Charles
Charles チャールズ Charles | |
Charles in the anime | |
Gender | Male |
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Eye color | Blue |
Hair color | Brown |
Hometown | Driftveil City |
Region | Unova |
Trainer class | Motorcyclist |
Generation | V |
Games | Black and White |
Anime debut | BW057 |
English voice actor | N/A |
Japanese voice actor | Yoshimasa Hosoya |
Charles (Japanese: チャールズ Charles) is a biker from Driftveil City.
In the games
Charles asks the player to try a new kind of battling. In Pokémon Black, Charles has a rotation battle with the player, while in Pokémon White, he has a triple battle with the player. He is the first NPC that the player can engage in either of these types of battle. In both versions, he uses the same team. He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Motorcyclist (Japanese: バイクずき Bike Lover).
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Quotes
Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
- "I'm a heartbreaker... my name... Charles. I wanted to get the attention of a girl I like, so I learned a new style of Pokémon battling. Its name... Triple Battle! Want to learn about it?"
- No: "Oh, man! Getting someone's attention is really hard."
- Yes: "In Triple Battles, you send out three Pokémon at a time and battle! The rules are simple: just make all of your opponent's Pokémon faint. And that's a rough explanation of Triple Battles."
- "I'm a heartbreaker... my name... Charles. Hey! If you're a Trainer, how about a Triple Battle?"
- No: "I'm a heartbreaker... my name... Charles. I have some advice for you. Challenge is the essence of life!"
- Yes: "You've got a good attitude, don't you! I'm a heartbreaker... my name... Charles. I'm always at full throttle."
- When defeated
- "I'm a heartbreaker... my name... Charles."
- After being defeated
- "Sheesh. That's embarrassing. Getting schooled when I was planning to teach. Still, you have potential! You have to understand your Pokémon to win in a Triple Battle. If you want more Tipple Battles, you should go to Opelucid City.
- "I'm a heartbreaker... my name... Charles. Riding a bike and becoming the wind fits a bad boy like me."
In the anime
Charles appeared in BW057. He assumes an alter-ego known as Kaiketsu A☆Gilder (快傑ア☆ギルダー) to fight crime alongside his Accelgor.
With the help of Ash, Cilan, Iris and Linda, they manage to defeat the evil Professor Tsuraraa/Freege Man and his henchmen.
Charles reappeared briefly in BW059.
Pokémon
Accelgor is Charles's partner when he is in his civillian identity but when he transforms into A☆Gilder he becomes his trusted sidekick. Like all of its species, Accelgor is quick and swift and uses this to its advantage when fighting crime, despite Charles's usual clumsiness. During Freege Man's attempt to rob Cold Storage, Accelgor showed off its abilities and was able to defeat Freege Man's powerful Vanillish in battle.
Accelgor's known moves are Agility, Double Team, Struggle Bug and Swift. | ||
Debut | BW057 | |
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Voice actors | ||
Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
Trivia
- Charles's alter-ego Kaiketsu A☆Gilder most likely draws inspiration from Kaiketsu Zubat, with certain other aspects, like his A☆Gilder Kick attack, from the titular characters of the Kamen Rider Series.
- Unlike most bike-riding characters in Pokémon Black and White, Charles does not speed up when the player holds down the B-button.
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This Trainer Class article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |