Forrester Franklin

Forrester Franklin (Japanese: タクマ・イチロー Ichirō Takuma) is a character of the day who appeared in All in a Day's Wurmple. Forrest Franklin is Forrester's identical twin brother; Forrester is distinguished by his orange t-shirt and a mole on the right side of his face.

Forrest was born around Rustboro City. In the episode, he has just returned there after traveling with his Pokémon for a long time.

When Forrester first met, he asked for a battle as he was impressed by 's strength. He taught Ash about Double Battles and they held the first Double Battle in the anime since the introduction of the concept to the games in (though the anime had previously featured one in Pokémon Double Trouble). Forrester's and  used many combination attacks to provide a threat but were still defeated by Ash's Pikachu and. This defeat made Forrester realize that he still had a lot more work to do on his battle skills.

Forrester joined the group for lunch where he was reunited with Forrest. When Forrest announced his decision to travel, Forrester promised that he would watch over the forest for him.

Trivia

 * Both Forrester and his twin Forrest only own Generation II Pokémon.
 * Judging by his Japanese name, he is the older of the two twins.

Names
Zweimal Franklin Forrester Franklin Forrester Franklin Forrester Franklin 泽间一郎