Hilbert (game)

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Hilbert
トウヤ Touya
Black White Hilbert.png
Art from Black and White
Age 14BW[1]
16B2W2
Gender Male
Eye color Brown
Hair color Dark brown
Hometown Nuvema Town
Region Unova
Relatives Mom, mentioned father (as player)
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation V, VII
Games Black, White, Masters EX
Game animation debut The King Returns
English voice actor Griffin Burns[2] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor Junko Minagawa[3] (Masters EX)
Manga counterpart(s) Monta, Black, Touya, Shin, Hiro

Hilbert (Japanese: トウヤ Touya) is the male player character in Pokémon Black and White. His female counterpart is Hilda.

In the core series

Pokémon Black and White

As the playable character

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

As well as encountering and battling his childhood friends at various points during his journey, Hilbert will also meet a young man known as N, who wishes to create separate worlds for humans and Pokémon. In order to achieve his goals, he and Hilbert will battle several times during the course of the game. Hilbert also battles Team Plasma at various stages of his journey. Ultimately, Hilbert is recognized as a hero by Reshiram or Zekrom, depending on the version.

As a non-playable character

If not chosen as the player, Hilbert appears as the player's partner in the Battle Subway when choosing to ride the Multi-Train. Two of the following Pokémon are picked from the corresponding list, depending on what the player wants him to base his team on. If the player chooses "A balance between the two," Hilbert's Pokémon are chosen from either list.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

In Black 2 and White 2, the protagonist of Black and White was said to be searching for N in a faraway region and has not yet returned home. His mom mistakes the player for him.

Pokémon

Battle Subway Pokémon

This is a list of all the Pokémon used in the Multi Train and Super Multi Train battles. Each Pokémon has a non-Hidden Ability that, along with gender, is randomly selected. These Pokémon will always have the maximum 31 individual values across every stat and the full 510 effort values evenly distributed (rounding down) among two or three stats.

Offensive-based Pokémon



Defensive-based Pokémon




In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Hilbert (Masters)

Artwork

Victini-Liberty Garden Island.png Battle Subway artwork.png
Liberty Garden Island artwork with Victini and Hilda Battle Subway artwork

Sprites

Spr BW Hilbert.png Spr BW Hilbert 2.png Spr B2W2 Hilbert.png Spr B2W2 Hilbert 2.png BW Hilbert Back.png
Sprite from
Black and White
Wonder Launcher sprite from
Black and White
Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
Wonder Launcher sprite from
Black 2 and White 2
Back sprite from
Black and White
BW HilbertOD Stand.png HilbertChallenge.png Hilbert intro.png Hilbert Xtransceiver.png
Overworld sprite from
Black and White
VS sprite from
Black and White
Intro sprite from
Black and White
Xtransceiver sprite from
Black and White

Quotes

Main article: Hilbert (game)/Quotes

Counterparts

In the anime

Pokémon Generations

Hilbert briefly appeared in The King Returns, where he arrived at the Giant Chasm on the back of his Zekrom to help N battle Ghetsis and White Kyurem.

Much like the other player characters depicted in Pokémon Generations, Hilbert doesn't have any lines of dialogue.

Pokémon
Zekrom
Hilbert's Zekrom

Zekrom is Hilbert's only known Pokémon. It appeared alongside its Trainer to help N stop Ghetsis.

Zekrom's only known move is Thunderbolt.

GOTCHA!

Hilbert briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Black, Hilbert's Pokémon Adventures counterpart
Main article: Black (Adventures)

Black from Pokémon Adventures is based on Hilbert, whose dream is to be the Champion of the Unova Pokémon League.

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Main article: Monta

Monta from Be the Best! Pokémon B+W is based on Hilbert.

Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends

Main article: Touya (MWL)

Touya from Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends is based on Hilbert.

Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder

Main article: Shin (FAT)

Shin from Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder is based on Hilbert.

Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~

Main article: Hiro

Hiro from Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~ is based on Hilbert.

Pocket Monsters BW

Black from Pocket Monsters BW is based on Hilbert.

Trivia

  • Prior to the release of Black and White, pre-release media and most fans referred to Hilbert as "Black".
    • English demos of Black and White referred to Hilbert as "Blair".
    • English pre-release screenshots referred to Hilbert as "Kuro" (the Japanese word for "black").
  • From a bird's-eye view, Hilbert's hat looks like a Poké Ball.
  • Unused text in Black 2 and White 2 indicates that Hilbert and Hilda were originally planned as opponents at the Pokémon World Tournament.
  • Hilbert and Hilda are the first player characters in the core series games not to have pre-programmed names either by choice or in case one isn't specified.
  • In the May 2010 volume of CoroCoro Comics, it was stated that Hilbert and Hilda are older than previous player characters, but it is not known how much older they actually are.
    • According to game scenario author Toshinobu Matsumiya, Hilbert and Hilda were initially visualized to be at the age of 16.[4]

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese トウヤ Tōya From 闘 (fight)
English Hilbert From Hilbert, a male name derived from the Germanic element hild (battle) and beorht (bright)
German Warren From war
Spanish Lucho From lucha (fight)
French Ludwig From Ludwig, a Germanic name derived from the Old High German words hluth (famous) and wig (war)
Italian Alcide From Alcides, an alternate name for Heracles
Korean 투지 Tuji From 투지 (鬪志) tuji (fighting spirit)
Chinese (Mandarin) 鬥也 Dòuyě From 鬥 dòu / dau (fight)
Chinese (Cantonese) 鬥也 Dauyáh

References


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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