Kris (Pokemon Crystal)

Kris (Pokemon Crystal) -

Kris is a young girl from New Bark Town, who is initially introduced to the world of Pokémon by Professor Oak. Her journey as a Pokémon Trainer begins when Professor Elm asks Kris's mother to forward an errand to her, which is to help raise a Pokémon that he recently caught in order to aid with his research.[3] In the midst of their conversation, he receives an e-mail from a man named Mr. Pokémon, though Elm mentions that he's too busy to go himself. He suggests that Kris goes in his stead, presenting her with three Pokémon that could be her first partner Pokémon: Cyndaquil, Totodile, or Chikorita. He registers his phone number in the Pokégear that was given to Kris by her mom before leaving her house.

When arriving at Mr. Pokémon's house, he presents her with the Mystery Egg, which was given to Mr. Pokémon by a couple who run a Pokémon Day-Care service. Professor Oak heard that Kris was running an errand for Elm, so he waited at Mr. Pokémon's house to meet her. Deeming that Kris seemed like a dependable person, he entrusts her with the latest version of his Pokédex, in order to properly catalogue and document Pokémon on her journey. Immediately after she departs, Professor Elm gives her a phonecall to tell her that something terrible has happened, and to get back to the laboratory as soon as possible. Upon returning to Cherrygrove City, she is stopped by a red-haired boy, who points out that she got a Pokémon from the lab, though seems weak. After introducing himself, he challenges Kris to her first battle with a Pokémon Trainer, bolting off after his defeat. As Kris returns to Elm's lab at New Bark Town, she is stopped by a police officer that explains the red-haired boy was the one that stole one of Professor Elm's Pokémon, and prompts her for the boy's name that he introduced himself with. This boy is Silver, which the game states is her rival.

Kris encountering Silver for the first time

Professor Elm is shocked by both Mr. Pokémon's discovery of the Mystery Egg, as well as Professor Oak's choice to entrust Kris with a Pokédex. He suggests she takes on the Johto League in order to become Champion, though notes that it is a long one, and that she should talk to her Mom before leaving. Upon reaching Violet City, Kris must defeat the Gym Leader in order to leave southwards to Route 32. The city also presents Kris with the opportunity to climb the Sprout Tower. If she does so, she can overhear Silver being chastised by Sage Li, the final opponent of the tower. He reprimands Silver for using his Pokémon as if they were tools of war, though Silver asserts to both Li and Kris that he only intends to use strong Pokémon, and that he won't lose to those that wish to befriend them. After Kris defeats the Violet City Gym Leader, Falkner, she can talk to an aide of Professor Elm in the city's Pokémon Center. He tells her that the Egg discovered by Mr. Pokémon will hatch when in the presence of other Pokémon, and that Kris is the only person they can rely on to do so. A group of shady individuals prevent Kris from entering the Azalea Gym or the Slowpoke Well east of the town. A local artisan named Kurt offers to create Kris some special Poké Balls, but says that it will have to wait, due to the presence of Team Rocket in the town; a sinister organization that disbanded three years prior to the events of the game. After catching wind that the group are cutting off the tails of Slowpoke, he rushes past Kris to deal with the gang himself. The grunt guarding the top of the well takes off when confronted by Kurt, though Kris must now deal with the rest of the group herself, as Kurt is pained from tumbling down the well just moments ago. After she clears out the gang, Kurt escorts her out of the well, offering her a Lure Ball when talked to again, with subsequent interactions prompting him to craft special Poké Balls across the span of a day, given Kris provides him with the Apricorns to make them.

Clearing out the gang also allows her to enter the Azalea Gym to defeat Bugsy, though