N

N (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

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N as a child

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

N is the only son of Ghetsis, 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 child, he was raised together with Pokémon and had minimal interaction with humans. Ghetsis would only let N see Pokémon that have been hurt by humans.

He first appears in Accumula Town after the rally Team Plasma did to its citizens and challenged the player to a battle. He again appears outside of the Nacrene Gym, and later at Nimbasa 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 Dragonspiral 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 the dragon is caught, N will challenge the player. After N is defeated, Ghetsis 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. Ghetsis 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. Ghetsis battles the player in a rage, despite N's protest. After the battle, Adeku and Cheren arrest Ghetsis and take 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. After all Seven Sages have been arrested, Looker says that N was seen in a distant land with a Dragon Pokémon.

Sprites

Sprite from Black and White	VS Sprite from Black and White

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

First battle

Pokémon Trainer N Accumula Town Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor N Oak Accumula Town Black and White Reward: $700
Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Limber Held item: None Purrloin♂ Lv.7 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Assist Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Second battle

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

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Big Pecks Held item: None Pidove♂ Lv.13 Gust Flying Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: None Timburr♂ Lv.13 Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Bide Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Tympole♂ Lv.13 Supersonic Normal Status   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Round Normal Special   --

Third battle

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

Types: Ground Dark Ability: Moxie Held item: None 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: None Zuruggu♂ Lv.22 Swagger Normal Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Hustle Held item: None Darumaka♂ Lv.22 Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Facade Normal Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Magic Guard Held item: None 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: None 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: None Tesshido♂ Lv.28 Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Types: Bug Electric Ability: Compoundeyes Held item: None Bachuru♂ Lv.28 ElecNet Electric Special   --       Bug Bite Bug Physical   --       Gastro Acid Poison Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus Held item: None 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: None Zekrom Lv.52 Cross Thunder Electric Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus Held item: None 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: None Zoroark♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Abagoura♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Timid Held item: None Archeos♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: None 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: None Reshiram Lv.52 Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Cross Flame Fire Special   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus Held item: None 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: None Zoroark♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Abagoura♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Timid Held item: None Archeos♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: None Baibanira♂ Lv.50 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice Breath Ice Special   --

In the manga

N as he appears in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

N makes his first appearance standing near an Xtransceiver commercial shooting after Black manages to save it from being attacked by a wild Galvantula. He sheds tears over the fact that Pokémon are being used for purposes such as acting.

He later appears in Accumula Town where he states that Black’s Tula is trying to speak with him when Black contemplates releasing it. Black immediately dismisses the thought of a Pokémon talking in a human language; N states that he feels sorry for Black because he cannot hear the voices of Pokémon. N asks for Black to battle him so that he can hear the voices of his Pokémon and he easily overpowers him with his Purrloin, Pidove, Tympole, and Dotekkotsu.

When Black pulls out his Pokédex to try and get an edge in the battle N immediately grabs the machine and voices his disgust for it. He states that many of his friends were locked up inside Poké Balls so that they can be used to store data in the Pokédex, making them nothing more than something to fill the Pokédex with information.

N states that he questions if Pokémon are truly happy when they’re locked up inside of Poké Balls; he states that once a Pokémon is locked up inside of a Poké Ball then it’s voice is lost and he can longer understand them. He tells Black that he knows when a Pokémon attack will do the most damage and the moment it can happen and that he should rely on his ears to listen to Pokémon rather than using a machine’s data.

He begins to tear up while stating that it is impossible for humans and Pokémon to be truly happy together and that they suffer because people cannot hear their voices. His speeches cause Black’s anger to reach a boiling point; Black tells him to be quiet and asks him if his Pokémon are unhappy; he states that he loves Pokémon and wants to learn more about them. Black states that Pokédex is a tool for people to get closer to Pokémon and there are Pokémon who want to be with humans and tells his Poka to make him understand that. Black’s Poka manages to defeat N’s Tympole and knocks the two of them back into a wall. N gets back up and reveals that he heard Poka’s voice; he states that he now knows that there are Pokémon that enjoy the company of Trainer’s and leaves with the rest of his Pokémon.

Pokémon

		Purrloin
		Purrloin is N's the first Pokémon seen in N's posession; it was used to battle Black in Accumula Town. Purrloin's known moves are Night Slash and Sucker Punch.
Debut	Black & White chapter

		Tympole
		Tympole is N's third known Pokémon; it was used to battle Black in Accumula Town. Tympole's known moves are Hydro Pump and Echo Voice.
Debut	Black & White chapter

		Pidove
		Pidove is N's fourth known Pokémon; it was used to battle Black in Accumula Town. None of its moves are known.
Debut	Black & White chapter

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

N first appears in the fourth chapter of the Pocket Monsters BW manga where he shows his ability to communicate with Pokémon which Isamu Akai's Clefairy tries to record and sell for money.

Pokémon

Purrloin

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, which has a similar appearance.
• N, Bianca, and Cheren are the only Trainers in Black and White with animated battle sprites.
• Unlike most recurring characters, N battles with a completely different team in every appearance (except for his Gigigiaru, which may have evolved from the Klink from the fourth battle). This may stem from his belief that Pokémon should not be used as tools.
• N is the only Trainer from a main series game not fought in a Battle Tower or Battle Frontier to use a legendary Pokémon on his team, and the only Trainer to use an event Pokémon.
• N uses 15 of the 17 types of Pokémon, excluding only the Poison and Ghost types. Ironically, Poison-type Pokémon are often used by members of villainous teams.
• N is fought more times than any other villainous team leader. However, he uses the Pokémon Trainer class during his first two battles.
• N is the only villainous team leader who keeps his Japanese name.

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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