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Battle plan · Black 2 & White 2

How to beat Colress in Black 2 & White 2

Colress’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Their team

Other bosses
  • MagnetonLv 50Electric and Steel typeMoves: Electric, Steel and Normal
  • MetangLv 50Steel and Psychic typeMoves: Steel, Psychic and Rock
  • BeheeyemLv 50Psychic typeMoves: Psychic and Grass
  • MagnezoneLv 50Electric and Steel typeMoves: Electric, Steel and Normal
  • KlinklangLv 52Steel typeMoves: Steel, Electric and Normal
  • Steel resists Ghost moves in Black 2 & White 2 (½× there, 1× today).
  • Steel resists Dark moves in Black 2 & White 2 (½× there, 1× today).

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ground4× · 4/5Fire2× · 4/5Fighting2× · 3/5Bug2× · 1/5Ghost2× · 1/5Dark2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Colress in Black 2 & White 2.

2 take normal hits from their moves. 4 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • FlygonGroundDragonhits 4× with Ground or Dark · 5/5Earth Power · Lv 39takes 1×Catch Trapinch · Reversal Mountain · evolves at 45 Add
  • ExcadrillGroundSteelhits 4× with Ground · 4/5Earthquake · Lv 36takes 1×Catch Drilbur · Relic Passage · evolves at 31 Add
  • KrookodileGroundDarkhits 4× with Ground or Dark · 5/5Dig · Lv 32switch out against BeheeyemCatch Sandile · Relic Castle · evolves at 40 Add
  • ClaydolGroundPsychichits 4× with Ground · 4/5Earth Power · Lv 40switch out against BeheeyemCatch Baltoy · Relic Castle · evolves at 36 Add
  • ArcanineFirehits 2× with Fire or Dark · 5/5Flare Blitz · Lv 45switch out against MetangCatch Growlithe · Virbank Complex, then a Fire Stone Add
  • GolurkGroundGhosthits 4× with Ground · 4/5Earthquake · Lv 50switch out against BeheeyemCatch Golurk · Victory Road Add

Slot by slot

What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.

  • MagnetonLv 50Beat it withExcadrillhits 4×Earthquake · Lv 36WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave · evolves at 40
  • MetangLv 50Beat it withExcadrillhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 36WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Virbank Complex · evolves at 30
  • BeheeyemLv 50Beat it withDrapionhits 2×Crunch · Lv 49Catch Skorupi · Reversal Mountain · evolves at 40WallVullaby takes ½×Catch Vullaby · Route 23 · rare · Black 2 only
  • MagnezoneLv 50Beat it withExcadrillhits 4×Earthquake · Lv 36WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave · evolves at 40
  • KlinklangLv 52Beat it withExcadrillhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 36WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Virbank Complex · evolves at 30

Other bosses in Black 2 & White 2

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Black 2 & White 2 bosses

Quick picks for Black 2 & White 2

Up nextGhetsisGiant Chasm, Giant ChasmLv 52. Team types: Ghost, Water, Ground, Electric, Poison, Dark, Fighting and Dragon. Cofagrigus, Seismitoad, Eelektross, Drapion, Toxicroak and Hydreigon.

Gyms

  1. 01CherenAspertiaLv 13. Team types: Normal. Patrat and Lillipup.
  2. 02RoxieVirbankLv 18. Team types: Poison and Bug. Koffing and Whirlipede.
  3. 03BurghCasteliaLv 24. Team types: Bug, Grass and Rock. Swadloon, Dwebble and Leavanny.
  4. 04ElesaNimbasaLv 30. Team types: Electric and Flying. Emolga, Flaaffy and Zebstrika.
  5. 05ClayDriftveilLv 33. Team types: Ground, Dark and Steel. Krokorok, Sandslash and Excadrill.
  6. 06SkylaMistraltonLv 39. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Steel and Water. Swoobat, Skarmory and Swanna.
  7. 07DraydenOpelucidLv 48. Team types: Dragon and Ground. Druddigon, Flygon and Haxorus.
  8. 08MarlonHumilauLv 51. Team types: Water, Rock and Ghost. Carracosta, Wailord and Jellicent.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01ColressPlasma FrigateLv 52. Team types: Electric, Steel and Psychic. Magneton, Metang, Beheeyem, Magnezone and Klinklang.
  2. 02GhetsisGiant ChasmLv 52, up next. Team types: Ghost, Water, Ground, Electric, Poison, Dark, Fighting and Dragon. Cofagrigus, Seismitoad, Eelektross, Drapion, Toxicroak and Hydreigon.
  3. 03HughSnivy startLv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Fire and Fighting. Unfezant, Simipour, Bouffalant and Emboar.
  4. 03HughTepig startLv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass and Water. Unfezant, Simisage, Bouffalant and Samurott.
  5. 03HughOshawott startLv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Fire and Grass. Unfezant, Simisear, Bouffalant and Serperior.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01ShauntalElite FourLv 58. Team types: Ghost, Flying, Ground and Fire. Cofagrigus, Drifblim, Golurk and Chandelure.
  2. 02GrimsleyElite FourLv 58. Team types: Dark, Fighting, Ground and Steel. Liepard, Scrafty, Krookodile and Bisharp.
  3. 03CaitlinElite FourLv 58. Team types: Psychic and Flying. Musharna, Reuniclus, Sigilyph and Gothitelle.
  4. 04MarshalElite FourLv 58. Team types: Fighting. Throh, Sawk, Mienshao and Conkeldurr.
  5. 05IrisChampionLv 59. Team types: Dark, Dragon, Rock, Flying, Steel, Water and Ice. Hydreigon, Druddigon, Archeops, Aggron, Lapras and Haxorus.