Generation V takes place in the Unova Region. The games that have taken place here are Pokemon Black and White. Then, it is followed by its sequels Pokemon Black 2 and White 2. Surprisingly, the two sets of games are happening in the same Region. That means there are two sets of Unova Gym Leaders!
We’ll tackle all the Gym Leaders in Unova since the ones in Black and White are changed in Black2 and White 2. Then again, not all of them but we’ll include everything from all four of these games. You’ll get an idea of what their Pokemon teams are as well as their specialties and everything else in between. One other thing is that Black 2 and White 2 have Easy and Normal modes so we’ll include info on that as well.
Table of Contents
List of Unova Gym Leaders
Cilan, Chili, or Cress
Striaton City Gym Leaders
Note: Depending on the Starter Pokemon the Player chose, will determine who among the three will be fought as the Gym Leader
Choosing Oshawott means Cilan will be the Leader
Choosing Snivy means Chili will be the Leader
Choosing Tepig means Cress will be the Leader
 CILAN Specialty: Grass-type Use: Fire or Flying Avoid Using: Water or Rock |  CHILI Specialty: Fire-type Use: Water or Ground Avoid Using: Grass or Bug |  CRESS Specialty: Water-type Use: Grass or Electric Avoid Using: Fire or Rock |
REWARDS
Trio Badge – LV 20 Pokemon Obedience
TM 83 – Work Up
1,680 Money
Additional Note: They are only Gym Leaders in Black and White
Cilan Black and White Pokemon Team
 Lillipup Normal LV 12 Held Item: None | Ability: Pickup Moves: Bite – Dark Work Up – Normal |
 Pansage Grass LV 14 Held Item: None | Ability: Gluttony Moves: Vine Whip – Grass Work Up – Normal |
Chili Black and White Pokemon Team
Lillipup Normal LV 12 Held Item: None | Ability: Pickup Moves: Bite – Dark Work Up – Normal |
 Pansear Fire LV 14 Held Item: None | Ability: Gluttony Moves: Incenerate – Fire Work Up – Normal |
Cress Black and White Pokemon Team
Lillipup Normal LV 12 Held Item: None | Ability: Pickup Moves: Bite – Dark Work Up – Normal |
 Panpour Water LV 12 Held Item: None | Ability: Gluttony Moves: Water Gun – Water Work Up – Normal |
Lenora
Specialty: Normal-type
Use: Fighting
Avoid Using: Ghost
REWARDS
Basic Badge – LV 30 Pokemon Obedience
TM 67 – Retaliate
2,400 Money
Note: Lenora is only a Gym Leader in Black and White
Black and White Pokemon Team
 Herdier Normal LV 18 Held Item: None | Moves: Take Down – Normal Bite – Dark Retaliate – Normal Leer – Normal |
 Watchog Normal LV 20 Held Item: None | Moves: Leer – Normal Crunch – Dark Retaliate – Normal Hypnosis – Psychic |
Burgh
Castella Gym Leader
Specialty: Bug-type
Use: Fire or Flying
Avoid Using: Psychic or Grass
REWARDS
Insect Badge – LV 40 Pokemon Obedience
TM 76 – Struggle Bug
2,760 Money (BW)
2,640 Money Easy (B2W2)
2,880 Money Normal (B2W2)
Note: Burgh appears as the Third Gym Leader for all four games
Black and White Pokemon Team
 Whirlepede Bug/Poison LV 21 Held Item: None | Ability: Swarm Moves: Screech – Normal Pursuit – Dark Poison Tail – Poison Struggle Bug – Bug |
 Dwebble Bug/Rock LV 21 Held Item: None | Ability: Shell Armor Moves: Sand Attack – Ground Faint Attack – Dark Smack Down – Rock Struggle Bug – Bug |
 Leavanny Bug/Grass LV 23 Held Item: None | Ability: Swarm Moves: Protect – Normal String Shot – Bug Razor Leaf – Grass Struggle Bug – Bug |
Black 2 and White 2 Pokemon Team
 Swadloon Bug/Grass LV 20 – Easy LV 22 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Leaf Guard Moves: String Shot – Bug Razor Leaf – Grass Struggle Bug – Bug Protect – Normal |
Dwebble Bug/Rock LV 20 – Easy LV 22 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Sturdy Moves: Smack Down – Rock Faint Attack – Dark Rock Polish – Rock Struggle Bug – Bug |
Leavanny Bug/Grass LV 22 – Easy LV 24 – Normal Held Item: Sitrus Berry | Ability: Swarm Moves: Razor Leaf – Grass Cut – Normal String Shot – Bug Struggle Bug – Bug |
Elesa
Nimbasa City Gym Leader
Specialty: Electric-type
Use: Rock or Ground
Avoid Using: Flying or Water
REWARDS
Bolt Badge – LV 50 Pokemon Obedience
TM 72 – Volt Switch
3,240 Money (BW)
3,360 Money Easy (B2W2)
3,600 Normal (B2W2)
Note: Elesa is the Fourth Gym Leader for all games
Black and White Pokemon Team
 Emolga Electric/Flying LV 25 Held Item: None | Ability: Static Moves: Quick Attack – Normal Pursuit – Dark Aerial Ace – Flying Volt Switch – Electric |
Emolga Electric/Flying LV 25 Held Item: None | Ability: Static Moves: Quick Attack – Normal Pursuit – Dark Aerial Ace – Flying Volt Switch – Electric |
 Zebstrika Electric LV 27 Held Item: None | Ability: Lightningrod Moves: Quick Attack – Normal Flame Charge – Fire Spark – Electric Volt Switch – Electric |
Black 2 and White 2 Pokemon Team
Emolga Electric/Flying LV 26 – Easy LV 28 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Static Moves: Quick Attack – Normal Pursuit – Dark Volt Switch – Electric |
 Flaaffy Electric LV 26 – Easy LV 28 – Normal | Ability: Static Moves: Thunder Wave – Electric Volt Switch – Electric Take Down – Normal |
Zebstrika Electric LV 28 – Easy LV 30 – Normal Held Item: Sitrus Berry | Ability: Lightningrod Moves: Flame Charge – Fire Pursuit – Dark Volt Switch – Electric Quick Attack – Normal |
Clay
Driftveil City Gym Leader
Specialty: Ground
Use: Water or Grass
Avoid Using: Fire or Steel
REWARDS
Quake Badge – LV 60 Pokemon Obedience
LV 78 – Bulldoze
3,720 Money (BW)
3,600 Money Easy (B2W2)
3,960 Money Normal (B2W2)
Black and White Pokemon Team
 Krokorok Ground/Dark LV 29 Held Item: None | Ability: Moxie Moves: Swagger – Normal Torment – Dark Crunch – Dark Bulldoze – Ground |
 Palpitoad Water/Ground LV 29 Held Item: None | Ability: Swift Swim Moves: Aqua Ring – Water Bubble Beam – Water Muddy Water – Water Bulldoze – Ground |
 Excadrill Ground/Steel LV 31 Held Item: None | Ability: Sand Rush Moves: Hone Claws – Dark Slash – Normal Rock Slide – Rock Bulldoze – Ground |
Black 2 and White 2 Pokemon Team
Krokorok Ground/Dark LV 29 Held Item: None | Ability: Moxie Moves: Crunch – Dark Sand Tomb – Ground Bulldoze – Ground Torment – Dark |
 Sandslash Ground LV 28 – Easy LV 31 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Sand Veil Moves: Crush Claw – Normal Bulldoze – Ground Fury Cutter – Bug Rollout – Rock |
Excadrill Ground/Steel LV 30 – Easy LV 33 – Normal Held Item: Sitrus Berry | Ability: Sand Rush Moves: Slash – Normal Rock Slide – Rock Metal Claw – Steel Bulldoze – Ground |
Skyla
Mistralton City Gym Leader
Specialty: Flyng-type
Use: Electric or Rock
Avoid Using – Grass or Bug
REWARDS
Jet Badge – LV 70 Pokemon Obedience
TM 62 – Acrobatics
4,200 Money (BW)
4,320 Money Easy (B2W2)
4,680 Money Normal (B2W2)
Black and White Pokemon Team
 Swoobat Psychic/Flying LV 33 Held Item: None | Ability: Unaware Moves: Acrobatics – Flying Amnesia – Psychic Assurance – Dark Heat Stamp – Psychic |
 Unfezant Normal/Flying LV 33 Held Item: None | Ability: Big Pecks Moves: Leer – Normal Quick Attack – Normal Air Slash – Flying Razor Wind – Normal |
 Swanna Water/Flying LV 35 Held Item: None | Ability: Keen Eye Moves: Aqua Ring – Water Aerial Ace – Flying Bubble Beam – Water Air Slash – Flying |
Black 2 and White 2 Pokemon Team
Swoobat Psychic/Flying LV 34 – Easy LV 37 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Unaware Moves: Heat Stamp – Psychic Attract – Normal Acrobatics – Flying Assurance – Dark |
 Skarmory Steel/Flying LV 34 – Easy LV 37 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Sturdy Moves: Air Cutter – Flying Agility – Psychic Steel Wing – Steel Fury Attack – Normal |
Swanna Water/Flying LV 36 – Easy LV 39 – Normal Held Item: Sitrus Berry | Ability: Big Pecks Moves: Feather Dance – Flying Roost – Flying Bubble Beam – Water Air Slash – Flying |
Brycen
Icirrus City Gym Leader
Specialty: Ice-type
Use: Fire or Fighting
Avoid Using: Dragon
REWARDS
Freeze Badge – LV 80 Pokemon Obedience
TM 79 – Frost Breath
4,680 Money
Note: Brycen is the Seventh Gym Leader in Black and White but does not appear as a Gym Leader in B2W2
Black and White Pokemon Team
 Vanillish Ice LV 37 Held Item: None | Ability: Ice Body Moves: Acid Armor – Poison Astonish – Ghost Mirror Shot – Steel Frost Breath – Ice |
 Cryogonal Ice LV 37 Held Item: None | Ability: Levitate Moves: Reflect – Psychic Rapid Spin – Normal Aurora Beam – Ice Frost Breath – Ice |
 Beartic Ice LV 39 Held Item: None | Ability: Snow Cloak Moves: Swagger – Normal Brine – Water Slash – Normal Icicle Crash – Ice |
Iris
Note: Iris is the final Gym Leader for Pokemon White so she isn’t the Gym Leader in Black and she isn’t a Gym Leader in B2W2
Opelucid Gym Leader (White)
Specialty: Dragon-type
Use: Ice or Dragon
REWARDS
Legend Badge – LV 100 Pokemon Obedience
TM 82 – Dragon Tail
5,160 Money
White Pokemon Team
 Fraxure Dragon LV 41 Held Item: None | Ability: Rivalry Moves: Dragon Tail – Dragon Dragon Dance – Dragon Assurance – Dark Dragon Rage – Dragon |
 Druddigon Dragon LV 41 Held Item: None | Ability: Sheer Force Moves: Dragon Tail – Dragon Revenge – Normal Night Slash – Dark Chip Away – Normal |
 Haxorus Dragon LV 43 Held Item: None | Ability: Mold Breaker Moves: Dragon Tail – Dragon Dragon Dance – Dragon Slash – Normal Assurance – Dark |
Drayden
Note: Drayden is the final Gym Leader in Black (Iris in White) and he comes back as the 7th Gym Leader in Black 2 and White 2
Opelucid City Gym Leader
Specialty: Dragon
Use: Ice or Dragon
REWARDS
Legend Badge – LV 100 Pokemon Obedience
TM 82 – Dragon Tail
5,160 Money (BW)
4,320 Money Easy (B2W2)
5,760 Money Normal (B2W2)
Black and White Pokemon Team
Fraxure Dragon LV 41 Held Item: None | Ability: Rivalry Moves: Dragon Dance – Dragon Dragon Rage – Dragon Assurance – Dark Dragon Tail – Dragon |
Druddigon Dragon LV 41 Held Item: None | Ability: Rough Skin Moves: Revenge – Normal Chip Away – Normal Night Slash – Dark Dragon Tail – Dragon |
Haxorus Dragon LV 43 Held Item: None | Ability: Rivalry Moves: Dragon Dance – Dragon Assurance – Dark Slash – Normal Dragon Tail – Dragon |
Black 2 and White 2 Pokemon Team
Druddigon Dragon LV 42 – Easy LV 46 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Sheer Force Moves: Revenge – Normal Crunch – Dark Slash – Normal Dragon Tail – Dragon |
 Flygon Ground/Dragon LV 42 – Easy LV 46 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Levitate Moves: Rock Slide – Rock Earth Power – Ground Crunch – Dark Dragon Tail – Dragon |
Haxorus Dragon LV 44 – Easy LV 48 – Normal Held Item: Sitrus Berry | Ability: Mold Breaker Moves: Dragon Dance – Dragon Dragon Tail – Dragon Slash – Normal Assurance – Dark |
New Unova Gym Leaders In Black 2 and White 2
These three new Gym Leaders replaced several of the ones from Black and White and they are only Leaders in Black 2 and White 2
Cheren
Aspertia City Gym Leader
Specialty: Normal-type
Use: Fighting
Avoid Using: Ghost
REWARDS
Basic Badge – LV 20 Pokemon Obedience
TM 83 – Work Up
1,440 Money Easy
1,560 Money Normal
Note: Cheren is the first Gym Leader in B2W2
Black 2 and White 2 Pokemon Team
 Patrat Normal LV 10 – Easy LV 11 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Keen Eye Moves: Work Up – Normal Tackle – Normal Bite – Dark |
 Lillipup Normal LV 12 – Easy LV 13 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Vital Spirit Moves: Work Up – Normal Tackle – Normal Bite – Dark |
Roxie
Virbank City Gym
Specialty: Poison
Use: Psychic or Ground
Avoid Using: Bug or Grass
REWARDS
Toxic Badge – LV 30 Pokemon Obedience
TM 09 – Venoshock
2,040 Money Easy
2,160 Money Normal
Note: Roxie is the second Gym Leader in B2W2
Black 2 and White 2 Pokemon Team
 Koffing Poison LV 15 – Easy LV 16 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Levitate Moves: Assurance – Dark Tackle – Normal Smog – Poison |
 Whirlepede Bug/Poison LV 17 – Normal LV 18 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Poison Point Moves: Venoshock – Poison Protect – Normal Poison Sting – Poison Pursuit – Dark |
Marlon
Humilao City Gym Leader
Specialty: Water-type
Use: Grass or Electric
Avoid Using: Fire or Rock
REWARDS
Wave Badge – LV 100 Pokemon Obedience
TM 55 – Scald
5,640 Money Easy
6,120 Money Normal
Note: Marlon is the last Gym Leader of B2W2
Black 2 and White 2 Pokemon Team
 Carracosta Water/Rock LV 45 – Easy LV 49 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Sturdy Moves: Smack Down – Rock Shell Smash – Normal Scald – Water Crunch – Dark |
 Wailord Water LV 45 – Easy LV 49 – Normal Held Item: None | Ability: Water Veil Moves: Amnesia – Psychic Scald – Water Rollout – Rock Bounce – Flying |
 Jellicent Water/Ghost LV 47 – Easy LV 51 – Normal Held Item: Sitrus Berry | Ability: Cursed Body Moves: Brine – Water Recover – Normal Scald – Water Ominous Wind – Ghost |
Other Gym Leaders
In Closing
The Unova Gym Leaders are definitely intriguing in their own right. A couple of the old Leaders are changed in the next games but that’s a given. If you played the games, then you already have an idea of what happens but even then, now that you have an idea of what these Leaders are capable of, you can face them in a prepared manner.
An interesting trivia is that in Black 2 and White 2, with the exception of Cheren, they all have unique Gym theme music playing in the background rather than the basic one. It’s a fun tidbit that will probably hype you up for the upcoming Gym battle.
