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(Japanese: Ｎ （エヌ） N) is a character in Black and White Versions. He is the leader of Team Plasma and aspires to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon.

In the games

Template:Spoiler N is the only son of Geechisu, the tyrant member of the Seven Sages. As he grew up, he was appointed as the king and leader of Team Plasma. He is antagonistic, but good natured and sees Pokémon as his friends. He appears before the player at several points during the game to battle.

As a kid, he was raised together with Pokémon and had minimal interaction with humans. Geechisu would only let N see Pokémon that have been hurt by humans.

He first appears in Karakusa Town after the rally Team Plasma did to its citizens and challenged the player to a battle. He again appears outside of the Shippou Gym, and later at Raimon City, where he asks the player to talk to him while riding the Ferris Wheel. It is unknown that N is the leader of Unova's criminal organization until after this excursion, when a group of Plasma Grunts address him as their leader. He is again encountered at the Electric Rock Cave and lastly, the Dragon Spiral Tower, where he found Zekrom^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Reshiram^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} for his plans.

When the player challenges the Pokémon League, N is found arguing with the Champion Adeku about the Pokémon being used as tools and summoned his castle outside of the building. Cheren and Adeku witness this and ask the player to stop him. After the player enters the castle, N tells the player that his goal is to create separate worlds for both humans and Pokémon. To do this, he summons Zekrom/Reshiram. At the same time, the other dragon is summoned for the player. N encourages the player to battle it.

Once their dragon is caught or defeated, N will challenge the player. After N is defeated, Geechisu appears and reveals he revived Zekrom/Reshiram for his son to use, calling him a disappointment. Team Plasma's motive for stealing Pokémon—separate worlds—is shown to be a lie. Geechisu manipulated N and Team Plasma to ensure that he was the only person in Unova with Pokémon so that he could dominate the region. Adeku and Cheren both hear this. Geechisu battles the player in a rage, despite N's protest. After the battle, Adeku and Cheren arrests Geechisu and takes him away.

After the battle, N realizes his mistakes and releases the captured legendary Pokémon. He bids his last farewell to the player and after that, he is never seen in Unova again.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

First battle

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

Second battle

Pokémon Trainer N Shippou City Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor N Oak Shippou City Black and White Reward: $1300

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

A close-up of N in his castle after the fifth battle.

Third battle

Team Plasma N Raimon City Black and White Team Plasma and Professor N Oak Raimon City Black and White Reward: $2200

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

Fourth battle

Team Plasma N Electric Rock Cave Black and White Team Plasma and Professor N Oak Electric Rock Cave Black and White Reward: $5600

Types: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: Unknown Gantoru♂ Lv.28 Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Knock Down Rock Physical   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --       Types: Grass Steel Ability: Iron Thorns Held item: Unknown Tesshido♂ Lv.28 Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Types: Bug Electric Ability: Tension Held item: Unknown Bachuru♂ Lv.28 ElecNet Electric Special   --       Bug Bite Bug Physical   --       Gastro Acid Poison Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus Held item: Unknown Klink Lv.28 Gear Saucer Steel Physical   --       ThunderShock Electric Special   --       Bind Normal Physical   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --

Fifth battle

Black

Team Plasma N N's Castle Black and White Team Plasma and Professor N Oak N's Castle Black and White Reward: $10000

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

White

Team Plasma N N's Castle Black and White Team Plasma and Professor N Oak N's Castle Black and White Reward: $10000

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

Sprites

Sprite from Black and White	VS Sprite from Black and White

Trivia

• The cube hanging off of N's belt is the first iteration of a Menger sponge, a geometric figure that simultaneously has infinite surface area and zero volume.
  • It could also be a Void Cube, an object like a Rubik's Cube.
• Unlike most recurring characters, N battles with a completely different team in every appearance (except for his Gigigiaru, which may have evolved from the Giaru in the fourth battle). Possibly because of his "capability" to befriend Pokémon, when he is battled, he uses Pokémon from a nearby area. This of course does not include the final battle against him.
  • The reason he releases them seems to stem from his belief that Pokémon should not be used as tools.
  • This also means that N has owned more Pokémon in the games than any other villainous team leader.
  • N is the only leader of a villainous team to use a Pokémon that's only available via event; his Zoroark.
• N, Bel, and Cheren are the only Trainers in Black and White with animated battle sprites.
• N is the only Trainer from a main series game not fought in a Battle Tower or Battle Frontier who uses a legendary Pokémon on his team, using the opposite version mascot from the player in Black and White.
• N has used Pokémon of 15 of the 17 types, excluding only Poison and Ghost.
• In his first three battles, N uses only Pokémon in their first evolutionary stage.

Names

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

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