Pokémon Black & White - N Final Battle Music (HQ)

[@-MankoMan]

Sometimes I come back to this video from time to time to read the comments praising gen 5 and restore my faith in humanity.

[@kriblar98]

Ember the Flareon you wouldn’t loose faith in humanity if you just read the praise comments about gen 5 💚

[@limekid8546]

I love how I do the same exact thing and then I see comments like this that are just so prophetic lmao

[@nick_3222]

I loved this theme so much.. fun fact about me: B/W was my favorite game and still is

[@nick_3222]

I still remember the flash backs of me picking my snivy from Biancas box 🥺

[@TrueLadyEvilChan]

It's time people recognize how good it was again.

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

Having Team Plasma interrupt you in the middle of the League was a defining moment in the Pokemon franchise.

[@Banjoisawesome]

Too bad Game Freak is too lazy to do it again...

[@neoharmoniagropius1426]

Actually epic I want GF do that again soon at Remake

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

@@Banjoisawesome would it have the same effect though? They've already done it once

[@SlowForest]

@@Banjoisawesome they did something similar in swsh...

[@sketchy1018]

@@Banjoisawesome idk man, they did it in sword/shield with macro cosmos

[@Siiroth]

Theme starts Cool, nice and chill N sends out legendary Theme gets intense

[@Letmeseeitnow19]

Lol

[@internetontheperson7550]

1:10 fits perfectly

[@33paosTheSerious]

Starts like a Castlevania music

[@wolfroghost]

What about 0:49

[@GruesomeUntitledYale]

Ikr

[@0athwood]

Remember, he healed your team before the fight. Respect.

[@paroxismos]

ikr that made the fight much easier ghetsis didn't healed my pokémon so the battle against him was much harder

[@TasukuMuncha]

@@paroxismos N has honor since he fought for his ideals, Getchis has not since he's truly Evil

[@ju1ceb0xx]

“there is nothing to gain from battling a weak opponent”

[@arthurmorganhere]

@@paroxismos What? But our Pokemon are healed after defeating N and we're facing against Ghetsis.

[@itxdan]

@@arthurmorganhere I think N heal them.

[@tempywempyy]

Remember when people thought N was wally grown up? Good times

[@meandwhoism]

AaAAA STOOP UAHAYW

[@elbasurerodeevelyn1353]

N is Speedwagon xD

[@Unknown-gf1ci]

@@elbasurerodeevelyn1353 that a fucking JoJo reference

[@midbizkit]

@@elbasurerodeevelyn1353 oml I thought the same thing

[@Takuzura]

Ooh yeah lol

[@mindfulselfindulgence]

I regret skipping this man’s dialogue when I was nine lol

[@TheCappuccino04]

same, I barely remember anything about the story too lmao

[@nights9070]

@Wynter Samuels ikr omg

[@null-wq5cp]

Wynter Samuels I just finished replaying it. I strongly recommend replaying it. my word. The story is phenomenal and probably the best Pokémon has ever seen.

[@Hayawii]

Wynter Samuels I heard that the second versions are more focused on gameplay than story. Also, the second versions are sequels that take place after two years from the originals which makes them quite different from them.(There are places that got removed from the sequels like route 10 ). Btw, sorry if this comment is long and useless.

[@Hayawii]

Wynter Samuels I’m glad that i said something right and useful for once. Lol

[@Conner3326]

Apparently N was supposed to have supernatural powers and be able to see into the past and the future before that plot point got scrapped, Masuda said in a blogpost this was represented in N's battle theme by the ticking clock noises.

[@imbene7541]

Why have only 18 people upvoted this?

[@stormshadow2470]

He would be unstoppable

[@baldkiwi444]

@@imbene7541 Average redditor

[@teamgalegaming715]

Maybe that's what his necklace was for..

[@Alex-vl1mk]

I'm glad that was scrapped, with N as he is right now he's a fantastic character.

[@ExtremeAce]

I never noticed until a few days ago that Ghetsis' team is made to hard counter N's team. Shows that if things went out of control he could still defeat N, truly an evil genius.

[@pacificpoke5606]

Truly genius

[@grey4g]

That's why I love him

[@WeakestDiva]

What's the team?

[@higakeiichi2928]

@@WeakestDiva Plasma

[@WeakestDiva]

@@higakeiichi2928 I mean the hard counter team.

[@forgiveness999]

Battling N's dragon with your newly caught dragon is single handedly the coolest battle concept in any Pokemon game so far.

[@ladyselin35]

When dragonbreath crits. It ruins all epicnes.

[@frostdachshund9618]

Immediately one hit kills it with a excadrill

[@hayato8452]

@@ladyselin35 I went for Fusion Flare, although it wasn't very effective. So when the PP ran out I had to go with Dragon breath, but zekrom had light screen which difficulted things a little

[@callumcartini]

What about in X&Y when you fight a newly obtained Mega Lucario against another Mega Lucario

[@hosuhla9566]

@@callumcartini it wasn't nearly as epic. As if pokemon x and y werent easy enough they give you a free mega kanto starter and free mega lucario for absolutely no reason whatsover. Also gen 6 was easily the most forgettable generation ever, i could not tell you what pokemon X&Y were about even though i played them twice.

[@pok2mon421]

So, we have abadass story about how the region was created. We have a character who is the rival AND the team boss. Actually this team has two bosses. This guy has 3-4 themes for himself. And his "father" is the most despicable person ever and literally ALMOST KILLED THE HERO in BW2? Edit: he tried to kill Lilie in USUM :D We need a second gen 5

[@julianeedolotina2076]

Yeah, when Ghetsis ordered Kyurem to use Glaciate on the player in the new Giant Chasm area.

[@Lush_Produce]

No what we need is a remake

[@99Fishing_]

We need bw:3

[@TheShoeske]

N is not actually Team Plasma's boss, he is the king, the true boss is Ghetsis

[@sportscall5935]

@TooLateToTheStory Problemly the most evil of all the Evil team boss ever. The guy's got a megalomaniac complex

[@Russell590]

0:50 Bro you can hear heartbeats in the background. Ironic Ghetsis called him heartless. Must not have listened to his theme song

[@datlof5470]

BRO YOU'RE RIGHT THIS IS EPIC

[@antiabrahamicreligion]

And clocks signifying that his time has come...

[@Scriblyn]

Yooooo that's actually awesome..

[@WheelStart]

You need earphone to hear

[@thatonegaminglatias4345]

Donde Tube I don't.

[@alexanderivory-brown118]

When you realize that Zekrom's eye color matches Reshiram's flame and Reshiram's eye color matches Zekrom's bolt. They are so much a part of each other in every single way. Fascinating.

[@Vansjoo7966]

Or since kyurem has yellow eyes Kyurem eyes = electric Reshiram eyes = ice Zekrom eyes = fire

[@CrimsonWolf_VT2]

They are Yin and Yang after all

[@someshkadam2441]

Afterall they re Pokemon version of Blue Eyes White Dragon and Red Eyes Black Dragon. 😂

[@alexanderivory-brown118]

@@someshkadam2441 THIS!

[@mrizqyabd1071]

@@someshkadam2441 ROFLMAO true

[@cmdrfrosty3985]

Let’s be honest this was the best climax to any Pokémon game ever

[@mixellaneous1298]

can we discuss the fact in his summer season team HE HAS A FUCKING OMASTAR

[@madrussian5955]

@@mixellaneous1298 ALL HAIL LORD HELIX

[@Dhzury]

@@mixellaneous1298 ALL HAIL LORD HELIX

[@chiefdvm1671]

@@Dhzury ALL HAIL LORD HELIX

[@estebanmunoz868]

@@mixellaneous1298 ALL HAIL LORD HELIX

[@CherrySoduim]

N Sends Out A Legendary Me: *wait no you can’t do that*

[@tempywempyy]

Bruh Sound Effect #3 gen 8: laughs in hop

[@stupidoldstuff7606]

@@tempywempyy gen 7: *_LAUGHS IN TEAM RAINBOW ROCKET_*

[@patrickkim4083]

Hop:

[@Anton-hp3qg]

*That is not how you are supposed to play the game*

[@notquitebleu]

Hop and the player in sword and shield also have legendaries like on black and white, is galar is connected to unova

[@jaynie-rose]

N is seriously a character that changed the pokemon franchise. aside all of the fangirling, shippings etc, he was like the first experiment to see if gamefreak could add something more to the already rich features of the games - something like a great, great, GREAT plot. but, how do you make a good plot for a game? with memorable, deep characters. N talks about freedom, slavery, truth, ideals, and even makes references to philosophers such as hegel and shopenhauer in his speeches. he's an evolving character that constantly grows throughout your journey, starting from a difficult past, to a real novel-like hero. we've never had such complex npcs before. N was the very beginning of a new pokemon era. put it like this, if it wasn't for N, we may not of had characters like AZ, lysandre, zinnia, lusamine and lillie. N is a vital character and possibly my favourite in the pokemon franchise !

[@Letmeseeitnow19]

And he's the character I have a crush on

[@PinkSunrise_spl]

Oh rly, I have a crush on Rosa! Lmao, well, not really... But yinz know what I mean.

[@Letmeseeitnow19]

No, yinz don't know what you mean. N is mine and only mine! You try to steal him from me, and my Skuntank will slash you to the point that you are knocked out! I love N and you can't have him.

[@PinkSunrise_spl]

You mean false swipe me to death? *cough cough* pokemon adventures...

[@diccchocolate416]

@@PinkSunrise_spl AAAAARRGHHHHAAHH WILL YOU TWO STOP

[@NoWaifuNoLaifu]

1:00 pay attention to the panning effects from your left to right ear. It depicts the battle between reshiram and zekrom. On the left, the sound of fire, reshiram. The right, the sound of electricity, zekrom. This piece is so musically dense its hard to believe a single man wrote it!

[@giratina2220]

JESUS CHRIST

[@yunstkee]

I DIDNT NOTICED IT TILL NOW WTF THATS AWESOME

[@mcflurryfrostie]

Woaaahh wtf thats sick

[@wat6440]

Damn thats sick. Im gonna think it must be canon at the exact time Zekrom and Reshiram are trading Fusion Bolts and Fusion Flares.

[@veenadayma6514]

To take a step further, in Ghetsis' BW theme, after about 49 seconds you can hear the sound of a Hydreigon using Dragon Pulse. Man, they really went all out on these two tracks.

[@wikiuser92]

N: one of the most interesting characters in Pokémon, period. Evil, not by nature, but by manipulation and lies. Actually defeats the Champion before you, and uses a legendary Pokémon against YOUR legendary. Turns good afterwards, AND can be encountered again in B2W2! Natural Harmonia Gropius, you are one heck of a character!

[@Theloster]

I never used legendary pokemon against N, Eelektross and Haxorus were good enough to deal with N's Reshiram.

[@aliastheabnormal]

After a villain like N happens. There's nowhere left to go but down.

[@ThatDudeDavid252]

aliastheabnormal yea no

[@wl4810]

ליעד אוחיון Haxorus is faster than Reshiram and has 147 attack. Zekrom has 150. That's normal

[@glitchman1272]

wikiuser92 I actually never found N as evil. Just misguided

[@ramen1551]

Man, gen 5 was a real masterpiece. People hate it, the story of team plasma is something i'll never forget. Remember when I was 10 and got pokemon black. The transformation in N is what made these games engaging. Edit: Coming back to my comment 5 years later, gen 5 remains my favorite of all time.

[@RazorusR3X777]

Bobby - Clash of Clans and Clash Royale yeah i'll never really understand why people hate it so much...it has the best story of all the pokemon games i my opinion

[@nabeelhussain1372]

for me personally it had my least favorite art style and pokemon. Unova as a whole wasn't very inspiring. It did have some gems, like N's Character and this theme, but overall...meh

[@kaori_hyacinthus4409]

Bobby - Clash of Clans and Clash Royale I couldn't agree more; these games with N in it is what seriously got me addicted to pokemon, and honestly, as much as i love the stuff I've seen from all the newer games I've gotten - nothing will beat my love for the unique development of both N and the plotline. I was an emotional wreck after finishing Pokemon Black!!

[@boogereater69]

Bobby - Clash of Clans and Clash Royale It's just that team plasma had both good reason and good cause for what they were doing. Was it considered poorly executed? Yes but instead of making crime syndicates, or greedy people wanting their own world or to expand the land/sea mass it was well designed. But because of the "Too many new Pokémon and bad designs" it was a terrible game. Do I agree they should have tried to develop plot more? Yes but overall not a bad game

[@BigBadPunisher]

Bobby - Clash of Clans and Clash Royale Pokemon black 2 was my first game got when I was 8

[@gabrieldabriel]

“Im gonna say the N word!” Natural Harmonia Gropius

[@breakfast_pasta7923]

NNNNNNNNNI- *E X P L O D E S*

[@MaskedChaos]

Noah Tarvin Fusion Bolt blows up your house

[@lecherousfish]

Deino Eating Donut Black Kyurem really be running out of his N-word pass dough

[@logangirard65]

Top ten N word moments

[@DingDong-eu6we]

With a name like that I would shorten it to N too. 🤣

[@krosshair450]

What I love about this game is the fact that the dichotomy between truth and ideals is equally applicable regardless of which version you play. In Black, where N chooses Zekrom, N believes in what he thinks is the ideal world: one where Pokémon live free of human control, and the protagonist is chosen by Reshiram to make him see the truth, that humans and Pokémon can coexist and bring many benefits to each other for doing so. In White, where Reshiram is chosen by N, N believes in what he thinks is the truth; that Pokémon and humans would be better off separate, and the protagonist is chosen by Zekrom to show N their ideal world, which is, again, that Pokémon and humans need each other and are capable of coexisting. Personally, I always found White’s interpretation to be more interesting because of the fact that N’s “truth” was built on the lies told to him by Ghetsis.

[@randomcommenter4246]

WOW, that is a really cool explanation

[@Parker-nc3bt]

Based comment

[@mr.misfit9514]

In contrast, black has you making N see the truth about Ghetsis's lies

[@Trixster009]

Also, I like the idea of N using the white dragon Reshiram because it symbolizes light and N thinks hes in the right. So it's like a false light, with our false darkness. I dunno if that makes sense. Basically I just like that N has Reshiram while we have Zekrom. Has a light vs dark clash but makes you question who is light or darkness.

[@d.n.tranger1457]

@@Trixster009 I like your statement and I agree, I always feel that reshiram fits n perfectly 👌🏻

[@cyruscyberdogcyroi8178]

N must have some luxurious shampoo because Zekrom loves the smell of his hair and Reshiram is eating it.

[@Letmeseeitnow19]

Spearmint

[@Letmeseeitnow19]

N doesn't approve, Duncling.

[@swordinthestone6607]

And N seems to enjoy it

[@applesauce8283]

N seems to not notice-

[@sasn2481]

One more thing either n is the size of zekrom and reshiram or zekrom and reshiram are crouching down to smell his hair

[@thankunexts]

Me: ”Lmao he‘s gonna send out his stupid cat again“ *N sends out Reshiram* Me: 👁👄👁

[@tedscheett9420]

You can't run from a trainer battle...

[@hoontythesleepy2182]

I don’t remember him sending out his cat since the first battle lmao may just be my bad memory

[@VaporwaveSunset]

@@hoontythesleepy2182 No, you're correct. N only uses his purrloin on the first encounter

[@narukami6364]

Ember the Flareon I *LIBERATED* HIM

[@bolson42]

Legit what I thought the first time I played

[@nessmastergengar4686]

I want N to make a return in the series. They had other Unova characters like Ghetsis, Colress, and Grimsley

[@mauricioaguilar7227]

Hope to see him in Pokemon Masters, if Rosa is there then N can be too. :)

[@Letmeseeitnow19]

Ness?

[@visceralities]

NessMasterGengar! okay, I’m pissed N never cameo’d in Alola, because that was SUCH a great opportunity (don’t tell me this boy wouldn’t wanna check out the Aether Foundation) and Gamefreak had not one but TWO chances. I wanted him to get a cameo in swsh but alas :( now I’m just collecting gems in Masters for when he arrives

[@jesustrejo6607]

Kayla m probably on the next Pokémon game or in a future Pokémon S&S update

[@asmolblueberry]

@@jesustrejo6607 It's sadly probably not going to happen as Gamefreak has fallen off and hasn't cared as much anymore

[@philomena722]

Gen 5 was so far ahead of its time, the ost is so good…

[@Kagetora-]

It was only my 2nd gen but I still counted it as my #1 favorite with Gen 4 behind it.

[@NovaEclipsor]

@@Kagetora- same

[@SMCwasTaken]

It has the 3rd best ost, 2nd is sinnoh and 1st is Hoenn

[@spacix110]

​@@SMCwasTakenbruhh never

[@coin4898]

​@smc587 I personally like gen 2 (crystal) the best with gen 4 after that and then gen3 and then gen6 with oras

[@kasinokaiser1319]

Me when first meeting N: This dude looks suspicious, I don't trust weird pretentious anime men whose name starts with the letter N Me when last meeting N: This franchise will never see a character as great as this ever again 🥺

[@venor2612]

Lillie was cool

[@alteito]

@@venor2612 the fuc

[@berry5974]

@Zoroark ???

[@valkyrieagainsttheworld]

Kasino Kaiser I agree! N is my favorite character throughout any of the Pokémon games and it’s sad how people overlook Gen 5 a lot when it was honestly such a masterpiece. Pokémon White was the first Pokémon game I ever played and though a lot of other games were enjoyable, I felt like Pokémon Black and White had a beautiful concept with an amazing plot

[@calamitoso0066]

Correct. There will never be a caracter as green as him.

[@pikachuluver611]

what she says: im fine what she really means: did the protagonist find N yet

[@singulariteas]

ME

[@arcaderabbit7788]

Bitch kun this is accuratE

[@wholesome6826]

mE

[@frogstar8362]

Nah, the protagonist is still stuck in a rock

[@kristine6643]

The Black Reaper Manga isn't the games.

[@co1e632]

Y'all forget that N was a champion too? Think about it.

[@chriscrowell8709]

In the Adventures Manga it's revealed that through the ENTIRE Elite Four AND the Champion battle he only used his Zorua. At least in the Manga and as we've learned that doesn't stay consistent with the games.

[@epitaphboi4816]

Chris Crowell The manga is mostly an official fanfic tho

[@christophersutterlin6945]

@@epitaphboi4816 that statement is so true it hurts

[@carmengreen4531]

This made me think for 20 minutes........

[@owo4288]

@@epitaphboi4816 A different universe like the anime universe

[@JonnoPlays]

That music's got a special vibe to it!

[@GottaCatch_Emal]

💯

[@M4-Z3-R0]

Thats because the composer's where going for a more story driven music

[@RandomGoldieStuff]

agreed

[@justalpha9138]

@@M4-Z3-R0 The best story in Pokemon games

[@AnAutoFreak]

I honestly think his first was better

[@ZealOnWheels704]

This man is so powerful, he doesn't just say the N word. He IS the N word.

[@fnufqq]

Yea he is natural

[@the_ez_lmao]

@@fnufqq harmonia gropius

[@iaminsideyourwall5243]

oh god

[@spongeboi.offical3901]

Why did this make me laugh

[@ZealOnWheels704]

@@spongeboi.offical3901 The better question is why did I write it

[@butteredsalmonella]

I'm extremely glad that Gen 5 is getting the love it truly deserves, back in like a decade ago, Gen 5 was hated a lot, The anime is mediocre, sure, but that's it, everything about gen 5 is perfect. The modern internet atleast is now respecting Gen 5, but the damage is already done... however Gen 5 is now recovering from all the hate and is now getting the respect this generation really deserved.

[@user-bw9jo2iz5s]

The anime is hated for ash being a bit dumb, but he had a vacation he would've forgotten some stuff. Unpopular Opinion: BW is the best anime

[@d.davidson534]

The starters were the worst trio I've ever encountered. Two of the three were hard no's for me. Serperior's move pool was so whack as to be nigh unusable and Emboar was yet another cookie cutter Fire/Fighting type...it the first time I felt I had no choice . But...that fight with N, boy...I felt like the fate of the world was in my hands. Most moving story ever. And it didn't matter that I had heard it before. Playing it myself for the first time felt magical. I give Game Freak props for trying to make a new world from scratch, but some of the designs were off ngl, and the stat distributions were frustrating at times. But that story, man. That climactic final battle with N and Ghestis. Literal goosebumps.

[@butteredsalmonella]

@@user-bw9jo2iz5s I dont think nothing excuses when Ash thought that: 1. He can solo Elesa with Palpitoad 2. Attract makes you gay

[@maxxinemagmabanditchief9605]

Its a shame isn't it. I do agree that gen 6, 7, and 8 aren't as good as gens before but that doesn't make them bad.

[@zeeb2190]

the anime was pretty meh in general tbh, why can't we have the other protagonists? that'd be interesting since they have their own hopes dreams and personality, as opposed to one unchanging kid from 2 decades ago

[@KoeSeer]

This theme gives you "battle of the gods" kinds of vibe.

[@enxgmatxcofficial]

Yeah. That is Ghetsis' theme that makes it feel like a God of War battle.

[@kris_py]

Pretty Much beacuse it's mascot vs mascot.

[@artvampiredragoness3265]

yeah an evil and ominous war god's battle theme.....

[@MrTigracho]

Well, its not only The player Vs N But also Reshiram Vs Zekrom

[@gamerprince-tl5hg]

No Ghetis theme does that for me

[@Rye___]

N has by FAR the best rival battle theme in pokemon history, how deep and respectful his character actually is just a bonus

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

❤

[@LITTLE1994]

Technically, N is a villain.

[@SMCwasTaken]

​@@LITTLE1994no he's not He was tricked and manipulated by Ghetsis

[@kantoboi9699]

This is what makes N so great. He's so complex that he can be seen as a rival, villain etc depending on the player's view!

[@SMCwasTaken]

@@kantoboi9699 he's not a villain He was abused by ghetsis

[@afrahahmed2364]

Masuda: R u okay thou bro? You've been drumming at it 4 a long time. Drummer: Na fam, I'm totally fi- **drops dead**

[@kingfoxclaw3786]

Madura:well time to hire a new drummer for black and white 2

[@RSD321KOOL]

Tojiri: Dude, what the fuck. Now we have to hide the body.

[@omegag2132]

*Masuda

[@kingfoxclaw3786]

+N OMG ITS N I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!

[@kingfoxclaw3786]

+N ok first...... WHY THE HECK DID YOU THINK A CAPED MANIAC WEARING AN EYE THING WOULD BE NICE!!!

[@seawed3414]

Its been a decade and gamefreak still has not explained to us the reason his actual name is "Natural Harmonia Gropius"

[@thekirbycrafter7229]

I’m pretty sure it’s explained somewhere on the comment section, but I think it has to do with how the beginning of his theme goes.

[@towasho9346]

Well, Ghetsis's full name is Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius, and N being Ghetsis's son he took the name as well.

[@Ryangameing4146]

Not even gonna lie didn't know that was his full name

[@zeeb2190]

Harmonia is written on the ball in his room,

[@mephinho5200]

Harmonia Gropius is just Ghetsis' surname, Natural is... i dunno

[@tylertichoc7330]

When N revealed he was the King of Team Plasma, I felt genuinely betrayed and never wanted to see him again. After he realized that he was being used and his life was a lie, then proceeded to leave on his own journey to reflect on his actions and decide what to do next and said that both of our Truths and Ideals were right and that he fully supported me............I actually cried a little bit. That was a day I would never forget. And from that point on, I've played every single Pokemon game. Because I finally realized that the world is not Black and White, there are more than two sides to every story, no matter what our beliefs are, we all live in the same beautiful world. And when we work together, believe in each other, and dream big, we can change the world.

[@PrScandium]

I'm fourteen and this is deep

[@chriscrowell8709]

He changed us all for the better, through his pain and struggle we've learned valuable lessons.

[@fankid5093]

Same i also felt betrayed but later realized he was used due to his personality of innocence, i legit found out right after the true boss even said a word of his plan

[@Jo-mq2lh]

Wow.. just wow👏🏾👏🏾

[@somehelluvafanboy8357]

Even SwSh? Well, people are REALLY hating on this game (except for me, and I didn't even played it, BUT I WANT TO!).

[@melmelo2111]

little reminder that zekrom let himself get caught just so he can beat the shit out of reshiram

[@dnd2432]

Or vice versa

[@gavinreed4343]

siblings

[@goldthehuman5703]

@goately i think N is more Ideals than truth. so Zekrom probably likes him more than Reshiram

[@goldthehuman5703]

@goately also on Pokemon Masters N has Zekrom(idk if Masters is canon but, on masters N only has Zekrom)

[@alexsiuciak7750]

@@goldthehuman5703 anniversary 2021 N Has reshiram do you're kinda wrong

[@GallantGriffinGaming]

So do you want this theme to be a rival theme, evil team leader theme, or a champion theme? Game Freak: yes

[@EchoCedric561]

Champion N sounds like the best fit to me

[@Vlumpty_Vonty]

Underated comment

[@wikiuser92]

​@@EchoCedric561 Technically, N is not a Champion. He rejected the title. But he's even stronger than the Champion. This is basically the equivalent of Red's theme: a Trainer even higher than the Champion!

[@SMCwasTaken]

N is technically not an antagonist, ghetsis just forced him to be one, so ghetsis is the real antagonist

[@wikiuser92]

@@SMCwasTaken N is a puppet king. He's not really evil, he's just been manipulated to do evil things.

[@Ecroose]

I wonder how they felt. Reshiram the one who stood with truth, and Zekrom, the one who stood with ideals. As you and N faced each other, did they remember the first heros? Do you think they remember the time they were one, when the two heros planned to work together? How much sorrow they must have felt that they had to watch two children stand in the place of the former heros, making the same mistakes.

[@chemicalfuzzy]

great, I’m sad now though that’s really something to think about

[@thatonegaminglatias4345]

O_O

[@HadeaRin]

Now I'm sad Really history sure loves to repeat itself.

[@kakashihatake326]

N is an adult, hes 21.

[@imbene7541]

Yeah that’s sad, I guess, but there’s also Kyurem!

[@trickstrgod911]

I wish more Pokémon games could have characters with stories as deep as N. As Pokémon is a game targeted towards children, I was blown away at how emotionally powerful N was as a character. While Gen 3 will always be my favorite generation of games for nostalgia purposes, Black and White definitely had the best story of any Pokémon game.

[@eeeeggnog._.]

any main series game at least

[@53ra]

@@eeeeggnog._. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games were spinoffs but they had an amazing asf story. The story was flipping amazing. Black and White too. I literally loved both of them so much I can't choose-

[@eeeeggnog._.]

@@53ra yeah that's what I was talking about. Explorers of Sky is my favorite pokemon game

[@53ra]

@@eeeeggnog._. Same here, I love that game so much aaa

[@Arko777777]

@@eeeeggnog._. Same. Explorers had so much emotional moments my favorite being in the special episode 5 when "In the morning sun" played.

[@tsukishiii]

Nautral Harmonia Gropius is the real name of "N". He is a descendant of the royal family who ruled Unova long ago. Ghetsis was also one of these descendants, but he unfortunately did not have the qualities required to be a king. So, to satisfy his dark intentions, he set out to find someone who could take him to the top of the world. That person was N, himself. It is said that he has supernatural powers, he could speak to all species in the world and even understand them. Nobody knows how it is possible, not even Ghetsis who cannot hide his admiration. Those qualities were common in the former royal family of Unova...

[@ignisspiritustenebris7137]

Epic shit man

[@imperatorsael7192]

Who the fuck named their kid gropius?! Do they want to destroy N's social life? Do they hate N? What does N ever do to them? That's mean

[@Sadakorka]

@@imperatorsael7192 lmao

[@Tunderboltz]

@@imperatorsael7192 imagine the Bullies calling N "Tropius" bc of his name and Hair

[@imperatorsael7192]

@@Tunderboltz Oh god i feel horrible for N

[@charlescacchione6346]

This was golden era Pokémon

[@ono_o_o]

The DS era was the best

[@WolfrostWasTaken]

Yeah. We just weren't realizing it.

[@TrueLadyEvilChan]

This will always be the best Gen. I loved it back then and it's my favorite even now.

[@nightmqrionne]

Yeah, unfortunately new Pokemon games are on the Switch, and I’m still stuck with my DS and 3DS.

[@zombiebrain1768]

@@ono_o_o game boy and ds were the golden era of Pokemon.

[@infinite6339]

Me: I've never had romantic relationships w a villain. *Ferris wheel says hi*

[@Pasunpuffin]

OH GOD! Oh noooooo 😂😂😂Aaaa!!! I feel u

[@irisaurios]

ME

[@ZR3009]

well god damn

[@femmemachete]

Imagine finding Heartbreaker Charles there on his bike.

[@arvoloidd1972]

Fuck it. Hilbermonia is CANON

[@Horystar]

Best antagonist. Best rival. Best champion. Best character of the whole history of Pokémon. Best music of all.

[@ATLienMJ]

*Laughs in Blue*

[@wildfire9280]

@@ATLienMJ Best Antagonist (by far): N Best Rival: Blue Best Girl: Iris

[@AWWYEAHHHHHH]

I think fire red/leaf green blue theme is the best soundtrack. But N's theme is 100% top 5 of all time

[@katherinelayne7602]

N isn’t really a rival but he is an amazing character

[@oeoeoeoeoeoea]

@@wildfire9280 Best Rival: Hugh

[@damonrichardson1999]

It always amazes me how genuine as an enemy N was. He's the only antagonist in Pokémon to befriend and battle with the power of a legendary Pokémon. He's fighting with Reshiram/Zekrom because they deem him worthy and want to battle. In Pokémon Colosseum and XD, Cipher uses legendary Pokémon because their hearts are shut and they are feral slaves for battle. Ghetsis controls Kyurem to battle for him and planned to control/defeat N to control the legendary dragons too. Volo teamed up with Giratina but clearly used it just to fight and defeat the trainer so he could eventually defeat Arceus itself. Others simply failed to manipulate legendary Pokémon, such as the OG Mewtwo and how he destroyed the lab and defied Giovanni. N is the only enemy who is so genuine that legendary Pokémon deem him a worthy ally and even see him as a friend.

[@Espeon804]

*After learning that N is King of Team Plasma* Me: Spell "Fun"

[@SupremoLordLotad]

Don't copypaste from BrawlBRSTMs3 Caught you! :P

[@Espeon804]

I didn't copypaste. I just recalled what I exactly said from that video and retyped it here! XD

[@SupremoLordLotad]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees, i'm really trusting you. xD (Oh, right, did youtube send the private message i sent you last week? :v)

[@AttractorsAltAccount]

FUN

[@gamerprince-tl5hg]

I remember when I first saw he was king. I flipped out xD was so surprised by it

[@archibald5128]

Nobody: N in Pokemon White: *BLUE EYES WHITE DRAGON!*

[@ihaveaname699]

_OH MY GOD YEAH_

[@shawnli4746]

Always thought they were light end dragon and dark end dragon instead

[@humbledexrian]

My trainer named Joey trying to be cool: WELL I PLAY RED EYES BLACK DRAGON

[@SolaricSage116]

@@humbledexrian Then There Is Yellow-Eyes Gray Dragon.

[@joshieking6211]

This would make even more sense if their elements were swapped lol

[@krisskross7700]

The only trainer powerful enough to say the N-word

[@The_Dragon_Tiamat]

That word being.... *gulp* N-Natural Harmonia Gropius

[@humanbeing1946]

Crescent Moon *:^0*

[@Xman34washere]

Natural Harmonia Gropius

[@The_Dragon_Tiamat]

@@Xman34washere sorry about that

[@L3_MufF1n]

Gropius makes me feel uncomfortable

[@The1HP]

N is a very interesting character in gaming history. One of my favorites. So let me talk about him. Purrloin the Devious pokemon. *Devious* meaning, "showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals" . The *first* pokemon N uses in his first battle against you. This foreshadows his role as the King of Team Plasma, using his "underhanded tactics" in creating what he feels is the best future for Pokémon. But he isn't sure whether it is best, so he sets out on a journey throughout Unova, learning more about the relationship between people and pokemon. And, so he questions his deviousness, and not to long after, we meet him again in Nacrene City after dealing with the first and second encounters of the Team Plasma grunts. Though these two encounters have a slight meaning within. We first meet Team Plasma in the Dreamyard, then in Wellspring cave. *Wellspring* meaning, "an original and bountiful source of something." And *Dream* meaning, "a cherished aspiration, ambition, or *ideal* ." Fitting for Team Plasma. Since, Dreams/Ideals are perceived to be the wellspring of Team Plasma. Plasma is such a weird name for an evil team, so I thought deeper and came to a conclusion that it's to express the fact that their goals are an outlier compared to other goals. Knowing Plasma is a state of matter everyone doesn't acknowledge, but Team Plasma acknowledges it, in this case, their leaders own desires. Soon, a little girl gets her pokemon stolen, and that is when we first witness the I guess, pain of seperation, mostly through the eyes of Bianca. With the help of your two friends Cheren and Bianca, as mentioned and showed, they are opposites, but they still are great friends because of the balance you bring as Hilbert. And in his story, it's also him who will be the hero, who prevents Team Plasma, more so N, from creating a future of Black and White. Between the line of truth and ideal. One of the best rivals in the series because of their personalities, growth, and deeper meaning. Wait that reminds me, I forgot in the Bulgarian language I beleive Cheren means black, and Bianca means White. That makes my point make more sense. Moving back to N, we never see him with a Purrloin ever again, as he continues his own journey learning more about the relationship between people and pokemon, questioning whether they are *truly* happy. Lost in his desires to create a new world for pokemon. And learning the wellspring of Pokémons happiness. Which is the whole clique friendship, bondage with people theme, lol. NOW, we only battle N 5 times. In the iconic Accumula Town, Nacrene City, Nimbasa City, Chargestone Cave, and in the Pokémon League. In that first battle, N did tell us that he wanted to treat pokémon as friends, and that, is what he does. There is a pattern in the 5 battles. And that is that N only uses the pokemon that live in harmony in each of the routes. Pinwheel Forest, Route 4, and Chargestone Cave. -tympole, timburr, pidove -scraggy, darumaka,sandile, and sigyliph -boldore, klink, ferroseed, joltik Since he can talk to Pokémon. He's think to himself and say some sht like, "I could be friends with pokemon, and communicate with them better, if they are too also friends." So he catches them all and trains them together. However, in the final battle, it's different, but still the same intent from N. He has a Vanilluxe, they are two, but they work as one, then he has the two fossils who once lived together in the ancient past of Unova, then he has Klinklang, 3 in one. And lastly he has Zoroark and Zekrom, the two pokemon that bonds with him. Throughout the game, the gym leaders finished off with their strongest pokemon, but because of N's final hopes and determination in this future he wants for pokemon, he leads with his strongest, but we showed him who was the strongest, who had the better mind, who had more bondage and faith in their pokémon. Very climatic. Now, this theme is goated fr. In the beginning you hear what I like to imagine, the sound of wind flowing through the trees, and where do we see N in the opening of the game? In a forest with pokemon. So I could imagine those trees representing the beginning of N's natural love for pokemon, in that forest. In this theme you could hear heartbeats, and a clock ticking. This is the last chance to save Unova, to save N really. N does have a heartbeat and is a human with emotions and dreams, going against Ghetsis perception of N. And the cries you hear in the back, I imagine those as Reshiram's cries, rising and falling, as N battles with the truth(Reshiram/Us in the story), with the different sounds similar to the Team Plasma theme. I like to think Black is the cannon Pokémon game. I mean, you got to fight the truth against N's ideals being expressed through Zekrom. And in the story told by Drayden, there was a younger brother and older brother. Younger sought truth, older sought ideals and there was conflict. Since we are the young one, especially playing as a kid, (which is more epic), it fits the theme and story better. I honestly just played the game again, and this time read the dialogue after so long, and the game is pretty deep for a kids game. So I decided to come here, and type what I think and what I noticed in my favorite pokemon game, since it's fresh in my mind. I like to think it's more than some clique friendship themed game. So yeah, Game Freak did amazing with this one, and I hope we get to have another pokemon game like Pokemon Black with hidden meanings, and another unique villain and plot.

[@krimorant]

You wrote all that....damn

[@krimorant]

Now I want unova remakes lol. I geuss billiant and shining comes first tho

[@The1HP]

@@krimorant Black 3 would be fire.

[@queenjohnbee3411]

Dear god man,how kind did it take to write all that out? Also I heard the reason they’re called Plasma is partially because that’s what Zekrom’s electricity and Reshiram’s fire are made of and the absence of plasma causes Kyurem’s ice.

[@The1HP]

@@queenjohnbee3411 ah, alright. That makes more sense, lol.

[@sooeycune895]

Shoutout to the last antagonist that actually made you feel accomplished in besting. What a great game. Thank you gen 5 for really expanding the pokemon franchise

[@KaleEb449]

And then XY happened, and we went back to level 1.

[@despairox]

Sun and Moon might be promising though

[@bjobbert6262]

i hope so, god if they ever going to remake gen 5, imagine how godly team plasma castle will be, holy shit

[@matiasvidalgarcia1388]

however, I DISAGREE!!!

[@despairox]

Bjobbert I was told by a friend who got it that it was just as good maybe Better but I'm still waiting for my copy

[@ianthecoolthief6226]

"You are challenged by Pkmn Trainer N" "Pkmn Trainer N sent out Zekrom" "Go, Samurott!" *"You can't run from Trainer Battles"*

[@dylanhawley2088]

That is true BUT Y SAMUROTT ITS GOTTA BE SEPERIOR!!!!!!

[@mr.greninjaa54]

As someone who also picked samurott, I understand. Although I was the one with zekrom, Shauntal's jellicent with water absorb and energy ball still gave me and my samurott nightmares we will *never* recover from.

[@witheredbonnie9268]

@@mr.greninjaa54 same

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

@@dylanhawley2088 but mine was. "N sent out Zekrom" "Go, Samurott" "Use Ice Beam!"

[@magicstick1306]

I played pokemon white when I was like 8 or 9 when I was stupid, and tbh, I literally mowed through n and ghetsis. I sent out zekrom first and when he fainted I had to send out my samurott. I think I had him around mid level 60s, but my samurott was all that I used and I really regret being stupid back then

[@tedscheett9420]

Everybody talking about how Hop got a legendary thus making him the strongest rival... Let them to their delusions...

[@katonnor]

Hop got his legendary after we just caught ours. N has his legendary before before we even had the light or dark stone.

[@tedscheett9420]

@@BlueAizu_ Then how about this: N was a better Rival. He wasn't a sterotype of the rival, being either your best friend or a complete dick. N had a goal that he was able to meet. Befriend the legendary Pokemon and beat the Champion. And he flattened Alder. Only when he fights a climactic battle, legend against legend, hero against hero, does he truly lose. But what happens to Hop? He gets curb stomped and his dream of standing on the same stage as Leon is never realized. After catching the most powerful Galar Pokemon, what does he do? He pulls the career of RESEARCH ASSISTANT out of nowhere. Just because you catch a legendary Pokemon doesn't mean you're good.

[@esteban8471]

@@tedscheett9420 Actually, Hop says he wants to become a professor because he feels like it's the best way he can help others. Sure, N is a vastly superior character in every regard, but Hop is by no means bad.

[@user-bw9jo2iz5s]

@top text he has a zazamenta not zacian

[@arandompersonontheinternet2316]

@top text I got shield. Meaning I got Zamazenta. My team was under leveled. And guess what happened? I creamed his team

[@nathanmeadows5323]

This is still one of the hardest tracks that's ever come from Pokemon. Loved it when I was 10, still love it at 21.

[@veenadayma6514]

Yeah; easily the hardest tracks, but Sada and Turo may dethrone this track in that aspect ig

[@Diamond_Jay1]

oh god im old

[@lunasteelmaster2799]

Loved it at 21, still love it at 33

[@n47ural]

You love my theme

[@LITTLE1994]

I'm 30 and I love it.

[@mystical_ip7131]

The best damn rival you’ll ever see. Understands pokemon language King of team plasma Defeated champion before you Caught a legendary Used via manipulation Green hair!!! Team plasma is overall the best evil group, but only 2nd most powerful (team rocket is most powerful (if you dont count the original game or origins))

[@splitjawjanitor5369]

Team Rocket was never all that powerful outside of the anime tbh. The biggest thing they ever did was make Mewtwo and in the games that's really not harmed anyone. And in gen 2 all they did was take over a radio tower for five minutes before being kicked out? And Rainbow Rocket doesn't really count since it's literally everyone including Plasma.

[@DrDriloDrBacte]

Well, the first most powerful team, because father and son use freaking legendaries and Ghetsis tries to kill you with Kyurem on the secuel, so yeah, they got the price

[@peppercat1887]

I wouldn't say caught a legendary as much as it was literally befriending it. We catch Pokemon, N literally befriends them to join him cause he is a semi supernatural force that makes Pokemon follow him, even a legendary. It's like he has a charisma stat of 500 when the stat caps at 100.

[@its-so-ouverture]

Also: Cute boy Good voice actors

[@its-so-ouverture]

Lemon is seriously infatuated with N.

[@infnew5343]

It may not be this year, or the next, but SOME DAY we will get those gen 5 remakes and the music will SLAP.

[@BoxxKitty]

Y E S

[@criticalf0ll0w16]

Let's hope we get the full gen 5 dex But we know that won't happen not on the Switch and knowing them they might butcher the game

[@itsjustmerlin]

yes please...

[@pkmnproductions7461]

If we get gen 5 remakes someday I hope to God they KEEP Unova to ONLY have Unova mons. I don't want no fucking Gens 1-4 in it. I'd rather be ok with only Unova again or hell ONLY add gens 6-8 in it. I want Unova remakes to be a Gen with only gens 5-10 (gen 9/10 should be out when Unova gets remade) Pokémons in it so kids of that time can experience a actual NEW & refreshing era. Gens 1-4 fans by that time wont be into Pokémon anyways.

[@nicolocetto]

OH Y E S

[@BenFM]

Not only do these games have spectacular music but also an amazing storyline in comparison to other Pokemon games. Villains who are an actual threat, both in battle and in game context. Ghetsis is purely evil, the player is purely good and N represents the confused balance in between showing that the world is not black and white. The journey is not only N’s discovery of that but also something the players eyes can be widened up to.

[@BenFM]

Also best elite 4 theme and Iris is one of the best champions (fun character, great theme and genuinely strong team)

[@zeeb2190]

@@BenFM and the champion of the elite 4 has an actual personality?!!? talk about a first time for everything he was wonderful

[@imbene7541]

I guess just Gen 3 but better, like Gen 4

[@CryoflareTheWolf]

plus it's gym leaders literally beat the shit out of team plasma except for the striaton gym leaders like it was the best moment of my entire playthrough

[@terrance3218]

You're forgetting that the Gym Leaders had actual personalities

[@infinitepotato001]

I don't remember who said it but basically it was revealed that N was letting you capture the other legendary to assert dominance. This guy's not just built different, He's built better.

[@gingerale0123]

@@matthewian5874 Oh god--

[@supershinobiartist5231]

@@matthewian5874 *BEGONE SINNER* *Proceeds to use Judgement with Arceus*

[@RaceBandit]

Well, it blew up in his face. My Reshiram [outsped/won the tie], paralyzed with Dragon Breath, *I GOT THE PARA PROC,* and Zekrom stood no chance.

[@doot7730]

A power play of the highest calibre

[@karana2833]

@@RaceBandit ok

[@notditto4948]

If I ever get a copy of pokemon black or white, I'm setting my text speed to fast right before I encounter N. So he talks e x t r a f a s t edit: I got it a while ago and am really enjoying it!

[@teto1540]

_s o n i c s p e e d_

[@yaeslover]

cheren: slow down. You talk too fast

[@teto1540]

@MC Pillager #67 p o o p y

[@notditto4948]

@MR. X nah, haven't gotten the game yet

[@Cat-ki3hy]

E e. E e e e e e e. E e e e

[@maverick5169]

I love how at 1:00 you can hear flames and thunders

[@samza9233]

symbolic to the Pokemon, its great!

[@Mesruksi]

Da Maverick Blast I didn't even realise that they were sounds from those

[@Amatersuful]

they sound like from gen 3

[@somasaysmeep8281]

Who else was happy that N actually appeared in the anime? :)

[@somasaysmeep8281]

Michael Fuller :D

[@spacechild8223]

+SomaSaysMeep Me! I love N!

[@somasaysmeep8281]

ＨａｒｕｋａハルカＭａｙ:D

[@nexus_r]

Older I got, I stopped with the anime and just continued with the game considering how they are still going for aiming the show towards 10 year olds. I mean, is N any interesting in it? N is one of my favorite characters, and I'm curious how he translates into the anime.

[@hildahilda9468]

+Elite Reticle his goal males more sense, he doesnt capture pokemon with pokeballs he just makes friends instead so it kinda makes more sense and he takes hits to protect pokemon

[@baidengallo3063]

1:38 gives me chills every time I hear it

[@mxtoastytoad]

I myself am more partial to the part right before that.

[@SMCwasTaken]

@Caitlyn Carvalho gay weirdo

[@bizarre_jaco]

N is the best character in the whole franchise.

[@Bemw0]

Mabye

[@itzcheeze2356]

Agreed

[@Puggers22]

N and Peony are my favorite characters in the Pokemon franchise

[@imthatoneashblossominyouro7935]

One of the best!

[@Puggers22]

Sonia is just like any other professor in Pokemon they have goals, take juniper for example she is all about the origins of Pokemon and why they exist, Sonia is about History and solving it, I honestly don't have a problem with Sonia because she is sweet and It's cool to see her understand the wolves and the brother

[@duncanquinn4103]

His necklace has the same colorations as Kyurem. Doubting that's a coincidence, and it's a pretty subtle detail.

[@thewitchbasket]

Something that never made sense to me: Everyone says that N's partner is Reshiram because they played White, but.... From an in-game mythological standpoint, it makes more sense for him to have Zekrom. N's whole thing is making his ideal world, which, for the most part, was built on half-truths and lies. Zekrom, as the Dragon of Ideals, would support him. On the other hand, your trainer is fighting to maintain the relationship people have with pokemon, which, for the most part, is demonstrably true. Therefore, Reshiram, the Dragon of Truth, would support your character. Something to think about.

[@hosuhla9566]

I played Black Version so this is how i saw it.

[@missingno2401]

i played black so i also see it this way

[@channelname8970]

It could also be that N is trying to find the truth behind the relationship between trainers and Pokemon. He says at the end of the game that, as he progressed further and further in his journey, he met more and more Pokemon who were happy with their trainers, and that went against everything he knew. At the end, when you defeat him, he realizes the truth; that some Pokemon genuinely care about their trainers. I can't really think of a way that ideals match with Hilbert/Hilda, though...

[@jackwood6234]

I agree! That's what always grinds my gears. I believe his dragon should be Zekrom for entirely that reason!

[@demy1393]

The mangaká agree with you. They made clear from the start that Team Plasma wanted Zekrom

[@SpeakUltimateTruth]

*That moment when you realize you were never the main character of this game.*

[@Moonlit-Paradox]

N was always the main character... let's face it, he has the hat.

[@brendansage6876]

​​@@Moonlit-Paradox To be fair, the protagonists also have a hat, XD

[@Moonlit-Paradox]

@@brendansage6876 yeah...but N's hat is just built different

[@aylmao1715]

Spanish N be like: Ñ

[@JosephKun27]

Ene*.

[@TedMerc]

Ñino

[@pedrocondemesa7049]

Arriba España

[@supremeoverlord0]

Confirmation that I laugh at the dumbest stuff.

[@Fokisi13]

Japanese Enu

[@thefat8000]

Think N is easy? Send your Zekrom/Reshiram to the PC.

[@KaosAlex]

I mean. My level 58 Krookodile laughed at the Legendary. And his Zekrom killed my Reshiram so

[@epictroller861]

@@KaosAlex you literally over leved that krookodile, try fighting him on equal grounds for an actual challenge

[@KaosAlex]

@@epictroller861 Sorry everyone else died in the Elite 4 and He had to carry. They all were level 50 when I walked into the League

[@epictroller861]

@@KaosAlex yeah but like why didn't you level all your mons to level 50 or smth? And why did you grind him to level 58??? And was that a nuzlocke?

[@dominicbrunsmeier7830]

*Laughing with my Samurott* Reshiram? What Reshiram? All I see is drowned dragon.

[@creemsidy]

There is nothing I want more than N to make a reappearance. There is something about his character that I am so oddly attracted to, and I don't know why. He is just that character you want to see more of. His story, his character, it’s so unique and special compared to other characters in Pokémon. N is what really made me love Unova.

[@raphaelkgh218]

Seeva yeah!!!! 😍😍😍😍😉

[@Letmeseeitnow19]

N's just a sweetheart, and he's adorable.

[@chronikek]

I feel it’s because he was the only team leaders done right. The other team leaders like Giovanni are extremely one dimensional and are evil for the sake of being evil. N is more of an anti-hero than a villain, he’s a good person with good intentions, even though he doesn’t do good actions. (lying, manipulation) That is much more interesting and likeable then “hurr durr me evil cause I like stealing pokemans hurr durr”

[@jonathangillooly9361]

Ikr I was really happy to have grimsly reappear in sun moon, but miss N even more

[@caffeinefiend9304]

@@chronikek N isn't the real team leader though, it was Ghetsis who was the true leader of Team Plasma and the big bad villain of B&W. I see N not as a villain, but more of a rival character whose ideals and beliefs clash with the player's. Its true that he was King of Team Plasma and what not but that was because he was put into that position by Ghetsis, the real villain and N's father. It was Ghetsis who was lying to and manipulating people into believing his gospel so he could steal their pokemon and rule the Unova region. N, on the other hand, truly believed in the ideals put forth by Team Plasma. He only wanted the best for pokemon, which is why he too was manipulated and used by Team Plasma for their own benefit... or rather, just his father's benefit. N has a tragic story imo

[@yerba_morte]

man, gen 5 isnt my favorite gen but dear god the entire progression of the final parts of these games is perfection. the elite four, your challenge being interrupted, progressing through N's Castle with that incredible theme playing, catching the dragon, battling N, and then finally battling Ghetsis. it's all just so good! so many little things stand out like the fact that N's battle theme changes to sound more intense compared to his regular theme, and the Team Plasma emblem popping up next to his battle intro portrait. it's all incredibly well done

[@Kagetora-]

It's my #1 favorite gen. It was the peak of the mainline pokemon games.

[@rajvirratia6703]

@@Kagetora- it's also when competitive pokemon started to really take off

[@mickbotcast]

Imo BW is the best gen too... other gen might have something that may did better than BW but overall BW+BW2 is clearly on the top

[@vedantgamer99]

Me: Get Ready N. I can fight without My Reshiram. N: Sends out Zekrom. Me: Can I Use Your PC.

[@zanies6288]

You must be dumb to think he is going to send Purrloin again😂

[@foxythepirate5746]

he literally caught the zekrom before this whole thing happened in a cutscene so what do u expect

[@pokemontraineralex7477]

@Dillon Howington Ah yes my favourite type Earth type (jokes out of the way are you from the tcg?)

[@Pocket_Jake]

i love how they made N go from the main antagonist to an ally in under 30 seconds at the very end and it still made complete sense

[@shimblywimbles158]

Gen 5 may not have been the strongest gameplay-wise, but goddamn did it give us some fantastic characters. From the naive, all-loving nature-boy N, to his perfect opposite in the unscrupulous, calculating, and science-minded Colress, both of them defying the usual dichotomy of clear good and evil in their own way. It also gave us one of the darkest monsters in the series in Ghetsis, who managed to be thoroughly evil without diving into edgeland like Lysandre did. Gen 7 has given us some similarly incredible characters, but Gen 5 still has the story crown imo.

[@Exisist5151]

Callum Morgan Ghetsis plays mental warfare with alder especially when he mentioned alder's old volcarona. To play games with a champion is insane and so is he.

[@samif1128]

Callum Morgan To me, Gen 7 and 5 are tied for best story and characters.

[@shimblywimbles158]

SamiF I actually agree, having now finished Sun & Moon. Lusamine and Ghetsis are kind of foils to each other. Both are monstrous parents to a significant character, but where Ghetsis was manipulative and hinged his plan on N, Lusamine was utterly neglectful. N remains my favourite character so far though.

[@danielwalmsley6592]

Lusamine actually ended up snapping out of it and having a reality check, at the very least. Ghetsis just didn't care. He was a sociopath that in the end just didn't care about N at all, and was only using him to achieve world domination.

[@coleschlarmann1721]

Callum Morgan And the coolest and most abstract pokemon.

[@naturn3]

I love how from 1:00 to 1:10, you hear flames flaring on the left and thunder crackling on the right, such an amazing detail to this theme

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

God damn I never noticed that holy fuck

[@AmbassadorBreadloaf]

The reason for why I like this music so much is because not only does it fit for the decesive battle, but also because quite literally every single little sound effect and instrument actually represents something. Every. Single. One of them. Mother of Satan! In fact, one of the sound effects in this theme (along with how Masuda explained it on his blog) is the reason behind my craziest theory surrounding N (not that I have any other ones, but oh well). Well, either way. This fight is supposed to be against someone who would, if you fail, end up unknowingly make Ghetsis the leader of the world. It's a fight hero vs. hero; dragon vs. dragon; truth vs ideal. A fight that's going to determine the fate of the world and its future. Man, GF really took their storytelling up to eleven (on pokemon standards, that is) with these games.

[@LloydRhodesBrandon]

Please explain this, it sounds so interesting!

[@AmbassadorBreadloaf]

Lloyd Rhodes-Brandon Umm, excuse me, but explain what?

[@LloydRhodesBrandon]

Sorry - I meant, could you explain what you mean by everything in the song having a meaning, or maybe link me to the blog post? And I'd also love to know this theory you have :)

[@redviolet5158]

Have you heard the bonus track version of this theme?

[@LloydRhodesBrandon]

Le Chris Nope. Why?

[@dansaunders1655]

Reshiram: *eats hair* mmmm good shit

[@untitleddocument5231]

Yum

[@youcantstoptherock1954]

Aw yeah, this is some *good shit.*

[@kirs0661]

You Can't Stop The Rock and zekrom is trying to touch dat ass

[@DJTileTurnip]

If Reshiram eats his hair, what's Zekrom doing?

[@Kekian0]

DJ Tile Turnip tryna get de booty

[@indi-dfcz9809]

Isn’t it great when instead of fighting some asshole rival or friendly companion you fight your Crush?

[@amaikurusu188]

yES-

[@chemicalfuzzy]

BYE

[@The_Dragon_Tiamat]

Exactly!

[@onlineskitty]

but what if the asshole rival IS your crush

[@The_Dragon_Tiamat]

@@onlineskitty Then you get the best of both worlds fighting an asshat and also fighting your crush.

[@teebly8232]

N is the perfect antagonist. If you look at all the other antagonists, you’ll see that they stop being evil just because their plans were stopped. He sticks with his beliefs but changes how he goes about it.

[@ΓιάννηςΜεταξάς-ρ5φ]

@caitlyncarvalho7637 you really want N to fuck people dont you lmao

[@ΓιάννηςΜεταξάς-ρ5φ]

@caitlyncarvalho7637 why would I? It's pkmn. Let me have at least 1 piece of media where there's no mention of boning.

[@GhetsisHarmoniaGropius]

@caitlyncarvalho7637 I threaten them. Simple.

[@neonalley9346]

Oh nooooo 😂

[@river_brook]

i guess platinum cyrus fucking off into oblivion probably to his death counts as stopping being evil in some sense

[@ShadowSkyX]

Funny. In order to see to his vision of an ideal world, he is led astray practically from birth with lies and manipulation. The real truth was never far, but seeking his ideal world lead him right back to the source of what or rather who drove his ideals. As they say, "The Truth shall set you free." I feel Reshiram suits N: it completes him. He strives for ideals on the surface but I believe he wanted to know the truth about himself more, even if he didn't realize it: either way, the truth would've made itself known soon enough had his plans gone through as intended.

[@Dragofrost7777]

The best part about this is you hit the nail right on the head. Reshiram's Pokedex description says it appears before one it deems a hero and reveals all it's truth (Zekrom's is the same thing with Ideals). Reshiram is trying to show N his truth and N even comments this himself in the BW2 Memory Link flashbacks saying he can see the truth Reshiram was trying to show him (which for closure was to not try to liberate pokemon and instead use his gift to tell people what thier pokemon thought of them and change the world that way, trainer by trainer)

[@Hyliaaa]

Yep, N canonically has Reshiram :)

[@crispyhottakes]

This could be my bias towards Reshiram being my favorite Pokemon, but I prefer him having Zekrom. The entirety of Team Plasma is ideals. Hilbert/Hilda bring them to light with the truth. Given, N isn’t necessarily Team Plasma, Ghetsis is, but without the protagonist, N would’ve still become the king of Team Plasma, disallowing him to see the truth and allowing Ghetsis to carry out the rest of his plan. The dragons also tend to seek out a hero who embodies them whole-heartedly, and I feel as though Hilbert/Hilda represent truth more solidly than N does (especially since N carries on with his ideal to set all Pokemon free in BW2. At that point, he’s seen the truth and doesn’t need to seek it out anymore).

[@Ezioauditore5678]

Zelda no he doesn’t. Origins doesn’t count towards game canon at all. It’s still left ambiguous.

[@joaquinglantz350]

@@Ezioauditore5678 You mean Generations.

[@platinumnova6485]

I just noticed that you can hear static and flames in the background, representing the two dragons fighting. *These are the best Pokémon games, period.*

[@Aki169]

I'm so glad someone pointed this out, i was like: "this is f***ing insane". I can imagine them just spamming their signature moves fusion flare and fusion bolt. Depending on who goes first their move gets strengthened and i like the animation of it.

[@LowIntSpecimen]

Also, N has voice acting.

[@nedkelly8958]

Team Rocket: What a joke? Team Magma: What a bunch of nerds. Team Aqua: What a bunch of grunts. Team Galactic: WTF!? Team Plasma: God damn it PETA you became cool!

[@its-so-ouverture]

🤣

[@XarathDominion]

@@lecherousfish "Hi Colress Swift here, and to show you the power of ICE BEAM *BWEEEEEEMMMMMM* I FROZE THIS CITY!"

[@megamansoupreme7122]

For Rocket, they're pretty much just the mafia... So kinda, yeah Magma at least tried to do some sorta help, even if it was dumb as hell Aqua is just dumb as hell, cuz while they are kinda cool, thier entire plan is a terrible idea Honestly, I can't disagree with ur desc on Galactic, those guys were literally insane or something and coulda caused real damage And Plasma was actually trying to really be noble (But Ghetsis just had to ruin everything and make PETA evil... Cool, but evil) And this is my unnecessarily long (Or just unnecessary) analysis of the teams you've listed EDIT: Now that I think about it, the pokemon world has a really big organized crime issue, as in, every single country or major area has a criminal organization in there

[@thatonegaminglatias4345]

More like PETA became 100x more heartless...

[@cold-bloodedbeats4139]

@@thatonegaminglatias4345 I mean weren't they already?

[@Kriskirby1992]

When an OST battle theme is powerful enough to send literal shivers down your spine you know they did something right

[@Laserbeak316]

Man was it intense during the final battle with N. Primarily since he's the first and only NPC to actually use a title Legendary Pokémon against you (well at least used to be until Team Rainbow Rocket in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon). Man was it so awesome to battle his Reshiram with my Zekrom in the opening battle. Little known fact: Reshiram and Zekrom's signature moves, Fusion Flare and Fusion Bolt, will actually increase in power whenever one is hit by the other in the same turn.

[@Mesruksi]

Laserbeak316 I knew that because I read the description of the move in-game

[@amberhernandez]

Unfortunately, Fusion Flare still gets screwed because it's 25% effective, as opposed to 50% effective (Bolt).

[@AnAverageArceus]

@@amberhernandez They're both ½ effective. Dragon alone does not have any quad resistances, and fire to electric has normal effectiveness.

[@splitjawjanitor5369]

Fun strategy for this fight: N always starts the first turn by having his dragon use its Fusion move, and since it's one level higher than yours it will always go first, meaning if you use your Fusion move it'll get the boost, forcing N to waste his Full Restore and giving you a free turn to wittle his dragon down from full health again.

[@LKNear]

I want N in pokemon sun and moon, or colress, i think it would be awesome

[@TheOriginalShadow18]

Nate River we might see him he was famous for beating the champion

[@Clever_man5]

N could be a member of the aether foundation

[@TheOriginalShadow18]

oh hell naw

[@aydenroberts332]

Nate River well, you got one

[@arcaderabbit7788]

Yeah, I wish N could make a return. I was hoping so with Sun and Moon, but maybe next time. (Also, love your username. I actually just finished watching Death Note a few days ago.)

[@PanPanokola]

N definitely has to be one of the most interesting characters in Pokemon.

[@magentasky234]

I absolutely love N's character development. He's one of my favourite antagonists. I'm glad he came back in Pokémon Masters.

[@joaovictormineironasciment2957]

Me: Okay, final battle! Gonna whoop this guy's as- N: *sends out a fUCKING LEGENDARY* me: wait, that's illegal-

[@chriscrowell8709]

Me to N: STOP!! You have violated the law!

[@fankid5093]

I mean it is technically legal

[@callic3962]

Untold Secret: he used action replay to get a legendary

[@BladeXRG]

@@callic3962 nop when you beat 7th gym he catches the legendary of the opposite version.

[@spacechild8223]

I honestly just love N as a character… And his theme is Awesome! :D

[@Floodl3CaNoodl3]

He's so handsome all of his themes are outstanding... 💚

[@harishmuraledaran4756]

and i love how he is gay :) i am happy he is gay both meaning :)

[@innen1801]

How is he gay exactly?

[@javaughn7504]

Mkdp101 Gaming I think he meant happy

[@innen1801]

Ok.

[@cosmalade]

Gen 5 was possibly the best generation that Pokemon has ever had. Change my mind.

[@dairy2747]

gen 7

[@altaccounti6520]

@@dairy2747 pretty much lol

[@eduardod.felipe6596]

@@dairy2747 kkkkkkkk

[@bruhsomebodytookmyuser]

Gen 3.(remade)

[@cosmalade]

@@bruhsomebodytookmyuser Those were OR/AS, right? I did like those ones bc of Mega Evolution, but in terms of story strength i still think gen 5 does it better, especially with 5.2.

[@Kinger-cw4ez]

HIS. OFFICAL. NAME. IS. Natural Harmonia Gropius.

[@purplegeno8179]

Kinger 5733 ok. We already know this

[@bflbirdforlifebfl7921]

Gropius

[@davidsantana1794]

so...Ghetsis Gropius?

[@arcaderabbit7788]

David Santana I don't know about Gropius because Ghetsis said that he shared the name Harmonia with N.

[@davidsantana1794]

Jade Harley ah, i see

[@Rypio_39]

One of the best characters Gamefreak ever made. I wish he appears in a future game.

[@robertgordon6877]

he eventually will......b/w remakes will have its time to shine (well unless game freak goes out of business or something like that)

[@pizzachild6587]

One of the unbroken rules of the universe is that game freak will never go out of business

[@Charmcaster333]

n has the best character style

[@plutitogus]

Yes!

[@KaleEb449]

N IS the best character. Along with most of BW's characters.

[@davidecapretta2744]

👍

[@Charmcaster333]

im a guy so idk wtf u talkin bout

[@monhyang6077]

Luzamine too! > ▽

[@johnwhittington7837]

Can we agree that black and white game was one of the best Pokémon games ever made

[@ottomannoCPV]

fr

[@darshio8307]

Probably the best

[@ionlycreatedthissothatican6859]

It's definitely the best writing wise

[@josephmorgan3881]

My favourite Gen by a mile. Challenging fights, QOL changes, banging music and an amazing region I love it

[@Mikeee00]

i don't think it will ever be topped, either. GF went all out on this game.

[@Jinxbreaker]

There isn’t a single thing not amazing about black and white

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

Garbodor, it's literally trash

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

@Ollie Haze I'm not bashing on Unova's pokemon designs, I actually like a lot of the pokemon. I was making a joke about how there is literally a piece of trash pokemon and how that's the trashes thing of the gen

[@HadeaRin]

Lol I get the joke. But if we're being rather direct then BW has lack of side content compared to other so the exploration side is rather low. BW2 fixed the problem in BW at the cost of its story (they're still cool but is just usual Pokemon story compared to BW that do their own things)

[@AvatarN]

The anime

[@EVPointMaster]

It is slightly too handholdy, even though all games after are much worse at this

[@tedscheett9420]

N: Black. Black: N. (Black walks forward) N: Oh? You are approaching me? Instead of running away, you are coming straight towards me? Black: I cannot kick your ass if I'm running away. N: Oho! Then come as close as you like. (N walks to meet him) N: Shall we Compare the power of our dragons?

[@tixx2972]

top text How exactly does that make him a weeb?

[@marcelovieira519]

*Fusion Flare/Bolt spamming starts*

[@Meracog]

The best story in a pokemon game imo. And N is a legend.

[@marcelovieira519]

Yes, N is part of the Tao Trio

[@sosams]

This theme went from being the theme of being slaughtered by a Zekrom to being the theme of being slaughtered by a Mega Rayquaza

[@RikcirenarVoidscale]

That means...if you dont get slaughtered by Ivy at stage 155

[@angelsobituary]

i get chills whenever i hear this song now because of that fight

[@mylesguda2505]

the beginning 17 seconds of this theme will always be my favorite part

[@SleeplessLuna]

+Prismo Wishmaster can i have my wish prismo?

[@mylesguda2505]

***** Sure thing, what's your wish.

[@SleeplessLuna]

i wish that the reptilian army raid would stop

[@SleeplessLuna]

hisssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@mylesguda2505]

***** I hope you're ready for the consequences that come with your wish. which reptilian army? On which world? How does it end? do I steal some hero from another dimension? do I poison their food? How will this affect the rest of the world this army is located in? is it for the better or the worse?

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Genwunners: You can't just use stupidly designed Pokemon like an Ice cream cone and gears on your main team. N: That's where you're wrong kiddo

[@afarensis9720]

Dunno why people had problems with Klinklang, it was one of the coolest Gen 5 designs imo

[@Ocean_Lord_derpfish]

that gear pokemon happen to be one of my favorite and he can kick most of gen 1 ass

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

@@Ocean_Lord_derpfish I mean, Klinklang is pretty cool but can he beat most of Gen 1? Probably not. Hydreigon on the other hand, could run through all of them with little to no trouble thanks to his wide amount of coverage

[@mongedopantano6169]

@@goldenhydreigon4727 Klinklang with shift gear can erase every pokemon with 4x speed and 4x attack

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

@@mongedopantano6169 Not if the Pokemon initially outspeeds Klinklang and, even then, he'd likely need a Focus Sash to survive if hit specially

[@mackab11]

Love this theme and N so much it's so awesome but does anyone else hear the clock ticking at 0:50?

[@ShadowSpace56z]

its my favorite part lol

[@userwithoutausername2021]

Omg i just noticed that

[@glasscode0000]

Omg yea its so scary when you discover it after having listened the music 20 times xd

[@Lush_Produce]

Wow your right

[@ThatAzureFluff]

That part nearly freaked me the hell out when I had to fight him... Holy crap!

[@quiverdancervolca]

This theme now gives me immense PTSD, not because of N but because of PokeRogue

[@froakie1404]

Back when Game Freak actually cared about giving their games incredibly compelling characters

[@amtheyes]

now we have a fucking psychic type user asshole and a fucking hau copy (i like hau and honestly i like hop too but they couldve been more creative)

[@amtheyes]

now we have a fucking psychic type user asshole and a fucking hau copy (i like hau and honestly i like hop too but they couldve been more creative)

[@milesgeiger9028]

I just don’t think they have as much story these days, although the common trope is that the first new gen on a console is more gameplay change focused while the next gen is story focused. (Gen 4 introducing a lot of new mechanics as far as typing and special physical and such Gen 5 having the really good story Gen 6 introducing Mega Evolution and a new type as well as making every model 3D. Gen 7 having the better story, as far as the evil team(s), rivals, etc. Gen 8: Scrapping half of the Pokémon ever. Yay. Gen 9: Literally a JRPG story (please)

[@tilwon1818]

Another UwU Channel Please. Finish the game, you clearly haven’t seen Bede’s arc.

[@amtheyes]

Tilwon bede has wat i thought he was just like gladion but more of an asshole and u wouldnt be sad if he left like gladion in usum