August is a very shy boy, avoiding contact with other people and feeling intimidated by the presence of others. Though he is quite socially inept, he is quite lonely and desperately desires to make friends, but his anger issues, complete blindness, telekinetic powers and the aforementioned social ineptitude. Despite his flaws, August is a sweet, helpful and caring person, and he is very close to his Pokémon due to his loneliness and lack of human contact. He is also very intelligent.