EG360 here! Sorry for the wait on this article, but I have been busy out of my mind >_< And wooh hoo! I have been waiting for a chance to write about Kris! Hope you enjoy!

6th Place:
Kris (Crystal)

About Kris: There is absolutely no doubt that Kris is probably the most underrated female character in the main Pokemon games. This is mainly because Pokemon Crystal version was released in 2000 on GameBoy Color. You know, that time where not all kids owned a portible gaming system (my first hand held gaming console was a Gamboy Advance SP, hense I haven't played Crystal either). And since much of Pokemon fans are still younger than 20, many do not care about the updated version of Pokemon Gold and Silver. Now, I must warn you that the next paragraphs will be copy and pasted from my article about Lyra with a few changes because they have pretty much the same story.

Kris' journey begins when Professor Elm asks her to run an errend for Mr. Pokemon and Elm gives her the choice of a Johto starter. After this, Kris finds a strange boy outside of the lab, and when she attempts to speak to him, he shoves her away. He eventually becomes her rival. After the beginning errand, Professor Oak arrives and sees a strong bond between Kris and her pokemon. He gives her a pokedex and later, Elm sends her to compete in the Johto league.

Her story continues as she defeats her rival, Silver, in battles, disbands the revived Team Rocket, and becomes Pokemon League Champion. Not to mention that Kris teached Silver to respect pokemon and see them as living creatures and not tools. And, of course, she then moves on to Kanto, defeats the gymleaders there too, and win a battle against Red, who became Pokemon League Champion three years prior.



Facts About Kris:
-Pokemon Red and Blue Version was released in Japan on February 27, 1996 while Crystal was released on December 14, 2000. It took almost five years for the company to add a female character.
-Kris's alternate japanese names are shared with Leaf, Dawn, and Lyra's japanese names.
- Kris cannot join Pokathons like Lyra can. Pokathons weren't introduced until Heartgold and Soul Silver.

Espeongirl360's Personal Opinion:
I will be blunt, Kris deserves a much higher place. Despite this, I am surprised she even got this high of spot. Unfortunately, I feel as if Kris is stuck with 6th place because of the fans lack of knowledge.

But anyhoo, think about it! It was two months away from FIVE YEARS of only being able to play as a male. Kris was a big step for the Pokemon company for bringing in more girls into the fandom. I am frankly confused as to why this doesn't make Kris popular. Afterall, look at Misty. She was the first main girl of the anime and look how popular she is!

Aaaaand, as I said before, I personally have never played as Kris before. I was only four years old when the game came out in North America (I don't remember a time where I didn't watch the anime, but I never played the games until the Hoenn ones came out). I still think she is pretty cool in her journey and she took a big step in Pokemon history. Go girl power!

Fanpoper's Comments:

AmyelKitten: Kris's look is just slightly weird.

TrueKellyn237:Kris deserves more love If you ask me :P

Skittygirl:Sorry, the reason I don't like Kris is because I don't really know her.... -_-