Chloe
- If you were looking for the the recurring character from the Best Wishes series, see Katharine.
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This article is about a character featured in the Pokémon anime who has not yet debuted in the English language dub. As such, their information may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names. |
| Koharu コハル Koharu | |
| File:Koharu SS.png Koharu in the new series | |
| Age | 10 |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Green |
| Hair color | Maroon |
| Hometown | Vermilion City |
| Region | Kanto |
| Relatives | Professor Cerise (father), Yoshino (mother), Sōta (younger brother) |
| Anime debut | SS001 |
| English voice actor | N/A |
| Japanese voice actor | Kana Hanazawa |
(Japanese: コハル Koharu) is a supporting character who appeared in the new series. She lives in Vermilion City with her family and attends a school there as well. Koharu is also a childhood friend of Goh.
In the anime
History
Pre-series
As seen in SS001, when she was six, Koharu invited her childhood friend Goh to attend Professor Oak's Pokémon Summer Camp with her. During their visit in Pallet Town, Koharu and Goh encountered the Mythical Pokémon Mew. The two chased after the unknown Pokémon, but it eventually got away in the aftermath of a baby Kangaskhan rescue. Professor Oak later told them the Pokémon they saw was most likely the Mythical Pokémon Mew.
New series
In SS002, a few years later, during the opening of the Cerise Laboratory, Koharu found Ash passed out after Yamper knocked him down with an Electric attack, but discreetly left him lying on the stairs. She later formally introduced herself to Ash when she handed over schoolwork to Goh.
In SS011, the students in Koharu's class participated in an exercise where they discussed their dreams for the future. Koharu became frustrated when her classmates immediately assumed she wanted to be a Pokémon Professor purely because her father is one. She received encouragement from Yoshino, who told Koharu that she was still young and had plenty of time to decide what she wanted to do with her life. Later, Koharu returned to the laboratory only to find it under attack by a wild Gengar. By commanding Yamper to battle for the first time, Koharu successfully drove Gengar out of the building.
In SS020, Koharu accompanied Goh and some children during the Pokémon Orienteering competition. During the event, Goh and Koharu talked about the former's future and his goal to capture all of the Pokémon in the world. At the end of the day, after Goh and Ash defeated Team Rocket, she analyzed both Trainers' skills, but did not have a lot of feedback for Goh. Later, she helped Goh as he caught a Farfetch'd.
Character
Koharu is overly cautious and takes a realistic approach to life. She finds Goh's confidence and big ideas to be irritating, and often reminds her friend to mind his manners. She appears distant and indifferent to others, as seen when she tends to ignore Ash.
Koharu's aloofness appears to stem from her own uncertainty of what goals she wants to pursue, and she is bothered by her classmates assuming she will follow her father's footsteps and become a Pokémon researcher, and that she must be a good battler. After a conversation with her mother and working together with Yamper to defeat an attacking Gengar, Koharu appears to grow closer to her Pokémon and become more certain of herself.
Pokémon
| Debut | SS002 |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Inuko Inuyama |
Yamper is Koharu's only known Pokémon. It typically stays at home or at the Cerise Laboratory while Koharu goes to school. Yamper was first seen waiting in front of the Institute to greet its Trainer on her way home from school, but it met with Ash and Pikachu instead. Yamper gave the overly-curious Ash a jolt, but greeted Pikachu amicably with a lick on his cheek. Afterwards, it saw its Trainer, who was confused by the scene, and followed her home.
In SS011, Yamper helped Ash and Goh look for the Gengar haunting the Institute, but it soon stopped to greet Koharu. Gengar soon attacked Koharu, but Yamper jumped in to take the hit for her, getting hurt in the process. Professor Cerise tried to get Yamper to fight back, but he discovered it was too focused on protecting Koharu to hear him. It was only able to fight back when Koharu gathered her courage and told Yamper to use Spark herself.
According to Sōta, Yamper won't accept any food unless it comes from Koharu, and it likes her the most despite her somewhat aloof attitude.
Yamper's only known move is Spark.
Voice actors
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Artwork
| File:Koharu Valentines Day artwork.png |
| Artwork for Valentine's Day by Shūhei Yasuda |
In the manga
In the Pocket Monsters manga
Koharu debuted in SSM01. She hoped to meet Goh at the unveiling of the Cerise Laboratory, but he did not show up. Instead, she encountered Ash, but his enthusiasm at seeing her Yamper scared her off. Later, she watched as Professor Cerise asked Ash and Goh to become his research assistants.
Pokémon
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | コハル Koharu | From 春 haru (spring) or 小春 koharu (Indian summer) |
| Korean | 하루 Haru | Partial transcription of her Japanese name |
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