Ash's Mothim

Ash's Mothim was the 40th pokemon Ash caught and his 40th overall.

## **Personality:**

Mothim was more of a calm nature and upon its capture,it agrees to locate Piplup for him. Mothim prefer to stay outside of battles.

## **History:**

### **Pokemon Diamond And Pearl:**

When Piplup ran away,Ash decided to follow it,where he found a wild Mothim. Ash caught Mothim to help him locate Piplup. In Some Enchanted Sweetening after encountering a Burmy,Mothim got out of his pokeball due to the honey's scent,which captivated him. Ash and friends then meet Burmy's trainer Cherlyl,and tells them she try to locate the Enchanted Honey,said to be sweeter than any other honey,and explained wit her map that deep within the Eternal Forest,there is a secret place called the Amber Castle,known to have Enchanted Honey. She then asks her Burmy to evolve into Mothim,hoping his sense of smell would guide her directly to the Amber Castle,but was interrupted when Ash offered to use his Mothim for the job. Ash,his friends and Cheryl walks into the Eternal Forest to seek out the Amber Castle,with Mothim in tow. They pursue Mothim,the pokemon racing towards a tree with a spot of honey,snacking along with a Caterpie and a Ledyba. The next day,they hear Mothim calling out and everyone returns to the search,finding Mothim above a group of shrubs. Mothim dives down and sends a Gloom jumping up. Suddenly,a woman steps out of nowhere and mouths off facts about Gloom. The Gloom jumps over the group and casts a foul stench,forcing everyone to hold their breath as the pokemon escapes. The woman was upset that she could not catch it,but she notices Ash's Turtwig and rushes to hug it. She commends how strong the pokemon is as Ash introduces himself. The woman identifies herself as Gardenia,a Grass-type trainer. Mothim is seen circling around her.

The group sits around a fire as Cheryl tells Gardenia about the search for the Enchanted Honey. Cheryl mentions her reason is that her grandfather did not find the honey and that she wants to find it. Gardenia agrees to help,mentioning that the Combee are connected and that she knows a spot where Combee gather to form the Combee wall. Team Rocket followed the group from behind,but James slipped and gets their attention. James sends out Carnivine,which instantly chews at his head. Gardenia instantly runs up and hugs Carnivine. She asks to trade for his Carnivine,but he turns it down as she frees him from Carnivine's grip. Ash's group warns her about who he really is. Gardenia is convinced that someone that raises Grass types can't be bad,which drops everyone's jaws. Gardenia tries to offer a Victreebel in return,but that brings up memories of his Victreebel. Jessie snaps James out of his reminiscing and orders him to do something. James has Carnivine use Bite,but Gardenia gets in the way,with Carnivine biting down on Gardenia's head. Brock tries to help her,but Dawn pushes him aside as James has Carnivine release her. James then sends out Cacnea. Gardenia instantly hugs up Cacnea,asking it to use Pin Missile on her back. Team Rocket gets in the balloon and uses a mecha arm to grab Mothim. Turtwig uses Leech Seed to break the arm and free Mothim. Ash thanks Gardenia for saving Mothim,as he flies off,with everyone following. They find some of the flowers as a Nuzleaf carrying a message shows up,which causes Gardenia to split from the group. Mothim flies around the flowers as they notice Mothim excited. A Combee appears and flies off,forcing the group to run after it,hoping it would lead them to the Amber Castle.

Later,Mothim spots something and suddenly a large wall of Combee flies out of a bush. The group give chase and they end up near a waterfall with many Combee walls around. Mothim flies off towards the waterfall and then Pikachu excitedly follows across some rocks. On closer inspection,the group notice a cave behind the waterfall and decide that the Amber Castle must be there. Team Rocket,meanwhile,then come out from underneath a rock,deciding to follow after the twerps again. Pikachu and Mothim beckon down one of the cave's passages. Pikachu sniffs the air and Brock mentions that Pikachu must be able to smell the honey. Pikachu and Mothim then race off down the tunnel,with Ash and friends following behind. Putting their faith in Mothim’s senses,the group follow the spiral path around the edge of the cavern. Suddenly Mothim flies into a tunnel in the wall and Pikachu worriedly runs after him. Pikachu then looks worried again,as a large group of angry Combee fly past. They decide to follow and find Team Rocket and their holes. A silhouette hisses and the Combee angrily surround Team Rocket. Brock comments that their digging must have made the Combee angry. Team Rocket call out Seviper and Cacnea. Cacnea uses Pin Missile and Seviper uses Poison Tail to attack the Combee. The silhouette hisses again and the Combee counter with glowing beams of light. Ash tells Mothim to use Supersonic and Piplup to use Whirlpool to attack both Seviper and Cacnea,washing Team Rocket away. The group then try another path.

Mothim seems excited,so they keep going,but Ash walks into a wall,which seems to be moving. They realize that it is a giant Combee wall and the Combee start attacking them. Mothim uses Supersonic and the wall crumbles,revealing the Amber Castle. They enter the Castle to find honey flowing everywhere. The silhouette is revealed to be the hive’s queen,a Vespiquen,which Ash scans on his Pokedex. Cheryl walks up to the Vespiquen with a jar in hand to ask for some Enchanted Honey. She is immediately surrounded by angry Combee. She apologizes for forcing her way into the Amber Castle,saying that her dream was to find it. Suddenly,Team Rocket breaks through the roof of the Castle and perform their motto. Determined to make off with the honey,Team Rocket calls on Seviper,Cacnea and Carnivine and orders them to use Poison Tail,Pin Missile and Bullet Seed respectively. The ice starts to melt,so Team Rocket decide to leave but are stopped by Mothim's Supersonic,surrounded by Combee and attacked with more energy beams,sending Team Rocket blasting off through several floors of the cave. The Combee have calmed down and they start using the honey to seal the cracks in the walls. Vespiquen then flies up and hands Cheryl a jar of Enchanted Honey,fulfilling Cheryl's treasure quest. Cheryl thanks Vespiquen and then gives everyone a taste of the Enchanted Honey.

In Leading A Stray,Ash decided to use his Mothim alongside multiple other Mothim to join a Luxio and help out a Wailmer trapped in a sewer.

### **Journey:**

Mothim reunited with Ash alongside the other pokemon when Ash and Goh visited Oak's lab. He helped train Sirfetch'd for the Master Eight Tournament. Later on,Mothim watched Ash's battle against Steven at the lab.

## **Moveset:**

* Tackle
* String Shot
* Gust
* Struggle Bug
* Silver Wind
* Swift