Ash's Unfezant

Ash's Unfezant (Japanese: サトシのケンホロウ Satoshi's Kenhallow) was the first that in the Unova region, and his thirty-fifth overall.
==In animation==
===History===
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In prior regions, Ash always caught a Pokémon early in his . He continued this trend with Unfezant as a Pidove, who was captured soon after he arrived in Unova. In Enter Iris and Axew!, shortly after a flock of Pidove escaped when Ash failed to capture one of them, he noticed her pecking at the ground and engaged her in a battle. She managed to put up a good fight against Ash's Pikachu until the Mouse Pokémon used his powerful and attacks, which caused her to faint. Ash threw a and successfully caught her. Later on, for the first time, Pidove was sent out to save Pikachu and Iris's Axew from 's capture. However, as she was still weak from her battle with Pikachu, she was quickly defeated by a powerful Gust attack from Jessie's Woobat. She was later healed at the Pokémon Center, along with Pikachu and Axew.
Ash occasionally used Pidove to find and track certain Pokémon. She helped Ash find two in Saving Darmanitan From the Bell! and a wild in Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!, playing a dominant role in the Pokémon's capture. At the time, Pidove had followed Snivy after she escaped using . As she witnessed all of Ash's other Pokémon (Pikachu, , and ) fall to the Grass Snake Pokémon's technique, she volunteered to battle Snivy. When Snivy attempted to use Attract on Pidove, Pidove was unaffected as she was female (a fact of which Ash had been completely unaware, despite Iris and Cilan's assumptions that it was his strategy). After a hard-fought battle, Pidove weakened Snivy enough for her to be captured by Ash.
In A Rival Battle for Club Champ!, she was briefly used by Ash in a 5-on-5 battle against Trip's . She tried her best, but after her Air Cutter attack was blocked by , she was taken by surprise by his and got knocked out in the process.
In Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!, Pidove was transferred to Professor Juniper shortly after Ash captured , although it would not be revealed until the following episode. She would return to his team three episodes later in a A Venipede Stampede!, where Ash used her to help send the that took over Castelia City to the park in the center of the city. Although things started well, she was almost hit by a and was only just saved by an Air Cutter from Trip's . She then helped remove a few more and suddenly evolved into Tranquill herself. As a result of her stronger form, Tranquill cleared out the last Venipede with a powerful Gust alongside help from Trip's Tranquill and its Aerial Ace attacks.
In Archeops In The Modern World!, Tranquill was used to help a newly revived learn how to fly. After Archen evolved into , Tranquill defended her from Team Rocket, and they said their goodbyes up in the air once Archeops found some others.
Ash used Tranquill to battle Skyla in An Amazing Aerial Battle!. She was first sent out to battle who had already defeated before her. After their Gust and Air Cutter attacks proved to be dead even, the battle took to the sky, where Tranquill tried to get the upper hand with her recently learned move, Wing Attack. However, Swoobat was able to swiftly dodge the barrage of Wing Attacks until Tranquill's powerful Air Cutter attacks finally beat it as they descended to the ground. She then fought Skyla's . Still, with none of her attacks even touching Unfezant due to her lack of speed, Tranquill started to show signs of tiring after narrowly escaping a barrage of attacks and was called back to her Poké Ball while took her place. She was brought back out again after Pikachu had lost to Skyla's Swanna. During the battle with Swanna, she was able to hit it with a powerful Quick Attack and Air Cutter, causing Swanna to fall towards the Gym; she then rushed past Swanna and tried to hit it with Gust. However, Gust was vastly overpowered by Swanna's attack. While it seemed like Tranquill had been knocked out, she began to glow and evolved into Unfezant. With her newfound power and speed, she was easily able to dodge Swanna's powerful attacks and, with the help of her newly learned Aerial Ace attack, was able to defeat Swanna with one extremely powerful hit, winning her the battle and earning Ash his sixth Unova .
In Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1, Ash sent Unfezant out as his second Pokémon in his 6-on-3 Gym battle against Roxie, where she faced Roxie's . Unfezant started the round with a Quick Attack that made a direct hit. Koffing attacked with , but Unfezant sent it back with a Gust before attacking with Air Cutter. Koffing, however, avoided the attack and launched a , which hit and ed Unfezant. Though she was weakened, Unfezant was able to withstand Koffing's and fight back. She was, however, unable to stand two consecutive s and was finally taken down.
In Unova's Survival Crisis!, Ash used Unfezant along with Pikachu to battle the after took control of them to keep Ash and friends occupied. After Iris's Dragonite was injured and fell to the ground, Unfezant and Pikachu managed to save and Dragonite from being attacked by . When was finally freed from the tomb, Unfezant grabbed it so it didn't fall and get hurt.
In Cameron's Secret Weapon!, Ash used Unfezant in his Vertress Conference battle against and his . Despite Unfezant having the type advantage, Riolu proved to be a powerful opponent, being able to dodge both Gust and Quick Attack before landing on Unfezant's back and serving a close-range hit with . Ash told Unfezant to shake Riolu off and strike back with an Air Cutter. However, the Emanation Pokémon was able to dodge the attack and then use , hitting Unfezant with her own move before serving another hit with . Unfezant tried to attack with Aerial Ace, but the Flying-type's last effort was avoided and countered by Riolu's , which sent Unfezant flying into the arena wall, knocking her out.
In The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!, Ash sent Unfezant to Professor Oak's Laboratory to make room in his team for his returning , rotating her out of the team for the rest of the series.
She reunited with Ash and the entire Unova team at Oak's lab in The Dream Continues!. Unfezant joined them to launch a group attack on Team Rocket, using Air Cutter to send them blasting off for the final time in Pokémon the Series: Black & White. Unfezant later posed in a group photo with the rest of Ash's Pokémon. Then, she was left at the lab when Ash set off for the Kalos region.
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Unfezant, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!. During the visit, she helped train Ash's Dragonite and later 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, Unfezant watched Ash's Masters Eight Tournament matches against and . In Partners in Time!, Unfezant appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against Leon's Charizard.
In Heroes Unite!, Unfezant, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.
In The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, Unfezant assisted Ash in looking for a missing around Oak's lab, but to no avail.
===Personality and characteristics===
Unfezant is a helpful Pokémon, such as when Ash needs help dealing with Team Rocket or when he needs her to search for a Pokémon. She also goes the extra mile when helping with training, such as when needed help with her flying skills. Unfezant isn't a confrontational Pokémon, not even fighting back when attacked by Ash's Scraggy, instead choosing to freak out and run away from him and, in the same instance, is rather sensitive. 
Unfezant is also quite confident, as shown in A Venipede Stampede!, where she took no hesitation in trying to clear Castelia City from the group of . After evolving into Unfezant and beating Skyla's in An Amazing Aerial Battle!, she celebrated by doing a couple of victory laps above the Gym. During her time at ’s lab, Unfezant befriended Ash's Pokémon and can usually be seen hanging out with them.
===Appearance===
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===Moves used===
====Moves improvised====
	 	 	
	The Dream Continues! 	, , , , , , , , , and 	Ash's rotation for Pokémon the Series: Black & White
	Description: Unfezant combines her Air Cutter with a joint Flamethrower from and , 's Leaf Storm, 's Hydro Pump, 's Thunderbolt, 's Focus Blast, 's Energy Ball, 's Flash Cannon, 's Mud Shot, and 's Stone Edge to create a gigantic blast of energy. This was used to defend Professor Oak's Laboratory from Team Rocket.	Description: Unfezant combines her Air Cutter with a joint Flamethrower from and , 's Leaf Storm, 's Hydro Pump, 's Thunderbolt, 's Focus Blast, 's Energy Ball, 's Flash Cannon, 's Mud Shot, and 's Stone Edge to create a gigantic blast of energy. This was used to defend Professor Oak's Laboratory from Team Rocket.	Description: Unfezant combines her Air Cutter with a joint Flamethrower from and , 's Leaf Storm, 's Hydro Pump, 's Thunderbolt, 's Focus Blast, 's Energy Ball, 's Flash Cannon, 's Mud Shot, and 's Stone Edge to create a gigantic blast of energy. This was used to defend Professor Oak's Laboratory from Team Rocket.
===Artwork===
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==In the games==
===Mystery Egg===
A Japanese event randomly distributed an Egg that contained an in-game representation of Ash's Pidove, Iris's Axew, or Cilan's Pansage via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Like the animated series counterpart, the Pidove is always female, and knows , , and . This event started on December 17, 2010, and ended on January 11, 2011. This Egg was also distributed at participating American locations from April 27 to May 31, 2011.
===In the spin-off games===
====Pokémon Medal World====
Pidove appears in Pokémon Medal World.
==In the TCG==
Pidove was featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards featuring Ash's Pidove.
==Trivia==
* Unfezant's capture as a Pidove was first revealed in a preview for Pokémon the Series: Black & White.
* Unfezant is Ash's first Pokémon to be sent to a laboratory other than Professor Oak's, in this case, Professor Juniper's lab.
** She is also Ash's first Unova Pokémon to be sent to Professor Oak's Lab, as well as the only one to be sent there prior to Ash leaving Unova.
* Unfezant is the only one of Ash's Unova Pokémon that has only used moves of her own types.
* Unfezant was Ash's first Unova Pokémon to fully evolve.
** Tranquill's evolution into Unfezant was first revealed in the Japanese ending Seven-colored Arch.
* Tranquill was the last of Ash's Pokémon to evolve during a Gym battle.
* Out of all of Ash's bird Pokémon caught while non-fully evolved, Unfezant took the shortest time to reach her final evolutionary stage.
==References==
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