Pokémon Black / White characters
Meet 23 characters from Pokémon Black / White. Open a card for the full profile.
Profiles discuss story events. Artwork may depict a different release.
23 character profiles · one picture per entry · open a card for the profile.
Main characters
Bianca
Bianca is a childhood friend who begins a trainer journey while uncertain about the path she wants.
Hilbert
Hilbert is the male player character of the original Unova games.
Hilda
Hilda is the female protagonist option in Black and White.
N
N questions whether Pokémon should live with humans and is central to Team Plasma’s public ideology.
Professor Juniper
Professor Aurea Juniper studies Pokémon origins and gives the three young friends their opening research assignment.
Gym Leaders
Cheren
Cheren is one of the protagonist’s childhood friends and recurring rivals in original Black/White.
Brycen
Brycen is an actor and an accomplished Ice-type trainer.
Burgh
Burgh is both an artist and a trainer with a fascination for Bug Pokémon.
Chili
He shares the first Gym with his brothers Cilan and Cress.
Cilan
He shares the first Gym with his brothers Chili and Cress.
Clay
Clay is a businessman associated with Driftveil’s mining industry.
Cress
He shares the first Gym with his brothers Chili and Cilan.
Drayden
Drayden is closely connected with Opelucid’s Dragon-training tradition.
Elesa
Elesa combines a modelling career with her Gym responsibilities.
Iris
Iris is an energetic young trainer with a talent for Dragon Pokémon.
Lenora
Lenora combines her Gym duties with work at Nacrene’s museum.
Skyla
Skyla works as a pilot as well as leading Mistralton’s Gym.
Elite Four
Caitlin
She returns from her earlier Battle Castle role as a Psychic specialist in Unova.
Grimsley
His manner and dialogue draw on games of chance and the uncertainty of winning.
Marshal
He trains under Alder and approaches battle as a test of disciplined strength.
Shauntal
She is a writer whose observations of trainers feed her imagination.
Champion
Alder
Alder is Unova’s Champion in Black and White, but spends time travelling and mentoring rather than remaining only at the League.
Villains
Ghetsis
Ghetsis promotes Team Plasma’s liberation message while pursuing control behind it.
References
Covered edition: Original Black and White; their sequels have different routes and encounter availability.