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Battle plan · Black & White

How to beat Alder

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

Plan with your team

Stuck on a gym or a rival?

Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.

Quick picks for Black & White

Gyms and your rivals

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Story finale

Post-game

Alder: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • AccelgorLv 75Bug typeMoves: Fighting, Bug and Grass
  • BouffalantLv 75Normal typeSap SipperMoves: Normal, Bug, Ground and Rock
  • DruddigonLv 75Dragon typeMoves: Dragon, Fighting and Dark
  • VanilluxeLv 75Ice typeMoves: Ice and Steel
  • EscavalierLv 75Bug and Steel typeMoves: Bug, Steel, Flying and Normal
  • VolcaronaLv 77Bug and Fire typeMoves: Fire, Bug and Normal

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Fire4× · 3/6Rock4× · 3/6Fighting2× · 2/6Flying2× · 2/6Water2× · 1/6Ice2× · 1/6Dragon2× · 1/6Steel2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Alder in Black & White.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • DarmanitanFirehits 4× with Fire or Fighting · 4 of 6Overheat · Lv 54switch out against BouffalantCatch Darumaka · Route 4
  • GurdurrFightinghits 4× with Rock or Fighting · 4 of 6Stone Edge · Lv 49switch out against EscavalierCatch Timburr · Pinwheel Forest
  • MienshaoFightinghits 2× with Flying or Fighting · 4 of 6Bounce · Lv 49switch out against EscavalierCatch Mienfoo · Dragonspiral Tower
  • SimisearFirehits 4× with Fire or Flying · 4 of 6Fire Blast · Lv 34switch out against BouffalantGet Pansear · Dreamyard (gift if you chose Oshawott), then a Fire Stone
  • HeatmorFirehits 4× with Fire · 3 of 6Inferno · Lv 61switch out against BouffalantVictory Road
  • ChandelureGhostFirehits 4× with Fire · 3 of 6Overheat · Lv 69switch out against Bouffalant and DruddigonCatch Litwick · Celestial Tower, then a Dusk Stone

Slot by slot

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

  • AccelgorLv 75Beat it withChandelurehits 2×Overheat · Lv 69WallGarbodor takes ½×Catch Trubbish · Route 5
  • BouffalantLv 75Beat it withGurdurrhits 2×Superpower · Lv 57WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • DruddigonLv 75Beat it withArcheopshits 2×Dragon Claw · Lv 56Get Archen · Nacrene City (fossil from Relic Castle) · one of Carracosta or ArcheopsWallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • VanilluxeLv 75Beat it withDarmanitanhits 2×Overheat · Lv 54WallChandelure takes ½×
  • EscavalierLv 75Beat it withDarmanitanhits 4×Overheat · Lv 54WallExcadrill takes ½×Catch Drilbur · Wellspring Cave
  • VolcaronaLv 77Beat it withGurdurrhits 4×Stone Edge · Lv 49WallArcheops takes ½×Get Archen · Nacrene City (fossil from Relic Castle) · one of Carracosta or Archeops