[hider=Ant Blackledge][color=00a651]Name:[/color] Anthony 'Ant' Blackledge
[color=00a651]Age:[/color] 18
[color=00a651]Gender:[/color] Male
[color=00a651]Hometown:[/color] Olivine City, Johto

[color=00a651]Appearance:[/color] Ant is a pretty skinny guy for his age and he's only recently had a growth spurt. Because he went from being one of the smallest in his group of friends to one of the tallest, he can be kind of clumsy. He has messy brown hair that just covers his ears with emerald green eyes. Girls his age find him good looking apart from having a big nose. Ant wears an olive green hoodie that he usually has the hood up slightly so you can still see most of his hair, with black jeans and black trainers. He keeps all his stuff in a black backpack. 

[color=00a651]Personality:[/color] The first word you'd use to describe Ant would be shy. He finds it hard to truly open up to people so he's usually quiet at first. Sometimes he can get carried away talking about his passions around new people and quickly stop speaking thinking that he's embarrassing himself.  That's the main reason why he's left home to try and gain a bit of confidence away from his Dad. Once he gets comfortable around people though it becomes clear to them that he's a caring kid who just likes having a laugh and loves Pokémon. Ant tends to daydream quite a bit mainly about being one of the greatest Pokémon masters in the world. 

[color=00a651]Profession:[/color] Ant has only just become a Pokémon trainer after only just leaving school. He has aspirations of becoming a gym leader or part of the Elite Four somewhere.
[color=00a651]Talents:[/color] One of his best talents is drawing, he's been drawing Pokémon since he can remember. Now he paints and draws anything that he wants to. He also has great stamina and rarely gets tired from walking all day.
[color=00a651]Inventory:[/color]
-A few different tops and a water proof coat.
-Six Pokeballs.
-Three Potions.
-Tent and sleeping bag.
-Sketch book with pencils, paints and paint brushes.-
-Phone.
-Wallet with a little bit of money.
-Kanto map.
-Some long lasting food.

[color=00a651]Starter Pokémon:[/color] Ant has a Growlithe which is very calm and cool. This helps Ant when he gets nervous in social situations.

[color=00a651]Biography:[/color] There isn't really much to tell about Ant's life. For the most part it was a pretty normal childhood, he went to school and did well there and always used to play out with his friends. He was born and raised in Olivine City and from the age of twelve he moved houses after his mum left his Dad. His Dad was not a nice man and used to start arguments all the time with Ant's mother in front of him which always upset him. Whenever Ant thought he had done something good, his father was always there belittling him and telling him there was always something he could have done better. It was like a fresh start when they moved but the psychological scars were still there, making him very quiet. 

His mother was a Pokémon breeder so Ant was always surrounded by different Pokémon. He used to spend the days drawing some of the Pokémon and playing with them. On his sixteenth birthday, his mum got him a pet Growlithe. His Mum knew that Arcanine was his favourite Pokémon. When he finished school two years later, he got a sudden urge to go and travel. His mother knew it was massive for Ant to actually want to do it, she was so proud of him but nervous at the same time knowing how shy he could be. Being a well known Pokémon breeder, she had met Professor Oak a few times. She sent him a letter, letting him know her son was going to see him. She told her son that his lab would be the best place to start then bought him a train ticket to Kanto and gave him the money his Grandparents had left for him.

[color=00a651]Notes:[/color] [color=00a651]The colour for Ant: 00a651.[/color] [color=ed1c24]The colour for Growlithe: ed1c24[/color]

Favourite game is Crystal.[/hider]