Janine

Janine アンズ Anzu
"The Poisonous Ninja Master"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Female
Hometown	Fuchsia City
Region	Kanto
Relatives	Koga (father) Aya (anime only, aunt)
Trainer class	Gym LeaderGSCHGSS Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	II, III, IV, V
Games	Pokémon Gold, Silver Crystal, Stadium 2, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2
Leader of	Fuchsia Gym
Badge	Soul Badge
Specializes in	Poison types

Janine (Japanese: アンズ Anzu) is a Gym Leader in the Kanto League. She is the Gym Leader of Fuchsia City's Gym, known officially as the Fuchsia Gym, after her father, Koga, is promoted to the Elite Four in Generation II. She specializes in Poison-type Pokémon. She gives the Soul Badge to Trainers who defeat her.

In the games

Janine's first appearance was in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Following Koga's promotion to the Elite Four, she succeeded him as the Gym Leader of the Fuchsia Gym. Like her father, she is known as "The Poisonous Ninja Master", and uses Poison-type Pokémon in battle. She appears in the same capacity in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Originally, Janine's goal was to use Poison-type Pokémon just as well as her father. After becoming a Gym Leader, Janine hopes that by applying herself, she'll improve her skills and become better than her father, and (following her loss) the protagonist.

When encountered in her Gym, Janine hides behind the invisible walls that were installed prior to Generation I/III. To further confuse her challengers, the junior Trainers of the Gym are disguised like Janine. Once they have been defeated, the Leader will battle with a team of Poison-type Pokémon. Once defeated, she will yield the Soul Badge and a Poison-type TM: TM06 (Toxic) in Generation II; TM84 (Poison Jab) in Generation IV.

Like the other Gym Leaders of Kanto and Johto, Janine will leave her Gym from time to time in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Every evening between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM, she can be found at the Pokémon League Reception Gate near Victory Road, on her way to visit her father and deliver his lunch (from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, she will say she is done delivering the lunch and offer to take a photograph with the player). She will give travelers her phone number, after which she can be called on Monday afternoons to arrange a rematch at Saffron City's Fighting Dojo. On Mondays, she can be found in the Celadon Department Store arguing with Falkner over which of their fathers is the superior Trainer.

Before the events that led to her employment as the Gym Leader, Janine hung around outside the Fuchsia Zoo. She will tell the protagonist of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen that Koga is teaching her how to use Poison Pokémon in an obvious reference to the previously released Generation II games.

Janine also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Kanto Gym Leader Castle. This is the only time in which her active team contains Pokémon not of the Poison-type.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Leader Janine Fuchsia Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Janine Oak Fuchsia Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $3900

Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Crobat♂ Lv.36 Wing Attack Flying   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.36 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Smog Poison   --       Toxic Poison   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.36 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Smog Poison   --       Toxic Poison   --       Explosion Normal   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Ariados♂ Lv.33 String Shot Bug   --       Night Shade Ghost   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Venomoth♂ Lv.39 Toxic Poison   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Foresight Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym match

Leader Janine Fuchsia Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Janine Oak Fuchsia Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6000

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♀ Lv.47 Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♀ Lv.44 Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Ariados♀ Lv.47 Swagger Normal Status   --       Night Shade Ghost Special   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Ariados♀ Lv.47 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Screech Normal Status   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Tinted Lens Held item: Sitrus Berry Venomoth♀ Lv.50 Double Team Normal Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --

Second battle (Rematch)

Leader Janine Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Leader and Professor Janine Oak Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6600

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Crobat♀ Lv.52 Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♀ Lv.56 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Types: Poison Fighting Ability: Dry Skin Held item: None Toxicroak♀ Lv.52 Cross Chop Fighting Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Ariados♀ Lv.58 Bounce Flying Physical   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Night Shade Ghost Special   --       Types: Poison Dark Ability: Sniper Held item: None Drapion♀ Lv.55 Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Cross Poison Poison Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Tinted Lens Held item: Sitrus Berry Venomoth♀ Lv.59 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Janine uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles and all six in Triple Battles.

Kanto Leaders Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Janine Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Janine Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1 BP

Types: Bug Poison Ability: Shield Dust or Tinted Lens Held item: Petaya Berry Venomoth♂/♀ Lv.50 Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Fire Gem Weezing♂/♀ Lv.50 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Pain Split Normal Status   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Types: Water Poison Ability: Clear Body or Liquid Ooze Held item: Apicot Berry Tentacruel♂/♀ Lv.50 Scald Water Special   --       Toxic Spikes Poison Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Barrier Psychic Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Swarm or Insomnia Held item: Payapa Berry Ariados♂/♀ Lv.50 Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Struggle Bug Bug Special   --       Electroweb Electric Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Intimidate or Shed Skin Held item: Shuca Berry Arbok♂/♀ Lv.50 Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Crobat♂/♀ Lv.50 Toxic Poison Status   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Heat Wave Fire Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

Pokémon Trainer Janine Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Janine Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1 BP

Types: Bug Poison Ability: Shield Dust or Tinted Lens Held item: Wide Lens Venomoth♂/♀ Lv.50 Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Rocky Helmet Weezing♂/♀ Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Types: Water Poison Ability: Clear Body or Liquid Ooze Held item: Chesto Berry Tentacruel♂/♀ Lv.50 Scald Water Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Natural Cure or Poison Point Held item: Leftovers Roserade♂/♀ Lv.50 Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Types: Poison Ground Ability: Poison Point or Rivalry Held item: Life Orb Nidoqueen♀ Lv.50 Sludge Wave Poison Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Black Sludge Crobat♂/♀ Lv.50 Toxic Poison Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

File:S2 Leader Janine.png Leader Janine Fuchsia Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Leader and Professor Janine Oak Fuchsia Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: None

Types: Poison Flying Held item: King's Rock Crobat♀ Lv.50 Mean Look Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Bite Dark   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: Focus Band Weezing♂ Lv.50 Attract Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Swagger Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: Quick Claw Ariados♀ Lv.50 Swagger Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Dig Ground   --       Spider Web Bug   --       Types: Water Poison Held item: MiracleBerry Tentacruel♀ Lv.50 Attract Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Stantler♂ Lv.50 Attract Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Types: Ground Flying Held item: PRZCureBerry Gligar♀ Lv.50 Attract Normal   --       Toxic Poison   --       Swagger Normal   --       Slash Normal   --

Round 2

File:S2 Leader Janine.png Leader Janine Fuchsia Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Leader and Professor Janine Oak Fuchsia Gym Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: None

Types: Poison Flying Held item: King's Rock Crobat♂ Lv.50 Toxic Poison   --       Bite Dark   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: BrightPowder Vaporeon♂ Lv.50 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Baton Pass Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Meganium♂ Lv.50 Toxic Poison   --       Attract Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: Focus Band Muk♀ Lv.50 Toxic Poison   --       Swagger Normal   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Types: Normal Psychic Held item: MiracleBerry Girafarig♂ Lv.50 Crunch Dark   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Double Team Normal   --       Baton Pass Normal   --       Types: Bug Steel Held item: None Forretress♀ Lv.50 Spikes Ground   --       Sandstorm Rock   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       Swagger Normal   --

Quotes

Pokémon Gold and Silver

• Before battle

"Fufufufu... I'm sorry to disappoint you... I'm only joking! I'm the real deal! Janine of Fuchsia Gym, that's me!"

• When defeated

"You're a tough one. You definitely won... Here's Soul Badge. Take it."

• After being defeated

"You're so tough! I have a special gift! It's Toxic, a powerful poison that steadily saps the victim's HP."

"I'm going to really apply myself and improve my skills. I want to become better than both Father and you!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

"My father is Gym Leader of this town. I'm training to use Poison Pokémon as well as my father."

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Fuchsia Gym

• Before battle

"Fufufufu... I'm sorry to disappoint you... I'm only joking! I'm the real deal! Janine of Fuchsia Gym, that's me!"

• After sending out last Pokémon

"You've got a great battle technique!"

• During battle

"Not good. Seriously not good."

• When defeated

"...!!! So... So strong!"

• After being defeated

"I see... You have defeated Koga, my father and a member of the Elite Four, to come here. No wonder you are strong! You’ve definitely won... Here’s the Soul Badge. Take it."

"You're so tough! I have a special gift!"

"It's Poison Jab, a powerful Poison-type move that may poison its victim."

"I'm going to really apply myself and improve my skills. I want to become much better than both my father and you!"

Fighting Dojo

• Before battle

"I can't use my ninja technique, but I won't let you win!"

• After being defeated

"I lost today, but I'll win next time!"

Pokémon League Reception Gate

• In the evenings (after number registration)

"I'm done taking lunch to my dad, and now I'm on my way home. Do you want to take a picture with me?"

No: "That's a pity."

Yes: "Can you look as cool as me for the picture? Don't you think we look good in the picture?"

Celadon Department Store

• With Falkner:

"Ha! You don't know a thing! The best Trainer in the world is Koga, one of the Elite Four! Namely--my dad!"

"Please stop this! Why don’t you just admit that my dad is the true Trainer!"

"Bah!"

Pokégear Registering (Reception Gate)

"I'm on my way to my dad's house to give him his lunch. The Elite Four has no time to rest, day or night. It's such hard work, you know? Say! Do you want to exchange numbers?"

Yes: "Call me on Monday around noon if you want to battle!"'

No: "You don't look like you're scared, but you are, aren't you?"

"Now you want to know my number, don't you?"

PokéGear Phone

• Calling her:

"Hello, hello, hello... Oh, hello, what are you up to? I'm just fine, thanks! Many of the Gym Leaders are much stronger than I am. We've just got to work harder!"

"Hello, hello, hello... Oh, hello, what are you up to? I'm just fine, thanks! My schedule's fairly open on Monday afternoons. Would you mind calling me back then?"

"Sorry? I’m afraid I can’t hear you very well. Must be a bad connection. Can you call again from somewhere else?"

• Her calling the player:

"This is Janine. How are you doing? Hey, can I talk to you about my dad? Only if you want to hear, though. Seriously? I might talk your ear off if I’m not careful!"

"This is Janine. How are you doing? See, I’ve been training with my dad since I was little--to be a Gym Leader. I haven’t even considered taking any other path, really. It’s my dream to someday become a better Gym Leader than Dad!"

"This is Janine. How are you doing? Falkner in Violet City... He’s talking about his dad all the time! Seriously, he’s such a daddy’s boy, he needs to become his own person sometime, you know? What do you mean, I should talk? Ha ha--mind your own business!"

Artwork

Janine's VS artwork from Generation II.

Sprites

								File:S2 Leader Janine.png
Janine's sprite from Generation II	Janine's sprite from Generation IV	Janine's sprite from Generation V	Janine's VS sprite from Generation IV	Janine's overworld sprite from Generation II	Janine's overworld sprite from Generation III	Janine's overworld sprite from Generation IV	Janine's overworld sprite from Generation V	Janine's artwork from Pokémon Stadium 2

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Janine and her Ariados

Janine is the daughter of Koga, and the new Gym Leader at Fuchsia City. She does, however, leave town on many occasions to perform various jobs/ simulations for anyone with the money to hire her. She was shown in Crossing Crobat to be in the middle of such a job, pretending to steal a large pearl to test the security at the Goldenrod Museum. After completing it, she pauses on a rooftop to wonder what she is doing with her life.

Her father, being both a ninja and a member of Team Rocket, had hoped to make her a member as well, both serving their master, Giovanni. But with Koga and Giovanni's disappearance, she was left alone and unguided. Searching for not just her father, but a master, Janine found herself in the same situation as Suicune, whom also was searching for a Trainer in its upcoming battle.

Suddenly, Suicune appeared before Janine, and challenged her with her Crobat. Suicune seemed initially caught off-guard by her tactics, but soon won. Before he left, Janine expressed her desires for finding her own master, just as she felt Suicune was.

Janine later fought against Falkner at the Gym Leaders Challenge. Despite overwhelming attacks, she forfeited the match when she left the battlefield, pursuing who she thought was her father. She never did catch the mysterious person, however, and it is unknown if they will ever meet again.

Pokémon

This listing is of Janine's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Ariados ♂

Debut	Lively Larvitar

Ariados is Janine's main Pokémon. It was first seen on a building with her. Later, Ariados was used in battle against Falkner. It defeated Skarmory using the sharp web technique but lost to his Noctowl despite slowing it down with webs.

Ariados's known moves are String Shot, Leech Life and Sludge Bomb.

Forretress

Debut	Crossing Crobat

Forretress is a Pokémon of Janine's that is non-Poison. She used it to try to escape from some security guards after she tried to steal a Big Pearl from the Goldenrod Museum.

Forretress's known moves are String Shot and Spikes.

Crobat ♂

Debut	Crossing Crobat!

Janine's Crobat was another Pokémon used against Suicune. Despite using its speed to catch Suicune off-guard, it lost. The same result also happened during their rematch.

Crobat's known moves are Double Team, Fly, Wing Attack, Sludge Bomb, and Leech Life.

Weezing

Debut	Crossing Crobat!

Weezing was only seen when Janine tried to break in the Goldenrod Museum.

Weezing's only known move is Sludge Bomb.

Grimer

Debut	Notorious Noctowl

Grimer was first used in the battle against Falkner and lost.

Grimer's known moves are Minimize and Sludge Bomb.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Janine or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Janine's Pokémon 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	#
Janine's Beedrill					Pokémon VS		061/141
Janine's Arbok					Pokémon VS		062/141
Janine's Venomoth					Pokémon VS		063/141
Janine's Weezing					Pokémon VS		064/141
Janine's Ariados					Pokémon VS		065/141
Janine's Crobat					Pokémon VS		066/141
Janine's Shuckle					Pokémon VS		067/141
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Janine's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		119/141
Janine's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		120/141

Trivia

• In the English versions of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, her name is mistakenly listed as Charine in Koga's Fame Checker entries.
• In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Janine's Pokémon are the lowest leveled of all the Kanto Gym Leaders. This may reflect her status as the newest Gym Leader.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Janine can appear in two places at once. When she is called for a rematch on Monday during the day, she will be at the Fighting Dojo and in the Celadon Department Store, talking to Falkner.
• Chuang Yi mistakenly refers to her by her Japanese name, Anzu, rather than her English name, in Volume 11 of Pokémon Adventures. This was corrected in following volumes.
• In the Generation II games, her whole Pokémon team was the opposite gender to her despite the 50-50 gender ratio. This was changed in HeartGold and SoulSilver, in which she has an all female team rather than an all male team like before.
• In the English versions of the Generation II games, there is a grammatical error in the sentence where she gives the Soul Badge to the player. This was corrected in the remakes.
• Both Janine and Roxie have known fathers in the series. Unlike Roxie's father, Janine's father was also a Poison-type Gym Leader.
• Janine is the only Gym Leader that has not appeared in the anime, not counting Blue, who has an anime counterpart in Gary.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アンズ Anzu	杏 anzu, apricot; 杏 has the on-yomi kyō, referring to Koga's Japanese name.
English	Janine	忍者 ninja with syllables reversed.
French	Jeannine	Similar to the word ninja.
German	Janina	Similar to the word ninja
Italian	Nina	Similar to the word ninja
Spanish	Sachiko	A common Japanese female name.
Korean	도희 Doheui	Similar to 독 dok (poison).
Chinese (Mandarin)	阿杏 Ā Xìng	杏 (apricot) is taken from 杏 anzu.

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Brock	Cerulean Gym Misty	Vermilion Gym Lt. Surge	Celadon Gym Erika
Fuchsia Gym Koga Janine	Saffron Gym Sabrina	Cinnabar Gym Blaine	Viridian Gym Giovanni Blue

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