Hilda (game)
- White (game) redirects here. For the game titled "Pokémon White Version", seePokémon Black and White Versions.
| Hilda トウコTouko | |
 Art fromBlack and White | |
| Age | 14-15[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Hometown | Nuvema Town |
| Region | Unova |
| Relatives | Mom, mentioned father (as player) |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer,player character |
| Generation | V,VII,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Hilda (Masters) |
| Games | Black, White Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Erica Mendez[3](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Mariko Nagai[4](Masters EX) |
| Animated series | Pokémon Evolutions |
| Debut | The Plan |
| English voice actor | Unknown |
| Japanese voice actor | Hina Natsume |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures |
| Counterpart(s) | White (Adventures) |
| Debut | Lights, Camera...Action! |
Hilda (Japanese:トウコTouko) is the femaleplayer character inPokémon Black and White. Her male counterpart isHilbert.
In the core series games
Pokémon Black and White
As the protagonist
Hilda is a 14-year-old girl who lives inNuvema Town, along with her childhood friendsCheren andBianca. If chosen as the player, she will receive afirst partner Pokémon and aPokédex fromProfessor Juniper. After setting off on herPokémon journey at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Hilda will at some point be asked byFennel to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Hilda will receive aC-Gear.
As well as encountering and battling her childhood friends at various points during her journey, Hilda will also meet a young man known asN, 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 battleTeam Plasma at various stages of her journey. At the game's climax, Hilda is recognized as a hero byReshiramB/ZekromW.
As a non-playable character
If not chosen as the player, Hilda appears as the player's partner in theBattle 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 her to base her team on. If the player chooses "A balance between the two," Hilda'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. Her mom mistakes the player for her.
Pokémon
Battle Subway Pokémon
This is a list of all thePokémon used in the Multi Train and Super Multi Train battles. Each Pokémon has a non-HiddenAbility that, along withgender, is randomly selected. These Pokémon will always have the maximum 31individual values across every stat and the full 510effort values evenly distributed (rounding down) among two or three stats.
Offensive-based Pokémon
Defensive-based Pokémon
In the spin-off games
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
While Hilda herself does not appear directly, a palette swap color scheme based on Hilda's design appears for the femalePokémon Trainer, who is an incarnation ofLeaf.
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Hilda (Masters)
Hilda, who is based on theBattle Subway partner, forms async pair withTepig and its evolved formsPignite andEmboar, along withDiancie,ShinyGrapploct,Victini,Leafeon,Incarnate FormeTornadus,Iron Leaves, andMienfoo inPokémon Masters EX. Her Diancie is capable ofMega Evolving. Hilda became a playable sync pair on September 30, 2019.
Hilda first appeared as an NPC during the eighteenth chapter of thePML Arc. She also made a notable appearance later in theVillain Arc.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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| #068 |  | Hilda | #0500 |  | Tepig → Pignite → Emboar♀ | Fire | Water |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #068 |  | Special Costume Hilda | #0719 |  | Diancie Mega Diancie | Rock | Steel | | ★★★★★☆EX | Costume Sync Pair Scout | |
| #068 |  | Summer 2022 Hilda | #0853 |  | Grapploct♀ | Fighting | Psychic |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Seasonal Sync Pair Scout | |
| #068 |  | Sygna Suit Hilda | #0494 |  | Victini | Fire | Dark | | | ★★★★★☆EX | Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout |
| #068 | | Hilda | #0470 |  | Leafeon♀ | Grass | Fire |  | | ★★★★★☆EX | Variety Sync Pair Scout |
| #068 | | Hilda | #0641 |  | Tornadus♂ Incarnate Forme | Flying | Ice |  | | ★★★★★☆EX | Variety Sync Pair Scout |
| #068 |  | Champion Hilda | #1010 |  | Iron Leaves | Psychic | Bug | |  | ★★★★★☆EX | EX Master Fair Sync Pair Scout |
| #068 | | Hilda | #0619 |  | Mienfoo♀ | Fighting | Flying | | ★★★★☆☆EX | Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100 | |
Quotes
- Main article:Hilda (game)/Quotes
Counterparts
In animation
Pokémon Evolutions
Hilda appeared inThe Plan. She was first seen in a flashback, playing with herTepig and being attracted to watchGhetsis's speech inAccumula Town. In the present day, she appeared atN's Castle, showing Ghetsis that she had obtained theLight Stone, before stepping into the castle's throne room to battleN.
Pokémon
| Debut | The Plan |
|---|
Tepig appeared in a flashback, where Hilda was seen playing with and taking care of it inAccumula Town.
None of Tepig's moves are known.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 夏目妃菜Hina Natsume | |
GOTCHA!
Hilda briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article:White (Adventures)
Hilda has a counterpart inPokémon Adventures named White, who debuted in theBlack & White arc. She works for an advertisement company called theBW Agency, and she gets the idea to hireBlack upon seeing the bond the latter'sTepig had with a female of its species. In thiscanon, she is the founder of thePokémon Musical andPokéstar Studios.
Merchandise
Kotobukiya ArtFX J Figure
Hilda and her partner Pokémon, Tepig, were released as aKotobukiya figurine on March 2018 and November 2019. It features artwork drawn byHitoshi Ariga.[5]
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Pokémon Friends 3DS theme
Hilda was featured on atheme for the Nintendo 3DS known asPokémon Friends, namedPokémon Black/White "Let's Go Together!" in Japan.
Japan: March 11, 2015[6]
North America: March 12, 2015
Europe: March 13, 2015
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Gallery
For images related toPokémon Masters EX, seeHilda (Masters).
Core series game artwork
This is a selection of artwork featuring Hilda from the core series Pokémon games.
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| B W | B W Liberty Garden Island | B W Battle Subway |
Other game artwork
This is a selection of artwork featuring Hilda from other Pokémon games.
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| Dream Radar Project pitch by Takao Unno[7] |
Core series game assets
This is a selection of game assets featuring Hilda from the core series Pokémon games.
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| B W Sprite | B W Sprite (Wonder Launcher) | B W Back sprite | B W VS sprite |
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| B W Overworld sprite | B W Overworld sprite (Surfing) | B W Opening sprite | B W Xtransceiver sprite |
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| B2 W2 Sprite | B2 W2 Sprite (Wonder Launcher) | ||
Other artwork
This is a selection of other artwork featuring Hilda.
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| Daisuki Club HMs |
In the TCG
- Main article:Hilda (White Flare 84)
Hilda was introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the JapaneseWhite Flare expansion before debuting inthe English expansion of the same name, with artwork byyuu. Anultra rare version with artwork by the same illustrator and aspecial illustration rare version with artwork byNaoki Saito were released in the same sets. This card lets the player search their deck for anEvolution Pokémon and anEnergy card, and put them into their hand.
Trivia
- Unused text inPokémon Black 2 and White 2 indicates that Hilda andHilbert were originally planned to be battled at thePokémon World Tournament.
- Hilda and Hilbert are the firstplayer characters in thecore seriesgames not to have pre-programmed names either by choice or in case one isn't specified.
- In the May 2010 volume ofCoroCoro Comics and the January 2011 volume of Nintendo Dream, it was stated that Hilda and Hilbert are older than previous player characters, but it is not said how much older they actually are.
- According to game scenario authorToshinobu Matsumiya, Hilda and Hilbert were initially visualized to be at the age of 16.[8]
Names
This character is namedHilda (Japanese:トウコTouko) in her NPC appearance in the Battle Subway. It is also her most commonly used name, being used in merchandising and thePokémon Masters EXspin-off game. Her Japanese name was spelled asTouko on the packaging ofKotobukiya ArtFX J Figure.
She was namedWhite (Japanese:ホワイトWhite) in certain pre-release material. English demos for Black and White refer to the character asWhitlea, while English screenshots refer to her asShiro. If a transferred Pokémon that has a trainer with aprohibited name comes from Black or Black 2, the Pokémon's OT will be set toKuro* (Japanese:ブラック．Black.), while Pokémon from White or White 2 will have their OT set toShiro* (Japanese:ホワイト．White.)
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トウコTouko | From 闘tō (fight) and ～子-ko (common suffix in Japanese feminine names) |
| English, Indonesian | Hilda | FromHilda, a feminine name derived from theGermanic elementhild (battle) |
| German | Lotta | Fromlotta (Italian for "fight") |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish | Liza | Fromliza (battle; arena) |
| French | Ludvina | Fromlutte (fight) or the feminine variant of the nameLudwig, a Germanic name derived from the Germanic elementshlud (famous) andwig (battle) |
| Italian | Anita | Possibly fromAtena (Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare) orAnita Garibaldi (a revolutionary who is the wife and comrade-in-arms of the Italian national heroGiuseppe Garibaldi) |
| Korean | 투희Tuhui | From 투 (鬪)tu (fight) and 희hui (common element in Korean feminine names) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鬥子Dòuzǐ /Daují | From 鬥dòu / dau (fight) and an orthographic borrowing of Japanese 子ko |
| Thai | โทโกะToko | Transcription of her Japanese name |
References
- ↑【BW/BW2】ファンミーティング情報のまとめ blue skY
- ↑「ポケモン ブラック２ ホワイト２」のファンミーティングで、「N」や「チェレン」の年齢、怒ったNのイラストなどの設定資料が公開 - ポケモンメモ
- ↑Erica Mendez on Twitter
- ↑Mariko Nagai on Twitter
- ↑The Kotobukiya site confirming Ariga designed the Hilda, Tepig, Rosa & Snivy figure.
- ↑Official 3DS theme website in Japan.
- ↑Masuda's blog showcasing the Dream Radar pitch, drawn by Unno.
- ↑Twitter | マツミや @matsumiyan
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