Cheren

Cheren (Japanese: チェレン Cheren) is a rival character in, and a Gym Leader of Aspertia City's Gym, known officially as the Aspertia Gym, in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. As a Gym Leader, he specializes in. He gives the to Trainers who defeat him.

Cheren is a childhood friend of the undefined who, like the player, lives in the starting town of Nuvema Town. While he holds a greater knowledge in Pokémon than his friends and tends to offer the player advice during the course of their journey, his comments are often witty and intellectual. He also misunderstands Bianca's humor often, to her dismay. Whilst Professor Juniper describes him as being very honest, she also remarks that he can be 'a little difficult'; his impatience in particular is often seen throughout the earlier stages of his journey. He is also described as being quite judgmental by Alder.

In keeping with the theme of truth and ideals often seen in Black and White, Cheren represents those who pursue ideals—more precisely, as N pointed out in Chargestone Cave, the ideal of strength. His goal is to become the and he always strives to become stronger, yet the first time that Alder asked him why he strives to become stronger, he was quite unsure of his reasons. He then starts to ponder to himself how to do so—something that Alder said he used to do with his partner Pokémon as well—and what exactly it means to be strong. Alder also remarked that Cheren is a lot like Marshal.

Like the player and Bianca, Cheren receives a starter Pokémon as a gift from Professor Juniper at the start of the game. He always chooses the starter with a type advantage over the player's starter. The player will encounter and battle him several times throughout the game. After the main storyline, Cheren can be found on. After talking to him there, he moves to where he can be battled once a day.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
In, Cheren is the new Gym Leader in Aspertia City, the player's hometown. He gives away the, replacing Lenora. Trainers who defeat Cheren will receive the Basic Badge, along with. Outside of battle, Cheren works as a teacher at the Aspertia Trainer School, with one of his pupils being Lass Serena in the Aspertia Gym, according to her.

Cheren appears numerous times throughout the game, such as in and Opelucid City, as well as. He gives the player and Hugh advice and guidance on the current situation, such as the freezing of Opelucid City, where Drayden learns of Cheren's ascension to the position of Aspertia Gym Leader.

After the player enters the Hall of Fame, Cheren can be found at Pinwheel Forest, investigating the activities of Team Plasma. He will accompany the player as a Multi Battle partner. After encountering Gorm, Cheren will thank the player with an Up-Grade and then return to the Aspertia Gym.

He can be called on the Xtransceiver to give the player advice on types and.

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First Multi Battle partner
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Fourth battle
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Second Multi Battle partner
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Post-game rematches
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Pokémon World Tournament
Cheren uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon,.

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 * Nuvema Town
 * "! I heard from Professor Juniper. We can have a ? … … What's keeping Bianca?"
 * ''"Bianca… I've known for ten years that you have no sense of time, but…seriously… Today's the day we can get a Pokémon from Professor Juniper!"'
 * "Naturally. The Pokémon are waiting for us inside that gift box. OK,, you go first and take a peek at the gift box. I want to meet the Pokémon right now!"


 * If talked to before choosing starter
 * "Would you get a move on and open the gift box already? I'm sure the Pokémon are just as excited to meet us!"


 * After choosing the starter
 * "Hey, how come you get to pick out my Pokémon? Oh, never mind. I wanted this one from the start, anyway."
 * "Honestly, Bianca… Even though they're still weak Pokémon, you shouldn't have Pokémon battles inside a house."


 * After battling Bianca
 * "Uh… … Bianca, would you take a look around?"
 * "You…are completely hopeless. Here! I'll restore your Pokémon for you. ."
 * ''"I believe you're right! It'll be no problem for me to keep the room from getting any messier. Besides, it's not fair if you two are the only ones who get to have fun battling!"'
 * ''"It's decided. You'll be my opponent… in our first Pokémon battle!"'


 * After the first damaging, non-KO hit
 * "I've finally become a Trainer… Everything starts from here!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Ah! So that's a Pokémon battle!"


 * After being defeated
 * "I made a strange blunder in my first battle, but this feeling I have… ...I'm finally a Trainer. But first, we'd better go apologize to your mother about this messed-up room."


 * After winning
 * "This feeling… Finally, I'm a Trainer. On top of that, we'd better go apologize to your mother about this room."


 * Downstairs
 * "I'm very sorry about all the trouble, ma'am."
 * "Yes, thank you! Please excuse us. Come on. Let's go thank Professor Juniper. I'll be waiting in front of the Pokémon Research Lab."


 * Near lab, before visiting Bianca
 * "I'm sorry, but could you go to Bianca's house? I'll bet she's spacing out like she usually does. She's totally flighty."


 * Near lab, after visiting Bianca
 * "OK! Let's go meet the Professor."


 * Juniper Pokémon Lab
 * "Professor Juniper? We know your name."
 * "It's for the Pokédex, right?"
 * "Thank you very much. Because of you, I can become a Pokémon Trainer, exactly as I always wished."
 * "Of course. Wecan travel however we want while we complete the Pokédex."
 * "Finally, I can become a Pokémon Trainer. I'll have real battles with other Trainers and get stronger. Wait and see!"


 * Outside Lab
 * "I'll take good care of it"
 * "If I use this Town Map, I'll always know where I am… That's certainly helpful. Shall we head to Route 1? The Professor's waiting."


 * Near Route 1
 * ''"Bianca says if we're starting a journey, she wants us all to take out first step at the same time."
 * "OK, here we go!"
 * "It sure is! C'mon, the Professor's waiting."


 * "Professor Juniper, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
 * "Professor Juniper, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."


 * After the catching demonstration
 * "She forgot to say Pokémon jump out at you in the tall grass. I'm heading to Accumula Town, too."
 * "But we need to get going! I'd imagine the Professor's waiting too."
 * "Huh. Actually, that sounds interesting. It will fill up Pokédex pages, so I'm sure it will please the Professor too. OK, then. Until we reach Accumula Town, take care of healing your Pokémon at your house."


 * Outside Accumula Town
 * ", are you going to compare yourself with Bianca? Both Bianca and I have two Pokémon with us."
 * "Incidentally, if you check your Pokédex, you'll see how many Pokémon you've found and how many you've caught. I'm off to Accumula Town! The Professor is waiting."
 * "Well I'm going on ahead."

Accumula Town
 * ''" come here a sec."
 * "Slow down. N|You talk too fast. And what's this about Pokémon… talking? That's an odd thing to say."
 * "My name is Cheren, and this is . We were asked to complete the Pokédex, and we just left on our journey. My main goal is to become the Champion, though."
 * "Huh… Strange guy. But I'm not going to worry about it. Trainers and Pokémon help each other out! Listen, I'm going on ahead. I want to battle the Gym leader in the next town—Striaton City. Aim to battle Gym Leader after Gym Leader. The best way for a trainer to become stronger is to challenge the gym leaders in each area."


 * Striaton City
 * In Trainer's School
 * "When a Pokémon is ed, its decreases while it is battling. Hey, . Have you come looking for the Gym Leader?"
 * No: ''"Nothing improves your skill as a trainer like battles. That's why challenging the Gym Leaders is great practice."
 * Yes: ''"He was here talking about Pokémon types until just a few minutes ago… Maybe you walked right past him?"
 * ''"By the way, will you have a battle with me? I want to test how important items are in battles."
 * No: "Really? I really want to they out my items, so I'll just wait here until you decide you're ready."
 * Yes: "Well, let's see how effective my items are… Or maybe I should test how well I can battle without items…? Anyway, this is an indoor match, so let's battle without getting too rough!"


 * After the first damaging, non-KO hit
 * " and … There sure are a lot of different moves."


 * Sending out last Pokémon
 * "It's important to choose which item your Pokémon holds…"


 * Being defeated
 * "I see! Losing to you means that I still have a lot to learn."


 * After being defeated
 * "So learning to use items well is definitely important, then. Oh, here. I'll give you these Berries."
 * "If you give a Pokémon this kind of Berry to hold, it will eat it to heal up when its HP goes down in battle. But if you give it man-made items like Potions to hold, they can't use them. Well, good luck then."


 * Before battle
 * ", stop! We both have a , so let's see which of us is stronger!"
 * ", stop! We both have a , so let's see which of us is stronger!"


 * After the first damaging, non-KO hit
 * "Ugh! You choose a good move, as usual."'


 * Last Pokémon with low health
 * "With my knowledge, I can bring out the strength of my Pokémon!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Why do you keep beating me? We have the same number of Gym Badges. We should be equals in strength…"


 * After being defeated
 * "I see. So that's how you battle."
 * "What was that about? Bianca? Why are you running?"
 * "That way, but… Why are you running now?"
 * "Bianca, really, why were you running?"
 * "You should have spoken up sooner! , we're going to get that Pokémon back. Bianca! Please stay by the girls side."


 * Outside Wellspring Cave
 * ''"They ran inside here! , your Pokémon's HP is fine and you're ready to go, right?"
 * No: "I could never forgive myself if we were to lose to the kinds of thugs who would take peoples Pokémon! I'll wait here. Hurry and get ready!"
 * Yes: "Then let's go."


 * Wellspring Cave
 * "! This bothersome bunch doesn't really listen to reason."


 * After defeating the first
 * "Not bad, . OK, go return the Pokémon to that girl."
 * "So, there were more of them… Still, why are Pokémon robbers acting so self-righteous? ! We've been friends our whole lives. We've got each other. So back when it counts. Let's show then how it's done!"


 * After the Multi Battle
 * "Whatever… What a waste of time. Come on, what reason could possibly justify stealing Pokémon from people?"
 * "What do you mean, Trainers are making Pokémon suffer? I don't get that at all!"
 * ""Trainer's bring out their Pokémon's strength. Pokémon believe in their Trainer's and respond to that. I don't understand what about that makes Pokémon suffer! OK, . I'll return the Pokémon."


 * Southern Route 3
 * " Stop! The dark tall grass over there… Every now and again, two Pokémon will pop out at the same time. In other words, you have to be careful in the darker grass. I'm heading to Nacrene City."


 * Nacrene City
 * "Come with me a sec."
 * "If you go straight from here, there's a Pokémon Center. And… take these if you want."
 * "Give your Pokémon a Chesto Berry to hold. Then, of it ever falls asleep, it will wake up immediately. Oh and another piece of advice—Nacrene City's Gym Leader uses Normal types. It you have a Pokémon, it might give you a big advantage."


 * After defeating Lenora
 * ", is there some kind or problem?"
 * "For now, all we need to do is protect the museum, right?"


 * Inside the museum
 * "So I can't battle the Gym Leader because of Team Plasma, huh... What a bother."

Castelia City
 * Outside Gym
 * ''"Hey, . I just challenged the Gym Leader Burgh. He's a seasoned Gym Leader. He made me work for that Badge! But for me, Pokémon aren't much of a challenge. I'm going to keep winning like this against all of the Unova region's Gym Leaders! Then, I'll head for the Pokémon League and outperform the Champion! If I do that, everyone will admit what a strong Trainer I am… That will make me feel truly alive…"


 * Before obtaining the Insect Badge
 * "I believe it would be wise for me to catch some Ground-type Pokémon. Or perhaps I should strengthen my Pokémon. What's my best path forward?"


 * Before battle
 * "Hey, . I've been waiting for you to get the . And now it's time to see which one of us is the stronger Trainer!"


 * After the first damaging, non-KO hit
 * "You seem to understand the importance of the first attack very well."


 * Last Pokémon low on health
 * "If I can bring out the power of my Pokémon, I can still pull this off and win."


 * Being defeated
 * "Impressive. But why can't I win?!"


 * After being defeated
 * ''"It's now clear to me. The reason you are so tough is the trust between you and your Pokémon. But… that shouldn't be a problem. I can get more out of  and my other Pokémon, too."


 * On Xtransceiver
 * "Professor Juniper, do you need something?"
 * "...Um, hello?!"


 * After the call
 * "Nimbasa City's gate is straight down Route 4."


 * Nimbasa City Gate
 * "Come here."
 * "It seems the Professor gave us the Pokédex as a reason to send us on a journey. At least, that's what my mom told me. They wanted us to go out and see the world, so my mom, Bianca's mom, and your mom made a request to Professor Juniper. , what should we do now? I think I'd like to show the Professor my thanks by going to Route 4 and catching some Pokémon I haven't caught."


 * Before battle
 * ", stop! You've got a … I've got a Bolt Badge… Let's test who's stronger—you or me! This time, I'm going to win!"
 * ", stop! You've got a … I've got a Bolt Badge… Let's test who's stronger—you or me! This time, I'm going to win!"


 * After the first damaging, non-KO hit
 * "I see. I'm surprised you chose that move."


 * Last Pokémon low on health
 * "Mind you… It's not over yet!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Well! You are strong, as usual!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Why? Why can't I best you?"


 * Meeting Alder
 * ''"Who is this man?"
 * "Champion?! Why would the Champion be goofing around in a place like this?"
 * "Um, I'm Cheren, from Nuvema Town. My goal as a trainer is to become the Champion."
 * "What else is there other than striving to be stronger? The strongest Trainer—that's the Champion."
 * "…Understood. But, before that..."
 * "OK, let's battle."


 * After battling s Sarah and Billy
 * "The Champion is the strongest of the strong! That's all there is to it."
 * "This way."
 * "What I am is a Trainer. I prove I'm right by getting stronger and winning in battle—even against the Champion."


 * Driftveil City
 * "What a bother. We're grateful that you lowered the bridge, but how is it our fault that they escaped?"
 * "Well, I suppose that's fair. But really, we would have looked for Team Plasma even if he hadn't asked. I can't get stronger while beating that bothersome bunch… ! I'll go on ahead."


 * Cold Storage
 * Outside
 * "… Do you think Team Plasma could be in there? I don't like cold places, but we have to check. What a bother."
 * "Well… Still. Is there anything more important than strength for Trainers, like the Champion said? Oh, I'll never understand just by thinking about it. What a bother. Let's hurry up and check the inside."


 * Inside
 * ''"Oh… Is someone in there?"
 * No: "But the only place in the cold storage we haven't searched is here, right?"
 * Yes: "Shall we go, then?"
 * "What's wrong? Aren't you going to check inside?"
 * "Whatever. I can't believe you were really hiding. It's a bother, but if you're cold shall I show you outside?"
 * "! Let's each take care of one side!"


 * After defeating the Team Plasma Grunts
 * "Whatever… Team Plasma's ideal… Separating people and Pokémon… It's exactly the same as not having Pokémon in this world at all. That bunch is a waste of oxygen. … It's cold, so I'm getting out of here."


 * Outside the Gym
 * ´"Well, we avoided a fight on the middle of the city, anyway. Still, I can't help but think Ghetsis isn't just an ordinary person. I'm off to go make my Pokémon stronger. I really don't want to lose to that Clay guy. Actually, I'm going to win my Gym Badge in a flawless victory!"


 * Twist Mountain
 * "! Since we both hold the now, let's see which of us is stronger!"


 * After the first damaging, non-KO hit
 * "Your strength… And my strength… Right. Let's test them."


 * Sending out last Pokémon
 * "Can you be strong even if you lose? Is winning everything?"


 * Being defeated
 * "Pokémon battles are fun. But what is it to be truly strong?"


 * After being defeated
 * "If it isn't the Champion, Alder. I'm weak, so I lost! ...And, honestly, it bothers me when you call it a fine battle despite that"
 * "If I get strong and become a Champion, that will be the reason for my existence. I want to prove that I'm really living."
 * "What I do with my power... I don't know that answer yet. First, I want to become a strong Trainer so everyone will acknowledge that power! ... Next time, I will win!"


 * Inside
 * "Oh… !"
 * "Is that so."
 * "I thought he was going to get us involved in all that bother again, so I was bracing myself before I knew it. I'm going in first, but I'll be seeing you."


 * Near exit
 * "So if you want to set Pokémon free… If that's what want, you should start with your own. But taking people's Pokémon by force is not right. That is not real strength!"
 * "Those guys… I don't know what they've found, but they go the extra mile to gain power and cause trouble. What a bothersome bunch… … I'm going to stay here for a while. I want to think a little bit about what the Champion asked me… What do I want to do with my power after I get strong? And why do I want to be strong in the first place?"


 * Icirrus City
 * "<Player>, I've been talking with Bianca, and I'm wondering… Since we left Nuvema Town, has something about me… changed? Thinking about what I want to do… Thinking about what I should do… It felt like there was nothing… Have I really become stronger? Or is it just my Pokémon that have? I don't know anymore!"
 * "I'm going, too. Dragonspiral Tower is to the North of here, right?"


 * Dragonspiral Tower
 * 2F
 * ''"<Player>! You can walk on the fallen columns, too. I'm going after Team Plasma!"


 * 3F
 * "This is nothing! But there sure are a lot of them… Oh, what a complete bother!"


 * Top floor
 * "<Player>, did you see what flew off just now?"
 * "Why? That was that guy N, right? Why was he with the ? He couldn't be the hero, could he?! Also, did I hear him tell you to search for the other legendary Pokémon?"


 * Outside
 * "That guy called N… Team Plasma's boss apparently reawakened the legendary Pokémon. He told to look for the other legendary Pokémon, then flew away..."
 * "I think I understand better now. Being able to do something for Pokémon—for somebody at a time like this—is strength… I'm sure of it. And my strength is something that is given to me by Pokémon. OK, Champion, let's hurry!"


 * Desert Resort
 * Before entering the Relic Castle
 * "Stop, ! That's the entrance to the Relic Castle. You're impressive,, making it here before I did. Dealing with the Desert Resort's Pokémon took longer than I would have thought. I only made it all the way out here thanks to my Pokémon. Alder went on ahead. Let's hurry."


 * After exiting the Relic Castle
 * "It's hard to put into words… but I'll never forgive them for this!"
 * "I'll look around here once more. I don't want to believe what that Ghetsis says… You should head for the Nacrene City Museum."


 * Relic Castle
 * "Whew! I finally caught up."
 * "Alder… What are you going to do now?"
 * "Alder… Why don't we go outside for now?"


 * "...Halt... <Player>!"
 * "Drayden and Professor Juniper told me. You're heading for the Pokémon League, right?"
 * Yes: "Since it's Alder... Since it's the Champion, I think it will be all right."
 * No: "Now is not the time for modesty."
 * "Worst-case scenario… you'll be battling Team Plasma's boss, N. I need to know if you can handle it!"
 * "Worst-case scenario… you'll be battling Team Plasma's boss, N. I need to know if you can handle it!"


 * After the first damaging, non-KO hit
 * "I will use everything that I've learned on this journey!"


 * Sending out last Pokémon
 * "My Pokémon and I will put all our energy into this battle!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Thank you. You are really great."


 * After being defeated
 * "Yep, you are something else. And I mean that sincerely. Right. Now, I have to make your Pokémon healthy."
 * "Right now, there's no way I can compare with you, <Player>. If there is anything I can do to help in the battle with N, just say so…"
 * "Funny? At a time like this…"
 * "…So that's what you mean. ...You are right that we're all different and we should do the things that we can do."
 * ''"There are as many truths and ideals as there are people and Pokémon. The most important thing is that we help one another out. That's why people and Pokémon are always by each other's side. That's what I've come to think lately… <Player>! If anything happens to you or Alder, I will do everything I can to help you. That's why I have to keep training and getting stronger. Just...don't be reckless, OK?"


 * "Mr. Alder, you're a wreck. It's not fitting for the Champion."
 * "Somehow, I beat the Pokémon League, but it wasn't easy."
 * "I became stronger because I understood what I want to do. <Player>! Tell N this… Some people grow stronger by being with Pokémon. My Pokémon and I are proof. Together, we learned and became stronger."
 * "I became stronger because I understood what I want to do. <Player>! Tell N this… Some people grow stronger by being with Pokémon. My Pokémon and I are proof. Together, we learned and became stronger."


 * If talked to
 * "I'll look after Alder. You go on."


 * N's Castle
 * "Rule the world?? Wasn't Team Plasma's goal to liberate Pokémon?"
 * "Alder, it's a waste of valuable time listening to him ramble on. He is the one without a human heart!"


 * Nuvema Town (post-game)
 * "Hey, . Is Looker through talking to you?"
 * "If that's the case… I let Ghetsis escape when the Shadow Triad created an opening."
 * "I'll tell you later about what happened in the castle. It's more important to ask what you plan to do now, Bianca."
 * "That's the city on the other side of when you leave from Nimbasa City. Hmm. If you go that way, you might be able to meet all sorts of Pokémon you've never seen before."
 * "Huh. Bianca's as impetuous as ever, no matter what is going on. I think I'll travel all the way around Unova, starting at Route 1 again. I'm sure I'll discover lots of new things. Could be I'll encounter the Seven Sages along the way… And,, if we spy each other along the way, let's battle again, OK?"


 * (post-game)
 * "Strength and strength alone is what matters in this world. So I believed, until I met Alder here."
 * "But, winning in Pokémon battles isn't all there is to life. Once I learned that, my eyes were opened to many different things."
 * "We all have our own band of strength, people and Pokémon both. The strength to make our dreams a reality, the strength to protect what we hold most dear…"
 * "Why do I think this way now? It's thanks to you, ... And Bianca... And Alder... If only N could see this, too, someday."
 * "I'm going to take a long, hard look on myself on Victory Road. I'm going to think about what I can do and who I can become… Visit me sometime, if you want. We'll have a battle like old times."


 * Before battle (first time)
 * "<Player>, it's difficult, isn't it? When you confront yourself, you have to notice things about yourself that aren't too flattering..."
 * "...Marshal?"
 * "Are those Alder's words?"
 * "I guess that's that. OK, ! Accept this Pokémon battle!"
 * "I guess that's that. OK, ! Accept this Pokémon battle!"


 * Before battle (subsequent visits)
 * "Oh, you showed up, . In order to surpass myself up to this point, and to beat a purely strong Pokémon Trainer such as yourself, I'm challenging you to a Pokémon battle!"


 * After the first damaging, non-KO hit
 * "I know all my strengths and weaknesses now. Soon, I will also know all yours!"


 * Sending out last Pokémon
 * "It's not over yet. My Pokémon are with me!"


 * Last Pokémon on low health
 * "I believe in my Pokémon's strength, so I don't lose my calm."


 * Being defeated
 * "Thank you! I saw what was missing in me."


 * After being defeated
 * "I'll keep battling many Trainers and Pokémon like this, and if I can learn what kind of person I am, it will open up my path. I'm sure this path will lead me to become the person I'm meant to be. Pokémon will always be with you and me as we go down our own paths. Our important friends, Pokémon…"


 * Aspertia Gym
 * Upon entering the Gym
 * "You must be a challenger! Welcome to Aspertia City's Pokémon Gym. I'm Cheren, the Gym Leader! Hm? Well, maybe I'd better say that I just became the Gym Leader! More importantly, we need to prepare before welcoming you to the Gym."
 * "We have a challenger You two, take your places!"
 * "If you can defeat these two, then I'll be your opponent!"


 * If talked to before defeating the two Trainers
 * "If you want to battle me, please defeat those two first, OK?"


 * Before battle
 * "Just as this is your first Gym challenge, this is my first Pokémon battle as a Gym Leader! Let's both do our best and have a battle we can be proud of!"


 * During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)
 * "To have chosen that move... I see! You'll be a powerful opponent!"


 * Sending out last Pokémon
 * "As a Gym Leader, I aim to be a wall for you to overcome!"


 * Being defeated
 * "This! This is what a real Pokémon battle is!"


 * After being defeated:
 * "That battle has made me feel really glad you were my first challenger as a Gym Leader… I give you this in honor of the strength you and your Pokémon showed!"
 * "Here is your first Gym Badge, the Basic Badge! This is an important milestone! With this Badge, Pokémon up to Lv. 20 will obey you, including traded Pokémon."
 * "And I want you to take this! TM83 can teach your Pokémon the move ! When you use Work Up while battling, it raises the user's and . By the way, TMs can be used as many times as you want!"
 * "In the Unova region, there are eight Pokémon Gyms and eight Gym Badges! If you're a Trainer, you could collect all of them! That will make it easier to fill the pages of the Pokédex as well! Yes, two years ago, Pokédex in hand, I left on a journey with my friends."


 * Aspertia City
 * Leaving the Gym
 * "Bianca! It's been two years, hasn't it?"
 * "I thought it would be a good idea to register each other in the Xtransceiver!"
 * "Now, you can communicate with me from your Xtransceiver."


 * Xtransceiver conversation
 * "Professor Juniper, it's been a long time. I'm glad you're doing so well. The Gym Leader position is very tough… If I had my usual partners…"


 * After the conversation
 * ''"Bianca makes a good point. I'll tell you what I know about Pokémon Abilities and Pokémon type matchups.


 * Meeting Hugh
 * "You look like a tough Trainer. Understood. Please come into my Pokémon Gym!"


 * Before the dark grass:
 * "<Player>! Wait!"
 * "Come with me, you two."
 * "See the dark tall grass here? It's rare, but sometimes two Pokémon pop out at the same time. Also, the Pokémon that hide in dark grass are slightly stronger. So be careful if you walk through."
 * "If you're going to challenge the next Gym, it's the Virbank Gym. These might help!"
 * "Here are some for you, Hugh! Both of you, do your best! If you need anything, call me on the Xtransceiver."
 * "Here are some for you, Hugh! Both of you, do your best! If you need anything, call me on the Xtransceiver."


 * Pokémon World Tournament
 * "Why did you call me here, too? I'm busy looking into something!"
 * "Man oh man... You never change, Clay. But the tournament itself does look pretty fun! OK! I'll go register!"


 * After the Driftveil Tournament
 * "The Unova Gym Leaders will probably participate in order to improve their skills."
 * "I barely recognized you and <undefined>. You two are way different when we battled in Aspertia City! Traveling with Pokémon makes everyone grow so much..."
 * "I'm going, too! I've got his back!"


 * Driftveil Tournament
 * Before battle
 * "I'm as thrilled as I can be to battle here against you, the first challenger I battled as a Gym Leader. I'm sure you've learned something about Pokémon during your journey. Now, I'm going to see if your bond with your Pokémon has grown stronger!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Fantastic! You and your Pokémon have grown much stronger!"


 * If the player is defeated
 * "Even when you lose, your Pokémon are still brimming with fighting spirit."


 * After winning/being defeated
 * "I made it where I am because Pokémon were by my side. Perhaps we need to think about why Pokémon help us not in terms of Pokémon and Trainers but as a relationship between living beings."


 * Other Tournaments
 * Before battle (first round)
 * "I feel that if it's with you, this battle won't be a simple competition but a battle where I can ponder the relationship between Pokémon and their Trainers."


 * Before battle (second round)
 * "Do you want to show how strong you are by winning, or do you want to learn what battling really means? Pokémon battles have no meaning if you don't think why you battle. Or better said, it makes battling together with Pokémon meaningless."


 * Before battle (final round)
 * "Even if hurt, my Pokémon will fight for me with just one command. I think I'll value and trust your Pokémon more if you keep that fact close to your heart. What can I do for these Pokémon? What should I do? That's right! I battle with everything to find the ideal relationship between Pokémon and people!"


 * When defeated
 * "Thank you! I feel like I saw a little of the way toward my ideals."


 * If the player is defeated
 * "Even when you lose, your Pokémon are still brimming with fighting spirit."


 * After being defeated
 * "I'll keep battling many Trainers and Pokémon like this, and if I can learn what kind of person I am, it will open up my path. I'm sure this path will lead me to become the person I'm meant to be. Pokémon will always be with you and me as we go down our own paths. Our important friends, Pokémon..."


 * After winning
 * "Pokémon are by all of our sides--mine, yours, and each and every Trainer's! That's why we move forward! The Pokémon walking alongside us give us the strength to do so!"


 * In the lobby, after the tournament
 * "I learned something from this battle... But only a little. What does it mean to be strong...? What are Pokémon...? There are so many things I don't know!"


 * Plasma Frigate
 * Before the ambush
 * "And... It seems like it's disguised as an old sailboat... But that can't be it, right?"


 * Before Multi Battle
 * "<Player>! I'd like to show them what the two of us can do, so could you help me out?"


 * After the battle
 * "Thanks! You've really become much stronger! Help out Hugh next, OK?"
 * "There are so many of them. What a bother!"


 * After the battle alongside Hugh
 * "Good idea... There are a lot of things I want to ask about as well."
 * "Oh, good grief... You're the person who was shivering in the Cold Storage, right? Wasn't your name Zinzolin? You're going to have to tell me what you're planning to do with this ship."


 * After getting kicked out by the Shadow Triad
 * "The Shadow Triad... With their superhuman powers, they can immobilize people and then disappear! But I'm more concerned with what Zinzolin said... "Once again, we will use the legendary Dragon-type Pokémon and we will rule the Unova region!" What could that mean? The legendary Dragon-type Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom aren't in Unova anymore... <Player>. There's something I want to look into, so I'm going to head to Route 6! Be careful out there!"


 * Route 6
 * "Oh, . Can you come with me for a moment?"
 * "No one really talks about it, but the record shows that there was a sudden drop in temperature near Lacunosa Town. It was only for a moment, but it went down as low as -58° F. Not only that, but similar temperatures were recorded around Castelia City and Driftveil City. On top of that, that incident with Team Plasma! I think this needs some investigation before things go bad. I hate cold weather, though. I'll give you this... It's a Hidden Machine that contains Surf. With this, please go to different places and check what's going on. Let one of your Pokémon learn Surf, and you can travel across the water."
 * "Sorry to have slowed you down. Some strange things may be happening, so be careful on your journey!"


 * Nimbasa City
 * In front of the Ferris wheel, on Saturdays
 * ''"Now that you mention it, I've been to Nimbasa City many times, but I've never ridden the Ferris wheel."
 * ''"Well... In order to put what's good about Ferris wheels into words, the only thing to do is ride one."


 * During the ride
 * "I don't really get what's so fun about riding a Ferris wheel."
 * "That's the Skyarrow Bridge, and that's Pinwheel Forest over there."
 * "Maybe I enjoyed that a little bit. I guess I still need to work on having fun."


 * After riding
 * "Everything is an experience. Thanks for riding with me. That's a big help."
 * "The scenery changes along with the movement of the Ferris wheel, but I prefer it when things stay the same."


 * Opelucid City
 * Xtransceiver conversation
 * "I saw it too! I'm en route!"
 * "Yes. No doubt about it... Anyway, I'll be arriving in just a moment!"


 * In the streets
 * "<Player>. Drayden, glad to see you're safe as well."
 * "Thanks. We should save catching up for later. I have a good idea of where Team Plasma is hiding. The place with the lowest temperature in the Unova region right now is an area close to Humilau City. Drayden, please protect Opelucid City. Hugh and I will find Team Plasma!"
 * "<Player>! I could use your help, if you're willing. You're a skilled Trainer who can go toe-to-toe with Team Plasma. That's my definition of useful. Drayden, we're off!"


 * "Sorry I'm late... I suspect that they're flying toward the Giant Chasm."
 * "! Team Plasma is using Kyurem's power for evil?!"
 * "Then how should we stop Team Plasma? If Kyurem is, like Drayden said, a legendary Dragon-type Pokémon, the only ones who could stand up to it are Zekrom/Reshiram or Reshiram/Zekrom! But... Neither of them is here right now... Where are the ones the legendary Pokémon recognized as heroes, anyway? I guess I just have to find one of them!"
 * "Then how should we stop Team Plasma? If Kyurem is, like Drayden said, a legendary Dragon-type Pokémon, the only ones who could stand up to it are Zekrom/Reshiram or Reshiram/Zekrom! But... Neither of them is here right now... Where are the ones the legendary Pokémon recognized as heroes, anyway? I guess I just have to find one of them!"


 * If spoken to
 * "Yeah... You can get to the Giant Chasm from ."


 * Pinwheel Forest
 * Upon meeting the player
 * "Hey, nice timing! I heard that Team Plasma was seen in Pinwheel Forest... Could you help me look for them?"
 * Yes: "Thank you! This is a good opportunity for me to see up close what you can really do. I suppose I'll follow your lead. Leave recovery to me!"
 * No: "We don't know how many there are, so splitting up doesn't seem like a very good tactic. Got it! I'll wait here until you're ready to go!"


 * If the player attempts to leave the area
 * ''"Stop! If you go past here, we'll leave the Pinwheel Forest. We still haven't found Team Plasma, but do you need to leave for a minute?
 * No: "Thank you! This is a good opportunity for me to see up close what you can really do. I suppose I'll follow your lead. Leave recovery to me!"
 * Yes: "We don't know how many there are, so splitting up doesn't seem like a very good tactic. Got it! I'll wait here until you're ready to go!"


 * If the player returns after leaving the area
 * ''"Team Plasma was seen inside Pinwheel Forest... But you already know that. Will you help me look for them?
 * Yes: "Thank you! This is a good opportunity for me to see up close what you can really do. I suppose I'll follow your lead. Leave recovery to me!"
 * No: "We don't know how many there are, so splitting up doesn't seem like a very good tactic. Got it! I'll wait here until you're ready to go!"


 * If talked to while walking
 * ''"People and Pokémon each have their own strengths — the strength to realize dreams, and the strenght to protect others... I'm sure N understands that now.


 * If talked to again
 * "Team Plasma... Or better said, Ghetsis... It's almost like, to him, there was nothing else in the world but himself..."


 * If talked to for the third time
 * "My ideal is to be strong... But there are many ways to be strong in this world. Simply winning battles doesn't help me find the ideal strength I desire."


 * If talked to for the fourth time
 * "You remind me of a friend of mine whose strenght was amazing. I wonder what that friend is up to these days..."


 * If talked to for the fifth time onwards
 * "Still no sign of Team Plasma. Why don't we head deeper into the forest?"


 * Upon meeting Gorm
 * "Team Plasma's finished. Despite that, you still haven't given up? And you here planning something?"


 * After Gorm left
 * "You know... If it wasn't for Ghetsis, he might've chosen another path... Or maybe not. He was the one who decided to follow Ghetsis, after all..."
 * "That aside, thank you! You have made this investigation go smoothly. This is my thanks! Come on, just take it!"
 * "OK! Be seeing you!"


 * Giant Chasm
 * After capturing/defeating Kyurem
 * "<Player>! That was Kyurem just now, right? So that's the legendary Pokémon Team Plasma, or should I say Ghetsis, was using..."
 * "I'm sure she was! In Unova, actually in the whole world, there are still many Pokémon that are waiting to meet you, though!"


 * (Memory Link)
 * Before battle
 * "I heard that you met a Pokémon Trainer called N."
 * "That's not really why I'm here, though. Will you battle me?"
 * Yes: "You remind me of [player name in B/W]. That makes me excited about this Pokémon battle!"
 * No: "How sad! Well, please tell me if you change your mind."


 * During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)
 * "I will use everything that I've learned in my life until now!"


 * During battle (last Pokémon at critical health)
 * "My Pokémon and I will put all our energy into this battle!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Thank you. You really are great"


 * After being defeated
 * "I talked with [player name in B/W] here before."
 * "We all have our own brand of strength, people and Pokémon both."
 * "The strength to make our dreams a reality, the strength to protect what we hold most dear... That's what I said."
 * "I was thinking about how I hope N can see the same thing... but during our battle, I came to understand something."
 * "During his journey, N also saw what we saw."
 * "If I tell this story, [player name in B/W] will probably be happy."
 * "Thank you!"

Ability explanations (Xtransceiver)
 * To see Xtransceiver quotes on Abilities, go here.

Badge Case
 * A Leader Who Seeks the Right Path
 * Everyone has a different dream. Search for your life's purpose.

National Gymquirer

 * Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
 * Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name 3rdGradeGoodyGoody! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Cheren making his thumb and middle finger into a circle like glasses. He said he gave up his glasses so he can focus on Pokémon battles, but maybe Cheren actually misses them' Hm... Maybe a circle is just a circle! 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"

In the main series
Cheren was mentioned by Professor Juniper in New Places... Familiar Faces!, where she explained that he was a new Gym Leader located at Aspertia City. Cheren first appeared in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!. and met him at the Aspertia Gym, where they learned that he was also a teacher at the Trainers' School, which was located at the Gym. When and  accidentally caused loud noises on the School's PA, making all the School's Pokémon run wildly around, Ash, Iris, and Cilan helped Cheren to gather them.

Finally, only a was left. When it was too scared to come closer, Cheren went to it, and, ignoring its Electric shocks, managed to calm it down. Afterwards, Cheren agreed to have an unofficial with Ash. Ash used his, while Cheren used his. Cheren eventually won the battle, with Herdier taking Oshawott out with a super effective.

Cheren made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer
Cheren appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer. He was first seen having a Gym battle against, using his against her. He was shown to be having a little difficulty after Stoutland was hit by Serperior's. However, he managed to have Stoutland overcome using. Rosa then comments that she is just getting started in the battle and Cheren agrees with her. Later on, he is seen with and Hugh on the Plasma Frigate. As the grunts were surrounding the three of them, Cheren comments how bothersome they are and prepares to battle them.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Cheren appears as a supporting character in Pokémon Adventures.

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
Cheren is friends with both Monta and Bianca, he is very knowledgeable about Pokémon, which Monta dislikes. Anywhere Monta slips up he won't hesitate to tell him the right way.

He first appears with Bianca when Monta is attempting to capture a wild and. Monta is just about to capture the Watchog which Cheren tells him that it is not the right way. He explains to Monta to remember that when two Pokémon come out at the same time, one should knock out the one they don't want before they can get the one that they do want. Cheren suddenly decides for all of them to take their Pokémon journey together, which a man on his bike overhears. He starts insulting them making him and Monta angry.

He uses Tepig in a Double Battle with Monta's against a Biker King's, it looks like they were about to lose, but they uses a combination attack which Cheren thinks of, fainting Braviary. Cheren battles Monta in The Key to Triple Battles using his Tepig, and  against Monta's,  and. He starts off with a lecture about triple battles. With his great knowledge of triple battles he gives Monta a hard time, but is eventually defeated. He has traveled with Monta and Bianca from time to time.

Cheren battles Monta in The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer! in a Single and Triple Battle. Even though the Single Battle was easier for Monta, Cheren gave him a hard time in the Triple Battle.

In the Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~ manga
Cheren was going after Arata when he was trying to protect a in a forest located in Aspertia City. Due to Arata's cowardly personality, he sent out his to reveal where he was hiding. After Arata explained what he was doing with Keldeo, two Team Plasma Grunts arrived with their ambition on catching Keldeo. When Cheren got knocked out from the grunts's, he was saved by his friend, Hiro, who disbanded the team not too long ago. As Hiro arrived, Cheren wondered why he didn't keep in touch.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends manga
Cheren appeared as a supporting character and a friend of in Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends. He was first seen going up to Touya after Touya had a discussion with N about their dreams. Cheren, Touya, and Bianca discussed about the speech Team Plasma delivered. When two Team Plasma grunts took a little girl's, Cheren decided to go after Ghetsis and the rest of Team Plasma to see what they're going to do next.

He headed to Icirrus City where he gave Touya and Bianca a call on the Xtransceiver to come over to the Gym. He explained to the two that Team Plasma were about to make Brycen release his Pokémon. While Team Plasma began their assault in Dragonspiral Tower, Cheren, Bianca, and Brycen stayed behind to take the grunts on.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Cheren makes a brief appearance in the very first chapter of where he along with Black and Bianca go to Professor Juniper's lab to get their first Pokémon.

In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Cheren or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Trivia

 * His Japanese Leader title is.
 * Cheren, Bianca, and N are the only Trainers in with animated battle sprites.
 * Cheren is the first rival to become a Gym Leader within a generation. was the player's rival in Generations I and III and was a Gym Leader in Generations II and IV.
 * Cheren is the only Gym Leader who gives out a Badge previously given out by another Gym Leader in a different Gym.
 * Cheren is the only Normal-type Gym Leader in the anime that Ash did not have a rematch with after losing a Gym battle with, due to Ash already having the Basic Badge.

Related articles

 * Cheren (Adventures)
 * Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

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