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[[File:Lauren.png|thumb|250px|Lauren]]
'''Lauren''' (Japanese: '''ミサキ''' ''Misaki'') is a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[JN008|The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!]]''. Her [[hometown]] is [[Snowpoint City]].

Lauren first appeared when she contacted the [[Cerise Laboratory]] after her {{p|Piplup}} found its way to [[Vermilion City]] and was brought to the lab by {{Ash}} and [[Goh]]. The two arranged to bring it to [[Sinnoh]] for her. Lauren met them soon after they arrived and was reunited with her Piplup. Afterwards, she explained why Piplup swam away.

Lauren later watched as Piplup and her {{p|Croagunk}} participated in the [[Pokémon Iceberg Race]]. The race was soon interrupted by {{TRT}}, who captured all of the participating Pokémon before attacking the ship with their {{p|Beartic}}, causing Lauren to cling to the ship and making her lose her glasses. She was saved from falling into the water below when Piplup and Croagunk worked together to cut from the ship a life raft for her to land on. She later waved goodbye to Ash and Goh as they returned to [[Kanto]], only for her glasses to fall into the ocean once again, though they were picked up by a {{p|Psyduck}}.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Lauren
|pkmn=Piplup
|type1=Water
|img=Lauren Piplup.png
|epnum=JN008
|epname=The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!
|vajp=Etsuko Kozakura
|vaen=
|desc={{p|Piplup}} is Lauren's first known Pokémon. She first met Piplup a year ago when her glasses fell into the ocean and Piplup retrieved them for her. It later swam away when a {{p|Croagunk}} did the same thing, winning Lauren's affections. Afterwards, Piplup arrived at the port of [[Vermilion City]], where it was found by {{Ash}} and [[Goh]]. They took it to the [[Cerise Laboratory]], where they were soon contacted by Lauren.

Ash and Goh took it to [[Sinnoh]] and returned it to Lauren. Still annoyed at Croagunk, Piplup entered the two in the [[Pokémon Iceberg Race]] to see who was the better swimmer. However, the race was interrupted by {{TRT}}, who captured the other Pokémon participants, but Piplup continued racing against Croagunk, only stopping when Lauren's glasses fell into the ocean. Piplup helped save Lauren after she was knocked off the ship by cutting free a life raft for her to safely fall into, before retrieving the glasses. Piplup was later shocked when Lauren's glasses fell into the ocean, and a {{p|Psyduck}} retrieved them.

Piplup's only known move is {{m|Peck}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Lauren
|pkmn=Croagunk
|type1=Poison
|type2=Fighting
|img=Lauren Croagunk.png
|epnum=JN008
|epname=The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!
|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi
|vaen=Bill Rogers
|desc={{p|Croagunk}} is Lauren's second known Pokémon. Like Piplup, Lauren first met Croagunk when her glasses fell into the ocean and Croagunk retrieved them for her, one month prior. This caused Piplup to become jealous, and it swam away. When Piplup was returned to Lauren, Piplup was still jealous, so it entered itself and Croagunk into the [[Pokémon Iceberg Race]] to see who was the better swimmer.

The race was interrupted by {{TRT}} who captured the other Pokémon, but Croagunk continued racing against Piplup, only stopping when Lauren's glasses fell into the ocean. Croagunk helped save Lauren after she was knocked off the ship by cutting free a life raft for her to safely fall into, before retrieving the glasses. Croagunk was later shocked when Lauren's glasses fell into the ocean, and a {{p|Psyduck}} retrieved them.

Croagunk's only known move is {{m|Poison Jab}}.}}

==Pokémon competitions==
Lauren has competed in the following {{cat|Pokémon competitions}}:
* [[Pokémon Iceberg Race]] - Winner (one year before ''[[JN008|The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!]]'')
* [[Pokémon Iceberg Race]] - {{tt|N/A|Race cancelled}} (''[[JN008|The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!]]'')

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{ice color light}}|bordercolor={{ice color dark}}
|ja=飯豊まりえ ''Marie Iitoyo''
|en=[[Xanthe Huynh]]
|ar=رالين داغر ''Raleen Dagher'' 
|fr_eu=Marie Braam
|id=Jessy Milianty
|zh_cmn=劉如蘋 ''Liú Rúpíng ''
|pl=Justyna Bojczuk
|pt_br=Fabiana Aveiro
|es_eu=Adelaida López
|es_la=Jocelyn Robles
}}

==Trivia==
* Lauren shares her Japanese and English names with {{tc|Picnicker}} Lauren on {{rt|207|Sinnoh}}.
* Lauren's {{p|Piplup}} and {{p|Croagunk}} both share the same Japanese voice actors as [[Dawn's Piplup]] and [[Brock's Croagunk]] respectively.

==Names==
{| class="roundtable" style="background: #{{ice color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{ice color dark}}"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
| Japanese
| ミサキ ''Misaki''
| From {{tc|Picnicker}} Lauren (Japanese: ミサキ ''Misaki'') on {{rt|207|Sinnoh}}
|-
| English, Spanish
| Lauren
| From Picknicker Lauren on Route 207
|-
| German
| Laurina
| Similar to her English name
|-
| French
| Laurène
| Similar to her English name
|-
| Italian
| Lory
| Similar to her English name
|-
| Korean
| 세희 ''Sehyi''
|
|-
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 美咲 ''Měixiào''
| From Japanese name 美咲 ''Misaki''
|-
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Lorena
| Similar to her English name
|-
| Russian
| Лорен ''Loren''
| Transcription of her English name
|}
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[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Anime characters]]
[[Category:Journeys characters of the day]]

[[es:Lauren]]
[[fr:Laurène]]
[[it:Lory]]
[[ja:ミサキ]]
[[zh:美咲]]