Harrison's Blaziken

Harrison's Blaziken (Japanese: ハヅキのバシャーモ Hazuki's Bursyamo) is 's starter Pokémon.

History
Blaziken is Harrison's starter Pokémon. He revealed to Ash that Professor Birch gave it to him as a when he first started out as a Pokémon Trainer.

It first appeared in Pop Goes The Sneasel. Harrison used it to battle a that was blocking the Sacred Flame of. At that time, Ash's Pokédex had no information on Blaziken, because it did not come from Kanto or Johto. Blaziken used a lightning fast Quick Attack, followed by a Flamethrower to damage Sneasel. Sneasel's attempt to hit with failed and Blaziken knocked Sneasel out with, allowing Harrison to capture it.

It reappeared in Harrison's battle against in Playing with Fire!, as Harrison's last Pokémon. Despite Ash's Bayleef managing to defeat Harrison's Houndoom, she was unable to overcome another type disadvantage. After seeing Blaziken's raw power by kicking down a with its natural kicking abilities, Ash realized he needed to attack Blaziken from a distance to avoid damage to his Bayleef. However using Vine Whip backfired, as Blaziken seized the vines and reeled Bayleef in, before defeating her with a powerful Fire Punch.

Blaziken then faced Ash's Charizard in a battle that carried over to the next episode, showing remarkable power and ability to maneuver in mid-air, negating the aerial advantage that Charizard had. It hit hard with a Fire Punch, but was blasted back by Charizard's Flamethrower. Blaziken's Quick Attack was intercepted by Charizard who landed a devastating Seismic Toss. Blaziken kept fighting and landed a Blaze Kick to Charizard's neck. Blaziken's Flamethrower countered Charizard's and the two were left dazed. Though both Pokemon were able to get back up, Charizard's attempt to use Flamethrower again caused it to go down and Charizard ultimately fainted, giving Harrison the win and eliminating Ash from the tournament.

Blaziken was very badly injured after its battle with Ash's Charizard, so it could not fight in the remaining battles. This led to Harrison's loss in his next battle.

After the tournament, Harrison used Blaziken to destroy one of Team Rocket's mechas.

It also reappeared in flashbacks in There's no Place Like Hoenn and Gathering the Gang of Four!.

Personality and Characteristics
Since Blaziken was Harrison's first Pokémon, Blaziken had a strong bond with him. During the Silver Conference, it helped Harrison get past many of the battles. However, during Harrison's battle with Ash, Blaziken was no longer able to battle in the tournament since the battle with injured it badly.

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