Kieran

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Kieran (Japanese: スグリ Suguri) is a rival character introduced in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. He is originally from Kitakami and attends Blueberry Academy as a first-year student with his older sister, Carmine. He has a quiet, gentle nature, and often hides behind his big sister. He seems to be curious about the , though, when they arrive from the Paldea region.https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/new_characters/ He is the only character in the to have the BB League Champion (Japanese: ブルベリーグチャンピオン Blueberry League Champion).
He is nicknamed Kiki (Japanese: スグ Sugu) by his sister.
==In the core series games==
===Pokémon Scarlet and Violet===
====The Teal Mask====
Kieran is a student of Blueberry Academy native to Kitakami. He and Carmine are chosen to accompany the incoming students from Naranja Academy/Uva Academy on a cultural tour of the area under the watch of Carmine's teacher Briar. Kieran is paired up with the player character, and accompanies them around Kitakami as they search for three signposts that tell the story of how the Loyal Three laid down their lives to protect the land from the evil . During this time, Kieran admits that he actually admires Ogerpon for her strength and independence.
At the end of the first day in Kitakami, the player, Carmine, and Kieran attend the Festival of Masks. The player and Carmine have a chance encounter with Ogerpon, who flees and drops her Teal Mask. Carmine decides to keep this incident from Kieran, fearing that the knowledge he missed a chance to meet his idol would break his heart. The next day, the player and Carmine learn from the siblings' grandfather that the "Loyal" Three were actually a group of bandits who attacked Ogerpon's Trainer and stole three masks made for her by the siblings' distant ancestor; Ogerpon slew the Loyal Three, but the villagers believed she was attacking them and came to fear her. Unbeknownst to them, Kieran overhears their conversation and concludes that they are excluding him out of contempt. While the player and Carmine search for materials to repair the Teal Mask, Kieran steals the mask, accuses them of treating him like an outcast, and demands the player defeat him in a battle to reclaim the mask.
After the player defeats Kieran, he surrenders the mask as agreed. However, the Loyal Three unexpectedly come back to life and are given food and Ogerpon's stolen masks by the ignorant villagers. While the player, Carmine, and Ogerpon pursue and defeat the Loyal Three, Kieran convinces the villagers that the old legend was mistaken and that Ogerpon was innocent all along. With Ogerpon's reputation rehabilitated, the group returns to Ogerpon's mountain home, where Ogerpon chooses the player to be her Trainer. However, a jealous Kieran demands a final battle with the player for the right to take Ogerpon, irrespective of Ogerpon's wishes. The player defeats Kieran, who watches them catch Ogerpon before fleeing home, locking himself in his room, and refusing to come out or see the player off.
After the end of the tour, Kieran and Carmine are to return early to Blueberry Academy due to an unexpected development in the Great Crater of Paldea. Kieran, now consumed by his resentment towards the player and obsession with strength, vows to become even stronger and ominously declares, "Just you wait" to the player.
====The Indigo Disk====
Upon returning to Blueberry Academy, Kieran, now sporting a new hairstyle and wardrobe, becomes fixated on Pokémon battling, going so far as to rise in the ranks of the school's unofficial League to become Champion. However, Carmine and the BB League's Elite Four, Drayton, Lacey, Crispin, and Amarys become concerned when he begins using his new authority to bully other students out of the club. Despite Lacey's insistence to keep this as a 'League matter' and have Drayton deal with Kieran himself, Carmine secretly lobbies to have the player brought over to the school under the auspices of wanting to show off her home turf to get them to snap some sense into her brother. Upon discovering the player's arrival at the school, Kieran, against Lacey and Amarys' objections, has the player entered into the BB League at a high stage so he can prove that he is superior to them. However, despite the amount of training he's done, the player's skill as an official League Champion proves too much for Kieran to overcome and he is defeated, causing most of the club to abandon him.
Now humiliated in front of the school, Kieran scrambles to come up with a way to get back at the player. When Briar informs them and Carmine that she's recently gotten permission from Paldea League chairwoman and Top Champion Geeta to search Area Zero for a mysterious Pokémon called , Kieran sees this as the perfect opportunity and signs up, reasoning that catching and utilizing a Pokémon even the player doesn't know about will give him the edge needed to defeat them. However, upon reaching the furthest point in the Area Zero Underdepths, Terapagos shows more interest in the player than Kieran, forcing him to use a Master Ball he received during his time as BB League Champion to effectively steal it from them. However, when the player is still able to defeat him, Kieran, under a glory-blinded Briar's instructions, stallizes Terapagos and demands it battle the player again. This proves ruinous, however, as Terapagos turns on and attacks Kieran, destroying the Master Ball he caught it with and forcing the player to intervene. Terapagos soon proves to be too powerful for the player to battle on their own though, so Carmine and the player convince the guilt-ridden Kieran to help out, ending with it being caught by the player.
The shock of Terapagos attacking him forces Kieran to finally realize the error of his ways, so he resigns from the BB League's rankings and requests that he and the player start over as friends. The player presumably agrees, and they return to Blueberry Academy. Following these events, it is mentioned by an NPC in the Terarium's Central Plaza that Kieran has also begun taking time off from school altogether to try to rebuild his life.
====Mochi Mayhem====
After returning to Kitakami with Carmine, Kieran sends the player a letter, inviting them to visit and catch up. Kieran encourages the player to bring friends with them, so the player invites their schoolmates and friends Nemona, Arven and Penny to join them in Kitakami. Once there, Kieran befriends all three schoolmates and is challenged to a battle by Nemona, though he loses. While the group prepares for a welcoming party, Carmine arrives in a trancelike state, dancing and repeating the word "mochi". Kieran states that Carmine has been this way since he sent the player his letter, and fears she has fallen under a curse.
Later, Nemona vanishes from the Kitakami Community Center, so Kieran and the player set out to find her. However, they are confronted by villagers who, like Carmine, are also dancing and saying "mochi". They defeat them in a battle before following Nemona to Kitakami Hall. When they arrive, however, they encounter Kieran's grandmother, also possessed, giving his grandfather a suspicious-looking mochi, which possesses him as well. After defeating them in a battle, Kieran deduces that the mochi is responsible for the unusual behavior of his peers.
Kieran and the player return to Mossui Town to reunite with Arven and Penny, where they encounter a small purple Pokémon who blasts mochi in their direction. Though Kieran and the player avoid being struck by the mochi, Arven and Penny are possessed by the mochi when it lands in their mouths, leaving Kieran and the player to defeat them in battle. Afterwards, they see the mysterious Pokémon again, which they follow to Loyalty Plaza. There, they reunite with Nemona, also possessed, and the Pokémon. Suddenly, the possessed populace of Mossui Town, Arven, and Penny appear from behind. While the players battles Nemona, Kieran volunteers to hold off the possessed townsfolk. After Nemona is defeated, the player is left to battle the mysterious Pokémon, now identified as the Mythical Pokémon . The player catches Pecharunt, putting an end to the possessions it caused.
Several days later, Kieran and Carmine decide to return to Blueberry Academy to resume their school life, bidding farewell to the player and their friends as they return to Paldea. Kieran quickly takes responsibility for his own actions, apologizing to the BB Elite Four and requesting to be dropped from the League altogether to reassess himself.
===Pokémon===
====First battle====
Winning this battle is not mandatory. The player will not black out and the story will progress either way.
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====Second battle====
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====Third battle====
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====Fifth battle====
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====Sixth battle====
Kieran will stallize his at the first opportunity.
Kieran has special dialogue if the player uses in this battle.
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====Seventh battle====
When Kieran is controlling Terapagos, it is kept in a Master Ball, possesses twice the usual amount of HP, and has a large HP bar at the top of the screen that identifies it as Terapagos, the Indigo Disk. 
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====First Multi Battle partner====
Kieran joins the as a Multi Battle partner against at Area Zero.
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====Second Multi Battle partner====
Kieran joins the as a Multi Battle partner in three battles during Mochi Mayhem.
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====League Club Room====
Kieran will stallize his at the first opportunity.
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====Traded to the player====
Upon the third unique interaction with Kieran in the League Club Room, he will trade an Applin to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding , , or Mythical Pokémon.
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
Kieran appeared briefly in Breathe Together, along with Carmine in Blueberry Academy as they watch Ohara, Aliquis and Hohma's video from Naranja Academy.
==Gallery==
===Core series game artwork===
This is a selection of artwork featuring Kieran from the core series Pokémon games.
 	 	
 	 	final art
 	 	
Concept art (The Teal Mask)	Concept art (Festival of Masks)	Concept art (The Indigo Disk)
====Translations====
By @PokeSuutamie:Translations of concept art by @PokeSuutamie.
: Top left - The shoulder bag is an enamel material.
: Bottom left - He has a tendancy to hold his head in his hands.
: Middle - Shirt (oversized).
: Middle bottom - Summer uniform.
: Bottom right - Loves sweet treats/candy. Has a lot in his bag.
===Sprites and models===
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
Map icon 	Model(The Teal Mask) 	Model(VS pose) 	Model(VS pose at the )	
 	 	 	 	
Model(The Indigo Disk/Mochi Mayhem)	Model(VS pose in the match)	Model(VS pose at the)	Model(VS pose after) 	
==Merchandise==
===Pokémon Trading Card Game===
Kieran has been depicted on a variety of merchandise released exclusively for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
====Carmine & Kieran====
In Japan, a range of Carmine & Kieran products was available at Pokémon Centers, on the Pokémon Center Online, and at participating Pokémon Card Gym sites from April 26, 2024.The Pokémon Center website, listing the release date of the Carmine & Kieran TCG merch. Each utilize artwork created by kirisAki.kirisAki confirming she drew the Carmine and Kieran TCG art
==Music==
Games	Location 	Song name (Japanese) 	Song name (English Translation) 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	Talking to Kieran 	スグリと 	With Kieran 	Minako AdachiHitomi Sato 	Hitomi Sato
 	Battling Kieran 	戦闘！スグリ 	Battle! (Kieran) 	Minako Adachi 	Minako Adachi
 	When Kieran is frustratedwith being left out 	歪み 	Distortion 	Minako AdachiHitomi Sato 	Hitomi Sato
 	During the final battleagainst Kieran in The Teal Mask, and when rematching Kieran at Blueberry Academy after beating Mochi Mayhem	決戦！スグリ 	Decisive Battle! (Kieran) 	Minako Adachi 	Minako Adachi
 	During the final scene ofThe Teal Mask 	強くならないと 	I Have to Become Stronger 	Minako AdachiHiromitsu Maeba 	Hiromitsu Maeba
 	When Kieran is seenkicking a member out of the 	不穏な空気 	Unsettling Atmosphere 	Hitomi Sato 	Hitomi Sato
 	Just before the battle againstKieran at Blueberry Academy 	勝負が始まる 	The Battle Begins 	Minako Adachi 	Minako Adachi
 	Battling against Kieran at Blueberry Academy 	戦闘！チャンピオンスグリ 	Battle! (Champion Kieran) 	Minako Adachi 	Minako Adachi
 	After beating Kieran at Blueberry Academyand while Drayton chastises Kieran for losing 	敗北のスグリ 	The Defeated Kieran 	Minako Adachi 	Minako Adachi
 	When Terapagos awakens from its gem 	蘇ったテラパゴス 	Terapagos Comes Back to Life 	Toby FoxRei MurayamaGo Ichinose	Hiromitsu Maeba
 	When battling Kieran's Terapagos in the Underdepths 	戦闘！テラパゴス 	Battle! (Terapagos) 	Rei MurayamaGo Ichinose 	Go Ichinose
 	When Briar prompts Kieran to Terastallize Terapagos 	秘宝の条件 	Conditions of the Hidden Treasure 	Toby Fox 	Hiromitsu Maeba
 	When Kieran attempts to recall Terapagos to its Poké Ball 	テラパゴスの暴走 	Terapagos's Rampage 	Toby FoxRei MurayamaGo Ichinose	Go Ichinose
 	When battling Stellar Form Terapagos alongside Kieran 	戦闘！ゼロの秘宝 テラパゴス 	Battle! (Terapagos - The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero)	Rei MurayamaToby FoxGo Ichinose	Go Ichinose
==In the TCG==
Kieran was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese expansion and the English expansion, with artwork by GIDORA. An version with artwork by the same illustrator and a version of the card illustrated by Teeziro were released in the same sets. This card has two effects, of which one may be chosen by the player: switching their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon, or adding an additional 30 damage to attacks used against the opponent's Active and (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
==Trivia==
* Carmine's nickname for Kieran, "Kiki", is also the nickname of a particular in Pokémon Adventures.
* When Kieran punches the Loyal Three's shrine after his third battle, a purple mist can be briefly seen in his fist, possibly indicating that the trio's revival may have something to do with Kieran himself. 
* Kieran is the first NPC shown catching a Pokémon with a Master Ball.
** Kieran's Master Ball is also the first official instance of a Master Ball breaking in the games, though this was not in the context of attempting to catch a wild Pokémon but instead attempting to recall the Pokémon already caught by it.
* Kieran's Dragonite has the , which is never seen in normal gameplay. This is a reference to Normal being commonly used as Dragonite's Tera Type in competitive play.
** In addition, his Incineroar's moves and Ability are almost similar to those commonly encountered in competitive play.
* According to Carmine in her League Club Room conversation with Crispin, Kieran and Crispin are classmates.Carmine: "Hey, Crispin... You’re in the same class as Kiki, right?"Crispin: "Yep! Same class!" (: The Indigo Disk)
* Kieran is tied with Nemona for the highest-level Pokémon owned by a rival character, with his and her first partner Pokémon reaching level 87 during the Mochi Mayhem epilogue and the Blueberry Academy rematches. The only NPC-owned Pokémon outside of a battle facility that outlevel them at their strongest are 's in and Cynthia's in her post-Stark Mountain rematch team in , which are both level 88.
* Kieran is the only whose Championship match with the player is a Double Battle.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	スグリ Suguri 	From 酸塊 suguri ()
English 	Kieran 	From currant and ciar (Irish and Scottish Gaelic for dark)
German 	Jo 	From Johannisbeere (currant)
Spanish 	Cass 	From cassis ()
French 	Kassis 	From cassis (blackcurrant)
Italian 	Riben 	From (genus containing the currant)
Korean 	카지 Kaji 	From 까치밥나무 kkachibamnamu (currant)
Chinese () 	烏栗 / 乌栗 Wūlì 	From 烏 / 乌 wū (black) and 醋栗 cùlì / chouleuht (currant)
Chinese () 	烏栗 Wūleuht 	From 烏 / 乌 wū (black) and 醋栗 cùlì / chouleuht (currant)
Indonesian 	Suguri 	From his Japanese name
Brazilian Portugese	Kiran 	Similar to his English name
Thai 	ซุกุริ Sukuri 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Kiki
BB League Champion
==Notes==
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Rival characters
Category:Scarlet and Violet characters
Category:Trainers with Tera Orbs
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Trainers with unique classes
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