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 (games) Blue (game title sequence and Series) Green (Generations, Masters EX)
Hair color	Tea green
Hometown	N's Castle
Region	Unova
Relatives	Ghetsis (foster father) Anthea and Concordia (foster sisters)
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, Team PlasmaBW
Generation	V, VII, VIII, IX
Counterpart(s)	N (Masters)
Games	Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, Masters EX
English voice actor	Tom Wayland (B2W2AT) Daman Mills (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Hiroshi Kamiya (B2W2AT) Hikaru Midorikawa (Masters EX)
Member of	Team PlasmaBW
Rank	King
Animated series	Pokémon the Series Pokémon Generations Pokémon Evolutions
Debut	New Places... Familiar Faces! (Series) The King Returns (Generations) The Plan (Evolutions)
Counterpart(s)	N (anime)
English voice actor	Nicholas DiMichele (Series) Grant George (Generations) Chris Hackney (Evolutions) Brittany Lauda (Evolutions, young)
Japanese voice actor	Yūichi Nakamura (Series) Akira Ishida (Generations) Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Evolutions) Chiyuki Miura (Evolutions, young)
Manga series	Pocket Monsters BW Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder Pokémon Adventures
Counterpart(s)	N (Adventures)
Debut	PMBW03 (PMBW) Justice Trainer Shin Appears! (FAT) Black's First Trainer Battle (Adventures)

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 games

N as a child

N was originally an orphan boy who lived in the woods, accompanied by only his Pokémon friends. Living this way allowed him to become able to understand what Pokémon are saying. Ghetsis, seeing the innocence within N, adopted him and started educating him in preparation for making him the king of Team Plasma. To warp his image of the world, Ghetsis only allowed Pokémon that had been mistreated by humans to accompany N, reinforcing his belief that humans and Pokémon should be separated, and made him live in his room in his castle for most of the time. Eventually, once he was old enough, Ghetsis crowned N as the king of Team Plasma and sent him out on a quest to befriend one of the Legendary Dragon Pokémon of Unova.

N first appears in Pokémon Black and White, listening to Ghetsis's speech in Accumula Town. Afterwards, he approaches the player, surprised to hear what their Pokémon is saying, and battles them. He's met again in front of the Nacrene City Museum, where he battles the player again and makes the first implication of his plan to befriend Unova's Legendary Pokémon. He reveals his affiliation with Team Plasma after taking the player to ride the ferris wheel in Nimbasa City. After being defeated again, he declares that he'll conquer the Pokémon League and defeat the Champion in order to become unbeatable, and dares the player to try and stop him.

N is next encountered in Chargestone Cave, first near the entrance and later at the exit. When Professor Juniper and Bianca enter the conversation, N expresses his disgust at the concept of the Pokédex and storms off. After the player has defeated Skyla, N appears outside of the Mistralton Gym and talks with the player's lead Pokémon to find out more about them. After the player has defeated Brycen, N is found at the top of the Dragonspiral Tower, having succeeded in befriending Zekrom^B/Reshiram^W. He then heads for the Pokémon League, daring the player to find his dragon's counterpart so they can battle as equals.

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

Once the player has made it to the Pokémon League and defeated the Elite Four, they find N in the Champion's chamber, having just defeated Alder. Having proven himself stronger than the Champion, N summons his castle and has it surround the Pokémon League. He then invites the player to come confront him in the castle. N can be found in his throne room at the top of the castle, summoning his dragon to prepare for the confrontation. The dragon's counterpart subsequently awakens from the player's Light Stone^B/Dark Stone^W. Translating the Pokémon's speech, N tells the player the dragon wishes to be caught by them and urges the player to do so. After the player has caught the dragon, N challenges them to one last battle. Being defeated once more, he starts considering the possibility that the world isn't about just truth or ideals, but is a combination of both. Ghetsis then storms in, berating N for his loss and revealing that he was nothing more than a pawn in his plan for world domination all along. Once Ghetsis has been defeated, N reveals that he had first started doubting his beliefs when he had heard the player's Pokémon saying they enjoyed being with them during their first encounter in Accumula Town. He then bids the player farewell and flies away on his dragon.

During the post-game, Looker mentions that sightings of N and his dragon have been made in a region far from Unova.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, N is first heard talking off-screen in Chargestone Cave. During the game's climax, he arrives to save the player from Ghetsis and Kyurem at the Giant Chasm. Using the DNA Splicers, Ghetsis has Kyurem absorb N's dragon and fuse with it, but the fusion is undone once the player has defeated Kyurem. After Ghetsis has been defeated once more, N talks with him, even addressing him as his father despite the verbal abuse from two years earlier, but Ghetsis rejects his words and calls him a freak, suffering a mental breakdown. N subsequently flies away with his dragon, but is encountered again at the entrance to Victory Road, where he gives the player HM05 (Waterfall).

After the player has entered the Hall of Fame, a Zoroark that had previously guarded a cave entrance at Victory Road leads the player to the ruins of N's Castle, which now lie deep underground below the Pokémon League. N is waiting for the player in the ruins of his former home, accompanying them on their way to the throne room, where he tells them about his battle with the Black and White player character and challenges the player to a battle as well, using his dragon against them. Once defeated, N has the dragon revert to its dormant stone form and gives it to the player, telling them to go revive it at Dragonspiral Tower. Once the player has revived and caught the dragon, N appears to congratulate them and tell them that Kyurem has returned to the Giant Chasm.

Once the player has either caught or defeated Kyurem at the Giant Chasm, N can be met in front of Nimbasa City's ferris wheel every Friday. If the player rides the ferris wheel with him, he then returns to the ruins of his castle, where he can be battled. The team he uses in this battle varies 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 the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: N (Masters)

N, based on the rival from Pokémon Black, forms a sync pair with Zekrom, Reshiram, Zoroark, Sigilyph, and Black Kyurem in Pokémon Masters EX. N became a playable sync pair on December 24, 2020.

N 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
#112		N	#0644		Zekrom	Electric	Dragon			★★★★★☆EX	Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout
#112		Anniversary 2021 N	#0643		Reshiram	Fire	Dragon			★★★★★☆EX	Master Fair Sync Pair Scout
#112		Summer 2022 N	#0571		Zoroark♂	Dark	Fighting			★★★★★☆EX	Seasonal Sync Pair Scout
#112		N	#0561		Sigilyph♂	Psychic	Rock			★★★★☆☆EX	Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100
#112		Sygna Suit N	#0646		Kyurem Black Kyurem	Ice	Fairy			★★★★★☆EX	Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout

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 journey to 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 German Marc Stachel 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

Debut	The King Returns

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.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 石田彰 Akira Ishida English Grant George Brazilian Portuguese Wirley Contaifer European Spanish Carles 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 from the Dark Stone, and using it to defeat Alder. Eventually, N and Zekrom prepared to battle Hilda at Ghetsis's urging.

Pokémon

Owned

Purrloin

Debut	The Plan

Purrloin was shown alongside N as he listened to Ghetsis's plan in Accumula Town to liberate all Pokémon.

None of Purrloin's moves are known.

Zekrom

Debut	The Plan

Zekrom was summoned by N from 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.

Befriended

Zorua

Debut	The Plan

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.

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

Debut	PMBW03

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.

Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends

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

Pokémon

Zekrom

Debut	Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends

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.

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 lighting, 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

Debut	FAT1

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.

Zekrom

Debut	FAT2

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.

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 green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
N's Zoroark
N's Reshiram
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
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

Trivia

• N was designed by Keiko Moritsugu.
• N shares several similarities with AZ:
  • Both use short 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.
• N shares several similarities with Lillie:
  • Both are characters who initially dislike Pokémon battles (but warm up to them later on).
  • Both are met by the player throughout their journey.
  • Both have a special connection to the game's Legendary mascot Pokémon.
  • Both are the children of the game's primary antagonist.
  • Both leave for a distant land at the end of the games they first appear in for personal purposes.
• 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").^{[citation needed]}
• 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, to ensure the player would use Fusion Flare^B/Fusion Bolt^W and see their move double in power. If the player leads with a Ground type in the battle^B, N will instead use a different move.
• 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 N's theme skills in Pokémon Masters EX, he 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

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