Butler Karasu

Butler Eisuke Karasu is from Verdanturf Town in the Hoenn region. He's a member of the Tekiyoku, a Flying Manipulator.

Present
Butler first appeared at the very end of Episode 11, but was primarily seen so far in Episode 12. Traveling alone, he intercepted Alain, Ash, Dawn, Shauna, Korrina, and Miette while they were on their way to Snowbelle City, Kalos to find Tsurara.

It was then revealed that he and Alain were sparring rivals in the Tekiyoku. They would often have friendly-competitive battles, which Alain was always better at.

Butler questioned what happened to Alain to make him leave and offered for him to return to the "most dominant group in the world". Alain rejects. Butler claimed to have gotten better at fighting and challenged Alain to a spar. The deal made was that if Butler wins, Alain would come back to the Tekiyoku and if Alain wins, Butler would leave them alone. The spar started, and Alain won.

Butler was leaving, but then Miette approached him, suddenly wanting to join the Tekiyoku. This shocked/angered the others. Butler accepted the request and started to leave with Miette, who said this was because she's seen the Tekiyoku's power and thought it was better to be on their side instead of fighting against them.

Ash called to Miette and said powerful words to get Miette to change her mind. Butler became angry at Ash, but Alain defended him. Butler then walked away.

Personality
Butler is cocky and seems to remain that way, even when being defeated. This is evident since he still has confidence each time he spars with Alain despite Alain historically always being better than him.

It's still notable that this was the first encounter the Mokusetsu had with the Tekiyoku that wasn't for a specific Plate. As a matter of fact, it just seems like Butler wanted a friendly spar and nothing else. This act of going on his own and doing what he wants is part of the personality set that makes up a person that's fit to be a Flying Manipulator such as he is.

Naming

 * His first name, Butler, is his name in both the Japanese and English versions of the Pokémon anime. He seems to be named from W. E. Butler.
 * His middle name, Eisuke and his last name, Karasu, were randomly selected from a Japanese name generator.

General

 * His birthday, May 9th, was randomly selected.