Nate (game)
- If you were looking for the male default character for the DefaultRental Pass inPokémon Battle Revolution, seeNate (Battle Revolution).
| Nate キョウヘイKyouhei | |
 Official artwork fromBlack 2 and White 2 | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Aspertia City |
| Region | Unova |
| Relatives | Mom, unseen father (as player) |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer,player character |
| Generation | V,VII,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Nate (Masters) |
| Games | Black 2, White 2 Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Tom Wayland(B2W2AT) Kyle Castellani[1](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Miyu Irino(B2W2AT) Miyuki Kobori[2](Masters EX) |
| Manga series | Pokémon Adventures Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~ |
| Counterpart(s) | Blake (Adventures),Arata |
| Debut | A Wretched Reunion(Adventures) ANL1(ANL) |
Nate (Japanese:キョウヘイKyouhei) is the maleplayer character inPokémon Black 2 and White 2. His female counterpart isRosa.
In the core series
As the protagonist
Nate is a young boy living inAspertia City with his childhood friendHugh. At the start of the game, he sets off with Hugh to collect his first Pokémon. They then go their separate ways, and he starts hisjourney across theUnova region.
Rental Pokémon inPokéstar Studios
- For all rental teams used by the player at Pokéstar Studios, seehere.
As a non-playable character
If the player choosesRosa, Nate will appear in-game as an NPC, first met inNimbasa City. He will join the player in aMulti Battle againstEmmet andIngo. Afterwards, he will give the player theVs. Recorder.
Nate will then appear 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 him to base his team on. If the player chooses "A balance between the two," Nate's Pokémon are chosen from either list.
Multi Battle partner
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
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Nate (Masters)
Nate, who is based on theBattle Subway partner, forms async pair withBraviary andShinyHaxorus inPokémon Masters EX. Nate became a playable sync pair on November 12, 2020.
Nate has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories,Legendary Adventures and theVillain Arc.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #109 |  | Nate | #0628 |  | Braviary♂ | Flying | Rock |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #109 |  | Champion Nate | #0612 |  | Haxorus♂  | Dragon | Fairy | |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Master Fair Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Black 2 and White 2 concept art |
Sprites
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| Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Wonder Launcher sprite fromBlack 2 and White 2 | VS sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Back sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Overworld sprites fromBlack 2 and White 2 | Xtransceiver sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | VSIris sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
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| Hero sprites fromPokéstar Studios | Captain sprites from Pokéstar Studios | Scientist sprites from Pokéstar Studios | Student sprites from Pokéstar Studios | Prince sprites from Pokéstar Studios | Ninja sprites fromPokéstar Studios | |
Quotes
- Main article:Nate (game)/Quotes
Counterparts
In animation
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer
Nate appeared in thePokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, first seen meetingBianca together withHugh, choosingTepig as hisfirst partner Pokémon. He later appeared meetingColress inCastelia City, facingElesa at theNimbasa Gym, battlingTeam Plasma aboard thePlasma Frigate alongside Hugh andCheren, and chasing a member of theShadow Triad across the frozenOpelucid City, but failing to recover themysterious item they had stolen.
Pokémon
Emboar is the evolved form of Nate's first partner Pokémon,Tepig. It was seen on Nate's side when he prepared to challenge Elesa.
Emboar's only known move isFlamethrower.
Lucario is Nate's second known Pokémon. It was first seen with Nate when he was talking with Colress, and later chasing a member of the Shadow Triad across the frozen Opelucid City alongside its Trainer.
Lucario's only known move isAura Sphere.
Arcanine is Nate's third known Pokémon. It was seen alongside its Trainer aboard the Plasma Frigate, taking on aTeam Plasma Grunt'sSeviper alongside Hugh'sSamurott.
Arcanine's only known move isBite.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 入野自由Miyu Irino | |
| English | Tom Wayland | |
| European Spanish | Antonio Domínguez | |
GOTCHA!
Nate briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article:Blake (Adventures)
Blake fromPokémon Adventures is modeled after Nate. He is a high-ranking member of theInternational Police andLooker's superior, who gets tasked with hunting down and arresting high-ranking members ofTeam Plasma.
Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~
- Main article:Arata
Arata fromPocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~ is based on Nate's design.
In the TCG
The following is a list of cards featuring or mentioning Nate or his Pokémon in thePokémon Trading Card Game.
| Nate Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card | Type | English Expansion | Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion | Rarity | # |
| Samurott |  | Legendary Treasures |  | 39/113 | EX Battle Boost | 031/093 | |
Names
The nameNate (Japanese:キョウヘイKyouhei) is used in-game when he appears as a non-player character. His Japanese name was spelled asKyouhei on the packaging ofKotobukiya ArtFX J Figure.
Prior to the release ofBlack 2 and White 2, pre-release media referred to Nate asBlack2.
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キョウヘイKyouhei | From 共鳴kyōmei (resonance) and ～平-hei (common suffix in Japanese masculine names) |
| English | Nate | Fromresonate |
| German | Tony | Fromertönen (to resound) |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish | Rizzo | Fromresonancia (resonance) |
| French | Mélis | Frommélisme (melisma) |
| Italian | Sanzo | Fromrisonanza (resonance) |
| Korean | 공명Gongmyeong | From 공명 (共鳴)gongmyeong (resonance) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 共平Gòngpíng /Guhngpìhng | From 共鳴gòngmíng / guhngmìhng (resonance) and an orthographic borrowing of Japanese 平hei |
References
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