Black (Adventures)
| Black ブラック Black | |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Nuvema Town |
| Region | Unova |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
Black (Japanese: ブラック Black) is the fourteenth main character of the manga series Pokémon Adventures and one of the male main characters for the Black & White arc.
Character
Black is a young man who aspires to be a "Master Trainer" and beat the Elite Four and become the Champion. He is very clever, as he uses his Pokémon in various ways to help him with tasks. 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 Bubu-chan and Poka getting to stay in a hotel room while him and White have to camp out. He is very familiar with libraries and went there a lot as a child, allowing him to complete Lenora's gym puzzle very quickly, setting a new record in the process.
Black has many dreams of conquering the Pokémon League. However, due to having so many dreams, he cannot think straight. He prevents this by having his Munna, Musha, eat them, which he refers to as "blankening" his "black" mind. Doing this allows him to think much clearer, become smarter, and he has much better perception. Also, when he does this, he apparently sees in hexagons.
History
Black first appears when he is seen interrupting White's Xtransceiver commercial by shouting out his ambition to become a Master Trainer. When he is suspected of sabotaging White's commercial shooting, he proves his innocence by finding the real culprit, a Galvantula, and defeating it. Black is then pointed out that he, in the process of capturing 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 "Prez".
After Poka's first commercial him and White had to camp outside while Poka and Bubu-chan got to stay in a hotel. In the middle of the night they were attacked by a Timburr belonging to Team Plasma, who were using it to build a stage for Ghetsis' speech in Accumula Town. Black and White were present for this speech and was enraged when he saw trainers releasing their Pokémon. He went to find Team Plasma, but couldn't find them and after White ran off, he met N. He was then challenged by him and the battle ended in a stalemate when N left without finishing the battle. While White believed him to be part of Team Plasma, Black contradicted her by saying he saw a dream of his eaten by Musha and that it was a very gentle dream, and that he really isn't a bad guy.
After arriving in Nacrene City, Black goes off to train while White was doing a commercial. Once the accordion that was to be used in the commercial was stolen, Black was once again suspected of stealing it. However, Black was able to save the day by catching the culprits, a Scraggy and Scrafty, and returning the accordion. He then goes to battle Lenora at the Nacrene Gym. After blowing right by the gym puzzle, he challenges Lenora, defeating her Stoutland and Patrat with War and Musha.
Pokémon
On hand
| War | ||
| War (Japanese: ウォー War) is one of his Black's Starter Pokémon. It is a powerful flier and is capable of lifting his trainer into the sky with ease. | ||
| Debut | Black & White chapter | |
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| Musha | ||
| Musha (Japanese: ムシャ Musha) is also one of Black's Starter Pokémon. Due to Black having so many dreams about conquering the Pokémon League, he can't think straight, but with Musha's Dream Eater he can "blanken" his "black" mind to focus and sense things normal humans can't.
Musha's known moves are Dream Eater, Psychic, and Hypnosis. | ||
| Debut | Black & White chapter | |
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| Poka | ||
| Poka (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 Bubu-chan from her Poké Ball. In battle, Poka 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 Bubu-chan whenever he is in battle, similar to how Black protects White.
Poka's known moves are Ember and Flame Charge. | ||
| Debut | Black & White chapter | |
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| Tula | ||
| Tula (Japanese: チュラ Tula) is the fourth Pokémon on Black's team. Black caught Tula after he attacked during the recording of a Xtransceiver advertisement. Black was able to piece all the clues together, use Poka to defeat it and capture it. Black was able to deduce that Tula was a Pokémon that was owned by a trainer but was released into the wild because of his trainer being swayed by Ghetsis's speeches.
Tula's known moves are Electroweb, Flash, Electro Ball, and Spider Web. | ||
| Debut | Black & White chapter | |
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Trivia
- Although Black is named after Pokémon Black, one of his Pokémon can currently only be legally acquired in Pokémon White without a trade.
- Out of all the Pokédex holders who nickname their Pokémon, Black is the only whose nicknames are based on the names of the Pokémon they fully evolve into.
- The only exceptions are his Poka (who he decided to name after its base form after it ran away assuming that he didn't like Poka's present form) and Tula (who was already evolved when caught)
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This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga. |