[color=39b54a][u]Name:[/u][/color] Claude Martel
[color=39b54a][u]Age:[/u][/color] 20

[color=39b54a][u]Appearance:[/u][/color]
Claude has light skin with brown hair that he keeps short and styled. He has a short beard of the same color which he also keeps short and well-trimmed. He stands at roughly 5'6", somewhat short for his age. He swears he's still growing though. Despite that he is quite stocky, having a broad chest and shoulders earned through a strict fitness regimen. His manner of dress is clean and neat. He tries to be professional when necessary. His pants and shirt are clean and pressed and his shoes always shiny. He wears a blazer over his shirt, even if he'll have to replace it with a lab coat the moment he gets to work or take it off and roll up his sleeves out in the field. He refuses to wear a tie though. No matter what, he hates those things. There is often a yellow fuzzy spot on his person, about four inches in diameter. Upon closer inspection, one can see that it's actually his Joltik.

[color=39b54a][u]Personality: [/u][/color]
Claude is, before anything else, clean and organized. In his life there is a place for everything and everything is in it's place. This idea applies to many things in his life, from his daily schedule, to his workspace, to his home. What once made him a control freak and perfectionist, he has slowly learned to channel into controlled order. He has a rigid schedule of important things he sticks to. Despite this rigid principle, there is a large empty space in this schedule devote to anything and everything that doesn't interfere with the important parts. As long as everything is more or less in order, he is a calm and friendly young man. However, he can get flustered and irate when outside circumstances or his own failings cause him to lose his organized mindset. He's always been curious, and has a fondness for the new and different. As such, he has a bit of skill with inventing. He could sit for hours taking apart machines, observing chemical reactions, trying to find out how everything works, putting it together in new ways... if there was time. He has a particular interest in poisons and technology. He has a strong sense of justice, and believes that every crime deserves an equal punishment. No exceptions. He likes to whistle while he works, which can grate on the nerves of the others.

[color=39b54a][u]History:[/u][/color]

Claude was born in Unova to ordinary parents. They had steady jobs as a cameraman and teacher, and they did not lack for money nor have an excess. Claude was always curious and took an interest in Pokemon early in his life. He was astounded by how they existed and had such strange abilities. 

As he got into the habit of watching the news with his father, he would always perk up when a Pokemon was featured in the news. It was not always positive however. He unfortunately had to learn that many people out in the world used their Pokemon for crime and to hurt others. This would be what sparked a desire to do good using Pokemon that would eventually lead to his joining the Pokemon International Police Force. As he continued to grow older, he developed a love for various sciences. Chemistry, physics, Pokemon biology. A topic that held his interest longer than many others was the poison of poison-type Pokemon. This interest led him to borrow the neighbor's Pokemon to go out and catch a Roselia.

After lots of study, and a very short-lived attempt at adventuring with his Pokemon, Claude found his place at the PIPF. In his few years there, he has grown adept at using his knowledge and experience to answer many questions about materials and objects relevant to investigations. 

[color=39b54a][u]Region:[/u][/color] Unova
[color=39b54a][u]Rank:[/u][/color] Forensic Scientist

[color=39b54a][u]Team:[/u][/color]

[color=39b54a][u]Pokemon:[/u][/color] Joltik (F)
[color=39b54a][u]Nickname:[/u][/color] Joy
[color=39b54a][u]Personality:[/u][/color] Joy is a curious little thing. Claude leaves her out of her Pokeball so she can observe the world as she wishes. She keeps eyes on everything Claude does. She is rather shy, and scurries away or onto Claude's back whenever a stranger approaches. Once she's grown used to someone, she can be comfortable in their presence, but there are few of Claude's friends and coworkers that she is actually friendly with.
[color=39b54a][u]Strengths/weaknesses: [/u][/color]Not very good at battling, even by tiny Pokemon standards. However she is very agile and a good jumper. She has high intelligence for her kind and is very observant, often catching things Claude doesn't.

[color=39b54a][u]Pokemon:[/u][/color] Roselia (M)
[color=39b54a][u]Nickname:[/u][/color] Thorn
[color=39b54a][u]Personality:[/u][/color] Despite his name, Thorn is an amicable Pokemon. He enjoys the company of others. The sweet scent of his flowers complements his disposition and ensures that others enjoy his company as well. He is also quite lazy and loves nothing more than to sit around, eat, and just have fun.
[color=39b54a][u]Strengths/weaknesses: [/u][/color]While a decent battler, he is just uninterested. Most battles he's forced to go into, he does so half-heartedly. Rarely is there such a good reason for battle that he really puts everything into it. Though those seem to be more common these days in this line of work. However, he has a particularly potent and fast-acting poison. If he can manage to get his opponent just right, the poison can incapacitate it much quicker than that of most Pokemon. Claude actually carries around an antidote for... accidents.