Pokemon Black/White, Black 2/White 2 Gym Leaders, Elite 4, and Champion(s) Guide

Gym Leaders

Cilan

Grass-type gym leader located in Striaton City. Awards the Trio Badge.

Pokémon Black/White

Team

  • Lillipup (Level 12)
  • Pansage (Level 14)

Strategy

  • Flying-type Pokémon will sweep his Pansage. Pidove can be found on Route 3.

Chili

Fire-type Gym Leader located in Striation City. Awards the Trio Badge.

Pokémon Black/White

Team

  • Lillipup (Level 12)
  • Pansear (Level 14)

Strategy

  • Avoid using grass-type Pokémon against Pansear.

Cress

Water-type Gym Leader located in Striaton City. Awards the Trio Badge.

Pokémon Black/White

Team

  • Lillipup (Level 12)
  • Panpour (Level 14)

Strategy

  • Electric-type Pokémon will sweep his Panpour. Find Blitzle on Route 3.

Black 2 And White 2 Exclusive

Cheren

Normal-type gym leader located in Aspertia City. Awards the Basic badge.

Team

  • Patrat (Level 10)
  • Lillipup (Level 12)

Strategy

  • Your starter should be able to defeat him. He’s very easy.

Lenora

Normal-type gym leader located in Nacrene City. Awards the Basic badge.

Pokémon Black/White

Team

  • Herdier (Level 18)
  • Watchog (Level 20)

Strategy

  • Catch Sawk outside of Pinwheel forest.

Black 2 and White 2 Exclusive

Roxie

Poison-type gym leader located in Virbank City. Awards the Toxic badge.

Team

  • Koffing (Level 15)
  • Whirlipede (Level 17)

Strategy

  • Catch a Magnemite or a poison type with non poison type moves

Burgh

Bug-type gym leader located in Castelia City. Awards the Insect badge.

Black/White

Team

  • Whirlipede (Level 21)
  • Dwebble (Level 21)
  • Leavanny (Level 23)

Strategy

  • Using fire-type is best like Tepig. If you don’t have one, you should be fine either way.

Black/White 2

Team

  • Swadloon (Level 20)
  • Dwebble (Level 20)
  • Leavanny (Level 22)

Strategy

  • Using a fire-type is best like Tepig. You can catch Growlithe at Virbank Complex.

Elesa (BW & B2W2)

Electric-type gym leader located in Nimbasa City. Awards the Bolt badge.

Black/White

Team

  • Emolga x2 (Level 25)
  • Zebstrika (Level 27)

Strategy

  • Catch ground-type at the route before Nimbasa city.

Black/White 2

Team

  • Emolga (Level 26)
  • Flaffy (Level 26)
  • Zebstrika (Level 28)

Strategy

  • Catch ground-type before Nimbasa city

Clay

Ground-type gym leader located in Driftveil City. Awards the Quake badge.

Black/White

  • Krokorok (Level 29)
  • Palpitoad (Level 29)
  • Excadrill (Level 31)

Strategy

  • Use a water and grass-type Pokémon

Black/White 2

  • Krokorok (Level 31)
  • Sandslash (Level 31)
  • Excadrill (Level 33)

Strategy

  • Use water and grass-type Pokémon

Skyla

Black/White

  • Swoobat (Level 33)
  • Unfezant (Level 33)
  • Swanna (Level 35)

Strategy

  • Use a electric or rock-type Pokémon

Black/White 2

  • Swoobat (Level 37)
  • Skarmory (Level 37)
  • Swanna (Level 39)

Strategy

  • Use electric or rock-type Pokémon

Brycen

Black/White

  • Vanillish (Level 37)
  • Cryogonal (Level 37)
  • Beartic (Level 39)

Strategy

  • Use fighting or fire-type Pokémon

Opelucid City’s Gym Leader(s)

Drayden (Black Version Exclusive)

Black/White

  • Fraxure (Level 41)
  • Druddigon (Level 41)
  • Haxorus (Level 43)

Strategy

  • Use an ice-type Pokémon

Black/White 2

  • Druddigon (Level 46)
  • Flygon (Level 46)
  • Haxorus (Level 48)

Strategy

  • Use ice-type Pokémon

Iris (White Version Exclusive)

Black/White

  • Fraxure (Level 41)
  • Druddigon (Level 41)
  • Haxorus (Level 43)

Strategy

  • Use ice-type Pokémon

Marlon

Black/White 2

  • Carracosta (level 49)
  • Wailord (Level 49)
  • Jellicent (Level 51)

Strategy

  • Use grass or electric-type Pokémon

Elite 4

Shauntal

Black/White

  • Cofagrgus (Level 48)
  • Jellicent (Level 48)
  • Golurk (Level 48)
  • Chandelure (Level 50)

Strategy

  • Use dark-type Pokémon

Black/White 2

  • Cofagrigus (Level 56)
  • Driftblim (Level 56)
  • Golurk (Level 56)
  • Chandelure (Level 58)

Strategy

  • Use dark-type Pokémon

Marshal

Black/White

  • Throh (Level 48)
  • Sawk (Level 48)
  • Conkeldurr (Level 48)
  • Mienshao (Level 50)

Strategy

  • Use psychic-type Pokémon

Black/White 2

  • Throh (Level 56)
  • Sawk (Level 56)
  • Mienshao (Level 56)
  • Conkeldurr (Level 58)

Strategy

  • Use psychic-type Pokémon

Grimsley

Black/White

  • Scrafty (Level 48)
  • Liepard (Level 48)
  • Krookodile (Level 48)
  • Bisharp (Level 50)

Strategy

  • Use fighting-type Pokémon

Black/White 2

  • Liepard (Level 56)
  • Scrafty (Level 56)
  • Krookodile (Level 56)
  • Bisharp (Level 58)

Strategy

  • Use fighting-type Pokémon

Caitlin

Black/White

  • Reuniclus (Level 48)
  • Musharna (Level 48)
  • Sigilyph (Level 48)
  • Gothitelle (Level 50)

Strategy

  • Use dark and/or ghost-type Pokémon

Black/White 2

  • Musharna (Level 56)
  • Reuniclus (Level 56)
  • Sigilyph (Level 56)
  • Gothitelle (Level 58)

Strategy

  • Use dark and/or ghost-type Pokémon

Champions

Alder (Black/White)

  • Accelgor (Level 75)
  • Bouffalant (Level 75)
  • Druddigon (Level 75)
  • Vanilluxe (Level 75)
  • Escavalier (Level 75)
  • Volcarona (Level 77)

Iris (Black/White 2)

  • Hydreigon (Level 76)
  • Druddigon (Level 76)
  • Archeops (Level 76)
  • Aggron (Level 76)
  • Lapras (Level 76)
  • Haxorus (Level 78)