Karen

Karen カリン Karin
[[File:File:Karen.jpg|{{{size}}}|class=roundy]] Art from G/S/C
Gender	Female
Eye color	Purple
Hair color	Silver
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Johto
Trainer class	Elite Trainer
Generation	II
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2
Elite Four of	Indigo Plateau

Karen (Japanese: カリン Karin) is a master Template:Type2 Trainer and member of the Johto Elite Four.

In the games

In the Gold, Silver and Crystal, Karen is the fourth and final member of the Elite Four. She must be defeated before facing Lance, the League Champion.

Karen prefers Dark-type Pokémon because she likes the bad-boy image they portray.

Pokémon

This listing is for Karen's Pokémon in the video games in which she has appeared.

Quotes

"I am Karen of the Elite Four. Are you <name>? How amusing. I love Dark-type Pokémon. I find their wild, tough image to be so appealing. And they're so strong. Think you can take them? Just try to entertain me. Let's go."

"Well, aren't you good. I like that in a trainer."

"Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites. I like your style. You understand what's important. Go on--the Champion is waiting."

In the Pokémon Special manga

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Karen

Karen, along with Will, Blue, Silver, Chermaine, and Keane, is one of the children kidnapped by the Mask of Ice and raised to be his servants. Karen was one of the leaders of the new Team Rocket formed in Johto.

After the Mask of Ice was defeated, Karen formed an alliance with Bruno, Will, and Koga; the four of them all ex-members of various criminal organizations.

Pokémon

This listing is of Karen's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

→ Eevee → Umbreon

Murkrow ×2

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Karen or her Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Karen's Rapidash		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	87/141
Karen's Magmar		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	88/141
Karen's Flareon		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	89/141
Karen's Tyranitar		-	H	Pokémon VS (no English release)	90/141
Karen's Umbreon		-	H	Pokémon VS (no English release)	91/141
Karen's Houndoom		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	92/141
Karen's TM 01	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	125/141
Karen's TM 02	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	126/141

Trivia

• Karen has blue hair in Pokémon Stadium 2.

Names

Language	Name	Reference to
Japanese	カリン (Karin)	From 花梨, a Burmese Rosewood.
English, Italian, Spanish	Karen	Almost an anagram of darken, similar to Japanese name.
French	Marion	It contains the word noir (black) backwards.
German	Melanie	Derived from the ancient Greek word for "dark". It's also similar to Melancholie (melancholy).
Korean	카렌 (Karen)
Chinese	花梨 (Hua Li)

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