Karen: Difference between revisions

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name=Karen |

jname=カリン |

tmname=Karin |

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image=HeartGold SoulSilver Karen.png |

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caption=Art from {{v2|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} |

gender=Female |

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hair=Silvery-blue|

age=yes|

years=25{{tt|*|Pokémon Adventures only (as of the ninth chapter)}}|

hometown=Unknown |

region=[[Kanto]] or [[Johto]] |

relatives=Unknown |

trainer=yes |

trainerclass=[[Elite Four]] |

game=yes |

generation={{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|IV}} |

games=[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold]], [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver]], {{v2|Crystal}}, [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold, SoulSilver]], {{pkmn|Stadium 2}} |

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'''Karen''' (Japanese: '''カリン''' ''Karin'') is a {{pkmn|Master}} {{type|Dark}} {{Pkmn|Trainer}} and member of the [[Johto]] [[Elite Four]].

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[[File:HGSS Elite Four Adventures.png|right|thumb|230px|Karen and the Elite Four in Pokémon Adventures]]

Karen, along with [[Will]], {{adv|Green}}, {{adv|Silver}}, [[Sham]], and [[Carl]], is one of the children kidnapped by the [[Masked Man]] and raised to be his servants. Karen was one of the leaders of the new [[Team Rocket]] formed in Johto. Unlike Silver and Green, she and Will were willing members of the evil man's cohorts, having been inducted as one of his followers at the age of eleven, and continuously trained. They expected a surefire victory against Green, which seemed feasible with {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}} under their command. However, with the resistance of Green and her friends {{adv|Red}} and {{adv|Blue}} each commanding one of the legendary birds of Kanto, and the help of many other Pokémon sent from all across Johto and Kanto, Ho-Oh and Lugia were freed. Karen then fled with Will.

After the Masked Man was defeated, Karen formed an alliance with [[Bruno]], [[Will]], and [[Koga]]; the four of them are all ex-members of various criminal organizations. They later reappear in the {{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} as the new official Elite Four of Johto.

|desc=Karen's {{p|Umbreon}} is the cornerstone of her team. It was called out to battle Green's Snubbull. During the battle, it was shown to be very tough as it was able to stop a {{m|Bite}} attack. It was knocked back by a {{m|Take Down}} along with {{m|Charm}}.

 

In a flashback of ''[[PS268|The Escape]]'', it was revealed that her Umbreon evolved from an {{p|Eevee}} given to her by the Masked Man.

|desc=Karen used these two {{p|Murkrow}} for mostly flight support after the battle with the Masked Man was over.

None of Murkrow's moves are known.}}

|desc=Karen's {{p|Houndoom}} first appeared when the Johto Elite Four were together before performing in the [[Pokéathlon]].

===In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga===

<!--[[File:Karen JBA.png|thumb|Karen in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure]]-->

When Jou obtained all 8 badges, he was shown battling Karen. After defeating Karen, Jou went on to battle Lance.

|desc={{p|Umbreon}} is Karen's only known Pokémon. It battled [[Jou's Totodile]] and lost.

* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Karen is the only member of the Elite Four who uses a different final Pokémon from the first match. In her case, she replaces {{p|Houndoom}} with {{p|Umbreon}}, though Houndoom is still present.

* In her rematch in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Karen is the only member of the [[Elite Four]] who does not use a Pokémon from a three-stage evolutionary line.

* Of the three current notable Dark-type specialists ([[Sidney]], [[Grimsley]] and herself), she is the only one who is female.

* Karen is the only Elite Four member in [[Generation II]] and its {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s|remakes}} that uses more than one Pokémon that are not of her specialty type and have no moves of her specialty type, being {{p|Gengar}} and {{p|Vileplume}}.

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