Ash's Bayleef

Ash's Bayleef (Japanese: サトシのベイリーフ Satoshi's Bayleaf) was the second that in the Johto region, and his sixteenth overall.
==In animation==
===History===
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Bayleef debuted in The Chikorita Rescue as a Chikorita. Chikorita was especially stubborn, going so far as to fight Ash's Charizard despite being faced with overwhelming odds, and she was injured in the process. kidnapped her and tried to convince the stubborn Pokémon to join them, but eventually won her confidence by saving her from Team Rocket.
Chikorita made her Gym debut in Fighting Flyer with Fire, where she took on Falkner's . Ash showed that he believed in Chikorita by defending her choice to a disapproving Falkner, but Chikorita was outclassed by the type, who dodged her Vine Whip and and then knocked her out with a and a Tackle.
Chikorita's jealousy of and resentment towards Ash arose in Chikorita's Big Upset. Ash tried to recall Chikorita for Pikachu in a battle with a 's , but Chikorita refused, and the battle was suspended by the time Ash returned her. She later ran away during the night and stumbled into the territory of a group of urban Pokémon. Lashing out at the group's leader, , she knocked it out and became the new leader. Team Rocket tried to take her and the other Pokémon with their robot made out of tires, but Ash risked himself to save her, and Chikorita returned the favor by catching him when he fell. The two then took down the robot, and Chikorita forgave Ash and became friends with Pikachu.
In Gettin' The Bugs Out, Ash used Chikorita as his second Pokémon in his Azalea Gym battle, despite the type disadvantage, something which Bugsy mocked. First, she went up against , who dodged many of her attacks until Chikorita's Sweet Scent stopped it and then defeated with a Tackle. She then went up against , which used to defend itself before defeating Chikorita with a Tackle of its own.
In The Totodile Duel, Chikorita defeated Misty's Staryu in a battle to determine who got to keep a . Staryu's powerful almost defeated her, but she dug in her heels and then managed to dodge a Tackle and hit Staryu from behind with Vine Whip. By this point, she had proven to increase her battling capability significantly, taking down Jessie's Arbok with a single Tackle attack in The Heartbreak of Brock.
In A Hot Water Battle, Chikorita, , and Totodile 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 Current Events, Chikorita evolved into Bayleef to protect Ash from Team Rocket. However, in the following episode, Turning Over A New Bayleef, the amorous Pokémon was shown not to have realized she had grown so much and continued to act as though she was still small enough to leap into Ash's arms. This problem was addressed when she ran away after Ash scolded her to "get away and stay away." Bayleef then came across Haruno and her Pokémon, and she and Ash made up by taking down Team Rocket's giant Bayleef mecha. After the villainous trio had been defeated, Bayleef showed her affection towards Ash by using her newly learned Body Slam on him.
In Ash's Gym battle against Chuck in Machoke, Machoke Man!, Bayleef was the second Pokémon Ash used, sending her out after Pikachu had been defeated by Chuck's . She bested Poliwrath in a display of strength, slamming Poliwrath to the ground with a Vine Whip and then using Body Slam to knock it out. She then fought Chuck's powerful , taking damage from and , but showed good strategy by restraining Machoke's arms with her vines to block his , and then used her own Submission-induced momentum to in turn slam Machoke to the ground. She then used Body Slam and a point-blank Razor Leaf to take out Machoke and win the battle, earning Ash the .
Bayleef was briefly sent to Professor Oak's Laboratory in Dueling Heroes in exchange for his , who Ash needed to compete in the Whirl Cup. She did not warm up to well, and Oak called Ash to inform him that Bayleef was restless. Finished with Kingler, Ash returned Bayleef to his team in the next episode.
In Extreme Pokémon!, Bayleef participated in the Extreme Pokémon Race with Ash, racing and his . She showed immense strength by hurling Ash at Team Rocket's balloon so that Ash could pierce it with his skateboard and rescue Arcanine. She then arrived just in time to attack Jessie's Arbok and hold it off long enough for Gary to catch up and then take down Arbok with his Arcanine. Bayleef and Ash worked together to finish the race, and they beat Gary just at the end, winning the race for Ash.
In Why? Wynaut!, Bayleef was called out with to find Ash's badges after stole them. While searching, she and Noctowl encountered a trying to open a box. Bayleef opened it for Wynaut and found the stolen badges and some fruit inside. Bayleef put the badges on a large leaf, and when Team Rocket encountered her, she defended the badges until Ash showed up.
Ash called on Bayleef's assistance in his Silver Conference Full Battle against Gary. In Can't Beat the Heat!, she was sent out to give Ash a type advantage over Gary's powerful , managing to use Vine Whip to jump above . However, her aerial Razor Leaf was deflected by a , and she was knocked out when Blastoise her leaf and tossed her against the stadium wall.
In Playing with Fire!, Bayleef redeemed her loss in a battle with 's , again showing innovation by clamping Houndoom's jaw shut with Vine Whip and then using Body Slam to take it down. She put up her best efforts against but was unable to overcome another type disadvantage and was defeated by a .
Ash left Bayleef at Professor Oak's lab before he departed for the Hoenn region.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
In Showdown at the Oak Corral, she was seen helping feed the other Pokémon across Oak's lab.
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Bayleef was reunited with Ash in The Right Place and the Right Mime, where she rescued him from his stampeding , who had carried him off in their excitement.
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In An Old Family Blend!, after briefly being stolen by Team Rocket, Bayleef escaped from her and went looking for Ash. Eventually, Bayleef thundered out of the trees and tackled . Soon after, she found Ash and tackled him as well. When he tried to recall Bayleef to her Poké Ball, she took it in her mouth, wanting to spend more time with Ash. She later helped destroy the hands of one of Team Rocket's mechas, and afterwards was sent back to Professor Oak's lab. Bayleef was not seen participating in the Lily of the Valley Conference.
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Bayleef was reunited with Ash in The Dream Continues!, where she and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.
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Bayleef reappeared in a flashback of Ash's Gym battle against Chuck in Octo-Gridlock at the Gym!.
In Advice to Goh!, she reunited with Ash during his visit to Professor Oak's Laboratory with Goh.
Bayleef, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!, enthusiastically leading the charge to greet him. During the visit, she watched the battle between Ash and Paul. Before Ash left, she posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.
From Battling as Hard as Stone! onwards, Bayleef watched Ash's Masters Eight Tournament matches against , , and . In Partners in Time!, Bayleef appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard. After Ash won the battle, Bayleef joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.
In Heroes Unite!, Bayleef, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.
In Ride, Lapras, Ride!, Bayleef was shown to have rejoined Ash's team. During the episode, she helped free a trapped . Despite Wailmer evolving into a and getting stuck again, they were able to free the Float Whale Pokémon.
In The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, Bayleef assisted Ash in looking for a missing around Oak's lab, but to no avail.
===Personality and characteristics===
Bayleef is an incredibly affectionate Pokémon. However, as a Chikorita, she was quite jealous and often fought for attention over Ash's other Pokémon—especially . Characteristically stubborn and somewhat violent, hints of her crush on Ash were first sighted in Once in a Blue Moon. Her antics included bursting out of her unannounced and throwing tantrums. However, some of her more extreme personality traits seem to have mellowed following evolution in Current Events.
She has since proven to be a powerful and tactical battler, often using her vines to restrict her opponent's moves or evade oncoming attacks by pushing herself airborne, a technique later copied by 's . Bayleef's stamina and full-charge approach to battling made for some incredible moments during Ash's Silver Conference campaign. Whenever they've reunited, Bayleef has tended to express her affection towards Ash by tackling him.
===Appearance===
As a
===Moves used===
===Artwork===
 	
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==In the games==
===In the spin-off games===
====Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!====
Bayleef appears in Pokémon: Catch the Numbers! as one of the Pokémon the player needs to get back from .
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Bayleef only appeared on the scoreboard in One Half Of A Poké Ball.
===Movie adaptations===
Bayleef appeared as a Chikorita in .
====Moves used====
===Pokémon Journeys===
Bayleef appeared in Advice to Goh! at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
==Trivia==
* Bayleef was the only Pokémon that Ash owned that evolved during .
* Bayleef is Ash's first confirmed female Pokémon.
* Bayleef is the only first partner Pokémon owned by a main character in that is mid-way through her evolutionary line.
* In the dub of the , Chikorita was incorrectly referred to as a male. The same also occurs in the dub before her evolution into Bayleef.
==References==
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