Kimberly (Violetverse)

## Kimberly

* Game
* Anime

**Kimberly** (Japanese: **キンバリー** *Kinbarī*) is the central protagonist (one of two in the anime version) of CheerfulSteekip's *Pokémon Violet* experience.

In the anime version, she was enrolled by her older sister (who she didn't know at the time due to amnesia) at the Uva Academy to begin her Pokémon journey and education.

## Bio

### Appearance

Kimberly has short, shoulder-length black hair, which is revealed to have grown slightly longer after getting her 4th Gym Badge, and has grown to her waist after the finale of Season 5. She has tan skin, lightning-shaped markings on her cheeks, and brown eyes, and stands at 5'2''.

Her uniforms throughout her adventure in Paldea (occasional in the anime version prior to Season 6) are the standard uniforms for Uva Academy:

* During the first season of the anime version and before the Treasure Hunt begins in the fandub version, she wears the summer uniform for the Uva Academy. She goes back to this uniform during "*Picnic by the Beach! A Sisterly Memory Returns?!*"
* In "*Fall Festival! A Break from Classes*," she wears the autumn uniform. In the fandub version, this is her uniform during the last storyline of the series.
* At any point she is in Asado Desert, she is seen wearing the spring uniform.
* At any point she is in a place with snow in the anime version and after the Treasure Hunt begins in the fandub version, she is seen wearing the winter uniform.

She also has two signature outfits in the anime version, which always include black knee-high socks with yellow stripes and pink glasses (the two clothing items also appear in the fandub, though the glasses' form depends on the version):

* From the second to fifth seasons, she wears the spring uniform's top with the winter uniform's coat and the autumn uniform's shorts, as well as a purple headband with a golden star on it, purple and yellow fingerless gloves, and brown shoes (all three of which can also be seen in her occasional uniforms). This is her original signature outfit.
* In Seasons 6 and 7, she wears a gray short-sleeved t-shirt with a yellow bow attached to it. On top of it is a purple vest with the Academy's logo. She also wears a yellow and purple skirt, as well as red Mary Janes. She still wears her fingerless gloves, but no longer wears her old headband, being replaced by a light golden crown with violet jewels as of the finale of Season 6. Her Tera Watch is worn on her right wrist.

In the anime version exclusively, she additionally has a light pink shoulder bag that has a green fleur-de-lis imprinted on the front.

### Personality

After she first wakes up in Paldea during the series premiere, Kimberly is shown to be very shy and nervous, having a hard time befriending Nemona and commanding a Sprigatito she later names Flora to use a move during a battle. She is also shown to be very depressed despite suffering from amnesia, and always needs Flora's company, as well as Mirako's later on.

She isn't sure what her dream is, and has difficulties in making friends at first. However, after being introduced to Nemona, Flora, Mirako, Arven, Penny and Percy (one by one), she decided to "take baby steps" and start by challenging all of the Gyms in Paldea and challenging the Pokémon League.

After catching Ryan, she becomes slightly concerned when he starts to attempt to bite Flora. She even decides not to let him battle because of this behavior. Following her recovery at Uva Academy, Kimberly instantly puts him in the pasture area of the school, not wanting her beloved starter to get severely harmed.

Following an incident at Inlet Grotto, she becomes afraid of the Houndour line, even choosing not to catch one. She is shown to always freeze up whenever a Houndour or Houndoom goes near her, which has caused some problems a few times. This Trauma Button eventually goes away in "*A Trainer Must Learn to Face Their Fears!*", where seeing Flora getting bit numerous times by a wild Houndour allows her to finally gather the courage to fight back, inadvertently causing her special aura from her Tera Power state to appear without any Terastallization in the process.

Throughout *Pokémon Violet*, Kimberly started to mature significantly and is shown to take part in events that involve Team Star more seriously. She will get angry if someone hurts someone close to her, which usually results in her activating her Tera Power without first Terastallizing a Pokémon. She also got more wiser and smarter to the point she can analyze a battle to finish it rather quickly. In some situations, she is shown to be quite reckless, but she also makes sure to not cause severe damage to her surroundings or to others near her.

### Relationships

* **Nemona**: Her best friend.
* **Penny**: Friends.
* **Percy** and **Garry**: Close friends. The latter is also her Platonic Life-Partner.
* **Ash Ketchum** Her spiritual guide.

## Items

* **Rotom Phone**
* **Bag**
* **Tera Orb**

## Skills

During her journey through Paldea, Kimberly learned how to cook from Arven, as well as many things from the teachers such as Pokémon's abilities, typings, and how to train and care for them. She is also known to meditate with her Pokémon in order to give them more patience and calm them down in dire situations. She also trained her body and trained in the art of stealth in order to defeat enemies. With her trained body, she can maintain her balance so she can perform moves like somersaults and flips with ease without losing her balance or making a sound.

### On hand

* Sprigatito ♀ (Flora)
* Lechonk ♂ (Ryan)
* Fletchling ♀ (Felicia)
* Pawmi ♀ (Mia)

### Unused

* Tarountula
* Scatterbug
* Hoppip
* Diglett
* Yungoos

## Trivia

*For this character's tropes, see here.*
* Her bag in the anime version is similar to Sunny Starscout's bag. However, it is instead light pink with a green fleur-de-lis imprinted on the front.
* Other than the fact she has no set dream due to insecurities, she essentially serves as the Ash of the fandub/anime series. This may be, appearance-wise, because of the markings on her cheeks that appear only in the anime.
* Kimberly's Student ID at the Academy is 805C393.
* A running gag in the episodes taking place at the Uva Academy shows her often watering Flora, who is on a plant pot when that happens.
* Her catchphrase has changed after the first season:
	+ In season 1, it is "I'm honestly afraid... what should I do?"
	+ From season 2 onwards, it is "Come on! Let's have a Tera-Magical adventure!"
	+ During major battles (i.e. Gym Leaders, Titan Pokémon, Team Star Bosses), it is "Let's dazzle them Gym Leaders and Team Star Bosses/it Titan Pokémon with a dash of Tera Power magic!" Notably, this phrase was not used in the first season.