Ash's Hawlucha (Aura)

Ash's Hawlucha was the third Pokémon that Ash Calem Ketchum caught in the Kalos region.

Personality and characteristics
Hawlucha takes great pride in his own battle style, preferring flashy, speedy moves, and insisting on finishing his opponents with a Flying Press. He also first takes his opponents attacks before attacking itself. He is shown to be cool, calm, and collected; similar to Sceptile, Buizel and Snivy. Hawlucha is also shown to like flexing and showing off his muscles. Hawlucha is very determined in battle and never gives up, no matter how bad the situation may look and is always ready to improve himself. He has been shown to be quite powerful, as he was called the champion of the forest. Hawlucha is also shown to be kind and protective when he defended the smaller Pokémon's food from an Ursaring. Hawlucha also gets angry when someone interferes his battling as shown when he got angry at Greninja as a Froakie. He is also mentioned by Jacob that Hawlucha hated losing.

Hawlucha has no tolerance for unjust acts, has a strong sense of justice, and is willing to act upon these ideals. Despite Hawlucha's love of battle, he does not enjoy it to the point of outright chaos. Because of that, before joining Ash's party, he kept the peace in his forest home, and battled any Pokémon that preyed upon weaker Pokémon including Ursaring and Conkeldurr. Hawlucha enjoys organized battling which may be why he chose to travel with Ash.

Hawlucha has a strong sense of personal pride, and has been shown to be hard headed to an extent, not taking it well when Froakie dismissed his battling style and interfered in his battle. However, Hawlucha was demonstrated to be a fairly mature Pokémon, and swallowed his pride and attempted to apologize to Froakie. Hawlucha has also undergone a slight personality change ever since joining Ash's party. For a while, he displayed very little emotion aside from facial expressions like determination and aggravation, and openly acting with and pride, only occasionally getting angry or nervous, which usually only happened when Hawlucha felt he was being challenged, as shown when he became angry with Froakie interfering with his battling. However, Hawlucha has recently begun to show more traits he has, in addition to becoming more laid back and relaxed around Ash and his group. Hawlucha's voice also seems to have changed slightly, becoming borderline goofy, a big difference compared to his old self, which usually pretended indifference to most things. These are most likely due to Hawlucha spending a lot of time around Ash and his group.

Hawlucha has been quoted by Serena, along with the rest of his Pokémon, as being very similar to Ash. This reflects a few of the traits Hawlucha has. Hawlucha has been shown to enjoy food, specifically the berries that Ash gathered for him and the rest of the party. He also appears to not mind sharing his food with other Pokémon. Hawlucha has also been demonstrated as hard headed, and occasionally rushing into things without thinking, either out of frustration or pride, seen when he attacked Froakie out of nowhere for interfering with its battle. Hawlucha has also shown to be proud in victory, and almost boastful. He will usually either celebrate his victories by standing with its arms crossed and with a smug expression on his face, or by flexing his muscles and striking a victory pose. Hawlucha also shows camaraderie, as shown mostly with Froakie, when he fist bumped Froakie twice as a sign of friendship.

Since its capture, Hawlucha has been shown to both like and be quite loyal to Ash, willing to battle with him in his first Sky Battle. Over time, Hawlucha has become more willing to show its fondness for Ash. While in its debut, it remains calm and collected, showing little in terms of emotion, after spending an extended period of time with Ash and being in several battles with him, it has grown more openly expressive, as seen when it hugged Ash after its victory in the Laverre City Gym.

Hawlucha also seems to have good parental instincts, as shown with Noibat. He actively helped the young Sound Wave Pokémon with flying practice, and trusted him enough to execute a plan to escape from Team Flare. His closeness to Noibat was also displayed when Hawlucha saved it from falling rocks and when Noibat saved Hawlucha, evolving in the process.