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	Isshu
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, Team Plasma
Generation	V
Games	Black and White
Member of	Team Plasma
Rank	Boss

(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 exists as an antagonistic character, appearing before the player at several points during the game to battle. Despite his aspirations, he refers to Pokémon as "friends".

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

First battle

Pokémon Trainer N Karakusa Town Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor N Oak Karakusa Town Black and White Reward: $700
Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Limber Held item: Unknown Choroneko♂ Lv.7 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Second battle

Pokémon Trainer N Shippou City Black and White Pokémon Trainer and Professor N Oak Shippou City Black and White Reward: $1300

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Unknown Mamepato♂ Lv.13 Gust Flying Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Types: Fighting Unknown Ability: Brute Force Held item: Unknown Dokkora♂ Lv.13 Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Bide Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Unknown Otamaro♂ Lv.13 Supersonic Normal Status   --       BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Canon Normal Special   --

Third battle

Team Plasma N Raimon City Black and White Team Plasma and Professor N Oak Raimon City Black and White Reward: $2200

Types: Ground Dark Ability: Overconfident Held item: Unknown Meguroco♂ Lv.22 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Embargo Dark Status   --       Sand Tomb Ground Physical   --       Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Unknown Zuruggu♂ Lv.22 Swagger Normal Status   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Hustle Held item: Unknown Darumakka♂ Lv.22 Fire Punch Fire Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Facade Normal Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Magic Guard Held item: Unknown Shinbora♂ Lv.22 Whirlwind Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --

Fourth battle

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

Types: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: Unknown Gantoru♂ Lv.28 Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Knock Down Rock Physical   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --       Types: Grass Steel Ability: Iron Thorns Held item: Unknown Tesshido♂ Lv.28 Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Pin Missile Bug Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Types: Bug Electric Ability: Tension Held item: Unknown Bachuru♂ Lv.28 ElecNet Electric Special   --       Bug Bite Bug Physical   --       Gastro Acid Poison Status   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus Held item: Unknown Giaru Lv.28 Gear Saucer 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: Teravoltage Held item: Unknown Zekrom Lv.52 Cross Thunder Electric Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Gigigiaru Lv.50 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Metal Sound Steel Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Illusion Held item: Unknown Zoroark♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Retaliation Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: Unknown Abagoura♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Timid Held item: Unknown Archeos♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Acrobat Flying Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: Unknown Baibanira♂ Lv.50 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice 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: Turbo Blaze Held item: Unknown Reshiram Lv.52 Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Cross Flame Fire Special   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Types: Steel Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Gigigiaru Lv.50 Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Metal Sound Steel Status   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Dark Unknown Ability: Illusion Held item: Unknown Zoroark♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Retaliation Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Sturdy Held item: Unknown Abagoura♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Timid Held item: Unknown Archeos♂ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Acrobat Flying Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: Unknown Baibanira♂ Lv.50 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Ice Breath Ice Special   --

Sprites

Sprite from Black and White	VS Sprite from Black and White

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.
• Unlike most recurring characters, N battles with a completely different team in every appearance. Possibly because of his "capability" to befriend Pokémon, when he is battled, he uses Pokémon from a nearby area. This of course does not include the final battle against him.
  • The reason he releases them seems to stem from his belief that Pokémon should not be used as tools.
  • This also means that N has owned more Pokémon in the games than any other villainous team leader.
• N, Bel, and Cheren are the only Trainers in Black and White with animated battle sprites.
• N is the only Trainer from a main series game not fought in a Battle Tower or Battle Frontier who uses a legendary Pokémon on his team, using the opposite version mascot from the player in Black and White.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	Ｎ N	The Latin letter N.

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.