Line!, a string of events caused by caused Totodile to land next to , which eventually led to the stampeding through Professor Oak's lab. This allowed a group of first partner Pokémon to escape.
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In The Right Place and the Right Mime, Totodile met and danced with .
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In An Old Family Blend!, Totodile reunited with Ash. He was found dancing in a water fountain and affectionately nibbled on Ash's head before being recalled to his Lure Ball. Later, he helped to put out the fire caused by Cyndaquil, together with and . Totodile was not seen participating in the Lily of the Valley Conference.
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Totodile was reunited with Ash in The Dream Continues!, where he and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.
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Totodile briefly appeared in Alola, Kanto!, swimming underwater at a pond near Oak's Laboratory with Corphish.
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In Advice to Goh!, Totodile reunited with Ash during his visit to Professor Oak's Laboratory with Goh.
Totodile, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!. During the visit, he was seen relaxing with and and later watched the battle between Ash and Paul. Before Ash left, he posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.
From Battling as Hard as Stone! onwards, Totodile watched Ash's Masters Eight Tournament matches against , , and . In Partners in Time!, Totodile appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard. After Ash won the battle, Totodile joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.
In Heroes Unite!, Totodile, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.
In A Fated Face-Off!, Totodile was shown to have rejoined Ash's team. During the episode, he reunited with and later watched as she and Ash battled over a wild . Totodile and Pikachu were also seen greeting when Misty chose it for battle.
===Personality and characteristics===
Totodile is a highly energetic Pokémon. He is always happy and shows this by dancing, a theme that is focused on when he is released from his Lure Ball, even when being called into a battle. He also unabashedly introduced himself to first in Entei at Your Own Risk, energetically swinging Larvitar around in a circle. However, when times call for it, Totodile can be a powerful opponent, as seen when he managed to defeat Harrison's Sneasel, who had been causing trouble for Ash and Harrison earlier on in Pop Goes the Sneasel.
Totodile also acts as a comic relief character, as his tendency to dance is shown in many important matches, frustrating Ash, and confusing his opponents. His most significant battle, defeating Harrison's Sneasel, depicted him biting Sneasel's hand and dancing around whilst thrashing Sneasel into the ground. His Scary Face attack has also been used as a joke a couple of times, one being in a battle with Duplica's , Mini-Dit, where Totodile laughed at its of the move before continuing the battle.
Totodile likes to spend time with Ash's Corphish, as shown in An Old Family Blend!, where they were found near each other on Lily of the Valley Island, and in Alola, Kanto!, where they were seen underwater together.
===Moves used===
* Ash commanded Totodile to use in the English dub of Dueling Heroes, a move which Totodile cannot legally learn. In the original Japanese version, Ash commanded him to use .
* Ash commanded Totodile to use in the English dub of Playing with Fire!. In the original Japanese version, he commanded him to use .
===Artwork===
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===Voice actors===
==In the games==
===In the spin-off games===
====Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!====
Totodile appears in Pokémon: Catch the Numbers! as one of the Pokémon the player needs to get back from .
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Totodile appeared in The Grand Rhydon Plan.
===Movie adaptations===
Totodile appeared in .
====Moves used====
===Pokémon Journeys===
Totodile appeared in Advice to Goh! at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
==Trivia==
* Totodile is 's only contained in an Apricorn Poké Ball. He is also his first Pokémon to be permanently kept inside a Poké Ball variant.
** Totodile is also the only Pokémon that Ash currently owns that is kept in a Poké Ball variant.
* Pokémon the Series: XY is the only completed series where Ash is a protagonist in which Totodile has not appeared in any capacity.
* If the scene where the Lure Balls fly towards Totodile is watched in slow motion, it can be seen that Ash's Lure Ball was the one that hit him.
* Of the three Pokémon that Ash and Misty have fought over, Totodile was the only one to have joined Ash.
==References==
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