Gan Gogh

Mr. Gan Gogh (Japanese: ロッホ Loch) is a character of the day in the Pokémon anime, who appeared in the episode The Light Fantastic. He is voiced by 緒方賢一 Kenichi Ogata in Japanese and Jimmy Zoppi in English.

He was once a travelling trainer until he saw the Rainbow Lights, a phenomenon which happens once every twelve years near the ruins of the Remoraidians. He attempted to draw the lights using seven crayons, however was unable to emulate the wide range of colors before him. So twelve years later he attempted once again using twelve crayons and failed again. Finally, twelve years after that, he had 251 crayons at his disposal. This proved to be too many crayons, as by the time he chose one to start with, the light had faded.

In the present, with the help of Ash and his friends he travelled to the dried up Remoraid Lake, the source of the lights. While there, he used his Venusaur to defeat Team Rocket after another one of their attempts to steal Ash's Pikachu. At sunrise, Gan Gogh and the others discovered that the source of the Rainbow Lights was the Remoraid who now lived below the lake and came up once every twelve years. In the end, Gan Gogh never got to paint the Rainbow Lights; however he was satisfied for having learned their cause and understanding the mystery of the Remoraid.

Interestingly, despite the fact that he draws using crayons, he keeps a paint brush behind his ear.

Pokémon

Venusaur

Trivia

• Gan Gogh's name comes from the famous painter Vincent van Gogh.

This article is part of Project COD, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each one-time character of the Pokémon anime.