His efforts culminated in Ash becoming the number one ranked trainer when he defeated the previous champion, Leon.
He later used the move again to blow away a Venonat’s Stun Spore.
Not only does Bulbosaur not learn this Flying-punch in move, but Whirlwind doesn’t re-direct attacks.
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The equivalent move for young Charmanders would be Scratch, which makes sense given their claws.
7Cyndaquil - Agility
Seen in “Hot Matches!”
This is another example ofthe anime twisting how a move normally operates.
However, even he couldn’t escape Ash’s strange obsession with using Tackle in battle.
The most obvious move is Headbutt, which Ash’s Totodile uses later in Johto.
5Bulbasaur - Dig
Seen in “Bulbasaur… the Ambassador!”
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By the end of Ash’s Johto journeys, Bulbasaur had become one of hisstrongest unevolved Pokemon.
4Starly - Gust
Seen in “Two Degrees of Separation!”
Up until Alola, Ash tended to catch a regional bird.
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which Starly can learn.
However, this only happened once, and subsequent episodes called the attack Gust.
3Tranquill - Wing Attack
Seen in “An Amazing Aerial Battle!”
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2Litten - Slash
Seen in “They Might Not Be Giants!”
1Nebby - Supersonic
Seen in “A Masked Warning!”
Nebby the Cosmog is a nebulous member of Ash’s team since he never officially caught the young legendary.
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Though Nebby will one day evolve intothe mighty legendary Solgaleoas an infant, his list of moves is limited.
In the games,Cosmog can only learn two moves.
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