Ash's Zygarde

### **In the Ash side of the Reboot:**

At some point after escaping Team Flare, it found its way to a bag on a stump,which the tired Order Pokémon decided to sleep in. This bag turned out to belong to Ash, who became quickly enamored with the cute Pokémon. Ash then nicknamed it Squishy. Squishy was quickly separated from Ash after Sawyer's Grovyle chased a group of Dodrio through the forest they were in. Soon caught up to it,they find it being captured by Team Flare Scientist Celosia and a group of Team Flare Grunts. Celosia referred to Squishy as theirs,but as her harsh treatment made Ash and Sawyer skeptical of this claim,they went on to save Squishy. They were able to escape with Squishy. After escaping,Squishy was introduced to Ash's other pokemon. Later on,Team Flare found them again,cornered by Bryony. Out of desperation,Squishy absorbed surrounding cells to transform into its 10% Form,allowing it to use Land's Wrath to force Bryony and her subordinates to retreat. Although this exhausted it,it absorbed light to heal itself. Seeing that Ash meant no harm,Squishy began to trust him and decided to travel with him.

### **10% Form:**

Ash entered in Terminus Cave where Squishy tried to contact Z2. Team Flare arrived soon after. During a hard fought battle between Ash and Team Flare,Ash commanded Squishy to transform to its 10% Form and proceeded to defeat Team Flare's Pokémon. Celosia and Bryony then sent out their Manectric and Liepard to try and stop Squishy,but they were stopped by Greninja and Pikachu,causing the group to retreat.

In *Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel*,Squishy turned into its 10% Form to protect Pikachu from a Mega Banette's Will-O-Wisp by using Dragon Pulse to counter the move. Soon after,it aided Pikachu by allowing him to ride on its leash,to get in close to a Mega Aggron and hit it with Iron Tail.

In a later episode,Squishy transformed into its 10% Form to make its way to Lumiose Gym,while trying to reach out to Z2 telepathically.

### **50 % Form:**

When Z2 did'nt respond,the sun began to set and Squishy climbed Prism Tower to confront Z2, but its Dragon Pulse was overpowered by Z2's own Dragon Pulse, sending it off the edge of the tower and causing it to revert to its original form. With no other choice,Squishy called for more Zygarde Cells and transformed into its 50% Form to match Z2. In the process, Ash realized that Squishy is in fact a Zygarde like the one attacking the city. Squishy continued its battle against Z2 in a later episode,where it used its Extreme Speed to dodge Z2's roots and slam into it with full force. Squishy,however, was eventually subdued by the roots,allowing Xerosic to hit it with the Mega Evolution energy-powered beam,controlling Squishy. Now being controlled by Team Flare as well,it proceeded to take part in Z2's destruction of Lumiose City.

While continuing its destruction in the the next episode, Squishy was eventually confronted by Ash and Pikachu. Ash's attempt to calm it down didn't work,however, and Squishy attacked him with its roots,slamming Pikachu into a wall,who stepped in to protect Ash. As Squishy neared Ash and prepared to attack him with Dragon Pulse, Ash made one last attempt to save Squishy by singing Puni-chan's Song. The song managed to get through to Squishy,freeing it from Team Flare's control. After reverting back to its Core form and reuniting with Ash,Squishy left to find Z2,who had been freed from Team Flare's control as well.

### **100% Form/Complete Form/Perfect Form:**

Upon finding Z2 in the following episode,it tried to explain to the skeptical Core that humans and Pokémon are worthy to be trusted,telling it about the things it had experienced during its travels with Ash and Pikachu. It was then brought along with Ash when he and Pikachu chased and tried to stop the advancing Giant Rock. while watching them fight the Giant Rock,Squishy once again talked with Z2 and convinced it that humans,along with Pokémon,were worthy to be trusted and saved. After gaining the trust of the other Core,both of them joined hands and transformed into their Complete Form. With this Form,they managed to stop Lysandre,destroying the Giant Rock and thus returning Kalos' environment back to normal. After this,it had to properly rest and left the Ash,but not before expressing its gratitude towards him and Pikachu for protecting it all of this time and showing it that both humans and Pokémon may have the determination to never give up.