If you were looking for theSeakingnamed Charles owned byWallace, seeWallace → Charles.For the president of thePokémon League, seeCharles Goodshow.

Charles チャールズCharles
Charles inPokémon 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, 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 fromDriftveil City.

In the core series games

InPokémon Black and White, Charles asks theplayer to try a new kind of battling. In Pokémon Black, Charles offers to have aRotation Battle with the player, while in Pokémon White, he offers to have aTriple Battle with the player. He is the firstNPC 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 theTrainer classMotorcyclist (Japanese:バイクずきBike Lover).

InPokémon Black 2 and White 2, he is first encountered onRoute 5, where he prevents the player from entering Driftveil City until they beat theNimbasa Gym due to having a battle with another Trainer. Once the Gym is beaten, he can be battled in a mandatory Rotation Battle^B2/Triple Battle^W2 and will let the player pass once defeated. He can later be encountered in Driftveil City, where he offers to battle the player again, this time in a Triple Battle^B2/Rotation Battle^W2 with the same team as before.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Motorcyclist

Charles

'

Driftveil City

Black and White

Reward:
$864

Zebstrika♂Lv.27

Type:

Electric

Ability:

Motor Drive

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Shock Wave

Electric

Special

Flame Charge

Fire

Physical

Pursuit

Dark

Physical

Spark

Electric

Physical

Krokorok♂Lv.27

Types:

Ground

Dark

Ability:

Intimidate

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Assurance

Dark

Physical

Mud-Slap

Ground

Special

Embargo

Dark

Status

Swagger

Normal

Status

Basculin♂Lv.27

Type:

Water

Ability:

Adaptability

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Aqua Jet

Water

Physical

Chip Away

Normal

Physical

Take Down

Normal

Physical

Crunch

Dark

Physical

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Motorcyclist

Charles

'

Route 5
orDriftveil City

Black 2 and White 2

Reward:
$832

Tirtouga♂Lv.26

Types:

Water

Rock

Ability:

Solid Rock

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Wide Guard

Rock

Status

Aqua Jet

Water

Physical

AncientPower

Rock

Special

Crunch

Dark

Physical

Sigilyph♂Lv.26

Types:

Psychic

Flying

Ability:

Magic Guard

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Air Cutter

Flying

Special

Psybeam

Psychic

Special

Whirlwind

Normal

Status

Light Screen

Psychic

Status

Archen♂Lv.26

Types:

Rock

Flying

Ability:

Defeatist

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Pluck

Flying

Physical

Agility

Psychic

Status

AncientPower

Rock

Special

Quick Guard

Fighting

Status

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 Battle^B/Triple Battle^W! Want to learn about it?"

No:"Oh, man! Getting someone's attention is really hard."

Yes:"In Rotation Battles^B/Triple Battles^W, 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 Battles^B/Triple Battles^W."

"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. Hey! If you're a Trainer, how about a Rotation Battle^B/Triple Battle^W?"

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 Battles^B/Triple Battles^W, 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 Battle^B/Triple Battle^W. If you want to have more Rotation Battles^B/Triple Battles^W, go toOpelucid 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 Battle^B2/Triple Battle^W2 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 Battle^B2/Triple Battle^W2. Want to learn about it?"

No:"Oh, man! Getting someone's attention is really hard."

Yes:"In Rotation Battles^B2/Triple Battles^W2, 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 Battles^B2/Triple Battles^W2."

"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. Hey! If you're a Trainer, how about a Rotation Battle^B2/Triple Battle^W2?"

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 Battles^B2/Triple Battles^W2, 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 Battle^B2/Triple Battle^W2."

• 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 Battle^B2/Rotation Battle^W2! Want to learn about it?"

No:"Oh, man! Getting someone's attention is really hard."

Yes:"In Rotation Battles^B2/Triple Battles^W2, 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 Battle^B2/Rotation Battle^W2?"

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 Battles^B2/Rotation Battles^W2, 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 Battle^B2/Rotation Battle^W2. If you want to have more Triple Battles^B2/Rotation Battles^W2, go toPokémon World Tournament!"

In animation

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

With the help ofAsh,Cilan,Iris, andLinda, they managed to defeat the evilDr. Ferrara/Cryogonal Man and his henchmen.

Charles reappeared briefly inStopping 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 itsRevival Herbs fromMilos Island.

Pokémon

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 intoThe 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 theCold Storage, Accelgor showed off its abilities and was able to defeat Cryogonal Man's powerfulVanillish in battle.

Accelgor's known moves areAgility,Double Team,Struggle Bug, andSwift.

Voice actors

Trivia

• Charles's alter-ego Kaiketsu A☆Gilder most likely draws inspiration fromKaiketsu Zubat, with certain other aspects, like his A☆Gilder Kick attack, from the titular characters of theKamen Rider series.
• Unlike most bike-riding characters inPokémon Black and White, Charles does not speed up when theplayer holds down the B button.
• Charles'sAccelgor is the only Pokémon inPokémon the Series to have used the moveStruggle Bug.

Names

Motorcyclist

Related articles

This Trainer Class article is part ofProject CharacterDex, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in thePokémon games.

• Characters
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• Characters with alter egos