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How to beat Marshal in Black & White

Marshal’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
  • ThrohLv 48Fighting typeMoves: Fighting, Ground, Rock and Dark
  • SawkLv 48Fighting typeMoves: Fighting, Grass, Rock and Normal
  • ConkeldurrLv 48Fighting typeMoves: Fighting, Grass, Rock and Normal
  • MienshaoLv 50Fighting typeMoves: Fighting, Bug, Rock and Normal

Hit it with

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

Flying2× · 4/4Psychic2× · 4/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Marshal in Black & White.

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

  • MienshaoFightinghits 2× with Flying · 4/4Bounce · learns at 49takes 1×Catch Mienfoo · Dragonspiral Tower · evolves at 50 Add
  • WhimsicottGrasshits 2× with Flying · 4/4Hurricane · Lv 46switch out against MienshaoCatch Cottonee · Pinwheel Forest, then a Sun StoneBlack only Add
  • GothitellePsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/4Future Sight · Lv 31switch out against Throh and MienshaoCatch Gothita · Route 5 · evolves at 41Black only Add
  • ReuniclusPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/4Future Sight · Lv 31switch out against Throh and MienshaoCatch Solosis · Route 5 · evolves at 41White only Add
  • MusharnaPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/4Future Sight · Lv 31switch out against Throh and MienshaoCatch Munna · Dreamyard, then a Moon Stone Add
  • BeheeyemPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/4Psychic · Lv 39switch out against Throh and MienshaoCatch Elgyem · Celestial Tower · evolves at 42 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • ThrohLv 48Beat it withMienshaohits 2×Bounce · learns at 49WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SawkLv 48Beat it withGothitellehits 2×Future Sight · Lv 31WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • ConkeldurrLv 48Beat it withGothitellehits 2×Future Sight · Lv 31WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • MienshaoLv 50Beat it withMienshaohits 2×Bounce · learns at 49WallGolurk takes ½×Catch Golett · Dragonspiral Tower · evolves at 43

Other bosses in Black & White

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

Quick picks for Black & White

Up nextNin Black, in BlackLv 52. Team types: Dragon, Electric, Water, Rock, Ice, Flying, Dark and Steel. Zekrom, Carracosta, Vanilluxe, Archeops, Zoroark and Klinklang.

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. 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, up next. 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.