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How to beat Drayden in Black 2 & White 2

Drayden’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
  • DruddigonLv 46Dragon typeMoves: Dragon, Fighting, Normal and Dark
  • FlygonLv 46Ground and Dragon typeLevitateMoves: Dragon, Dark, Ground and Rock
  • HaxorusLv 48Dragon typeMoves: Dragon, Normal and Dark

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ice4× · 3/3Dragon2× · 3/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Drayden 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.

  • OctilleryWaterhits 4× with Ice · 3/3Ice Beam · Lv 40takes 1×Catch Remoraid · Undella Bay (Surf) · evolves at 25 · rare Add
  • ArcanineFirehits 2× with Dragon · 3/3Outrage · Lv 43switch out against FlygonCatch Growlithe · Virbank Complex, then a Fire Stone Add
  • VaporeonWaterhits 4× with Ice · 3/3Aurora Beam · Lv 21takes 1×Catch Eevee · Castelia City, then a Water Stone · rare Add
  • LaprasWaterIcehits 4× with Ice · 3/3Ice Beam · Lv 32switch out against Druddigon and FlygonCatch Lapras · Village Bridge (Surf) · rare Add
  • CastformNormalhits 4× with Ice · 3/3Blizzard · Lv 40switch out against DruddigonCatch Castform · Route 6 · rare Add
  • HaxorusDragonhits 2× with Dragon · 3/3Dragon Pulse · Lv 42weak to 3 of their 3: switch outCatch Axew · Mistralton Cave · evolves at 48 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • DruddigonLv 46Beat it withArcaninehits 2×Outrage · Lv 43WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • FlygonLv 46Beat it withVaporeonhits 4×Aurora Beam · Lv 21WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • HaxorusLv 48Beat it withArcaninehits 2×Outrage · Lv 43WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave · evolves at 40

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 nextMarlonHumilau, HumilauLv 51. Team types: Water, Rock and Ghost. Carracosta, Wailord and Jellicent.

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, up next. 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. 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.