Ash's Ambipom

Ash's Ambipom is a pokemon Ash caught.

## **History:**

### **Diamond and Pearl:**

In **Throwing the Track Switch**,Ash began the training for his next Gym battle in Veilstone City. However,Dawn's Buizel seemed to be more interested in Ash's battle training and thus couldn't set his mind on Dawn's training; Meanwhile,Aipom also had a problem with Ash's training because her style tended to be best suited for Pokemon Contests. Then,Zoey proposed that Ash and Dawn trade them. After some soul-searching,the trainers agreed and the trade took place.

#### **With Dawn:**

In **Journey to the Unown**,Aipom managed to learn Double Hit. Brock told Dawn that Aipom would evolve soon. Later in the episode,when Dawn and Aipom were being attacked by a group of Unown,Aipom jumped in and evolved into Ambipom. In **Team Shocker**,Dawn used Ambipom in the Performance Stage of the Solaceon Contest,but failed to advance to the Contest Battles. Zoey explained to Dawn that she failed due to an overuse of Swift,blocking Ambipom from view. During the Sandalstraw Contest,she discovered a love and talent for ping pong. She used this talent to compete in the Pokemon Ping Pong Tournament with Dawn in **To Thine Own Pokemon Be True**. Due to her obvious natural ability,fellow competitor O offered her a place at his Ping Pong Training Center in Vermilion City. Dawn left the decision to Ambipom. After deciding to pursue ping pong over her love of Pokemon Contests,Ambipom bid farewell to Dawn and Ash and left the group in order to follow her new ambition.

### **Journeys:**

Ambipom,as an Aipom and under Ash's ownership,appeared in a flashback in **Friends,Rivals,Lend Me Your Spirit**. In **Partners in Time**,Ambipom appeared as a vision to Raichu during his battle against Leon's Charizard,although Ambipom was Dawn's pokemon during that time,meaning it points to the fact this pokemon was originally Ash's as an Aipom and Raichu's view her as an Ambipom due to her evolution. In **Heroes Unite**,Ambipom appeared in a fantasy while Ash reminisced about the Pokemon he'd caught on his journey. Ash visited Ambipom during a Ping Pong tournament,and helped train Sirfetch'd.

### **With Ash:**

The mist suddenly starts to appear,which Friede thinks is a sign of Lapras. Ash is surprised by the sudden appearance of the mist and hears the same song the sailors before. Friede looks carefully for Lapras when the ship suddenly shakes violently. Raichu's ears pick up on Lapras' song in the distance,and Friede is happy to know that the rumors were true. The shadow of Lapras appears in front of the ship,though Friede can't really see it clearly in all this fog. Noticing Lapras leaving while singing its song,Friede decides to go after it,but Diana thinks that something is off here. Terapagos starts crying out to Lapras. Ash decide to call out to the Transport Pokemon too,but a sudden cry of distress from Fuecoco startles them. They turn around to see Fuecoco and Ambipom fighting over a Tamato Berry,as well as a Toedscruel swiping the rest. Ash recognized Ambipom,reuniting with her. Ambipom,recognizing Ash as well,ran towards him for a hug. At this point,Ambipom has decided to stay with Ash,joining his team on rotation. Ambipom also befriended Toedscruel.