Pokemon Black White Walkthrough Part 8 – Striaton City Gym Challenge

This is an interesting first gym for you to tackle. You need to handle things appropriately to make it all the way through. The first thing you will encounter when you enter is Clycle, he will introduce himself as a Gym Challenge Guide. He greets you and gives you a bottle of Fresh Water. This item can be used in battle to heal your Pokemon a handy amount of HP this early in the game.

Passage through the Gym is blocked by curtains, showing a particular Pokemon type. The first shows Fire. To move past it, you must step on the button that is the weakness of that type. That means that you need to step on the button on the right with the Water symbol.

Beyond that first curtain is Waiter Maxwell. He is ready to challenge you with his Lillipup lvl., 11. It can be something of a challenge if you are not ready. After you take down Maxwell, you will be faced with the second curtain. It shows the Water Symbol. You will want to step on the Grass button, on the left.

Just beyond the second curtain is Waitress Tia. She will send at you two level 10 Pokemon, Patrat and Purrloin. After you take her down, you will be faced with the third and final curtain. It has the Grass Symbol on it. That means you need to step on the Fire Symbol in the middle. With that, you are clear the final curtain and reach the Gym Leader.

With that, things get very interesting. You find that there is not one, but three different Gym Leaders in this City. Which one you face depends entirely on which Pokemon you chose as a starter.

Chili
Lillipup lvl. 12 – Work Up and Bite
Pansear lvl. 14 – Work Up and Incinerate

Cilan
Lillipup lvl. 12 – Work Up and Bite
Pansage lvl. 14 – Work Up and Vine Whip

Cress
Lillipup lvl. 12 – Work Up and Bite
Panpour lvl. 14 – Work Up and Water Gun

Work Up is a boost skill,. It will increase the Attack and Special Attack of the user. That means the Pokemon using it will grow stronger. As all their attacks are the same type as them, only something strong against it would stand a chance against them. That is why it is so strongly recommended to visit the Dream Yard, the Pokemon you receive from that person is just what you need to take down the Gym Leader's Pokemon.

After you beat them, you will receive the Trio Badge. You will also receive TM 83, Work Up. This one TM can be used an unlimited number of times, a big change from how things have worked in the past. Time for you to depart the Gym and make forward progress in the story.