Kiyo

Kiyo (Japanese: ノブヒコ Nobuhiko) is a and the leader of the Fighting Dojo. His name was not revealed until Generation II. However, in, Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Let's Go, Eevee!, he is named Koichi (Japanese: タケノリ Takenori).

He is known as the Karate Master/Karate King (Japanese: カラテだいおう / からてだいおう Great Karate King) and is the only character in the games to have the Karate Master (Japanese: からてだいおう Great ).

In the games
Black Belt Kiyo is a leader of Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. At one point, Kiyo was the Gym Leader of Saffron City until his Gym lost official privileges as a result of a duel between himself and Sabrina. It has since become a place where he and his students train Karate. The undefined obtains a or a  as a reward for beating Kiyo. Later, in Generation II and their remakes, he is found training at Mt. Mortar. To reach him, the player must travel through a lengthy maze section within the mountain. Upon defeating him, Kiyo will give the player a if there is an empty slot in the party. His Karate Gym in is disbanded now, but one of Kiyo's students can still be found there.

In Pokémon X and Y, Kiyo can be found in Lumiose City, trying to start a new Fighting Dojo at a small apartment he has rented in Centrico Boulevard. His business doesn't seem to be running smoothly, however, as a at the apartment tells that he's only getting new students signing up by telling them he's running a dance studio.

Given away
After being defeated, Kiyo lets the player take one of these Pokémon:

Given away
After being defeated, Kiyo gives the player this Pokémon:

Given away
After being defeated, Koichi lets the player take one of these Pokémon:

Given away
After being defeated, Kiyo gives the player this Pokémon:

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

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Given away
After being defeated, Koichi lets the player take one of these Pokémon:


 * Before battle
 * "Grunt! I am the Karate Master! I am the Leader here! You wish to challenge us? Expect no mercy! Fwaaa!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Hwa! Arrgh! Beaten!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Indeed, I have lost! But I beseech you, do not take our emblem as your trophy! In return, I will give you a prized fighting ! Choose whichever you like!"
 * "Ho! Stay and train at Karate with us!"


 * Before battle
 * ''"Hey! I am the Karate King! I train alone here in the dark! You! Battle with me! Hwaaarggh!


 * Being defeated
 * "Waaaarggh! I'm beaten!"


 * After being defeated
 * "I... I'm crushed... My training is still not enough... But a loss is a loss. I admit it. As proof that you defeated me, I'll give you a rare fighting Pokémon."
 * " is a fighting-type. It evolves into a tougher Pokémon. Keep up the hard work. I'll keep training too. Farewell!"


 * Before battle
 * "Grunt! I am the Karate Master. I am the leader</sc> here! You wish to challenge us? Expect no mercy! Fwaaa!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Hwa! Arrgh! Beaten!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Indeed, I have lost! But I beseech you, do not take our emblem as your trophy! In return, I will give you a prized fighting Pokémon</sc>! Choose whichever you like!"
 * "Grunt! Stay and train at karate with us!"


 * Before battle
 * ''"Hey! I am the Karate King! I train alone here in the cave! You! Battle with me! Hwaaarggh!


 * Being defeated
 * "Waaaarggh! I'm beaten!"


 * After being defeated
 * "I... I'm crushed... My training is still not enough... But a loss is a loss. I admit it. As proof that you defeated me, I'll give you a rare fighting Pokémon."
 * "Tyrogue is a fighting type. It evolves into a tougher Pokémon. Keep up the hard work. I'll keep training too. Farewell!"

Pokémon X and Y

 * "Oh, no one is a no go! This is the Fighting Dojo! How good of you to come! Please, have a look around!"

In the main series
Kiyo appeared as a character of the day in A Tyrogue Full of Trouble!. He is a former student of Chuck's and was in to compete in the P1 Grand Prix. Despite many protests from nearby townspeople and concerns and  had about it, he desired to earn the trust of an abandoned  near Mt. Mortar. Kiyo saved Tyrogue from a rock-slide and later defeated him as a human in a, earning his respect. Tyrogue and his wild Pokémon friends then joined Kiyo's team.

Despite the appearance of the Saffron City Fighting Dojo in Pasta La Vista, Kiyo was not shown in this episode and the leader was another character.

In Pokémon Origins
Kiyo appears briefly in File 3: Giovanni. defeated him in a battle off-screen, and as a reward, Kiyo let Red take either his or.

In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Kiyo appears in The Tyrogue's Thoughts of the Ash & Pikachu manga.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Kiyo makes his only appearance in The Mysterious Underground Amusement Park.

When the roller coaster and the gang rode on was separated, Red ended up in an underground area containing an abandoned amusement park. As Red was about to leave, Kiyo reveals himself along with his and. He tells them to stay and to try out his underground amusement park instead of the one above ground. Kiyo controlled the rides, but they all malfunctioned. Later he appeared as a hallucination of a mermaid. Kiyo's amusement park motivated into making one of his own by stealing the one that was above ground.

Trivia

 * In, there is a similarly named Kiyo (Japanese: ノブヒコ Nobuhiko) in Black City. In , he is located in Reversal Mountain.
 * Despite leaving to train, the Pokémon he uses in the Generation II and IV games are 3 levels lower than the ones he uses in the Generation I and III games.
 * In, there is a in the Viridian Gym named Kiyo in the English version; in , there is a Black Belt on  named Kiyo in the English version. However, in both cases, the Black Belt's Japanese name is タクマ Takuma.

Names
Karate Master/Karate King

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