Karna

	Karna; カーナ Karna
	; Karna
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Eye color	Wine
Hair color	Blue
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Galar
Animated series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Debut	Orla and the Poké Ball Smith
English voice actor	Tara Sands
Japanese voice actor	Saki Fujita

Karna (Japanese: カーナ Karna) is a recurring character who appeared in Pokémon Horizons: The Series. She is a Poké Ball developer who lives in the Galar region.

History

In The Stolen Treasure, Karna was an unseen character, negotiating with Tepen over the phone for one of the Ancient Poké Balls that belonged to Liko and Roy. This situation made Liko, Roy, and Friede think that everything was a scheme created by the Explorers. When the situation was resolved, Tepen revealed the real identity of his contractor and where her warehouse was located.

In Orla and the Poké Ball Smith, Karna met Orla, Friede, Liko, and Roy when one of their machines malfunctioned. Roy showed her the Poké Ball belonging to the Black Rayquaza in his possession, but she didn't know anything useful. As the day went on, Karna and Orla repaired the machines in Karna's workshop, who suggested that Orla start helping Karna permanently. When a group of Galarian Weezing went on rampage, Karna and Orla joined forces to increase the factory's production so that the Poison Gas Pokémon can feed on the pollution generated by the chimneys. After everything returned to normal, Orla revealed to Karna that she couldn't help her, and Karna understood, but gave Orla one of her creations, a special Poké Ball.

During the year after the events in Laqua, Orla accepted Karna's offer and moved in with her in Galar, though Karna noted that Orla's personality was different. In Orla, Grounded, it was revealed that she was also hired by Exceed to create some custom pieces whose purpose was not revealed to her. Upon learning the truth from the Rising Volt Tacklers when they reunited with Orla, Karna decided to end her collaboration with the company despite their insistence that it was safe.

In the next episode, Karna watched Liko, Roy, Dot, and Ult's battle against Indi and Rubina, when they defeated the duo, Karna assured them that she would take care of disposing of the prototypes. When Orla managed to complete the repairs on the Brave Olivine and the Rising Volt Tacklers were ready to depart, Orla bid farewell to Karna who said that she knew this moment would come, before leaving, Orla handed Karna a custom Poké Ball made by her, which Karna thanked for being something unique and made with passion.

Character

Despite the misunderstanding in their first interaction, Karna is a good person, quickly becoming friends with the Rising Volt Tacklers, especially Orla, which made them closer to each other with common goals. She also takes pride in her work, especially if they are being used for good causes and refuses to be a part of sinister machinations. This is shown in Orla, Grounded, when she immediately sided with the Rising Volt Tacklers upon learning her work was causing Pokémon to suffer.

Pokémon

This listing is of Karna's known Pokémon in Pokémon Horizons: The Series:

On hand

Magby

Voice actors
Debut	Orla and the Poké Ball Smith
Japanese	Kei Shindo

Magby is Karna's only known Pokémon and it helped her in making Poké Balls. It became good friends with Orla's Elekid.

Magby's only known move is Flamethrower.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Creations

In the past, Karna was taught by her former master that the Poké Ball should bring out the best in each Pokémon. Karna took this teaching with her by creating several varieties of Poké Ball, each with a specific purpose.

As a Poké Ball developer, Karna created some unique concepts used in her prototypes.

Type of Poké Ball	Description
Boomerang Ball	It will return to the place where it was thrown. It is useful for capturing Pokémon that are at the Trainer's feet.
Rocket Ball	It flies straighter than normal Poké Balls.
Chase Ball	Automatically heads towards the nearest Pokémon.
Bomb-Bomb Ball	Sometimes it can explode before being launched, so precautions are needed.
Hisuian Poké Ball	Karna's recreation of a Poké Ball from the Hisui region.
Unknown Ball	The specific function of this Poké Ball has not been revealed.
Orla's Poké Ball	This Poké Ball is very similar to the first one that Rising Volt Tacklers saw being made in Karna's factory, but the one Orla received has some dark blue details around it.
Strong Sphere (exterior components)	Karna was commissioned by Exceed to create exterior shells for Strong Spheres. She later cut ties with Exceed after learning about the danger Strong Spheres posed to Pokémon.

Voice actors

Language		Voice actor
Japanese		藤田咲 Saki Fujita
English		Tara Sands
Cantonese Chinese		楊樂瑤 Chris Yeung
Hebrew		שרון נמני Sharon Nemni
Indonesian		Haruka Nakagawa
Italian		Sofia Porta
European Spanish		Ángela Arellano

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	カーナ Karna
English, German, Latin American Spanish	Karna	Similar to her Japanese name
European Spanish, Hindi	Carla	Similar to her English and Japanese names
French	Karla	Similar to her English and Japanese names
Italian	Kana	Similar to her English and Japanese names
Korean	쿠오나 Kuona	Similar to her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	卡娜 Kǎnà* 佳娜 Jiānà*	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	卡娜 Kānàh	Transcription of her Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	Kiara	Similar to her English name