Janine

Janine アンズ Anzu
"The Poisonous Ninja Master"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver by Ken Sugimori
Gender	Female
Eye color	Black*, purple*
Hair color	Purple*, brown*
Hometown	Fuchsia City
Region	Kanto
Relatives	Koga (father)
Trainer class	Gym LeaderGSCHGSS Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	II, III, IV, V
Games	Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Stadium 2, Masters EX
Leader of	Fuchsia Gym
Badge	Soul Badge
Specializes in	Poison types
Game animation debut	GOTCHA!
English voice actor	Unknown (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Riho Sugiyama (Masters EX)

Janine (Japanese: アンズ Anzu) is the Gym Leader of Fuchsia City's Gym, known officially as the Fuchsia Gym. She became a Gym Leader after her father, Koga, was promoted to the Elite Four in Generation II. She specializes in Poison-type Pokémon. She gives the Soul Badge to Trainers who defeat her in battle.

Terminology

In the English version of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, her name is mistakenly listed as Charine in one of Koga's Fame Checker entries.

In the Japanese, French, German, and Spanish versions of FireRed and LeafGreen, she is correctly referred to using Janine's name in each language. However, in the Italian version, she is known as "Carine", based on English "Charine", instead of her Italian name "Nina".

In the core series games

Janine's first appearance was in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Following Koga's promotion to the Elite Four, she succeeded him as the Gym Leader of the Fuchsia Gym. Like her father, she is known as "The Poisonous Ninja Master", and uses Poison-type Pokémon in battle. She appears in the same capacity in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Originally, Janine's goal was to use Poison-type Pokémon just as well as her father. After becoming a Gym Leader, Janine hopes that by applying herself, she'll improve her skills and become better than both her father and (following her loss) the protagonist.

When encountered in her Gym, Janine hides behind the invisible walls that were installed prior to Generation I/III. To further confuse her challengers, the junior Trainers of the Gym are disguised like Janine. Once they have been defeated, the Leader will battle with a team of Poison-type Pokémon. Once defeated, she will yield the Soul Badge and a Poison-type TM: TM06 (Toxic) in Generation II; TM84 (Poison Jab) in Generation IV.

Like the other Gym Leaders of Kanto and Johto, Janine will leave her Gym from time to time in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Every evening between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM, she can be found at the Pokémon League Reception Gate near Victory Road, on her way to visit her father and deliver his lunch (from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, she will say she is done delivering the lunch and offer to take a photograph with the player). She will give travelers her phone number, after which she can be called on Monday afternoons to arrange a rematch at Saffron City's Fighting Dojo. On Mondays, she can be found in the Celadon Department Store arguing with Falkner over which of their fathers is the superior Trainer.

Before the events that led to her employment as the Gym Leader, Janine could be seen outside the Fuchsia Zoo. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, she can be found there after the player enters the Hall of Fame. She tells the player that Koga is teaching her how to use Poison Pokémon, in a reference to the previously released Generation II games.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Janine appears alongside the other Gym Leaders of Kanto as an opponent in the Kanto Leaders Tournament at the Pokémon World Tournament. She also participates alongside the Gym Leaders of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova in the World Leaders Tournament, and other Poison-type experts in the Poison Type Expert Tournament.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Janine has a Dire Hit.

Leader Janine Fuchsia Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $3900

Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Crobat♂ Lv.36 Wing Attack Flying   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.36 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Smog Poison   --       Toxic Poison   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.36 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Smog Poison   --       Toxic Poison   --       Explosion Normal   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Ariados♂ Lv.33 String Shot Bug   --       Night Shade Ghost   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Venomoth♂ Lv.39 Toxic Poison   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym battle

Leader Janine Fuchsia Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6000

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♀ Lv.47 Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♀ Lv.44 Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Ariados♀ Lv.47 Swagger Normal Status   --       Night Shade Ghost Special   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Ariados♀ Lv.47 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Tinted Lens Held item: Sitrus Berry Venomoth♀ Lv.50 Double Team Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --

Rematch

Leader Janine Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6600

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♀ Lv.52 Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♀ Lv.56 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Types: Poison Fighting Ability: Dry Skin Held item: None Toxicroak♀ Lv.52 Cross Chop Fighting Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Ariados♀ Lv.58 Bounce Flying Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Night Shade Ghost Special   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Tinted Lens Held item: Sitrus Berry Venomoth♀ Lv.59 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Sniper Held item: None Drapion♀ Lv.55 Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Janine uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Janine will always lead with her signature Pokémon, Venomoth.

Kanto Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Janine Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Bug Poison Ability: Shield Dust or Tinted Lens Held item: Petaya Berry Venomoth♂/♀ Lv.50 Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Fire Gem Weezing♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Pain Split Normal Status   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Types: Water Poison Ability: Clear Body or Liquid Ooze Held item: Apicot Berry Tentacruel♂/♀ Lv.50 Scald Water Special   --       Toxic Spikes Poison Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Barrier Psychic Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Swarm or Insomnia Held item: Payapa Berry Ariados♂/♀ Lv.50 Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Struggle Bug Bug Special   --       Electroweb Electric Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Intimidate or Shed Skin Held item: Shuca Berry Arbok♂/♀ Lv.50 Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Crobat♂/♀ Lv.50 Toxic Poison Status   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Janine Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Bug Poison Ability: Shield Dust or Tinted Lens Held item: Wide Lens Venomoth♂/♀ Lv.50 Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Rocky Helmet Weezing♂/♀ Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Types: Water Poison Ability: Clear Body or Liquid Ooze Held item: Chesto Berry Tentacruel♂/♀ Lv.50 Scald Water Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure or Poison Point Held item: Leftovers Roserade♂/♀ Lv.50 Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Types: Poison Ground Ability: Poison Point or Rivalry Held item: Life Orb Nidoqueen♀ Lv.50 Sludge Wave Poison Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Black Sludge Crobat♂/♀ Lv.50 Toxic Poison Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --

In the side series games

Pokémon Stadium 2

Janine appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Kanto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only time in which her active team contains Pokémon not of the Poison-type. Despite this, all her Pokémon in Round 1 know Toxic, a Poison-type move and the TM she gives in the Generation II games. Her strategy revolves around inflicting as many status ailments on the opponent as possible to keep them immobilized as poison gradually saps away their HP.

During the game's end credits, Janine is seen having a battle with her father Koga at the Fuchsia Gym.

Pokémon

Round 1

Gym Leader Janine Kanto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Poison Flying Held item: King's Rock Crobat♀ Lv.50-100 Mean Look Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Bite Dark   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: Quick Claw Ariados♀ Lv.50-100 Swagger Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Dig Ground   --       Spider Web Bug   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: Focus Band Weezing♂ Lv.50-100 Attract Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Swagger Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Stantler♂ Lv.50-100 Attract Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Types: Ground Flying Held item: PRZCureBerry Gligar♀ Lv.50-100 Attract Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Swagger Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Types: Water Poison Held item: MiracleBerry Tentacruel♀ Lv.50-100 Attract Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Surf Water   --

Round 2

Gym Leader Janine Kanto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Poison Flying Held item: King's Rock Crobat♂ Lv.50-100 Toxic Poison   --       Bite Dark   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Type: Grass Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Meganium♂ Lv.50-100 Toxic Poison   --       Attract Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: Focus Band Muk♀ Lv.50-100 Toxic Poison   --       Swagger Normal   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: BrightPowder Vaporeon♂ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Baton Pass Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Types: Bug Steel Held item: Scope Lens Forretress♀ Lv.50-100 Spikes Ground   --       Sandstorm Rock   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Swagger Normal   --       Types: Normal Psychic Held item: MiracleBerry Girafarig♂ Lv.50-100 Crunch Dark   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Baton Pass Normal   --

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Janine (Masters)

Janine forms sync pairs with Ariados and Crobat in Pokémon Masters EX. Janine became a playable sync pair since the game's release.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#015		Janine	#0168		Ariados♀	Poison	Fire			★★★	Sync Pair Scout
#015		Janine	#0169		Crobat♀	Poison	Electric			★★★★☆☆EX	Battle Points

Gallery

Artwork

VS artwork from Generation II

Sprites

In the core series

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2
Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2

In other games

Portraits from Stadium 2	Portrait from the credits in Stadium 2

Quotes

Main article: Janine/Quotes

In the anime

GOTCHA!

Janine briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Janine in Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Janine debuted in Crossing Crobat. She was first seen on a mission where she helped test the security of Goldenrod Museum by pretending to steal a Big Pearl. After completing the mission, Janine left to ponder what she was doing with her life. Her father, Koga, had served under Giovanni as both a ninja and a member of Team Rocket. Koga had intended on having Janine join Team Rocket as well when proper time came, but he eventually disappeared after Team Rocket's defeat, leaving Janine alone without anyone to guide her.

Shortly after, Janine was attacked by Suicune, the Legendary Pokémon that had been attacking various other Gym Leaders around Johto. Hoping that if she managed to capture it, her father would hear about it and return, Janine faced Suicune in battle. Though she proved to be a powerful opponent with her variety of ninja techniques, Janine was eventually defeated by Suicune. As Suicune began to leave, Janine realized the reason it was challenging the Gym Leaders was to find a proper Trainer who could command in battle. Finding herself to be in a similar situation of not having a master, Janine told Suicune she wished to challenge it again in the future before both went their separate ways.

In Yikes, It's Yanma!, Janine participated in an exhibition tournament between the Kanto and Johto Gym Leaders. During the tournament, she was paired up against Falkner. In Notorious Noctowl, Janine and Falkner began their battle against each other. While both participants used a variety of skills against each other, Janine chose to forfeit the battle in order to pursue what she thought she was her father in the crowd.

In Lugia and Ho-Oh on the Loose, Part 1, Janine joined the Kanto and Johto Gym Leaders in helping fend off the Masked Man's army of mind-controlled Team Rocket Grunts from attacking the Indigo Plateau. As they fought, Janine and the Gym Leaders were led onto the Magnet Train, which the Grunts had used to infiltrate the area. After they got on, the Magnet Train sped away from the area as part of the Masked Man's plot to prevent the Gym Leaders from interfering with his plans. In The Last Battle IX, the Magnet Train was stopped by Red, preventing it from crashing.

Pokémon

		Ariados ♂
		Ariados is Janine's first known Pokémon. He was first seen being used to help Janine break into the Goldenrod Museum. Later, he was used to battle against Falkner during the Gym Leader exhibition tournament. Using its powerful thread, it managed to bind Falkner's Noctowl, forcing him to switch for his Skarmory. By using its abdomen, Ariados can produce a thread used for defensive techniques, such as Spider Web, while the thread shot from its mouth is sharp enough to pierce even metal with enough time. Ariados's known moves are Spider Web and String Shot* and his Ability is Insomnia.
Debut	Crossing Crobat

		Weezing
		Weezing is Janine's second known Pokémon. It was first used to break into the Goldenrod Museum. By using its gas, Weezing created a smokescreen that exposed the security beams, allowing Janine to easily navigate past them. None of Weezing's moves are known.
Debut	Crossing Crobat

		Forretress
		Forretress is Janine's third known Pokémon. It was first used to attack a group of security guards at the Goldenrod Museum. By using Spikes as caltrops, the guards were unable to pursue Janine after she obtained the Big Pearl. Forretress's only known move is Spikes.
Debut	Crossing Crobat

		Crobat ♂
		Crobat is Janine's fourth known Pokémon. It was first used to battle against Suicune. With its speed and Double Team, Crobat and Janine made it hard for Suicune to track them. Eventually, Suicune won after using the moonlight to expose Crobat and Janine's shadows, allowing to figure out which copy was real. Crobat's known moves are Leech Life, Double Team, and Wing Attack and his Ability is Inner Focus.
Debut	Crossing Crobat

		Grimer
		Grimer is Janine's fifth known Pokémon. It was first used to battle Falkner in the Gym Leader exhibition tournament. Using its Minimize, Grimer shrunk down so that Falkner's Noctowl couldn't track it, allowing to attack unnoticed. The strategy was eventually thwarted after Noctowl used Foresight to find Grimer, forcing Janine to switch it with Ariados. Grimer's known moves are Minimize and Sludge Bomb.
Debut	Notorious Noctowl

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Janine in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Janine appeared as a silhouette in JBA5 alongside her Ariados and the other Kanto Gym Leaders.

Pokémon

This is a listing of Janine's known Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga:

		Ariados
		Ariados is Janine's only known Pokémon. It only appeared as a silhouette.
Debut	JBA5

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Janine or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Janine's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Janine's Beedrill					Pokémon VS		061/141
Janine's Arbok					Pokémon VS		062/141
Janine's Venomoth					Pokémon VS		063/141
Janine's Weezing					Pokémon VS		064/141
Janine's Ariados					Pokémon VS		065/141
Janine's Crobat					Pokémon VS		066/141
Janine's Shuckle					Pokémon VS		067/141
Venomoth		Unbroken Bonds		12/214	Night Unison		002/055
		Unbroken Bonds		193/214	Night Unison		056/055
		Unbroken Bonds		216/214	Night Unison		064/055
Tentacool		Unbroken Bonds		40/214	Night Unison		007/055
Gligar		Unbroken Bonds		98/214	Night Unison		023/055
Ariados		Brilliant Stars		TG09/TG30	VMAX Climax		205/184
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Janine's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		119/141
Janine's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		120/141
Janine	Su	Unbroken Bonds		176/214	Night Unison		049/055
		Unbroken Bonds		210/214	Night Unison		062/055
					SM-P Promotional cards		341/SM-P
					Remix Bout		055/064
Janine's Secret Technique	Su				Night Wanderer		060/064
					Night Wanderer		084/064

Trivia

• In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Janine's Pokémon are the lowest leveled of all the Kanto Gym Leaders. This may reflect her status as the newest Gym Leader.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Janine can appear in two places at once. When she is called for a rematch on Monday during the day, she will be at the Fighting Dojo and in the Celadon Department Store, talking to Falkner.
• In the Generation II games, Janine's whole team is the opposite gender to her, despite the 50-50 gender ratio. This was changed in HeartGold and SoulSilver, in which she has an all-female team rather than an all male team like before.
• In the English versions of the Generation II games, there is a grammatical error in the sentence where she gives the Soul Badge to the player. This was corrected in the remakes.
• Janine, along with Erika, are the only Kanto Gym Leaders to give the player a TM upon their defeat in Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
• Janine is the only Gym Leader from a region where Ash has collected Badges from who has not appeared in the anime, not counting Blue, who has an anime counterpart in Gary.
  • She is also the only Gym Leader to have debuted in a different generation than their Gym.
• Janine has an illegal Crobat in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. The Crobat she uses in the Type Expert and World Leaders Tournaments knows Hypnosis and Brave Bird, both of which it can learn by breeding, but not simultaneously, as there is no Pokémon in the same Egg Group as Crobat that can learn both of these moves.
• Janine and Koga are the only two Gym Leaders to have the same slogan in different generations.
• While Janine doesn't appear and is never mentioned by name in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Koga does mention his daughter in his pre-battle dialogue from the second rematch onward.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アンズ Anzu	From 杏 anzu (apricot), corresponding to her father's name being derived from the character's Sino-Japanese reading kyō
English, Brazilian Portuguese	Janine	From ninja with the syllables reversed
German	Janina	From Ninja
Spanish	Sachiko	From Sachiko, a common feminine Japanese name
French	Jeannine	From ninja
Italian	Nina	From ninja
Korean	도희 Dohui	From 독 (毒) dok (poison)
Chinese (Mandarin)	阿杏 Ā Xìng	From 杏 xìng / hahng (apricot)
Chinese (Cantonese)	阿杏 Ā Hahng
Thai	อันสึ Ansue	Transcription of her Japanese name
Vietnamese	Anzu	Transcription of her Japanese name

Janine's name in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese, French, German, and Spanish	(the same as her regular name)
English	Charine
Italian	Carine

Related articles

• Aya

References

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Brock	Cerulean Gym Misty	Vermilion Gym Lt. Surge	Celadon Gym Erika
Fuchsia Gym Koga Janine	Saffron Gym Sabrina	Cinnabar Gym Blaine	Viridian Gym Giovanni Blue

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