Like all the previous games, Pokémon Black & White features 8 Gyms that you need to go through 8 gyms within Unova. These gyms follow the same principles but tend to have a variety of new features.
| Gym #1 - Striaton City Gym |
Location: Striaton City
Gym Leader: Cilan, Chili, Cress
Specialty: Grass-type, Fire-type & Water-type
Reward: Trio Badge, TM83, Can use HM01 - Cut
Puzzle:
The puzzle within Striaton City tests your knowledge of the Pokémon type compatibility. You'll get given a type and you'll have to go and stand on the tile on the floor that represents the type that is super effective on the given type. Once you have answered each question correctly, you'll go through to the end of the gym and battle the gym leader. The Gym Leader you face in this gym is dependant solely on the starter you choose. If you choose Snivy, then you'll get the Gym Leader Chili. If you choose Tepig, then you'll face Cress and if you choose Oshawott, you'll face up against Cilan
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| Gym #2 - Nacrene City Gym |
Location: Nacrene City
Gym Leader: Lenora
Specialty: Normal-type
Reward: Badge, TM67
Puzzle:
The puzzle within Nacrene City tests your general knowledge. You'll get given simple questions that are easy to answer such as; "What's is something that you eat, is warmed in a pan and is delicious?". Once you have answered each question correctly, you'll go through to the end of the gym and battle Lenora.
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| Gym #3 - Castelia City Gym |
Location: Castelia City
Gym Leader: Burgh
Specialty: Bug-type
Reward: Beetle Badge, TM76
Puzzle:
The puzzle within Castelia City is a simple bug-esque puzzle featuring honey. However, you can only get into the gym after you have followed Burgh to the Harbor of Castelia City to check and discuss Team Plasma and then fight them off. The puzzle here is to get through the honey goo to access switches to create a path.
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| Gym #4 - Nimbasa City Gym |
Location: Nimbasa City
Gym Leader: Elesa
Specialty: Electric-type
Reward: Bolt Badge, TM72
Puzzle:
The puzzle within Nimbasa City's gym is a rather unusual one and has you taking a ride on several roller coasters to get through to the end. You need to activate switches to change the path to the direction you require.
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| Gym #5 - Driftveil City Gym |
Location: Driftveil City
Gym Leader: Clay
Specialty: Ground-type
Reward: Quake Badge, TM78
Puzzle:
After defeating Team Plasma in the Cold Storage, the Driftveil Gym is accessible. The puzzle here involves the raising and lowering of numerous lifts and crossing numerous narrow girders to get to the gym leader down the bottom. After defeating him, you wont receive the TM until you meet Clay outside Chargestone Cave
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| Gym #6 - Mistralton City Gym |
Location: Mistralton City
Gym Leader: Skyla
Specialty: Flying-type
Reward: Jet Badge, TM62
Puzzle:
After following her to the Celestial Tower in Route 7 and cheering her up, Skyla will return to the gym at the back of the runway in the city. This gym is rather linear inthat it has a set path to follow using cannons that shoot you around the gym.
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| Gym #7 - Icirrus City Gym |
Location: Icirrus City
Gym Leader: Brycen
Specialty: Ice-type
Reward: Icicle Badge, TM79
Puzzle:
Once you get to Icirrus City, the gym should be fully accessible. Like all previous Ice-type gyms, this one revolves around a puzzle where you need to traverse ice. However, unlike past ones, you'll find walls which make you spin and turn as well as jumps across gaps.
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| Gym #8 - Opelucid City Gym |
Location: Opelucid City
Gym Leader: Drayden (Black) Iris (White)
Specialty: Dragon-type
Reward: Legend Badge, TM82
Puzzle:
After listening to the Plasma speech in Opelucid City, you will be told about the legends by Drayden and Iris. After this, one will leave and go to the gym. This gym doesn't have a puzzle but is more of a very thin maze where you have to walk around the right path to get to the Gym Leader, having you the player fall land on switches to open new pathways.
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