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Black 2 / White 2
Gen 5 · Unova · Nintendo DS · 2012 · 8 badges
- Generation
- Gen 5
- Goal
- 8 badges
- Available dex
- 649 species
- Bosses
- 13 in order
What it does to a run
- Challenge Mode raises every trainer's levels and fills out their teams — the intended hard run.
- Much wider available dex than B/W from the start.
- The Pokémon World Tournament is a gauntlet of past gym leaders and champions.
Where runs die
- Roxie's Whirlipede
- Colress' Klinklang
- Iris' Haxorus
Starters
The pick that decides your first gym.
The gauntlet
Open as splits →The ace is the highest-level Pokémon on that team, and the cap is its level in the standard release — the number a Hardcore run caps at for that segment.
| Stage | Trainer | Type | Ace | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gym 1 | Cheren | normal | Herdier | Lv13 |
| Gym 2 | Roxie | poison | Whirlipede | Lv18 |
| Gym 3 | Burgh | bug | Leavanny | Lv24 |
| Gym 4 | Elesa | electric | Zebstrika | Lv28 |
| Gym 5 | Clay | ground | Excadrill | Lv33 |
| Gym 6 | Skyla | flying | Swanna | Lv39 |
| Gym 7 | Drayden | dragon | Haxorus | Lv46 |
| Gym 8 | Marlon | water | Jellicent | Lv49 |
| Elite Four | Shauntal | ghost | Chandelure | Lv56 |
| Elite Four | Grimsley | dark | Bisharp | Lv56 |
| Elite Four | Caitlin | psychic | Gothitelle | Lv56 |
| Elite Four | Marshal | fighting | Conkeldurr | Lv56 |
| Champion | Iris | dragon | Haxorus | Lv59 |
On RunLocke
1 run logged · 1 completed · 100% clear rate
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