Karen

Karen カリン Karin
[[File:File:Karen.jpg|{{{size}}}]] Art from G/S/C
Gender	Female
Eye color	Purple
Hair color	Silver
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kanto
Trainer class	Elite Trainer
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Elite Four of	Indigo Plateau

Karen (Japanese: カリン Karin) is a master Template:Type2 Trainer and member of the Johto Elite Four.

In the games

In the Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Karen is the fourth and final member of the Elite Four. She must be defeated before facing Lance, the League Champion.

Karen prefers Template:Type2 Pokémon because she likes the bad-boy image and dark power they portray.

Pokémon

This listing is for Karen's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

File:GSC Karen.gif [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Karen [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Karen Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4700

Types: Dark Unknown Held item: None Umbreon♂ Lv.42 Faint Attack Dark   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Vileplume♀ Lv.42 Stun Spore Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Petal Dance Grass   --       Moonlight Normal   --       Types: Dark Flying Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.43 Faint Attack Dark   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gengar♀ Lv.45 Lick Ghost   --       Spite Ghost   --       Curse ???   --       Destiny Bond Ghost   --       Types: Dark Fire Held item: None Houndoom♀ Lv.47 Crunch Dark   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Roar Normal   --       Pursuit Dark   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

First Battle

File:KarenHGSS.gif [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Karen [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Karen Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $5640

Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Umbreon♂ Lv.42 Double Team Normal Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Vileplume♀ Lv.42 Stun Spore Grass Status   --       Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Acid Poison Special   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Unknown Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.44 Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: None Gengar♀ Lv.45 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Destiny Bond Ghost Status   --       Spite Ghost Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Unknown Held item: Sitrus Berry Houndoom♂ Lv.47 Nasty Plot Dark Status   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --

Second Battle

File:KarenHGSS.gif [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Karen [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Karen Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $15360

Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pressure Held item: None Weavile Lv.62 Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Ghost Dark Ability: Pressure Held item: None Spiritomb Lv.62 Curse ??? Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Unknown Held item: None Honchkrow Lv.64 class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Umbreon Lv.64 Curse ??? Status   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Unknown Held item: None Houndoom Lv.63 Nasty Plot Dark Status   --       class="roundy" width="50%" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Absol Lv.63 Detect Fighting Status   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

[[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Karen [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 1 [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Karen Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 1 Reward: N/A

File:Spr 2 197.png Types: Dark Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Umbreon♀ Lv.50 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Attract Normal   --       File:Spr 2 071.png Types: Grass Poison Held item: Mint Berry Victreebel♀ Lv.50 Stun Spore Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Attract Normal   --       File:Spr 2 198 m.png Types: Dark Flying Held item: Bitter Berry Murkrow♂ Lv.50 Mud-Slap Ground   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Fly Flying   --       Attract Normal   --       File:Spr 2 126.png Types: Fire Unknown Held item: None Magmar♂ Lv.50 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Fire Punch Fire   --       Thief Dark   --       Attract Normal   --       File:Spr 2 094.png Types: Ghost Poison Held item: PRZCureBerry Gengar♂ Lv.50 Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Lick Ghost   --       Attract Normal   --       File:Spr 2 045 m.png Types: Grass Poison Held item: Ice Berry Vileplume♀ Lv.50 Stun Spore Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Attract Normal   --

Round 2

[[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] Karen [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 2 [[Elite Four (Trainer class)|Elite Four]] and Professor Karen Oak [[Indigo Plateau|Indigo Plateau]] Round 2 Reward: N/A

File:Spr 2 197.png Types: Dark Unknown Held item: Focus Band Umbreon♂ Lv.50 Swagger Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Psychic Psychic   --       File:Spr 2 080.png Types: Water Psychic Held item: Quick Claw Slowbro♀ Lv.50 Swagger Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Submission Fighting   --       File:Spr 2 101.png Types: Electric Unknown Held item: King's Rock Electrode Lv.50 Swagger Normal   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       File:Spr 2 053.png Types: Normal Unknown Held item: Bright Powder Persian♂ Lv.50 Swagger Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       File:Spr 2 198 m.png Types: Dark Flying Held item: Scope Lens Murkrow♂ Lv.50 Swagger Normal   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Psych Up Normal   --       Drill Peck Flying   --       File:Spr 2 200.png Types: Ghost Unknown Held item: Mystery Berry Misdreavus♀ Lv.50 Mean Look Normal   --       Perish Song Normal   --       Pain Split Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --

Quotes

File:GSC Karen.gif	File:KarenHGSS.gif
Karen's sprite from Generation II	Karen's sprite from Generation IV	Karen's VS sprite from Generation IV

"I am Karen of the Elite Four. Are you <name>? How amusing. I love Dark-type Pokémon. I find their wild, tough image to be so appealing. And they're so strong. Think you can take them? Just try to entertain me. Let's go."

"Well, aren't you good. I like that in a trainer."

"Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites. I like your style. You understand what's important. Go on--the Champion is waiting."

In the Pokémon Special manga

File:Karen.PNG

Karen

Karen, along with Will, Blue, Silver, Chermaine, and Keane, is one of the children kidnapped by the Mask of Ice and raised to be his servants. Karen was one of the leaders of the new Team Rocket formed in Johto.

After the Mask of Ice was defeated, Karen formed an alliance with Bruno, Will, and Koga; the four of them all ex-members of various criminal organizations.

Pokémon

This listing is of Karen's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

→ Eevee → Umbreon

Murkrow ×2

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Karen or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Karen's Rapidash		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	87/141
Karen's Magmar		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	88/141
Karen's Flareon		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	89/141
Karen's Tyranitar		-	H	Pokémon VS (no English release)	90/141
Karen's Umbreon		-	H	Pokémon VS (no English release)	91/141
Karen's Houndoom		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	92/141
Karen's TM 01	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	125/141
Karen's TM 02	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	126/141

Trivia

• Due to the palette used in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, it was debated for a long time whether Karen's hair was officially silver or blonde. Much like the official artwork and Pokémon Stadium 2 artwork of her, however, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver's sprites depict her with silver hair.
• In Generation II, her hair is depicted as being shoulder length. In Generation IV, it is depicted reaching up to her hips.

Names

Language	Name	Reference to
Japanese	カリン (Karin)	From 花梨, a Burmese Rosewood.
English, Italian, Spanish	Karen	Almost an anagram of darken, similar to Japanese name.
French	Marion	It contains the word noir (black) backwards.
German	Melanie	Derived from the ancient Greek word μέλας/melas, meaning "black" or "dark". It's also similar to melancholie (melancholy), which itself comes from the Greek μελαγχολία/melancholia, black bile. The Greeks thought that an overabundance of black bile made people depressed.
Korean	카렌 (Karen)
Chinese (Taiwan)	梨花 (Líhuā)	花梨 Karin, with syllables reversed.
Chinese (PRC)	梨林 (Lílín)

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