Kiyo

Kiyo (Japanese: ノブヒコ Nobuhiko) is a and the leader of the Fighting Dojo in . 
He is known as the Karate King (Japanese: カラテだいおう Great Karate King).
==In the core series games==
Kiyo is found training at Mt. Mortar. To reach him, the player must travel through a lengthy maze section within the mountain. Upon defeating him, Kiyo will give the player a if there is an empty slot in the party. His Karate Gym in has been disbanded, but one of Kiyo's students can still be found there.
In , the Dojo sensei (either Kiyo or Koichi) can be found in Lumiose City, trying to start a new Fighting Dojo at a small apartment he has rented in Centrico Plaza. His business doesn't seem to be running smoothly, however, as a at the apartment tells that he's only getting new students signing up by telling them he is running a dance studio.
===Pokémon===
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=====Given away=====
After being defeated, Kiyo gives the player this Pokémon:
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=====Given away=====
After being defeated, Kiyo gives the player this Pokémon:
==In the spin-off games==
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Kiyo is featured in the event. The encounters him training in a cave with two disciples, and he starts to challenge the player to battle, only to stop when appears. Depending on the player's dialogue option, she either identifies him as the leader of the Fighting Dojo or says they're like rivals, not friends. Kiyo challenges Sabrina to a battle, but she crushes him. Sabrina suggests that the player train with Kiyo, and he offers to give the player a Egg if they do. He introduces the player to Tyrogue's evolutions, then the training begins. The player can then battle Kiyo and his disciples, with a chance of receiving a Tyrogue Egg after every battle.
He is never explicitly called Kiyo during the event, with all his dialogue simply labeled . However, several of his lines of dialogue are identical to lines he says in , including identifying himself as the Karate King. Sabrina also calls him the Karate King. The player's opponent in the event battles is named Black Belt Kyle (Japanese: からておうの　ゴウタ Karate King Gouta), but it is unclear if Kyle is meant to be the name of the Karate King himself or one of his disciples.
==Gallery==
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==Quotes==
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* Before battle
:"Hey! I am the <sc>Karate King</sc>! I train alone here in the dark! You! Battle with me! Hwaaarggh!
* Being defeated
:"Waaaarggh! I'm beaten!"
* After being defeated
:"I... I'm crushed... My training is still not enough... But a loss is a loss. I admit it. As proof that you defeated me, I'll give you a rare fighting ."
:"<sc></sc> is a fighting-type. It evolves into a tougher . Keep up the hard work. I'll keep training too. Farewell!"
* If the player's party is full
:"You have no room in your party!"
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* Before battle
:"Hey! I am the Karate King! I train alone here in the cave! You! Battle with me! Hwaaarggh! 
* Being defeated
:"Waaaarggh! I'm beaten!"
* After being defeated
:"I... I'm crushed... My training is still not enough... But a loss is a loss. I admit it. As proof that you defeated me, I'll give you a rare Fighting-type Pokémon."
* If the player's party is full
:"You have no room in your party!"
* If the player's party is not full
:"TYROGUE is a Fighting type. It evolves into a tougher Pokémon. Keep up the hard work. I'll keep training too. Farewell!"
===Pokémon X and Y===
:"Oh, no one is a no go! This is the Fighting Dojo! How good of you to come! Please, have a look around!"
===Pokémon Masters EX===
;Raise Tyrogue!
*The Karate King
* As Black Belt
: "Hey! I am the Karate King! And these are my disciples!"
: "You! Battle with m—"
: "You! ! I've waited forever for this. Battle me!"
: "We'll show you the results of our training! Hwaaarggh!"
* Off-screen
: "Waaaarggh!"
: "I'm beaten!"
* On-screen
: "I... I'm crushed... My training is still not enough..."
: "But a loss is a loss. I admit it."
: "That's a great idea! Please, train with me!"
: "If you do, I'll give you a Tyrogue Egg!"
: "If you raise Tyrogue, it can evolve into one of three different Fighting-type Pokémon."
* Off-screen
: "Will it be the hard-kicking Hitmonlee?"
: "Or the piston-punching Hitmonchan?"
: "Or maybe the perfectly balanced Hitmontop?"
* On-screen
: "No matter which one you get, it'll be a super-strong partner!"
: "All right, enough talking! It's training time!"
==In animation==
===History===
Kiyo's only appearance in was in the episode A Tyrogue Full of Trouble!. He is a former student of Chuck's and was in to compete in the P1 Grand Prix. Despite many protests from the nearby townspeople and concerns and had about it, he desired to earn the trust of an abandoned . Kiyo saved Tyrogue from a rockslide and later defeated him in hand-to-hand , earning his respect. Tyrogue and his wild Pokémon friends then joined Kiyo's team.
Despite the appearance of the Saffron City Fighting Dojo in Pasta La Vista and Solitary and Menacing!, Kiyo did not appear in these episodes, and the leader was different characters in each episode (Master Hamm and Koichi, respectively).
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===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Kiyo appears in The Tyrogue's Thoughts.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Kiyo appeared in The Mysterious Underground Amusement Park. When the roller-coaster and the gang rode on was separated, Red ended up in an underground area containing an abandoned amusement park. As Red was about to leave, Kiyo revealed himself along with his and . He told them to stay and to try out his underground amusement park instead of the one above ground. Kiyo controlled the rides, but they all malfunctioned. Later, he appeared as a hallucination of a mermaid. Kiyo's amusement park motivated into making one of his own by stealing the one that was above ground.
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==Trivia==
* In , there is a similarly named Kiyo (Japanese: ノブヒコ Nobuhiko) in Black City. In , he is located in Reversal Mountain.
* In , there is a in the Viridian Gym named Kiyo in the English version; in , there is a Black Belt on named Kiyo in the English version. However, in both cases, the Black Belt's Japanese name is タクマ Takuma.
* Kiyo is one of the few characters to directly battle Pokémon hand-to-hand.
* In , Kiyo's descriptions of and are identical to the descriptions that Koichi uses when offering them to the player. 
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ノブヒコ Nobuhiko 	From , a Japanese mixed martial artist
English, Spanish,Italian	Kiyo 	Possibly from the Japanese name
German 	Leif 	 
French 	Fei 	Possibly from , a Chinese martial artist
French 	Kiyo 	From his English name
Korean 	노현 Nohyeon 	Similar to his Japanese name
Chinese () 	信彥 Xìnyàn 	From the Japanese name 信彦 Nobuhiko
Chinese () 	信彥 Seunyihn 	From the Japanese name 信彦 Nobuhiko
Karate King
==Related articles==
* Koichi
* Master Hamm
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