Carmine

Carmine
Information
Gender	Female
Hometown	Mossui Town, Kitakami
Family	Kieran (younger brother) Yukito (grandfather) Hideko (grandmother) Maskmaker (ancestor)
Occupation	Pokémon Trainer
Appears in	Generation IX
Debut	Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Teal Mask)
In other languages
Japanese	Name ゼイユ Zeiyu
Japanese	Name ゼイユ Zeiyu
English	Name Carmine
English	Name Carmine

Carmine is a character appearing in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Teal Mask). She is a student attending in Blueberry Academy.

Appearance

Carmine is a slender young girl with yellow eyes and black hair with red highlights. Her accessory on her head is a yellow headband and her outfit is a buttoned blue shirt, a white belt, a yellow fanny pack, a red thumbless glove, blue pants with two stripes on the legs, one white and one blue and red and white shoes. She is seen with a beauty mole, very light lipstick, and her eyes being half-closed.

In The Teal Mask, Carmine is seen wearing her blue Traditional Jinbei outfit.

Personality

Carmine is described to have a strong will, but is sometimes a bit selfish. She deeply cares for her younger brother Kieran despite initially being a bit rough on him, though she is sometimes oblivious to his feelings, which further complicates matters. Whenever she gets angry, her eyes generally widen and she shakes her hands violently.

Etymology

Carmine's name is derived from the color carmine, and the currant fruit.

Her Japanese name Seille is derived from groseille, which is French for red currants.

Biography

Carmine is the older sister of Kieran, both being born and raised in Kitakami. Both attend school in Unova's Blueberry Academy; she is also a League Club member, though she seldom visits the room and barely participates in their affairs. She and her brother were selected on a joint field trip alongside students of the Naranja and Uva Academies to their village, during which she was initially skeptical of letting outsiders come to their home.

One of the selected students from the Naranja/Uva Academy was the player, who she had a battle with upon their arrival but lost before leaving. Briar organizes the students into groups, placing the player with Kieran to find several signboards across the area. The player and Kieran quickly become friends. When the village hosts their annual "Festival of Masks", Carmine challenges the player to a battle for a mask but loses.

When they arrive at Loyalty Hall, they find a young child among the crowd who drops their mask, though the "child" is not human and Carmine suspects that they might be the ogre talked about in legends. However, rather than revealing the story to her brother, who liked the ogre, Carmine tells the player to keep the incident a secret. They later talk to her grandfather the following day, after she rudely shoos Kieran off, who tells them about the entire story. Unbeknownst to anyone, Kieran had listened in on the conversation, leaving him bitter and betrayed. This culminates in him stealing the mask that the ogre dropped during the festival, but the player manages to reclaim it after beating him in another battle. Kieran storms off, but not before punching the memorial to the Loyal Three, which results in them somehow reviving and heading to Loyalty Plaza to take Ogerpon's other masks.

Carmine and the player battle the Loyal Three at various locations across Kitakami to reclaim the masks, while Kieran successfully convinces the villagers about the truth of the story behind Ogerpon and the Loyal Three. Once the masks are returned, they return to Ogerpon's home, but Ogerpon has decided to stay with them. She watches her brother battle the player, only to lose again, resulting in Ogerpon traveling with the player. The next day, she gives a farewell speech to the students, though Kieran is not around, claiming sickness. She then returns to the academy alongside her brother and Briar.

During this time, Kieran has a sudden change of heart and becomes more obsessed with winning and strength, overthrowing Drayton as the BB League Champion and club president. Carmine and the Elite Four take note of the sudden change in his personality, though she herself does not attribute her own actions in Kitakami as the main cause, instead believing that he's going through a rebellious phase. She would recommend the player to Cyrano, who accepted and took them into the academy as an exchange student. The player would run into her in the Terarium's central zone, where she had just finished a conversation with Amarys. She later has a battle with them to show the results of her training, but ultimately loses again. When she remarks if they had seen Kieran, they overhear him berating another club member and she remarks on his change to them, before Drayton arrives and pulls the two into the club room.

After the player defeats Kieran and overthrows him as the BB League Champion and club president, Carmine is called into a classroom regarding the Great Crater of Paldea and Area Zero. They are allowed by the Paldean authorities to enter, during which they head into the deepest depths of Area Zero. When Kieran catches Terapagos and empowers it with Terastal energy, it goes berserk in its Stellar Forme, resulting in Carmine assisting the player in taking it down. Her Pokémon faints during the battle, and she convinces Kieran to assist the player. Once the player subdues and catches Terapagos, Carmine scolds Briar for nearly putting everyone in danger before they return to the academy.

The trip results in Kieran taking a temporary break from the academy, with Carmine following suit to help her brother. Kieran eventually decides to invite the player and their friends over to Kitakami, who had been paying a visit with a Mystical Pecha Berry in their bag; this caused the Pokémon Pecharunt to awaken. Pecharunt immediately enthralls Carmine, who begins talking about mochi and awkwardly chicken-dancing. Kieran and his family, unable to discern the cause, keep Carmine under wraps in their home, though Pecharunt continues to spread its influence across the village. She and the other enthralled villagers are called by Pecharunt to protect it from the player and Kieran, who the latter holds off. Once the player catches Pecharunt, Carmine returns to normal, though unaware of the events that occurred while she was enthralled. She quickly befriends Nemona, Arven and Penny and returns to the academy alongside Kieran when he decides to give it a second chance, where they may occasionally find her in the League Club Room for rematches.

Pokémon

First battle

• Before "The Way Home" Event
• After "The Way Home" Event

Trainer
Carmine
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Poochyena				Vulpix
Base article	Type	Dark		Base article	Type	Fire
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	12			Level	12
	Ability	Run Away			Ability	Flash Fire
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Bite	Tackle		Moves	Ember	Disable
		Howl	—			Quick Attack	Spite
Poltchageist
Base article	Type	Grass /  Ghost
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Genderless
	Level	13
	Ability	Hospitality
	Item	None
	Moves	Mega Drain	Astonish
		Withdraw	—

Trainer
Carmine
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Poochyena				Vulpix
Base article	Type	Dark		Base article	Type	Fire
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	60			Level	60
	Ability	Run Away			Ability	Flash Fire
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Crunch	Howl		Moves	Flamethrower	Extrasensory
		Take Down	Fire Fang			Will-O-Wisp	Disable
Poltchageist
Base article	Type	Grass /  Ghost
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Genderless
	Level	60
	Ability	Hospitality
	Item	None
	Moves	Giga Drain	Shadow Ball
		Foul Play	Stun Spore

Second battle

• Before "The Way Home" Event
• After "The Way Home" Event

Trainer
Carmine
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Morpeko (Full Belly Mode)				Swadloon
Base article	Type	Electric /  Dark		Base article	Type	Bug /  Grass
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	16			Level	16
	Ability	Hunger Switch			Ability	Leaf Guard
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Thunder Shock	Power Trip		Moves	Struggle Bug	Sticky Web
		Bite	Leer			Razor Leaf	Trailblaze
Mightyena				Poltchageist
Base article	Type	Dark		Base article	Type	Grass /  Ghost
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Genderless
	Level	18			Level	19
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Hospitality
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Bite	Take Down		Moves	Mega Drain	Astonish
		Howl	Fire Fang			Withdraw	Stun Spore

Trainer
Carmine
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Morpeko (Full Belly Mode)				Swadloon
Base article	Type	Electric /  Dark		Base article	Type	Bug /  Grass
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	62			Level	63
	Ability	Hunger Switch			Ability	Chlorophyll
	Item	Focus Sash			Item	None
	Moves	Aura Wheel	Lash Out		Moves	Bug Buzz	Sticky Web
		Thunder Wave	Seed Bomb			Energy Ball	Trailblaze
Mightyena				Sinistcha
Base article	Type	Dark		Base article	Type	Grass /  Ghost
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Genderless
	Level	63			Level	64
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Hospitality
	Item	None			Item	Occa Berry
	Moves	Crunch	Howl		Moves	Matcha Gotcha	Shadow Ball
		Take Down	Fire Fang			Foul Play	Stun Spore

Third battle

• Before "The Way Home" Event
• After "The Way Home" Event

Trainer
Carmine
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Mightyena				Morpeko (Full Belly Mode)
Base article	Type	Dark		Base article	Type	Electric /  Dark
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	33			Level	33
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Hunger Switch
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Crunch	Howl		Moves	Aura Wheel	Seed Bomb
		Take Down	Fire Fang			Torment	Uproar
Leavanny				Ninetales
Base article	Type	Bug /  Grass		Base article	Type	Fire
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Genderless
	Level	34			Level	34
	Ability	Swarm			Ability	Flash Fire
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	X-Scissor	Slash		Moves	Incinerate	Spite
		String Shot	Trailblaze			Extrasensory	Will-O-Wisp
Sinistcha
Base article	Type	Grass /  Ghost
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Genderless
	Level	35
	Ability	Hospitality
	Item	None
	Moves	Matcha Gotcha	Foul Play
		Scald	Stun Spore

Trainer
Carmine
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Mightyena				Morpeko (Full Belly Mode)
Base article	Type	Dark		Base article	Type	Electric /  Dark
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	70			Level	71
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Hunger Switch
	Item	None			Item	Focus Sash
	Moves	Crunch	Howl		Moves	Aura Wheel	Lash Out
		Sucker Punch	Play Rough			Thunder Wave	Seed Bomb
Leavanny				Ninetales
Base article	Type	Bug /  Grass		Base article	Type	Fire
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	72			Level	72
	Ability	Chlorophyll			Ability	Flash Fire
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Leaf Blade	X-Scissor		Moves	Flamethrower	Extrasensory
		Swords Dance	Fell Stinger			Will-O-Wisp	Disable
Sinistcha
Base article	Type	Grass /  Ghost
	Tera Type	None
	Gender	Genderless
	Level	74
	Ability	Hospitality
	Item	Occa Berry
	Moves	Matcha Gotcha	Hex
		Stun Spore	Scald

Fourth battle

Trainer
Carmine
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Toucannon				Mightyena
Base article	Type	Normal /  Flying		Base article	Type	Dark
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	74			Level	74
	Ability	Sheer Force			Ability	Intimidate
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Beak Blast	Throat Chop		Moves	Crunch	Howl
		Flame Charge	Dual Wingbeat			Super Fang	Sucker Punch
Scrafty				Sinistcha
Base article	Type	Dark /  Fighting		Base article	Type	Grass /  Ghost
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	Grass
	Gender	Female			Gender	Genderless
	Level	74			Level	75
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Hospitality
	Item	None			Item	Occa Berry
	Moves	Brick Break	Crunch		Moves	Matcha Gotcha	Hex
		Ice Punch	Bulk Up			Stun Spore	Scald

League Club Rematch

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

Trainer
Carmine
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Mightyena				Toucannon
Base article	Type	Dark		Base article	Type	Normal /  Flying
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	74			Level	74
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Sheer Force
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Super Fang	Howl		Moves	Beak Blast	Throat Chop
		Yawn	Sucker Punch			Flame Charge	Dual Wingbeat
Morpeko (Full Belly Mode)				Ninetales
Base article	Type	Electric /  Dark		Base article	Type	Fire
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	74			Level	74
	Ability	Hunger Switch			Ability	Flash Fire
	Item	Focus Sash			Item	None
	Moves	Aura Wheel	Lash Out		Moves	Flamethrower	Extrasensory
		Thunder Wave	Seed Bomb			Will-O-Wisp	Disable
Scrafty				Sinistcha
Base article	Type	Dark /  Fighting		Base article	Type	Grass /  Ghost
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	Grass
	Gender	Female			Gender	Genderless
	Level	74			Level	75
	Ability	Intimidate			Ability	Hospitality
	Item	None			Item	Occa Berry
	Moves	Brick Break	Crunch		Moves	Matcha Gotcha	Hex
		Ice Punch	Bulk Up			Stun Spore	Scald