N

N N (エヌ) N
File:N.png Art from Pokémon Black and White
Gender	Male
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Tea green
Hometown	N's Castle
Region	Unova
Relatives	Ghetsis (father)
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, Team Plasma
Generation	V
Games	Black and White
Member of	Team Plasma
Rank	Boss

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

N as a child

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

N is the only son of Ghetsis, the head member of the Seven Sages. As he grew up, he was appointed as the king and leader of Team Plasma. He is an antagonist to the player, but yet is 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 was isolated from humans. Ghetsis would only let N see Pokémon that had been hurt by humans.

In Black and White, N is first seen in the game's prologue movie, in which N, clothed in special garb, is crowned by Ghetis in the throne room of a castle. During the ceremony, as the other Sages watch, N remembers his childhood spent with his Pokémon friends.

The player first meets N in Accumula Town after Team Plasma's public rally and Ghetis's speech, where he challenges the player to a Pokémon 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 city's Ferris Wheel. It is not revealed 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 Chargestone 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, after beating the Elite Four, the player finds N with Alder the Champion, arguing over the use of Pokémon as tools. When the player arrives, N summons his Castle from the earth, which attaches itself to the Pokémon League, and as he enters the Castle, he challenges the player to face him. Cheren arrives, and he and Alder ask the player to stop him.

Within the castle's throne room, N tells the player that his goal is to create separate worlds for both humans and Pokémon. To do this, he summons Zekrom^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Reshiram^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}. At the same time, the player summons the other, opposing dragon, and 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^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Reshiram^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.} 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. Alder and Cheren both hear this. Ghetsis battles the player in a rage, despite N's protest. After the battle, Alder and Cheren arrest Ghetsis and take him away.

After the battle, N apologizes, walks to a hole to outside on edge of the throne room, releases his legendary Pokémon, and bids a final farewell to the player. Then, after the credit-roll, an epilogue movie plays in which Zekrom^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}/Reshiram^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}, with N on top, hovers above the clouds and, activating its tail's engine, accelerates away.

After the player finds the other Sages for Looker, Looker says that he has heard that N was seen in a distant land with a Dragon-type 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 Scraggy♂ 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 Sigilyph♂ Lv.22 Whirlwind Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --

Fourth battle

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

Types: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Boldore♂ Lv.28 Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Smack Down Rock Physical   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --       Types: Grass Steel Ability: Iron Thorns Held item: None Ferroseed♂ 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 Joltik♂ Lv.28 Electroweb 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 Grind 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 Fusion Bolt Electric Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus Held item: None Klinklang 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 Carracosta♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: None Archeops♂ 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 Vanilluxe♂ Lv.50 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Frost 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   --       Fusion Flare Fire Special   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus Held item: None Klinklang 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 Carracosta♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: None Archeops♂ 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 Vanilluxe♂ Lv.50 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Frost Breath Ice Special   --

In the manga

N as he appears in Pokémon Adventures

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

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 Gurdurr.

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

N's Gurdurr		Gurdurr
		Gurdurr is N's second known Pokémon; it was used to battle Black in Accumula Town. None of its moves are known.
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

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 Klinklang, 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

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	Ｎ N	The Latin letter N.
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean	N	The Latin letter N.

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