Black (Adventures)
| Black ブラック Black | |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Nuvema Town |
| Region | Unova |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
Black (Japanese: ブラック Black) is the fourteenth main character of the manga series Pokémon Adventures and one of the male main characters for the Black & White arc.
Character
Black is a young man who aspires to be the Champion of the Unova Pokémon League. He has been dreaming of this since childhood, nine years to be exact. However, these dreams fill his head to the point where he cannot think about anything else and any attempts to causes him to pass out from mental exhaustion. With his Munna, Black can have him eat his dreams, which he refers to turning his mind from "blank white" to "solid black" or "Detective Time" (Japanese: 推理タイム). Doing this allows him to think much clearer, become smarter, and he has much better perception. Also, when he does this, he apparently sees in hexagons.
He has been described as "Hot blooded" by several characters due to his loud nature and tendency to do things on his own. He doesn't understand show business like White does and many aspects of it surprise him, such as Gigi and Tep getting to stay in a hotel room while him and White have to camp out. He is very familiar with libraries and went there a lot as a child, allowing him to complete Lenora's gym puzzle very quickly, setting a new record in the process. Black's tendency to dream also causes him to miss the things happening around him, such as when he completely forgot his promise with his friends Cheren and Bianca once he receives the package holding the Pokémon and Pokédexes they were going to receive.
History
Black is first seen waiting for a package that is being delivered to his house after waiting all night in the rain. After receiving the package from a mailman, he immediately opens it and finds three Pokémon, Oshawott, Tepig, and Snivy, and three Pokédexes inside. He jumps in glee and accidentally releases the Pokémon from their Poké Balls after his cold causes him to sneeze and drop the box. The three Pokémon quickly get into a fight and Tepig runs off while Black follows it.
He eventually finds Tepig on a tree being attacked by an unknown Pokémon. Using his deduction skills, he has his Munna, Musha, eat his dreams, allowing him to find out the attacking Pokémon. Using his abilities, Black and the Tepig defeat the Pokémon, a Sewaddle. Black is able to convince the Tepig to go with him and they set off to start their journey. Before leaving, Black flies to a library to find out the evolved form of Tepig so he can think of a proper name for him. Tepig, mistaking that Black isn't happy with his current form, runs off; Black follows him once more. Black finds Tepig in a cave, sulking and after trying to get him to calm down, accidentally causes a wild Woobat to attack them. Black manages to get Tepig to defeat the Woobat and decides to name him "Tep" instead of a name based on his final form; the two then set off to finally start their adventure.
On Route 1, Black meets Hiker Andy and defeats him in his first Battle. Black finds out that Andy used to have the same dreams as he does, to beat the Pokémon League, but because of his weakness to heat, he had to give up. After putting out a fire, Black manages to convince the Hiker to restart his journey, even letting him join in his morning routine.
Later, when doing his normal routine, Black inadvertently interrupts an Xtransceiver commercial shooting. He meets White, the representative of the BW Agency and she tries to convince him to help her by letting his male Tepig, Tep, be partnered with her female Tepig, Gigi, in a movie shooting. Suddenly, five crew members are knocked unconscious and Black is suspected of being the attacker. Black proves his innocence by finding the real culprit, a Galvantula, and defeating it. Black is then pointed out that he, in the process of defeating the Galvantula, destroyed all the camera equipment. He is prevented from getting in trouble for this by White who claims they just hired him and puts the cost for all the damages on the BW Agency. Black is forced to help White till he pays off his debt, fifty paychecks worth of commercials. He now refers to her as "Boss".
The night after, Black and White camp outside and are attacked by an unseen Pokémon. Using his abilities, Black finds out that the Pokémon attacking them is a Timburr that is helping a group of people in knight uniforms known as Team Plasma build a stage. The next day, Black and White witness one of Team Plasma's "sages", Ghetsis, make a speech that causes the people around them to start releasing their Pokémon.
Enraged, Black goes to try and stop Ghetsis from making anymore speeches only to be stopped by a young man named N who has the ability to understand Pokémon by listening to their hearts. Black and N battle each other, only for Black to suffer a painful defeat while N uses the opportunity to listen to the hearts of Black's Pokémon to see if Pokémon and humans can truly be together.
Later, Black and White travel to Striaton City so Black can compete in his first Gym battle. There, he encounters Cheren and Bianca who are furious at him for leaving without them and breaking their Pokédexes, leaving his as the only working one. Their fighting causes the Gym leaders to allow Cheren and Bianca to join the Gym battle along with Black. Together, they traverse through the Gym and face off against the Gym leaders and succeed in defeating all three of them. After winning, Black apologizes to Cheren and Bianca by giving them a pair of Xtransceivers so they can keep in touch.
Pokémon
With the exception of Tep, all of Black's Pokémon are named based on their final evolutionary form.
On hand
| Debut | Choices |
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Musha (Jp: ムシャ Musha) is also one of Black's Starter Pokémon. Due to Black having so many dreams about conquering the Pokémon League, he can't think straight, but with Musha's Dream Eater, Black can "blanken" his "black" mind to focus and sense things normal humans can't.
Musha's known moves are Dream Eater, Psybeam, Psychic, Hypnosis, and Zen Headbutt, and has the ability Forewarn.
| Debut | Fussing and Fighting |
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- Main article: Tep
Tep (Japanese: チャオ Chao, originally ポカ Poka) is a Pokémon Black acquired from Professor Juniper. He is a very playful Pokémon, as evident when he releases White's Gigi from her Poké Ball. In battle, Tep is powerful, has quick reflexes, and can use his flames to show hidden objects along with attacking opponents. He is shown to protect White's Gigi whenever he is in battle, similar to how Black protects White.
| Debut | Lights, Camera, Action |
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Tula (Jp: チュラ Tula) is the fourth Pokémon on Black's team. Black caught Tula after Tula attacked during the recording of a Xtransceiver advertisement. Black was able to piece all the clues together, and used Tep to defeat and capture him. Black was able to deduce that Tula was a Pokémon originally owned by a Trainer, but was released into the wild because his Trainer was swayed by Ghetsis's speeches.
Tula's known moves are Electroweb, Flash, Electro Ball, and Spider Web.
| Debut | Black & White chapter |
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Black received this Pokémon during his Gym battle against Clay. It proved to be powerful against the Gym Leader.
Goura's only known move is Water Gun.
Lent
| Debut | Choices |
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Brav (Jp: ウォー War) is one of Black's Starter Pokémon. He is a powerful flier and is capable of lifting his Trainer into the sky with ease. Brav is currently in White's possession while she is in another location.
Brav's known moves are Fly, Aerial Ace, Whirlwind, and Air Slash, and has the ability Sheer Force.
Trivia
- Out of all the Pokédex holders who nickname their Pokémon, Black is the only one whose nicknames are based on the names of the Pokémon they fully evolve into. The only exception is Tep.
External links
- Netkun on Black (Japanese)
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