Unova expedition logPokémon Black 2 / White 2GUIDES

Aspertia City Black 2 & White 2

The player’s hometown at Unova’s southwestern edge, where you receive your first Pokémon and earn your opening Gym Badge.

Type
City
Stage
Early story
Pokémon
4 species
Gym
Cheren · Normal
Aspertia City in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Aspertia’s Trainer School Gym beside the Pokémon Center
Aspertia City on the Unova Town Map
  • Gym Leader Cheren (Normal) awards the Basic Badge and TM83 Work Up
  • Bianca hands over your starter, the Pokédex and later the C-Gear
  • Mom gives Running Shoes; Hugh’s sister gives the Town Map
  • A hilltop lookout north of town gives a view over the region

Connects to: Route 19

Gym: Cheren

Type
Normal
Badge
Basic Badge
Reward
TM83 Work Up

Cheren’s teams and strategy · All Gym Leaders

Pokémon in Aspertia City

Gift Pokémon 3

PokémonLevelVersion & notes
Snivy spriteSnivyGrass5BothChoose one from Bianca
Tepig spriteTepigFire5BothChoose one from Bianca
Oshawott spriteOshawottWater5BothChoose one from Bianca

Surfing 1

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Basculin spriteBasculinWater5–15100%Black 2

Rippling water (Surf) 1

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Basculin spriteBasculinWater5–15100%White 2

Fishing (Super Rod) 1

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Basculin spriteBasculinWater40–6040%Black 2

Rippling water (fishing) 1

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Basculin spriteBasculinWater40–6040%White 2

FAQ

What Pokémon can you catch in Aspertia City in Black 2 and White 2?

4 regional Pokédex species: Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Basculin.

Who is the Gym Leader in Aspertia City?

Cheren, a Normal-type specialist. Winning earns the Basic Badge and TM83 Work Up.

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.