Battle plan · Black & White
How to beat Cilan in Black & White
Cilan’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.
Their team
Other bosses
LillipupLv 12Normal typeMoves: Dark
PansageLv 14Grass typeMoves: Grass, Ghost and Normal
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 2 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Fire2× · 1/2Ice2× · 1/2Fighting2× · 1/2Poison2× · 1/2
+2 moreShow fewer
Flying2× · 1/2Bug2× · 1/2
Good to catch
Catchable before Cilan in Black & White.
One takes normal hits from their moves.
PansearFirechips 2× with Fire · 1/2Incinerate · Lv 10takes 1×Get Pansear · Dreamyard (gift if you chose Oshawott) Add
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- LillipupLv 12Beat it withNo catch hits it super effectively.
WallPurrloin takes ½×Catch Purrloin · Dreamyard - PansageLv 14Beat it withPansearchips 2× · Incinerate · Lv 10WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
Other bosses in Black & White
Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Black & White bosses
Quick picks for Black & White
Up nextLenoraNacrene, NacreneLv 20. Team types: Normal. Herdier and Watchog.Gyms and your rivals
- 01ChiliSnivy startLv 14. Team types: Normal and Fire. Lillipup and Pansear.
- 01CressTepig startLv 14. Team types: Normal and Water. Lillipup and Panpour.
- 01CilanOshawott startLv 14. Team types: Normal and Grass. Lillipup and Pansage.
- 02LenoraNacreneLv 20, up next. Team types: Normal. Herdier and Watchog.
- 03BurghCasteliaLv 23. Team types: Bug, Poison, Rock and Grass. Whirlipede, Dwebble and Leavanny.
- 04ElesaNimbasaLv 27. Team types: Electric and Flying. Emolga, Emolga and Zebstrika.
- 05ClayDriftveilLv 31. Team types: Ground, Dark, Water and Steel. Krokorok, Palpitoad and Excadrill.
- 06SkylaMistraltonLv 35. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Normal and Water. Swoobat, Unfezant and Swanna.
- 07BrycenIcirrusLv 39. Team types: Ice. Vanillish, Cryogonal and Beartic.
- 08BiancaSnivy startLv 40. Team types: Normal, Fire, Psychic and Water. Stoutland, Simisear, Musharna and Samurott.
- 08BiancaTepig startLv 40. Team types: Normal, Water, Psychic and Grass. Stoutland, Simipour, Musharna and Serperior.
- 08BiancaOshawott startLv 40. Team types: Normal, Grass, Psychic, Fire and Fighting. Stoutland, Simisage, Musharna and Emboar.
- 09Draydenin BlackLv 43. Team types: Dragon. Fraxure, Druddigon and Haxorus.
- 09Irisin WhiteLv 43. Team types: Dragon. Fraxure, Druddigon and Haxorus.
Before the Elite Four
- 01CherenSnivy startLv 45. Team types: Normal, Flying, Dark, Grass, Fire and Fighting. Unfezant, Liepard, Simisage and Emboar.
- 01CherenTepig startLv 45. Team types: Normal, Flying, Dark, Fire and Water. Unfezant, Liepard, Simisear and Samurott.
- 01CherenOshawott startLv 45. Team types: Normal, Flying, Dark, Water and Grass. Unfezant, Liepard, Simipour and Serperior.
Elite Four and Champion
- 01ShauntalElite FourLv 50. Team types: Ghost, Water, Ground and Fire. Cofagrigus, Jellicent, Golurk and Chandelure.
- 02GrimsleyElite FourLv 50. Team types: Dark, Fighting, Ground and Steel. Scrafty, Liepard, Krookodile and Bisharp.
- 03CaitlinElite FourLv 50. Team types: Psychic and Flying. Reuniclus, Musharna, Sigilyph and Gothitelle.
- 04MarshalElite FourLv 50. Team types: Fighting. Throh, Sawk, Conkeldurr and Mienshao.
Story finale
- 01Nin BlackLv 52. Team types: Dragon, Electric, Water, Rock, Ice, Flying, Dark and Steel. Zekrom, Carracosta, Vanilluxe, Archeops, Zoroark and Klinklang.
- 01Nin WhiteLv 52. Team types: Dragon, Fire, Water, Rock, Ice, Flying, Dark and Steel. Reshiram, Carracosta, Vanilluxe, Archeops, Zoroark and Klinklang.
- 02GhetsisTeam PlasmaLv 54. Team types: Ghost, Normal, Water, Ground, Dark, Steel, Electric and Dragon. Cofagrigus, Bouffalant, Seismitoad, Bisharp, Eelektross and Hydreigon.