Ash's Bayleef

Ash's Bayleef is the second Pokemon Ash caught in the Johto region. She first appeared as a Chikorita.

## History

### The Johto Journeys

   Ash caught Bayleef as a Chikorita in the Chikorita Rescue. As a Chikorita, she was stubborn and didn't like it when Ash gave his Pikachu attention. As she trained with Ash more and more, she grew a major crush on him. This confirmed that she was female.

She was a target to Team Rocket, a group of teenage Pokemon thieves who often tried to capture her for their own purposes or take her to their boss, Giovanni, for money, but she was protected by Ash from the evil thieves.

### Johto League Championships

In Current Events, she was captured by Team Rocket who wanted to take
her to the boss for money. Ash risked his life to save her by getting
hurt in the process and this made Chikorita very stressed and upset, she
 evolved into Bayleef to save Ash. She managed to escape from Team
Rocket and helped Ash sent them blasting off. In Turning Over a New
Bayleef, her crush of Ash grew deeper and she often tried to show her
affection by tackling Ash. Ash snapped and yelled at her which made her
very upset and she ran away. She was rescued by a kind elderly lady
named Maruno. When Ash came to apologize and get her to come back with
him, she refused to go with him because he had hurt her feelings and she
 ignored him half the episode. But when Team Rocket captured her, Ash's
Pikachu, Maruno's Skiploom, and Maruno's Bellossom, Ash tried to rescue
them and Bayleef soon realized that he really cared about her and
together they escaped Team Rocket and sent them blasting off. She
appeared often trying to help Ash in many episodes.

### Master Quest

In one of the episodes, Team Rocket held Pikachu hostage and demanded
that Ash hand over his Pokemon including Bayleef to take to the boss for
 some money, but Ash refused and rescued Pikachu sending the greedy
thieves blasting off. Finally Ash left Bayleef at Professor Oak's Lab.

Ash used her for his battle against Gary in the league, where she faced off against Blastoise, managing to dodge it's Hydro Pump by leaping over it thanks to her Vine Whip and attacked with her Body Slam, unfortunately, Blastoise took advantage of this by biting her leaf, swinging her around by it and flinging her into a wall, defeating her.

### Advanced Battle

Ash's Bayleef appeared in the Ruby & Sapphire series when meeting up
 with Ash. She rescued Ash from his stampeding Tauros and nuzzled him
showing that her crush for him was still there. Team Rocket attempted to
 steal her and the rest of the gang's Pokemon. But Ash and his friends
protected their Pokemon and sent them blasting off. Ash's Bayleef was
last seen saying goodbye to Ash.

### Sinnoh League Victors

Ash's Bayleef was one of the Pokemon sent to Ash by Professor Oak. Team Rocket attempted to steal the Pokemon including Bayleef, but their evil plot was foiled by Ash. Bayleef made her appearance tackle attacking Ash to the ground nuzzling him showing that she still had a crush on him. Dawn noted that Bayleef really liked Ash. She helped Ash rescue his Cyndaquil (who evolved into Quilava) from Team Rocket and sent them blasting off. She was sent back to Professor Oak's lab later.

### Adventures in Unova & Beyond

Ash's Bayleef appeared in a photo posing with Ash's Pokemon and Ash before he left for Kalos.

## Personality

Bayleef as an Chikorita was especially stubborn only wanting Ash to pay
attention to her.

As she evolved into a Bayleef, her personality changed
 and she grew a major crush on Ash.