Damian was Charmander’s original owner. He abandoned it believing Charmander was too weak to be on his team of Pokémon. Upon seeing how strong Charmander was after fighting off Team Rocket,
Damian requested for it to rejoin him, but Charmander ultimately decided to stick with
Ash Ketchum after he,
Misty, and
Brock took care of it during a storm.