Carmine

Carmine
ゼイユ Zeiyu
Scarlet Violet Carmine.png
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet DLC
Age Unconfirmed[a]
Gender Female
Eye color Yellow
Hair color Black (red highlights inside)
Hometown Mossui Town
Region Kitakami
Relatives Kieran (younger brother)
Yukito (grandfather)
Hideko (grandmother)
Unnamed great grandfather
Unnamed ancestor
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer
Generation IX
Games Scarlet and Violet

Carmine (Japanese: ゼイユ Zeiyu) is a rival character introduced in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. She is originally from Kitakami and attends Blueberry Academy with her younger brother, Kieran. She is strong-willed and can be a little selfish, but always looks out for her little brother—even if she isn’t the best at showing it. Many people say that she can be chilly towards people from other regions.[4]

In the core series games

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

The Teal Mask

Carmine is a student of Blueberry Academy native to Kitakami. She and Kieran are chosen to accompany the incoming students from Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV on a cultural tour of the area under the watch of her teacher Briar. Upon arrival, she immediately picks a fight with the player and, despite Kieran's protestations, forces them to battle her. She later forces her brother to assist the player during the orienteering exercise.

Later, Carmine meets up with Kieran and the player during the Festival of Masks. She challenges the player to beat her high score in Ogre Oustin', after which they have a chance encounter with Ogerpon, a Pokémon from a local legend that became vilified after a battle with another group of Pokémon called the Loyal Three, who flees after dropping her Teal Mask. Knowing Kieran idolized Ogerpon, Carmine makes the player keep all knowledge of the incident from him, fearing he will blame them for missing a chance to meet it. The next day, the player and Carmine learn from the siblings' grandfather that the "Loyal" Three were actually a group of bandits who attacked Ogerpon's Trainer and stole three masks made for her by the siblings' distant ancestor; Ogerpon slew the Lousy Three, but the villagers believed she was attacking them and came to fear her.

Enraged that she had been propagating a trio of common crooks, Carmine vows to repair the Teal Mask, which had been damaged when Ogerpon dropped it, in order to make amends. She helps the player retrieve some crystal from a nearby spring only to discover that Kieran, having overheard the conversation and erroneously assuming they were excluding him out of spite, stole the mask and demands the player battle him for control over it. The player quickly defeats him, but the Lousy Three unexpectedly come back to life and are given food and Ogerpon's stolen masks by the ignorant villagers. When Carmine is unable to get a word in to convince them otherwise, she forms a "Mask Retrieval Squad" with the player and Ogerpon to deal with them and retrieve the masks while Kieran reveals to the town the true nature of the story. With Ogerpon's reputation rehabilitated, the group returns to Ogerpon's mountain home, where Ogerpon chooses the player to be her Trainer. However, a jealous Kieran, to Carmine's annoyance, demands a final battle with the player for the right to take Ogerpon, irrespective of Ogerpon's wishes. The player defeats Kieran and catches Ogerpon. The next day, Carmine challenges the player and Ogerpon to a final battle and is defeated.

After the end of the tour, Kieran and Carmine are to return early to Blueberry Academy due to an unexpected development in the Great Crater of Paldea, with Carmine giving the final farewell on behalf of Kieran.

The Indigo Disk

 
Carmine seething

Upon returning to Blueberry Academy, Carmine attempts to get right back to her school life. However, she becomes concerned for Kieran when she notices a drastic chance in his attitude. This concern is further enforced when Kieran becomes Champion of the school's unofficial League and starts using his new authority to bully other students out of the club. Realizing Kieran has become obsessed with proving he's a superior trainer to the player, Carmine, despite club member Lacey's insistence on keeping it a 'League matter', secretly lobbies to have the player brought over to the school under the auspices of wanting to show off her home turf to get them to snap some sense into her brother. However, another club member, Drayton, finds out about this and manipulates the player into joining the school's League in order to humiliate Kieran in front of the school, much to Carmine's fury.

After Kieran is defeated by the player and becomes the school Champion, Briar informs them and Carmine that she's recently gotten permission from Paldea League chairwoman and Top Champion Geeta to search Area Zero for a mysterious Pokémon called Terapagos. When Kieran quickly joins her and the player, Carmine, suspicious that her brother has yet to give up trying to humiliate them, joins as well. Her suspicions are confirmed when Kieren, egged on by a glory-blinded Briar, attempts to use Terapagos to defeat the player, resulting in the Pokémon losing control of its power and the player stepping in to subdue it. Carmine attempts to help, but with the bulk of her team already taken out by the other powerful Pokémon in the area, she is forced to beg Kieran for help. Though initially hesitant, Kieran comes to his senses and helps the player defeat Terapagos and ultimately catch it.

Mochi Mayhem

Some time after the events in the Area Zero Underdepths, Kieran invites the player and their Paldean friends to visit him in Kitakami. When they get there, they discover that ever since Kieran sent his invitation, Carmine has been acting extremely erratically; her eyes have turned purple, she is obsessively doing a strange dance, and she is only capable of uttering the word "Mochi". The player and Kieran investigate and discover that the Mythical Pokémon Pecharunt has been feeding the villagers of Kitakami tainted mochi and brainwashing them, including Carmine. The two pursue and confront Pecharunt, who summons the brainwashed villagers to protect it, including Carmine. Kieran holds the group off while the player defeats the brainwashed Nemona and catches Pecharunt, restoring Carmine to normal. Afterwards, the group is able to finally enjoy their Kitakami vacation, with Nemona battling Carmine at least a dozen times. Several days later, the siblings see the player off before returning to Blueberry Academy.

Pokémon

First battle

Winning this fight is not mandatory. The player will not black out and the story will progress either way.

Before completing The Way Home



After completing The Way Home



Second battle

Before completing The Way Home



After completing The Way Home



First Multi Battle partner

Carmine joins the player as a Multi Battle partner against a Milotic at the Crystal Pool.

Before completing The Way Home



After completing The Way Home



Second Multi Battle partner

Carmine joins the player as a Multi Battle partner against the Titanic Loyal Three in no set order.

Before completing The Way Home



After completing The Way Home



Third battle

Carmine will only battle the player if they have Ogerpon in their party, or if they don't have Ogerpon in their party or boxes.

Before completing The Way Home



After completing The Way Home



Fourth battle

Carmine will send out her Sinistcha last and Terastallize it at the first opportunity.

Carmine has special dialogue if the player uses Ogerpon in this battle.



Area Zero Multi Battle partner

Carmine joins the player as a Multi Battle partner against Terapagos at Area Zero. She is scripted to be defeated by the end of the first phase; if her lone Sinistcha is not knocked out by the time Terapagos's first barrier breaks, he will use Zen Headbutt on Sinistcha, knocking it out irrespective of the damage formula or any other effects that would prevent it from being used or would cause Sinistcha to survive.



League Club Room

Carmine will send out her Sinistcha last and Terastallize it at the first opportunity.



Traded to the player

Upon the third unique interaction with Carmine in the League Club Room, she will trade a Poltchageist to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.

#1012  Poltchageist
Counterfeit Form
  
  Level 30  
Type:
   
Tera Type:  
Ability: Hospitality
Held item: None
ID: 704310
OT: Carmine
Met: a Link Trade
Nature: Sassy
Ribbons
/ Marks:
  
Hex
 Ghost  
Mega Drain
 Grass  
Stun Spore
 Grass  
Scald
 Water  
Games Method Duration
SV In-game trade
This Pokémon has a fixed Scale value of 128.
This Pokémon may only be redeemed once per save file.
Date received is the date on the system when the gift is redeemed.
This Pokémon is set to the same language as the game that received it.

Quotes

Main article: Carmine/Quotes

In the anime

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Carmine appeared briefly in Breathe Together, along with Kieran in Blueberry Academy as they watch Ohara, Aliquis and Hohma's video from Naranja Academy.

Gallery

Core series game artwork

   
The Teal Mask artwork The Indigo Disk artwork
 
Final art for
The Indigo Disk

Core series game assets

Scarlet and Violet
   
Model
(VS pose)
Model
(VS pose at the Festival of Masks)

Music

Games Location Song name Composition Arrangement
 S  V  Talking to Carmine Carmine* Unknown Unknown
Battling Carmine Battle! (Carmine)* Unknown Unknown
Song names marked with an asterisk are unofficial, as they have not received a soundtrack release.

In the TCG

 
Regular print of Carmine
Main article: Carmine (Transformation Mask 97)

Carmine was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Transformation Mask expansion with artwork by kantaro. It lets the player discard their hand and draw 5 new cards from their deck. It is one of the few Supporter cards that can be used on a player's first turn if they go first.

Trivia

  • Carmine's Rotom Phone uses a Gothita Ribbon Case.
  • Carmine is the only rival in Scarlet/Violet to not have more than one battle theme, with Nemona having 2 and Kieran having 4.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ゼイユ Zeiyu From groseille (French for redcurrant)
English Carmine From carmine
German Hana From Johannisbeere (currant)
Spanish Corin From corinto (redcurrant)
French Roseille From groseille (redcurrant) and rose
Italian Rubra From Ribes rubrum (scientific name of redcurrant)
Korean 시유 Siyu Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 丹瑜 Dānyú From 丹 dān / dāan (red) and partial transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese) 丹瑜 Dāanyùh

Notes

  1. She is the older sister of Kieran, who is stated to be an adolescent.[1] When Carmine refers to the village kids, she includes herself among them, implying that she still considers herself to be a kid.[2] In French, she explicitly states that she is still an adolescent.[3] Her actual age is not otherwise known.

References

  1. Carmine: "What's [Kieran's] problem? He's been all bent out of shape since yesterday. [...] Must be teen angst or something. It happens!" (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet)
  2. Carmine: "Most of the kids in town wear masks of the Loyal Three, like me. Did I mention they’re our heroes?" (Japanese: あたしとか 村の子の お面も ありがた~い ともっこさまの 顔なんだよ The masks worn by the village kids like me also depict the Loyal Three, who we are grateful to.) (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet)
  3. Roseille: "Personnellement, j'ai beau être aussi une ado, je reste toujours aussi agréable. Donc je sais pas ce qu'il se passe dans la tête d'un ado torturé..." (Pokémon Écarlate et Violet)
  4. https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/new_characters/



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