Charles

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If you were looking for the Seaking named Charles owned by Wallace, see Wallace → Charles. For the president of the Pokémon League, see Charles Goodshow.
Charles
チャールズ Charles
Charles anime.png
Charles in Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Age Unknown
Gender Male
Eye color Blue
Hair color Brown
Hometown Driftveil City
Region Unova
Trainer class Motorcyclist
Generation V
Games Black, White, Black 2, and White 2
Animated series Pokémon the Series
Debut The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!
English voice actor Dan Green
Japanese voice actor Yoshimasa Hosoya

Charles (Japanese: チャールズ Charles) is a motorcyclist from Driftveil City.

In the core series games

In Black and White, Charles asks the player to try a new kind of battling. In Pokémon Black, Charles offers to have a Rotation Battle with the player, while in Pokémon White, he offers to have 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).

In Black 2 and White 2, he is encountered at first on Route 5, where he prevents the player from entering Driftveil City until they beat the Nimbasa Gym due to having a battle with another Trainer. Once the Gym is beaten, he can be battled in a mandatory Rotation BattleB2/Triple BattleW2 and will let the player pass once defeated. He can later be encountered in Driftveil City where he offers to battle again, this time in a Triple BattleB2/Rotation BattleW2 with the same team as before.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White



Pokémon Black 2 and White 2



Quotes

Pokémon Black and 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... Rotation BattleB/Triple BattleW! Want to learn about it?"
No: "Oh, man! Getting someone's attention is really hard."
Yes: "In Rotation BattlesB/Triple BattlesW, you send out three Pokémon at a time and battle! One Pokémon takes the lead position, and the other two stand on each side. The trick is, each turn you can change their positions...B/The rules are simple: just make all of your opponent's Pokémon faint.W And that's a rough explanation of Rotation BattlesB/Triple BattlesW."
"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. Hey! If you're a Trainer, how about a Rotation BattleB/Triple BattleW?"
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."
  • If the player doesn't have enough Pokémon
"I hate to burst your bubble when you're all fired up, but... In Rotation BattlesB/Triple BattlesW, you need three or more Pokémon to battle."
  • Being 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 Rotation BattleB/Triple BattleW. If you want to have more Rotation BattlesB/Triple BattlesW, go to Opelucid City."
  • Before leaving
"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. Riding a bike and becoming the wind fits a bad boy like me."

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Route 5
  • Before defeating the Nimbasa Gym
"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. Now, I'm having a Rotation BattleB2/Triple BattleW2 with the opponent in front of me!"
  • After defeating the Nimbasa Gym
"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. I wanted to get the attention of a girl I like, so I mastered a new style of Pokémon battling called Rotation BattleB2/Triple BattleW2. Want to learn about it?"
No: "Oh, man! Getting someone's attention is really hard."
Yes: "In Rotation BattlesB2/Triple BattlesW2, you send out three Pokémon at a time and battle! One Pokémon takes the lead position, and the other two stand on each side. The trick is, each turn you can change their positions...B2/The rules are simple: just make all of your opponent's Pokémon faint.W2 And that's a rough explanation of Rotation BattlesB2/Triple BattlesW2."
"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. Hey! If you're a Trainer, how about a Rotation BattleB2/Triple BattleW2?"
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."
  • If the player doesn't have enough Pokémon
"I hate to burst your bubble when you're all fired up, but... In Rotation BattlesB2/Triple BattlesW2, you need three or more Pokémon to battle."
  • Being 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 Rotation BattleB2/Triple BattleW2."
  • Before leaving
"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. Riding a bike and becoming the wind fits a bad boy like me."
Driftveil City
"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 BattleB2/Rotation BattleW2! Want to learn about it?"
No: "Oh, man! Getting someone's attention is really hard."
Yes: "In Rotation BattlesB2/Triple BattlesW2, you send out three Pokémon at a time and battle! One Pokémon takes the lead position, and the other two stand on each side. The trick is, each turn you can change their positions...B2/The rules are simple: just make all of your opponent's Pokémon faint.W2"
"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. Hey! If you're a Trainer, how about a Triple BattleB2/Rotation BattleW2?"
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."
  • If the player doesn't have enough Pokémon
"I hate to burst your bubble when you're all fired up, but... In Triple BattlesB2/Rotation BattlesW2, you need three or more Pokémon to battle."
  • 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 BattleB2/Rotation BattleW2. If you want to have more Triple BattlesB2/Rotation BattlesW2, go to Pokémon World Tournament!"

In animation

Charles's alter ego, The Mighty Accelguard

Charles debuted in The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!. He assumes an alter-ego known as The Mighty Accelguard (Japanese: 快傑ア☆ギルダー Kaiketsu A☆Gilder) to fight crime alongside his Accelgor.

With the help of Ash, Cilan, Iris, and Linda, they managed to defeat the evil Dr. Ferrara/Cryogonal Man and his henchmen.

Charles reappeared briefly in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 with Accelgor. He gave a tour of the Driftveil Market to Ash and his friends. He also told them that the market received its Revival Herbs from Milos Island.

Pokémon

Accelgor
Charles's Accelgor
Debut The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!
Voice actors
Japanese Unshō Ishizuka
English Dan Green

Accelgor is Charles's partner when he is in his civilian identity, but when he transforms into The Mighty Accelguard, 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 Cryogonal Man's attempt to rob the Cold Storage, Accelgor showed off its abilities and was able to defeat Cryogonal Man's powerful Vanillish in battle.

Accelgor's known moves are Agility, Double Team, Struggle Bug, and Swift.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 細谷佳正 Yoshimasa Hosoya
English Dan Green
Danish Michael Hasselflug
Italian Maurizio Merluzzo
Polish Maksymilian Rogacki
Brazilian Portuguese Márcio Marconato
Spanish Latin America Javier Olguín
Spain David Hernán


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.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese チャールズ Charles
English, German,
Italian
Charles Same as Japanese name
French Raphaël
Spanish Carlos Spanish form of Charles
Korean 찰스 Charles Same as Japanese name

Motorcyclist

Language Title
France Flag.png European French Motard
Germany Flag.png German Bleifuß
Italy Flag.png Italian Motociclista
South Korea Flag.png Korean 폭주족 Pokjujok
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Motero

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