Kōji Nishino

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Kōji Nishino in 2018

Kōji Nishino (Japanese:西野弘二Nishino Kōji) is a game designer of Pokémon games, currently working atGame Freak. He has been involved in nearly every main series Pokémon game sincePokémon Red and Green Versions. He has also assisted the animation producers forLucario and the Mystery of Mew.

Credits

Games

Animation

In the games

Generations I, III, and VII

Main article:Erik and Sara

Erik (Japanese: コージKōji) may be a reference to Kōji Nishino. He appears in allGeneration I games, as well as theirGeneration III andVII remakes.

He and Sara (Japanese: アツコAtsuko) mention each other in their dialogue. She may be a reference toAtsuko Nishida.

Generation II

DJFern (Japanese: コージKōji) may be a reference to Kōji Nishino.

Generation V

InPokémon Black, White,Black 2, and White 2, Nishino appears inCastelia City in theGame Freak building. He also appears in the form of aHiker namedNishino (Japanese:ニシノ) in Black 2 and White 2, who battles the player once per day.

Pokémon

Pre–Hall of Fame
Post–Hall of Fame

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White
"I'mSnorlax. No, no! I'm the Planner! I don't mean to butt in, but the itemLeftovers is important, isn't it?"
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
  • Before battle
"I'm Snorlax. No, no! I'm the Planner! I don't mean to butt in, but the item Leftovers is important, isn't it? It's pretty useful in battle. Do you want to battle and test it?"
No:"No?! Really? My Pokémon are pretty, though..."
Yes:"I like to win using my favorite Pokémon!"
  • Being defeated
"Ah... I see... That was quite well thought out."
  • After being defeated
"Awww! What great Pokémon! The great number of steps seems to have increased their trust in you... I hope we can battle again tomorrow."

Trivia

Cozy Fried Kitchen logo
  • Snorlax's appearance and gluttony were directly inspired by Nishino.[1] Snorlax's Japanese name, カビゴンKabigon, was derived from Nishino's nickname of "Kirby" (Japanese: カービィKābī), afterthe video game character of the same name. According toJunichi Masuda, Nishino was nicknamed "Kirby" thanks to his large appetite.[2]
  • In a July 2000 interview with the Japanese Nintendo Online Magazine aboutPokémon Gold and Silver, Nishino stated that maleSchool Kids grow up to beSuper Nerds, whileLasses grow up to beBeauties.[3]
  • The logo for Cozy Fried Kitchen, a company offeringPoké Jobs inPokémon Sword and Shield, appears to bear Kōji Nishino's likeness. In the Japanese localization, "Cozy Fried Kitchen" is written and pronounced as コージーフライドキッチンKōjī Furaido Kitchin — the first word is homophonous to Nishino's given name.

References

  1. ↑Page 2 of Yomiuri interview withKen Sugimori, Kōji Nishino, andAtsuko Nishida (Japanese)
  2. ↑Shea, Brian (October 24, 2019). "More Burning Questions For The Pokémon Series."Game Informer (Archived on August 5, 2023.)
  3. ↑(July 2000).『ポケットモンスター』開発スタッフインタビュー (ページｄ)。Nintendo Online Magazine (N.O.M). No.23. (archive of translation by GlitterBerri)

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