James's Weezing
Weezing (Japanese: マタドガス Matadogas) was the first Pokémon James appeared with in Kanto; he received it as a gift from Giovanni. Its Japanese voice actor is 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka.
Weezing first appeared in Pokémon Emergency as a Koffing. It was used constantly by James and eventually evolved into a Weezing in the episode Dig Those Diglett along with Jessie's Ekans after James and Jessie were desperate for their Pokémon to evolve.
James used Weezing as his main battling Pokémon throughout much of the Kanto episodes, but during the Johto episodes, he tended to use Victreebel more for actual combat; during this time, Weezing was used to create smoke to cover escapes and entrances.
As Koffing, it was always happy and light-hearted, if not a bit dopey. But after it evolved, it constantly looked depressed and forlorn. This may not be indicative of its character, however, because all Weezing have this appearance. James once said that he and Weezing were "like brothers."
In A Poached Ego, Team Rocket found a poacher holding a herd of Ekans and Koffing captive in Hoenn. After freeing them James and Jessie reluctantly ordered Weezing and Arbok to stay in the wild and guard their fellow Pokémon. The two Pokémon have not been seen since.
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Weezing.
