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Koharu is the one of the main characters in the new Pokémon anime that first aired in 2019. She is the daughter of Professor Sakuragi, and normally attends school in Vermilion City.
Appearance
Koharu is a young girl with maroon hair, fair skin, and asparagus-green eyes. She also braids her hair and keeps it in a side ponytail with a cherry blossom-shaped clip.
For clothing, Koharu wears a school uniform that consists of a white dress with blue anchors on the sides, a blue and white collar around her shoulders, and a yellow ribbon around her neck. On her feet, she wears black socks with white lines at the tops and blue and white shoes that match her dress. Much of her outfit also has yellow accents.
To keep her homework and school materials safe, she carries a brown schoolbag around with her. The bag has different pockets for storage and gold-colored buckles.
Personality
Koharu is a rather shy, stoic, cautious and level-headed girl. She is very studious, responsible, and somewhat aloof. She is also intelligent for her age and usually takes a sensible and realistic approach to her life.
Despite her stoicism, however, she often shows exasperation with other people. She also appears to dislike talking to people she doesn't know, but whether this is due to her aloofness or exasperation with other people remains to be seen.
Relationships
Professor Sakuragi
Professor Sakuragi is Koharu's father, so she naturally loves him. However, he often exasperates or annoys her, causing her to scold or snap at him.
Yoshino
Koharu and her mother.
Yoshino is Koharu's mother, so she loves her very much. Unlike with her father and brother, however, Koharu seems to get along with her mother much more than the males in her family- she doesn't get annoyed by her mother, and she doesn't snap or snark at her. Koharu even goes to her mother for advice whenever something troubles her.
Sōta
Like everyone else in her family, Koharu seems to have a loving relationship with Sōta. However, like with her father, Koharu's brother often annoys her.
Go
Koharu and Go during their childhood.
Koharu and Go are childhood friends. While she doesn’t like Go's boastfulness and hyper attitude, she cares about him, often frequently reminding him to behave and do his homework. She also sometimes gets concerned for his safety, especially after he became her father's assistant along with Ash.
Yamper
Koharu and Yamper.
Since Yamper lives with Koharu's family, it has a deep affection for her. For some reason, Yamper adores Koharu more than anyone else in her family- in fact, it only accepts food from her. The Pokémon is very affectionate towards Koharu, often brushing up against her leg and licking her. Koharu leaves Yamper at home while she attends school, so it happily greets her whenever she returns. Yamper is also shown to be fiercely protective of Koharu, barking at perceived intruders and even fighting back those who would do her harm.
Ash
Koharu doesn't have the best relationship with Ash. When they first met, Koharu was suspicious of Ash and quickly shuffled away without talking to him, despite the fact that her Yamper electrocuted him. Since then, Koharu has said almost nothing to him, even though Ash is a nice person and would be more than willing to be friends with her. Whether this is due to her aloofness, exasperation with rambunctious boys, or simple disdain for him is unknown.
Biography
When she was young, Koharu invited her childhood friend Go to go to Professor Oak's Pokémon Summer Camp with her. During their visit in Pallet Town, Koharu and Go 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 confirmed that the Pokémon they saw was most likely the Mythical Pokémon Mew.[1]
Four years later, Koharu came home from school one day and was greeted by her Yamper and a weird sight: an electrocuted Ash lying on the ground. Becoming suspicious of the injured boy, Koharu quickly shuffled away and didn't talk to him. Koharu then wondered where Go was, becoming annoyed shortly after when he sent her a message saying he'd be late for the opening ceremony of her father's research institute. After the two boys got back from their adventure with Lugia, Koharu met up with them. She admonished Go for being late and gave him his homework, becoming angry when he complained about it.
Later that same evening, Koharu had to remind her father to give Go a Kanto Starter Pokémon. When Go refused, saying that he wanted Mew, both the professor and his daughter were dumbstruck.[2]
Then, some time after Ash caught a Dragonite, Koharu almost missed school one day due to sleeping in too late. While her family's attempts to get her out of bed were fruitless at first, Koharu's mother eventually made her crack by saying that she wouldn't have time to brush her hair. Koharu groggily fussed for a bit before she eventually came to her senses, blushing in embarrassment afterwards. Koharu's mother then brushed her hair for her, and they ate breakfast shortly after. While Koharu's family ate, her Yamper begged her for food, refusing to eat unless if she was the one that fed it. Koharu's family briefly mused about the fact that she didn't really like Pokémon that much before her father took her and Yamper on a car ride. After she got out of the car, Koharu briefly met up with Ash and Go. She then left Yamper behind with the two boys while she went to school, much to its disappointment. During her time at school, Koharu got bullied by a classmate, causing her to seek her mother out for advice. When Koharu came back home, her father instructed her to command her Yamper to use an attack against an evil Gengar. Since Koharu wasn't a battler, she internally struggled for a bit, but she eventually commanded Yamper to use Spark, blasting the Pokémon out of the building. Later, Koharu cuddled in bed with her Yamper, happy that it saved her and having a newfound appreciation for it.[3]
Pokémon
On hand
Trivia
- Although Koharu is 10 years old, she stays in school instead of traveling on a Pokémon journey.
