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How to beat Shauntal in Black & White

Shauntal’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
  • CofagrigusLv 48Ghost typeMoves: Grass, Psychic and Ghost. It also burns with Will-O-Wisp; Fire types can’t be burned.
  • JellicentLv 48Water and Ghost typeMoves: Grass, Water and Ghost
  • GolurkLv 48Ground and Ghost typeMoves: Ground, Fighting and Ghost. It also uses a Ghost-type Curse, which cuts a quarter of your HP each turn whatever your types.
  • ChandelureLv 50Ghost and Fire typeMoves: Dark, Fire, Psychic and Ghost

Hit it with

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

Ghost2× · 4/4Dark2× · 4/4Water2× · 2/4Grass2× · 2/4

+4 more

Electric2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Ground2× · 1/4Rock2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Shauntal in Black & White.

Two take normal hits from their moves. Four are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • ArcheopsRockFlyinghits 2× with Dark · 4/4Crunch · Lv 35switch out against JellicentGet Archen · Nacrene City (fossil from Relic Castle) · evolves at 37 · one of Carracosta or Archeops Add
  • DruddigonDragonhits 2× with Dark · 4/4Crunch · Lv 25takes 1×Catch Druddigon · Dragonspiral Tower Add
  • EelektrossElectrichits 2× with Dark or Electric · 4/4Thunderbolt · Lv 44takes 1×Catch Tynamo (Chargestone Cave), evolve it at 39, then use a Thunder Stone · rare Add
  • StoutlandNormalhits 2× with Dark · 4/4Crunch · Lv 24switch out against GolurkCatch Lillipup · Route 1 · evolves at 32 Add
  • ScraftyDarkFightinghits 2× with Dark · 4/4Crunch · Lv 38switch out against GolurkCatch Scraggy · Route 4 · evolves at 39 Add
  • ZweilousDarkDragonhits 2× with Dark · 4/4Crunch · Lv 25switch out against GolurkCatch Deino · Victory Road · evolves at 50 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • CofagrigusLv 48Beat it withArcheopshits 2×Crunch · Lv 35 watch out: burnsWallZweilous takes ½× watch out: burns
  • JellicentLv 48Beat it withEelektrosshits 2×Thunderbolt · Lv 44WallFerrothorn takes ½×Catch Ferroseed · Chargestone Cave · evolves at 40
  • GolurkLv 48Beat it withArcheopshits 2×Crunch · Lv 35WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • ChandelureLv 50Beat it withArcheopshits 2×Crunch · Lv 35WallZweilous takes ½×

Other bosses in Black & White

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

Quick picks for Black & White

Up nextGrimsleyElite Four, Elite FourLv 50. Team types: Dark, Fighting, Ground and Steel. Scrafty, Liepard, Krookodile and Bisharp.

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, up next. 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.