Nate (game)
- If you were looking for the male default character for the Default Rental Pass in Pokémon Battle Revolution, see Nate (Battle Revolution).
| Nate キョウヘイ Kyouhei | |
 Official artwork from Black 2 and White 2 | |
| Age | Unknown |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Aspertia City |
| Region | Unova |
| Relatives | Mom, unseen father (as player) |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer, player character |
| Generation | V, VII, VIII, IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Nate (Masters) |
| Games | Black 2, White 2 Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Tom Wayland (B2W2AT) Kyle Castellani[1] (Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Miyu Irino (B2W2AT) Miyuki Kobori[2] (Masters EX) |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~ |
| Counterpart(s) | Blake (Adventures), Arata |
| Debut | A Wretched Reunion (Adventures) ANL1 (ANL) |
Nate (Japanese: キョウヘイ Kyouhei) is the male player character in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. His female counterpart is Rosa.
In the core series
As the protagonist
Nate is a young boy living in Aspertia City with his childhood friend Hugh. At the start of the game, he sets off with Hugh to collect his first Pokémon. They then go their separate ways, and he starts his journey across the Unova region.
Rental Pokémon in Pokéstar Studios
- For all rental teams used by the player at Pokéstar Studios, see here.
As a non-playable character
If the player chooses Rosa, Nate will appear in-game as an NPC, first met in Nimbasa City. He will join the player in a Multi Battle against Emmet and Ingo. Afterwards, he will give the player the Vs. Recorder.
Nate will then appear as the player's partner in the Battle Subway when choosing to ride the Multi-Train. Two of the following Pokémon are picked from the corresponding list, depending on what the player wants him to base his team on. If the player chooses "A balance between the two," Nate's Pokémon are chosen from either list.
Multi Battle partner
Battle Subway Pokémon
This is a list of all the Pokémon used in the Multi Train and Super Multi Train battles. Each Pokémon has a non-Hidden Ability that, along with gender, is randomly selected. These Pokémon will always have the maximum 31 individual values across every stat and the full 510 effort values evenly distributed (rounding down) among two or three stats.
Offensive-based Pokémon
Defensive-based Pokémon
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Nate (Masters)
Nate, who is based on the Battle Subway partner, forms a sync pair with Braviary and Shiny Haxorus in Pokémon Masters EX. Nate became a playable sync pair on November 12, 2020.
Nate has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories, Legendary Adventures and the Villain Arc.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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Nate | #0628 | 
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Braviary♂ |
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Rock
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★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
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Champion Nate |
#0612 | 
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Haxorus♂  |
Dragon
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Fairy
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★★★★★☆EX | Master Fair Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Artwork
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Sprites
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Wonder Launcher sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
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Student sprites from Pokéstar Studios |
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Quotes
- Main article: Nate (game)/Quotes
Counterparts
In animation
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer
Nate appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, first seen meeting Bianca together with Hugh, choosing Tepig as his first partner Pokémon. He later appeared meeting Colress in Castelia City, facing Elesa at the Nimbasa Gym, battling Team Plasma aboard the Plasma Frigate alongside Hugh and Cheren, and chasing a member of the Shadow Triad across the frozen Opelucid City, but failing to recover the mysterious item they had stolen.
Pokémon
Emboar is the evolved form of Nate's first partner Pokémon, Tepig. It was seen on Nate's side when he prepared to challenge Elesa.
Emboar's only known move is Flamethrower.
Lucario is Nate's second known Pokémon. It was first seen with Nate when he was talking with Colress, and later chasing a member of the Shadow Triad across the frozen Opelucid City alongside its Trainer.
Lucario's only known move is Aura Sphere.
Arcanine is Nate's third known Pokémon. It was seen alongside its Trainer aboard the Plasma Frigate, taking on a Team Plasma Grunt's Seviper alongside Hugh's Samurott.
Arcanine's only known move is Bite.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
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| Japanese | 入野自由 Miyu Irino | |
| English | Tom Wayland | |
| European Spanish | Antonio Domínguez | |
GOTCHA!
Nate briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Blake (Adventures)
Blake from Pokémon Adventures is modeled after Nate. He is a high-ranking member of the International Police and Looker's superior, who gets tasked with hunting down and arresting high-ranking members of Team Plasma.
Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~
- Main article: Arata
Arata from Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~ is based on Nate's design.
In the TCG
The following is a list of cards featuring or mentioning Nate or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Nate Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Samurott | 
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Legendary Treasures | 
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39/113 | EX Battle Boost | 031/093 | |
Names
The name Nate (Japanese: キョウヘイ Kyouhei) is used in-game when he appears as a non-player character. His Japanese name was spelled as Kyouhei on the packaging of Kotobukiya ArtFX J Figure.
Prior to the release of Black 2 and White 2, pre-release media referred to Nate as Black2.
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | キョウヘイ Kyouhei | From 共鳴 kyōmei (resonance) and ～平 -hei (common suffix in Japanese masculine names) |
| English | Nate | From resonate |
| German | Tony | From ertönen (to resound) |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish |
Rizzo | From resonancia (resonance) |
| French | Mélis | From mélisme (melisma) |
| Italian | Sanzo | From risonanza (resonance) |
| Korean | 공명 Gongmyeong | From 공명 (共鳴) gongmyeong (resonance) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 共平 Gòngpíng / Guhngpìhng | From 共鳴 gòngmíng / guhngmìhng (resonance) and an orthographic borrowing of Japanese 平 hei |
References
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