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Hardknocks

Cain grew up in Hoenn, the hub of Hoenn, Slate Port city old-fashioned city known as Ecruteak City, a city located northern part of Johto and later Ecruteak City. Cain was born into a middle-class family in Hoenn, his father a ship captain, his mother an oceanographer. Due to their professions Cain rarely saw either of his parents, because they were both either on the water or in their respective corners of the city. Of course, they would often see their son on their off days, but those moments would be short lived as his father took off time to be a water type Pokemon trainer, and his mother often spent her time researching various semiotic relationships in the Pokemon world. Due to the absence of his parents for the first few years of his life Cain was often taken care of by a nanny. [break][break]

Cain wasn't always without his father in his later years, in fact he would often go onto the water to sail across Hoenn's vast sea. His was known for his willingness to sail anywhere in Hoenn, from the rockiest shore, to the fiercest current, his love for the sea was only outweighed by his love for hsi family. Cain's mother ,however, was away quite often, as a researcher she worked and practically lived in the Ocean museum, only seeing her son on weekends and holidays. [break][break]

While in school, Cain wasn't the best student, he struggled in core subjects; Math, Literature, and Science but excelled in History classes dreaming of becoming a Historian and Philosopher from a young age. While he wasn't an A student, he got by on Cs, and athletics, or more specifically baseball. He had taken a liking to Baseball young, winning two oh three Sinnoh little league Baseball championships. At the time, he was on top of the world, his coach filled the position of his father and his love for Pokemon filled any other parental void. Despite his baseball success he was a loner for the most part of elementary and middle school. Baseball was his only escape for the most part. [break][break]

In high school, things took a turn for the worst, he wasn't rebelious, but he was a 'trouble' student, often slacking off in class, and skipped baseball practice which would eventually lead to him being cut from the school's team in his freshmen year and re-enstated his sophomore season. His troubles didn't end there, Cain would soon find himself wrapped in blue collar crime, often stealing items from other students, stealing from Pokemarts, and even going as far as to steal another student's bike for the joy of it. Though with these problems, eventually came a blessing; a full ride scholarship to play baseball for the Rustboro University 'Fighting Karp' during his junior season. Sadly, the blessing wouldn't last as his scholarship was retracted due to a late year arrest. His father disappointed and angry would put the young man out of his home. [break][break]

Cain, now alone didn't have any other options, during his senior year he lived with his baseball coach and after graduation decided that he would become a baseball player once again, walking onto SlatePort University's baseball team and balanced academics in Philosophy and Political science. [break][break]


After graduating from uni relatively early, Cain expected to be drafted into the majors despite having only gone to school for two years. On draft day Cain's name wasn't called, as he slid down the draft board though his college statistics were among the top 100 players from his region. Instead of being down he moved on to his second dream job, a sailor. Though he lacked the experience, and salt to be a sailor. For half a year he spent his life at sea before a faithful day in Sinnoh would change his life for the best. His captain had sailed to Sinnoh to collect a batch of Pokemon for a professor in Hoenn, though after collecting the Pokemon Cain was forgotten as he was charged with collecting two Pokemon from a local researcher; a Murkrow and Duskull, so the young man simply stole the Pokemon as his pay. [break][break]

Alone, and down on his luck, Cain went back to life of blue collar crime in teh foreign land, though he would soon find himself homeless and alone. This did not last long as he would stumble across a veteran rocket member who housed the young man in return for his services.