Hilbert (game)

Hilbert (Japanese: トウヤ Tōya) is the male player character in. His female counterpart is.

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 or, 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.

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.

Quotes
Battle Subway
 * At the Multi Train and Super Multi Train platforms


 * Before boarding the Multi Train or Super Multi Train
 * Focused on Attack: "OK. I'll focus on Attack! Then, let's begin!"
 * Focused on Defense: "OK. I'll focus on Defense! Then, let's begin!"
 * Focused on Balance: "OK. I'll focus on a balance between Attack and Defense! Let's begin!"
 * Focused on Balance: "OK. I'll focus on a balance between Attack and Defense! Let's begin!"


 * After losing/retiring a challenge
 * "That was awesome! Let's battle together again!"


 * At stops
 * "There's still a lot more to go, but let's do our best!"


 * After completing a 21-win streak on the Multi Train
 * "We finally made it this far! Our opponents will get tougher, but let's do our best and not get discouraged!"

In Pokémon Generations
Hilbert made a brief appearance in The King Returns, arriving at the Giant Chasm on the back of his to help N battle against Ghetsis and.

In Pokémon Adventures manga


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

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

In Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends manga
from the Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends manga

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

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

In Pocket Monsters BW manga
Black from the manga is based on Hilbert.

Trivia

 * Prior to the release of, 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 indicates that Hilbert and  were originally planned as opponents at the Pokémon World Tournament.
 * Hilbert and Hilda are the first player characters in the main series not to have pre-programmed names either by choice or in case one isn't specified.
 * They are also the only player characters who don't become s by the end of the main game.
 * 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 are.
 * According to game scenario author Toshinobu Matsumiya, Hilbert and Hilda were initially visualized to be at the age of 16.