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Black Tower

Access to:
Exit: Black City

Overview

This is a training challenge located in Black City. It cannot be challenged until after defeating the Elite Four, and then defeating Alder in Floccesy Town.

In this area, the player will progress through ten procedurally generated areas, each of which has a specific number of Trainers. In each area, a randomly selected Trainer is the gatekeeper Trainer; defeating this Trainer unlocks the door to the Boss Trainer's room, and defeating the Boss Trainer will allow the player to move on to the next area. One Trainer on each floor is always a Doctor, who will offer to heal the player's Pokémon once after they are defeated, and this Doctor will never be the gatekeeper Trainer.

Although this is a battle gauntlet, it bears some differences from facilities such as the Battle Subway, outlined below:

The player cannot use items from their bag otherwise, whether in or out of battle, meaning speaking to a Doctor is the only means by which Pokémon are healed.

Except for Boss Trainers, the Trainer classes that will be faced and the Pokémon that they possess are taken randomly from predefined rosters. This page contains all the possible Pokémon that can be encountered (outside of Boss Trainers), and this page contains the possible Trainers that can be encountered and the Pokémon they can have.

Items

The following items can be obtained as rewards for clearing each Area.

Areas 1-5

In Areas 4-5, two of the same type of item will be obtained as the reward.

HP Up Protein Iron Calcium Zinc Carbos

Area 5

Upon clearing Area 5 for the first time, if the player is playing Black 2, they will obtain the Tower Key. Using Unova Link, this can be sent to White 2 players, allowing them to access Black City and Black Tower.

Areas 6-9

In Areas 8-9, two of the same type of item will be obtained as the reward.

Health Wing Muscle Wing Resist Wing Genius Wing Clever Wing Swift Wing Rare Candy

Area 10

Pomeg Berry Kelpsy Berry Qualot Berry Hondew Berry Grepa Berry Tamato Berry Rare Candy

Trainers

The non-Boss Trainers are restricted to specific Trainer classes. Each class uses Pokémon that have an EV yield corresponding to a specific stat. They also all give specific hints after being defeated, shown below. The Trainers page gives information about which areas they can appear in and the Pokémon they possess.

Trainer classes
Trainer Class EVs Hint
Youngster Speed How many Trainers are in the room with the gatekeeper
Lass Speed Gender of the gatekeeper
School Kid♂ Sp. Def How many Trainers are in the room with the gatekeeper
School Kid♀ Sp. Def Gender of the gatekeeper
Scientist♂ Sp. Atk Whether the gatekeeper is on a higher, lower, or same floor
Scientist♀ Sp. Atk Gender of the gatekeeper
Psychic♂ Sp. Atk Which direction the gatekeeper's room is compared to the current room
Psychic♀ Sp. Atk Whether the gatekeeper is standing still, walking, or spinning
Backpacker♂ Speed Which direction the gatekeeper's room is compared to the current room
Backpacker♀ Speed Whether the gatekeeper is standing still, walking, or spinning
Waiter Sp. Def Whether the gatekeeper is on a higher, lower, or same floor
Waitress Sp. Def Whether the gatekeeper is standing still, walking, or spinning
Rich Boy Speed Which direction the Doctor's room is compared to the current room
Lady Speed The Boss Trainer's lead Pokémon
Gentleman Speed Which direction the Doctor's room is compared to the current room
Socialite Speed The Boss Trainer's lead Pokémon
Doctor Sp. Atk N/A (heals instead)

Normal Trainers use two Pokémon from their roster. Both Pokémon will be the same level, which is randomly chosen from a range of levels that depends on the area the Trainer is encountered in. The level ranges are given below.

Trainer levels
Area Levels
1 42-45 (Easy Mode)
47-50 (Normal Mode)
52-55 (Challenge Mode)
2 45-48 (Easy Mode)
50-53 (Normal Mode)
55-58 (Challenge Mode)
3 48-51 (Easy Mode)
53-56 (Normal Mode)
58-61 (Challenge Mode)
4 51-54 (Easy Mode)
56-59 (Normal Mode)
61-64 (Challenge Mode)
5 54-57 (Easy Mode)
59-62 (Normal Mode)
64-67 (Challenge Mode)
6 57-60 (Easy Mode)
62-65 (Normal Mode)
67-70 (Challenge Mode)
7 60-63 (Easy Mode)
65-68 (Normal Mode)
70-73 (Challenge Mode)
8 63-66 (Easy Mode)
68-71 (Normal Mode)
73-76 (Challenge Mode)
9 66-69 (Easy Mode)
71-74 (Normal Mode)
76-79 (Challenge Mode)
10 69-72 (Easy Mode)
74-77 (Normal Mode)
79-82 (Challenge Mode)

Boss Trainers

The Boss Trainers are always specific Trainers with specific Pokémon. There is one Boss Trainer for each area. The rosters of the Boss Trainers are shown below.

All of the Boss Trainers have 0 EVs and their IVs are dependent on the specific Trainer. Although the enemy Pokémon have consistent Natures, I don't have an easy way to extract this from the data at the moment; I will have to see about adding them later.

Area 1

Abed's Pokémon have 3 IVs.

Boss Trainer Abed
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Unfezant
Unfezant ♂ 48 (Easy Mode) / 53 (Normal Mode) / 58 (Challenge Mode) Super Luck Scope Lens Air Cutter Quick Attack Steel Wing Hypnosis
Flying
Special
Normal
Physical
Steel
Physical
Psychic
Status
Pawniard
Pawniard ♂ 48 (Easy Mode) / 53 (Normal Mode) / 58 (Challenge Mode) Defiant Muscle Band Night Slash Metal Claw Psycho Cut Rock Polish
Dark
Physical
Steel
Physical
Psychic
Physical
Rock
Status
Boldore
Boldore ♂ 48 (Easy Mode) / 53 (Normal Mode) / 58 (Challenge Mode) Sturdy Quick Claw Stealth Rock Iron Defense Protect Rock Blast
Rock
Status
Steel
Status
Normal
Status
Rock
Physical

Area 2

Bess' Pokémon have 7 IVs.

Boss Trainer Bess
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Watchog
Watchog ♀ 51 (Easy Mode) / 56 (Normal Mode) / 61 (Challenge Mode) Keen Eye Shell Bell Crunch Hyper Fang Low Kick Hypnosis
Dark
Physical
Normal
Physical
Fighting
Physical
Psychic
Status
Swoobat
Swoobat ♀ 51 (Easy Mode) / 56 (Normal Mode) / 61 (Challenge Mode) Unaware Wise Glasses Psychic Air Slash U-turn Thunder Wave
Psychic
Special
Flying
Special
Bug
Physical
Electric
Status
Basculin (Red)
Basculin (Red) ♀ 51 (Easy Mode) / 56 (Normal Mode) / 61 (Challenge Mode) Reckless Mystic Water Aqua Jet Double-Edge Ice Beam Swagger
Water
Physical
Normal
Physical
Ice
Special
Normal
Status

Area 3

Carlen's Pokémon have 11 IVs.

Boss Trainer Carlen
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Bouffalant
Bouffalant ♂ 54 (Easy Mode) / 59 (Normal Mode) / 64 (Challenge Mode) Reckless Muscle Band Head Charge Wild Charge Megahorn Scary Face
Normal
Physical
Electric
Physical
Bug
Physical
Normal
Status
Swanna
Swanna ♂ 54 (Easy Mode) / 59 (Normal Mode) / 64 (Challenge Mode) Big Pecks Wacan Berry Scald Brave Bird Ice Beam FeatherDance
Water
Special
Flying
Physical
Ice
Special
Flying
Status
Scolipede
Scolipede ♂ 54 (Easy Mode) / 59 (Normal Mode) / 64 (Challenge Mode) Poison Point Life Orb Megahorn Rock Slide Earthquake Swords Dance
Bug
Physical
Rock
Physical
Ground
Physical
Normal
Status

Area 4

Danelle's Pokémon have 15 IVs.

Boss Trainer Danelle
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Gigalith
Gigalith ♀ 57 (Easy Mode) / 62 (Normal Mode) / 67 (Challenge Mode) Sturdy Quick Claw Stealth Rock Rock Blast Iron Defense Bulldoze
Rock
Status
Rock
Physical
Steel
Status
Ground
Physical
Seviper
Seviper ♀ 57 (Easy Mode) / 62 (Normal Mode) / 67 (Challenge Mode) Shed Skin Black Sludge Poison Fang Venoshock Dragon Tail Coil
Poison
Physical
Poison
Special
Dragon
Physical
Poison
Status
Durant
Durant ♀ 57 (Easy Mode) / 62 (Normal Mode) / 67 (Challenge Mode) Hustle Occa Berry Hone Claws Iron Head X-Scissor Rock Slide
Dark
Status
Steel
Physical
Bug
Physical
Rock
Physical

Area 5

Ellas' Pokémon have 19 IVs.

Boss Trainer Ellas
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Bronzong
Bronzong 60 (Easy Mode) / 65 (Normal Mode) / 70 (Challenge Mode) Levitate Quick Claw Sandstorm Psychic Gyro Ball Explosion
Rock
Status
Psychic
Special
Steel
Physical
Normal
Physical
Kabutops
Kabutops ♂ 60 (Easy Mode) / 65 (Normal Mode) / 70 (Challenge Mode) Swift Swim Choice Band Superpower X-Scissor Aqua Tail Stone Edge
Fighting
Physical
Bug
Physical
Water
Physical
Rock
Physical
Golurk
Golurk 60 (Easy Mode) / 65 (Normal Mode) / 70 (Challenge Mode) Iron Fist Choice Scarf Earthquake ThunderPunch Drain Punch Shadow Punch
Ground
Physical
Electric
Physical
Fighting
Physical
Ghost
Physical

Area 6

Freira's Pokémon have 23 IVs.

Boss Trainer Freira
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Porygon-Z
Porygon-Z 63 (Easy Mode) / 68 (Normal Mode) / 73 (Challenge Mode) Download Petaya Berry Psychic Thunderbolt Ice Beam Conversion
Psychic
Special
Electric
Special
Ice
Special
Normal
Status
Breloom
Breloom ♀ 63 (Easy Mode) / 68 (Normal Mode) / 73 (Challenge Mode) Poison Heal Toxic Orb Mach Punch Focus Punch Stone Edge Spore
Fighting
Physical
Fighting
Physical
Rock
Physical
Grass
Status
Armaldo
Armaldo ♂ 63 (Easy Mode) / 68 (Normal Mode) / 73 (Challenge Mode) Battle Armor Choice Scarf Stone Edge Aqua Tail X-Scissor Earthquake
Rock
Physical
Water
Physical
Bug
Physical
Ground
Physical

Area 7

Gaius' Pokémon have 23 IVs.

Boss Trainer Gaius
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Gyarados
Gyarados ♂ 66 (Easy Mode) / 71 (Normal Mode) / 76 (Challenge Mode) Intimidate Wacan Berry Earthquake Dragon Dance Outrage Aqua Tail
Ground
Physical
Dragon
Status
Dragon
Physical
Water
Physical
Weavile
Weavile ♂ 66 (Easy Mode) / 71 (Normal Mode) / 76 (Challenge Mode) Pressure Focus Sash Ice Shard Fake Out Ice Punch Low Kick
Ice
Physical
Normal
Physical
Ice
Physical
Fighting
Physical
Dusknoir
Dusknoir ♂ 66 (Easy Mode) / 71 (Normal Mode) / 76 (Challenge Mode) Pressure Leftovers Ice Punch Pain Split Will-O-Wisp Toxic
Ice
Physical
Normal
Status
Fire
Status
Poison
Status

Area 8

Harmony's Pokémon have 27 IVs.

Boss Trainer Harmony
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Infernape
Infernape ♂ 69 (Easy Mode) / 74 (Normal Mode) / 79 (Challenge Mode) Blaze Life Orb Mach Punch Fire Blast ThunderPunch Work Up
Fighting
Physical
Fire
Special
Electric
Physical
Normal
Status
Archeops
Archeops ♂ 69 (Easy Mode) / 74 (Normal Mode) / 79 (Challenge Mode) Defeatist Liechi Berry Stone Edge Earthquake U-turn Focus Blast
Rock
Physical
Ground
Physical
Bug
Physical
Fighting
Special
Tornadus
Tornadus ♂ 69 (Easy Mode) / 74 (Normal Mode) / 79 (Challenge Mode) Prankster Mental Herb Rain Dance Taunt Hurricane Superpower
Water
Status
Dark
Status
Flying
Special
Fighting
Physical

Area 9

Ira's Pokémon have 27 IVs.

Boss Trainer Ira
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Hydreigon
Hydreigon ♂ 72 (Easy Mode) / 77 (Normal Mode) / 82 (Challenge Mode) Levitate Chople Berry Dark Pulse Outrage Fire Blast Earthquake
Dark
Special
Dragon
Physical
Fire
Special
Ground
Physical
Articuno
Articuno 72 (Easy Mode) / 77 (Normal Mode) / 82 (Challenge Mode) Pressure Ice Gem Ice Shard Frost Breath Signal Beam Roost
Ice
Physical
Ice
Special
Bug
Special
Flying
Status
Entei
Entei 72 (Easy Mode) / 77 (Normal Mode) / 82 (Challenge Mode) Pressure Life Orb Overheat Iron Tail Stone Edge Roar
Fire
Special
Steel
Physical
Rock
Physical
Normal
Status

Area 10

In Black 2, the Area 10 Boss Trainer is always Benga. In White 2, the player faces Benga on their first visit (unless they have already cleared Area 10 of the White Treehollow) and Janna on later visits.

Benga's Pokémon have 31 IVs.

Boss Trainer Benga
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Latios
Latios ♂ 75 (Easy Mode) / 80 (Normal Mode) / 85 (Challenge Mode) Levitate White Herb Draco Meteor Psychic Icy Wind Thunderbolt
Dragon
Special
Psychic
Special
Ice
Special
Electric
Special
Garchomp
Garchomp ♂ 75 (Easy Mode) / 80 (Normal Mode) / 85 (Challenge Mode) Sand Veil Life Orb Outrage Earthquake Fire Blast Stone Edge
Dragon
Physical
Ground
Physical
Fire
Special
Rock
Physical
Volcarona
Volcarona ♂ 75 (Easy Mode) / 80 (Normal Mode) / 85 (Challenge Mode) Flame Body Focus Sash Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Fire Blast Psychic
Bug
Status
Bug
Special
Fire
Special
Psychic
Special

Janna's Pokémon have 31 IVs.

Boss Trainer Janna
Pokémon Level Ability Item Moves
Suicune
Suicune 75 (Easy Mode) / 80 (Normal Mode) / 85 (Challenge Mode) Pressure Ganlon Berry Calm Mind Hydro Pump Icy Wind Mirror Coat
Psychic
Status
Water
Special
Ice
Special
Psychic
Special
Heatran
Heatran ♀ 75 (Easy Mode) / 80 (Normal Mode) / 85 (Challenge Mode) Flash Fire Air Balloon Overheat Stone Edge Earthquake Scary Face
Fire
Special
Rock
Physical
Ground
Physical
Normal
Status
Latios
Latios ♂ 75 (Easy Mode) / 80 (Normal Mode) / 85 (Challenge Mode) Levitate White Herb Draco Meteor Psychic Icy Wind Thunderbolt
Dragon
Special
Psychic
Special
Ice
Special
Electric
Special