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Nature Preserve Black 2 & White 2

A Black 2/White 2 wilderness reached by plane from Mistralton once you hold the Permit, home to a shiny Haxorus.

Type
Forest
Stage
Post-game & optional
Pokémon
9 species
Nature Preserve in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Forest trails in the Nature Preserve
  • Fly from Mistralton after receiving the Permit
  • A shiny Haxorus appears at level 60
  • Surf and Waterfall needed for all items

Connects to: Mistralton City

Pokémon in Nature Preserve

Static encounter 1

PokémonLevelVersion & notes
Haxorus spriteHaxorusDragon60BothPermit for seeing 297 Pokédex entries; Guaranteed shiny

Grass / walking 3

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Altaria spriteAltariaDragon / Flying5620%Both
Golduck spriteGolduckWater5710%Both
Fraxure spriteFraxureDragon57–5910%Both

Dark grass 3

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Altaria spriteAltariaDragon / Flying6420%Both
Golduck spriteGolduckWater6510%Both
Fraxure spriteFraxureDragon65–6710%Both

Rustling grass 2

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Audino spriteAudinoNormal56–5985%Both
Dunsparce spriteDunsparceNormal5710%Both

Surfing 2

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Basculin spriteBasculinWater45–6070%Black 2
Buizel spriteBuizelWater45–6030%Both

Rippling water (Surf) 3

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Buizel spriteBuizelWater45–6060%Both
Basculin spriteBasculinWater45–6035%White 2
Floatzel spriteFloatzelWater50–605%Both

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 Nature Preserve in Black 2 and White 2?

9 regional Pokédex species: Haxorus, Altaria, Golduck, Fraxure, Audino, Dunsparce, Basculin, Buizel, Floatzel.

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.