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Koga
キョウKyou
"The Poisonous Ninja Master"

Artwork fromPokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Illustrated byMegumi Mizutani[1]
AgeUnknown
GenderMale
Height5'9" (1.74 m)[2]
Eye colorBlack
Hair colorGreying teal
HometownFuchsia City
RegionKanto
RelativesJanine (daughter)
Aya (sister) (Pokémon the Series)
Trainer classGym LeaderRBYFRLGPE
Elite FourGSCHGSS
GenerationI,II,III,IV,VII,VIII,IX
Counterpart(s)Koga (Masters)
GamesRed, Blue,Yellow,Gold, Silver,Crystal,FireRed, LeafGreen,HeartGold, SoulSilver,Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!
Stadium,Puzzle Challenge,Puzzle League,Stadium 2,Zany Cards,Masters EX
English voice actorChristopher Bevins[3](Masters EX)
Japanese voice actorTōru Ōkawa(Masters EX)
Member ofIndigo League
RankGym LeaderRBYFRLGPE
Elite FourGSCHGSS
Leader ofFuchsia Gym
BadgeSoul Badge
Specializes inPoison types
Animated seriesPokémon the Series
Pokémon Origins
DebutThe Ninja Poké-Showdown (Pokémon the Series)
File 3: Giovanni (Pokémon Origins)
English voice actorStuart Zagnit (Pokémon the Series)
N/A (Pokémon Origins)
Japanese voice actorHōchū Ōtsuka (Pokémon the Series)
N/A (Pokémon Origins)
Manga seriesPokémon Adventures
DebutRaging Rhydon
Member ofTeam Rocket
RankAdmin

Koga (Japanese:キョウKyou[4]) is the formerGym Leader ofFuchsia City'sGym. He is a student of ninjutsu who specializes inPoison-typePokémon. He handed out theSoul Badge toTrainers who defeated him inbattle.

He became a member of theIndigoElite Four some time after the events ofGeneration I and its remakes, but before the events ofGeneration II and its remakes, thus leaving his daughterJanine in charge of theFuchsia Gym.

Contents

In the core series games

Koga, known as the Poisonous Ninja Master, serves two roles in the Pokémon games. InPokémon Red, Blue,Yellow,FireRed, and LeafGreen andPokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, he is the Leader of theFuchsia Gym, but is promoted to be the second Trainer of theIndigo PlateauElite Four inPokémon Gold, Silver,Crystal,HeartGold, and SoulSilver. Koga is a user of thePoison-type; 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 ofNinjutsu and Pokémon. One of his students is his own daughter,Janine, who takes over his Gym inGenerationsII andIV storyline. In addition to these roles, Koga also patrols the grounds of theKanto Safari Zone, to ensure that the players of the Safari Game are safe from thewild Pokémon within.

In GenerationsI,III, andVII, 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 theSoul Badge and theTM forToxic, amove which, according to him, is a secret technique that has passed down his family for over 400 years.

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 ofPokémon not native to Kanto. 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 toconfuse, put to sleep, and poison his opponent.

He speaks with a Japanese accent, as evidenced inPokémon Masters EX. In the same game, he reveals that he became interested in Poison-type Pokémon after he was once exposed to aVenomoth's poison.

Fame Checker

This is a list of theFame 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 ofPokémon?
"Despair to the creeping horror ofPoison-typePokémon!"
Fuchsia Gym -Juggler Kirk
  • What is this person like?
"Even though I've lost, I will keep training according to the teachings ofKoga, my ninja master."
Fuchsia City -Charine*
  • Family and friends?
"My father is theGym Leader of this town.
I’m training to usePoison Pokémon as well as my father."
Safari Warden's Home -Pokémon Journal*
  • There’s a rumor...
"Koga is said to have a thorough knowledge of medicine.
He even concocts medicine to nurse hisPokémon to health."
Safari Zone - Man
  • What does this person do?
"TheSafari Zone's huge, wouldn't you say?
Fuchsia'sGym Leader, Koga, patrols the grounds every so often.
Thanks to him, we can play here knowing that we're safe."
Message fromKoga
  • From:Koga
  • 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 thegames in which he has appeared.

Pokémon Red and Blue

Koga has twoX Attacks per Pokémon, using them randomly 25% of the time.

Pokémon Yellow

Koga has twoX Attacks per Pokémon, using them randomly 25% of the time.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal

Koga has aFull Heal and aFull Restore.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Koga has twoHyper Potions and aFull Heal.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle
Rematch

This team is used once the player has earned all 16Badges.

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

Gym battle
Rematch

In the side series games

Pokémon Stadium

Koga appears inPokémon Stadium as the fifth Gym Leader the player faces during theGym Leader Castle challenge. In Round 2, he also uses Pokémon outside his specialty type.

Pokémon

Round 1
Round 2

Pokémon Stadium 2

Koga returns inPokémon Stadium 2 as the second Elite Four member in the Johto Gym Leader Castle. His strategy revolves around usingToxic to poison his opponents andDouble Team to evade their attacks.

During the game's end credits, Koga is seen having a battle with his daughterJanine at theFuchsia Gym.

Pokémon

Round 1
Round 2

In the spin-off games

Koga in Pokémon Zany Cards

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Koga appears as an opponent inPokémon Puzzle Challenge, where he uses aCrobat.

Pokémon Puzzle League

InPokémon Puzzle League, Koga, as he appears inPokémon the Series: The Beginning, is one of the opponents in the 1P Stadium mode, and one of the characters available in the 2P Stadium mode.

Pokémon


Venomoth

Voltorb

Golbat


Super Rare print ofKoga

Pokémon Zany Cards

Koga appears, along withSabrina, as the Stage 3 opponent ofSpecial Seven mode.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article:Koga (Masters)

Koga, in hisPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver design, forms async pair withCrobat inPokémon Masters EX. Koga became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with him joining theplayer after completing the sixteenth chapter of thePML Arc.

DexTrainerNDexPokémonTypeWeaknessRoleEX roleBase potentialAvailability
#062Koga#0169Crobat
Poison
Electric
★★★★☆☆EXStory
Chapter 16

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket

Main article:Koga (Genetic Apex 222)

Koga makes an appearance as aSupporter card inPokémon Trading Card Game Pocket's first expansion,Genetic Apex. When the player plays this card, they may take aMuk orWeezing from the Active Spot and put it into their hand.

Cards featuring Koga
CardTypeExpansionRarity#
KogaGenetic Apex♦♦222/226
Genetic Apex★★269/226

Gallery

Artwork

Headshot from
Red and Green
Official artwork from
Red and Blue
Official artwork from
Yellow
Official artwork from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Official artwork from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Concept art from
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Sprites and models

In thecore series

Sprite from
Red and Blue
Sprite from
Yellow
Sprite from
Generation II
Sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
VS sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
VS model from
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Overworld sprite from
Red and Blue
Overworld sprite from
Yellow
Overworld sprite from
Generation II
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Overworld model from
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

In other games

Portraits from
Stadium andStadium 2
Portrait from
Puzzle Challenge

Quotes

Main article:Koga/Quotes

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Koga inPokémon the Series: The Beginning
Koga inPokémon the Series: Black & White

History

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

Koga appeared inThe Ninja Poké-Showdown. He operates theFuchsia Gym in the woods outsideFuchsia City.Aya, Koga's younger sister, is one of his students.

Ash andhis friends managed to overcome the Gym's traps before meeting Koga, and Ash challenged him to aGymbattle. During the match,Ash's Pidgeotto initially lost to Koga'snewly evolvedVenomoth, prompting Ash to call outCharmander. However, their match was interrupted whenTeam Rocket tried to steal Koga's large supply of Voltorb, even though they originally raided the Gym with the intent of gettingPoison-type Pokémon. Team Rocket was eventually stopped byPsyduck's unexpectedly powerfulConfusion attack. Koga then offered totrade his Venomoth for Psyduck, butMisty declined. Ash and Koga then had arematch; pitting Charmander againstKoga's Golbat, Ash triumphed and won theSoul Badge.

InBad To The Bone,Otoshi revealed through a flashback that he defeated Koga'sScyther with hisMarowak and obtained the Soul Badge.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

He reappeared in a flashback inThe Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!.

Character

Koga is dedicated to perfecting hisbattling techniques. Like the traps in hisGym, he attempts to confuse and disorientate his opponents to get the upper hand during a match.

Pokémon

This section is missing information on this character's Japanese voice actor.
Please feel free to edit this section to add this information.
On hand

This listing is of Koga's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:

Venonat →Venomoth
Koga's Venonat
Koga's Venomoth
DebutThe Ninja Poké-Showdown
Voice actors
JapaneseChinami Nishimura (Venonat)
EnglishEric Stuart (Venomoth)

WhenAsh challenged Koga, he sent out hisVenonat, which Ash originally underestimated since he had previously defeatedAya's Venonat quite easily but then it instantlyevolved into aVenomoth, and proceeded to get the upper hand in itsGymbattle withPidgeotto. The battle was interrupted byTeam Rocket, and afterwards, Koga offered to trade Venomoth toMisty for herPsyduck, but she declined.

Venomoth's known moves areStun Spore andSleep Powder.

Golbat
Koga's Golbat
Main article:Koga's Golbat

During Koga's andAsh'srematch, Koga used hisGolbat againstAsh's Charmander. Golbat eventually lost to Charmander's strongFire-typemoves, winning Ash theSoul Badge.

Scyther
Koga's Scyther

Koga'sScyther only appeared in a flashback inBad To The Bone.Otoshi's flashback revealed that he defeated Scyther with hisMarowak and obtained theSoul Badge.

None of Scyther's moves are known.

At Fuchsia Gym
Voltorb (multiple)
Koga's Voltorb (multiple)
DebutThe Ninja Poké-Showdown
Voice actors
Japanese
EnglishEric Stuart

Koga keeps these multipleVoltorb as traps in his Gym. They can be either hidden under the floor or be dropped from the ceiling. Ash, Misty, and Brock first came across one when Ash fell into a trap, stepped on one and it shocked him. Team Rocket attempted to steal the Voltorb from the Gym, andMeowth used these Pokémon as exploding bowling balls and threw them at the heroes.

The Voltorb's only known move isSelf-Destruct.

Voice actors

LanguageVoice actor
Japanese大塚芳忠Hōchū Ōtsuka
EnglishStuart Zagnit
Arabicمروان فرحاتMarwan Farhat
CzechPetr Burian
DutchMartin van den Ham
FinnishArto Nieminen (EP032)
Markus Bäckman (BW116)
European FrenchRobert Guilmard (EP032)
Laurent Bonnet (BW116)
HungarianSeszták Szabolcs
NorwegianTommy Karlsen
PolishRadosław Popłonikowski
Brazilian PortugueseGileno Santoro
SpanishLatin AmericaGerardo Vázquez (EP032)
Enrique Cervantes (BW116)
SpainJuan Fernández Mejías (EP032)
César Martín (BW116)

Pokémon Origins

Koga inPokémon Origins

Koga appeared briefly inFile 3: Giovanni. He was seen losing aGymbattle againstRed and handing him aSoul Badge as a proof of his victory.

Pokémon

Weezing
Koga's Weezing

Weezing is Koga's only known Pokémon. It was used in his Gym battle againstRed, but lost.

None of Weezing's moves are known.

GOTCHA!

Koga briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Koga inPokémon Adventures

Koga uses custom-madePoké Balls that can be thrown asshuriken—perhaps an inspiration forFalkner's later boomerang Poké Balls.

History

Red, Green & Blue arc

Koga is one of the three villainous heads of Team Rocket, and he serves underGiovanni.

Koga debuts inRaging Rhydon, where he is searching theMoon Stone inMt. Moon. Here, Koga fights withRed andMisty and forces his Rhyhorn to evolve with a mysterious injection, revealing what happened to Misty's Gyarados when it was kidnapped, but the mission fails. Koga later tries to scare off Red inLavender Town'sPokémon Tower, and uses a Gastly to reanimate the corpses of dead Pokémon buried there. He also attacks Red with his Arbok. However,Blue has hisCharmeleon slice Arbok in half. Under his boss's orders, he capturesArticuno and brings it toSaffron City. He is once again defeated by Blue atSilph 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 claims Koga's Soul Badge and Blue uses his special Golbat to find out whereTeam Rocket is holding his grandfather.

Yellow arc

Koga helps thePallet Town Trainers in the fight against theElite Four atCerise 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 in a cave, she uses her Arbok to cause stalactites to rain down on them, separating them. Agatha then makes 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 blinded 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 Paralyze Heals. Koga was hoping at least 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 seemingly defeated.

However, in reality, Agatha just pretended to be defeated and had herGengar masquerade as Koga and Blue's shadow to slowly suck the life out of them. The two did not realize this at first, and reasoned Koga's loss of energy was due to his sudden loss of a large amount of blood. After traveling through the maze of stalactites 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 crushed in the collapsing terrain of the destroyed battleground. He narrowly escapes using hisMuk to defend him in his wounded state.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Unlike the other two Rocket Admins, who were instructed to return and manage their Gyms, Koga could not be reached by Giovanni following the events in Cerise Island. His status for most of this chapter was unclear, with his daughterJanine being left in charge of the Gym and with no knowledge of his whereabouts. Janine is worried for her missing father, but nonetheless opposes his criminal ties.

Eventually Koga would reappear with a new partner,Bruno, an unwilling member of the Elite Four who had saved Koga when Cerise was about to collapse. The two had since been training together for a while until they met their former opponents Red and Blue, whose Rhydon was drilling underground towardsIlex Forest. Towards the end of the series, Koga and Bruno meetWill andKaren in the Ilex Forest and persuaded the pair of defeated Team Rocket members to work together with them, thus forming what would eventually become a new and official Elite Four.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

After a long absence, Koga returns, along with the rest of the Elite Four, inAttaway, Aipom!. They faceGold in thePokéathlon Power Course, with Koga taking part in the Circle Push event and easily winning it. Despite this, however, Gold manages to later make a comeback in the final event and win the course.

Pokémon

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

Rhyhorn →Rhydon
Koga's Rhyhorn
Koga's Rhydon

Koga'sRhydon was introduced as aRhyhorn, where it fought againstRed andPika. When it was losing, Koga injected in with a mysterious needle, forcing it to evolve. In its evolved form, it was too much for both Red and Misty to handle, and they had to escape the battle by distracting Rhydon with an electrically charged boulder. It hasn't been seen again.

Rhydon's known moves areRock Throw andHorn Drill.

Gastly
Koga's Gastly

Gastly appeared in thePokémon Tower, possessing the bodies of the dead Pokémon that were buried there, along withBlue andhis Charmeleon.Red'sBulbasaur managed to destroy it by sucking up Gastly's gas form, and expelling it in aSolar Beam, freeing Blue in the process.

None of Gastly's moves are known.

Arbok
Koga's Arbok

Arbok is one of Koga's most powerful Pokémon. It can regenerate itself even if it's cut in half, so as long as its head remains intact. It was used against both Blue and Agatha. It also possesses the ability to temporarily control a detached body part, such as its tail.

Arbok's known moves areAcid andGlare.

Golbat
Koga's Golbat
Main article:Koga's Golbat

Koga'sGolbat is much smaller than the average Golbat. HisSupersonic can be used to create a magic mirror forscrying to see things from a distance, even if walls or land are in the way. After Blue defeated Koga atSilph Co., he stole Golbat to locateProfessor Oak but later returned him to his rightful owner onCerise Island.

Grimer
Koga's Grimer

Koga wears aGrimer on his shoulder in the form of a ninja outfit inPokémon Adventures. He used him extensively to smotherBlue, preventing him from breathing and restricting his movements so that he would be unable to call on his Pokémon.

None of Grimer's moves are known.

Ekans
Koga's Ekans

Koga has anEkans on his arm. It was used first to dispatchBlue's Scyther inSilph Co., and during the battle ofCerise Island to get aParlyz Heal it held to Blue. Ekans was later used in theHeartGold & SoulSilver arc, where it fought withBruno's Hitmonlee againstLance's Dragonite, but they were easily overtaken by itsHyper Beams.

None of Ekans's moves are known.

Muk
Koga's Muk

Koga'sMuk was used on Cerise Island to battle the Elite Four, and proved useful in his survival after the island began to crumble. In theHeartGold & SoulSilver arc, he was used during the Circle Push event of thePokéathlon.

Muk's only known move isPoison Gas.

Weezing
Koga's Weezing

Koga'sWeezing was used on Cerise Island to battle Agatha, mostly to bide time until Arbok regenerated.

Weezing's only known move isSmog, and its Ability isLevitate.

Koffing
Koga's Koffing

Koga usedKoffing against Agatha on Cerise Island. He was instrumental in defeating herGengar when he used his gas to convey a message to Blue.

Koffing's only known move isPoison Gas, and his Ability isLevitate.

Tentacruel
Koga's Tentacruel

Koga usedTentacruel to help Red and Blue as the two Pokédex Holders were digging to theIlex Forest.

None of Tentacruel's moves are known.

Released
Articuno
Koga's Articuno
Main article:Legendary birds (Adventures)

ThisArticuno was originally seen at theSeafoam 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 andLt. Surge, Koga andSabrina, it was merged withZapdos andMoltres to createThu-Fi-Zer after Sabrina took matters into her own hands. Once defeated and freed, it returned to the wild, where it was later caught byGreen alongside its fellowLegendary birds.

Pokémon competitions

Koga has competed in the followingPokémon competitions:

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Koga in Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Koga as a Johto Elite Four member

Koga first appeared inSave The Chansey!!. At the beginning of the story, he was depicted as having a greedy personality.

He hired a Chansey torturer to kidnap severalChansey because he wanted them for himself.Red sneaked in withClefairy andPikachu to rescue the Chansey. However, Koga spotted them and sent outKoffing andGrimer to stall them. However, Clefairy defeated them both and rescued the Chansey.

InAim to be the No. 1 Pokémon!!, Koga, now reformed, was revealed to have registered for the No. 1 Pokémon Contest. 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 inA Challenge to the Elite Four!. He, along withWill andBruno fell from theElite Four Tower, seemly defeated byKaren. Red asks them what happened, but Koga asks him to ask Karen directly. It is later revealed that Karen decided to tell them a joke after an exhausting training session, and they fell down the building after hearing the joke.

Pokémon

Koffing
Koga's Koffing

Koffing was sent out as an obstacle soRed and the others wouldn't get toChansey.

None of Koffing's moves are known.

Grimer
Koga's Grimer

Grimer is another Pokémon of Koga's. It first appeared rising from the trash cans nearby.

None of Grimer's moves are known.

Ninetales
Koga's Ninetales

Koga sent outNinetales to participate in the No. 1 Pokémon Contest. Its beauty managed to dazzle the audience but it was not enough for it to win.

None of Ninetales's moves are known.

Muk
Koga's Muk

Muk is one of Koga's Pokémon. It appeared on the top floor of the Pokémon League when Red found Karen up there. It is unknown if Muk evolved from Grimer, or if it is a separate Pokémon.

None of Muk's moves are known.

Escaped
Chansey (multiple)
Koga's Chansey

TheseChansey were performers at a circus held by aJuggler. They were kidnapped by the Chansey Torturer for Koga's greed. They were strong enough to break free from the ropes that were tying them.

None Chansey's moves are known.

Koga in Magical Pokémon Journey

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Koga in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Koga makes a cameo appearance inPikachu's Excellent Adventure.

In the manga,Jessie,James, andMeowth get trapped inKoga's Gym while searching for theHidden Village withAsh's Pikachu, aCharmander, aSquirtle, aKangaskhan, andTommy. 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 ifAsh himself battles Koga.

Magical Pokémon Journey

Koga makes a brief cameo inThe Wal Comes Tumbling Down.Walnut, an aspiring ninja master, mentions that Koga is a big inspiration to him.

Pokémon Zensho

Koga in Pokémon Zensho

Koga appeared inPZ06, where he attackedSatoshi at theSafari Zone, demanding he hand over theGold Teeth he had discovered and challenging him. At first, Satoshi was unable to battle due to having left all of his Pokémon at the reception desk, until theDitto he had met at the Safari Zone came to his help. After being defeated, Koga admitted that he had originally stolen the Gold Teeth from theSafari Zone Warden as a petty revenge for having built the Safari Zone where a ninja village had once stood.

Pokémon

Weezing
Koga's Weezing
DebutPZ06

Weezing is Koga's only known Pokémon, which he used againstSatoshi. It went up against Satoshi'sDitto, whichtransformed into a duplicate of Koga, causing Weezing to become confused and explode, making Satoshi the winner.

Weezing's only known move isSelfdestruct.

In the TCG

Koga has aneponymousTheme Deck in theGym Challenge expansion.

Artwork

Koga and the Soul BadgeKoga's updatedVS art

Cards

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

Koga's Pokémon
Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format.
Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
CardTypeEnglish
Expansion
Rarity#Japanese
Expansion
Rarity#
Koga's BeedrillGrassGym ChallengeRare Holo9/132Challenge from the DarknessRare Holo 
Koga's DittoColorlessGym ChallengeRare10/132Challenge from the DarknessRare Holo 
Koga's ArbokGrassGym ChallengeRare25/132Challenge from the DarknessRare 
Koga's MukGrassGym ChallengeRare26/132Challenge from the DarknessRare 
Koga's PidgeottoColorlessGym ChallengeRare27/132Challenge from the DarknessRare 
Koga's GolbatGrassGym ChallengeUncommon46/132Challenge from the DarknessUncommon 
Koga's KakunaGrassGym ChallengeUncommon47/132Challenge from the DarknessUncommon 
Koga's KoffingGrassGym ChallengeUncommon48/132Challenge from the DarknessUncommon 
Koga's PidgeyColorlessGym ChallengeUncommon49/132Challenge from the DarknessUncommon 
Koga's WeezingGrassGym ChallengeUncommon50/132Challenge from the DarknessUncommon 
Koga's EkansGrassGym ChallengeCommon77/132Challenge from the DarknessCommon 
Koga's GrimerGrassGym ChallengeCommon78/132Challenge from the DarknessCommon 
Koga's KoffingGrassGym ChallengeCommon79/132Challenge from the DarknessCommon 
Koga's PidgeyColorlessGym ChallengeCommon80/132Challenge from the DarknessCommon 
Koga's TangelaGrassGym ChallengeCommon81/132Challenge from the DarknessCommon 
Koga's WeedleGrassGym ChallengeCommon82/132Challenge from the DarknessCommon 
Koga's ZubatGrassGym ChallengeCommon83/132Challenge from the DarknessCommon 
Koga's CrobatGrass   Pokémon VSCommon079/141
Koga's ForretressGrass   Pokémon VSCommon080/141
VenomothGXGrassUnbroken BondsUltra-Rare Rare12/214Night UnisonRR002/055
Unbroken BondsRare Ultra193/214Night UnisonSR056/055
Unbroken BondsRare Secret216/214Night UnisonHR064/055
Other related cards
CardTypeEnglish
Expansion
Rarity#Japanese
Expansion
Rarity#
KogaTGym ChallengeRare Holo19/132   
Gym ChallengeRare106/132Challenge from the DarknessRare 
Fuchsia City GymT [St]Gym ChallengeUncommon114/132Challenge from the DarknessUncommon 
Koga's Ninja TrickTGym ChallengeUncommon115/132Challenge from the DarknessUncommon 
Koga's Ninja GymT [St]   Unnumbered Promotional cards  
Gym BadgeIXY Black Star Promos XY207XY-P Promotional cards  
Koga's TrapSuUnbroken BondsUncommon177/214Night UnisonU050/055
Unbroken BondsRare Ultra211/214Night UnisonSR063/055
Hidden FatesUncommon59/68   
 

In the TFG

Koga appears as aTrainer figure in theGroundbreakers expansion pack of thePokémon Trading Figure Game.

Trivia

  • Out of the originalGeneration IGym Leaders, Koga has the fewest Trainer cards in the Gym Leader sets of the TCG.
  • Koga is the firstElite Four member who was introduced in an earliergeneration and then attained the title in a later generation.
  • Koga is the only Gym Leader introduced as ofGeneration V who does not appear inBlack 2 and White 2. This is due to his status as an Elite Four member in theGeneration II andIV games.
  • Koga uses aVenomoth on his team in all of the games in whichSabrina does not use one on her team, and vice-versa.
  • Koga andJanine are the only two Gym Leaders to have the same slogan in different generations.
  • Caitlin and Koga are the only Elite Four members who appeared in another game before becoming members of the Elite Four.

Names

LanguageNameOrigin
JapaneseキョウKyouFrom 桔梗kikyō (Chinese bellflower) or 杏kyō (apricot), where the latter matches with his daughter アンズAnzu (Janine) being named after thekun'yomi reading of 杏 asanzu
English, German, European Spanish,
Latin American Spanish, French, Italian,
Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese
KogaFrom 甲賀流Kōga-ryū, a school of ninjutsu
Korean독수DoksuFrom 독 (毒)dok (poison), 독수 (毒手)doksu (vicious means), and possibly 독수리doksuri (eagle)
Chinese (Traditional)阿桔Ā Jié /A GitFrom 桔梗jiégěng / gitgáng (Chinese bellflower) and thefamilial prefixā / a
Chinese (Simplified)阿桔Ā Jié
Chinese (Hong Kong)阿梗Ā Gáng[n 1]
ThaiเคียวKhiaoTranscription of his Japanese name
VietnameseKyoTranscription of his Japanese name

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