Karen

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"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.

Sprites

GSC battle sprite		HGSS battle sprite		Vs. sprite
		File:Karen(HGSS)Sprite.gif

Biography

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.

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

File:Umbreon(S)Sprite.png Umbreon		File:SilverVileplume.png Vileplume		File:SilverMurkrow.png Murkrow		File:Gengar(G)Sprite.png Gengar		File:CrystalHoundoom.gif Houndoom
Lv. 42	♂	Lv. 42	♀	Lv. 44	♀	Lv. 45	♀	Lv. 47	♀
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Stun Spore		Whirlwind		Lick		Pursuit		-
-		Acid		Quick Attack		Spite		Crunch		-
-		Moonlight		Pursuit		Curse		Roar		-
-		Petal Dance		Faint Attack		Destiny Bond		Flamethrower		-

HeartGold and SoulSilver

File:HGSSUmbreon.png Umbreon		File:Vileplume HGSS.png Vileplume		File:Murkrow HGSS.png Murkrow		File:Gengar HGSS.png Gengar		File:Houndoom HGSS.png Houndoom
Lv. 42	♂	Lv. 42	♀	Lv. 44	♀	Lv. 45	♀	Lv. 47	♀
Ability: Synchronize		Ability: Chlorophyll		Ability: Super Luck		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Flash Fire
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Stun Spore		Whirlwind		Lick		Nasty Plot		-
-		Acid		Sucker Punch		Spite		Crunch		-
-		Moonlight		Pluck		Focus Blast		Dark Pulse		-
-		Petal Dance		Faint Attack		Destiny Bond		Flamethrower		-

Rematch

File:Weavile(P)Sprite.png Weavile		File:359absol.png Absol		File:SpiritombSprite.png Spiritomb		File:Houndoom HGSS.png Houndoom		File:HonchkrowHGSSSprite.png Honchkrow		File:HGSSUmbreon.png Umbreon
Lv. 62	♀	Lv. 62	♀	Lv. 62	♀	Lv. 63	♀	Lv. 64	♀	Lv. 64	♂
Ability: Pressure		Ability: Super Luck		Ability: Pressure		Ability: Flash Fire		Ability: Super Luck		Ability: Synchronize
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Detect		Confuse Ray		Nasty Plot		Drill Peck		Sucker Punch
-		Perish Song		Curse		Sludge Bomb		Whirlwind		Confuse Ray
-		Psycho Cut		Pain Split		Flamethrower		Sucker Punch		Curse
-		Night Slash		Sucker Punch		Dark Pulse		Thunder Wave		Payback

Pokémon Stadium 2

Gym Leader Castle

File:HGSSUmbreon.png Umbreon		File:Victreebel HGSS.png Victreebel		File:Murkrow HGSS.png Murkrow		File:Magmar HGSS.png Magmar		File:Gengar HGSS.png Gengar		File:Vileplume HGSS.png Vileplume
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀
Item: Mint Berry		Item: Bitter Berry		Item: None		Item: PrzCureBerry		Item: Ice Berry
-		Acid		Fly		Attract		Lick		Stun Spore
-		Attract		Mud-Slap		Confuse Ray		Attract		Sludge Bomb
-		Stun Spore		Attract		Fire Punch		Confuse Ray		Giga Drain
-		Razor Leaf		Faint Attack		Thief		Psychic		Attract

Gym Leader Castle Round 2

File:HGSSUmbreon.png Umbreon		File:HGSSPersian.png Persian		File:Murkrow HGSS.png Murkrow		File:HGSSSlowbro.png Slowbro		File:HGSSMisdreavus.png Misdreavus		File:Electrode HGSS.png Electrode
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	-
Item: BrightPowder		Item: Scope Lens		Item: Quick Claw		Item: MysteryBerry		Item: King's Rock
-		Screech		Swagger		Surf		Mean Look		Thunder Wave
-		Swagger		Psych Up		Thunder Wave		Perish Song		Thunderbolt
-		Shadow Ball		Mean Look		Swagger		Psychic		Headbutt
-		Headbutt		Drill Peck		Submission		Pain Split		Swagger

In the manga

File:Umbreon(Pt)Sprite.png	File:Murkrow(DP)Sprite.png
Umbreon	Murkrow

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