Ash's Buizel

Ash's Buizel is the third Pokémon that Dawn caught in the Sinnoh Region and her fourth overall. She later traded him to Ash for his Aipom after Buizel showed love for battling and Aipom a love for Contests in *Throwing the Track Switch*, subsequently becoming Ash's fourth Pokémon obtained in the Sinnoh region, and his thirty-first overall.

## Personality

Even before his capture, Buizel was obsessed with training and becoming stronger, and quickly gained a reputation by defeating countless Trainers and their Pokémon, the majority of which ended up at the Pokémon Center with massive injuries. Even when the odds are stacked against him, Buizel never backs down from a fight, and in actuality, Buizel thrives on fighting others, especially on a disadvantage, seeing it as a great way to become stronger, showing no fear regardless of the number of opponents he faces, seen when Buizel gestured for Ash, Dawn, and Zoey to engage him in battle one after the other.

After his capture at the hands of Dawn, Buizel struggled with his new Trainer, refusing to obey her commands and fighting on his own accord. Lucian noted that because Buizel was already extremely powerful prior to his capture, and had his very own battling style, Dawn needed to adapt to Buizel's style rather than the other way around. After suffering his first defeat at the hands of Lucian's Bronzong, Buizel's fighting spirit was broken, but after fighting Team Rocket when they attempted to capture him, Buizel regained his fighting spirit and per Lucian's urging, Buizel began to obey Dawn as she opted to adapt to him as Lucian requested. Aside from struggling with Dawn at first, Buizel also struggled to make friends with the group's other Pokémon, refusing a handshake from Piplup, and not responding to the Pokémon's smiling faces aimed towards him.

Despite his growing bond with Dawn, however, Buizel remained largely uninterested in her Contest training, and was more focused on Ash's battling style. Ultimately, per Zoey's suggestion, Buizel was traded to Ash for Aipom, and the two immediately proved to be a perfect match for each other. Much like his new Trainer, Buizel loves fighting above all else: the sights, the sounds, the presentation, the challenge, and the excitement of facing opponents stronger than himself. His love for fighting and training was shown in *Short and To the Punch!* when Buizel became determined to learn Ice Punch after seeing Clayton's Mr. Mime use it.

## History

### Prior to Series

Buizel was a Pokémon Ash caught in the Sinnoh Region and was one of his main Pokémon during his Sinnoh journey before being sent to Professor Oak's lab.

## Moves used

 A **†** shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

## Gallery

Using Aqua JetUsing Sonic BoomUsing Water PulseUsing Ice Aqua JetUsing Counter ShieldSwift Swim activatedBuizel and Ash
## Trivia

* Buizel is Ash's second Pokémon originally obtained in a trade.
	+ Buizel is, however, the first that he has kept from a trade because Raticate was soon traded back to Gentleman.
* Buizel and Ambipom are the first two Pokémon to be traded between main characters.
* Buizel is Ash's first Pokémon who defeated its evolved form in its first match.
* Buizel is the first Pokémon owned by a main character to be introduced with a noticeable gender difference.