Battle plan · Black & White
How to beat N (Black)
N’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
N: 6 good catches.
Their team
ZekromLv 52Dragon and Electric typeMoves: Psychic, Normal and Electric
CarracostaLv 50Water and Rock typeMoves: Water, Rock and Dark
VanilluxeLv 50Ice typeMoves: Ice and Steel
ArcheopsLv 50Rock and Flying typeMoves: Dragon, Flying, Rock and Dark
ZoroarkLv 50Dark typeMoves: Dark, Fire, Fighting and Normal
KlinklangLv 50Steel typeMoves: Electric, Steel and Normal
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Fighting2× · 4/6Ground2× · 3/6Fire2× · 2/6Electric2× · 2/6Ice2× · 2/6Rock2× · 2/6Steel2× · 2/6Grass4× · 1/6Water2× · 1/6Bug2× · 1/6Dragon2× · 1/6
Good to catch
Catchable before N in Black & White.
2 take normal hits from their moves. 4 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
SeismitoadWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground or Fighting · 6 of 6Mud Shot · Lv 16takes 1×Catch Tympole · Pinwheel Forest
DurantBugSteelhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 6 of 6Dig · Lv 41switch out against ZoroarkVictory Road
StunfiskGroundElectrichits 2× with Ground or Electric · 6 of 6Mud Bomb · Lv 21switch out against Carracosta and VanilluxeIcirrus City (Surf)
ExcadrillGroundSteelhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 5 of 6Earthquake · Lv 36switch out against Carracosta and ZoroarkCatch Drilbur · Wellspring Cave
GurdurrFightinghits 2× with Fighting or Rock · 5 of 6Dynamic Punch · Lv 37switch out against Zekrom and ArcheopsCatch Timburr · Pinwheel Forest
ZebstrikaElectrichits 2× with Electric or Fire · 4 of 6Flame Charge · Lv 18takes 1×Catch Blitzle · Route 3
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- ZekromLv 52Beat it withExcadrillhits 2× · Earthquake · Lv 36
WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave - CarracostaLv 50Beat it withGurdurrhits 2× · Dynamic Punch · Lv 37WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave
- VanilluxeLv 50Beat it withDuranthits 2× · Iron Head · Lv 36
WallDarmanitan takes ½×Catch Darumaka · Route 4 - ArcheopsLv 50Beat it withSeismitoadhits 2× · Muddy Water · Lv 28WallKlinklang takes ½×Catch Klink · Chargestone Cave
- ZoroarkLv 50Beat it withGurdurrhits 2× · Dynamic Punch · Lv 37WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- KlinklangLv 50Beat it withExcadrillhits 2× · Earthquake · Lv 36WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave