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Elite Four Marshal (Pokemon Black And White Postgame)

By Matt

Marshal is the fourth member of the Unova Elite Four. He is located in the east room of the Pokemon League. His Pokemon are all Fighting-type, with two dual-types. All of his Pokemon still have weakness to Psychic-type attacks, so you can breeze through with a Psychic-type. Marshal says he is grateful to challenge you again and wants to improve his bond with his Pokemon through another fight with the Champion, which is you. A quick flash of lights, and the battle begins.

His first Pokemon is Breloom, a Grass/Fighting-type Pokemon. You can immediately see that it has a 4x weakness to Flying-type moves. Be careful not to risk physical moves; since its Ability is Effect Spore, it could give your Pokemon a random status problem with contact. It uses Sky Uppercut and Spore as a combo move. It is a very good idea to use a Full Heal, because it will immediately resort to attacking the next turn; plus, Spore is 100% accurate.

Once you’ve beaten it, another Pokemon that could be sent out is Mienshao. Its opening move is almost always Fake Out, unless you have a Pokemon out that is weak to Fighting-types. To get the most out of your turn, try healing your Pokemon, because Fake Out always causes flinching.

Next is Sawk, a slow, but sturdy Fighting-type. It has the uncanny Ability Sturdy, preventing it from one-hit KOs. This means that even if Marshal uses a Full Restore, Sawk cannot be KO’d at full health. Try a weak move first to void the Sturdy, then use a powerful move and blow it out of the water.
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Elite Four Caitlin (Pokemon Black And White Postgame)

By Matt

The third member of the Pokemon Elite Four is Caitlin. She is located in the northeast room in the Pokemon League. When you reach her, you will find that she has woken up from her sleep. That does not mean she’ll be easy to beat; you will have to bring loads of Pokemon that match up well against the Psychic-type. Caitlin’s first Pokemon is Musharna, a pure Psychic-type. It has great Defense, but there is a free turn (possibly two) in which you can get a hit in. The reason for this is because Musharna’s opening move is Hypnosis, which is 60% accurate. If it misses, you can get a free hit (or status move) in. Of course, if it hits your Pokemon, use a Full Heal. For the stingy, you’ll save money, since the next move Musharna will use is always Dream Eater.

Next is Reuniclus. It’s not too fast, but it has devastatingly powerful moves that can take out your Pokemon if you’re not careful. Besides Psychic, it has Energy Ball, Thunder, and Focus Blast. However, the latter three do not gain Same Type Attack Bonus, and doesn’t have the potential to land a one-hit KO. Caitlin’s third Pokemon is Metagross, a Steel and Psychic-type from Hoenn. It has only Fire-type and Ground-types as its weakness. Plus, it has powerful moves, like Earthquake, so try to use good physical defenders. If you have a Rocky Helmet, it’ll damage 1/8th of its max HP each hit. It relies on Giga Impact, which will leave itself open on the next turn, regardless of if your Pokemon faints.

The fourth Pokemon is Sigilyph, a Flying- and Psychic-type. Most of the time, it uses Psychic, the standard. If you have a Dark-type, it will use something like Air Slash. This means that going with a Dark-type (or a Dark-type move) is your safest bet. It’s also relatively quick, so prepare to be hit first.
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Pokemon Black And White – Final Battle With Ghetsis

By Matt

After you’ve defeated N of Team Plasma, Alder, the Elite Four Champion, will arrive to congratulate you on your victory. Ghetsis will arrive, telling you the full story about Team Plasma, since you managed to win against N. He says that there is no liberation of Pokemon, but to make people naďve enough to believe that letting go of their Pokemon means making the world a better place. When everyone releases their Pokemon, no one will resist the rule of Ghetsis and Team Plasma, especially now that a legend has been caught and tamed. He further explains how N was just a tool of his plan, and that now it has been executed successfully, N is of no more use. You will now face off with Ghetsis for the true battle of Unova, but not before N heals your Pokemon.

Ghetsis poses a huge threat, and his Pokemon are just as tough to defeat. Like the Elite Four, five of his Pokemon stay at a consistent level 52. His last Pokemon is at level 54, so training your Pokemon to that point should be enough to emerge victorious. Remember, if you’ve picked to use your legend, it will be a lot easier to use in battle, although if you enjoy EV training legends, it may mess up its Effort Values. When the battle starts, Ghetsis will send out Cofagrigus, which has a habit of using Toxic and then Protect. If you have any special attackers, don’t be afraid to use them, as Cofagrigus is slow, but a good physical defender.

One of his next Pokemon is Eelektross, which is an Electric-type. Don’t use a Ground-type Pokemon, because its Ability is Levitate, making it immune to those kinds of moves, and eliminating its only weakness. It is not too hard to defeat it in two hits, but you should use speedy Pokemon in order to get through it.
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Pokemon Black And White– The Final Battle With N

By Matt

Unlike all the previous Pokemon games when you had to defeat the Champion and complete the main storyline, Team Plasma has stayed in the plot until the end of the game. After you defeat the Elite Four and take the statue down, you will find N next to Alder. N says that you will have to battle him in his castle, which is revealed to be rising around the Pokemon League in a custcene.

You will have to battle N, who is waiting on the top floor. The entryway is blocked by the Seven Sages, but all of the gym leaders except the Striaton Gym help block them in order that you may pass. First, you can heal your Pokemon in one of the rooms by a nurse who is a part of Team Plasma. Make sure you go into every room and find all the items, because this will be the only time you can be in his castle. Ghetsis’ three assistants will then show you N’s room when you reach the second floor. It is kind of predictable, seeing as his childhood room was full of toys. But Ghetsis’ assistants give you something to think about: why did N join Team Plasma?
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Elite Four Grimsley (Pokemon Black And White Postgame)

By Matt

The second member of the Elite Four is Grimsley, who excels in using Dark-type Pokemon. When you talk to him after beating the main story, he will tell you a metaphor about life: use the cards you’re dealt wisely. A good contender does not complain about his or her cards, but uses them in a better way. The battle proceeds, and his first Pokemon sent out is Sharpedo, the Water/Dark-type from Hoenn. I usually try to bypass it with a Thunderbolt, but sometimes, it is too fast for a couple of my Electric-types. It is faster than the average, so use a high-leveled Pokemon. Rough Skin damages Pokemon with physical attacks, so watch out for that. It uses either Earthquake or Night Slash; be careful with your slow Electric-types.

The second Pokemon is Scrafty, the Dark/Fighting-type. For some reason, I always send out Grass-types to defeat it. It uses Poison Jab or Head Smash, and is very stalwart because of its high defensive capabilities. It is weak to Fighting- and Flying-type moves.

Grimsley’s third Pokemon is Liepard, a pure Dark-type. Since it almost always uses Fake Out first, I suggest using the first turn healing your party Pokemon. Its second move is either Sucker Punch or Night Slash, giving you another turn to heal if your lead Pokemon is strong enough. Occasionally, it will use Aerial Ace for no reason; maybe for a surefire hit. Its Defense lacks, so any move with enough power can take it out instantly.

The fourth Pokemon is Drapion, the Poison/Dark-type from Sinnoh. It relies on Crunch, but has a variety of fang-based moves, like Thunder Fang or Fire Fang. Despite this, it doesn’t gain Same Type Attack Bonus, so don’t expect those moves to do much. Unlike its counterpart, Scolipede, it is weak to Ground-type moves like Earthquake.
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Elite Four Shauntal (Pokemon Black and White Postgame)

By Matt

Shauntal of the Elite Four is located in the left-most building in the Pokemon League. She is a writer who utilizes Ghost-types in battle. Whenever you talk to her after beating the game, she will read you a line from one of her written novels and then proceed to battle you. The first Pokemon sent out is Cofagrigus. Her strategy is to burn your Pokemon through Will-o-wisp, and then launch some other attacks like Energy Ball or Shadow Ball. Use Pokemon which are high in Special Defense, and don’t be afraid to use Full Heals for physical attackers.

Next is Golurk, the Ground/Ghost-type. Since it has a high Defense, use supereffective Special moves like Surf or Giga Drain. It has Earthquake, Shadow Punch, and Hammer Arm, the latter two of which are boosted by its Ability, Iron Fist. Strong defense is the key to defeating this Pokemon.

Jellicent is the third possible Pokemon to fight. This one doesn’t have Water Absorb, but it has Cursed Body as an Ability, which could possibly disable any attacking move you use for several turns. For Same Type Attack Bonus, it uses Hydro Pump and Shadow Ball. It has high Special Defense, so use a physical sweeper to do the job.

Fourth is Froslass, an Ice/Ghost type from the Sinnoh region. It’s common sense to avoid using Pokemon weak to Ice, but remember that it’s still a Ghost-type which is unaffected by Fighting-type moves. All of its moves are offensive, and Steel-types resist two of its moves; try to use one if you can. It also has a habit of using Blizzard, but it’s kind of inaccurate. Stay on guard for that move.
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Pokemon Pal Park

By Matt

To keep players’ interests in the new games, the developers of Pokemon games decided to create a way to bring back Pokemon from the older games. The Nintendo DS games of Generation IV (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver) have a Pal Park feature. The Pal Park allows you to migrate Pokemon from all the games of the GameBoy Advance age. This includes Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen. This process only works on the Nintendo DS or DS Lite, though: you need a DS that can support DS and GameBoy Advance games on the same console.

To start the process, gather six Pokemon you want to migrate in a PC Box in your old game. In the main menu of your DS game, select the “Migrate From” option. This will lead you to your PC boxes from your GameBoy Advance game. Select the six Pokemon, and you will be warned that you can’t transfer them back. Once selecting yes for the warnings, you are now free to go to Pal Park and participate in a Catching Show.

Since I only have SoulSilver, I can tell that the Pal Park is located in Fuschia City. Once in there, talk to the guy at the booth. He will let you in once you have the six Pokemon you want to catch. You will be given six Park Balls to catch the migrated Pokemon. Once you’ve been given the cue, go search in the grass and the water for your Pokemon. Since they have the potential to be hiding anywhere, I suggest going through every row searching. It’s useful to have Pokemon with the HM Surf so you can go in the water. Once you’ve found one, you can catch it without using any Pokemon. This is because the Park Balls have a 100% catch rate for the migrated Pokemon.
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Pokemon Black And White Elite Four Guide

By Carl00456

The Pokemon Black and White Elite Four Guide guide explains a very effective way to defeat the Pokemon in the Elite Four. This is for the first time that you are facing them and not the second. I recommend that you have above level fifty Pokemon and have lots of revives and full restores with you, this is going to be a tough battle. As annoying as they are, all trainers will use Full-Restores on their Pokemon if it is on low health so get ready to injure it many times. Once you enter the Elite Four you should see some stairs. Going from left to right are the trainers Shauntal, Grimsley, Caitlin and Marshal. Please note that you will not have to defeat the Elite Four leader the first time round but you do have to defeat N and Ghetsis, so be ready.

Shauntal is up first. She mostly has Ghost-type Pokemon and uses Dark-type moves. Her Pokemon are: Cofagrigus, Chandelure, Golurk and Jellicent. Use ghost-type, dark-type and water-type moves to defeat this trainer. Cofagrigus knows the move Shadow Ball which deals big damage so watch out. It is weak to ghost-type and dark-type moves. Chandelure knows the dangerous move Fire Blast so be careful. Its weaknesses include; water, ground, rock, ghost and dark, so you have a lot of options. Next is Golurk with his mighty move Earthquake. He is weak to water, grass, ice, ghost and dark-type moves. Finally, Jellicent is used. It knows Surf which is super-effective against fire or ground-type Pokemon. Defeat this Pokemon with grass, electric, ghost or dark-type moves.

Grimsley is second. His Pokemon are: Scrafty, Krookodile, Bisharp and Liepard. Use fighting-type moves to give you the edge. Scrafty knows the move Brick Break and is weak to fighting and flying-type moves. Krookodile knows the powerful move Earthquake but is weak against water, grass, ice, fighting and bug-type moves. Bisharp knows the move Aerial Ace and is weak to fighting, fire and ground-type moves. Liepard knows the move attract and is a female so use a male Pokemon if you have one. It is weak to fighting and bug-type moves.
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Pokemon Item Collectors

By Matt

If you’ve played some of the old Pokemon games, you would come across rare items like Flutes. Incidentally, they were so rare that they were given to you as a permanent use item. For example, the Poke Flute in FireRed/LeafGreen versions was a Key Item which could wake up a Pokemon from sleep.

Starting with Pokemon Black and White versions, items like these have lost their function and have become valuable items. So what is there to do with a valuable item that does absolutely nothing? If one was curious enough to talk to every person in the game, you would find some item collectors. These item collectors will offer to buy your items for higher prices than the local Poke Mart, thus increasing one’s profit.

For example, the first item collector you would find is in Route 5, west of Nimbasa City. She is in a trailer, and offers to buy food-based items. The most common items that she will offer Poke Dollars for are Berries, but not in abundance. The ones that can be found more often will sell for 20; less-known Berries sell for 500, and rare ones, for 30,000. The CasteliaCone, which can be bought from Castelia City for 100 Poke Dollars, now can be sold for 2,000.

Some other items include the Stick, found on wild Farfetch’d, Leftovers, Lucky Eggs, RageCandyBars, which wake up Darmanitan with Zen Mode in front of the Desert Resort, and Rare Candies. She will also buy vending machine items, like Fresh Water, Soda Pop, and Lemonade, but at the same price as they sell it for. The next collector is in Icirrus City, who apparently wants an ore that will shake his core. In other words, he’s looking for some rare ores. If you haven’t sold your Nuggets yet, he will buy them for double price at 10,000 Poke Dollars. Evolution stones can be sold for 3,000 each. The Big Nugget, which can be found to the right of the Riches’ Villa, can be sold for 30,000.
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A General (But Easy) EV Training Guide

By Matt

I wasn’t too specific when explaining some EV stuff earlier, but this should make EV training the easiest ever. First, I already explained the 252 principle, which is to keep count of EVs until you get to 252 in one stat. Since a Pokemon will have 510 EVs total, it will have 6 left over if you decide to completely EV train for two stats. However, you will only get to increase the leftover stat by 1, since there is a “mathfloor” function. This means that even though you have 3 EVs in one stat, it will not round up, but down to the nearest number.

I forgot to mention the “Power” items, which can be found in the Battle Subway for 16 BP. Each item gives extra EVs for a certain stat, and it comes in all stats, including HP. What these power items do is add 4 EVs of that stat to the EVs you get from regular EV training. For example, a Litwick gives one EV for Special Attack. If you have the Power Lens, which increases Special Attack EVs, you will get four. This means that you will only need to defeat 32 (30 with the item, and 2 without) to get that stat EV trained.

If you have the money, I recommend you spend it on Vitamins. You might be thinking that the formula I have up there equals 152. This is because I’ve assumed that you gave your Pokémon Vitamins, which power up their EVs before the training even starts. Like I said before, it can go up to a maximum of 100, which is 10 Vitamins. In total, you will need 196,000 Poke Dollars to EV train a Pokemon. You need 20 Vitamins for 200 EVs, which will cost 9,800 Poke Dollars each. Multiply 20, and you will fall a little short of 200,000 Poke Dollars. To get this intimidating amount, you can fight athletes in Nimbasa City with the Amulet Coin/Luck Incense and get quite a bit of money.
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