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Pokémon World Tournament

Access to:
Exit: Driftveil City
Accessible in the area: Relic Passage
Occasionally accessible from the area: Plasma Frigate

Places of interest:
Exchange Service Corner
Move Reminder: In exchange for a Heart Scale, the Move Reminder can teach a Pokémon a move that it was capable of learning at a lower level than its current level, but which is not currently in its moveset.
Move Deleter
Move Tutors: Two Move Tutors will teach moves to any fully-evolved starter Pokémon with maximum friendship. One teaches Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn, and Hydro Cannon, and the other teaches Grass Pledge, Fire Pledge, and Water Pledge.

Funfest Missions:
Town map with 15 spots.
Funfest Trainers here are 3 levels lower in Easy Mode and 3 higher in Challenge Mode.

Overview

The Pokémon World Tournament is a battle facility in Black 2 and White 2. Here, the player can participate in several different types of tournaments in different battle modes.

Battles conducted in the PWT are subject to certain restrictions, shown below:

Mewtwo Mew Lugia Ho-Oh Celebi Kyogre
Groudon Rayquaza Jirachi Deoxys Dialga Palkia
Giratina Phione Manaphy Darkrai Shaymin Arceus
Victini Reshiram Zekrom Kyurem Keldeo Meloetta
Genesect Eggs

Tournaments

Tournaments are chosen from two attendants at the front desk. The left attendant handles the Driftveil, Rental, Mix, and Download Tournaments, and the right attendant handles the remaining specialty tournaments. The linked tournaments have pages listing every Trainer and the Pokémon they can use.

Tournaments
Tournament Unlocked by Notes
Driftveil Available from the start All Pokémon are set to level 25. Details about the first time the player enters this Tournament are shown below.
Rental Win the Driftveil Tournament The player and opponents both use rental Pokémon at level 50.
Mix Win the Driftveil Tournament Uses the same Trainers and teams as the Driftveil Tournament, but at level 50. Before each battle, both Trainers can swap one Pokémon with each other.
Unova Leaders Defeat the Elite Four Features Unova Gym Leaders from Black, White, Black 2, and White 2.
Kanto Leaders Win the Unova Leaders Tournament Features Kanto Gym Leaders.
Johto Leaders Win the Unova Leaders Tournament Features Johto Gym Leaders.
Hoenn Leaders Win the Unova Leaders Tournament Features Hoenn Gym Leaders.
Sinnoh Leaders Win the Unova Leaders Tournament Features Sinnoh Gym Leaders.
World Leaders Win all five regional Leaders Tournaments Features Gym Leaders from all five regions.
Champions Win the World Leaders Tournament 10 times Features the Champions of all five regions as well as Red.
Rental Master Win the Driftveil, Rental, and all five regional Leaders Tournaments Uses the same rules as the Rental Tournament, but almost all rental Pokémon are fully evolved. The opposing Trainers are different, but all still use rentals.
Mix Master Win the Driftveil, Mix, and all five regional Leaders Tournaments. Uses the same rules as the Mix Tournament, though with stricter restrictions on the player's Pokémon, and only the Unova Gym Leaders from the Unova Leaders Tournament are faced, using their World Leaders Tournament teams.
Type Expert Win the Driftveil, and five regional Leaders Tournaments. There are seventeen tournaments, one per type, and the player and all opponents may only use Pokémon of that type.
Download Downloaded via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (discontinued May 20, 2014). Special downloadable tournaments with their own rules.
Details about the entrants in these tournaments can be found on Bulbapedia.

Battle Points

The player receives the following amounts of BP for winning a tournament. In the World Leaders and Champions Tournaments, the player instead receives 1 BP for every Pokémon that did not faint during the entire tournament.

The player will receive a Red, Yellow, Green, or Blue Shard for losing a tournament.

Battle Points
Tournament Single Double Triple Rotation
Driftveil 1 1 2 2
Rental 1 1 2 2
Mix 1 1 2 2
Unova Leaders 1 1 2 2
Kanto Leaders 2 2 3 3
Johto Leaders 2 2 3 3
Hoenn Leaders 2 2 3 3
Sinnoh Leaders 2 2 3 3
Rental Master 2 2 3 3
World Leaders 1-9 1-12 1-18 1-12
Champions 1-9 1-12 1-18 1-12

Items

Black 2 and White 2 Items
Item Location Notes
Ether Southeast of the Relic Passage entrance Hidden.
Rocky Helmet Obtained from a Worker southeast of the fountain
Zinc In the trash can north of the fountain Hidden.
PP Up At the end of the western pier

Exchange Service Corner

Items here are purchased using BP.

Left vendor

Black 2 and White 2 Items (Left vendor)
Item Price
TM17 Protect 6 BP
TM20 Safeguard 6 BP
TM32 Double Team 6 BP
TM59 Incinerate 6 BP
TM31 Brick Break 12 BP
TM79 Frost Breath 12 BP
TM89 U-turn 12 BP
TM10 Hidden Power 18 BP
TM23 Smack Down 18 BP
TM48 Round 18 BP
TM75 Swords Dance 18 BP
TM87 Swagger 18 BP
TM88 Pluck 18 BP
TM34 Sludge Wave 24 BP
TM51 Ally Switch 24 BP
TM60 Quash 24 BP
TM64 Explosion 24 BP
TM77 Psych Up 24 BP

Right vendor

Black 2 and White 2 Items (Right vendor)
Item Price
Protein 1 BP
Calcium 1 BP
Iron 1 BP
Zinc 1 BP
Carbos 1 BP
HP Up 1 BP
Fire Stone 3 BP
Thunderstone 3 BP
Water Stone 3 BP
Leaf Stone 3 BP
Scope Lens 8 BP
Wide Lens 8 BP
Muscle Band 8 BP
Wise Glasses 8 BP
Razor Claw 8 BP
Razor Fang 8 BP
Binding Band 8 BP
Focus Band 12 BP
Zoom Lens 12 BP
Iron Ball 12 BP
Air Balloon 12 BP
Power Bracer 16 BP
Power Belt 16 BP
Power Lens 16 BP
Power Band 16 BP
Power Anklet 16 BP
Power Weight 16 BP
Toxic Orb 16 BP
Flame Orb 16 BP
White Herb 16 BP
Power Herb 16 BP
Absorb Bulb 16 BP
Cell Battery 16 BP
Red Card 16 BP
Eject Button 16 BP
Choice Band 24 BP
Choice Specs 24 BP
Choice Scarf 24 BP
Focus Sash 24 BP
Life Orb 24 BP
Rare Candy 24 BP

Trainers

The first time the player approaches this area, they will be forced to enter the Driftveil Tournament. During this tournament, the player will always battle Hugh, Cheren, and Colress, and though their Pokémon are set to level 25, the player's Pokémon will not have their level changed. After first beating this tournament, all future attempts at the tournament will use the Pokémon and Trainers specified on the Driftveil and Mix Tournament page.

Trainers
Trainer Party Notes
Hugh Starter (2nd stage) lv.25
Elemental lv.25
Tranquill lv.25
Elemental is one of Simisage, Simisear, or Simipour; whichever has the type weak against the player's starter.
His starter is the one whose type is strong against the player's starter.
Cheren Stoutland lv.25
Cinccino lv.25
Watchog lv.25
Colress Magneton lv.25
Klink lv.25
Elgyem lv.25

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