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Karen, known as Karin (カリン) in the Japanese versions, is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise. She is a member of the Johto Elite Four in the Generation II games. She is a powerful trainer of Dark-type Pokémon.

The name "Karen" is almost an anagram of "darken". Her French name is "Marion", that contains the word "noir" (black), if reversed. "Melanie", her German name, derives from an ancient Greek word, something like "melanos", that meant "dark, black". Her Chinese name is just a phonetical translation.

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Karen appears in the Pokémon VS set. Cards in her set include Rapidash, Magmar, Flareon, Tyranitar, Umbreon and Houndoom. She also appears on two Hidden Machines: Karen's TM01 and Karen's TM02.

In Pokémon 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.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Karen, along with Will, Blue, Silver, Shum, and Cart, 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. In this manga, she uses an Eevee (which evolves into an Umbreon) and two separate Murkrow.