Kieran (2024)

Kieran is a character first appearing in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Teal Mask). He is a Pokémon Trainer, the younger brother of Carmine and a student attending Blueberry Academy.

Appearance[]

Kieran is a slender young boy with yellow eyes and black hair with violet underlights. He has a yellow headband and his outfit is a collared blue shirt with a red tie, a white and blue jacket, a yellow backpack, a red thumbless glove, white shorts with two stripes on the legs, one white and one blue, and matching blue socks and red and white shoes. He is seen with his eyes being half-closed and mole on his neck.

In The Teal Mask, Kieran is seen wearing a Traditional White Jinbei outfit. Instead of wearing a mask of the Loyal Three, he wears the Ogre mask.

In The Indigo Disk, Kieran wears a red sleeveless shirt and a white coat and is seen with the bangs of his hair pulled back except for a single strand. He claims that by pulling his hair back, he would be able to perform better in Pokémon battles.

Personality[]

Kieran is a quiet boy with a gentle nature. He often hides behind his older sister. He shows signs of interest in the player character, seeing them as cool. Despite this, he desires to become strong. He is one of the few people who like Ogerpon rather than the Loyal Three because of how powerful she was alone. Over time, he appears to become jealous of the player character due to them catching Ogerpon and mysteriously states that he will triumph over them when alone in his room.

After becoming the Champion of Blueberry Academy and the President of the League Club, he became arrogant and obsessed with winning, taking on a whole new personality. Upon being snapped back to his senses, Kieran returns to his normal personality while acknowledging that he would not be able to surpass the player. He ultimately cares for all of his Pokémon, including the ones he does not use in his team.

Biography[]

Kieran and his sister Carmine are students attending Blueberry Academy, hailing from Kitakami, often referred to as troublemakers. He is a first-year student in the academy, being in the same class as Crispin.

The player character first encounters Kieran when they head into Kitakami to find help for a fellow student, where he has his first battle but loses. The following day, the player partners up with him to take selfies at three signposts scattered across the area. They manage to find two of them, with the local Festival of Masks taking priority when it starts. During the festival, the player character runs into Ogerpon, with Carmine discovering them in the process. The day after the festival, the two bring the mask to their grandfather, who tells the truth about Ogerpon and the Loyal Three. Kieran was shooed away by Carmine, who did not want to admit the truth to him; unbeknownst to the two of them, Kieran had eavesdropped on the conversation. After an indirect attempt to ask the player character themselves, Kieran becomes increasingly bitter and betrayed, confused as to why they would uphold Carmine's lie. By the time they reach the third signboard, he requests another battle, which he ends up losing and comments about not being strong enough.

When the player and Carmine tried to fix Ogerpon's Teal Mask, Kieran stole it and went to Loyalty Plaza, only agreeing to give it up should he lose the battle. As expected, Kieran loses and he returns the mask, punching a memorial to the Loyal Three before leaving. This act ends up reviving the trio, who then return to Loyalty Plaza to claim Ogerpon's other masks. The player and Carmine track each member down and reclaim the mask, while Kieran informs the other villagers of the truth behind the Loyal Three and Ogerpon. His grandfather is worried about him spreading heresy, but Kieran is successfully able to convince the entire village by the time they reclaim the stolen masks. During this time, his eyes notably change from a clear black and yellow to a more intense shading. Upon returning to Ogerpon's home in the Dreaded Den, Kieran asks for a final match with the condition that the winner would claim Ogerpon. Kieran ultimately loses again and watches the player catch Ogerpon before returning home, claiming sickness and does not attend the farewell ceremony; in his room, he swears to triumph over the player.

Kieran later returns to the Blueberry Academy, where his obsession with defeating the player results in him overthrowing Drayton as the Champion of the BB League and president of the League Club. He oversees the club with an iron fist, bullying students who he deems weak into leaving the club. The sudden change is noted by both his sister and Elite Four members. After having a friendly match with Carmine, they witness Kieran bully another member into leaving the club, before Drayton arrives and has the two head into the club room. Drayton later has the player accompany them to the cafeteria, where he calls Kieran and the others. Kieran is shocked at the player's arrival, though when Drayton brings up the subject of letting them participate in the BB League, he and Crispin accept, while Lacey and Amarys decline. Kieran is left as the tiebreaker, and he also agrees just so he could battle them. During registration, he voices his approval to the representative (as they doubted Drayton's claims) and told the player that they had better not lose until they reached him.

Once the player defeats the Elite Four, Drayton helps sign them up for the Champion match against Kieran, with most of the club watching. Despite having replaced his former team for a much more competitive set, he is unable to prevail over an official League Champion, putting him in a temporary shell-shocked state. This causes complications with the Elite Four, as Kieran would be relegated to an Elite Four and Crispin would be kicked out in the process. However, he is called over the PA system along with the player, Carmine and Drayton, where Briar reveals she was authorized to enter the Great Crater of Paldea to find the hidden treasure of Area Zero. Believing that the treasure would allow him to defeat the player, Kieran accepts the trip to Paldea.

When they arrive, they discover an hidden area underneath what was supposedly the deepest area in the crater, where they also discovered a new Terastal type; Stellar, and Terapagos. Upon reaching the end of the area, Kieran spots a crystal and rips it off, rousing Terapagos from its slumber. Terapagos begins to walk towards the player, causing him to throw a Master Ball to catch it. He then battles them and loses again, but Briar realizes that Terapagos had not been powered up. She asks him to use his Tera Orb, which he does, causing it to enter its Stellar Form, but it goes berserk from the power in the process. He tries to recall it into the Master Ball, but Terapagos breaks it and launches a beam of energy at him, only for Koraidon/Miraidon to appear and block it. The act of one of his Pokémon turning on him causes Kieran to enter a deep shock while the player and Carmine try to stop Terapagos. After it knocks out her Sinistcha, Carmine successfully convinces him to assist the player, during which his eyes return to normal.

After subduing the berserk Pokémon, Kieran allows the player to catch it before he apologizes for his actions, being able to finally let go of his guilt and cries.

Returning to the academy, Kieran apologizes to the player and asks if they would like to restart their friendship again, which they happily accept, having gone through so much to try and help Kieran go back to his real self.

Kieran would proceed to resign from the club and take a short break, returning home to Kitakami. He would send a letter to the player to have them visit Kitakami with their friends; at the same time, Carmine began acting strange. He quickly befriends Nemona, Arven and Penny, though the trip is cut short by a mischievous Pokémon known as Pecharunt who possesses most of the village into becoming mochi addicts. Fortunately, the player manages to catch it, putting an end to its mischief. Kieran ultimately decides to give the academy a second chance, and returns with his sister. Upon returning, he begins apologizing to his peers for his actions as club president and decides to drop himself from the league to reassess himself, though the player can still have rematches with him.

Pokémon[]

The strength of Kieran's Pokémon will depend if the player has completed the base game or not:

First battle[]

• Before "The Way Home" Event

• After "The Way Home" Event

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Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Sentret				Yanma
Base article	Type	Normal		Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	12			Level	12
	Ability	Run Away			Ability	Compound Eyes
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Scratch	Defense Curl		Moves	Quick Attack	Air Cutter
		Quick Attack	—			Swift	Struggle Bug

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Sentret				Yanma
Base article	Type	Normal		Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	59			Level	60
	Ability	Frisk			Ability	Compound Eyes
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Quick Attack	Take Down		Moves	Bug Buzz	Air Cutter
		Amnesia	Dig			Quick Attack	Giga Drain

Second Battle[]

• Before "The Way Home" Event

• After "The Way Home" Event

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Poliwag				Yanma
Base article	Type	Water		Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	15			Level	16
	Ability	Water Absorb			Ability	Compound Eyes
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Water Gun	Pound		Moves	Quick Attack	Air Cutter
		Haze	Mud Shot			Swift	Struggle Bug
Furret
Base article	Type	Normal
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male
	Level	16
	Ability	Run Away
	Item	None
	Moves	Dig	Quick Attack
		Defense Curl	Fury Swipes

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Furret				Yanma
Base article	Type	Normal		Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	62			Level	62
	Ability	Frisk			Ability	Compound Eyes
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Quick Attack	Double-Edge		Moves	Bug Buzz	Air Cutter
		Amnesia	Dig			Giga Drain	Quick Attack
Poliwhirl
Base article	Type	Water
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male
	Level	66
	Ability	Water Absorb
	Item	None
	Moves	Liquidation	Haze
		Take Down	Belly Drum

Third battle[]

• Before "The Way Home" Event

• After "The Way Home" Event

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Yanma				Poliwhirl
Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying		Base article	Type	Water
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	22			Level	22
	Ability	Compound Eyes			Ability	Water Absorb
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Quick Attack	Air Cutter		Moves	Water Pulse	Take Down
		Swift	Struggle Bug			Mud Shot	Haze
Furret				Dipplin
Base article	Type	Normal		Base article	Type	Grass/ Dragon
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	23			Level	25
	Ability	Run Away			Ability	Supersweet Syrup
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Take Down	Dig		Moves	Syrup Bomb	Double Hit
		Baby-Doll Eyes	Slash			Dragon Breath	Defense Curl

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Yanma				Furret
Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying		Base article	Type	Normal
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	62			Level	62
	Ability	Compound Eyes			Ability	Frisk
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Bug Buzz	Air Cutter		Moves	Sucker Punch	Double-Edge
		Giga Drain	Quick Attack			Tidy Up	Super Fang
Poliwrath				Dipplin
Base article	Type	Water/ Fighting		Base article	Type	Grass/ Dragon
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	64			Level	66
	Ability	Water Absorb			Ability	Supersweet Syrup
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Hydro Pump	Haze		Moves	Syrup Bomb	Dragon Pulse
		Brick Break	Earth Power			Energy Ball	Double Hit

Fourth battle[]

• Before "The Way Home" Event

• After "The Way Home" Event

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Yanma				Gligar
Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying		Base article	Type	Ground/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	26			Level	25
	Ability	Compound Eyes			Ability	Hyper Cutter
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Quick Attack	Air Cutter		Moves	Aerial Ace	Bulldoze
		Swift	Struggle Bug			Fury Cutter	Quick Attack
Cramorant				Dipplin
Base article	Type	Flying/ Water		Base article	Type	Grass/ Dragon
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	25			Level	26
	Ability	Gulp Missile			Ability	Supersweet Syrup
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Dive	Pluck		Moves	Syrup Bomb	Double Hit
		Fury Attack	Surf			Dragon Breath	Defense Curl
Poliwhirl
Base article	Type	Water
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male
	Level	28
	Ability	Water Absorb
	Item	None
	Moves	Liquidation	Brick Break
		Take Down	Mud Shot

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Yanmega				Gligar
Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying		Base article	Type	Ground/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	68			Level	66
	Ability	Tinted Lens			Ability	Hyper Cutter
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Bug Buzz	Air Slash		Moves	Earthquake	Rock Tomb
		Giga Drain	Quick Attack			Dual Wingbeat	X-Scissor
Cramorant				Dipplin
Base article	Type	Flying/ Water		Base article	Type	Grass/ Dragon
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	65			Level	69
	Ability	Gulp Missile			Ability	Supersweet Syrup
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Dive	Air Slash		Moves	Syrup Bomb	Dragon Pulse
		Thrash	Surf			Energy Ball	Double Hit
Poliwrath
Base article	Type	Water/ Fighting
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male
	Level	71
	Ability	Water Absorb
	Item	None
	Moves	Hydro Pump	Haze
		Brick Break	Earth Power

Fifth battle[]

• Before "The Way Home" Event

• After "The Way Home" Event

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Shiftry				Yanmega
Base article	Type	Grass/ Dark		Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	33			Level	37
	Ability	Chlorophyll			Ability	Tinted Lens
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Bullet Seed	Fake Out		Moves	Air Cutter	Quick Attack
		Payback	Aerial Ace			Ancient Power	Bug Buzz
Dipplin				Probopass
Base article	Type	Grass/ Dragon		Base article	Type	Rock/ Steel
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	36			Level	33
	Ability	Supersweet Syrup			Ability	Sturdy
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Syrup Bomb	Double Hit		Moves	Power Gem	Rock Tomb
		Dragon Breath	Defense Curl			Rock Blast	Spark
Poliwrath				Gliscor
Base article	Type	Water/ Fighting		Base article	Type	Ground/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	38			Level	37
	Ability	Water Absorb			Ability	Hyper Cutter
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Brick Break	Belly Drum		Moves	Aerial Ace	Bulldoze
		Liquidation	Ice Punch			Poison Tail	Harden

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Shiftry				Yanmega
Base article	Type	Grass/ Dark		Base article	Type	Bug/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	71			Level	72
	Ability	Wind Rider			Ability	Tinted Lens
	Item	Focus Sash			Item	Kee Berry
	Moves	Fake Out	Tailwind		Moves	Bug Buzz	Air Slash
		Leaf Blade	Dark Pulse			Ancient Power	Psychic
Dipplin				Probopass
Base article	Type	Grass/ Dragon		Base article	Type	Rock/ Steel
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	72			Level	71
	Ability	Supersweet Syrup			Ability	Sturdy
	Item	Leftovers			Item	Petaya Berry
	Moves	Syrup Bomb	Double Hit		Moves	Power Gem	Body Press
		Dragon Pulse	Energy Ball			Zap Cannon	Flash Cannon
Poliwrath				Gliscor
Base article	Type	Water/ Fighting		Base article	Type	Ground/ Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	72			Level	76
	Ability	Water Absorb			Ability	Hyper Cutter
	Item	Sitrus Berry			Item	Yache Berry
	Moves	Close Combat	Belly Drum		Moves	Earthquake	Rock Tomb
		Liquidation	Ice Punch			Dual Wingbeat	X-Scissor

Sixth battle[]

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Dragonite				Politoed
Base article	Type	Dragon/ Flying		Base article	Type	Water
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	80			Level	80
	Ability	Multiscale			Ability	Drizzle
	Item	Expert Belt			Item	Wacan Berry
	Moves	Breaking Swipe	Hurricane		Moves	Ice Beam	Helping Hand
		Extreme Speed	Thunder			Weather Ball	Psychic
Porygon-Z				Grimmsnarl
Base article	Type	Normal		Base article	Type	Dark/ Fairy
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Genderless			Gender	Male
	Level	81			Level	81
	Ability	Adaptability			Ability	Prankster
	Item	Life Orb			Item	Focus Sash
	Moves	Hyper Beam	Shadow Ball		Moves	Reflect	Light Screen
		Thunderbolt	Ice Beam			Spirit Break	Sucker Punch
Incineroar				Hydrapple
Base article	Type	Fire/ Dark		Base article	Type	Grass/ Dragon
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	Fighting
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	81			Level	82
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Supersweet Syrup
	Item	Sitrus Berry			Item	Assault Vest
	Moves	Darkest Lariat	Flare Blitz		Moves	Fickle Beam	Tera Blast
		Fake Out	Brick Break			Earth Power	Gyro Ball

Seventh battle[]

Trainer
Kieran
	Poké Balls	—
	Items	—
Terapagos
Base article	Type	Normal
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Genderless
	Level	85
	Ability	Tera Shift
	Item	None
	Moves	Zen Headbutt	Earth Power
		Water Pulse	—

League Club Rematch[]

In order to initiate the rematch, the player must complete the Mochi Mayhem epilogue.

Trainer
Kieran
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Dragonite				Politoed
Base article	Type	Dragon/ Flying		Base article	Type	Water
	Tera Type	Normal			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	85			Level	85
	Ability	Multiscale			Ability	Drizzle
	Item	Expert Belt			Item	Wacan Berry
	Moves	Breaking Swipe	Hurricane		Moves	Ice Beam	Helping Hand
		Extreme Speed	Thunder			Weather Ball	Psychic
Porygon-Z				Grimmsnarl
Base article	Type	Normal		Base article	Type	Dark/ Fairy
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Genderless			Gender	Male
	Level	86			Level	86
	Ability	Adaptability			Ability	Prankster
	Item	Life Orb			Item	Focus Sash
	Moves	Hyper Beam	Shadow Ball		Moves	Reflect	Light Screen
		Thunderbolt	Ice Beam			Spirit Break	Sucker Punch
Incineroar				Hydrapple
Base article	Type	Fire/ Dark		Base article	Type	Grass/ Dragon
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	Fighting
	Gender	Male			Gender	Male
	Level	86			Level	87
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Supersweet Syrup
	Item	Sitrus Berry			Item	Assault Vest
	Moves	Darkest Lariat	Flare Blitz		Moves	Fickle Beam	Tera Blast
		Fake Out	Brick Break			Earth Power	Gyro Ball

Trivia[]

• The Pokémon that Kieran originally uses in his Kitakami team remain at his home; he uses Poliwrath instead of Politoed during the Mochi Madness epilogue, and he mentions his other Pokémon to Arven in the League Club Room.
• Kieran's Dragonite has the Normal Tera Type, however it goes unused as he will always Terastallize Hydrapple.

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