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==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Koko baby.png|thumb|left|250px|Koko as a baby]]
[[File:Koko baby.png|thumb|left|250px|Koko as a baby]]
Koko's real name is '''Al Molybdenum''' (Japanese: '''アル・モリブデン''' ''Al Molybden''). He is the only child of scientists [[Chrom and Phossa Molybdenum]], who were the leaders of the Biotope Company, working with their subordinate [[Dr. Zed]]. When they learned of the Great Tree's location in the [[Forest of Okoya]] and that the many {{p|Zarude}} living in the forest worshipped it, they decided to protect it from Dr. Zed, who wanted to destroy it in order to gain access to the secrets of the Healing Springs. Infuriated by this revelation, Dr. Zed chased the family down as they tried to escape in their car. He soon ran them off the road and into a riverbank. Stealing the data, Dr. Zed left the family to die in the ensuing explosion, but Al survived as he had drifted away from the car down the river.
Koko was born '''Al Molybdenum''' (Japanese: '''アル・モリブデン''' ''Al Molybden''), the only child of scientists [[Chrom and Phossa Molybdenum]], the late leaders of the Biotope Company. When they learned of the Great Tree's location in the [[Forest of Okoya]] and that the many {{p|Zarude}} living in the forest worshipped it, they decided to protect it from their subordinate [[Doctor Zed|Dr. Zed]], who wanted to destroy it in order to gain access to the secrets of the Healing Springs. Infuriated by this revelation, Dr. Zed chased the family down as they tried to escape in their car. He soon ran them off the road and into a riverbank. Stealing the data, Dr. Zed left the family to die in the ensuing explosion, but Al survived as he had drifted away from the car down the river.


Al was eventually found by a single Zarude living deep within the jungle. This Zarude attempted to return Koko to his parents, however an attempt to leave him in [[Milyfa Town]] led to Al nearly walking in front of a car. Zarude decided to investigate a nearby lab and upon seeing its wrecked state and a photo of Al with his parents realized that the baby was now an orphan. Zarude decided to raise Al as a son and renamed him Koko. Knowing that this was against the rules of its troop, Zarude decided to leave the other Zarude behind so it could raise Koko safely, as they objected to a human being brought to their sacred tree. This Zarude, who took to wearing a torn piece of pink clothing, would become known as "Dada" to Koko.
Al was eventually found by a single [[Dada|Zarude]] living deep within the jungle. This Zarude attempted to return Al to his parents, however an attempt to leave him in [[Milyfa Town]] led to Al nearly walking in front of a car. Zarude decided to investigate a nearby lab and upon seeing its wrecked state and a photo of Al with his parents realized that the baby was now an orphan. Zarude decided to raise Al as a son and renamed him Koko. Knowing that this was against the rules of its troop, Zarude decided to leave the other Zarude behind so it could raise Koko safely, as they objected to a human being brought to their sacred tree. This Zarude, who took to wearing a torn piece of pink clothing, would become known as "Dada" to Koko.


Over the next ten years, Zarude raised Koko in the depths of the jungle, and the two developed a strong bond. As he had no memory of his human life, Koko believed he was also a Pokémon and was frustrated by the fact that he was seemingly unable to use [[move]]s. Zarude didn't want to tell Koko the truth of his origins. However Koko begins to question his origins. When Zarude hesitates to give Koko the answer he asks for, Koko storms off to discover his true origins. However, Koko falls into a river where he is saved by Ash Ketchum. Following his recovery, Koko finds himself in the human world where he notices that Ash and his fellow humans are identical to to himself. Koko soon realizes that he's one of them. Koko befriends Ash and the latter subsequently teaches the former what it means to be human.  
Over the next ten years, Zarude raised Koko in the depths of the jungle, and the two developed a strong bond. As he had no memory of his human life, Koko believed he was also a Pokémon and was frustrated by the fact that he was seemingly unable to use [[move]]s. Zarude didn't want to tell Koko the truth of his origins. However, Koko began to question about his origins. When Zarude hesitated to give Koko the answer he asked for, Koko stormed off to discover his true origins. However, Koko fell into a river where he was saved by {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20}}. Following his recovery, Koko found himself in the human world where he noticed that Ash and his fellow humans were identical to himself. Koko soon realized that he was one of them. Koko befriended Ash and the latter subsequently taught the former what it means to be human.
 
After Koko introduced his father to Ash, Zarude confronted Koko for speaking the human language and bringing a fellow human. However, Koko said that Zarude was ignoring the fact that he is also a human and called Dada out on this. Guilty, Zarude confessed to Koko that the latter wasn't a Zarude nor the begat of the former. Zarude took Koko, Ash, [[Ash's Pikachu (M20)|Pikachu]], and their friend {{p|Skwovet}} to the abandoned lab where he explained Koko's past and showed them the picture of Koko's real parents.


===Character===
===Character===
Koko has a parent-child relationship with Zarude, calling it '''Dada''' (Japanese: '''とうちゃん''' ''Daddy'').
Koko has a parent-child relationship with Zarude, calling it '''[[Dada]]''' (Japanese: '''とうちゃん''' ''Daddy'').


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|main=Dada
|nick=Dada
|nick=Dada
|width=74
|width=74
<!--|main=Zarude (M23)-->
|pkmn=Zarude
|pkmn=Zarude
|trainer=Koko
|trainer=Koko
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|epnum=M23
|epnum=M23
|epname=Secrets of the Jungle
|epname=Secrets of the Jungle
|vajp=
|vajp=List of Japanese voice actors{{!}}Nakamura Kankurō
|vaen=List of English voice actors{{!}}Edward Bosco
|vaen=List of English voice actors{{!}}Edward Bosco
|desc={{p|Zarude}}, whom Koko calls "Dada", found Koko as a baby and raised him.
|desc={{p|Zarude}}, whom Koko calls "Dada", found Koko as a baby and raised him.}}
 
Zarude's known moves are {{m|Vine Whip}}, {{m|Jungle Healing}}, and {{m|Energy Ball}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|epnum=M23
|epnum=M23
|epname=Secrets of the Jungle
|epname=Secrets of the Jungle
|vajp=
|vajp=Kei Shindō
|vaen=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Skwovet}} is a Pokémon that Koko befriended.
|desc={{p|Skwovet}} is a Pokémon that Koko befriended.


None of Skwovet's moves are known.}}
None of Skwovet's moves are known.}}
{{TrainerPoké
|width=74
|pkmn=Flygon
|trainer=Koko
|type1=Ground
|type2=Dragon
|img=<!--Koko Flygon.png-->
|epnum=M23
|epname=Secrets of the Jungle
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Flygon}} is a Pokémon that Koko befriended.
Flygon's only known move is {{m|Dragon Breath}}.}}
{{TrainerPoké
|width=74
|pkmn=Falinks
|trainer=Koko
|type1=Fighting
|img=<!--Koko Falinks.png-->
|epnum=M23
|epname=Secrets of the Jungle
|vajp=
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Falinks}} is a Pokémon that Koko befriended. He first encountered its trooper members in [[Milyfa Town]], where they were driving away citizens from the site of a planned fireworks display. Using his ability to speak with Pokémon, he discovered their brass was trapped in a fireworks tube and rescued it, reuniting it with the rest of the Falinks.
None of Falinks's moves are known.}}


===Moves used===
===Moves used===
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|ja=上白石萌歌 ''Moka Kamishiraishi''
|ja=上白石萌歌 ''Moka Kamishiraishi''
|en=Kimlinh Tran
|en=Kimlinh Tran
|ar=رانيا مروة ''Rania Mroueh''
|cs=Jan Battěk<br>Anna Theimerová (infant)
|hi=Lohit Sharma
|id=Leni Marlina
|it=Mosè Singh
|de=Maximilian Belle
|pl=Borys Wiciński
|pl=Borys Wiciński
|pt_br=Cadu Paschoal
|pt_br=Cadu Paschoal<br>Karina Fonseca (infant)
|es_la=Emilio Treviño
|es_eu=Pilar Martín
|es_eu=Pilar Martín
|th=เมทินี แก้วรัตนากร
|th=เมทินี แก้วรัตนากร
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==In the manga==
==In the manga==
Koko appears in the movie's manga adaptation.
===Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle—Another Beginning===
Koko appeared in [[Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle—Another Beginning]], which is set three years before the movie.
 
==In the TCG==
Koko appears in one promotional card. It is one of three Pokémon cards that isn't actually a Pokémon, the others being {{TCG ID|Skyridge|Buried Fossil|47}} and {{TCG ID|XY-P Promo|M Sachiko-EX|298}}.
{{cardlist/header|Koko|Grass|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|S-P Promo|Koko|106}}|type=Grass|jpset=S-P Promotional cards|jprarity=|jpnum=106/S-P}}
{{cardlist/footer|Grass}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Koko is notably the first human in the anime to be depicted using a Pokémon [[move]], as he uses {{m|Jungle Healing}} to help Dada recover from his injuries.
* Koko is notably the first human in the anime to be depicted using a Pokémon [[move]], as he uses {{m|Jungle Healing}} to help Dada recover from his injuries.
**While {{tc|Psychic}}s can be argued to be using Pokémon moves–like {{m|Psychic}}, {{m|Telekinesis}}, {{m|Kinesis}}, {{m|Hypnosis}} etc.— Koko is the first human to do so explicitly.


==Names==
==Names==
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| Possibly a reference to Koko, a famous gorilla
| Possibly a reference to Koko, a famous gorilla
|-
|-
| English, French, German,<br>Italian, Polish, European Spanish
| English, German, Spanish,<br>French, Italian, Polish
| Koko
| Koko
| Same as his Japanese name
| Same as his Japanese name
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| Zaza
| Zaza
| From ''{{p|Zarude}}''
| From ''{{p|Zarude}}''
|-
| Hindi
| कोको ''Koko''
| Transcription of English and Japanese name
|-
|-
| Russian
| Russian
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|-
|-
| Japanese
| Japanese
| アル・モリブデン ''Al Molybden''
| アル・モリブデン<br>''Al Molybden''
| From アルミニウム ''aruminiumu'' ({{wp|aluminium}}) or アルゴン ''arugon'' ({{wp|argon}}) and モリブデン ''moribuden'' ({{wp|molybdenum}})
| From アルミニウム ''aruminiumu'' ({{wp|aluminium}}) and モリブデン ''moribuden'' ({{wp|molybdenum}})
|-
|-
| English
| English, German,<br>European Spanish
| Al Molybdenum
| Al Molybdenum
| From ''aluminium'' and ''molybdenum''
| From ''aluminium'' and ''molybdenum''
|-
|-
|French
| Latin American Spanish
| Al Molibdeno
| From ''aluminio'' (aluminium) and ''molibdeno'' (molybdenum)
|-
| French
| Al Molybdène
| Al Molybdène
| From ''aluminium'' and ''molybdène'' (molybdenum)
| From ''aluminium'' and ''molybdène'' (molybdenum)
|-
| Italian
| Al Molybden
| From ''alluminio'' and ''molibdeno'' (molybdenum)
|-
|-
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Mainland China}})
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Mainland China}})
| 阿尔·毛利布登 ''Ā'ěr Máolìbùdēng''
| 阿爾‧毛利佈登 /<br>阿尔·毛利布登<br>''Ā'ěr Máolìbùdēng''
| Transcription of his Japanese name
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|-
|-
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| Alan Molibdênio
| Alan Molibdênio
| From ''alumínio'' (aluminium) and ''molibdênio'' (molybdenum)
| From ''alumínio'' (aluminium) and ''molibdênio'' (molybdenum)
|-
|Russian
|Эл Молибден
|Transcription of his English name
|-
|-
| Thai
| Thai
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|}
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Koko
ココ Koko
Koko M23.png
Koko
Age 10+
Gender Male
Eye color Blue
Hair color Burgundy
Hometown Forest of Okoya
Region Unknown
Relatives Chrom and Phossa Molybdenum (parents)
Anime debut Secrets of the Jungle
English voice actor Kimlinh Tran
Japanese voice actor Moka Kamishiraishi
Wakana Minami (infant)

Koko (Japanese: ココ Koko) is a major character who appeared in Secrets of the Jungle. Raised by Pokémon, he is a human boy who believes he too is a Pokémon.

In the anime

Koko as a baby

Koko was born Al Molybdenum (Japanese: アル・モリブデン Al Molybden), the only child of scientists Chrom and Phossa Molybdenum, the late leaders of the Biotope Company. When they learned of the Great Tree's location in the Forest of Okoya and that the many Zarude living in the forest worshipped it, they decided to protect it from their subordinate Dr. Zed, who wanted to destroy it in order to gain access to the secrets of the Healing Springs. Infuriated by this revelation, Dr. Zed chased the family down as they tried to escape in their car. He soon ran them off the road and into a riverbank. Stealing the data, Dr. Zed left the family to die in the ensuing explosion, but Al survived as he had drifted away from the car down the river.

Al was eventually found by a single Zarude living deep within the jungle. This Zarude attempted to return Al to his parents, however an attempt to leave him in Milyfa Town led to Al nearly walking in front of a car. Zarude decided to investigate a nearby lab and upon seeing its wrecked state and a photo of Al with his parents realized that the baby was now an orphan. Zarude decided to raise Al as a son and renamed him Koko. Knowing that this was against the rules of its troop, Zarude decided to leave the other Zarude behind so it could raise Koko safely, as they objected to a human being brought to their sacred tree. This Zarude, who took to wearing a torn piece of pink clothing, would become known as "Dada" to Koko.

Over the next ten years, Zarude raised Koko in the depths of the jungle, and the two developed a strong bond. As he had no memory of his human life, Koko believed he was also a Pokémon and was frustrated by the fact that he was seemingly unable to use moves. Zarude didn't want to tell Koko the truth of his origins. However, Koko began to question about his origins. When Zarude hesitated to give Koko the answer he asked for, Koko stormed off to discover his true origins. However, Koko fell into a river where he was saved by Ash Ketchum. Following his recovery, Koko found himself in the human world where he noticed that Ash and his fellow humans were identical to himself. Koko soon realized that he was one of them. Koko befriended Ash and the latter subsequently taught the former what it means to be human.

After Koko introduced his father to Ash, Zarude confronted Koko for speaking the human language and bringing a fellow human. However, Koko said that Zarude was ignoring the fact that he is also a human and called Dada out on this. Guilty, Zarude confessed to Koko that the latter wasn't a Zarude nor the begat of the former. Zarude took Koko, Ash, Pikachu, and their friend Skwovet to the abandoned lab where he explained Koko's past and showed them the picture of Koko's real parents.

Character

Koko has a parent-child relationship with Zarude, calling it Dada (Japanese: とうちゃん Daddy).

Pokémon

Befriended

This is a list of Pokémon Koko has befriended in the anime.

Dada
Dada
Debut Secrets of the Jungle
Voice actors
Japanese Nakamura Kankurō
English Edward Bosco
Main article: Dada

Zarude, whom Koko calls "Dada", found Koko as a baby and raised him.

Skwovet
Koko's Skwovet
Debut Secrets of the Jungle
Voice actors
Japanese Kei Shindō

Skwovet is a Pokémon that Koko befriended.

None of Skwovet's moves are known.

Flygon

Flygon is a Pokémon that Koko befriended.

Flygon's only known move is Dragon Breath.

Falinks

Falinks is a Pokémon that Koko befriended. He first encountered its trooper members in Milyfa Town, where they were driving away citizens from the site of a planned fireworks display. Using his ability to speak with Pokémon, he discovered their brass was trapped in a fireworks tube and rescued it, reuniting it with the rest of the Falinks.

None of Falinks's moves are known.

Moves used

Koko Jungle Healing.png
Using Jungle Healing
Move First Used In
Jungle Healing Secrets of the Jungle
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 上白石萌歌 Moka Kamishiraishi
English Kimlinh Tran
Arabic رانيا مروة Rania Mroueh
Czech Jan Battěk
Anna Theimerová (infant)
German Maximilian Belle
Hindi Lohit Sharma
Indonesian Leni Marlina
Italian Mosè Singh
Polish Borys Wiciński
Brazilian Portuguese Cadu Paschoal
Karina Fonseca (infant)
Spanish Latin America Emilio Treviño
Spain Pilar Martín
Thai เมทินี แก้วรัตนากร


In the manga

Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle—Another Beginning

Koko appeared in Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle—Another Beginning, which is set three years before the movie.

In the TCG

Koko appears in one promotional card. It is one of three Pokémon cards that isn't actually a Pokémon, the others being Buried Fossil and M Sachiko-EX.

Koko
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Koko Grass       S-P Promotional cards   106/S-P
 


Trivia

  • Koko is notably the first human in the anime to be depicted using a Pokémon move, as he uses Jungle Healing to help Dada recover from his injuries.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ココ Koko Possibly a reference to Koko, a famous gorilla
English, German, Spanish,
French, Italian, Polish 		Koko Same as his Japanese name
Korean 코코 Koko Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 可可 Kěkě Transcription of his Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese Zaza From Zarude
Hindi कोको Koko Transcription of English and Japanese name
Russian Коко Koko Transcription of his English name
Thai โคโค่ Koko Transcription of his Japanese name

Al Molybden

Language Name Origin
Japanese アル・モリブデン
Al Molybden 		From アルミニウム aruminiumu (aluminium) and モリブデン moribuden (molybdenum)
English, German,
European Spanish 		Al Molybdenum From aluminium and molybdenum
Latin American Spanish Al Molibdeno From aluminio (aluminium) and molibdeno (molybdenum)
French Al Molybdène From aluminium and molybdène (molybdenum)
Italian Al Molybden From alluminio and molibdeno (molybdenum)
Chinese (Mandarin) 阿爾‧毛利佈登 /
阿尔·毛利布登
Ā'ěr Máolìbùdēng 		Transcription of his Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese Alan Molibdênio From alumínio (aluminium) and molibdênio (molybdenum)
Russian Эл Молибден Transcription of his English name
Thai อัล โมลิบเดน Al Molybden Transcription of his Japanese name


Movie characters
Human protagonists
Alice • Ash Ketchum (M20) • Audrey • Baraz • Bianca • Callahan • Carlita • Corey • Damos • Diana • Diane • Eric • Fergus • Harriet • Jack Walker • Juanita
Karl • Kathryn • Kidd Summers • Kimia • Koko • Lisa • Lizabeth • Lorenzo • Mannes • Maren • Margo • Melody • Meray • Neesha • Newton Graceland
Professor Lund • Rafe • Raleigh • Rebecca • Risa • Rowena • Sam • Sheena • Sid • Sir Aaron • Sorrel • Tonio • Toren • Tory Lund • Towa • Verity • Yuko
Human antagonists
Alva • Annie • Argus Steel • Butler • Cherie • Cross • Damon • Doctor Zed • Galen • Goone • Grings Kodai • Iron-Masked Marauder • Lawrence III • Levi • Marcus
Merilyn • Millis Steel • Molly Hale • Oakley • Pokémon hunters • Pokémon poacher • Riot • The Phantom • Zero
Pokémon
Arceus • Articuno • Carbink • Celebi (M04) • Celebi (M13) • Cobalion • Dada • Darkrai • Deoxys • Dialga • Diancie • Entei (M03) • Entei (M13) • Genesect • Giratina
Ho-Oh • Hoopa • Jirachi • Keldeo • Kyurem • Latias • Latios • Lucario • Lugia • Magearna • Manaphy • Marshadow • Mew (M01) • Mew (M08) • Mewtwo (M01)
Mewtwo (M16) • Moltres • Palkia • Pikachu (M20) • Pikachutwo • Raikou • Rayquaza • Regice • Regirock • Registeel • Reshiram • Shaymin • Slowking
Spiky-eared Pichu • Suicune (M04) • Suicune (M13) • Terrakion • Unown • Victini • Virizion • Volcanion • Xerneas • Yveltal • Zapdos • Zekrom
Zeraora • Zoroark • Zorua
Others
Alicia • Allegra • Astrid • Banks • Baron Alberto • Block Bot • Bogie • Bonji • Carol • Chrom Molybdenum • CTV news crew • Dabu • David • Diona • Donuke
Dr. Fuji • Dundee • Flamel • Freddy • Gabu • Ghris • Glacine • Godey • Gurū • Heroes of Truth and Ideals • Hoyt • Infi • Jason • Jenny • Joe • Judy
Kai • Kako • Kanata • Kato • Kellie • Kevin • Kiko • King of the People of the Vale • Kyle • Layla • Leeku • Lucianne • Luis • Luisa • Mako • Malin
Manuke • Marcus's soldiers • Maury • Mayor Oliver • Meredith • Meta Groudon • Mewtwo's creators • Mia • Miles • Mimi • Miranda • Misaki • Moose
Mother and daughter • Mr. White • Neva • Nikola • Old Man Dom • Ōyama • Peg • People of the Water • Phossa Molybdenum • Pokémon Baccer teams
Queen Ilene • Queen Rin • Ravine • Raymond • Rick • Ross • Schuyler • Sharon • Shep • Shun • Spencer Hale • Sylvan • Taka • Tammy • Tanner
Tapp • Tatsuki • The Marina Group • Tobias • Townes • Uschi • Zabu
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