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'''Black''' (Japanese: '''ブラック ''' ''Black'') is a main character in the manga series [[Pokémon Adventures]].
'''Black''' (Japanese: '''ブラック ''' ''Black'') is a [[Pokédex holder|main character]] in the manga series [[Pokémon Adventures]].
 
For his skills, he is given the title of '''"Dreamer"''' (夢みる者 ''Dreamer''), which he shares with {{adv|White}}.


==Character==
==Character==
[[File:Black blank.png|thumb|left|125px|Black emptying his mind]]
[[File:Black blank.png|thumb|left|125px|Black emptying his mind]]
Black is a young man who aspires to be the Champion of the Unova Pokémon League. He has been dreaming of this since childhood, nine years to be exact. However, these dreams fill his head to the point where he cannot think about anything else and any attempts to cause him to pass out from mental exhaustion. With his Munna, Black can have him {{m|Dream Eater|eat his dreams}}, which he refers to turning his mind from "blank white" to "solid black". Doing this allows him to think much more clearly, become smarter, and improve perception. Also, when he does this, he apparently sees in hexagons. Due to his dreams causing him to forget about other things, Black has the tendency to do things without considering the consequences of his actions and their effects on other people. As the series goes on, Black slowly begins to consider the feelings of others and even manages to be able to think about other things for brief periods of time.
Black is a young man who aspires to be the Champion of the Unova Pokémon League. He has been dreaming of this since childhood, nine years to be exact. However, these dreams fill his head to the point where he cannot think about anything else and any attempts to cause him to pass out from mental exhaustion. With his Munna, Musha, Black can have him eat his dreams, which he refers to turning his mind from "blank white" to "solid black". This technique, known as (Japanese: '''推理タイム''' ''Reasoning Time''), allows him to think much more clearly, become smarter, and improve perception. Also, when he does this, he apparently sees in hexagons. Due to his dreams causing him to forget about other things, Black has the tendency to do things without considering the consequences of his actions and their effects on other people. As the series goes on, Black slowly begins to consider the feelings of others and even manages to be able to think about other things for brief periods of time.


He has been described as "hot blooded" by several characters due to his loud nature and tendency to do things on his own. He doesn't understand show business like White does and many aspects of it surprise him, such as [[Gigi]] and [[Tep]] getting to stay in a hotel room while he and White have to camp out. He is very familiar with libraries and went there frequently as a child, allowing him to complete [[Lenora]]'s Gym puzzle very quickly, setting a new record in the process. Black's tendency to dream also causes him to miss the things happening around him, such as when he completely forgot his promise with his friends {{adv|Cheren}} and {{adv|Bianca}} once he received the package holding the Pokémon and [[Pokédex]]es they were going to receive.
He has been described as "hot blooded" by several characters due to his loud nature and tendency to do things on his own. He doesn't understand show business like White does and many aspects of it surprise him, such as [[Gigi]] and [[Tep]] getting to stay in a hotel room while he and White have to camp out. He is very familiar with libraries and went there frequently as a child, allowing him to complete [[Lenora]]'s Gym puzzle very quickly, setting a new record in the process. Black's tendency to dream also causes him to miss the things happening around him, such as when he completely forgot his promise with his friends {{adv|Cheren}} and {{adv|Bianca}} once he received the package holding the Pokémon and [[Pokédex]]es they were going to receive. For his skills, he is given the title of '''"Dreamer"''' ({{tt|夢みる者|ゆめみるもの}} ''Dreamer''), which he shares with {{adv|White}}.


==History==
==History==
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==={{MangaArc|Black & White}}===
[[File:Black young Adventures.png|thumb|250px|left|Black at age five]]
[[File:Black young Adventures.png|thumb|250px|left|Black at age five]]
Black debuted in ''[[PS462|Choices]]'', where he received a package from [[Professor Juniper]] containing a {{p|Snivy}}, {{p|Tepig}}, {{p|Oshawott}}, and three [[Pokédex]]es. Having developed a cold from standing in the rain all night waiting for the package caused Black to sneeze and release the Pokémon from their {{i|Poké Ball}}s. A fight broke out between the [[first partner Pokémon]], causing Tepig to run off with Black chasing after it. Black later found Tepig trapped on a tree, being attacked by a hidden Pokémon. With [[Musha]]'s help, Black deduced the culprit to be a wild {{p|Sewaddle}}, which Tepig quickly defeated. Afterward, Tepig joined Black's team and was nicknamed [[Bo|Tep]].


Black is first seen waiting for a package that is being delivered to his house after waiting all night in the rain. After receiving the package from a mailman, he immediately opens it and finds three Pokémon, {{p|Oshawott}}, {{p|Tepig}}, and {{p|Snivy}}, and three Pokédexes inside. He jumps in glee and accidentally releases the Pokémon from their Poké Balls after his cold causes him to sneeze and drop the box. The three Pokémon quickly get into a fight and Tepig runs off while Black follows it.
In ''[[PS464|Black's First Trainer Battle]]'', Black met {{tc|Hiker}} Andy, a Trainer that once dreamed of competing in the Pokémon League, but failed multiple times and eventually gave up. After helping Andy put out a fire his {{p|Cottonee}} accidentally started, Black encouraged the man to try and continue challenging the Pokémon League again.


He eventually finds Tepig on a tree being attacked by an unknown Pokémon. Using his deduction skills, he has his {{p|Munna}}, Musha, {{m|Dream Eater|eat}} his dreams, allowing him to find out the attacking Pokémon. Using his abilities, Black and the Tepig defeat the Pokémon, a {{p|Sewaddle}}. Black is able to convince the Tepig to go with him and they set off to start their journey. Before leaving, Black flies to a library to find out the evolved form of Tepig so he can think of a proper name for him. Tepig, mistaking that Black isn't happy with his current form, runs off; Black follows him once more. Black finds Tepig in a cave, sulking and after trying to get him to calm down, accidentally causes a wild {{p|Woobat}} to attack them. Black manages to get Tepig to defeat the Woobat and decides to name him "Tep" instead of a name based on his final form; the two then set off to finally start their adventure.
In ''[[PS465|Lights, Camera...Action!]]'', Black arrived in [[Accumula Town]], where he accidentally interrupted the filming of a [[Xtransceiver]] commercial. There, he met {{adv|White}}, the president of the [[BW Agency]], a Pokémon talent agency. When some of the film crew were knocked unconscious, Black was blamed for the incident, but he proved his innocence by unveiling the true culprit, a wild {{p|Galvantula}}, and catching it. Despite his success, Black accidentally destroyed the recording equipment in the process and had to pay it back. Wanting to use Tep as an actor alongside her Tepig, [[Gigi]], White forced Black to work for her while she paid off his debt.


On {{rt|1|Unova}}, Black meets {{tc|Hiker}} Andy and defeats him in his first Battle. Black finds out that Andy used to have the same dreams as he does, to beat the Pokémon League, but because of his weakness to heat, he had to give up. After putting out a fire, Black manages to convince the Hiker to restart his journey, even letting him join in his morning routine.
In ''[[PS466|An Odd Speech]]'', Black and White camped out for the night, but were forced to change locations when a pair of {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s revealed they had a permit to build a stage in the area. The next day, Black and White witnessed [[Ghetsis]], one of [[Team Plasma]]'s [[Seven Sages]], give a speech that convinced several people to release their Pokémon. Angered, Black went to try and stop Team Plasma from making more speeches, but lost them and was challenged to a battle by {{adv|N}}, a young man able to understand what Pokémon are saying. N claimed that Pokémon and humans should be kept separate, but learned from the voices of Black's Pokémon that some Pokémon actually want to be with humans. Though Black lost the battle, N left while mulling over what he had just learned.


[[File:Black Cheren Bianca Gym Battle.png|thumb|200px|Black, Bianca, and Cheren in their first Gym battle]]
In ''[[PS469|Welcome to Striaton City!!]]'', Black was approached by {{adv|Cheren}} and {{adv|Bianca}} at the [[Striaton Gym]]. They chastised Black for leaving home without them and causing their Pokédexes to get damaged and need repairs. Seeing the conversation, the Gym Leaders, [[Cilan]], [[Cress]], and [[Chili]], allowed Cheren and Bianca to participate in the Gym battle alongside Black. Together with his friends, Black defeated the triplet Gym Leaders and earned the {{badge|Trio}}. Afterward, Black apologized for his impatience and gave Cheren and Bianca a Xtransceiver each so they could keep in touch with him.
Later, when doing his normal routine, Black inadvertently interrupts an [[Xtransceiver]] commercial shooting. He meets {{adv|White}}, the representative of the [[BW Agency]] and she tries to convince him to help her by letting his male Tepig, Tep, be partnered with her female Tepig, Gigi, in a movie shooting. Suddenly, five crew members are knocked unconscious and Black is suspected of being the attacker. Black proves his innocence by finding the real culprit, a {{p|Galvantula}}, and defeating it. Black is then pointed out that he, in the process of defeating the Galvantula, destroyed all the camera equipment. He is prevented from getting in trouble for this by White who claims they just hired him and puts the cost for all the damages on the BW Agency. Black is forced to help White till he pays off his debt, fifty paychecks worth of commercials. He now refers to her as "Boss".


The night after, Black and White camp outside and are attacked by an unseen Pokémon. Using his abilities, Black finds out that the Pokémon attacking them is a {{p|Timburr}} that is helping a group of people in knight uniforms known as [[Team Plasma]] build a stage. The next day, Black and White witness one of Team Plasma's "sages", [[Ghetsis]], make a speech that causes the people around them to start releasing their Pokémon. Enraged, Black goes to try to stop Ghetsis from making any more speeches only to be stopped by a young man named [[N]] who has the ability to understand Pokémon by listening to their hearts. Black and N battle each other, only for Black to suffer a painful defeat while N uses the opportunity to listen to the hearts of Black's Pokémon to see if Pokémon and humans can truly be together.
In ''[[PS471|Battle at the Dreamyard]]'', Black and White met [[Fennel]], a scientist researching the power of dreams. When Musha flew off to the [[Dreamyard]], Black and others followed after it. There, they discovered a trio of Plasma Grunts had captured Musha. Using his dreams, Black lured Musha back, allowing him to use his deduction skills to defeat the Plasma Grunts' {{p|Watchog}}, forcing them to flee. Afterward, Black allowed Fennel to take a sample of Musha's [[Dream Mist]]


Later, Black and White travel to [[Striaton City]] so Black can compete in his first Gym battle. There, he encounters Cheren and Bianca who are furious at him for leaving without them and breaking their Pokédexes, leaving his as the only working one. Their fighting causes the Gym Leaders to allow Cheren and Bianca to join the Gym battle along with Black. Together, they traverse through the Gym and face off against the Gym Leaders and succeed in defeating all three of them. After winning, Black apologizes to Cheren and Bianca by giving them a pair of [[Xtransceiver]]s so they can keep in touch.
In ''[[PS472|Wheeling and Dealing]]'', Black and White arrived at [[Nacrene City]]. There, Black faced [[Lenora]], the Nacrene Gym Leader, and defeated her, winning the {{badge|Basic}} in the process. Later, Black assisted [[Hawes]] in retrieving several stolen museum exhibits, one of which was a [[Dragon Skull|Dragon fossil]]. With help from [[Burgh]], another Gym Leader, Black discovered the thief was [[Gorm]] of the Seven Sages and defeated him. Just before fleeing, Gorm revealed Team Plasma's goal is to find a certain {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon to aid their ideals.


Later, while traveling to the next town, Black is attacked by an unseen Pokémon after Musha flies off. He wakes up inside of the laboratory of [[Fennel]], a Professor researching Pokémon Trainers and powers that dreams possess. They decide to go look for the runaway Musha and Fennel decides to join them after learning that Musha is a Pokémon that can help with her research. They go to the [[Dreamyard]] and find Musha being held captive by some {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s. Black faces the Grunts in battle and manages to defeat them and regain Musha. After Fennel obtains some [[Dream Mist]] for her research, Black and White say their goodbyes.
In ''[[PS476|A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense]]'', Black and White passed by [[Pinwheel Forest]], where an unseen Pokémon attacked them. They later found out from {{tc|Janitor}} Geoff that the attacker was the [[Legendary Pokémon]], {{DL|Swords of Justice (Adventures)|Virizion}}. After defeating Geoff in battle, Black and White said their farewells and arrived at their next destination, [[Castelia City]].
[[File:Black pledge Adventures.png|thumb|right|230px|Black reciting his pledge]]


Black and White soon arrive in [[Nacrene City]] to do BW Agency advertising. After dealing with a pair of trouble-making Pokémon, Black goes to the Nacrene Gym to battle its Gym Leader, [[Lenora]]. Despite her powerful Pokémon and smart tactics, Black manages to defeat Lenora, winning the Basic Badge in the process. Having finished everything they needed to do in Nacrene, a frustrated Black attempts to go to the next town but White keeps going into the various stores in town. They soon see Lenora's husband, [[Hawes]], running around in terror because someone had stolen the {{type|Dragon}} Pokémon Fossil at the museum. After using Musha to find clues, Black encounters the Gym Leader [[Burgh]] as he tries to find the thieves. With Burgh's help, Black defeats the Team Plasma members that stole the Fossil and gives it back to the museum. Afterwards, Black and Burgh say their goodbyes and promise to meet again in Castelia City for his Gym battle.
In ''[[PS478|Big City Battles]]'', Black noticed that Tep was about to evolve, but White forcibly stopped it, worried that Tep's new form would be bad for business. Black later challenged the [[Castelia Gym]], where he faced Burgh in battle. Despite White's earlier protests, Black allowed Tep to battle, where it evolved into a {{p|Pignite}} and won, earning Black the {{badge|Insect}}. Afterward, Black helped [[Iris]] retrieve a Pokémon that Team Plasma had stolen from Bianca. With Tep's new sense of smell, they tracked the thieves, who were being led by [[Bronius]] of the Seven Sages, and defeated them. Afterward, White chastised Black for letting Tep evolve before revealing she had already thought of some new character dynamics for Tep and Gigi to act in. As they left, Black decided to change Tep's name to Nite to better match his new form.


[[File:Black pledge Adventures.png|thumb|left|230px|Black reciting his pledge]]
In ''[[PS481|Sandstorm]]'', Black and White arrived at {{rt|4|Unova}} while on their way to [[Nimbasa City]]. White went off to buy equipment to get past the sandstorm, leaving Black alone to study for his next Gym battle. There, he met [[Grimsley]] of the Unova [[Elite Four]] and watched the man defeat a Plasma Grunt disguised as a {{tc|Worker}}. Grimsley offered to have a battle with Black, but only on the condition they both give up something important if they lost. Black chose to bet his Badges, but the risk of losing his one chance at competing at the League stressed Black to the point where he passed out. Black later awakened at a hotel in Nimbasa City, where he was taken to by White with [[Brav]]'s help. Black was taken to the [[Pokémon Musical]] Theater, where he met the Nimbasa Gym Leader, [[Elesa]], who promised to have their Gym battle later. In ''[[PS484|Battle on a Roller Coaster]]'', Black faced Elesa in a Gym battle. Due to a malfunction, Black was forced to battle while trapped in a roller coaster car. Despite this setback, he eventually managed to win the battle and obtained the {{badge|Bolt}}.
After going through [[Pinwheel Forest]], Black and White are attacked by another unseen Pokémon. After meeting the president of the Battle Company, Geoff, they find out the attacker was the legendary Pokémon {{p|Virizion}}. Upon arriving in [[Castelia City]], Black and Tep encounter a lost boy crying inside of a building. Black leaves Tep to watch the child while he finds someone to help him. Unbeknownst to Black, the boy is actually a mischievous {{p|Zorua}} in disguise that wreaks havoc throughout the city while Tep chases after it. Eventually, the Zorua escapes, while Black has no idea what really happened while he was away.


After doing more sightseeing, Black is informed by White that he has paid over half of what he owes to her and she intends to pay for his expenses as long as he advertises the BW Agency. After Black accepts, he notices that Tep is about to evolve, an action White refuses due to the possibility that it might affect Tep and Gigi's popularity and hurt sales. Black then goes to have his Gym battle against Burgh and quickly maneuvers through the Gym's honey walls and faces the Gym Leader in battle. Despite remembering White's protests, Black allows Tep to battle in the Gym, Tep evolving in the process and defeating Burgh's {{p|Dwebble}} and winning the battle for Black. After Black beats Burgh, [[Iris]] arrives with an unconscious Bianca who had her Pokémon stolen from her. Using Musha, Black finds the thieves—Team Plasma—and rescues Bianca's stolen {{p|Litwick}} from them. Afterwards, Black decides to rename Tep "Nite" since he evolved into a {{p|Pignite}}.
In ''[[PS486|Unraveling Mysteries]]'', White went missing, forcing Black to search for her. He eventually found her in the arms of the Elite Four member, [[Marshal]], who had found White unconscious near the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel. After White was taken to a hospital to recover, she revealed that N was actually the king of Team Plasma and that he convinced Gigi to go with him and join his cause. Angered by this, Black attempted to interrogate the {{adv|Amanda|Servine}} N gave to White and get it to lead him to N, but failed. Soon after Black and White met {{tc|Baker}} Chris, who told them about the [[Battle Subway]], another Nimbasa tourist attraction that was still in development. At the Battle Subway, they met with Marshal, who was testing the area with [[Alder]], the Pokémon League Champion. Wanting to understand why Gigi left her, White decided to ride the Battle Subway and learn how to battle in the process. The next day, Black helped White catch her first Pokémon, a {{p|Deerling}}, by catching a {{p|Tirtouga}} as a demonstration. Later, Black and White went their separate ways as White boarded the Battle Subway train. As she needed three Pokémon to participate, Black lent Brav to White so she could have a third party member to use.


Upon the request of Professor Juniper, Black and White go to [[Liberty Garden]] to investigate a Pokémon called {{p|Victini}}. Using Musha, Black finds an injured Victini being chased by three members of Team Plasma, who claim to be trying to protect it from any potential attackers. With Victini's assistance, Black defeats the Team Plasma members and drives them away, allowing Victini to leave and move about freely.
In ''[[PS489|Drawing Bridges]]'', Black attempted to cross the [[Driftveil Drawbridge]], only to be hindered by a wild {{TP|N|Zorua}} and its {{a|Illusion}} Ability. When Zorua tried to confuse Black's Pokémon by taking their Trainer's form, Black used Musha's ability to detect his dreams to uncover the fake and force  Zorua to run away. Afterward, Black met [[Clay]], the Driftveil Gym Leader, who explained that Zorua had been causing trouble for him and kept the drawbridge up, preventing anyone from crossing it and getting into [[Driftveil City]].


Later, Black and White travel to the [[Desert Resort]] on their way to [[Nimbasa City]]. Due to the powerful sandstorm, Black is forced to wait until White comes back with clothes that will allow them to move about the sandstorm unharmed. As he waits, Black meets [[Grimsley]], one of the Unova Elite Four. Together, they uncover a {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}} sneaking around the area and capture him. Later, Grimsley gives Black the option of battling him at the cost of his hard-earned Gym Badges. Although Black wanted to battle Grimsley, the thought of losing his Badges if he loses the fight causes him to faint by exhausting his mind. Black later awakens in Nimbasa City, having been taken there by White on Brav's back. Black witnesses White put on the newest tourist attraction for Nimbasa City, the [[Pokémon Musical]], and is shocked to see her skills in management. There, Black meets [[Elesa]], the Nimbasa Gym Leader, who tells him to wait until they start their Gym battle.
In ''[[PS491|Fight in a Cold Climate]]'', Black met with Cheren again. When Cheren's {{TP|Cheren|Snivy}} was stolen by a pair of Plasma Grunts, Black and Cheren teamed up at the [[Cold Storage]] to get it back. Later, Black challenged Clay for a Gym battle, which he won despite [[Costa]] initially refusing to listen to him. Clay revealed that Team Plasma had been spying on the Nacrene Museum as part of a plan to steal the [[Dark Stone]], the dormant form of the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Zekrom}}. Black agreed to help Clay and the other Gym Leaders stop Team Plasma and together, they headed off to [[Mistralton City]].


After the Musical ends, Black and Elesa go to the [[Nimbasa Gym]], where they begin their battle. During the battle, Black gets stuck on the Gym's roller coaster cars, but he decides to continue battling despite being trapped inside. With the help of Tula, Musha, and Nite, Black defeats Elesa and earns the Bolt Badge. Before he can get his Badge, Black is sent to the roof of the Gym, where he encounters the legendary Pokémon, {{p|Thundurus}}. Thundurus quickly shocks Black, freeing him from the roller coaster's car.
[[File:White Battle Subway Adventures.png|thumb|230px|left|Black saying farewell to White]]
In ''[[PS494|Up in the Air]]'', Black and Clay met with the other Unova Gym Leaders at the [[Celestial Tower]]. While they waited for Lenora's signal to begin their plan, [[Skyla]], the Mistralton Gym Leader, noticed that Black was nervous about something and took him to the Mistralton Gym for a battle. During the battle, Black revealed that he was worried that Team Plasma's actions would lead to the Pokémon League being canceled. Deciding to use his stress as motivation to stop Team Plasma, Black regained his resolve and managed to defeat Skyla, earning the {{badge|Jet}}. Afterward, Skyla and the Gym Leaders took off on Skyla's plane to confront Team Plasma while Black followed after them on Skyla's {{TP|Skyla|Swanna}}.


[[File:White Battle Subway Adventures.png|thumb|230px|right|Black saying farewell to White]]
In ''[[PS496|Museum Showdown]]'', Black arrived at Nacrene City, where he watched the Gym Leaders battle the [[Shadow Triad]]. Black went inside the museum to prevent the Plasma Grunts inside from getting to the Dark Stone. After the Grunts were defeated, Black went outside, where he found the Shadow Triad defeated the Gym Leaders with the power of the Legendary Pokémon {{adv|Forces of Nature|Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus}} and trapped them in a swirling vortex of wind, lighting, and dirt. Despite Nite evolving into an {{p|Emboar}}, Black was completely helpless against the Shadow Triad, who took the Gym Leaders to Team Plasma's castle. When [[Brycen]] managed to escape, he and Black went to the Dark Stone's safe room, only for Ghetsis to appear and knock Black unconscious with his {{p|Eelektross}}. Brycen revealed himself to be a Plasma Grunt in disguise and delivered the Dark Stone to Ghetsis. Later, Black was found by the real Brycen, who actually did escape. Brycen informed [[Drayden]] about what happened, revealing that Lenora was also in possession of the [[Light Stone]], the dormant form of Zekrom's counterpart, {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Reshiram}}. The Light Stone rolled next to Black, choosing him to be the Hero of Truth. Brycen took Black and decided to train him so he could use the Light Stone.
Later, Black searches for White, who had gone missing. He quickly finds her being held in the arms of an older man, unconscious. Black immediately attacks the man to try and rescue White, but is easily defeated. He soon finds out that the man is [[Marshal]], one of the Unova Elite Four, who had found White unconscious near the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel. Black takes White off Marshal's hands and brings her to the hospital.


Later, White awakens in the hospital and reveals that earlier, she was attacked at the Ferris Wheel by [[N]], who convinced [[Gigi]] to join his side. Angry, Black tries to get answers from the {{adv|Amanda|Servine}} N gave to White, but is outsmarted at every turn. After getting out of the hospital, Black and White meet {{tc|Baker}} Chris, who reveals to them about the [[Battle Subway]], another recent Nimbasa tourist attraction. They go to the Battle Subway, where they find Marshal battling the Unova Champion, [[Alder]]. Learning about the Battle Subway gives White the idea to try and learn to battle by testing it out for the mayor. As she tries to capture her first Pokémon, Black helps White by capturing a wild {{p|Tirtouga}} as a demonstration. Later, Black learns that the Tirtouga was Marshal's, but was released due to it being hard to control for him. At the Battle Subway, Black and White are forced to separate with each other, but Black lends White his Brav so that she will have three Pokémon to battle with.
In ''[[PS498|Decisions, Decisions]]'', Black awakened on the [[Tubeline Bridge]], where he trained with Brycen. After learning how to use Nite's new form, he changed its nickname to Bo. Once he defeated the Black {{p|Empoleon}} {{tc|Biker}}gang and their leader, Jeremy, Black finished his training. Brycen's personal {{tc|Doctor}}, Logan, took Black to the [[Icirrus Gym]] so Black and Brycen could have their Gym battle. During the battle, Costa evolved into a {{p|Carracosta}} defeated Brycen's {{p|Beartic}}, winning the battle and earning Black the {{badge|Icicle}}. Afterward, Black received the Light Stone, though he was unable to summon Reshiram from it. With only one Badge left, Black set out to get the last one, only to see a news report where Drayden revealed the League was going to be pushed up from three months to a week. Worried that he wouldn't be able to get his last Badge in time, Black panicked and ran off.


As Black prepares to head to [[Driftveil City]], he finds out that the [[Driftveil Drawbridge]] is stuck, preventing anyone from crossing it. After getting help from Elesa, Black manages to cross the bridge, only to find the culprit who messed with the bridge, a wild {{p|Zorua}}, harassing him. Using its {{a|Illusion}} Ability, Zorua manages to confuse Black, but it is eventually defeated and runs away. Afterward, Black meets [[Clay]], the Driftveil Gym Leader, who explains that the Zorua had been causing trouble for him.
In ''[[PS506|A Week to Go and Old Wounds]]'', Black decided to convince Drayden to let him participate in the League by capturing a Legendary Pokémon. At the [[Mistralton Cave]], he met [[Shoko]] of the {{p|Patrat}} show. They went in the cave to rescue Shoko's friend, Trish of {{tc|The Riches}} family, from Virizion, {{DL|Swords of Justice (Adventures)|Terrakion}}, and {{DL|Swords of Justice (Adventures)|Cobalion}}, who defeated her after Trish tried capturing them. Black managed to free Trish, but Trish and Shoko's Pokémon were taken by the Legendary Pokémon, who intended on freeing them from their Trainers. After following them, Black managed to convince Cobalion the Pokémon wanted to stay with their Trainers.
[[File:Musha leaving Black.png|thumb|left|225px|Musha leaving Black]]
In ''[[PS508|The Lesson Ends Here]]'', Black reunited with White, who had finished her training and obtained a Pokédex as well. Shortly after, Black, White, and Iris witnessed Alder losing a battle to N. Noticing that N awakened Zekrom, the Light Stone briefly transformed into Reshiram before reverting to its dormant state. When N tried leaving, [[Cedric Juniper]] appeared and asked Black to team up with him and get N to reveal the whereabouts of the kidnapped Gym Leaders. With Bo, {{adv|Amanda}}, and Cedric's {{p|Samurott}}, they managed to easily defeat N's Zorua and Gigi, but N revived the rest of his Pokémon, bringing them back to square one. Black tried getting [[Musha]] to clear his head, but it recoiled in fear instead. N told Black that his dreams changed over the course of his journey and were no longer appealing to Musha, meaning it no longer had a reason to stay with Black. As Musha floated away, Black fainted from the shock that the bond he shared with his longtime friend never truly existed.


Upon arriving at Driftveil City, Black meets up with Cheren again. There, Cheren gets his Snivy stolen by Team Plasma, forcing the two to try and get it back. They go to the [[Cold Storage]], where they fight the Team Plasma Grunts that stole Snivy. With the moves they taught their Pokémon at the Move Tutor, Black and Cheren manage to defeat the Grunts. Later, Black goes to the Driftveil Gym to get his next Gym Badge, but finds out that Clay has closed the building because of his bad mood. As he waits for the Gym to reopen, Black tries to get his Tirtouga to listen to him, but it refuses to listen to his commands. Later, when the Gym opens up again, Black clears the challenge and meets up with Clay again. Clay tells Black that his Tirtouga will evolve into a {{p|Carracosta}}, giving Black the idea to name it "Costa."
In ''[[PS511|Dream a Little Dream]]'', Black found himself at a hospital, where he learned the League's opening ceremony had already started while he slept. Feeling defeated, Black chose to go back home, but decided to stay after seeing how sad his Pokémon were to not be able to compete in the League. He went to Drayden and challenged him to a last-minute Gym battle, stating that he still had time until the tournament actually began. Drayden agreed and faced Black in a one-on-one battle in a hallway. Musha's betrayal still had Black in shock, preventing him from properly focusing. When [[Caitlin]] arrived and used her psychic powers to relay a message of encouragement from the Gym Leaders to Black, he regained his focus and defeated Drayden, earning the {{badge|Legend}} and a place in the League tournament.
[[File:Black vs Cheren Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Black vs Cheren]]
In ''[[PS513|Into the Quarterfinals!]]'', Black battled through the tournament and made it to the Best 8 alongside Cheren, Iris, [[Zinzolin|Gray]], [[Leo]], {{adv|Looker}}, and [[Colress|Hood Man]]. In the first round of the quarterfinals, Black went up against Looker, disguised as a man named Lou Karr. Despite Looker's use of {{p|Croagunk}}, a Pokémon not native to Unova, Black managed to defeat him and advance to the next round. In the semifinals, Black went up against Iris, who wanted to defeat N and restore Alder's honor. Though both were determined to win, Black ended up the victor and advanced to the finals. Sympathizing with Iris's desire to avenge her master's teacher, Black promised that he would defeat N for both them.


Clay also states that he heard about Black from the other Gym Leaders, who gave praise to the boy. Clay reveals that earlier, he dug up a mysterious stone at [[Twist Mountain]]. When Black asks him about this, Clay reveals that the stone is the Dark Stone, also known as one of Unova's legendary Pokémon, {{p|Zekrom}}. Clay promises to tell Black more about it if he can defeat him in battle. Although Clay's team proves to be strong, Black manages to defeat all of Clay's Pokémon, giving him the victory.
In ''[[PS518|True Friends]]'', Black faced Cheren, who had been acting strange throughout the tournament. Cheren revealed that after their previous encounter, he met Zinzolin, one of the Seven Sages, who convinced him to follow Team Plasma's ideals and pursue strength. Their battle eventually took them to the roof of the League building, where they had one final clash, ending in Black's victory. After passing out from a large amount of Dream Mist that filled the area, Black and Cheren shared a memory of their childhood when Cheren promised to support Black's dream. Black forgave Cheren and welcomed back Musha, who had evolved into a {{p|Musharna}}. Furious over his friend's manipulation, Black called out to Team Plasma and dared they come out of hiding. As he did this, Reshiram fully awakened from the Light Stone.


Defeated, Clay reveals to Black that Lenora had been spied upon by Team Plasma, who they believe is aiming to steal the Dark Stone. Clay also reveals that the other Gym Leaders know about this and have decided to gather together and face Team Plasma to prevent them from stealing the Dark Stone. They travel to Mistralton City where they meet up with Burgh, Elesa, [[Skyla]], and [[Brycen]] and prepare to wait for Lenora's signal. As they wait, Skyla takes Black to the [[Celestial Tower]] and forces him to ring the bell so that she could determine whether or not Black is good enough to help them. Dissatisfied with the sound of the bell's ringing, Skyla pushes Black off of the tower and takes him to the Mistralton Gym for a Gym battle. Due to Clay's warning that because of Team Plasma's actions, the League may be canceled this year, Black's ability to battle wanes due to him being stressed out. Black decides to take his stress and use it to face Team Plasma. After giving some encouragement to his team, Black defeats Skyla, earning him the Jet Badge. Skyla takes off with the other Gym Leaders to Nacrene City and has Black come along with them.
During the finals, White discovered that Gray was actually Zinzolin in disguise, but Hood Man {{m|Teleport|teleported}} her away before she could reveal it. In ''[[PS520|Cold Hard Truth]]'', Black told Zinzolin to tell him where White was taken to, only for the man to activate a remote and summon [[N's Castle]] from the depths of the earth. The castle surrounded the League building while several Plasma Grunts came out and cornered everyone. Ghetsis, the other sages, and N had the Gym Leaders hoisted on crucifixes as a means of insulting the League. Ghetsis mocked Black's helplessness, as his remaining allies were too preoccupied with the Grunts to help him. A voice denying that claim revealed itself to be Andy, who was joined by Geoff, Chris, Logan, Jeremy, Shoko, and Trish. The seven Trainers told Black to go on ahead while they stayed behind to free the Gym Leaders.
[[File:Black vs N Adventures.png|thumb|left|250px|Black vs N]]
[[File:Black Reshiram Light Stone Adventures.png|thumb|right|190px|Black and Reshiram become the Light Stone]]
In ''[[PS521|Triple Threat]]'', Black sent his Pokémon to help Andy's group while he teamed up with Reshiram to battle N and Zekrom. Due to not being used to fighting with Reshiram, Black struggled against N, but with Cedric Juniper's help, he learned how to utilize Reshiram's abilities properly and dealt a heavy blow to Zekrom with Reshiram's {{m|Fusion Flare}}. Zekrom quickly got back up and fled to the inside of the castle with Black and Reshiram following after them. Once inside, they continued their battle, but a second Zekrom appeared to assist the first. Easily seeing through the ruse, Black had Reshiram attack the real Zekrom, defeating it. The second Zekrom revealed itself to be Zorua, who had remained to help N despite him releasing all of his friends prior to the attack on the League. Black told N that Zorua wished to stay with him despite being released. N understood Zorua's wishes, but both ended up passing out.


After arriving, Black is tasked with finding the Dark Stone while the Gym Leaders face the [[Shadow Triad]]. After defeating the Plasma Grunts inside the museum, a loud rumbling noise leads Black outside to investigate it. Much to his shock, the Shadow Triad have revealed that they have captured the legendary Pokémon {{p|Tornadus}}, {{p|Thundurus}}, and {{p|Landorus}}. The three Pokémon quickly overpower the Gym Leaders and knock them out. Despite Clay's protests, Black and his newly-evolved Nite try to save them, only to be easily swatted away. Although defeated, Lenora reveals that the battle destroyed the only key to where the Dark Stone is kept, which means that the Shadow Triad can't get the stone. Despite this, the Shadow Triad take the defeated Gym Leaders away while Black is forced to watch. However, he quickly finds out that [[Brycen]] managed to escape and has come to help him. Black, realizing that he already knows where the Dark Stone is being kept, takes Brycen to where he fought Lenora previously and finds the Dark Stone hidden there.
Having finished their job outside, Black's team returned. The reunion was interrupted by Ghetsis, who revealed himself to be N's adoptive father and stated he was going to kill Black to make sure no one learned of N's defeat. With a team specifically designed to counter Black's, Ghetsis had the advantage. With Musha's help, Black discovered Ghetsis was using a secret weapon, the Sun Pokémon, {{p|Volcarona}}. After defeating Volcarona, Black quickly turned the tables on Ghetsis and defeated his team all at once, finally ending the battle with Team Plasma. Ghetsis tried escaping, but was trapped in a wall made by Costa's {{m|Stone Edge}}.


Although happy to have found the Dark Stone, Black is attacked by Ghetsis, revealing that the Brycen that had escaped earlier was a Plasma Grunt in disguise. Black is knocked unconscious, while Ghetsis takes the Dark Stone to N so that it can be revived into {{p|Zekrom}}. Later, Black is found by the real Brycen, who actually managed to escape from the Shadow Triad. Brycen calls [[Drayden]] and informs him of what had happened. They reveal that the Light Stone, which holds the other Dragon-type of Unova, {{p|Reshiram}}, was in the same location as the Dark Stone the entire time. The Light Stone quickly rolls over to Black and chooses him as the hero destined to awaken it. Brycen decides that Black will need to become stronger for future battles and he takes the unconscious boy to begin training.
In ''[[PS524|A Difficult Parting]]'', Black and White reunited again. N awakened and thanked Black and White for helping him see the error of his ways. N decided to go find his own path and left on Zekrom's back, leaving Zorua behind. With its counterpart gone, Reshiram began reverting into the Light Stone, the pull being so strong that Black feared he and White would be sucked in as well. This gave Ghetsis the idea to use Hood Man's {{p|Beheeyem}} to throw Black at Reshiram before making his escape. Knowing he was trapped, Black revealed he was wearing the BW Agency logo under his shirt and planned on revealing it to the audience after he won the tournament. Black asked if he paid off his debt, but was absorbed into the Light Stone before White could answer. As she confirmed that he did pay it off, White tried to reach out to the Light Stone, but it flew off to parts unknown as White cried out for Black to return.


Black is taken to the [[Tubeline Bridge]], where he is tasked with having to break free from the ice chain around his leg created by Brycen's {{p|Cryogonal}}. Together with Nite, now named Bo, Black manages to break free from the ice chain and complete the first step. After completing the second step, Black's final training is to defeat the {{tc|Biker|Black Empoleon}} biker gang. With the help of Costa, Black is able to fully complete his training. Afterward, {{tc|Doctor|Logan}} takes Black to the Icirrus Gym so that he can have a Gym battle with Brycen. During the Gym battle, Brycen reveals that he has the Light Stone with him, and that he intends on giving it to Black after the battle. The final battle ends when Costa evolves into a Carracosta, giving it the power its needs to defeat Brycen's Beartic and earn the Icicle Badge for its Trainer. Once the battle is over, Brycen hands the Light Stone to Black. Black attempts to summon Reshiram, only to get no response. Despite this victory, Black is shocked to learn that Drayden has pushed up the League's date from three months to a week. He begins panicking at the thought of not being able to complete in the League and runs off with Iris following after him.
==={{MangaArc|Black 2 & White 2}}===
Two years later, in ''[[PS542|N Returns]]'', the Light Stone and Zekrom were summoned to Unova, having been pulled there by the growing power of {{DL|Tao trio (Adventures)|Kyurem}}. The Light Stone made a detour and stopped at the [[Entralink]], where it was found by White. After explaining to White about Team Plasma's return, N had White take the Light Stone to safety while he and Zekrom faced Ghetsis and Kyurem. He told White that Reshiram would awaken if Zekrom were absorbed by Kyurem and decided to leave the rest up to Black.  


Black's travels takes him to the [[Mistralton Cave]], where he decides to catch one of the legendary Pokémon he heard about from Iris so that he could hopefully convince Drayden to allow him into the League. There, he meets [[Shoko]] of the {{p|Patrat}} show whose friend, Trish of {{tc|The Riches}}, was captured by Virizion, {{p|Terrakion}}, and {{p|Cobalion}} after she tried to capture them herself. Black manages to free Trish, but Shōko and Trish's Pokémon are captured and taken away to be freed from their Trainers. Black tracks Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion down and barely manages to convince them to release their captives.
In ''[[PS544|Dream World]]'', White was taken into the Light Stone after Kyurem reverted Zekrom into the Dark Stone, trapping N inside with it. White and N arrived at the [[Pokémon Dream World]], where they reunited with Black. After Kyurem absorbed Zekrom to become {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Kyurem|Black Kyurem}}, N decided to fight it from the inside with Zekrom while Black and White headed outside to face Kyurem directly. Black and White teamed up to attack Kyurem, but their assault was cut short when N was ejected from the Dark Stone. With his opponents distracted, Ghetsis had Kyurem launch an attack before escaping. While they searched for Ghetsis, Black and White found {{adv|Blake}} and {{adv|Whitley}} on a nearby beach. The four Unova Pokédex holders introduced themselves and decided to stop Team Plasma together. After tracking Kyurem's whereabouts to the [[Giant Chasm]] with Musha's help, Black and the others rode on Reshiram's back to chase after Ghetsis.


[[File:Black awakens Reshiram Adventures.png|thumb|250px|right|Black awakens Reshiram]]
In ''[[PS546|Giant Chasm]]'', the group arrived at the Giant Chasm. There, they encountered Iris, who revealed she managed to succeed Alder as the {{pkmn|Champion}} of Unova, and Gorm, who had betrayed Team Plasma to join the side of good. Tired of waiting for the heroes, Colress revealed himself and told Kyurem to freeze the surrounding area. When Kyurem stopped listening to Colress, [[Rood]] appeared, revealing his allies used a machine to disrupt the [[Colress Machine]]'s effect. With Team Plasma's influence on it severed, Kyurem began rampaging, first releasing the Dark Stone before absorbing Reshiram to become White Kyurem. Frustrated at his machine's defeat, Colress threw the device away and fled, revealing he decided to quit Team Plasma. While Black, White, and Iris fought Kyurem, Blake chased after Colress while Whitley went to the Plasma Frigate to rescue N, who was held captive aboard the vessel.
Black's travels take him to {{rt|6|Unova}}, where he reunites with White. They spot Marshal refereeing a battle between Alder and N, which ends with N as the winner. When Black sees that N has successfully awakened and controlled Zekrom, the Light Stone reacts and briefly transforms into Reshiram before reverting to its previous state. As N prepares to leave, he is attacked by Cedric Juniper. Cedric tells Black and White to help him get information from N about the whereabouts of the kidnapped Gym Leaders. With the power of the three Unova starter Pokémon, N is defeated, but he revives his other Pokémon and prevents Black from getting any info. Confused, Black resorts to Musha again, but the Munna only recoils in fear and ignores his orders. N reveals that Musha no longer considers Black's dreams tasty, and thus no longer has a reason to stay with his Trainer. As Musha floats away, Black faints from the shock that the bond between him and his longtime friend was all a lie.


Black later finds himself in the Entralink, where he spots Musha's silhouette. He attempts to call out to Musha, but gets no answer or a response. He eventually wakes up from the nightmare at a hospital, where he finds out that the League's opening ceremony has already begun while he slept. Feeling defeated, Black decides to return home to Nuvema Town, but chooses to stay when he sees the sad faces of his Pokémon from not being able to enter the League. Black goes up to Drayden and challenges him to a Gym battle, stating that until the tournament begins, he still has enough time to obtain his last Badge. Drayden accepts and the two have a quick one-on-one battle in a hallway. Black initially has trouble battling because of the shock of Musha's betrayal. The battle is interrupted by [[Caitlin]], who uses her psychic powers to relay a message from the kidnapped Gym Leaders confirming that they're alright but unaware of their current location. They give Black encouragement that allows him to beat Drayden, earning himself the Legend Badge and a place in the League tournament.
In ''[[PS547|The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition]]'', an explosion tore the Plasma Frigate apart from the inside, setting it ablaze and causing it to crash. After preventing a large amount of liberated Pokémon from plummeting towards the ground, Kyurem separated itself from Reshiram before leaving. Black, White, and Iris rode on Reshiram's back in order to get the others off the ship to safe ground. The Plasma Frigate crashed into the abandoned N's Castle, setting the building on fire and putting the liberated Pokémon Team Plasma left behind in danger. Black, White, Blake, Whitley, [[Hugh]], Cheren, Bianca, [[Benga]], and Cedric Juniper combined the might of all three stages of the Unova [[first partner Pokémon]] and unleashed a triple {{m|Fire Pledge|Fire}}, {{m|Grass Pledge|Grass}}, and {{m|Water Pledge}} combination attack, successfully dousing the flames. Afterward, Ghetsis was arrested by the [[International Police]] and taken into custody. Black and N said their farewells to Reshiram and Zekrom, who flew off together to parts unknown.


Black battles in the tournament, and advances to the Top 8, alongside [[Zinzolin|Gray]], Iris, Cheren, [[Leo]], [[Looker]], and [[Colress|Hood Man]]. His first opponent in the tournament is Looker, disguised as Lou Karr, who uses {{p|Croagunk}}, a Pokémon not native to Unova. As such, he has no idea how to fight it when the Pokédex can't recognize it. After a tough battle, Black defeats Looker's Croagunk with Tula and advances to the semifinals. For his next match, Black faces Iris in the semifinals. Due to her past with Alder, Iris wishes to defeat N and regain her former teacher's honor back. Black sympathizes with Iris's anger, but his proves stronger as he manages to defeat her and advance to the finals.
In ''[[PS548|Epilogue: Graduation Ceremony]]'', Black revealed that he would be entering the [[Aspertia City]] [[Pokémon academy|Trainers' School]] in order to prepare for when he challenged the Pokémon League again. Later, he attended the graduation ceremony, where he watched Blake, Whitley, and their classmates graduate.
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In the final match, Black faces Cheren, who he noticed had been acting strangely cold ever since the tournament started. Cheren reveals to Black that he had been convinced by Team Plasma into pursuing strength. Angered that Team Plasma would manipulate his childhood friend, Black's battle with Cheren takes them to the roof of the Pokémon League. They clash one last time, which causes the both of them to fall asleep as Dream Mist fills the sky. They share a dream to their childhood when Black wrote down his dream to win the League and Cheren wrote his dream to support Black's dream. Black is declared the winner with his Pokémon still standing. As he wakes up, Black forgives Cheren and states that they will always be friends. Now evolved into a Musharna, Musha returns to Black, who welcomes his friend with open arms. Furious over the manipulation of his friend, Black dares Team Plasma to come out of hiding as Reshiram fully awakens from the Light Stone.
==Pokémon==
 
When nicknaming his Pokémon, Black takes the name of the Pokémon's final evolution and makes a name from that. The only exceptions are Bo, whose name is based on his current form and changed every time he evolved, and Reshiram, who doesn't have a name.
During his battle with Cheren, White found out that Gray was actually Zinzolin and attempted to reveal this to Black before Hood Man had her taken away with {{m|Teleport}}. He attacks the bound Zinzolin and demands to know where White was taken to. Zinzolin instead pulls out a remote control and activates it, summoning Team Plasma's castle from the depths of the earth. The castle surrounds the League, and several Team Plasma Grunts come out and corner everyone. Black is approached by Ghetsis, the Seven Sages, and N. Seeing Zekrom agitates Reshiram, so it immediately flies off to battle with its counterpart, leaving Black alone. Ghetsis mocks Black as being completely unable to stop Team Plasma as his allies are too busy with other problems to lend their assistance. A voice denies this claim and reveals itself to belong to Hiker Andy. Andy, along with Chris, Geoffrey, Jeremy, Trish, Shōko, and Logan, decide to assist Black by him letting go on ahead while they battle the sages and rescue the kidnapped Gym Leaders.
 
[[File:Black Reshiram Light Stone Adventures.png|thumb|left|190px|White stares in shock as Black and Reshiram become the Light Stone]]
Black complies and gets on Reshiram's back while letting the rest of his team go to help with the chaos down below. On the top of N's Castle, Black and N have their final battle. Due to a lack of understanding of Reshiram's power, Black struggles against N. With Cedric Juniper's help, Black figures out how to utilize Reshiram's strength. By exploiting the power of {{m|Fusion Flare}}, Black deals heavy damage to Zekrom, but it and N escape to inside the castle with Black and Reshiram following after. Once inside, the two continue their battle, but a second Zekrom appears to assist the first. Black sees through the ruse and attacks the real Zekrom, defeating it. The second Zekrom reveals itself to be Zorua, who had remained to help N despite him releasing all of his friends prior to the attack on the League.
 
Black tells N that despite the release, Zorua truly cares for N and wants to stay with it. N understands Zorua's wishes, but quickly passes out. Black's team then returns with their job outside finished. Black reconciles with Musha and tears up knowing that it only left to get stronger for him. The reunion is interrupted by Ghetsis, who reveals himself to be N's father and plans on killing Black to make sure no one knows N was defeated. Ghetsis attacks Black with a team he states was specifically designed to counter Black's team after his repeated stopping of Team Plasma's plans. With Musha's help, Black figures out that Ghetsis is using a secret weapon, the Sun Pokémon {{p|Volcarona}}. Black turns the tables on Ghetsis and manages to defeat his entire team at once, finally putting an end to Team Plasma. Ghetsis attempts to escape, but Black traps him with Costa's Stone Edge.
 
With the battle finally over, Black finally reunites with White, who had found Gigi and rehired her into the BW Agency. N wakes up and thanks Black and White for helping him see the error of his ways. He decides to go on his own path and bids them farewell as he leaves on Zekrom's back, leaving Zorua behind. With its counterpart gone, Reshiram begins reverting itself back into the Light Stone. The pull is so strong that Black fears that he and White could be sucked in as well. This gives Ghetsis the idea to use Colress's {{p|Beheeyem}} to throw Black at Reshiram, preventing him from escaping the pull. Knowing he can't escape, Black reveals that he is wearing the BW Agency's logo underneath his jacket and asks if he paid off his debt. Before White can answer, Black is absorbed into the Light Stone. Heartbroken, White confirms that Black did pay off his debt and attempts to reach out to the Light Stone. Before she can grab it, the Light Stone floats into the air and flies away to parts unknown as White cries for Black to return.


==Pokémon==
When nicknaming his Pokémon, Black takes the name of the Pokémon's final evolution and makes a name from that. The only exception is Bo, whose name is based on his current form and changed every time he evolved.
===On hand===
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|epname=Choices
|epname=Choices
|desc='''{{p|Braviary|Brav}}''' (Japanese: '''ウォー''' ''Warr'') is the very first Pokémon that Black caught. Black, as a child, first encountered Brav as a {{p|Rufflet}} after Bianca accidentally stepped on his food, angering the Eaglet Pokémon into attacking her. After a fierce battle, Black managed to capture Brav with the help of Musha. In addition to being a strong battler, Brav is a powerful flier and is capable of lifting his Trainer into the sky with ease. Brav was lent to White while she participated in the Battle Subway but was later returned to Black after she came back. As of ''[[PS521|The Power of Dreams]]'', he is level 59.}}
|desc='''{{p|Braviary|Brav}}''' (Japanese: '''ウォー''' ''Warr'') is the very first Pokémon that Black caught. Black, as a child, first encountered Brav as a {{p|Rufflet}} after Bianca accidentally stepped on his food, angering the Eaglet Pokémon into attacking her. After a fierce battle, Black managed to capture Brav with the help of Musha. In addition to being a strong battler, Brav is a powerful flier and is capable of lifting his Trainer into the sky with ease. Brav was lent to White while she participated in the Battle Subway but was later returned to Black after she came back. As of ''[[PS521|The Power of Dreams]]'', he is level 59, has a Brave [[nature]], and his [[Characteristic]] is "likes to fight."}}


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|desc='''{{p|Musharna|Musha}}''' (Japanese: '''ムシャ''' ''Musha'') is also one of Black's first Pokémon and the second he caught. Due to Black having so many dreams about conquering the Pokémon League, he can't think straight, but with Musha's ability to eat dreams, Black can "blank" his "black" mind to focus and sense things normal humans can't.
|desc='''{{p|Musharna|Musha}}''' (Japanese: '''ムシャ''' ''Musha'') is also one of Black's first Pokémon and the second he caught. Due to Black having so many dreams about conquering the Pokémon League, he can't think straight, but with Musha's ability to eat dreams, Black can "blank" his "black" mind to focus and sense things normal humans can't.


During an encounter with N, shortly after N defeats Alder, Musha appears to leave Black. N claims that Musha only followed Black's orders because his dreams tasted good to him and kept him fed; after the taste of Black's dreams changed over the course of his adventure, Musha abandoned Black. Later, he returned to Black, now evolved into a Musharna, and it is revealed that Musha had left Black earlier to find a way of becoming stronger.}}
During an encounter with N in ''[[PS510|A Wretched Reunion]]'', shortly after N defeats Alder, Musha appears to leave Black. N claims that Musha only followed Black's orders because his dreams tasted good to him and kept him fed; after the taste of Black's dreams changed over the course of his adventure, Musha abandoned Black. In ''[[PS518|True Friends]]'' he returned to Black, now evolved into a Musharna, and it is revealed that Musha had left Black earlier to find a way of becoming stronger. As of ''[[PS521|The Power of Dreams]]'', he is level 59, has a Lonely [[nature]], and his [[Characteristic]] is "takes plenty of siestas."}}


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|epnum=PS461
|epname=Fussing and Fighting
|epname=Fussing and Fighting
|desc='''{{p|Emboar|Bo}}''' (Japanese: '''ブオウ''' ''Buoh''), previously '''{{p|Pignite|Nite}}''' (Japanese: '''チャオ''' ''Chao''), and '''{{p|Tepig|Tep}}''' (Japanese: '''ポカ''' ''Poka''), is a Pokémon Black acquired from [[Professor Juniper]]. He is a very playful Pokémon, as evident when he releases {{adv|White}}'s [[Gigi]] from her Poké Ball. In battle, Bo is powerful, has quick reflexes, and can use his flames to show hidden objects along with attacking opponents. He is shown to protect White's Gigi whenever he is in battle, similar to how Black protects White.}}
|desc='''{{p|Emboar|Bo}}''' (Japanese: '''ブオウ''' ''Buoh''), previously '''{{p|Pignite|Nite}}''' (Japanese: '''チャオ''' ''Chao''), and '''{{p|Tepig|Tep}}''' (Japanese: '''ポカ''' ''Poka''), is a Pokémon Black acquired from [[Professor Juniper]]. He is a very playful Pokémon, as evident when he releases {{adv|White}}'s [[Gigi]] from her Poké Ball. In battle, Bo is powerful, has quick reflexes, and can use his flames to show hidden objects along with attacking opponents. He is shown to protect White's Gigi whenever he is in battle, similar to how Black protects White. He evolved into a {{p|Pignite}} in ''[[PS479|The Case of the Missing Pokémon]]'' and Emboar in ''[[PS496|Museum Showdown]]''. As of ''[[PS521|The Power of Dreams]]'', he is level 51, has a Brave [[nature]], and his [[Characteristic]] is "a little quick tempered."}}


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|epnum=PS465
|epname=Lights, Camera...Action
|epname=Lights, Camera...Action
|desc='''{{p|Galvantula|Tula}}''' (Japanese: '''チュラ''' ''Tula'') is the fourth Pokémon on Black's team. Black caught Tula after he attacked the recording of a Xtransceiver advertisement. With Musha's help, Black was able to deduce the culprit, and used Bo to defeat and capture him. After an encounter with Team Plasma, Black was able to figure out that Tula was a Pokémon originally owned by a Trainer but was released into the wild because his Trainer was swayed by [[Ghetsis]]'s speeches. As of ''[[PS521|The Power of Dreams]]'', he is level 59.
|main=yes
 
|desc='''{{p|Galvantula|Tula}}''' (Japanese: '''チュラ''' ''Tula'') is the fourth Pokémon on Black's team. Black caught Tula after he attacked the recording of a Xtransceiver advertisement. With Musha's help, Black was able to deduce the culprit, and used Tep to defeat and capture him. After an encounter with Team Plasma, Black was able to figure out that Tula was a Pokémon originally owned by a Trainer but was released into the wild because his Trainer was swayed by [[Ghetsis]]'s speeches. As of ''[[PS521|The Power of Dreams]]'', he is level 59, has an Adamant [[nature]], and his [[Characteristic]] is "alert to sounds."}}
Tula's known moves are {{m|Flash}}, {{m|Electro Ball}}, {{m|Spider Web}}, {{m|Slash}}, {{m|Electroweb}}, {{m|Signal Beam}}, and {{m|X-Scissor}}, and his Ability is {{a|Unnerve}}.}}


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|type1=Water
|type2=Rock
|type2=Rock
|img=Black Costa Tirtouga.png
|img=Black Costa.png
|img2=Black Costa.png
|epnum=PS488
|epnum=PS488
|epname=Growing Pains
|epname=Growing Pains
|desc=Black captured '''{{p|Carracosta|Costa}}''' (Japanese: '''ゴーラ''' ''Goura'') in Nimbasa City when he was teaching White how to capture Pokémon. According to [[Marshal]], Costa belonged to him but he released Costa the day before Black caught it because it was stubborn and would not listen to him. Due to it not being used to battling, Costa would not listen to any of Black's commands but eventually became friendly after a Gym battle with [[Clay]]. In Black's Gym battle against [[Brycen]], Costa evolved into a Carracosta and managed to defeat his {{p|Beartic}}, giving Black the win. As of ''[[PS521|The Power of Dreams]]'', he is level 45.
|main=yes
 
|desc=Black captured '''{{p|Carracosta|Costa}}''' (Japanese: '''ゴーラ''' ''Goura'') in Nimbasa City when he was teaching White how to capture Pokémon. According to [[Marshal]], Costa belonged to him but he released Costa the day before Black caught him because he was stubborn and would not listen to him. Due to him not being used to battling, Costa would not listen to any of Black's commands but eventually became friendly after a Gym battle with [[Clay]]. In Black's Gym battle against [[Brycen]] in ''[[PS505|A Cold Reception]]'', Costa evolved into a Carracosta and managed to defeat his {{p|Beartic}}, giving Black the win. As of ''[[PS521|The Power of Dreams]]'', he is level 45, has a Calm [[nature]], and his [[Characteristic]] is "thoroughly cunning."}}
Costa's known moves are {{m|Brine}}, {{m|Aqua Jet}}{{tt|*|mentioned only}}, {{m|Ancient Power}}, {{m|Hydro Pump}}, {{m|Scald}}, {{m|Stone Edge}}, and {{m|Ice Beam}}, and his Ability is {{a|Solid Rock}}.}}


===Released===
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{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Black
|trainer=Black
|main=Tao trio (Adventures)
|pkmn=Reshiram
|pkmn=Reshiram
|type1=Dragon
|type1=Dragon
|type2=Fire
|type2=Fire
|img=Light Stone Adventures.png
|img=Black Reshiram Adventures.png
|img2=Black Reshiram Adventures.png
|epnum=PS475
|epnum=PS509
|epname=The Mystery of the Missing Fossil
|epname=Will the Truth Come Out?
|desc={{p|Reshiram}} is a Pokémon sealed inside of the [[Light Stone]]. Initially, it was held at the Nacrene Gym along with Zekrom's [[Dark Stone]]. After the Shadow Triad stole the Dark Stone from the Nacrene Gym, the Light Stone rolled towards an unconscious Black, having chosen him as the hero to wield it. Brycen took the Light Stone and Black to [[Icirrus City]] to train him and make him able to wield Reshiram's power. After Black defeated Brycen in their Gym battle, Brycen entrusted the Light Stone to Black. When Black found N in a battle against Alder, Reshiram felt the presence of N's Zekrom, causing it to be released from the Light Stone. However, with a glare from Zekrom, Reshiram returned to its Stone, indicating Black's inability to control it. After winning the Unova League tournament, Black's resolve to defeat Team Plasma finally allowed Reshiram to be fully released from the Light Stone.
|desc={{p|Reshiram}} is a Pokémon sealed inside of the {{DL|Dragon Stones|Light Stone}}. Initially, it was held at the Nacrene Gym along with Zekrom's {{DL|Dragon Stones|Dark Stone}}. After the Shadow Triad stole the Dark Stone from the Nacrene Gym, the Light Stone rolled towards an unconscious Black, having chosen him as the hero to wield it. Brycen took the Light Stone and Black to [[Icirrus City]] to train him and make him able to wield Reshiram's power. After Black defeated Brycen in their Gym battle, Brycen entrusted the Light Stone to Black. When Black found N in a battle against Alder, Reshiram felt the presence of N's Zekrom, causing it to be released from the Light Stone. However, with a glare from Zekrom, Reshiram returned to its Stone, indicating Black's inability to control it. After winning the Unova League tournament, Black's resolve to defeat Team Plasma finally allowed Reshiram to be fully released from the Light Stone.


Reshiram's known moves are {{m|Fusion Flare}} and {{m|Dragon Pulse}}, and its Ability is {{a|Turboblaze}}.}}
After [[Ghetsis]]'s defeat in the {{MangaArc|Black 2 & White 2}}, Reshiram left Black.}}


===Borrowed===
===Borrowed===
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|epnum=PS463
|epnum=PS463
|epname=A Nickname for Tepig
|epname=A Nickname for Tepig
|desc={{p|Stoutland}} is a Pokémon Black borrowed from Bianca's father. It was borrowed by Bianca, Cheren, and Black to practice Pokémon battling.
|desc={{p|Stoutland}} is a Pokémon Black borrowed from [[Bianca's father]]. It was borrowed by Bianca, Cheren, and Black to practice Pokémon battling.


None of Stoutland's moves are known.}}
None of Stoutland's moves are known.}}
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|trainer=Skyla
|pkmn=Swanna
|pkmn=Swanna
|main=yes
|type1=Water
|type1=Water
|type2=Flying
|type2=Flying
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|desc=Black borrowed Skyla's {{p|Swanna}} so that he could have a flying Pokémon take him to Nacrene City. Upon arriving, it was returned to its Trainer.}}
|desc=Black borrowed Skyla's {{p|Swanna}} so that he could have a flying Pokémon take him to Nacrene City. Upon arriving, it was returned to its Trainer.}}


==Badges obtained==
==Achievements==
====Unova League====
===Badges obtained===
[[File:Black Gym Badges.png|thumb|150px|right|Black's eight [[Unova]] Gym [[Badge]]s]]
[[File:Black Gym Badges.png|thumb|230px|Black's eight [[Unova]] Gym [[Badge]]s]]
* {{Badge|Trio}} (''[[PS470|Their First Gym Battle]]'')
* {{Badge|Trio}} (''[[PS470|Their First Gym Battle]]'')
* {{Badge|Basic}} (''[[PS474|Defeating Stoutland]]'')
* {{Badge|Basic}} (''[[PS474|Defeating Stoutland]]'')
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* {{Badge|Freeze}} (''[[PS505|A Cold Reception]]'')
* {{Badge|Freeze}} (''[[PS505|A Cold Reception]]'')
* {{Badge|Legend}} (''[[PS512|Hallway Hijinks]]'')
* {{Badge|Legend}} (''[[PS512|Hallway Hijinks]]'')
===Pokémon League===
Black has competed in the following [[Pokémon League]]s:
* [[Unova League]] - Winner (''[[PS518|True Friends]]'')


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Out of all the [[Pokédex holder]]s who nickname their Pokémon, Black is the only one whose nicknames are based on the names of the Pokémon they fully evolve into.
* Out of all the [[Pokédex holder]]s who nickname their Pokémon, Black is the only one whose nicknames are based on the names of the Pokémon they fully evolve into.
* As an employee to the [[BW Agency]], Black never calls {{adv|White}} by her name and instead refers to her as "Boss" (Japanese: '''社長''' ''President'').
* Black is 5'5" (165 cm) tall and weighs 103 lbs (47 kg).


==Names==
==Names==
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|ブラック ''Black''
|From [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Pokémon Black]]
|From ''{{game3|Black and White|Pokémon Black|s}}''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|English
|English, Brazilian Portuguese,<br>Latin American Spanish, Vietnamese
|Black
|Black
|From [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Pokémon Black]]
|From ''Pokémon Black''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|French
|French
|Noir
|Noir
|From ''noir'', black
|From ''noir'', black
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|German
|German
|Schwarz
|Schwarz
|From ''Schwarz'', black
|From ''Schwarz'', black
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Italian
|Italian
|Nero
|Nero
|From ''nero'', black
|From ''nero'', black
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|European Spanish
|Negro
|From ''negro'', black
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Korean
|Korean
|블랙 ''Black''
|블랙 ''Black''
|From [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Pokémon Black]]
|From ''Pokémon Black''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
|布萊克 ''Bùláikè''
|布萊克 / 布莱克 ''Bùláikè''
|Transliteration of his Japanese name
|Transliteration of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
|布萊克 ''Boulòihhāk''
|布萊克 ''Boulòihhāk''
|Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
|Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Thai
|แบล็ค ''Black''
|Transliteration of his Japanese name
|}{{-}}
|}{{-}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://family.shogakukan.co.jp/kids/netkun/pokemon/official/story/comic/character/new_black/black.html Netkun on Black] (Japanese)
*[http://corocoro.tv/pokesp/story/comic/character/new_black/black.html Pokémon Adventures website on Black] (Japanese)


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Black
ブラック Black
Black Adventures.png
Age 16 (as of Black 2 & White 2 arc)
Gender Male
Birthday October 8
Blood type O
Eye color Brown
Hair color Brown
Hometown Nuvema Town (original hometown unknown)
Region Unova
Relatives Unnamed parents
Trainer class Trainer
Game counterpart Hilbert

Black (Japanese: ブラック Black) is a main character in the manga series Pokémon Adventures.

Character

Black emptying his mind

Black is a young man who aspires to be the Champion of the Unova Pokémon League. He has been dreaming of this since childhood, nine years to be exact. However, these dreams fill his head to the point where he cannot think about anything else and any attempts to cause him to pass out from mental exhaustion. With his Munna, Musha, Black can have him eat his dreams, which he refers to turning his mind from "blank white" to "solid black". This technique, known as (Japanese: 推理タイム Reasoning Time), allows him to think much more clearly, become smarter, and improve perception. Also, when he does this, he apparently sees in hexagons. Due to his dreams causing him to forget about other things, Black has the tendency to do things without considering the consequences of his actions and their effects on other people. As the series goes on, Black slowly begins to consider the feelings of others and even manages to be able to think about other things for brief periods of time.

He has been described as "hot blooded" by several characters due to his loud nature and tendency to do things on his own. He doesn't understand show business like White does and many aspects of it surprise him, such as Gigi and Tep getting to stay in a hotel room while he and White have to camp out. He is very familiar with libraries and went there frequently as a child, allowing him to complete Lenora's Gym puzzle very quickly, setting a new record in the process. Black's tendency to dream also causes him to miss the things happening around him, such as when he completely forgot his promise with his friends Cheren and Bianca once he received the package holding the Pokémon and Pokédexes they were going to receive. For his skills, he is given the title of "Dreamer" (夢みる者 Dreamer), which he shares with White.

History

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Black & White arc

Black at age five

Black debuted in Choices, where he received a package from Professor Juniper containing a Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, and three Pokédexes. Having developed a cold from standing in the rain all night waiting for the package caused Black to sneeze and release the Pokémon from their Poké Balls. A fight broke out between the first partner Pokémon, causing Tepig to run off with Black chasing after it. Black later found Tepig trapped on a tree, being attacked by a hidden Pokémon. With Musha's help, Black deduced the culprit to be a wild Sewaddle, which Tepig quickly defeated. Afterward, Tepig joined Black's team and was nicknamed Tep.

In Black's First Trainer Battle, Black met Hiker Andy, a Trainer that once dreamed of competing in the Pokémon League, but failed multiple times and eventually gave up. After helping Andy put out a fire his Cottonee accidentally started, Black encouraged the man to try and continue challenging the Pokémon League again.

In Lights, Camera...Action!, Black arrived in Accumula Town, where he accidentally interrupted the filming of a Xtransceiver commercial. There, he met White, the president of the BW Agency, a Pokémon talent agency. When some of the film crew were knocked unconscious, Black was blamed for the incident, but he proved his innocence by unveiling the true culprit, a wild Galvantula, and catching it. Despite his success, Black accidentally destroyed the recording equipment in the process and had to pay it back. Wanting to use Tep as an actor alongside her Tepig, Gigi, White forced Black to work for her while she paid off his debt.

In An Odd Speech, Black and White camped out for the night, but were forced to change locations when a pair of Team Plasma Grunts revealed they had a permit to build a stage in the area. The next day, Black and White witnessed Ghetsis, one of Team Plasma's Seven Sages, give a speech that convinced several people to release their Pokémon. Angered, Black went to try and stop Team Plasma from making more speeches, but lost them and was challenged to a battle by N, a young man able to understand what Pokémon are saying. N claimed that Pokémon and humans should be kept separate, but learned from the voices of Black's Pokémon that some Pokémon actually want to be with humans. Though Black lost the battle, N left while mulling over what he had just learned.

In Welcome to Striaton City!!, Black was approached by Cheren and Bianca at the Striaton Gym. They chastised Black for leaving home without them and causing their Pokédexes to get damaged and need repairs. Seeing the conversation, the Gym Leaders, Cilan, Cress, and Chili, allowed Cheren and Bianca to participate in the Gym battle alongside Black. Together with his friends, Black defeated the triplet Gym Leaders and earned the Trio Badge. Afterward, Black apologized for his impatience and gave Cheren and Bianca a Xtransceiver each so they could keep in touch with him.

In Battle at the Dreamyard, Black and White met Fennel, a scientist researching the power of dreams. When Musha flew off to the Dreamyard, Black and others followed after it. There, they discovered a trio of Plasma Grunts had captured Musha. Using his dreams, Black lured Musha back, allowing him to use his deduction skills to defeat the Plasma Grunts' Watchog, forcing them to flee. Afterward, Black allowed Fennel to take a sample of Musha's Dream Mist

In Wheeling and Dealing, Black and White arrived at Nacrene City. There, Black faced Lenora, the Nacrene Gym Leader, and defeated her, winning the Basic Badge in the process. Later, Black assisted Hawes in retrieving several stolen museum exhibits, one of which was a Dragon fossil. With help from Burgh, another Gym Leader, Black discovered the thief was Gorm of the Seven Sages and defeated him. Just before fleeing, Gorm revealed Team Plasma's goal is to find a certain Dragon-type Pokémon to aid their ideals.

In A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense, Black and White passed by Pinwheel Forest, where an unseen Pokémon attacked them. They later found out from Janitor Geoff that the attacker was the Legendary Pokémon, Virizion. After defeating Geoff in battle, Black and White said their farewells and arrived at their next destination, Castelia City.

Black reciting his pledge

In Big City Battles, Black noticed that Tep was about to evolve, but White forcibly stopped it, worried that Tep's new form would be bad for business. Black later challenged the Castelia Gym, where he faced Burgh in battle. Despite White's earlier protests, Black allowed Tep to battle, where it evolved into a Pignite and won, earning Black the Insect Badge. Afterward, Black helped Iris retrieve a Pokémon that Team Plasma had stolen from Bianca. With Tep's new sense of smell, they tracked the thieves, who were being led by Bronius of the Seven Sages, and defeated them. Afterward, White chastised Black for letting Tep evolve before revealing she had already thought of some new character dynamics for Tep and Gigi to act in. As they left, Black decided to change Tep's name to Nite to better match his new form.

In Sandstorm, Black and White arrived at Route 4 while on their way to Nimbasa City. White went off to buy equipment to get past the sandstorm, leaving Black alone to study for his next Gym battle. There, he met Grimsley of the Unova Elite Four and watched the man defeat a Plasma Grunt disguised as a Worker. Grimsley offered to have a battle with Black, but only on the condition they both give up something important if they lost. Black chose to bet his Badges, but the risk of losing his one chance at competing at the League stressed Black to the point where he passed out. Black later awakened at a hotel in Nimbasa City, where he was taken to by White with Brav's help. Black was taken to the Pokémon Musical Theater, where he met the Nimbasa Gym Leader, Elesa, who promised to have their Gym battle later. In Battle on a Roller Coaster, Black faced Elesa in a Gym battle. Due to a malfunction, Black was forced to battle while trapped in a roller coaster car. Despite this setback, he eventually managed to win the battle and obtained the Bolt Badge.

In Unraveling Mysteries, White went missing, forcing Black to search for her. He eventually found her in the arms of the Elite Four member, Marshal, who had found White unconscious near the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel. After White was taken to a hospital to recover, she revealed that N was actually the king of Team Plasma and that he convinced Gigi to go with him and join his cause. Angered by this, Black attempted to interrogate the Servine N gave to White and get it to lead him to N, but failed. Soon after Black and White met Baker Chris, who told them about the Battle Subway, another Nimbasa tourist attraction that was still in development. At the Battle Subway, they met with Marshal, who was testing the area with Alder, the Pokémon League Champion. Wanting to understand why Gigi left her, White decided to ride the Battle Subway and learn how to battle in the process. The next day, Black helped White catch her first Pokémon, a Deerling, by catching a Tirtouga as a demonstration. Later, Black and White went their separate ways as White boarded the Battle Subway train. As she needed three Pokémon to participate, Black lent Brav to White so she could have a third party member to use.

In Drawing Bridges, Black attempted to cross the Driftveil Drawbridge, only to be hindered by a wild Zorua and its Illusion Ability. When Zorua tried to confuse Black's Pokémon by taking their Trainer's form, Black used Musha's ability to detect his dreams to uncover the fake and force Zorua to run away. Afterward, Black met Clay, the Driftveil Gym Leader, who explained that Zorua had been causing trouble for him and kept the drawbridge up, preventing anyone from crossing it and getting into Driftveil City.

In Fight in a Cold Climate, Black met with Cheren again. When Cheren's Snivy was stolen by a pair of Plasma Grunts, Black and Cheren teamed up at the Cold Storage to get it back. Later, Black challenged Clay for a Gym battle, which he won despite Costa initially refusing to listen to him. Clay revealed that Team Plasma had been spying on the Nacrene Museum as part of a plan to steal the Dark Stone, the dormant form of the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom. Black agreed to help Clay and the other Gym Leaders stop Team Plasma and together, they headed off to Mistralton City.

Black saying farewell to White

In Up in the Air, Black and Clay met with the other Unova Gym Leaders at the Celestial Tower. While they waited for Lenora's signal to begin their plan, Skyla, the Mistralton Gym Leader, noticed that Black was nervous about something and took him to the Mistralton Gym for a battle. During the battle, Black revealed that he was worried that Team Plasma's actions would lead to the Pokémon League being canceled. Deciding to use his stress as motivation to stop Team Plasma, Black regained his resolve and managed to defeat Skyla, earning the Jet Badge. Afterward, Skyla and the Gym Leaders took off on Skyla's plane to confront Team Plasma while Black followed after them on Skyla's Swanna.

In Museum Showdown, Black arrived at Nacrene City, where he watched the Gym Leaders battle the Shadow Triad. Black went inside the museum to prevent the Plasma Grunts inside from getting to the Dark Stone. After the Grunts were defeated, Black went outside, where he found the Shadow Triad defeated the Gym Leaders with the power of the Legendary Pokémon Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus and trapped them in a swirling vortex of wind, lighting, and dirt. Despite Nite evolving into an Emboar, Black was completely helpless against the Shadow Triad, who took the Gym Leaders to Team Plasma's castle. When Brycen managed to escape, he and Black went to the Dark Stone's safe room, only for Ghetsis to appear and knock Black unconscious with his Eelektross. Brycen revealed himself to be a Plasma Grunt in disguise and delivered the Dark Stone to Ghetsis. Later, Black was found by the real Brycen, who actually did escape. Brycen informed Drayden about what happened, revealing that Lenora was also in possession of the Light Stone, the dormant form of Zekrom's counterpart, Reshiram. The Light Stone rolled next to Black, choosing him to be the Hero of Truth. Brycen took Black and decided to train him so he could use the Light Stone.

In Decisions, Decisions, Black awakened on the Tubeline Bridge, where he trained with Brycen. After learning how to use Nite's new form, he changed its nickname to Bo. Once he defeated the Black Empoleon Bikergang and their leader, Jeremy, Black finished his training. Brycen's personal Doctor, Logan, took Black to the Icirrus Gym so Black and Brycen could have their Gym battle. During the battle, Costa evolved into a Carracosta defeated Brycen's Beartic, winning the battle and earning Black the Icicle Badge. Afterward, Black received the Light Stone, though he was unable to summon Reshiram from it. With only one Badge left, Black set out to get the last one, only to see a news report where Drayden revealed the League was going to be pushed up from three months to a week. Worried that he wouldn't be able to get his last Badge in time, Black panicked and ran off.

In A Week to Go and Old Wounds, Black decided to convince Drayden to let him participate in the League by capturing a Legendary Pokémon. At the Mistralton Cave, he met Shoko of the Patrat show. They went in the cave to rescue Shoko's friend, Trish of The Riches family, from Virizion, Terrakion, and Cobalion, who defeated her after Trish tried capturing them. Black managed to free Trish, but Trish and Shoko's Pokémon were taken by the Legendary Pokémon, who intended on freeing them from their Trainers. After following them, Black managed to convince Cobalion the Pokémon wanted to stay with their Trainers.

Musha leaving Black

In The Lesson Ends Here, Black reunited with White, who had finished her training and obtained a Pokédex as well. Shortly after, Black, White, and Iris witnessed Alder losing a battle to N. Noticing that N awakened Zekrom, the Light Stone briefly transformed into Reshiram before reverting to its dormant state. When N tried leaving, Cedric Juniper appeared and asked Black to team up with him and get N to reveal the whereabouts of the kidnapped Gym Leaders. With Bo, Amanda, and Cedric's Samurott, they managed to easily defeat N's Zorua and Gigi, but N revived the rest of his Pokémon, bringing them back to square one. Black tried getting Musha to clear his head, but it recoiled in fear instead. N told Black that his dreams changed over the course of his journey and were no longer appealing to Musha, meaning it no longer had a reason to stay with Black. As Musha floated away, Black fainted from the shock that the bond he shared with his longtime friend never truly existed.

In Dream a Little Dream, Black found himself at a hospital, where he learned the League's opening ceremony had already started while he slept. Feeling defeated, Black chose to go back home, but decided to stay after seeing how sad his Pokémon were to not be able to compete in the League. He went to Drayden and challenged him to a last-minute Gym battle, stating that he still had time until the tournament actually began. Drayden agreed and faced Black in a one-on-one battle in a hallway. Musha's betrayal still had Black in shock, preventing him from properly focusing. When Caitlin arrived and used her psychic powers to relay a message of encouragement from the Gym Leaders to Black, he regained his focus and defeated Drayden, earning the Legend Badge and a place in the League tournament.

Black vs Cheren

In Into the Quarterfinals!, Black battled through the tournament and made it to the Best 8 alongside Cheren, Iris, Gray, Leo, Looker, and Hood Man. In the first round of the quarterfinals, Black went up against Looker, disguised as a man named Lou Karr. Despite Looker's use of Croagunk, a Pokémon not native to Unova, Black managed to defeat him and advance to the next round. In the semifinals, Black went up against Iris, who wanted to defeat N and restore Alder's honor. Though both were determined to win, Black ended up the victor and advanced to the finals. Sympathizing with Iris's desire to avenge her master's teacher, Black promised that he would defeat N for both them.

In True Friends, Black faced Cheren, who had been acting strange throughout the tournament. Cheren revealed that after their previous encounter, he met Zinzolin, one of the Seven Sages, who convinced him to follow Team Plasma's ideals and pursue strength. Their battle eventually took them to the roof of the League building, where they had one final clash, ending in Black's victory. After passing out from a large amount of Dream Mist that filled the area, Black and Cheren shared a memory of their childhood when Cheren promised to support Black's dream. Black forgave Cheren and welcomed back Musha, who had evolved into a Musharna. Furious over his friend's manipulation, Black called out to Team Plasma and dared they come out of hiding. As he did this, Reshiram fully awakened from the Light Stone.

During the finals, White discovered that Gray was actually Zinzolin in disguise, but Hood Man teleported her away before she could reveal it. In Cold Hard Truth, Black told Zinzolin to tell him where White was taken to, only for the man to activate a remote and summon N's Castle from the depths of the earth. The castle surrounded the League building while several Plasma Grunts came out and cornered everyone. Ghetsis, the other sages, and N had the Gym Leaders hoisted on crucifixes as a means of insulting the League. Ghetsis mocked Black's helplessness, as his remaining allies were too preoccupied with the Grunts to help him. A voice denying that claim revealed itself to be Andy, who was joined by Geoff, Chris, Logan, Jeremy, Shoko, and Trish. The seven Trainers told Black to go on ahead while they stayed behind to free the Gym Leaders.

Black vs N
Black and Reshiram become the Light Stone

In Triple Threat, Black sent his Pokémon to help Andy's group while he teamed up with Reshiram to battle N and Zekrom. Due to not being used to fighting with Reshiram, Black struggled against N, but with Cedric Juniper's help, he learned how to utilize Reshiram's abilities properly and dealt a heavy blow to Zekrom with Reshiram's Fusion Flare. Zekrom quickly got back up and fled to the inside of the castle with Black and Reshiram following after them. Once inside, they continued their battle, but a second Zekrom appeared to assist the first. Easily seeing through the ruse, Black had Reshiram attack the real Zekrom, defeating it. The second Zekrom revealed itself to be Zorua, who had remained to help N despite him releasing all of his friends prior to the attack on the League. Black told N that Zorua wished to stay with him despite being released. N understood Zorua's wishes, but both ended up passing out.

Having finished their job outside, Black's team returned. The reunion was interrupted by Ghetsis, who revealed himself to be N's adoptive father and stated he was going to kill Black to make sure no one learned of N's defeat. With a team specifically designed to counter Black's, Ghetsis had the advantage. With Musha's help, Black discovered Ghetsis was using a secret weapon, the Sun Pokémon, Volcarona. After defeating Volcarona, Black quickly turned the tables on Ghetsis and defeated his team all at once, finally ending the battle with Team Plasma. Ghetsis tried escaping, but was trapped in a wall made by Costa's Stone Edge.

In A Difficult Parting, Black and White reunited again. N awakened and thanked Black and White for helping him see the error of his ways. N decided to go find his own path and left on Zekrom's back, leaving Zorua behind. With its counterpart gone, Reshiram began reverting into the Light Stone, the pull being so strong that Black feared he and White would be sucked in as well. This gave Ghetsis the idea to use Hood Man's Beheeyem to throw Black at Reshiram before making his escape. Knowing he was trapped, Black revealed he was wearing the BW Agency logo under his shirt and planned on revealing it to the audience after he won the tournament. Black asked if he paid off his debt, but was absorbed into the Light Stone before White could answer. As she confirmed that he did pay it off, White tried to reach out to the Light Stone, but it flew off to parts unknown as White cried out for Black to return.

Black 2 & White 2 arc

Two years later, in N Returns, the Light Stone and Zekrom were summoned to Unova, having been pulled there by the growing power of Kyurem. The Light Stone made a detour and stopped at the Entralink, where it was found by White. After explaining to White about Team Plasma's return, N had White take the Light Stone to safety while he and Zekrom faced Ghetsis and Kyurem. He told White that Reshiram would awaken if Zekrom were absorbed by Kyurem and decided to leave the rest up to Black.

In Dream World, White was taken into the Light Stone after Kyurem reverted Zekrom into the Dark Stone, trapping N inside with it. White and N arrived at the Pokémon Dream World, where they reunited with Black. After Kyurem absorbed Zekrom to become Black Kyurem, N decided to fight it from the inside with Zekrom while Black and White headed outside to face Kyurem directly. Black and White teamed up to attack Kyurem, but their assault was cut short when N was ejected from the Dark Stone. With his opponents distracted, Ghetsis had Kyurem launch an attack before escaping. While they searched for Ghetsis, Black and White found Blake and Whitley on a nearby beach. The four Unova Pokédex holders introduced themselves and decided to stop Team Plasma together. After tracking Kyurem's whereabouts to the Giant Chasm with Musha's help, Black and the others rode on Reshiram's back to chase after Ghetsis.

In Giant Chasm, the group arrived at the Giant Chasm. There, they encountered Iris, who revealed she managed to succeed Alder as the Champion of Unova, and Gorm, who had betrayed Team Plasma to join the side of good. Tired of waiting for the heroes, Colress revealed himself and told Kyurem to freeze the surrounding area. When Kyurem stopped listening to Colress, Rood appeared, revealing his allies used a machine to disrupt the Colress Machine's effect. With Team Plasma's influence on it severed, Kyurem began rampaging, first releasing the Dark Stone before absorbing Reshiram to become White Kyurem. Frustrated at his machine's defeat, Colress threw the device away and fled, revealing he decided to quit Team Plasma. While Black, White, and Iris fought Kyurem, Blake chased after Colress while Whitley went to the Plasma Frigate to rescue N, who was held captive aboard the vessel.

In The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition, an explosion tore the Plasma Frigate apart from the inside, setting it ablaze and causing it to crash. After preventing a large amount of liberated Pokémon from plummeting towards the ground, Kyurem separated itself from Reshiram before leaving. Black, White, and Iris rode on Reshiram's back in order to get the others off the ship to safe ground. The Plasma Frigate crashed into the abandoned N's Castle, setting the building on fire and putting the liberated Pokémon Team Plasma left behind in danger. Black, White, Blake, Whitley, Hugh, Cheren, Bianca, Benga, and Cedric Juniper combined the might of all three stages of the Unova first partner Pokémon and unleashed a triple Fire, Grass, and Water Pledge combination attack, successfully dousing the flames. Afterward, Ghetsis was arrested by the International Police and taken into custody. Black and N said their farewells to Reshiram and Zekrom, who flew off together to parts unknown.

In Epilogue: Graduation Ceremony, Black revealed that he would be entering the Aspertia City Trainers' School in order to prepare for when he challenged the Pokémon League again. Later, he attended the graduation ceremony, where he watched Blake, Whitley, and their classmates graduate.

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Pokémon

When nicknaming his Pokémon, Black takes the name of the Pokémon's final evolution and makes a name from that. The only exceptions are Bo, whose name is based on his current form and changed every time he evolved, and Reshiram, who doesn't have a name.

On hand

Brav
Brav
Main article: Brav

Brav (Japanese: ウォー Warr) is the very first Pokémon that Black caught. Black, as a child, first encountered Brav as a Rufflet after Bianca accidentally stepped on his food, angering the Eaglet Pokémon into attacking her. After a fierce battle, Black managed to capture Brav with the help of Musha. In addition to being a strong battler, Brav is a powerful flier and is capable of lifting his Trainer into the sky with ease. Brav was lent to White while she participated in the Battle Subway but was later returned to Black after she came back. As of The Power of Dreams, he is level 59, has a Brave nature, and his Characteristic is "likes to fight."

Debut Choices
Musha
Musha
Main article: Musha

Musha (Japanese: ムシャ Musha) is also one of Black's first Pokémon and the second he caught. Due to Black having so many dreams about conquering the Pokémon League, he can't think straight, but with Musha's ability to eat dreams, Black can "blank" his "black" mind to focus and sense things normal humans can't.

During an encounter with N in A Wretched Reunion, shortly after N defeats Alder, Musha appears to leave Black. N claims that Musha only followed Black's orders because his dreams tasted good to him and kept him fed; after the taste of Black's dreams changed over the course of his adventure, Musha abandoned Black. In True Friends he returned to Black, now evolved into a Musharna, and it is revealed that Musha had left Black earlier to find a way of becoming stronger. As of The Power of Dreams, he is level 59, has a Lonely nature, and his Characteristic is "takes plenty of siestas."

Debut Choices
Bo
Tep → Nite → Bo
Main article: Bo

Bo (Japanese: ブオウ Buoh), previously Nite (Japanese: チャオ Chao), and Tep (Japanese: ポカ Poka), is a Pokémon Black acquired from Professor Juniper. He is a very playful Pokémon, as evident when he releases White's Gigi from her Poké Ball. In battle, Bo is powerful, has quick reflexes, and can use his flames to show hidden objects along with attacking opponents. He is shown to protect White's Gigi whenever he is in battle, similar to how Black protects White. He evolved into a Pignite in The Case of the Missing Pokémon and Emboar in Museum Showdown. As of The Power of Dreams, he is level 51, has a Brave nature, and his Characteristic is "a little quick tempered."

Debut Fussing and Fighting
Tula
Tula
Main article: Tula

Tula (Japanese: チュラ Tula) is the fourth Pokémon on Black's team. Black caught Tula after he attacked the recording of a Xtransceiver advertisement. With Musha's help, Black was able to deduce the culprit, and used Tep to defeat and capture him. After an encounter with Team Plasma, Black was able to figure out that Tula was a Pokémon originally owned by a Trainer but was released into the wild because his Trainer was swayed by Ghetsis's speeches. As of The Power of Dreams, he is level 59, has an Adamant nature, and his Characteristic is "alert to sounds."

Debut Lights, Camera...Action
Costa
Costa
Main article: Costa

Black captured Costa (Japanese: ゴーラ Goura) in Nimbasa City when he was teaching White how to capture Pokémon. According to Marshal, Costa belonged to him but he released Costa the day before Black caught him because he was stubborn and would not listen to him. Due to him not being used to battling, Costa would not listen to any of Black's commands but eventually became friendly after a Gym battle with Clay. In Black's Gym battle against Brycen in A Cold Reception, Costa evolved into a Carracosta and managed to defeat his Beartic, giving Black the win. As of The Power of Dreams, he is level 45, has a Calm nature, and his Characteristic is "thoroughly cunning."

Debut Growing Pains

Released

Black's Reshiram
Reshiram
Main article: Tao trio (Adventures)

Reshiram is a Pokémon sealed inside of the Light Stone. Initially, it was held at the Nacrene Gym along with Zekrom's Dark Stone. After the Shadow Triad stole the Dark Stone from the Nacrene Gym, the Light Stone rolled towards an unconscious Black, having chosen him as the hero to wield it. Brycen took the Light Stone and Black to Icirrus City to train him and make him able to wield Reshiram's power. After Black defeated Brycen in their Gym battle, Brycen entrusted the Light Stone to Black. When Black found N in a battle against Alder, Reshiram felt the presence of N's Zekrom, causing it to be released from the Light Stone. However, with a glare from Zekrom, Reshiram returned to its Stone, indicating Black's inability to control it. After winning the Unova League tournament, Black's resolve to defeat Team Plasma finally allowed Reshiram to be fully released from the Light Stone.

After Ghetsis's defeat in the Black 2 & White 2 arc, Reshiram left Black.

Debut The Mystery of the Missing Fossil

Borrowed

Bianca's father's Stoutland
Stoutland
Stoutland is a Pokémon Black borrowed from Bianca's father. It was borrowed by Bianca, Cheren, and Black to practice Pokémon battling.

None of Stoutland's moves are known.

Debut A Nickname for Tepig
Bianca's father's Unfezant
Unfezant
Unfezant is a Pokémon Black borrowed from Bianca's father. He was borrowed by Bianca, Cheren, and Black to practice Pokémon battling.

None of Unfezant's moves are known.

Debut A Nickname for Tepig
Skyla's Swanna
Swanna
Main article: Skyla's Swanna

Black borrowed Skyla's Swanna so that he could have a flying Pokémon take him to Nacrene City. Upon arriving, it was returned to its Trainer.

Debut Up in the Air

Achievements

Badges obtained

Black's eight Unova Gym Badges

Pokémon League

Black has competed in the following Pokémon Leagues:

Trivia

  • Out of all the Pokédex holders who nickname their Pokémon, Black is the only one whose nicknames are based on the names of the Pokémon they fully evolve into.
  • As an employee to the BW Agency, Black never calls White by her name and instead refers to her as "Boss" (Japanese: 社長 President).
  • Black is 5'5" (165 cm) tall and weighs 103 lbs (47 kg).

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ブラック Black From Pokémon Black
English, Brazilian Portuguese,
Latin American Spanish, Vietnamese
Black From Pokémon Black
French Noir From noir, black
German Schwarz From Schwarz, black
Italian Nero From nero, black
European Spanish Negro From negro, black
Korean 블랙 Black From Pokémon Black
Chinese (Mandarin) 布萊克 / 布莱克 Bùláikè Transliteration of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese) 布萊克 Boulòihhāk Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
Thai แบล็ค Black Transliteration of his Japanese name


External links



Pokémon Adventures main characters
RGBY/FRLG: RedBlueGreenYellow
GSC/HGSS: GoldSilverCrystal
RSE/ORAS: RubySapphireEmerald
DPPt: DiamondPearlPlatinum
BWB2W2: BlackWhiteBlakeWhitley
XY: XY
SMUSUM: SunMoon
SWSH: HenryCasey
SV: VioletScarlet


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