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How to beat Cheren (Tepig start) in Black & White

Cheren’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
  • UnfezantLv 43Normal and Flying typeMoves: Flying and Normal
  • LiepardLv 43Dark typeMoves: Dark and Normal
  • SimisearLv 43Fire typeMoves: Ghost, Normal and Fire
  • SamurottLv 45Water typeMoves: Water and Normal

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Electric2× · 2/4Rock2× · 2/4Water2× · 1/4Grass2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Fighting2× · 1/4Ground2× · 1/4Bug2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Cheren in Black & White.

One takes normal hits from their moves. 5 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • ArcheopsRockFlyinghits 2× with Rock or Bug · 3/4Ancient Power · Lv 18switch out against SamurottGet Archen · Nacrene City (fossil from Relic Castle) · one of Carracosta or Archeops · evolves at 37 Add
  • CrustleBugRockhits 2× with Rock or Bug · 3/4Rock Slide · Lv 29switch out against SamurottCatch Dwebble · Desert Resort · evolves at 34 Add
  • GalvantulaBugElectrichits 2× with Electric or Bug · 3/4Electro Ball · Lv 29switch out against SimisearCatch Joltik · Chargestone Cave · evolves at 36 Add
  • ZebstrikaElectrichits 2× with Electric · 2/4Discharge · Lv 36takes 1×Catch Blitzle · Route 3 · evolves at 27 Add
  • StunfiskGroundElectrichits 2× with Electric or Ground · 3/4Discharge · Lv 25later: Thunderbolt at 45switch out against SamurottCatch Stunfisk · Icirrus City (Surf) Add
  • SawsbuckNormalGrasshits 2× with Fighting or Grass · 2/4Jump Kick · Lv 24switch out against Unfezant and SimisearCatch Deerling · Route 6 · evolves at 34 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • UnfezantLv 43Beat it withArcheopshits 2×Ancient Power · Lv 18WallBoldore takes ½×Catch Roggenrola · Wellspring Cave · evolves at 25
  • LiepardLv 43Beat it withCrustlehits 2×X-Scissor · Lv 38WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave · evolves at 40
  • SimisearLv 43Beat it withArcheopshits 2×Ancient Power · Lv 18WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SamurottLv 45Beat it withZebstrikahits 2×Discharge · Lv 36WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave · evolves at 40

Other bosses in Black & White

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

Quick picks for Black & White

Up nextShauntalElite Four, Elite FourLv 50. Team types: Ghost, Water, Ground and Fire. Cofagrigus, Jellicent, Golurk and Chandelure.

Gyms and your rivals

  1. 01ChiliSnivy startLv 14. Team types: Normal and Fire. Lillipup and Pansear.
  2. 01CressTepig startLv 14. Team types: Normal and Water. Lillipup and Panpour.
  3. 01CilanOshawott startLv 14. Team types: Normal and Grass. Lillipup and Pansage.
  4. 02LenoraNacreneLv 20. Team types: Normal. Herdier and Watchog.
  5. 03BurghCasteliaLv 23. Team types: Bug, Poison, Rock and Grass. Whirlipede, Dwebble and Leavanny.
  6. 04ElesaNimbasaLv 27. Team types: Electric and Flying. Emolga, Emolga and Zebstrika.
  7. 05ClayDriftveilLv 31. Team types: Ground, Dark, Water and Steel. Krokorok, Palpitoad and Excadrill.
  8. 06SkylaMistraltonLv 35. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Normal and Water. Swoobat, Unfezant and Swanna.
  9. 07BrycenIcirrusLv 39. Team types: Ice. Vanillish, Cryogonal and Beartic.
  10. 08BiancaSnivy startLv 40. Team types: Normal, Fire, Psychic and Water. Stoutland, Simisear, Musharna and Samurott.
  11. 08BiancaTepig startLv 40. Team types: Normal, Water, Psychic and Grass. Stoutland, Simipour, Musharna and Serperior.
  12. 08BiancaOshawott startLv 40. Team types: Normal, Grass, Psychic, Fire and Fighting. Stoutland, Simisage, Musharna and Emboar.
  13. 09Draydenin BlackLv 43. Team types: Dragon. Fraxure, Druddigon and Haxorus.
  14. 09Irisin WhiteLv 43. Team types: Dragon. Fraxure, Druddigon and Haxorus.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01CherenSnivy startLv 45. Team types: Normal, Flying, Dark, Grass, Fire and Fighting. Unfezant, Liepard, Simisage and Emboar.
  2. 01CherenTepig startLv 45. Team types: Normal, Flying, Dark, Fire and Water. Unfezant, Liepard, Simisear and Samurott.
  3. 01CherenOshawott startLv 45. Team types: Normal, Flying, Dark, Water and Grass. Unfezant, Liepard, Simipour and Serperior.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01ShauntalElite FourLv 50, up next. Team types: Ghost, Water, Ground and Fire. Cofagrigus, Jellicent, Golurk and Chandelure.
  2. 02GrimsleyElite FourLv 50. Team types: Dark, Fighting, Ground and Steel. Scrafty, Liepard, Krookodile and Bisharp.
  3. 03CaitlinElite FourLv 50. Team types: Psychic and Flying. Reuniclus, Musharna, Sigilyph and Gothitelle.
  4. 04MarshalElite FourLv 50. Team types: Fighting. Throh, Sawk, Conkeldurr and Mienshao.

Story finale

  1. 01Nin BlackLv 52. Team types: Dragon, Electric, Water, Rock, Ice, Flying, Dark and Steel. Zekrom, Carracosta, Vanilluxe, Archeops, Zoroark and Klinklang.
  2. 01Nin WhiteLv 52. Team types: Dragon, Fire, Water, Rock, Ice, Flying, Dark and Steel. Reshiram, Carracosta, Vanilluxe, Archeops, Zoroark and Klinklang.
  3. 02GhetsisTeam PlasmaLv 54. Team types: Ghost, Normal, Water, Ground, Dark, Steel, Electric and Dragon. Cofagrigus, Bouffalant, Seismitoad, Bisharp, Eelektross and Hydreigon.

Post-game

  1. 01AlderChampionLv 77. Team types: Bug, Normal, Dragon, Ice, Steel and Fire. Accelgor, Bouffalant, Druddigon, Vanilluxe, Escavalier and Volcarona.