After Carter left home, most of the responsibilities of the farm wen to Hank. When he reached a point where he had enough work, Carter set off, trying to find what purpose he had in the world. Traveling across Johto, the boy tried to find something he could do. Along the way he was able to assist Prof. Oak and Prof. Birch in small assignments, but nothing that made him feel that important.
Hearing that his brother had run off to Holdharbor he pursued him to try to convince him to come back to stay on the farm. Once there he saw how much good his brother was doing for the people. Seeing that Carter found his place in Kiboun, he decided that he'd do his best too, settling in Fairview and assisting in helping make their farms better. With his expertise, it began to prosper and after an encounter with the beautiful Shaylin, he decided that he'd stay on to watch over the town.