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[[File:Kris Opening Crystal.png|thumb|left|Kris in the beginning of Pokémon Crystal]]

Kris is a young girl from [[New Bark Town]], who is initially introduced to the world of Pokémon by Professor Oak. Her journey as a [[Pokémon Trainer]] begins when [[Professor Elm]] asks [[Mom (Johto)|Kris' mother]] to forward an errand to her, which is to help raise a Pokémon that he recently caught in order to aid with his research.<ref name=ElmStarters>''"I was wondering if you could help me with it, KRIS. You see... I'm writing a paper to present at a conference. But there are some things I don't quite understand yet. So! I'd like you to raise a POKéMON that I recently caught."''</ref> In the midst of their conversation, he receives an e-mail from a man named Mr. Pokémon, though Elm mentions that he's too busy to go himself. He suggests that Kris goes in his stead, presenting her with three Pokémon that could be her [[first partner Pokémon]]: {{p|Cyndaquil}}, {{p|Totodile}}, or {{p|Chikorita}}. He registers his phone number in the [[Pokégear]] that was given to Kris by her mom before leaving her house.

When arriving at Mr. Pokémon's house, he presents her with the [[Mystery Egg]], which was given to Mr. Pokémon by a couple who run a Pokémon Day-Care service. [[Professor Oak]] heard that Kris was running an errand for Elm, so he waited at Mr. Pokémon's house to meet her. Deeming that Kris seemed like a dependable person, he entrusts her with the latest version of his Pokédex, in order to properly catalogue and document Pokémon on her journey. Immediately after she departs, Professor Elm gives her a phonecall to tell her that something terrible has happened, and to get back to the laboratory as soon as possible. Upon returning to Cherrygrove City, she is stopped by a red-haired boy, who points out that she got a Pokémon from the lab, though seems weak. After introducing himself, he challenges Kris to her first battle with a Pokémon Trainer, bolting off after his defeat. As Kris returns to Elm's lab at New Bark Town, she is stopped by a police officer that explains the red-haired boy was the one that stole one of Professor Elm's Pokémon, and prompts her for the boy's name that he introduced himself with. This boy is {{ga|Silver}}, which the game states is her rival.

[[File:Kris Silver Cherrygrove Crystal.png|thumb|Kris encountering Silver for the first time]]

Professor Elm is shocked by both Mr. Pokémon's discovery of the Mystery Egg, as well as Professor Oak's choice to entrust Kris with a Pokédex. He suggests she takes up upon the [[Johto League|gym challenge]] in order to become Champion, though notes that it is a long one, and that she should talk to her Mom before leaving. Upon reaching [[Violet City]], Kris must defeat the Gym Leader in order to leave southwards to [[Route 32]]. The city also presents Kris with the opportunity to climb the [[Sprout Tower]]. If she does so, she can overhear Silver being chastised by Sage Li, the final opponent of the tower. He reprimands Silver for using his Pokémon as if they were tools of war, though Silver asserts to both Li and Kris that he only intends to use strong Pokémon, and that he won't lose to those that wish to befriend them. After Kris defeats the Violet City [[Gym Leader]], [[Falkner]], she can talk to an aide of Professor Elm in the city's Pokémon Center. He tells her that the [[Egg]] discovered by Mr. Pokémon will hatch when in the presence of other Pokémon, and that Kris is the only person they can rely on to do so. A group of shady individuals prevent Kris from entering the [[Azalea Gym]] or the [[Slowpoke Well]] east of [[Azalea Town|the town]]. A local artisan named [[Kurt]] offers to create Kris some special Poké Balls, but says that it will have to wait, due to the presence of [[Team Rocket]] in the town; a sinister organization that disbanded three years prior to the events of the game. After catching wind that the group are cutting off the [[Slowpoke Tail|tails]] of {{p|Slowpoke}}, he rushes past Kris to deal with the gang himself. The grunt guarding the top of the well takes off when confronted by Kurt, though Kris must now deal with the rest of the group herself, as Kurt is pained from tumbling down the well just moments ago. After she clears out the gang, Kurt escorts her out of the well, offering her a [[Lure Ball]] when talked to again, with subsequent interactions prompting him to craft special Poké Balls across the span of a day, given Kris provides him with the Apricorns to make them.

Clearing out the gang also allows her to enter the Azalea Gym to defeat [[Bugsy]], though Silver will stop Kris if she attempts to head west to the [[Ilex Forest]]. Before they battle, Silver doesn't believe that she defeated Team Rocket at the Slowpoke Well, though upon his defeat states that she only beat him because his own Pokémon were weak. He voices his detest of Team Rocket, warning Kris to stay out of his way, citing her as a distraction. After helping to herd a {{p|Farfetch'd}} in the forest, she's soon able to progress in her journey to [[Goldenrod City]], where she must face [[Whitney]], the [[Goldenrod Gym]] leader. Although Kris makes Whitney cry for a short while upon her defeat, she is eventually handed the [[Plain Badge]]. Kris may also borrow a Bicycle from a new branch of [[Miracle Cycle]] in Goldenrod to help aid with their poor sales, where she is allowed to keep the [[Bike]] indefinitely soon thereafter. Kris must talk to a lady named Floria who stands near a strange tree blocking the way on Route 36, who, after following her back to Goldenrod's [[Flower Shop]], will prompt her sister to give Kris the [[Squirt Bottle]], provided that she has defeated Whitney. This allows Kris to progress northward, deal with [[Sudowoodo (Pokémon)|the tree]] blocking the path, and head to Ecruteak City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kris's in-game assets differ drastically from her artwork as a result of palette restrictions. Her yellow hat and shorts are shown as white, and all of the red color seen on her design is shown as black. No sprite depicts her with the [[Pokégear]] around her neck or bag on her back. Kris' hat appears entirely beige on her back sprite, as opposed to yellow and white. Additionally, Kris's hair is also a different shade than in her artwork, going from a teal a cool blue, a difference further exacerbated when Pokémon Crystal is played on screens that depict uncorrected colors.

 

 

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