martin has only put in 100% effort into something twice in his life, the once being running off from home, the second being his semi-finals battle with satoshi in the sekiei league.

martin is fundamentally a corner-cutter, lazy wherever he can afford it, which means what psychokinesis he possesses he has only developed as far as has been convenient. he can levitate a few pokeballs, a set of keys, a phone, a shirt off the back of a chair. little stuff. the same goes for his telepathy. he can link up with his pokemon during battle to give a few commands here & there, but he can't keep it up across a full 6v6 even with a break at the first defeated trio. if he tries to push any of his abilities, he gets a massive migraine that, depending on the task, could last over a week, gets nauseous, pops a blood vessel, all that lovely jazz. he has plenty of physical stamina, he does still do light exercise psychic shortcuts or not, but he just doesn't have the mental stamina. bro's wis stat sucks.

martin's relationship with his parents was mostly self-sabotaged, through his own dissatisfaction with what he'd once enjoyed & growing apathy for everything else he needed to keep on top of just. growing distant from his parents & ultimately blowing up the dynamic by running away from home & fleeing the country near immediately for the sake of traveling where battling was lucrative enough to sustain a living. his parents aren't good nor bad, just kind of the "we're thinking about your future" "not mad just disappointed" sort.

touching back a lil on yday's pokéball talk.. martin usually gives his pokéballs a lil toss before sending them out in an underhand, like skipping a stone. in the rare event that charles sends out a pokémon in a competitive/battle capacity, or if he's sending his liepard out as the phantom, he gives his pokéball a lil kissy before gently backhanding it.