N

(Japanese: Ｎ (エヌ) N) is a character in Black and White Versions. He is a mysterious man who aspires to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon.

In the games

N's VS sprite from Generation V

N exists as an antagonistic character, appearing before the player at several points during the game to battle. Despite his aspirations, he refers to Pokémon as "friends."

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

First battle

File:TrainerN BW.png Pokémon Trainer N Karakusa Town Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor N Oak Karakusa Town Black and White Reward: $700
Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Choroneko♂ Lv.7 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Second battle

File:TrainerN BW.png Pokémon Trainer N Shippou City Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor N Oak Shippou City Black and White Reward: $1300

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Unknown Mamepato♂ Lv.13 Gust Flying Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Dokkora♂ Lv.13 Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Bide Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Unknown Otamaro♂ Lv.13 Supersonic Normal Status   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Canon Normal Special   --

Third battle

File:TrainerN BW.png Team Plasma N Raimon City Black and White Team Plasma and Professor N Oak Raimon City Black and White Reward: $2200

Types: Ground Dark Ability: Overconfident Held item: Unknown Meguroko♂ Lv.22 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Embargo Dark Status   --       Sand Tomb Ground Physical   --       Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Unknown Zuruggu♂ Lv.22 Swagger Normal Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Hustle Held item: Unknown Darumakka♂ Lv.22 Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Facade Normal Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Magic Guard Held item: Unknown Shinbora♂ Lv.22 Whirlwind Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --

Final battle

Black

File:TrainerN BW.png Team Plasma N ??? Black and White Team Plasma and Professor N Oak ??? Black and White Reward: $10000

Types: Dragon Electric Ability: TeraVoltage Held item: Unknown Zekrom Lv.52 Cross Thunder Electric Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Gigigiaru Lv.50 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Metal Sound Steel Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Illusion Held item: Unknown Zoroark♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Retaliation Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: Unknown Abagoora♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Timid Held item: Unknown Akeosu♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Acrobat Flying Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: Unknown Baibanira♂ Lv.50 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice Breath Ice Special   --

White

File:TrainerN BW.png Team Plasma N ??? Black and White Team Plasma and Professor N Oak ??? Black and White Reward: $10000

Types: Dragon Fire Ability: Turbo Blaze Held item: Unknown Reshiram Lv.52 Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Cross Flame Fire Special   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Gigigiaru Lv.50 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Metal Sound Steel Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Illusion Held item: Unknown Zoroark♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Retaliation Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: Unknown Abagoora♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Timid Held item: Unknown Akeosu♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Acrobat Flying Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: Unknown Baibanira♂ Lv.50 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice Breath Ice Special   --

Trivia

• The cube hanging off of N's belt is a Menger sponge, a geometric figure that simultaneously has infinite surface area and zero volume.
• Unlike most recurring characters, N battles with a completely different team in every appearance. Possibly because of his "capability" to befriend Pokémon, when he is battled, he uses Pokémon from a nearby area. This of course does not include the final battle against him.
• N, Bel, and Cheren are the only Trainers in Black and White with animated battle sprites.

Names

Team Plasma
N's Castle • P2 Laboratory • Plasma Frigate
King
N (Adventures • Anime • Masters)
Seven Sages
Zinzolin • Gorm • Bronius • Ghetsis (Masters) • Giallo • Ryoku • Rood
Other members
Anthea	Concordia	Colress (Masters)	Shadow Triad	Grunts
Animation and manga
Aldith • Barret • Schwarz and Weiss • Togari • Whitley • Whitley's mom

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