Black (Adventures)
| Black ブラック Black | |
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| Age | 14 |
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| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unova |
| 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 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 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. Because of 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.
History
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, Oshawott, Tepig, and 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.
He eventually finds Tepig on a tree being attacked by an unknown Pokémon. Using his deduction skills, he has his Munna, Musha, eat his dreams, allowing him to find out the attacking Pokémon. Using his abilities, Black and the Tepig defeat the Pokémon, a 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 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.
On Route 1, Black meets 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.
Later, when doing his normal routine, Black inadvertently interrupts an Xtransceiver commercial shooting. He meets 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 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 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.
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 Xtransceivers so they can keep in touch.
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 Team Plasma Grunts. 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.
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 Dragon-type 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.
After going through Pinwheel Forest, Black and White are attacked by an unseen Pokémon. After meeting the president of the Battle Company, Geoff, they find out the attacker was the legendary Pokémon 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 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 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 Litwick from them. Afterwards, Black decides to rename Tep "Nite" since he evolved into a Pignite.
Upon the request of Professor Juniper, Black and White go to Liberty Garden to investigate a Pokémon called 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.
Pokémon
With the exception of Buoh, who was originally named Tep as a Tepig, all of Black's Pokémon are named based on their final evolutionary form.
On hand
 
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| Brav (Jp: ウォー Warr) is one of Black's Starter Pokémon and the first he caught. Black first encountered Brav as a Rufflet when Bianca accidentally stepped on him while searching for a Pokémon to catch, angering the Eaglet Pokémon into attacking her. In addition to being a strong battler, Brav 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 returned.
Brav's known moves are Fly, Aerial Ace, Whirlwind, Air Slash, Brave Bird, and Sky Drop, and has the Ability Sheer Force. | ||
| Debut | Choices | |
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| Buoh | ||
Buoh (Jp: ブオウ Buoh), previously Nite (Jp: チャオ Chao), and Tep (Jp: 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, Buoh 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. | ||
| Debut | Fussing and Fighting | |
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| Tula (Jp: チュラ Tula) is the fourth Pokémon on Black's team. Black caught Tula after Tula attacked right after the recording of a Xtransceiver advertisement. Black was able to piece all the clues together, and used Tep to defeat and capture him. Black was able to deduce 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.
Tula's known moves are Electroweb, Flash, Electro Ball, Discharge, Spider Web, Slash, String Shot, and Poison Sting. | ||
| Debut | Lights, Camera, Action | |
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| Goura Goura |
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| Black captured Goura (Jp: ゴーラ Goura) in Nimbasa City when he was teaching White how to capture Pokémon. According to Marshal, Goura belonged to him but he released it the day before Black caught it because it was stubborn and would not listen to him. Due to not being used to battling, Goura would not listen to any of Black's commands. In Black's Gym battle against Brycen, Goura evolved into a Carracosta and managed to defeat his Beartic, giving Black the win.
Goura's known moves are Water Gun, AncientPower, and Scald. | ||
| Debut | Growing Pains | |
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Raising
 
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| Reshiram is a Pokémon trapped in the form of the Light Stone. Initially, it was was held in Lenora's 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.
In the Pokémon League, Black found N in a battle against Alder. Feeling the presence of N's Zekrom, the Light Stone reacted, releasing Reshiram. However, with a glare from Zekrom, Reshiram returned to its Stone, indicating Black's inability to control it. | ||
| Debut | Black & White chapter | |
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Formerly owned
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Musha (Jp: ムシャ Musha) is also one of Black's Starter 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. After a battle with N, Musha was revealed to have 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 decides to leave Black. | ||
| Debut | Choices | |
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Borrowed
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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Badges obtained
Unova League
- Trio Badge (Their First Gym Battle)
- Basic Badge (Defeating Stoutland)
- Insect Badge (The Case of the Missing Pokémon)
- Bolt Badge (Battle on a Roller Coaster)
- Quake Badge
- Jet Badge
- Freeze Badge
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. The only exception was Buoh, which was nicknamed Tep as a Tepig and was later changed to Nite when it evolved into Pignite, and changed again to Buoh when it evolved into Emboar.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ブラック Black | From Pokémon Black game. |
| English | Black | From Pokémon Black game. |
| French | Noir | Means "black". |
External links
- Netkun on Black (Japanese)
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