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{{CharInfobox
|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|color={{fighting color}}
|corecolor={{fighting color light}}
|name=Koichi
|jname=タケノリ
|tmname=Takenori
|image=Karate Master JN.png
|size=250px 
|caption=Karate Master in {{aniseries|JN}}
|gender=Male
|hometown=Unknown, possibly [[Saffron City]]
|region=[[Kanto]]
|game=yes
|generation={{Gen|I}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|VII}} 
|games=[[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red, Blue]], {{v2|Yellow}}, [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed, LeafGreen]], [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!]]
|trainerclass=Karate Master{{sup/7|PE}}<br>{{tc|Black Belt}}{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}
|leader=yes
|gym=Fighting Dojo
|specialist=yes
|type={{t|Fighting}} types
|badge=Unknown
|anime=no
}}
'''Koichi''' (Japanese: '''タケノリ''' ''Takenori'') is a {{tc|Black Belt}} and the leader of the [[Fighting Dojo]] in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s|Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen}}, [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Let's Go, Eevee!]]. He is the only character in the games to have the {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}} '''Karate Master''' (Japanese: '''からてだいおう''' ''Great {{tc|Black Belt|Karate King}}'').

==In the core series games==
Koichi is a leader of [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]]. At one point, Koichi 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 {{player}} obtains a {{p|Hitmonlee}} or a {{p|Hitmonchan}} as a reward for beating Koichi. 

Koichi's name was not revealed until [[Generation III]]. He is also known as the '''Karate Master''' (Japanese: '''カラテだいおう'''{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}} / '''からてだいおう'''{{sup/7|PE}} ''Great Karate King'').

In {{g|X and Y}}, the Dojo sensei (either Koichi or [[Kiyo]]) can be found in [[Lumiose City]], trying to start a new Fighting Dojo at a small apartment he has rented in Centrico Plaza. His business doesn't seem to be running smoothly, however, as a {{tc|Battle Girl}} at the apartment tells that he's only getting new students signing up by telling them he's running a dance studio.

===Pokémon===
===={{game3|Red and Blue|Pokémon Red, Blue|s}}, and {{v2|Yellow}}====
{{Party/Single
|color={{fighting color}}
|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|headcolor={{fighting color light}}
|sprite=Spr RG Blackbelt.png
|prize={{PDollar}}925
|name={{tccolor|Black Belt|000|Blackbelt}}
|game=RGBY
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=2}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=106
|pokemon=Hitmonlee
|level=37
|type1=Fighting
|move1=Double Kick|move1type=Fighting
|move2=Rolling Kick|move2type=Fighting
|move3=Meditate|move3type=Psychic
|move4=Mega Kick|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=107
|pokemon=Hitmonchan
|level=37
|type1=Fighting
|move1=Comet Punch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Mega Punch|move2type=Normal
|move3=Agility|move3type=Psychic
|move4=Fire Punch|move4type=Fire}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Given away=====
After being defeated, Koichi lets the player take one of these Pokémon:
{|
|-
|{{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=106|pokemon=Hitmonlee
|level=30|type1=Fighting
|move1=Double Kick|move1type=Fighting
|move2=Meditate|move2type=Psychic}}
|{{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=107|pokemon=Hitmonchan
|level=30|type1=Fighting
|move1=Comet Punch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Agility|move2type=Psychic}}
|}

===={{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}====
{{Party/Single
|color={{fighting color}}
|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|headcolor={{fighting color light}}
|sprite=Spr FRLG Black Belt.png
|prize={{pdollar}}888
|class=Black Belt
|name=Koichi
|game=FRLG
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=2}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=106
|pokemon=Hitmonlee
|level=37
|gender=male
|ability=Limber
|held=Black Belt
|type1=Fighting
|move1=Hi Jump Kick|move1type=Fighting
|move2=Foresight|move2type=Normal
|move3=Focus Energy|move3type=Normal
|move4=Mind Reader|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|ndex=107
|pokemon=Hitmonchan
|level=37
|gender=male
|ability=Keen Eye
|held=Black Belt
|type1=Fighting
|move1=Sky Uppercut|move1type=Fighting
|move2=ThunderPunch|move2type=Electric
|move3=Ice Punch|move3type=Ice
|move4=Fire Punch|move4type=Fire}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Given away=====
After being defeated, Koichi lets the player take one of these Pokémon:
{|
|-
|{{Pokémon/3|game=FireRed|ndex=106|pokemon=Hitmonlee
|level=25|gender=male|ability=Limber|type1=Fighting
|move1=Jump Kick|move1type=Fighting
|move2=Rolling Kick|move2type=Fighting
|move3=Brick Break|move3type=Fighting
|move4=Focus Energy|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/3|game=FireRed|ndex=107|pokemon=Hitmonchan
|level=25|gender=male|ability=Keen Eye|type1=Fighting
|move1=Mach Punch|move1type=Fighting
|move2=Comet Punch|move2type=Normal
|move3=Pursuit|move3type=Dark
|move4=Agility|move4type=Psychic}}
|}

====[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]====
{{Party/Single
|color={{fighting color}}
|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|headcolor={{fighting color light}}
|sprite=VSBlack Belt PE.png
|size=90px
|prize={{PDollar}}952
|class=Karate Master
|classlink=Koichi
|name=Koichi
|game=PE
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=1
|style="margin:auto"}}
| style="margin:auto" |{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=062
|pokemon=Poliwrath
|type1=Water|type2=Fighting
|gender=male
|level=34
|move1=Submission|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Body Slam|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Bubble Beam|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special}}
{{Party/Footer}}

=====Given away=====
After being defeated, Koichi lets the player take one of these Pokémon:
{|
|-
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=106
|pokemon=Hitmonlee
|type1=Fighting
|gender=male
|level=30
|move1=Feint|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Brick Break|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Facade|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Jump Kick|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=107
|pokemon=Hitmonchan
|type1=Fighting
|gender=male
|level=30
|move1=Dizzy Punch|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Thunder Punch|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Ice Punch|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Fire Punch|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Physical}}
|}

==Gallery==
===Sprites and models===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color}}; font-size:80%"
|-
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr RG Blackbelt.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr FRLG Black Belt.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:VSBlack Belt PE.png|100px]]
|- 
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| VS model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}
|- 
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Blackbelt I OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{fighting color dark}}; background:#{{fighting color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Black Belt FRLG OD.png]]
|- 
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|}

==Quotes==
==={{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}===
* Before battle
:''"Grunt! I am the <sc>Karate Master</sc>! I am the <sc>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 <sc>{{OBP|Pokémon|species}}</sc>! Choose whichever one you like!"''

* If Hitmonlee is chosen
:''"You want the hard{{tt|-|only a space in Red and Blue}}kicking <sc>{{p|Hitmonlee}}</sc>?"''

* If Hitmonchan is chosen
:''"You want the piston{{tt|-|only a space in Red and Blue}}punching <sc>{{p|Hitmonchan}}</sc>?"''

* If talked to again
:''"Ho! Stay and train at Karate with us!"''

==={{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}===
* Before battle
:''"Grunt! I am the <sc>Karate Master</sc>. I am the <sc>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 <sc>Fighting Pokémon</sc>! Choose whichever one you like!"''

* If Hitmonlee is chosen
:''"You want the hard-kicking <sc>Hitmonlee</sc>?"''

* If Hitmonchan is chosen
:''"You want the piston-punching <sc>Hitmonchan</sc>?"''

* If talked to again
:''"Grunt! Stay and train at karate with us!"''

===[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]===
* 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! Argh! 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-type Pokémon! Choose whichever one you like!

* If Hitmonlee is chosen
:''"You want the hard-kicking Hitmonlee?"''

* If Hitmonchan is chosen
:''"You want the piston-punching Hitmonchan?"''

* If talked to again
:''"Hyah! Stay and train at karate with us!"''

==In animation==
===''Pokémon the Series''===
A Karate Master appeared in the {{aniseries|JN}} episode ''[[JN034|Solitary and Menacing!]]''. He is the current leader of the [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]].

Sometime before {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] arrive at the Dojo, Karate Master is challenged by [[Bea]] who has been challenging several Fighting-type Pokémon Trainers around the world. When Ash goes to open the tip to see his battle with Bea, Ash is surprised by the defeat of his Hitmonchan.

When Ash decides to face Bea, he gives up the Dojo for them to battle, Karate Master reveals to them about the fame Bea achieved in the [[World Coronation Series]] and as a [[Gym Leader]] in the [[Galar]] region. During the battle, he explains Bea's strategies to Goh and assesses the battle as a whole, and notes that the same strategy that Bea used against him, she used against Ash in their battle. When Bea finishes the battle, she thanks the Master for using the arena.

Soon after, he tells Goh that it was time for them to battle. Presumably, Goh wins the battle as it is later revealed that Goh received a {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Hitmonchan}} from the Dojo.

He remained unnamed in {{aniseries|PTS}}, and was only referred to as Karate Master (Japanese: '''空手大王''') in the credits.

====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Kiyo
|pkmn=Hitmonlee
|gender=male
|type1=Fighting
|img=Karate Master Hitmonlee.png
|epnum=JN034
|epname=Solitary and Menacing!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Hitmonlee}} is one of the Pokémon that the Karate Master used in the battle against Bea. He is revealed to have lost to her {{p|Grapploct}}.

None of Hitmonlee's moves are known.}}
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Kiyo
|pkmn=Hitmonchan
|gender=male
|type1=Fighting
|img=Karate Master Hitmonchan.png
|epnum=JN034
|epname=Solitary and Menacing!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Hitmonchan}} is one of the Pokémon that the Karate Master used in the battle against Bea. He is revealed to have lost to her {{p|Grapploct}}.

None of Hitmonchan's moves are known.}}
=====At Dojo=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Karate Master
|pkmn=Hitmonchan (multiple)
|gender=male
|type1=Fighting
|img=Fighting Dojo Hitmonchan.png
|epnum=JN034
|epname=Solitary and Menacing!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc=Several Hitmonchan are seen training in the Dojo. They are given to Trainers who win a battle against the Karate Master. 

None of Hitmonchan's moves are known.}}
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Karate Master
|pkmn=Hitmonlee (multiple)
|gender=male
|type1=Fighting
|img=Fighting Dojo Hitmonlee.png
|epnum=JN034
|epname=Solitary and Menacing!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc=Several Hitmonlee are seen training in the Dojo. They are given to Trainers who win a battle against the Karate Master.

None of Hitmonlee's moves are known.}}

=====Given away=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Goh 
|pkmn=Hitmonchan
|type1=Fighting
|gender=male
|img=Goh Hitmonchan.png
|epnum=JN034
|epname=Solitary and Menacing!
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Hitmonchan}} is a Pokémon that Goh received as a prize after defeating the Karate Master in [[Saffron City]]'s [[Fighting Dojo]].

None of Hitmonchan's moves are known.}}

====Voice actors====
{{vatable|color={{fighting color}}|bordercolor={{fighting color light}}
|ja=間宮康弘 ''[[Yasuhiro Mamiya]]''
|en=[[Kyle Hebert]]
|id=Hari Suseno
|fr_eu=Jean-Michel Vovk
|he=גל בר-און ''Gal Bar-On''
|pl=Robert Jarociński
|es_eu=Miguel Ángel Muro}}

===Pokémon Origins===
[[File:Kiyo PO.png|thumb|250px|Koichi in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]
Koichi appears briefly in ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]''. {{OBP|Red|Origins}} defeated him in a battle off-screen, and as a reward, Koichi let Red take either his {{p|Hitmonlee}} or {{p|Hitmonchan}}.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Koichi
|width=68
|pkmn=Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan
|gender=male
|type1=Fighting
|img=Kiyo PO.png
|epnum=PO03
|epname=File 3: Giovanni
|desc={{p|Hitmonlee}} and {{p|Hitmonchan}} are Koichi's only known Pokémon. After being defeated by Red, he allowed Red to pick and take one of them.

None of Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan's moves are known.}}

==In the manga==
===Pokémon Zensho===
Koichi appeared in [[PZ07]], where he was instead referred to as the "Dojo Master". He told {{Zensho|Satoshi}} how {{Zensho|Shigeru}} had recently beaten [[Sabrina]], who was now trying to rescue the [[Silph Co.]] from [[Team Rocket]].

====Pokémon====
{| style="float:left; width:96px"
|- 
| {{ActivePoké|Dojo Master|Hitmonchan|Fighting Dojo interior Zensho.png|size=150px|Fighting|link=no}} ♂
| {{ActivePoké|Dojo Master|Hitmonlee|Fighting Dojo interior Zensho.png|size=150px|Fighting|link=no}} ♂
| {{ActivePoké|Dojo Master|Machoke|Fighting Dojo interior Zensho.png|size=150px|Fighting|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Dojo Master|Primeape|Fighting Dojo interior Zensho.png|size=150px|Fighting|link=no}}
|}{{-}}

[[File:Karate Master JNM.png|thumb|150px|Karate Master in {{ma|Pokémon Journeys}}]]
===Pokémon Journeys===
Karate Master appeared in ''[[JNM11|Solitary and Menacing!]]''. As in the {{pkmn|animated series}}, he observed the battle between {{Ash}} and [[Bea]], but unlike in the animated series, he was never challenged by [[Goh]].

====Pokémon====
{| style="float:left; width:96px"
|- 
| {{ActivePoké|Karate Master|Hitmonchan|Karate Master Hitmonchan JNM.png|size=160px|Fighting|link=no}} ♂
|}{{-}}

==Names==
{| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border:3px solid #{{fighting color}}"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| タケノリ ''Takenori''
| Alternative reading of 武徳 ''butoku'' (martial virtues)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English, Spanish,<br> French, Italian
| Koichi
| From ''{{wp|Kōichi}}'', a masculine Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| Junichi
| From ''{{wp|Jun'ichi}}'', a masculine Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 무덕 ''Mudeok''
| From 무덕 (武德) ''mudeok'' (martial virtues)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 武德 ''Wǔdé''
| rowspan="2" | From 武德 ''wǔdé / móuhdāk'' (martial virtues)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 武德 ''Móuhdāk''
|}

''Karate Master''
{{langtable|color={{fighting color light}}|bordercolor={{fighting color}}
|zh_yue=空手道大王 ''{{tt|Hūngsáudouh Daaihwòhng|Great Karate King}}''
|zh_cmn=空手道大王 ''{{tt|Kōngshǒudào Dàwáng|Great Karate King}}''
|fi=Karatemestari
|fr=Grand Karatéka<!--{{sup/7|PE}}<br>Grand Maître de Karaté{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}-->
|de=Karate-Meister
|it=Maestro di karate<!--{{sup/7|PE}}<br>Maestro di Karate{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}-->
|ko=태권도 대왕 ''{{tt|Taegwondo Daewang|Great Taekwondo King}}''
|pl=Mistrz Karate
|pt_br=Mestre de Caratê
|es=Maestro Karateka<!--{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}{{sup/7|PE}}-->
}}

==Related articles==
* [[Kiyo]]
* [[Master Hamm]]

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