Karen

Karen カリン Karin
File:200px-HGSS Karen Art.png
General
Game(s):	Gold, Silver and Crystal HeartGold and SoulSilver
Preferred Type:	Dark
Age:	20 or more
Relative(s):	Unknown
Hometown:	Unknown
Region:	Kanto/Johto
Debut Generation:	II
Other Generation(s):	IV
Elite Four Ranking:	1st
Class:	Elite 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."

— Karen, Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Karen (Japanese:カリン Karin) is a Dark-type Pokémon user and is one of the Johto Elite Four. She appears in HeartGold, SoulSilver, Gold, Silver, and Crystal. In G/S/C, her team will have Umbreon, Vileplume, Houndoom, Gengar and Murkrow. In Heart Gold and Soul Silver, she'll still have the same Pokémon, but after the player gathers all badges from Kanto and Johto she'll have a more powerful team which is composed of Weavile, Spiritomb, Honchkrow, Umbreon, Houndoom and Absol.

In the games

There are two different sides to Karen in the games she is seen. She is a kind-hearted and skilled Pokémon trainer who specializes in dark types. Her policy was there's no such thing as weak or strong Pokémon, people should try to win with their favorite, in her case, her Umbreon. She was the second strongest trainer in Johto. Her party was Umbreon, Vileplume, Gengar, Murkrow, and Houndoom. In HeartGold and SoulSilver she returned with the same attitude and same party but had new moves and a new outfit. When defeated, she will use a different team consisting of Umbreon, Houndoom, Spiritomb, Absol, Weavile, and Honchkrow.

Sprites

GSC battle sprite	HGSS battle sprite	VS Sprite

In the manga

In the manga she was one of the masked children kidnapped at birth by the mask of ice and trained to do his bidding and she was cruel, mean and psychotic. Her only Pokémon were her Umbreon and two Murkrows.

Pokémon

In the games

Gold and Silver

Umbreon  Dark Lv. 42 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: None Confuse Ray Faint Attack Sand-Attack Mean Look

Vileplume  GrassPoison  Lv. 42 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: None Stun Spore Acid Moonlight Petal Dance

Murkrow  DarkFlying  Lv. 44 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: None Whirlwind Quick Attack Pursuit Faint Attack

Gengar  GhostPoison  Lv. 45 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: None Lick Spite Curse Destiny Bond

Houndoom    Lv. 47 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: None Pursuit Crunch Roar Flamethrower [[]] [[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - -

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Umbreon  Dark Lv. 42 ♂ Ability: Synchronize Item: None Confuse Ray Faint Attack Double Team Payback

Vileplume  GrassPoison  Lv. 42 ♀ Ability: Chlorophyll Item: None Stun Spore Acid Moonlight Petal Dance

Murkrow File:Murkrow HGSS.png  DarkFlying  Lv. 44 ♀ Ability: Super Luck Item: None Whirlwind Sucker Punch Pluck Faint Attack

Gengar  GhostPoison  Lv. 45 ♀ Ability: Levitate Item: None Lick Spite Focus Blast Destiny Bond

Houndoom    Lv. 47 ♀ Ability: Flash Fire Item: Sitrus Berry Nasty Plot Crunch Dark Pulse Flamethrower [[]] [[File:{{{P6}}}HGSS.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - -

Rematch

Weavile  DarkIce  Lv. 62 ♀ Ability: Pressure Item: None Night Slash Low Kick Ice Shard Ice Punch

Absol  Dark Lv. 62 ♀ Ability: Super Luck Item: None Detect Perish Song Psycho Cut Night Slash

Spiritomb  GhostDark  Lv. 62 ♀ Ability: Pressure Item: None Confuse Ray Curse Pain Split Sucker Punch

Houndoom  DarkFire  Lv. 63 ♀ Ability: Flash Fire Item: None Nasty Plot Sludge Bomb Flamethrower Dark Pulse

Honchkrow    Lv. 64 ♀ Ability: Super Luck Item: None Drill Peck Whirlwind Sucker Punch Thunder Wave

Umbreon   Lv. 64 ♂ Ability: Synchronize Item: Sitrus Berry Sucker Punch Confuse Ray Curse Payback

Pokémon Stadium 2

Gym Leader Castle

Umbreon  Dark Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: None Confuse Ray Psychic Attract Pursuit

Victreebel  GrassPoison  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: Mint Berry Acid Attract Stun Spore Razor Leaf

Murkrow File:Murkrow HGSS.png  DarkFlying  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: Bitter Berry Fly Mud-Slap Attract Faint Attack

Magmar  Fire Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: None Attract Confuse Ray Fire Punch Thief

Gengar    Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: PrzCureBerry Lick Attract Confuse Ray Psychic

Vileplume    Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: Ice Berry Stun Spore Sludge Bomb Giga Drain Attract

Gym Leader Castle Round 2

Umbreon  Dark Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: None Swagger Screech Psychic Faint Attack

Persian  Normal Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: BrightPowder Screech Swagger Shadow Ball Headbutt

Murkrow File:Murkrow HGSS.png  DarkFlying  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: Scope Lens Swagger Psych Up Mean Look Drill Peck

Slowbro  WaterPsychic  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: Quick Claw Surf Thunder Wave Swagger Submission

Misdreavus   Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: MysteryBerry Mean Look Perish Song Psychic Pain Split

Electrode   Lv. 50 - Ability: [[None Item: King's Rock Thunder Wave Thunderbolt Headbutt Swagger

In the manga

Umbreon	Murkrow