Whitley's Delphox
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Whitley's Delphox (Japanese: ファイツのマフォクシー Whi-Two's Mahoxy) is a Pokémon that Malva owned in the Pokémon Adventures manga. She later joined Whitley's team after the conclusion of the X & Y arc.
History
Delphox was originally a first partner Pokémon owned by Professor Sycamore. Delphox was first seen as a Fennekin in An X-cuse to Come Out and Play, where she was given to Trevor alongside a Chespin and Froakie in the hopes that X would pick one and leave his house and go on a journey. His attempt was interrupted by the appearance of the Legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal, which appeared in Vaniville Town and caused destruction as they fought each other. Although Trevor and his friends escaped, the case with Fennekin's Poké Ball and Pokédex were lost during the chaos.
The case containing Fennekin's Poké Ball and Pokédex were taken to the Team Flare Secret HQ, along with other Poké Balls taken from Vaniville Town. When Malva returned to active duty as a member of Team Flare in Dancing Vivillon, she dug through the collected Poké Balls and found the case with Fennekin inside, deciding to take her for herself while smashing the unneeded Pokédex under her shoe. Later, Malva informs Celosia about Team Flare's plan to retrieve the dormant tree form of Xerneas in order to power the ultimate weapon. After both sides separated to begin the operation, and she was released out of her Poké Ball, revealing that she had evolved into a Braixen at some point.
In Changing Gengar, the battle for the dormant Xerneas went on, and Malva and Braixen were seen observing from the trees as Celosia and Essentia fought against X and his friends in order to stop them from interfering with the operation to take Xerneas. When Korrina, Gurkinn, and Diantha appeared to help, Malva decides to step in to fight as well and beckons Braixen to join. Malva chooses Diantha as her opponent and has Braixen use Magic Room to surround them both in a giant sphere that isolates them from the outside. Malva notes that her plan was to use Magic Room to try and prevent Diantha's Gardevoir from using Mega Evolution, only to find that move has no effect on Mega Stones. Despite this, Malva continues to order Braixen to furiously attack and trap the Kalos Champion. As they battle, the Magic Room begins to sink into the ground. Y and Shauna attempt to stop this, but are unable to break open the Magic Room barrier before it fully disappears. Later, Braixen is seen with Malva watching Lysandre train in the Pokémon Village.
In Charizard Transforms, at Route 10, she is revealed to have evolved into a Delphox. There, she oversees a group of Team Flare Admins and Grunts tying captured Pokémon to the prototype Absorbers that line the area. When she passes by Shauna's Furfrou, the Poodle Pokémon recognizes her from the Vaniville Town incident and calls out to her, only to be ignored. After the Pokémon are put on the Absorbers, their life energy is drained to power the ultimate weapon. The Admins are horrified by this event but note that Delphox is completely unfazed, which reminded them of Malva. Soon after, Delphox notices that intruders have arrived in the area and pulls out her branch to begin attacking. However, as soon as the branch is lit, the flames react to a Vivillon's Powder, causing a gigantic explosion. The intruders then appear, revealing themselves to be Viola, Alexa, Clemont, Bonnie, and Yvette.
The intruders begin attacking the area in an attempt to free the Pokémon tied to the Absorbers. Despite her attempts to stop the intruders from interfering with her powerful attacks, Delphox is unable to stop the captured Pokémon from being freed. After some time, Delphox and the rest of Team Flare are defeated. As she lays on the ground unconscious, Shauna's Furfrou looks upon Delphox with pity.
In Floette Returns, after Team Flare was defeated, and Clemont gave Trevor a Poké Ball containing the unconscious Delphox inside. Clemont revealed that after Team Flare's defeat, Shauna's Furfrou protected the unconscious Delphox, which clued Clemont into realizing that Delphox must have been related to X's group somehow. Trevor then decided to have Delphox join his group of friends.
In Magearna Moves, it was revealed that Delphox refused to open up to Trevor and his friends. Because of this, Trevor took her to Unova to meet Whitley, a person he believed would be able to connect with Delphox. It was later shown this ended up working, with Delphox slowly coming to trust her new Trainer.
Personality and characteristics
Malva's ownership seems to have had an influence on Delphox; when she was Braixen, she is willing to follow her orders to assist Team Flare without any hesitation, such as when she trapped Diantha and her Gardevoir with Magic Room. This behavior has been noted by two Team Flare Admins, having seen her completely unfazed from watching the Pokémon's life energy drained to power the ultimate weapon. Even after being separated from Malva, Delphox continued to be distant from others and refused to open up to anyone before meeting Whitley. It is unknown how she behaved prior to coming under Malva's care; however, she was shown with a constant smile before being lost.
Appearance
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Moves used
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In the TCG
Merchandise
Summer Battle 2014 merchandise
Participating stores across Japan held Summer Battle events in partnership with CoroCoro Ichiban! on select days between July 6 and 21, 2014. Each of these events held two match styles across the day they were hosted, starting with the Tag Battle, which involved 2-player teams. All participants were given a Pokémon Card Gym promotional pack, while those achieving 3 consecutive wins were given an additional pack. Players achieving at least 1 win were given a certificate that could be shown to staff at Pokémon Card Gym venues and earn them an additional prize. The second match style was the Fighting Deck Special Battle, where players would attempt to achieve as many straight wins as possible. All players began at the 'Challenge Stage' and would go onto the 'Premier Stage' after 3 consecutive wins. The number of consecutive wins achieved at the 'Premier Stage' determined the top finishers. All players of this match style were also given a promotional pack for participating. The top 5 players were given a ¥500 CoroCoro Ichiban! Original Tosho Card (Japanese: コロコロイチバン オリジナル図書カード) and had their name printed on the spine of an upcoming issue of CoroCoro Ichiban!.
Autumn Battle 2014 merchandise
Participating stores across Japan held Autumn Battle events in partnership with CoroCoro Ichiban! between October 4 and 26, 2014. Each event began with the Tag Battle, which involved 2-player teams. All participants were given a Pokémon Card Gym promotional pack, while those achieving 3 consecutive wins were given an additional pack. Players achieving at least 1 win were given a certificate that could be shown to staff at Pokémon Card Gym venues and the upcoming Battle Festa 2014 in order to earn an additional prize. Following the Tag Battle was the Phantom & Metal Deck Special Battle. All players began at the 'Challenge Stage' and would go onto the 'Premier Stage' after 3 consecutive wins. The number of consecutive wins achieved at the 'Premier Stage' determined the top finishers. All players of this match style were also given a promotional pack for participating. The top 5 players were given a ¥500 CoroCoro Ichiban! Original Tosho Card (Japanese: コロコロイチバン オリジナル図書カード) and had their name printed on the spine of an upcoming issue of CoroCoro Ichiban!.
Winter Battle 2015 merchandise
Participating stores across Japan held Winter Battle tournaments between January 10 and 25, 2015 in partnership with CoroCoro Ichiban!. Each event hosted two match types, starting with the Team Magma VS Team Aqua Tag Battle, which divided pairs of participants into teams representing Team Aqua and Team Magma. Each tag pair were given a Pokémon Card Gym promotional pack for participating, while pairs achieving 3 consecutive wins were given an additional pack. Pairs achieving at least 1 win were given a certificate that could be shown to staff at Pokémon Card Gym venues and earn them an additional prize. Pairs representing the team with the most wins were given a further promotional pack. The second match type was the 3 on 3 Special Battle, which consisted of 3 team members playing 3 concurrent single matches against another team of 3 players. In the event of a tie, a match won by the team leader would denote the winning team. All teams began at the 'Challenge Stage' and would go onto the 'Premier Stage' after 2 team wins. The number of consecutive team wins achieved at the 'Premier Stage' determined the top finishers. All players of this match style were given a promotional pack for participating. The team finishing first were given a ¥500 CoroCoro Ichiban! Original Tosho Card (Japanese: コロコロイチバン オリジナル図書カード) and had their names printed on the spine of an upcoming issue of CoroCoro Ichiban!
Spring Battle 2015 merchandise
Participating stores across Japan held Spring Battle events in partnership with CoroCoro Ichiban! on select days between April 4 and 29, 2015. Each of these events held two types of match over the course of the day. Morning sessions comprised the Tag Battle, which involved 2-player teams. All participants were given a Pokémon Card Gym promotional pack, while those achieving 3 consecutive wins were given an additional pack. Players achieving at least 1 win were given a certificate that could be shown to staff at Pokémon Card Gym venues and earn them an additional prize. Afternoon sessions comprised the Mega Battle Deck Special Battle, where players would attempt to achieve as many straight wins as possible. All players began at the 'Challenge Stage' and would go onto the 'Premier Stage' after 2 consecutive wins. The number of consecutive wins achieved at the 'Premier Stage' determined the top finishers. All participants were given a Pokémon Card Gym promotional pack. The top 3 players were given a ¥500 CoroCoro Ichiban! Original Tosho Card (Japanese: コロコロイチバン オリジナル図書カード) and had their name printed on the spine of an upcoming issue of CoroCoro Ichiban!.
Summer Battle 2015 merchandise
Another Summer Battle hosted in partnership with CoroCoro Ichiban! was the final event of its kind to be held at participating stores across Japan. Hosted on select days between July 4 and 26, 2015, each of these events held two types of match for people to challenge. Morning sessions consisted of the Tag Battle, which involved 2-player teams. All participants were given a Pokémon Card Gym promotional pack, while members of a team achieving 3 consecutive wins were each given an additional pack. Members of a team achieving at least 1 win were each given a certificate that could be shown to staff at Pokémon Card Gym venues in exchange for an additional prize. Afternoon sessions consisted of the Bandit Ring Heat Up Battle, where players would attempt to achieve as many straight wins as possible. All players began at the 'Challenge Stage' and would go onto the 'Premier Stage' after 2 consecutive wins. The number of consecutive wins achieved at the 'Premier Stage' determined the top finishers. All participants were given a Pokémon Card Gym promotional pack. The top 3 players were given a ¥500 CoroCoro Ichiban! Original Tosho Card (Japanese: コロコロイチバン オリジナル図書カード).
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Trivia
- Due to the absence of a third Kalos-centered core series game, Delphox is the first fully evolved first partner Pokémon to be owned by an antagonist in Pokémon Adventures.
- Delphox is the only Fire-type first partner Pokémon owned by a Pokédex holder to have never known Ember.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Fennekin, Braixen, and Delphox.
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