Janine

Janine アンズ Anzu
"The Poisonous Ninja Master"
Art from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Female
Hometown	Fuchsia City
Region	Kanto
Relatives	Koga (father)
Class	Gym Leader
Generation	II, III, IV
Games	Pokémon Gold, Silver Crystal, Stadium 2, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gym	Fuchsia Gym
Type	Poison
Badge	Soul Badge

Janine (Japanese: アンズ Anzu) is the Gym Leader of Fuchsia City's Gym, known officially as the Fuchsia Gym, after her father, Koga, is promoted to the Elite Four in Generation II. She specializes in Poison-type Pokémon. She gives the Soul Badge to Trainers who best her. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, her name is mistakenly listed as Charine.

In the games

Janine's first appearance was in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Following Koga's promotion to the Elite Four, she succeeds him as the Gym Leader of the Fuchsia Gym. Like her father, she is known as "The Poisonous Ninja Master", and uses Poison-type Pokémon in battle. She appears in the same capacity in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Originally, Janine's goal was to use Poison-type Pokémon just as well as her father. After becoming a Gym Leader, Janine hopes that by applying herself, she'll improve her skills and become better than her father, and (following her loss) the protagonist.

When encountered in her Gym, Janine hides behind the invisible walls that were installed prior to Generation I/III. To further confuse her challengers, the junior Trainers of the Gym are disguised like Janine. Once they have been defeated, the Leader will battle with a team of Poison-type Pokémon. Once defeated, she will yield the Soul Badge and a Poison-type TM: TM06 (Toxic) in Generation II; TM84 (Poison Jab) in Generation IV.

Like the other Gym Leaders of Kanto and Johto, Janine will leave her Gym from time to time in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Every evening between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM, she can be found at the Pokémon League Reception Gate near Victory Road, presumably to visit her father. She will give travelers her phone number, after which she can be called on Monday evenings to arrange a rematch at Saffron City's Fighting Dojo.

Before the events that led to her employment as the Gym Leader, Janine hung around outside the Fuchsia Zoo. She will tell the protagonist of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen that Koga is teaching her how to use Poison Pokémon in an obvious reference the the previously released Generation II games.

Janine also apears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Kanto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only time in which her active team contains Pokémon not of the Poison-type.

Pokémon

This listing is for Janine's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

3900 Leader Janine Gold, Silver, and Crystal Fuchsia Gym

Crobat ♂ Lv.36  Poison  Flying  Held item: None Moves Wing Attack Flying Confuse Ray Ghost Supersonic Normal Screech Normal Weezing ♂ Lv.36  Poison  Held item: None Moves Sludge Bomb Poison Smog Poison Toxic Poison Explosion Normal Weezing ♂ Lv.36  Poison  Held item: None Moves Sludge Bomb Poison Smog Poison Toxic Poison Explosion Normal Ariados ♂ Lv.33  Bug  Poison  Held item: None Moves String Shot Bug Night Shade Ghost Giga Drain Grass Scary Face Normal Venomoth ♂ Lv.39  Bug  Poison  Held item: None Moves Toxic Poison Psychic Psychic Foresight Normal Supersonic Normal

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First battle

6000 Leader Janine HeartGold and SoulSilver Fuchsia Gym

Crobat Lv.47  Poison  Flying  Held item: None Ability: Inner Focus Moves Confuse Ray Ghost Status Screech Normal Status Wing Attack Flying Physical Supersonic Normal Status Weezing Lv.44  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves Sludge Bomb Poison Special Toxic Poison Status Explosion Normal Physical Double Hit Normal Physical Ariados ♀ Lv.47  Bug  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Swagger Normal Status Night Shade Ghost Special Poison Jab Poison Physical Pin Missile Bug Physical Ariados ♀ Lv.47  Bug  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Psychic Psychic Special Poison Jab Poison Physical Screech Normal Status Pin Missile Bug Physical Venomoth ♀ Lv.50  Bug  Poison  Held item: Sitrus Berry Ability: Unknown Moves Double Team Normal Status Psychic Psychic Special Sludge Bomb Poison Special Signal Beam Bug Special

Second battle (rematch)

6600 Leader Janine HeartGold and SoulSilver Fighting Dojo

Ariados ♀ Lv.58  Bug  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Bounce Flying Physical Toxic Poison Status Swagger Normal Status Night Shade Ghost Special Toxicroak ♀ Lv.52  Poison  Fighting  Held item: None Ability: Dry Skin Moves Cross Chop Fighting Physical Poison Jab Poison Physical Attract Normal Status Substitute Normal Status Weezing ♀ Lv.56  Poison  Held item: None Ability: Levitate Moves Thunderbolt Electric Special Sludge Bomb Poison Special Toxic Poison Status Explosion Normal Physical Drapion ♀ Lv.55  Poison  Dark  Held item: None Ability: Unknown Moves Confuse Ray Ghost Status Swords Dance Normal Status Cross Poison Poison Physical Night Slash Dark Physical Crobat ♀ Lv.52  Poison  Flying  Held item: None Ability: Inner Focus Moves Heat Wave Fire Special Cross Poison Poison Physical Confuse Ray Ghost Status U-turn Bug Physical Venomoth ♀ Lv.59  Bug  Poison  Held item: Sitrus Berry Ability: Unknown Moves Psychic Psychic Special Bug Buzz Bug Special Sleep Powder Grass Status Double Team Normal Status

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

None Leader Janine Round 1 Fuchsia Gym

Crobat ♀ Lv.50  Poison  Flying  Held item: King's Rock Moves Mean Look Normal Toxic Poison Bite Dark Confuse Ray Ghost Weezing ♂ Lv.50  Poison  Held item: Focus Band Moves Attract Normal Toxic Poison Swagger Normal Rollout Rock Ariados ♀ Lv.50  Bug  Poison  Held item: Quick Claw Moves Swagger Normal Toxic Poison Dig Ground Spider Web Bug Tentacruel ♀ Lv.50  Water  Poison  Held item: Miracle Berry Moves Attract Normal Toxic Poison Supersonic Normal Surf Water Stantler ♂ Lv.50  Normal  Held item: Scope Lens Moves Attract Normal Toxic Poison Headbutt Normal Confuse Ray Ghost Gligar ♀ Lv.50  Ground  Flying  Held item: PRZCureBerry Moves Attract Normal Toxic Poison Swagger Normal Slash Normal

Round 2

None Leader Janine Round 2 Fuchsia Gym

Crobat Lv.50  Poison  Flying  Held item: King's Rock Moves Toxic Poison Bite Dark Mean Look Normal Confuse Ray Ghost Vaporeon Lv.50  Water  Held item: Bright Powder Moves Surf Water Ice Beam Ice Baton Pass Normal Double Team Normal Meganium Lv.50  Grass  Held item: Quick Claw Moves Toxic Poison Attract Normal Leech Seed Grass Razor Leaf Grass Muk Lv.50  Poison  Held item: Focus Band Moves Toxic Poison Swagger Normal Mean Look Normal Fire Punch Fire Girafarig Lv.50  Normal  Psychic  Held item: Miracle Berry Moves Crunch Dark Psychic Psychic Double Team Normal Baton Pass Normal Forretress Lv.50  Bug  Steel  Held item: None Moves Spikes Ground Sandstorm Rock Double-Edge Normal Swagger Normal

Quotes

Janine's sprite from Generation II	Janine's sprite from Generation IV	Janine's VS sprite from Generation IV

"My father is Gym Leader of this town. I'm training to use Poison Pokémon as well as my father."

"Fufufufu... I'm sorry to disappoint you... I'm only joking! I'm the real deal! Janine of Fuchsia Gym, that's me!"

"You're a tough one. You definitely won... Here's Soul Badge. Take it."

"I'm going to really apply myself and improve my skills. I want to become better than both father and you!"

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Janine and her Ariados

Janine is the daughter of Koga, and the new Gym Leader at Fuchsia City. She does, however, leave town on many occasions to perform various jobs for anyone with the money to hire her. She was shown in VS. Crobat to be in the middle of such a job, pretending to steal a large pearl to test the security at the Goldenrod Museum. After completing it, she pauses on a rooftop to wonder what she is doing with her life.

Her father, being both a ninja and a member of Team Rocket, had hoped to make her a member as well, both serving their master, Giovanni. But with Koga and Giovanni's disappearance, she was left alone and unguided. Searching for not just her father, but a master, Janine found herself in the same situation as Suicune, whom also was searching for a Trainer in its upcoming battle.

Suddenly, Suicune appeared before Janine, and challenged her. Suicune seemed initially caught off-guard by her tactics, but soon won. Before he left, Janine expressed her desires for finding her own master, just as she felt Suicune was.

Janine later fought against Falkner at the Gym Leaders Challenge. Despite overwhelming attacks, she forfeited the match when she left the battlefield, pursuing who she thought was her father. She never did catch the mysterious person, however, and it is unknown if they will ever meet again.

Pokémon

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

Ariados

Forretress

Crobat

Weezing

Grimer

In the TCG

Artwork from VS Series

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Janine or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Janine's Beedrill		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	61/141
Janine's Arbok		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	62/141
Janine's Venomoth		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	63/141
Janine's Weezing		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	64/141
Janine's Ariados		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	65/141
Janine's Crobat		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	66/141
Janine's Shuckle		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	67/141
Janine's TM 01	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	119/141
Janine's TM 02	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	120/141

Trivia

• Janine and Volkner are the only Gym Leaders that have not appeared in the anime. Volkner's debut is anticipated; Ash and co. are approaching Sunyshore City.
• In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Janine's Pokémon are the lowest leveled of all the Kanto Gym Leaders. This may reflect her status as the newest Gym Leader.
• In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen's Fame Checker, Janine is misnamed as "Charine" in the English versions.

Names

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Generation I and Generation III
Brock of Pewter City	Misty of Cerulean City	Lt. Surge of Vermilion City	Erika of Celadon City	Koga of Fuchsia City	Sabrina of Saffron City	Blaine of Cinnabar Island	Giovanni of Viridian City
Generation II and Generation IV
Brock of Pewter City	Misty of Cerulean City	Lt. Surge of Vermilion City	Erika of Celadon City	Janine of Fuchsia City	Sabrina of Saffron City	Blaine of Seafoam Islands	Blue of Viridian City

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