N

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Natural Harmonia Gropius ナチュラル・ハルモニア・グロピウス Natural Harmonia Gropius
Art from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 by Yusuke Ohmura
Age	20BW 22B2W2
Gender	Male
Eye color	Gray, Blue, Green
Hair color	Tea green
Hometown	N's Castle
Region	Unova
Relatives	Ghetsis (foster father) Anthea and Concordia (foster sisters)
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, Team Plasma
Generation	V, VII
Games	Black and White Black 2 and White 2 Masters EX
Member of	Team Plasma
Rank	King
Game animation debut	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer
English voice actor	Tom Wayland (B2W2AT) Grant George (Generations) Daman Mills (Masters EX) Chris Hackney (Evolutions) Brittany Lauda (Evolutions, young)
Japanese voice actor	Hiroshi Kamiya (B2W2AT) Akira Ishida (Generations) Hikaru Midorikawa (Masters EX) Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Evolutions) Chiyuki Miura (Evolutions, young)
Anime counterpart	N
Counterpart debut	New Places... Familiar Faces!
Manga counterpart(s)	N

N (Japanese: Ｎ N) is a character in Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. In Pokémon Black and White, he is one of the player's rivals, the puppet leader of Team Plasma, and aspires to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. His full name is Natural Harmonia Gropius (Japanese: ナチュラル・ハルモニア・グロピウス Natural Harmonia Gropius).

In the core series

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N as a child

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

When N was young, he was orphaned and left in the woods; there, he was raised by Pokémon. One day, Ghetsis came, claiming to be his father, and raised him to be king of Team Plasma. According to Concordia, "N's heart is pure and innocent".

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. Based on the contents of his room in his castle, as a child he appeared to be interested in skateboarding, transportation (such as planes and trains), basketball, and darts. He also had many brand new toys. Pokémon have played with his toys, as his skateboard is covered in claw marks and scratches. The Seven Sages educated him in many subjects.

In the opening of Black and White, N is clothed in special garb and is crowned by Ghetsis in the throne room of N's Castle. During the ceremony, as the other sages watch, N remembers his childhood spent with his Pokémon friends.

In Black and White, N serves as an anti-villain, being the secondary antagonist, yet a good-natured person who sees Pokémon as his friends and is generally rather amicable toward the player as well. At several points during the game, he appears before the player to battle.

In Black and White, the player first meets N in Accumula Town after Team Plasma's public rally and Ghetsis' speech, where he challenges the player to a Pokémon battle. He again appears outside of the Nacrene Gym, for another battle, and later at Nimbasa City, where he asks the player to talk to him while riding the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel. During this excursion, N reveals that he is the leader of Team Plasma; Ghetsis had asked him to assist him in Team Plasma's liberation of Pokémon. It is confirmed after the ride when a group of Plasma Grunts address him as their leader, and he battles the player to allow them time to get away. He is again encountered at the Chargestone Cave, where he battles the player, and lastly, in Dragonspiral Tower, where he successfully befriends Zekrom^B/Reshiram^W.

When the player challenges the Pokémon League, after beating the Elite Four, the player finds N having already defeated Champion Alder. When the player arrives, N summons his castle from under the ground. The castle attaches itself to the Pokémon League, and as he enters the castle, N challenges the player to come and face him.

Within the castle's throne room, N tells the player that his goal is to create separate worlds for both humans and Pokémon, saying that he is willing to battle even if his Pokémon are hurt. To combat the player, he summons Zekrom^B/Reshiram^W. As N's dragon appears, the player's Light Stone^B/Dark Stone^W is revived into the 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 had made N befriend Zekrom^B/Reshiram^W, having used him all along, with his intention having been for him to remain the only Pokémon user and thus rule over everybody else. 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, lets out his Legendary Pokémon, and bids a final farewell to the player. Then, after the credit-roll, an epilogue movie plays in which Zekrom^B/Reshiram^W, with N on top, hovers above the clouds and, activating its tail's engine, accelerates away.

After the player finds the other six sages for Looker, he says that he has heard that N was seen in a distant land with a Dragon-type Pokémon.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, N returns to save Kyurem from Ghetsis at the Giant Chasm. When his Legendary dragon is absorbed by Kyurem to transform to Black Kyurem^B2/White Kyurem^W2, he pleads the player to stop Ghetsis and get it back. After Kyurem and Ghetsis have been defeated, N will thank the player and leave. He's later found again at the entrance to Victory Road, giving the player HM05 (Waterfall).

After the player has entered the Hall of Fame, N will appear in Nimbasa City at the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel on Fridays, and N's Zoroark will appear on Victory Road, leading the player to the ruins of N's Castle, which N and the player walk around together. In the throne room, N asks the player to battle him and his Zekrom^B2/Reshiram^W2. After the player defeats him, N reverts his dragon to its dormant stone form and gives it to the player, telling them to go to Dragonspiral Tower to revive and catch it.

After the player has battled against Zekrom^B2/Reshiram^W2 at Dragonspiral Tower, N arrives to congratulate the player and informs that Kyurem has returned to the Giant Chasm. After Kyurem has been caught or knocked out by the player, N can be met at the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel on Fridays. N then returns to the ruins of his castle, which now form part of Victory Road, for a rematch with different Pokémon depending on the season.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

First battle

PKMN Trainer N Accumula Town Black and White Reward: 700
Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: None Purrloin♂ Lv.7 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Second battle

PKMN Trainer N 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   --       Type: 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   --       Type: 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 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   --       Type: 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 Reward: 2800

Type: 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 Barbs 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: Unnerve Held item: None Joltik♂ Lv.28 Electroweb Electric Special   --       Bug Bite Bug Physical   --       Gastro Acid Poison Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Type: 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

Pokémon Black

Team Plasma N N's Castle Black 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: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Carracosta♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Type: 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   --       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   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Illusion Held item: None Zoroark♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Type: 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   --

Pokémon White

Team Plasma N N's Castle 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: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: None Carracosta♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Type: 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   --       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   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Illusion Held item: None Zoroark♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Retaliate Normal Physical   --       Type: 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   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

First battle

Pokémon Black 2

PKMN Trainer N N's Castle Black 2 Reward: 14000
Types: Dragon Electric Ability: Teravolt Held item: None Zekrom Lv.70 Fusion Bolt Electric Physical   --       Imprison Psychic Status   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --

Pokémon White 2

PKMN Trainer N N's Castle White 2 Reward: 14000
Types: Dragon Fire Ability: Turboblaze Held item: None Reshiram Lv.70 Fusion Flare Fire Special   --       Imprison Psychic Status   --       Dragon Pulse Dragon Special   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --

Season battles

Spring battle

PKMN Trainer N N's Castle Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 15000

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Drizzle Held item: Life Orb Politoed♂ Lv.77 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Water Electric Ability: Volt Absorb Held item: None Lanturn♂ Lv.75 Thunder Electric Special   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Types: Water Poison Ability: Clear Body Held item: Damp Rock Tentacruel♂ Lv.75 Rain Dance Water Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Scald Water Special   --       Barrier Psychic Status   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Damp Rock Omastar♂ Lv.75 Rain Dance Water Status   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Kabutops♂ Lv.75 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Natural Cure Held item: None Starmie Lv.75 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --

Summer battle

PKMN Trainer N N's Castle Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 15000

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Drought Held item: Life Orb Ninetales♀ Lv.77 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Foul Play Dark Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arcanine♂ Lv.75 ExtremeSpeed Normal Physical   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Rapidash♂ Lv.75 Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Drill Run Ground Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Types: Grass Dark Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: Heat Rock Shiftry♂ Lv.75 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Sunny Day Fire Status   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Speed Boost Held item: Heat Rock Ninjask♂ Lv.75 Sunny Day Fire Status   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       SolarBeam Grass Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Leaf Guard Held item: None Leafeon♀ Lv.75 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --

Autumn battle

PKMN Trainer N N's Castle Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 15000

Type: Ground Unknown Ability: Sand Stream Held item: Life Orb Hippowdon♂ Lv.77 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Storm Drain Held item: Smooth Rock Gastrodon♂ Lv.75 Earth Power Ground Special   --       Muddy Water Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Types: Rock Grass Ability: Suction Cups Held item: Smooth Rock Cradily♂ Lv.75 Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Stockpile Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Bug Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Armaldo♂ Lv.75 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Rock Polish Rock Status   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Technician Held item: None Scizor♂ Lv.75 Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Double Hit Normal Physical   --       Bug Bite Bug Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Solid Rock Held item: None Rhyperior♂ Lv.75 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --

Winter battle

PKMN Trainer N N's Castle Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 15000

Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: Life Orb Abomasnow♂ Lv.77 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       GrassWhistle Grass Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: Icy Rock Vanilluxe♂ Lv.75 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Skill Link Held item: None Cloyster♂ Lv.75 Icicle Spear Ice Physical   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: None Mamoswine♂ Lv.75 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Icy Rock Froslass♀ Lv.75 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: None Glaceon♀ Lv.75 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Attract Normal Status   --

Released

Main article: N's Pokémon

These Pokémon were released by N at some point before the events of Black 2 and White 2. Once the player has used the Memory Link function to see a flashback of N releasing his Pokémon, they can encounter these Pokémon in the wild and catch them. The only exception to this is Zorua, which can be received as a gift from Rood without the need to use Memory Link. Once caught, these Pokémon will have N as their Original Trainer and N's Trainer ID number.

Route 2	Pinwheel Forest
Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Limber or Unburden Held item: None Purrloin♂ Lv.7* Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Assist Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --	Types: Normal Flying Ability: Big Pecks or Super Luck Held item: None Pidove♂ Lv.13* Gust Flying Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Growl Normal Status   --	Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Guts or Sheer Force Held item: None Timburr♂ Lv.13* Leer Normal Status   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Bide Normal Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --	Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim or Hydration Held item: None Tympole♂ Lv.13* Growl Normal Status   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Round Normal Special   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --
Wellspring Cave	Desert Resort
Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Unaware or Klutz Held item: None Woobat♂ Lv.55* Air Slash Flying Special   --       Future Sight Psychic Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --	Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate or Moxie Held item: None Sandile♂ Lv.22* Sand Tomb Ground Physical   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Embargo Dark Status   --	Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Hustle Held item: None Darumaka♂ Lv.22* Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --       Facade Normal Physical   --       Fire Punch Fire Physical   --	Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Zen Mode Held item: None Darmanitan♂ Lv.35* Thrash Normal Physical   --       Belly Drum Normal Status   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --
Desert Resort		Driftveil City*
Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Shed Skin or Moxie Held item: None Scraggy♂ Lv.22* Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --	Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Wonder Skin or Magic Guard Held item: None Sigilyph♂ Lv.22* Tailwind Flying Status   --       Whirlwind Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --	Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Illusion Held item: None Zorua♂ Lv.25* Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Taunt Dark Status   --
Chargestone Cave
Type: 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: Bug Electric Ability: Compoundeyes or Unnerve Held item: None Joltik♂ Lv.28* Electroweb Electric Special   --       Bug Bite Bug Physical   --       Gastro Acid Poison Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --	Types: Grass Steel Ability: Iron Barbs Held item: None Ferroseed♂ Lv.28* Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --	Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus or Minus Held item: None Klink Lv.28* ThunderShock Electric Special   --       Gear Grind Steel Physical   --       Bind Normal Physical   --       Charge Beam Electric Special   --

In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: N (Masters)

N forms a sync pair with Zekrom in Pokémon Masters EX. He also has his Anniversary attire and his Summer attire, which team up with Reshiram and Zoroark respectively.

Gallery

Artwork

Black and White artwork by Ken Sugimori.	Artwork with Zekrom	Artwork with Reshiram	Artwork with Zorua for White Day by Megumi Mizutani	Raw artwork of the Dream League package art by Naoki Saito
Concept artwork		"The Puzzle that N Carries"	Raw artwork of Reshiram & Zekrom-GX containing N by Naoki Saito	Raw artwork of the Reshiram & Zekrom-GX full art containing N by Naoki Saito

Sprites

Sprite from Black and White	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Overworld sprite from Generation V	VS sprite from Generation V

Quotes

Main article: N/Quotes

In the anime

N in the anime

Main series

Main article: N (anime)

N appeared as a recurring character in the Pokémon anime. He is a mysterious young man with the ability to understand what Pokémon are saying. After encountering Ash and his friends, N joined them on their search for the White Ruins and their battle against Team Plasma.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

N in the animated trailer

N appeared in the beginning of the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, in which he was seen at Dragonspiral Tower, telling the viewers to think of their Pokémon and asking them what they are striving for.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 神谷浩史 Hiroshi Kamiya English Tom Wayland European Spanish Antonio Domínguez

Pokémon Generations

N in Pokémon Generations

N appeared in The King Returns. He is seen arriving at the Giant Chasm with a Reshiram, intending to confront Ghetsis and prevent him from using Kyurem's power to attack the Unova region. However, their attempt to stop Ghetsis failed, as he used the DNA Splicers to fuse Reshiram with Kyurem and create White Kyurem. Then, N witnessed the arrival of Hilbert aboard his Zekrom and was relieved by the intervention.

Pokémon

Lost

		Reshiram
		Reshiram is N's only known Pokémon. It appeared when N tried to stop Ghetsis from freezing Unova with Kyurem's power. Reshiram battled with Kyurem, but thanks to the DNA Splicers, Reshiram ended up getting fused with Kyurem which resulted in it becoming White Kyurem. Reshiram's known moves are Fusion Flare and Flamethrower.
Debut	The King Returns

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 石田彰 Akira Ishida English Grant George European Spanish Carlos Lladó

GOTCHA!

N briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

Pokémon Evolutions

N in Pokémon Evolutions

N appeared in The Plan. Through flashbacks, he was shown being found by Ghetsis as a child and his manipulation by Team Plasma - being crowned as their king, joining their plan to liberate Pokémon, summoning Zekrom with the Dark Stone, and using it to defeat Alder. Eventually, N and Zekrom prepared to battle Hilda at Ghetsis' urging.

Pokémon

Owned

		Purrloin
		Purrloin was shown alongside N as he listened to Ghetsis' plan in Accumula Town to liberate all Pokémon. None of Purrloin's moves are known.
Debut	The Plan

		Zekrom
		Zekrom was summoned by N using the Dark Stone at the Dragonspiral Tower as part of a test by Ghetsis. He later used it to battle Alder and his Volcarona and won after a hard battle, and also summoned it to battle Hilda. None of Zekrom's moves are known.
Debut	The Plan

Befriended

		Zorua
		Main article: N's Zorua N's Zorua appeared in a flashback in The Plan, living with N when he was found by Ghetsis as a child. None of Zorua's moves are known.
Debut	The Plan

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 松岡禎丞 Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (adult) English Chris Hackney (adult) Brazilian Portuguese Gustavo Berriel (adult) Filipe Gimenez (child) European Spanish Sergio Rodríguez-Guisán

In the manga

Pocket Monsters BW

N in Pocket Monsters BW

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

Pokémon

		Purrloin
		Purrloin was only shown interacting with N while Clefairy was recording N's voice to sell CD's. Due to this brief appearace, it is not known if it is a permanent member of N's team. None of Purrloin's moves are known.
Debut	PMBW03

Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends

N appeared in Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends.

Pokémon

		Zekrom
		Zekrom was revived in Dragonspiral Tower. After Touya had a brief discussion with N about what he was doing, N flew away on Zekrom. None of Zekrom's moves are known.
Debut	MWL1

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

N in Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

N appears in every chapter of Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder as the king of Team Plasma, known for harshly punishing any failure by grunts and wishing to turn Unova into a country inhabited only by Pokémon. He is first seen wearing a cape in a town in Unova, where he is approached by Shin who asks him for a battle, impressed by his Purrloin. He responds that he is not a Pokémon Trainer, but merely a Traveler. Several Team Plasma grunts then appear and snatch up his Purrloin, not realising that he is their boss. Shin is angry about them stealing Pokémon, but N states that he should not get involved because it'd be dangerous for him, but Shin replies that he doesn't mind.

As they follow the grunts, N questions Shin's reasons for desperately trying to rescue his Purrloin if he is just a Pokémon Trainer who uses Pokémon as tools, to which he replies that traveling together with a Pokémon is just more fun. N overhears a pair of Pidove talking, to which Shin begs N to teach him how to understand Pokémon language, leading N to call him an odd Pokémon Trainer.

Catching up with Togari in a rocky plateau, he wonders why humans give orders to Pokémon to make them hurt each other, and tells Shin he is just saving Pokémon to make himself feel good, which he rejects, stating that being with a Pokémon is more fun for both the Trainer and the Pokémon as N hears Shin and his Tepig's voices in unison. N feels that Shin is stirring some emotion within him, saying that Shin really is an odd Pokémon Trainer for getting Purrloin back for him, and Shin decides to travel together with N as his journey will be more fun if they're together.

The second chapter starts as Shin and N are trying to return a Blitzle to its Zebstrika herd, but though having being asked to by the Blitzle, the Zebstrika are too scared to think because they are humans. N, realising this when Shin attacks with his Pignite, jumps in the way and takes the attack instead, getting severely burned upon his arms. He says that despite being in pain, it's fine if to stop a Pokémon from being hurt, explaining his dream to create a world where Pokémon can live happily by using the power of Legendary Pokémon.

N and Shin

Shin replies that it's a dream he will support too, but N advises him to find his own dream. As they arrive at Dragonspiral Tower, N and Shin are separated by a falling pillar. N suggests that they should each make their separate way to the top floor where the Legendary Pokémon resides, but as Shin tries to ascend the tower, he is met by Togari who blocks him upon the orders of his "King"—to give him time to befriend Zekrom.

Finally, Shin arrives, and is surprised that no-one is there but N. N introduces Shin to his new friend who will fulfill his dream, Zekrom, this time stating in full that his dream is to free Pokémon from foolish humans and create a place they can live happily by making a country just for Pokémon. Shin realises his dream is the same as the dream of the "King" of Team Plasma, to which N replies is him himself, and argues that there is no other choice as the world as it exists just gets Pokémon hurt. As he flies off upon Zekrom's back, he tells Shin that though he despises humans, Shin alone he'll allow to live in the world he creates.

In chapters three and four N is shown standing on the rubble of the Pokémon League having defeated the Elite Four and states Alder is next; and is explained by Alder that N told him that nobody but a Pokémon Trainer by the name of Shin could stand up to him, and sent Alder to help him become the Hero of Fire by controlling Reshiram.

In the final chapter Shin arrives at the secret headquarters of Team Plasma, N's Castle to fight N. N decides that Shin is after all just another human who cannot hear the weeping voices of Pokémon, summoning Zekrom to do battle and easily defeating Shin, saying that the strength of the Legendary Pokémon depend on how strong their hero's ideal or truth is, with his being the strongest having heard the weeping voices of Pokémon for so long, and the pain of separation will be only an instant of pain among a future free of it, as while humans live together with Pokémon, there will always be Pokémon hurt and crying somewhere.

Shin replies that if he was a real hero he'd save everyone, not just Pokémon, to which N replies that if that is true, show him his resolution through Reshiram. However, Shin gets defeated again, with him and Reshiram getting trapped under rubble, and Emboar unable to produce a flame. Yet he proclaims that he'll never give in until the very end, and Reshiram sets Emboar's fist on fire with its flame, to give it the power to attack through Zekrom's shield of thunder. However, as Emboar attempts to punch through it, instead it combines with the flame on his fist to become a piece of the Original Pokémon's power, a ball of flaming thunder, and Shin states that while N may be strong alone, Emboar's power now is a power they have only created by everyone working together, and Emboar punches out Zekrom.

Some time later, N lies together with Shin on the roof of his castle, realising that perhaps the world is not as black and white as he calculated, and that he will disband Team Plasma and rework his ideals over again from the start. Admitting that he too enjoyed their battle, he bids farewell to Shin as he flies off on Zekrom, wishing that perhaps one day they may meet and battle again.

Pokémon

N refuses to call the Pokémon he befriends "his Pokémon", instead naming them "his friends".

		Purrloin
		Purrloin is the first Pokémon seen in N's possession. It is stolen by Team Plasma grunts attempting to win N's favor, yet not knowing they are stealing it from N. Shin helps N defeat Togari and get it back. Later, he uses it to deliver a letter to Togari. None of Purrloin's moves are known.
Debut	FAT1

		Zekrom
		Zekrom is N's second known Pokémon. Atop Dragonspiral Tower, it responds to N's commitment to his ideals and allows him to befriend it. He later uses it to destroy the Pokémon League and battle against Shin. Zekrom's known moves are Fusion Bolt and Dragon Claw.
Debut	FAT2

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: N (Adventures)

N appears as a major supporting character in Pokémon Adventures.

In the TCG

Art by Megumi Mizutani for the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring N or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

N's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Reshiram & Zekrom		Cosmic Eclipse		157/236	Dream League		036/049
		Cosmic Eclipse		222/236	Dream League		064/049
		Cosmic Eclipse		259/236	Dream League		071/049
Zekrom		Brilliant Stars		TG05/TG30	VMAX Climax		195/184
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
N	Su	Noble Victories		92/101	Red Collection		066/066
		Noble Victories		101/101	Red Collection		071/066
		Dark Explorers		96/108	Reshiram-EX Battle Strength Deck		016/018
					Zekrom-EX Battle Strength Deck		016/018
		BW Black Star Promos		BW100	BW-P Promotional cards		180/BW-P
					BW-P Promotional cards		218/BW-P
		Fates Collide		105/124	Awakening Psychic King		076/078
					Zygarde-EX Perfect Battle Deck		014/019
		Yellow A Alternate cards		105a/124	The Best of XY		180/171
N's Resolve	Su	Cosmic Eclipse		200/236	Dream League		045/049
		Cosmic Eclipse		232/236	Dream League		066/049

Trivia

• N was designed by Keiko Moritsugu.
• N shares several similarities with AZ from the Generation VI games.
  • Both use names made up of just capital letters.
  • They both befriend the player at the end of the game.
  • Both of their identities are unknown until late in the game.
  • Both are related to the leaders of villainous teams.
  • Both hold the title of king before being dethroned in some way.
• The cube hanging from N's belt is a sliding puzzle similar to a Void Cube, and has been in his possession since childhood. It's one of many design elements reflecting the character's mathematical motif, and also resembles the first iteration of a Menger sponge, a geometric figure that simultaneously has infinite surface area and zero volume.
  • N's concept artwork and the accompanying notes indicate that the puzzle cube might have been relevant to the game's plot at one point and was going to show a central cube with a keyhole that would appear when the puzzle was solved.
• Counting from middle C = 1, the notes in the four ascending arpeggios at the start of N's battle themes correspond to the first eight prime numbers (D, E, G, B, F', A', E'', G'' = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19).
• N is 1.80 m tall (5'11").
• N, Bianca, and Cheren are the only Trainers in Pokémon Black and White with animated battle sprites.
• Unlike most recurring characters, N battles with a completely different team in every appearance.
• N is the first NPC to own a Legendary Pokémon outside of a battle facility.
• Even if the player battles his Zekrom or Reshiram in Easy Mode or Challenge Mode, where it is levels 65 and 75 respectively, it will still be level 70 when the player battles it at Dragonspiral Tower.
• N has used all 17 types of Pokémon that existed in Generation V.
• Of the four seasonal teams he uses in Black 2 and White 2, his winter team is the only one to have a Pokémon introduced in Generation V: Vanilluxe.
• Over the course of the games he appears in, N uses Pokémon of 42 different species, more than any other NPC in the Pokémon games.
• N is fought more times than any other villainous team leader. However, he uses the Pokémon Trainer class during his first two battles.
• N speaks very quickly, as indicated by the fact that his dialogue is printed faster than that of other characters and by Cheren's comment upon first meeting him: "Slow down. You talk too fast." Regardless of what speed the player has the dialogue set at, N's dialogue prints at the fastest speed. If the dialogue is set to "fast", N's speech will print even faster, at a speed unique to him.
• According to Junichi Masuda, N is rumored to have been born from Pokémon, since his true parents are unknown.
• An article in the May 2013 edition of PASH! estimated that N is about 20 years old.
• N's Trainer ID number is 00002.
• N is the only core series villainous team leader introduced as of Generation VII to not appear in Episode RR of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. This is likely because he was only Team Plasma's puppet leader, whereas Ghetsis, who did appear, is the true mastermind behind the organization.
  • N is also the only core series villainous team leader introduced as of Generation VII to not be encountered at Team Rocket's Castle.
• N is the only person who is known to have turned down the chance to become a Champion.
• In Pokémon Black and White, N's Zekrom^B/Reshiram^W is programmed to always use Fusion Bolt^B/Fusion Flare^W on the first turn of the final battle against N.
• Aside from the final battle, all of N's teams in Pokémon Black and White consist of Pokémon found at or near of the area where he's battled.
• According to the Theme Skills for N in Pokémon Masters EX, N is considered a rival.
  • This makes N the first rival to own a Legendary Pokémon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	Ｎ N	From the Latin letter N and the starting letter of Natural
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Thai, Vietnamese	N
Korean	N
Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)	Ｎ N*
	N*

Natural Harmonia Gropius

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ナチュラル・ハルモニア・グロピウス Nachuraru Harumonia Guropiusu	From natural number, and possibly natural, enharmonic, harmonic function, or Harmonia (Greek goddess of harmony), with Gropius possibly being a reference to the Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius
English, German, French, Italian	Natural Harmonia Gropius
Spanish	Natural Armonia Gropius
Korean	내추럴 하르모니아 그로피우스 Naechureol Hareumonia Geuropiuseu

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N's Pokémon
On hand:	Zorua
Released:	Darmanitan	Woobat (×2)	Purrloin	Gurdurr	Tympole	Pidove
	Gigi	Archeops	Zekrom
Given away:	Servine

Team Plasma King: N (anime • Adventures • Masters) Seven Sages: Ghetsis (Masters) • Gorm • Bronius • Rood • Zinzolin • Giallo • Ryoku Notable members: Shadow Triad • Anthea and Concordia • Colress (Masters) Lower members: Team Plasma Grunts • Togari* • Aldith* Schwarz and Weiss* • Barret* • Whitley* • Whitley's mother* Buildings: N's Castle • P2 Laboratory • Plasma Frigate

Villainous team leaders Team Rocket/Team Rainbow Rocket* Giovanni Team Magma Maxie Team Aqua Archie Team Galactic Cyrus Team Plasma N/Colress/Ghetsis Team Flare Lysandre Team Skull Guzma Team Yell Piers Miss Fortunes Charm Team Star Cassiopeia Team Rocket* Madame Boss/Giovanni Go-Rock Squad Gordor Team Dim Sun Blake Hall Team Debonairs Kincaid Pokémon Pinchers Societea Team Rocket* Giovanni/Masked Man Team Snagem Gonzap Cipher Evice/Greevil Phobos Battalion Baron Phobos Team Great Rocket Biruritchi Team Rocket* Giovanni Great Gavel Fraud Dark Legion Dark Rust  Team Kings  Meja

Rival characters
Core series Blue • Silver • Brendan/May • Wally • Barry • Cheren • Bianca • N • Hugh Calem/Serena • Shauna • Tierno • Trevor • Hau • Gladion • Trace Hop • Bede • Marnie • Klara • Avery • Nemona Spin-off games Ronald • Paulo • Lear • Tina

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Pokémon Pocket Monsters characters Red • Clefairy • Pikachu • Togepi • Tyrogue • Conkeldurr • Dedenne • Chespin • Froakie PM Green • Blue • Yellow • Gold • Silver Professor Oak • Bill • Bill's wife Brock • Misty • Lt. Surge • Erika • Sabrina • Koga • Blaine • Giovanni • Lorelei • Bruno • Agatha • Lance Professor Elm • Earl • Clefairy Rangers • Kurt • DJ Mary • Chairman • Kiyo Falkner • Bugsy • Whitney • Morty • Jasmine • Chuck • Pryce • Clair • Will • Karen PMRS Ruby • Sapphire • Red • Blue Professor Birch • Mr. Stone • Mr. Briney • Maxie • Tetsuya • Rydel • Rydel's rival Dr. Takeda • Scott Norman • Roxanne • Brawly • Wattson PMDP Dia • Kazuki Professor Rowan • Mars • Looker • Charon Dai Fugō • Okane Daisukī Roark • Aaron PMBW Black • Bianca • Cheren Professor Juniper • N • Cedric Juniper • Ghetsis Cilan • Chili • Cress • Lenora • Burgh • Elesa • Clay • Skyla • Shauntal • Marshal • Grimsley • Caitlin • Alder PMXY Shauna • Professor Sycamore • Serena PMSM Hala • Lillie

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