Hilda (game)

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Hilda (Japanese: トウコ Touko) is the female player character in . Her male counterpart is .
==Terminology==
The name Hilda (Japanese: トウコ Touko) comes from her NPC appearance in the Battle Subway. It is also her most commonly used name, being used in merchandising and the spin-off game.
She was named White (Japanese: ホワイト White) in certain pre-release material. English demos for Black and White refer to the character as Whitlea, while English screenshots refer to her as Shiro. If a transferred Pokémon that has a trainer with a prohibited name comes from Black or Black 2, the Pokémon's OT will be set to Kuro (Japanese: ブラック． Black.), while Pokémon from White or White 2 will have their OT set to Shiro (Japanese: ホワイト． White.)
==In the core series games==
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====As the protagonist====
Hilda is a 14-year-old girl who lives in Nuvema Town, along with her childhood friends Cheren and Bianca. If chosen as the player, she will receive a first partner Pokémon and a Pokédex from Professor Juniper. After setting off on her Pokémon journey at the same time as Cheren and Bianca, Hilda will at some point be asked by Fennel to do some sort of quest; in return for its completion, Hilda will receive a C-Gear.
As well as encountering and battling her childhood friends at various points during her journey, Hilda 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 Hilda will battle several times during the course of the game. Hilda will also battle Team Plasma at various stages of her journey. At the game's climax, Hilda is recognized as a hero by /.
====As a non-playable character====
If not chosen as the player, Hilda 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 her to base her team on. If the player chooses "A balance between the two," Hilda's Pokémon are chosen from either list.
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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===
==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 female , who is an incarnation of .
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Hilda, who is based on the Battle Subway partner, forms a sync pair with and its evolved forms and , along with , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. Her Diancie is capable of Mega Evolving. Hilda became a playable sync pair on September 30, 2019.
Hilda first appeared as an NPC during the eighteenth chapter of the PML Arc. She also made a notable appearance later in the Villain Arc. 
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==Quotes==
==Counterparts==
===In animation===
====Pokémon Evolutions====
Hilda appeared in The Plan. She was first seen in a flashback, playing with her and being attracted to watch Ghetsis's speech in Accumula Town. In the present day, she appeared at N's Castle, showing Ghetsis that she had obtained the Light Stone, before stepping into the castle's throne room to battle N.
=====Pokémon=====
=====Voice actors=====
====GOTCHA!====
Hilda briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
===In the manga===
====Pokémon Adventures====
Hilda has a counterpart in Pokémon Adventures named White, who debuted in the . She works for an advertisement company called the BW Agency, and she gets the idea to hire upon seeing the bond the latter's had with a female of its species. In this canon, she is the founder of the Pokémon Musical and Pokéstar Studios.
==Merchandise==
===Kotobukiya ArtFX J Figure===
Hilda and her partner Pokémon, Tepig, were released as a Kotobukiya ArtFX J Figure. It features artwork drawn by Hitoshi Ariga.The Kotobukiya site confirming Ariga designed the Hilda, Tepig, Rosa & Snivy figure.
===Pokémon Friends 3DS theme===
Hilda was featured on a theme for the Nintendo 3DS known as Pokémon Friends, named Pokémon Black/White "Let's Go Together!" in Japan.
Japan: March 11, 2015Official 3DS theme website in Japan.
North America: March 12, 2015
Europe: March 13, 2015
==Gallery==
For images related to Pokémon Masters EX, see Hilda (Masters). 
===Core series game artwork===
This is a selection of artwork featuring Hilda from the core series Pokémon games.
		
		
===Other game artwork===
This is a selection of artwork featuring Hilda from other Pokémon games.
Project pitch by Masuda's blog showcasing the Dream Radar pitch, drawn by Unno.
===Core series game assets===
This is a selection of game assets featuring Hilda from the core series Pokémon games.
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
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===Other artwork===
This is a selection of other artwork featuring Hilda.
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==Trivia==
* Unused text in indicates that Hilda and were originally planned to be battled at the Pokémon World Tournament.
* Hilda and Hilbert are the first player characters in the core series not to have pre-programmed names either by choice or in case one isn't specified.
* In the May 2010 volume of CoroCoro 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 author Toshinobu Matsumiya, Hilda and Hilbert were initially visualized to be at the age of 16.Twitter | マツミや @matsumiyan
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	トウコ Touko 	From 闘 tō (fight)
English 	Hilda 	From , a female name derived from the element hild (battle)
German 	Lotta 	From lotta (Italian for fight)
Spanish 	Liza 	From liza (combat; arena)
French 	Ludvina 	From lutte (fight)
Italian 	Anita 	From , the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare
Korean 	투희 Tuhui 	From 투희 (鬪姬) tuhui (battle maiden)
Chinese ()	鬥子 Dòuzǐ 	From 鬥 dòu / dau (fight)
Chinese ()	鬥子 Daují 	From 鬥 dòu / dau (fight)
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Black and White characters
Category:Champions
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
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