Kotarō

Kotarō コタロウ Kotarō
Artwork with Zoroark
Gender	Male
Relatives	Unknown
Kingdom	Yaksha
Specialty	Dark
Default Pokémon	Deino

Kotarō (Japanese: コタロウ) is a Warlord in Pokémon Conquest.

In the games

The ninja Warlords, Kotarō, Hanzō, Nene, and Kunoichi with Pokémon

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Warlord information

Rank I

	Power	82
	Wisdom	78
	Charisma	52
	Total	212
	Warrior Skill	Quick Strike
	Capacity	5
Perfect Links
Zorua

Rank II

	Power	92
	Wisdom	89
	Charisma	62
	Total	243
	Warrior Skill	Mayhem
	Capacity	6
Perfect Links
Zorua Zoroark

• Transforms to Rank II by reaching a 60% link with Zorua or Zoroark.

Default Pokémon

The Legend of Ransei	Unite Ransei stories	Ninja stories	Defeat Nobunaga stories	Two Heroes of Ransei
Zoroark	Deino	Deino	Deino	Hydreigon

Quotes

• Start of turn:

• When asleep:

"Hm... Sleeping..."

• With low health or a status ailment:

"The situation is...delicate..."

• When victory is near:

"Let's finish them..."

• Otherwise:

"Go..."

• Start of battle:
  • When attacking a castle:

"Throw them into oblivion."

• When defending a castle:

"They must want to be crushed..."

• During battle:

"Not a bad battle at all, is it, <Pokémon's name>? Let's stir things up as best we can..."

• When ordering to attack:

"<Move's name>..."

• When ordering to go to battle:

• To a kingdom:

"Ha... I can already tell you how this battle will end..."

• To a wild Pokémon location:

"Let's have some fun..."

• Upon forming a link:

"I have formed a link with <Pokémon's name>..."

• When using an item:

"<Item>..."

• When using his Warrior Skill:

"Let's shake things up..."

• After winning a battle:

• If he attacked a castle:

"That was far too easy..."

• If he defended a castle:

"Feeling bitter...? Hehe..."

• When defeated:
  • If recruitable:

"Hehe... I've taken a liking to you..."

• If defeated by something other than the enemy:

"Ha... How amusing."

• Otherwise:

"Fun's over..."

• When being recruited:

"Fine. Let's see how you fare..."

• At the start of Time for Battle!:

"Ha... This will be enjoyable."

Profile

A ninja who seems set on throwing all of Ransei into turmoil. His true motivations for doing so, however, remain a mystery to all.

In the manga

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

Kotarō debuted in The Scarlet Scroll: Kunoichi's Situation.

Pokémon

		Gothorita
		Zoroark is Kotarō's only known Pokémon.
Debut	The Scarlet Scroll: Kunoichi's Situation

Trivia

• Kotarō has the lowest Charisma of any Warlord.

Historical origin

Kotarō is based on the real-life Fūma Kotarō of Japanese history. Isuke (Ninokuruwa Isuke) was of the Fūma clan as well. Kotarō served both Ujimasa (Hōjō Ujimasa) and Ujinao (Hōjō Ujinao).

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.