Koga: Difference between revisions

|epnum=EP032

|epname=The Ninja Poké-Showdown

|java=Hōchū Ōtsuka

}}

==In the games==

Koga, known as the Poisonous Ninja Master, serves two roles in the Pokémon games. In {{game5|Red|Blue|Yellow|FireRed|LeafGreen}} he is the Leader of the [[Fuchsia Gym]], but is promoted to a member of the [[Elite Four]] in {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. Koga is a user of the {{type|Poison}}; he likes the despair and horror that Poison-type Pokémon can inflict on others.

This is a list of the [[Fame Checker]]'s information on Koga in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.

;Fuchsia City - Sign

:"<sc>Fuchsia City Pok</sc>é<sc>mon Gym</sc>

:<sc>Leader: Koga</sc>

:"My father is the <sc>Gym Leader</sc> of this town.

:I’m training to use <sc>Poison Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> as well as my father."

* There’s a rumor...

:"<sc>Koga</sc> is said to have a thorough knowledge of medicine.

===={{game|Red and Blue|s}}====

{{Party/Single

{{Party/Div|color={{poison color}}}}

{{Party/Footer}}

|color={{poison color}}

|headcolor={{poison color light}}

{{Party/Div|color={{poison color}}}}

{{Party/Footer}}

===={{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}====

{{Party/Div|color={{poison color}}}}

{{Party/Footer}}

|color={{poison color}}

|headcolor={{poison color light}}

{{Party/Div|color={{poison color}}}}

{{Party/Footer}}

|move3=Giga Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special

|move4=Poison Jab|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Physical}}

|{{Pokémon/4|game=HeartGold|ndex=089|pokemon=Muk

|level=42|type1=Poison|gender=male|held=Black Sludge|ability=Sticky Hold

|move4=Toxic|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Status}}

{{Party/Div|color={{poison color}}}}

|level=44|type1=Poison|type2=Flying|gender=male|held=Sitrus Berry|ability=Inner Focus

|move4=Poison Fang|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Physical}}

{{Party/Footer}}

|headcolor={{poison color light}}

|sprite=Spr HGSS Koga.png

|class=Elite Four

|classlink=Elite Four

|move4=Gunk Shot|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Physical}}

{{Party/Div|color={{poison color}}}}

|{{Pokémon/4|game=HeartGold|ndex=089|pokemon=Muk

|level=62|type1=Poison|gender=male|held=Black Sludge|ability=Sticky Hold

|move3=Swagger|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status

|move4=Toxic|move4type=Poison|move4cat=Status}}

{{Party/Footer}}

* Being defeated

* After being defeated

:''"TM06 contains <sc>{{m|Toxic}}</sc>! It is a secret technique over 400 years old!"''

:''"When afflicted by <sc>Toxic</sc>, <sc>Pokémon</sc> suffer more and more as battle progresses! It will surely terrorize foes!"''

* Being defeated

* After being defeated

:''"Sealed within that TM lies <sc>Toxic</sc>! It is a secret technique dating back some four hundred years."''

:''"When afflicted by <sc>Toxic</sc>, a <sc>Pokémon</sc> suffers more and more. It suffers worsening damage as the battle wears on! It will surely terrorize foes!"''

:''"<Pokémon> will take you on."''

:''"I pity you, but here's <Pokémon>!"''

* Own Pokémon faints

:''"Ah... You've done well."''

:''"Landing a critical hit is merely a fluke, that's all!"''

* Commanding his Pokémon to use {{m|Double Team}}

:''"Savor it! <sc>Toxic</sc>!"''

* After being defeated

:''"I, too, must pursue further discipline."''

:''"Never have I met the likes of you."''

==Artwork==

|-  

|-   

| Headshot from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}

===Sprites===

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}}

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}

| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}

| VS sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}

|colspan="2" | Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}

| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}

| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}

| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}

|}

|cap=Koga's Venonat

|img2=Koga Venomoth.png

|epnum=EP032

|epname=The Ninja Poké-Showdown

|type1=Poison

|type2=Flying

|epnum=EP032

|epname=The Ninja Poké-Showdown

|vajp=Shin'ichirō Miki

|vaen=Eric Stuart

|desc=During Koga's and Ash's rematch, Koga used his {{p|Golbat}} against [[Ash's Charmander]]. Golbat eventually lost to Charmander's strong {{type|Fire}} moves, winning Ash the {{Badge|Soul}}.}}

|epnum=EP073

|epname=Bad to the Bone

None of Scyther's moves are known.}}

|ja=大塚芳忠 ''Hōchū Ōtsuka''

|en=[[Stuart Zagnit]]

|no=Tommy Karlsen

|pl=Radosław Popłonikowski

===In Pokémon Origins===

[[File:Koga PO.png|thumb|right|200px|Koga in Pokémon Origins]]

====Pokémon====

|img=Koga PO.png

|epnum=PO03

|desc={{p|Weezing}} is Koga's only known Pokémon. It was used in his Gym battle against {{OBP|Red|Origins}}, but lost.

==In the manga==

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

[[File:Koga Aya EToP.png|thumb|200px|Koga in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]

Koga makes a cameo appearance in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga in the chapter ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]''.

===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

Koga was one of the three villainous heads of Team Rocket, and served under {{adv|Giovanni}}.

|img=Koga Grimer Adventures.png

|epnum=PS029

None of Grimer's moves are known.}}

|img=Koga Ekans Adventures.png

|epnum=PS029

|desc=Koga has an {{p|Ekans}} on his arm. It was used first to dispatch [[Blue's Scizor|Blue's Scyther]] in [[Silph Co.]], and during the battle of [[Cerise Island]] to get a [[Status condition healing item|Parlyz Heal]] it held to Blue. Ekans was later used in the {{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}, where it fought with [[Bruno]]'s Hitmonlee against [[Lance's Dragonite]], but they were easily overtaken by its {{m|Hyper Beam}}s.

|epnum=PS065

|epname=Karate Machop!

Muk's only known move is {{m|Poison Gas}}.}}

|epnum=PS077

|epname=Striking Golduck

{{TrainerPoké

|img=Koga Articuno Adventures.png

|epnum=PS025

|desc=This {{p|Articuno}} was originally seen at the [[Seafoam Islands]]. Even though Red stopped one attempt, Team Rocket was finally able to catch this legendary bird because of its energy loss, and had it sent over for Koga afterwards. During the battle between Red, Blue, Green and [[Lt. Surge]], Koga and [[Sabrina]], it was merged with {{p|Zapdos}} and {{p|Moltres}} to create [[Thu-Fi-Zer]] after Sabrina took matters into her own hands. Once defeated and freed, it returned to the wild, where it was later caught by {{adv|Green}} alongside its fellow [[legendary birds]].

In ''[[PM019|Aim to be the No. 1 Pokémon!!]]'', he was revealed to have registered for the No. 1 Pokémon Contest. His did not have his greed this time and it wore off since then. Koga participates with Ninetales but loses since Ninetales did not dazzle the audience.

====Pokémon====

None Chansey's moves are known.}}

Koga is seen in the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]] training his ninjutsu skills. He accidentally throws one of his stars at {{Zensho|Satoshi}} but misses luckily. Afterwards, Satoshi's {{p|Ditto}} volunteers to battle him and wins.

====Pokémon====

{{TrainerPoké

|trainer=Koga

|pkmn=Weezing

|desc={{p|Weezing}} is Koga's only known Pokémon. It was up against {{p|Ditto}}. When Ditto transformed into its master, Weezing became very confused and {{m|Self-Destruct|self-destructs}} afterwards, giving Satoshi the win.

==In the TCG==

===Artwork===

|-  

|-  

| Koga and the Soul Badge

|}

==In the TFG==

==Trivia==

* Out of the original Generation I Gym Leaders, Koga has the fewest Trainer cards in the Gym Leader sets of the TCG. Incidentally, his [[Koga's Ninja Trick (Gym Challenge 115)|only Trainer card]] besides the basic Koga card had to be edited because it featured a {{wp|manji}}, which could have caused controversy between cultures; the infamous Nazi {{wp|swastika}} is a reversed manji.

* Because he became a member of the [[Elite Four]] in [[Generation II]], he is technically the first member of the Elite Four seen in the anime, though he was not a member at the time he was shown. He is also the only one Ash defeated in battle (again, however, it was as a Gym Leader).

==Names==

! Name

|Japanese

|キョウ ''Kyō''

|The ''on-yomi'' of the kanji for "{{wp|apricot}}" (杏). This kanji's ''kun-yomi'' is ''[[Janine|anzu]]''.

|English, French,<br>German, Italian, Spanish

|Koga

|From 甲賀流 ''[[wp:Kōga-ryū|Kōga-ryū]]'', a school of ''ninjutsu''.

|Korean

|독수 ''Doksu''

|Means ''poison fang'' which refers to his specialty in the Poison-type. Alternatively, 독수 can mean ''a vicious clutch''.

|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})

|阿桔 ''Ā Jié''

|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})

|阿梗 ''Ā Gáng''

|梗 has the ''on-yomi'' "''kyō''" in Japanese.

|}

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[[Category:Manga characters]]

[[Category:Electric Tale of Pikachu characters]]

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