White Gym Leaders & Boss Prep
Every gym leader and Elite Four member in Pokemon White, with their full teams, level caps, and the attacking types that work best against them. Use this to prep before each fight in your Nuzlocke run.
13 gyms & bosses
Gym leaders & bosses
Weak to
Chili, Cress or Cilan
mixed
No clear type advantage. Rely on levels and coverage moves.
Leader team
lillipup · Lv. 12
Ability: pickup
bite, work-up
pansear · Lv. 14
Ability: gluttony
incinerate, work-up
panpour · Lv. 14
Ability: gluttony
water-gun, work-up
pansage · Lv. 14
Ability: gluttony
vine-whip, work-up
Lenora
normalnormal
Bring: super effectivefighting
Avoid: resistedghost
Leader team
herdier · Lv. 18
Ability: intimidate
take-down, bite, retaliate, leer
watchog · Lv. 20
Ability: illuminate
leer, crunch, retaliate, hypnosis
Burgh
bugbug
Bring: super effectivefireflyingrock
At risk: keep these outgrasspsychicdark
Avoid: resistedgrassfightingground
Leader team
whirlipede · Lv. 21
Ability: swarm
poison-tail, struggle-bug, screech, pursuit
dwebble · Lv. 21
Ability: shell-armor
smack-down, struggle-bug, sand-attack, feint-attack
leavanny · Lv. 23
Ability: swarm
razor-leaf, protect, string-shot, struggle-bug
Elesa
electricelectric
Bring: super effectiveground
At risk: keep these outwaterflying
Avoid: resistedelectricflyingsteel
Leader team
emolga · Lv. 25
Ability: static
volt-switch, aerial-ace, pursuit, quick-attack
zebstrika · Lv. 27
Ability: lightning-rod
flame-charge, spark, volt-switch, quick-attack
Clay
groundground
Bring: super effectivewatergrassice
At risk: keep these outfireelectricpoisonrocksteel
Avoid: resistedelectricpoisonrock
Leader team
krokorok · Lv. 29
Ability: moxie
swagger, crunch, bulldoze, torment
palpitoad · Lv. 29
Ability: swift-swim
aqua-ring, bulldoze, muddy-water, bubble-beam
excadrill · Lv. 31
Ability: sand-rush
hone-claws, slash, rock-slide, bulldoze
Skyla
flyingflying
Bring: super effectiveelectricicerock
At risk: keep these outgrassfightingbug
Avoid: resistedgrassfightinggroundbug
Leader team
swoobat · Lv. 33
Ability: unaware
amnesia, heart-stamp, acrobatics, assurance
unfezant · Lv. 33
Ability: big-pecks
quick-attack, razor-wind, air-slash, leer
swanna · Lv. 35
Ability: keen-eye
aqua-ring, aerial-ace, air-slash, bubble-beam
Brycen
iceice
Bring: super effectivefirefightingrocksteel
At risk: keep these outgrassgroundflyingdragon
Avoid: resistedice
Leader team
vanillish · Lv. 37
Ability: ice-body
frost-breath, acid-armor, astonish, mirror-shot
beartic · Lv. 39
Ability: snow-cloak
swagger, icicle-crash, slash, brine
cryogonal · Lv. 37
Ability: levitate
aurora-beam, reflect, frost-breath, rapid-spin
Iris
dragondragon
Bring: super effectiveicedragonfairy
At risk: keep these outdragon
Avoid: resistedfirewatergrasselectric
Leader team
fraxure · Lv. 41
Ability: rivalry
dragon-tail, dragon-dance, assurance, dragon-rage
druddigon · Lv. 41
Ability: rough-skin
night-slash, revenge, dragon-tail, chip-away
haxorus · Lv. 43
Ability: mold-breaker
dragon-tail, dragon-dance, slash, assurance
Shauntal
ghostghost
Bring: super effectiveghostdark
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistednormalfightingpoisonbug
Leader team
cofagrigus · Lv. 48
Ability: mummy
psychic, will-o-wisp, shadow-ball, grass-knot
jellicent · Lv. 48
Ability: cursed-body
shadow-ball, surf, energy-ball, brine
golurk · Lv. 48
Ability: iron-fist
curse, brick-break, earthquake, shadow-punch
chandelure · Lv. 50
Ability: flame-body
fire-blast, psychic, shadow-ball, payback
Grimsley
darkdark
Bring: super effectivefightingbugfairy
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistedpsychicghostdark
Leader team
scrafty · Lv. 48
Ability: moxie
sand-attack, crunch, poison-jab, brick-break
krookodile · Lv. 48
Ability: intimidate
crunch, dragon-claw, foul-play, earthquake
liepard · Lv. 48
Ability: limber
fake-out, attract, aerial-ace, night-slash
bisharp · Lv. 50
Ability: defiant
x-scissor, night-slash, metal-claw, aerial-ace
Caitlin
psychicpsychic
Bring: super effectivebugghostdark
At risk: keep these outfightingpoison
Avoid: resistedfightingpsychic
Leader team
reuniclus · Lv. 48
Ability: magic-guard
energy-ball, thunder, focus-blast, psychic
sigilyph · Lv. 48
Ability: wonder-skin
air-slash, shadow-ball, ice-beam, psychic
musharna · Lv. 48
Ability: synchronize
shadow-ball, psychic, charge-beam, reflect
gothitelle · Lv. 50
Ability: frisk
calm-mind, thunderbolt, psychic, shadow-ball
Marshal
fightingfighting
Bring: super effectiveflyingpsychicfairy
At risk: keep these outnormalicerockdarksteel
Avoid: resistedbugrockdark
Leader team
throh · Lv. 48
Ability: guts
stone-edge, payback, bulldoze, storm-throw
sawk · Lv. 48
Ability: sturdy
stone-edge, karate-chop, grass-knot, retaliate
conkeldurr · Lv. 48
Ability: sheer-force
stone-edge, hammer-arm, retaliate, grass-knot
mienshao · Lv. 50
Ability: inner-focus
u-turn, jump-kick, rock-slide, retaliate
Alder
mixed
No clear type advantage. Rely on levels and coverage moves.
Leader team
accelgor · Lv. 75
Ability: sticky-hold
focus-blast, energy-ball, bug-buzz, me-first
bouffalant · Lv. 75
Ability: reckless
head-charge, wild-charge, earthquake, poison-jab
escavalier · Lv. 75
Ability: swarm
iron-head, x-scissor, aerial-ace, rock-smash
druddigon · Lv. 75
Ability: rough-skin
outrage, crunch, rock-slide, focus-blast
vanilluxe · Lv. 75
Ability: ice-body
blizzard, flash-cannon, light-screen, hail
volcarona · Lv. 77
Ability: flame-body
overheat, bug-buzz, hyper-beam, quiver-dance
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