Carl Collingwood

|~ Gen. Information ~|
Name: Carl Collingwood

Age | Birthplace | Gender: 16 | Rustboro, Hoenn | Male

Trainer Rank: Pokemon Trainer


|~ Characterization ~|
Appearance: Carl is quite short, only barely clearing 5'5" (165 cm.) He's fairly lean, and considered by others quite bony. He doesn't have much muscle, and rarely, if ever, carries around anything bar his clothes. He also has a rather pale complexion due to not spending much time in the sun. Carl has dark brown hair, and wears it around medium length, just above his eyebrows. He doesn't take care of his hair often, and it ends up messy and scraggly most of the time. He has green eyes, deep and lush as a forest. He has an angular face, and like the rest of the body, it doesn't have much meat on his face. Carl's nose is small like the rest of his body, but is also angular like the rest of his face. His mouth is rather thin and small, similar to the rest of his body. He often has bags under his eyes because he often stays up late.
Apparel: On an average day, Carl will wear a white, thin scarf that covers up half of his face, a light, black jacket that he usually wears open, various t-shirts depending on his mood, a pair of light blue jeans, and a casual pair of black sneakers with a pair of white socks. He wears this garb so that he can preserve the integrity of his identity and to protect his skin from UV Rays.


Personality: Carl tends to think in terms of efficiency and rationality instead of rely on his emotions most of the time. He prefers to do things the most efficient way, and tends not to like wasting time. He doesn't like irrational thoughts, and often end up exasperated, irritated, or angry at worst because of his dislike of irrational thoughts. He likes being rational and efficient because he was brought up that way by his mother. On top of this, he tends to be a bit of a downer, and only looks at the bleak part of reality.

Carl tends to not get along with other people and Pokemon. He does occasionally enjoy company, but he typically prefers to be alone. Due to his anti-social nature, he tends to end up in awkward situations a lot. He also believes that Pokemon often create more trouble than benefit the common man. However, Carl will not stand for other humans or Pokemon alike to be mistreated.

Despite his rationality, Carl often lets his anger the best of him. While he rarely goes on a full-blown tirade, he will often get miffed or irritated, and will end up saying things he typically regrets later. He tends to be set off by people mistreating Pokemon and generally doing evil things. When fully angry, he usually takes his anger out on the surrounding objects and life-forms.

Carl is overall a person who believes that people and Pokemon should be both treated with respect, and will always follow this moral rule. While he is very rational, he will often get enraged at people who do not treat others well and criminals who take advantage of Pokemon and humans.

Battle Style: Carl often does things in the most effective and concise way possible. He will usually observe his surroundings and attempt to end the battle as quickly as possible. This means that he won't try for something flashy or risky, but pick the most rewarding strategy. Carl doesn't mind playing dirty as long as it will get him the win.


Past Experience / History: Carl grew up in a small house in Rustboro. His mother was a researcher at Devon Corp. and his father was a policeman. Carl's early life was peaceful, but he often spent time with his mother at work or by his father's side because the couple could not afford a babysitter. Due to this, he learned efficiency and rational thinking from his mother, and respect, as well as equality, from his father. He was also able to watch many battle bots, his mother's field of work, being beta tested, and he was able pick up some battling skills from them.
Unfortunately, Carl's father ended up involved in combating Team Magma and Aqua during their prime. He was caught up in a explosion and ended up losing his life. Carl was only 6 at this point, and his mother was much too busy to continue to teach him, or keep Carl at her workplace at all, so he was sent to public school. At first, Carl was welcomed warmly by his fellow classmates. However, it slowly became apparent that there was malicious intent towards him. Eventually, he was getting bullied constantly when the teacher wasn't paying attention. Carl gradually came to despise school and his classmates. By the age of 10, he had started to stay home in his room and play video games. His mother rarely came home, and if she did, she was rarely ever awake. Carl eventually started to realize that he couldn't stay at home forever, so he decided to leave home. This is where his journey starts.


|~ Inventory ~|
Badges:
~Kanto~
~Hoenn~
~Johto~
~Sinnoh~
~Unova~
~Kalos~
~Other~

Money: $6,200
Items:
05x Pokeballs

|~ Pokemon ~|
Species: Shellder
Nickname: Nil
Gender: Male
Level: 10
Experience: 0
Ability: Skill Link
Personality: Nil tends to be mischievous, and is generally a happy Pokemon. He also wants to make Trainers and Pokemon around it happy.
Moves:
Start: Tackle
Level 4: Withdraw
Level 8: Supersonic

Approved.