Koji

If you were looking for the character of the day in Stage Fight, see Kōji.

For the character of the day whose Japanese name is "Kōji", see Travis.

Koji (Japanese: ユウジ Yūji) was the character of the day of the Pokémon anime who appeared in the episode Good 'Quil Hunting. His English voice actor is Ed Paul and his Japanese voice actor is 陶山章央 Akio Suyama.

Koji

He was a brash young Trainer who wanted a Cyndaquil, and ended up competing with Ash to catch one in a forest. Even though Ash caught one first, Koji pressured Ash into a battle with the prize being the Cyndaquil he already captured. Against Brock's better judgment, Ash accepted the challenge and had Cyndaquil battle Koji's Sandslash. During the battle Koji was shown to be a confident Trainer with a powerful Pokémon. He is not a kind Trainer, and pressured his Sandslash to continue the battle even though it was exhausted. He also uses some underhanded tactics.

Despite having a disadvantage, Cyndaquil was able to use its speed and Tackle attack to defeat the Sandslash. Koji then decided to try to steal Cyndaquil anyway in a net, only to get badly burned when it used a Flamethrower at him, causing him to run away. As he fled, Brock yells after him that before he should train himself before training any more Pokémon.

Pokémon

This listing is of Koji's known Pokémon in the anime:

		Sandslash
		Sandslash is Koji's only known Pokémon. He used it in his attempt to catch a wild Cyndaquil that he found: first to try and stop Ash from catching the Cyndaquil, and later to battle the Cyndaquil once Ash had caught it. In the battle, Sandslash was shown to be very agile and powerful: but it was ultimately defeated by Cyndaquil's Tackle attack after getting stuck in a tree. During the battle, Brock noted that Cyndaquil's Slash attack had "amazing destructive power"; Koji mentioned that Sandslash's best move was Fury Swipes. Sandslash's known moves are Sand-Attack, Poison Sting, Fury Swipes, Slash, Swift, and Scratch.
Debut	Good 'Quil Hunting

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