Black 2 & White 2 Gift Pokémon, Fossils & Trades
Every Pokémon you are given, revive from a fossil or receive in an in-game trade, in the order you can get them.
| Pokémon | How | Where | Level | Version | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Snivy | Gift | Aspertia City | 5 | Both | Choose one from Bianca |
 Tepig | Gift | Aspertia City | 5 | Both | Choose one from Bianca |
 Oshawott | Gift | Aspertia City | 5 | Both | Choose one from Bianca |
 Eevee | Gift | Castelia City | 10 | Both | After the Hall of Fame, from Fennel’s assistant; Hidden Ability: Anticipation |
 Cottonee | Trade | Route 4 | 20 | White 2 | Trade your petilil |
 Petilil | Trade | Route 4 | 20 | Black 2 | Trade your cottonee |
 Zorua | Gift | Driftveil City | 25 | Both | From Rood after the Plasma scene |
 Deerling | Gift | Route 6 | 30 | Both | Weather Institute scientist; Hidden Ability: Serene Grace |
 Gigalith | Trade | Route 7 | 35 | Both | Trade your emolga |
 Tangrowth | Trade | Humilau City | 45 | Both | Trade your mantine |
 Tirtouga | Fossil | Nacrene City | 25 | Both | Cover Fossil; Post-game fossil choice from Lenora; Revived at the Nacrene Museum |
 Archen | Fossil | Nacrene City | 25 | Both | Plume Fossil; Post-game fossil choice from Lenora; Revived at the Nacrene Museum |
Move tutors and the Move Reminder are covered on the Moves page.
Sources & picture credits
Encounter tables come from PokéAPI’s Black 2 / White 2 records for the 301 regional Pokédex species (Pokémon outside the regional Pokédex are not listed). Location pictures © Nintendo / Game Freak / The Pokémon Company, archived from Pokémon Wiki (Fandom) file pages. Text is original retrogameindex writing.
FAQ
What gift Pokémon are in Black 2 and White 2?
Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Eevee, Zorua, Deerling, Tirtouga, Archen.
What in-game trades are in Black 2 and White 2?
Cottonee for Petilil (Route 4); Petilil for Cottonee (Route 4); Gigalith for Emolga (Route 7); Tangrowth for Mantine (Humilau City).