Koga

Koga (Japanese: キョウ Kyō) was the Leader of Fuchsia City's Gym. He is a student of ninjutsu who specializes in. He handed out the to s who defeated him.

He became a member of the Indigo Elite Four some time after the events of Generation I and its remakes, but before the events of Generation II and its remakes, thus leaving his daughter Janine in charge of the Fuchsia Gym.

In the games
Koga, known as the Poisonous Ninja Master, serves two roles in the Pokémon games. In and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, he is the Leader of the Fuchsia Gym, but is promoted to a member of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four in. Koga is a user of the ; he likes the despair and horror that Poison-type Pokémon can inflict on others.

Koga has studied medicine and antidotes; he makes his own potions to heal his Pokémon. He also serves as a teacher. Many students come to him to be trained in the arts of and Pokémon. One of his students is his own daughter, Janine, who takes over his Gym in Generations and  storyline. In addition to these roles, Koga also patrols the grounds of the Kanto Safari Zone, to ensure that the players of the Safari Game are safe from the wild Pokémon within.

In Generations, , and , Koga's Gym is typically the fifth Gym to be challenged. He has built invisible walls in the Fuchsia City Gym, constructing a confusing maze out of them. Koga awaits challengers in the center of the maze, clearly visible, but a group of Koga's students must be fought first. Defeating him will earn the successful Trainer the TM for and the.

With the future of the Gym in his daughter's hands, Koga advances to a role in the Pokémon League of Kanto and Johto before the events of Generations II and IV. In these games, he is the second member of the Elite Four to be faced. The team he uses in this role is similar to his Gym Leader's teams; the main difference is the introduction of. Koga's battle style as an Elite Four member is designed to confound and destroy his opponent in battle. Rather than using brute force, Koga attempts to confuse, put to sleep, and poison his opponent.

Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Koga in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions.
 * Fuchsia City - Sign
 * What does this person do?
 * "Fuchsia City Pokémon Gym
 * Leader: Koga
 * The Poisonous Ninja Master"


 * Fuchsia Gym - Koga
 * Favorite kind of Pokémon?
 * "Despair to the creeping horror of Poison-type Pokémon!"


 * Fuchsia Gym - Kirk
 * What is this person like?
 * "Even though I've lost, I will keep training according to the teachings of Koga</sc>, my ninja master."


 * Fuchsia City - Charine
 * Family and friends?
 * "My father is the Gym Leader</sc> of this town.
 * I’m training to use Poison Pok</sc>émon</sc> as well as my father."


 * Safari Warden's Home -
 * There’s a rumor...
 * "Koga</sc> is said to have a thorough knowledge of medicine.
 * He even concocts medicine to nurse his Pok</sc>émon</sc> to health."


 * - Man
 * What does this person do?
 * "The Safari Zone</sc>'s huge, wouldn't you say?
 * Fuchsia</sc>'s Gym Leader, Koga</sc>, patrols the grounds every so often.
 * Thanks to him, we can play here knowing that we're safe."


 * Message from Koga</sc>
 * From: Koga</sc>
 * To: [Player]
 * "You and I, we must both set our sights higher and work towards meeting our challenges.
 * Now, I must go train my daughter."

Pokémon
This is a listing of Koga's Pokémon in the in which he has appeared.












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Pokémon Zany Cards
Koga appears, along with Sabrina, as the Stage 4 opponent of Special Seven mode.


 * Before battle
 * "Fwahahaha! A mere child like you dares to challenge me? Very well, I shall show you true terror as a ninja master! You shall feel the despair of poison and sleep techniques!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Humph! You have proven your worth! Here! take the </sc>!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Now that you have the SoulBadge</sc>, the Defense</sc> of your Pokémon</sc> increases! It also lets you <sc></sc> outside of battle! Ah! Take this too!"
 * "TM06 contains <sc></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!"


 * Before battle
 * "Fwahahahaha! I am <sc>Koga</sc> of the <sc>Elite Four</sc>. I live in shadows, a ninja! My intricate style will confound and destroy you! Confusion, sleep, poison... Prepare to be the victim of my sinister technique! Fwahahahaha! <sc>Pokémon</sc> is not merely about brute force--you shall see soon enough!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Ah! You have proven your worth!"


 * After being defeated
 * "I subjected you to everything I could muster. But my efforts failed. I must hone my skills. Go on to the next room, and put your abilities to test!"


 * Before battle
 * "Fwahahaha! A mere child like you dares to challenge me? The very idea makes me shiver with mirth! Very well, I shall show you true terror as a ninja master! Poison brings steady doom. Sleep renders foes helpless. Despair to the creeping horror of <sc>Poison</sc>-type <sc>Pokémon</sc>!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Humph! You have proven your worth! Here! Take the <sc>SoulBadge</sc>!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Now that you have the <sc>SoulBadge</sc>, the <sc>Defense</sc> of your <sc>Pokémon</sc> rises. It also lets you <sc>Surf</sc> outside of battle. Ah! Take this, too!"
 * "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!"


 * Before battle
 * "Fwahahahaha! I am Koga of the Elite Four. I live in shadows--a ninja! My intricate style will confound and destroy you! Confusion, sleep, poison... Prepare to be the victim of my sinister techniques! Fwahahahaha! Pokémon are not merely about brute force--you shall see soon enough!"


 * After sending out last Pokémon
 * "One Pokémon left? Ha ha ha! I've been counting on this one from the very beginning!"


 * When last Pokémon is at critical health
 * "Ooooof..."


 * Being defeated
 * "Ah! You've proven your worth!"


 * After being defeated
 * "I subjected you to everything I could muster. But my efforts failed. I must hone my skills. Go on to the next room, and put your abilities to the test!"

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

 * Fuchsia Gym
 * Disguised as the Gym guide
 * "Yo! Champ in the making! We have the here in Fuchsia City, where you can meet tons of different Pokémon! And at the Fuchsia City Gym, we welcome Trainers who've met lots of Pokémon, so... I'll need to see if you’ve managed to catch at least 50 species of Pokémon! ..."


 * If the player hasn't caught enough Pokémon
 * "You've caught... <number of caught Pokémon> ! Unfortunately, you haven't made it to 50 species yet... Go catch some more Pokémon and then come back! The Fuchsia City Gym is always open!"


 * If the player has caught enough Pokémon
 * "Well done! Looks like you've caught <number of caught Pokémon> species! That means you are now worthy of challenging my Gym! ..."


 * After qualifying to challenge the Gym
 * "Fwahahahaha! Startled by my disguise, are you? I shall use my intricate style to confound and destroy you in battle, as well!"


 * Before battle
 * "Fwahahaha! A mere child like you dares to challenge me? That very idea makes me shiver with mirth! Very well, I shall show you true terror as a ninja master! Opponents can't lay a hand on me, as poison brings their steady doom. Despair as you feel the creeping horror of Poison-type Pokémon!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Hmph! You have proven your worth!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Here! Take a Soul Badge!"
 * "Now that you have a Soul Badge, Pokémon up to Lv. 60 will heed your command if you received them in a trade. Ah! Take this, too."
 * "Sealed within that TM27 lies the move ! It is an ancient move, passed down through my family for 400 years. When hit with Toxic's poisonous effects, a Pokémon will take more and more damage with each turn that passes in battle! It will surely terrorize your opponent!"


 * Rematch
 * Before battle (first rematch)
 * "Fwahahaha! If it isn't the child. It seems we are fated to meet once again. You have come at a truly opportune time. I was just thinking that I wanted to test my newly refined sinister techniques... in a battle that will end in your utter defeat!"


 * Before battle (subsequent rematches)
 * "Fwahahaha! Today I'll not only defeat you, but I will also demonstrate my fatherly dignity to my daughter!"


 * Being defeated
 * "...If I am not strong enough to defeat you now, there is but one thing to do. I must hone my skills."


 * After being defeated
 * "With Trainers like you and <>, the Pokémon League must be a place of formidable strength! Truly, it is something to be proud of! As it so happens, I have been thinking of aiming to join the Elite Four myself..."

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

 * Normal
 * "Ha, ha, ha! My skill will be hard to overcome! Let me show you what I mean!"
 * "You have done well. I must devote myself to my training. Test your skills against the others."


 * Hard
 * "Ha, ha, ha! My skill will be hard to overcome! Now you shall see my mystic puzzle powers!"
 * "You have done well. If I cannot match you now, I can only train further. Continue testing your skill!"


 * Super Hard
 * "Ha, ha, ha! My skill will be hard to overcome! Now you shall see my mystic puzzle powers!"
 * "You have done well. If I cannot match you now, I can only train further. Continue testing your skill!"


 * Intense
 * "Ha, ha, ha! My skill will be hard to overcome! Now you shall see my mystic puzzle powers!"
 * "You have done well! Continue testing your skill!"

Pokémon Zany Cards

 * Before battle
 * "Ha ha ha! I am Koga! Ninja of Fuchsia Gym. I wield sleep, confuse, and more spells! Feel my power in battle!"


 * During battle
 * Using a card
 * "I can't be confused."
 * "Take this spell!"
 * "Ninja-style is the best!"
 * "I'm sticking with it."
 * Drawing a card
 * "Drawing more is my plan."
 * "This is not good..."
 * Hit
 * "It's ok. More spells."


 * Hit with Reverse
 * "Can't escape from me."


 * After battle


 * Second or third
 * "Tricked!"
 * When defeated
 * "Well done! Super!"

Pokémon Puzzle League

 * Before battle
 * "Greetings, young warrior. I am Koga, the Pokémon sensei who holds the Soul Badge. If you wish to best me, it will take great patience and agility. Do you choose to battle me?"

Pokémon Stadium 2

 * Before battle
 * "Ah, so it is you who defeated <sc>Will</sc>? Interesting..."
 * "Would you care for a glimpse into the world of the ninja?"
 * "Your arrival is indeed impressive, as is your look of resolve."


 * Sending out first Pokémon
 * "<Pokémon>! How's that?"


 * Sending out a new Pokémon
 * "<Pokémon> will take you on."
 * "I pity you, but here's <Pokémon>!"
 * "There, <Pokémon>!"
 * "It can't be easy with <Pokémon>."


 * Recalling a Pokémon
 * "Enough!"
 * "This can't be helped!"
 * "Well done, <Pokémon>!"


 * Own Pokémon faints
 * "This cannot be!"
 * "Ah... You've done well."


 * Own Pokémon lands a critical hit
 * "That critical hit was by mere chance! It was nothing!"


 * Player's Pokémon lands a critical hit
 * "Landing a critical hit is merely a fluke, that's all!"


 * Successfully ing the player's Pokémon
 * "How do you like that?"


 * Successfully the player's Pokémon
 * "Wah, ha, ha... That was fine."


 * Own Pokémon being hurt by a
 * "So? What good is this?"


 * Commanding his Pokémon to use
 * "The ninja technique of <sc>Double Team</sc>!"


 * Commanding his Pokémon to use
 * "Savor it! <sc>Toxic</sc>!"


 * Commanding his Pokémon to use
 * "How about this?"


 * If the player is defeated
 * "You have lost."


 * After being defeated
 * "It stands to reason that you defeated <sc>Will</sc>!"
 * "I, too, must pursue further discipline."
 * "Never have I met the likes of you."


 * After winning
 * "You expect to battle the <sc>Elite Four</sc> with your current skills?"
 * "Have you learned to fear the techniques of the ninja?"
 * "You lack disciplined training!"


 * If the battle ended in a draw
 * "Hmm... You don't appear to be a raw amateur after all."


 * If the player runs from the battle
 * "It would be better for you to try at another time."

In the main series
Koga's only anime appearance was in The Ninja Poké-Showdown.

Koga is a ninja who trains in an old mansion, the Fuchsia City Gym, in the woods outside Fuchsia City. The Gym is filled with traps such as fake mirrors, invisible walls, pits, and many. , Koga's younger sister, is one of his students.

,, and managed to overcome the traps in the Gym and Ash was finally able to challenge Koga. Ash's Pidgeotto initially lost to Koga's newly-evolved, prompting Ash to call out. However, their match was interrupted when tried to steal Koga's large supply of Voltorb, although they had raided the Gym with the intent of getting  Pokémon. Team Rocket was stopped by, allowing Ash and Koga to have a rematch. Pitting Charmander against Koga's, Ash triumphed and won the.

He reappeared in a flashback in The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!, when Ash remembered the time he battled Koga with Charmander. The flashback depicted Koga ordering Golbat to use on Charmander.

On hand
This listing is of Koga's known Pokémon in the :

In Pokémon Origins
Koga appeared briefly in File 3: Giovanni. He was seen losing a Gym against  and handing him a  as a proof of his victory.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Koga makes a cameo appearance in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga in the chapter Pikachu's Excellent Adventure.

In the manga, Jessie, James, and get trapped in Koga's Gym while searching for the Hidden Village with, a , a , a , and. Their battle is only shown briefly in a montage sequence and it is unknown whether Team Rocket was victorious or not. It is also never shown if himself battles Koga.

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
Koga makes a brief cameo in The Wal Comes Tumbling Down. Walnut, an aspiring ninja master, mentions that Koga is a big inspiration to him.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Koga was one of the three villainous heads of Team Rocket, and served under.

Koga debuts in the in Raging Rhydon searching the Moon Stone in Mt. Moon, here Koga fights with  and Misty and forces his Rhyhorn to evolve with a mysterious injection, revealing what happened to Misty's Gyarados when it was kidnapped, however the mission fails. Koga later tries to bump off Red in Lavender Town's Pokémon Tower, where he uses a Gastly to reanimate the corpses of dead Pokémon buried there. He also attacks Red with his Arbok. However, has his  slice Arbok in half. Under his boss's orders, he captures and brings it to Saffron City. He is once again defeated by Blue at Silph Co., albeit that he almost killed both of them by not allowing them to reach their Poké Balls by using his Muk, then almost freezing them to death with his Articuno. After he is defeated and knocked out Red gets Koga's Soul Badge and Blue uses his special Golbat to find out where Team Rocket is holding his grandfather.

Later, Koga helps the Pallet Town Trainers in the fight against the Elite Four at Cerise Island. Koga is paired with Blue and battles Agatha, but Blue first returns his Golbat to him. When the two of them finally meet Agatha, she separates them, making Blue and Koga's Golbat that he got paired up with again face Agatha's Golbat. Meanwhile, Koga's Arbok had to face Agatha's Arbok which could change its patterns allowing it to gain the upper hand over Koga. When Blue was paralyzed from a Haunter's Lick, Koga started throwing his shuriken balls. Agatha thought this was a desperate tactic, but in reality they were Pokémon holding Parlyz Heals. Koga was hoping just one of them would get to Blue, which it did. Blue then joins him, and Koga commands his Golbat to use Leech Life on himself. His blood is then put on Arbok's torso to prevent its ability to change its pattern. Without Arbok's ability, Agatha was defeated.

Or so it seemed. In reality, Agatha just pretended to be defeated and had her Gengar masquerade as Koga and Blue's shadow to slowly suck the life out of them hidden due to Koga's quick loss of blood. After traveling through the maze for a while, they found themselves back where they started with Agatha nowhere to be found. They then figured out her plan and defeated the Gengar, but not before Koga is nearly swept in the collapsing terrain of the destroyed battleground. He narrowly escapes using his to defend him in his wounded state.

Unlike the other two Rocket Admins, who were instructed to return and manage their Gyms, Koga was not even reached by Giovanni. He then disappears for a time, leaving his daughter Janine in charge of the Gym. Janine is worried for her father, but opposes his criminal ties. Later in the, Koga reappeared with a new partner, Bruno, who had saved Koga when Cerise was about to collapse. They trained together for a while and both of them later met their former opponents Red and Blue, whose Rhydon was drilling underground towards Ilex Forest. Towards the end of the series, Koga and Bruno found Will and Karen in the Ilex Forest and persuaded them to work together. The new Elite Four was formed, but were not seen in action until the.

Two of Koga's Pokémon have unusual powers: his Arbok can regenerate itself as long as its head remains intact (see above); and his unusually small Golbat's mouth can be used almost like a magic mirror for ing to see things from a distance, even if walls or land are in the way. Blue takes this Golbat and keeps it for quite some time before returning it to Koga at Cerise Island.

Koga also uses custom-made Poké Balls which can be thrown as —perhaps an inspiration for Falkner’s later boomerang Poké Balls.

Pokémon
This is a listing of Koga's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Koga first appears in Save The Chansey!! as a character with greed.

He hires a Chansey torturer to kidnap the as they were valuable to him, something he only cared about. sneaks in with and  to take the Chansey. After getting caught though, Koga releases and  to stall Red and his Pokémon. However, Clefairy defeats them both, one by one, and rescues the Chansey.

In 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.

After Red's travels in Johto, Koga is revealed to have joined the Johto Elite Four in A Challenge to the Elite Four!. He, along with Will and Bruno fell from the Elite Four Tower, seemly defeated by Karen. Red asks them what happened, but Koga asks him to ask Karen herself. It is later revealed that after being exhausted from training, Karen decided to tell them a joke, and they fell down the building after hearing her dumb joke.

In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Koga is seen in the Safari Zone training his ninjutsu skills. He accidentally throws one of his stars at but misses luckily. Afterwards, Satoshi's volunteers to battle him and wins.

In the TCG
Koga has an TCG Koga (eponymous) Theme Deck in the TCG Gym Challenge expansion.

Cards
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Koga or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

In the TFG
appears as a in the  expansion pack of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.

Trivia

 * Out of the original Generation I Gym Leaders, Koga has the fewest Trainer cards in the Gym Leader sets of the TCG.
 * Koga is the first Elite Four member who was introduced in an earlier generation and then attained the title in a later generation.
 * Koga is the only Gym Leader introduced as of Generation V who does not appear in . This is due to his status as an Elite Four member in the Generation II and IV games.
 * Koga uses a on his team in all the games in which Sabrina does not use one on her team, and vice versa.
 * Koga and Janine are the only two Gym Leaders to have the same slogan in different generations.
 * Koga appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a to battle.

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