Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Gym Leaders

Gym order, modes and rewards

Cheren, Roxie, Burgh, Elesa, Clay, Skyla, Drayden and Marlon form the sequel’s eight-Gym route. This order is the same in both versions, and your starter choice does not change the first Gym Leader. Normal Mode and Challenge Mode use different rosters, move sets and held items. The displayed badges and reusable TM rewards belong to Black 2 and White 2.

Select a mode before planning around a listed level or Pokémon. Challenge Mode adds an extra Pokémon to every Gym team; later badge opponents have larger level changes than the first Gym. The Pokémon World Tournament has its own teams and battle rules and is covered in the tournament guide.

Difficulty keys and exact scope

Defeating Iris in Black 2 unlocks the Challenge Key; defeating her in White 2 unlocks the Easy Key. A player with a key can send it to another Black 2 or White 2 cartridge through the infrared Unova Link feature. Activate the received mode in Unova Link; deleting the save and starting again removes its keys. Both game versions can therefore use a shared difficulty key. The browser records Normal and Challenge Mode teams from the preserved sequel tables. Easy Mode lowers displayed levels and changes opponent behavior, but its exact level records are outside these tables and are not inferred here.

Use the mode and battle selectors to search only the team you will face. “All modes” or “Both battles” compares the preserved records. Linked regional Pokémon open local species profiles; linked moves, abilities and items open the sequel reference pages. Generation V has no Fairy type. The listed levels identify the source team records; the page does not calculate difficulty-mode battle stats.

For the wider journey, see the sequel story route, Pokémon World Tournament and item catalogue.

Normal first-clear companion: Dittobase. Full Normal/Challenge team records: Serebii Black 2 and White 2. Difficulty keys and sharing. Pokémon imagery belongs to Nintendo, Creatures and GAME FREAK.