Hilda (game)

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Hilda
トウコ Tōko
Black White Hilda.png
Art from Black and White
Gender Female
Eye color Blue
Hair color Brown
Hometown Nuvema Town
Region Unova
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, Player character
Generation V
Games Black, White
Manga counterpart(s) White

Hilda (Japanese: トウコ Tōko) is the female player character in Pokémon Black and White. She is the female counterpart to Hilbert.

In the games

Hilda is a girl who lives in Nuvema Town, as do her childhood friends, Cheren and Bianca. If chosen as the player, she will receive a starter Pokémon and a Pokédex from Professor Juniper. After setting off on her Pokémon journey at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Hilda will at some point be asked by Fennel to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Hilda will receive a C-Gear.

As well as encountering and battling her childhood friends at various points during her journey, Hilda will also meet a man known as N, who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Hilda will battle several times during the course of the game. Hilda will also battle Team Plasma at various stages of her journey.

If not chosen as the player (that is, the male character was chosen as the player), she appears as the player's partner in the Battle Subway when choosing to ride the Multi-Train.

Sprites

File:BW Hilda.png Spr BW Hilda 2.png BW Hilda Back.png HildaChallenge.png Hildawalkdown.png
Sprite from
Black and White
Sprite from
Black and White (with the Wonder Launcher)
Back sprite from
Black and White
Challenge sprite from
Black and White
Overworld sprite from
Black and White

Counterparts

Hilda has a counterpart in the Pokémon Adventures manga named White, who has recently debuted in the Black & White arc. She owns a company called the BW Agency, and gets the idea to hire Black upon seeing the bond the latter's Tepig had with a female of its species.

Trivia

  • Prior to the release of Black and White, pre-release media and most fans referred to Hilda as "White".
    • English demos of Black and White referred to Hilda as "Whitlea".
    • English pre-release screenshots referred to Hilda as "Shiro".
  • Hilda and Hilbert are the first player characters in the main series not to have preprogrammed names either by choice or in case one isn't specified.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese トウコ Tōko Possibly from 透 , "transparent."
English Hilda From the Germanic element hild, "battle."
French Ludvina
German Shiro From 白 shiro, "white."


Player characters
Core series RedLeafEthanKrisLyraBrendanMayLucasDawn
HilbertHildaNateRosaCalemSerenaElioSelene
ChaseElaineVictorGloriaReiAkariFlorianJuliana
Side series WesMichaelNateCyndy
Spin-off games MarkMintTodd SnapLucy Fleetfoot
LunickSolanaKellynKateBenSummer
HeroHeroineTim GoodmanScottieBettie
Non-player characters in the core series games
Unova Professor JuniperMom (BW)Mom (B2W2)CherenBiancaBianca's fatherHughHugh's sisterCedric JuniperFennelAmanita
CilanChiliCressLenoraHawesLoblollyCharlesIrisDraydenAlderBengaCurtisYancyBrycenSabrinaPop Roxie
HilbertHildaNateRosaIngoEmmetCynthiaLookerNColressMorimotoNishinoPokémon Fan Club Chairman
Team PlasmaClydeGym LeadersElite FourPWT participantsName RaterDay-Care CoupleJudgeMagikarp salesman


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