'OHKO' is the acronym for 'One Hit Knock Out' and has appeared in many video games over the generations. It is commonly used in fighting games such as Pokemon, where it is abbreviated as 'one-hit KO'.

However, where does the term actually originate from? Is there an occurrence of the term in any game, before it was commonly used in Pokemon?

'OHKO' is the acronym for 'One Hit Knock Out' and has appeared in many video games over the generations. It is commonly used in games such as Pokemon, where it is abbreviated as 'one-hit KO'.

However, where does the term actually originate from? Is there an occurrence of the term in any game, before it was commonly used in Pokemon?

Google Trends shows that it was mentioned as early as 2004, but we cant ascertain the origin. Also, using search filters and searching on google includes inaccurate dates in the results.