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===Know Your Ability: Swift Swim===
===Character of the Day: Cheren===
* '''Swift Swim''' (Japanese: '''すいすい''' ''Smoothly'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. Thirty-three Pokémon can have this Ability. Swift Swim doubles the user's Speed stat in rain.
* '''Cheren''' (Japanese: '''チェレン''' ''Cheren'') is a [[rival]] character in {{2v2|Black|White}}, and a [[Gym Leader]] in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}.
* Swift Swim is one of the three the variation of the ability {{a|Chlorophyll}}.
* Cheren is a childhood friend of the [[Player character|player]] 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.
* The three non-{{type|Water}} Pokémon to have Swift Swim as their ability have it as a hidden ability.
* 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]].
* Swift Swim was first activated in the anime by [[Juan]]'s {{p|Luvdisc}} in ''[[AG111|Eight Ain't Enough]]''. Ash's {{AP|Buizel}} also has this ability and first activated it in ''[[DP068|A Triple Fighting Chance!]]''.
* The player will encounter and battle him several times throughout the game. After the main storyline, Cheren can be found inside Victory Road where he can be battled once a day.
* In the manga, Swift Swim was first activated in the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga by {{ma|Enta}}'s {{p|Feebas}} in ''[[CBF4|Introducing the Frontier Brains!]]''.
* In Black 2 and White 2, Cheren is the new {{type|Normal}} Gym Leader. He gives away the {{badge|Basic}}, replacing [[Lenora]].
* Swift Swim has appeared once in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. It was a {{TCG|Poké-Body}} that allowed {{TCG ID|Platinum|Lotad|SH4}} to Retreat for free if it had any {{ct|Water}} Energy attached to it.
* In the [[Be a Master!! Pokémon BW]] manga, Cheren is friends with both [[Monta]] and Bianca, he is very knowledgable about Pokémon, which Monta dislikes. He also appears in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga as a supporting character.
 
*{{TCG ID|Emerging Powers|Cheren|91}} has appeared on a card in the {{TCG|Emerging Powers}} expansion. He is a {{TCG|Supporter card}} that allows the player to draw 3 cards.
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Character of the Day: Cheren

  • Cheren (Japanese: チェレン Cheren) is a rival character in Black and White, and a Gym Leader in Black 2 and White 2.
  • Cheren is a childhood friend of the player 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.
  • 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.
  • The player will encounter and battle him several times throughout the game. After the main storyline, Cheren can be found inside Victory Road where he can be battled once a day.
  • In Black 2 and White 2, Cheren is the new Normal-type Gym Leader. He gives away the Basic Badge, replacing Lenora.
  • In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga, Cheren is friends with both Monta and Bianca, he is very knowledgable about Pokémon, which Monta dislikes. He also appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga as a supporting character.
  • Cheren has appeared on a card in the Emerging Powers expansion. He is a Supporter card that allows the player to draw 3 cards.
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