Pochitaro

Pochitaro is recurring character in the Yakuza series introduced in the original Yakuza. He is a dog Haruka Sawamura befriends.
==Involvement==
===Yakuza/ Yakuza Kiwami: 2005===
Pochitaro is being assaulted by some thugs. Kazuma Kiryu overcomes them and saves the poor dog. Haruka then befriends Pochitaro and takes him back to Serena. Before Serena is attacked by the Nishikiyama Family, he is relocated to West Park.
In the end, Kiryu and Haruka leave Kamurocho and Pochitaro is taken care by the homeless of West Park, particularly Mogusa.
===Yakuza 2/ Yakuza Kiwami 2: 2006===
After finding out a child named Hayato is struggling to make friends, Kiryu thinks that it's necessary to bring a dog to Sunflower Orphanage. Then he calls Mogusa to get the dog, and Pochitaro is transferred to the orphanage, which improves Hayato's situation.
== Trivia ==
* Pochitaro's first encounter is referenced in Yakuza 5 and Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!/Like a Dragon: Ishin! 
** In Yakuza 5, Kiryu rescues a girl and a dog going through a similar situation
** In Ishin!, Saigo Kichinosuke rescues a dog from a bunch of thughs and adopts him
==Notes==
Category:Animals
Category:Yakuza Characters
Category:Yakuza Kiwami Characters
Category:Yakuza 2 Characters
Category:Yakuza Kiwami 2 Characters