James's Weezing

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As a Koffing

James's Weezing コジロウのマタドガス Kojiro's Matadogas

File:James weezing.jpg James's Weezing

Debuts in Pokémon Emergency! Caught at Unknown Evolves in Dig Those Diglett! Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Released in A Poached Ego Current location Unknown

→ This Pokémon spent 29 episodes as Koffing.

Voice actor Japanese English As Koffing Unshō Ishizuka Michael Haigney As Weezing Unshō Ishizuka Michael Haigney

James's Weezing (Japanese: コジロウのマタドガス Kojiro's Matadogas) was the first Pokémon James appeared with in Kanto; he received it as a Christmas gift from Giovanni. Its Japanese voice actor is 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka, and its English voice actor is Michael Haigney.

Weezing first appeared in Pokémon Emergency as a Koffing. It was used constantly by James and eventually evolved into a Weezing in the episode Dig Those Diglett along with Jessie's Ekans after James and Jessie were desperate for their Pokémon to evolve.

James used Weezing as his main battling Pokémon throughout much of the Kanto episodes, but during the Johto episodes, he tended to use Victreebel more for actual combat; during this time, Weezing was used to create smoke to cover escapes and entrances.

As Koffing, it was always happy and light-hearted, if not a bit dopey. But after it evolved, it constantly looked depressed and forlorn. This may not be indicative of its character, however, because all Weezing have this appearance. James once said in A Poached Ego that "Weezing and I are like brothers." thus indicating a great bond between the two. This bond can been seen again in the same episode when Weezing is reluctant to leave and it cries as it does.

In A Poached Ego, Team Rocket found a poacher holding a herd of Ekans and Koffing captive in Hoenn. After freeing them James and Jessie reluctantly ordered Weezing and Arbok to stay in the wild and guard their fellow Pokémon. Arbok and Weezing had to when the poacher used his Tyranitar to attack Jessie, James, and Meowth, even though it was clear that they wanted to stay and defend them. The two Pokémon have not been seen since.

Moves used

• Counter
• Haze
• Poison Gas
• Sludge
• Smog
• Smokescreen
• Tackle
• Toxic

Related articles

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Weezing using Smog on a Beedrill

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Koffing and Weezing.

Team Rocket's Pokémon
Travel with:	Meowth	Rotom Phone
	Jessie			James
On hand:	Wobbuffet	Seviper	Yanmega	Mime Jr.	Carnivine	Yamask
	Woobat	Frillish	Gourgeist	Amoonguss	Inkay	Morpeko
In training:				Cacnea
At home:				Growlie	Chimecho
Released:	Arbok	Dustox	Mimikyu	Weezing	Gyarados	Mareanie
Traded away:	Lickitung			Victreebel
Lived with (all three):	Bewear	Stufful
Worked with (all three):	Delibird	Pelipper
Temporarily owned:	Porygon Zero	Shellder	Magikarp	Second Victreebel	Hoppip
	Mawile
Befriended:	Blissey
Status unknown:	Starmie			Pidgey	Numel
For a list of other Pokémon Team Rocket has commanded, see here and here