Battle plan · Black & White
How to beat Iris
Iris’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.
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
Iris: 4 good catches.
Their team
FraxureLv 41Dragon typeMoves: Dragon and Dark
DruddigonLv 41Dragon typeMoves: Normal, Fighting, Dragon and Dark
HaxorusLv 43Dragon typeMoves: Normal, Dragon and Dark
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Ice2× · 3/3Dragon2× · 3/3
Good to catch
Catchable before Iris in Black & White.
One takes normal hits from their moves. 3 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
VanillishIcehits 2× with Ice · 3 of 3Ice Beam · Lv 36switch out against DruddigonCatch Vanillite · Cold Storage
ArcheopsRockFlyinghits 2× with Dragon · 3 of 3Dragon Breath · Lv 31takes 1×Get Archen · Nacrene City (fossil from Relic Castle) · one of Carracosta or Archeops- DruddigonDragonhits 2× with Dragon · 3 of 3Dragon Claw · Lv 27weak to 3 of their 3: switch outDragonspiral Tower
- FraxureDragonhits 2× with Dragon · 3 of 3Dragon Pulse · learns at 42weak to 3 of their 3: switch outCatch Axew · Mistralton Cave
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- FraxureLv 41Beat it withVanillishhits 2× · Ice Beam · Lv 36
WallExcadrill takes ½×Catch Drilbur · Wellspring Cave - DruddigonLv 41Beat it withArcheopshits 2× · Dragon Breath · Lv 31WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- HaxorusLv 43Beat it withVanillishhits 2× · Ice Beam · Lv 36
WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave