Black Tower

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Black Tower 黒の摩天楼 Black Skyscraper "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Black City
Region:	Unova
Generations:	V
Location of Black Tower in Unova.
Pokémon world locations

Black Tower (Japanese: 黒の摩天楼 Black Skyscraper) is a training facility initially exclusive to Pokémon Black 2. Located within Black City, it is the counterpart to the White Treehollow of Pokémon White 2. The two facilities are collectively known as Unova's Challenge.

It can be accessed after Black Tower is unlocked with the Unova Link's Key System. If a player of Black 2 clears Area 5 of the Black Tower, that player can send the Tower Key to White 2 players, granting them access to Black City, and consequently, the Black Tower.

Description

The lobby of the Black Tower

The Black Tower was established in Black City between the events of Pokémon Black and Pokémon Black 2. The player cannot challenge it until they have defeated Alder in Floccesy Town after entering the Hall of Fame.

It comprises ten procedurally generated, progressively more complex areas, each with a number of Trainers. In each area, a randomly selected Trainer is the gate Trainer, who will unlock the door to the Boss Trainer's room when defeated. Defeating an area's Boss Trainer allows the player to challenge the next area. Exactly one of the Trainers on each floor is a Doctor, who will never be the gate Trainer, and upon being defeated in battle, will offer to heal the player's Pokémon but can only do so once. Areas 6 and beyond, which span multiple floors, will therefore have multiple Doctors. Some rooms will provide opportunities for players to use Surf or Flash for easier navigation. Each room can contain up to two (Areas 1-6) or three (Areas 7-10) Trainers, but no Trainers will appear in the room with the elevator; and Surf or Flash rooms, as well as the boss room, will always have exactly one Trainer.

Unlike true battle facilities, a battle style setting of "Shift" will be respected here, and the player will earn experience and money for winning battles, though they will forfeit the money earned during the challenge if they lose or retire out instead of completing the area. However, like in those facilities, encountering a Pokémon here does not cause it to register as being seen in the Pokédex. The use of Bag items is also disabled, both in-battle and out (except that the Bag can still be accessed from the Pokémon menu, for the limited purpose of giving a held item to a Pokémon). Items and menus registered to the Y button will not respond during a challenge, but all options that are normally on the X button menu still exist (other than Bag, which is replaced by a Retire option instead) and can be accessed during the challenge, as can the C-Gear.

Summary of floors

Area	Floors	Color scheme	Floor size	Trainers per floor
1	1	Blue	3×3	8
2	1	Blue	3×3	10
3	1	Green	3×3	12
4	1	Green	4×4	16
5	1	Green	4×4	16
6	2 (6F-7F)	Yellow	3×3	12
7	3 (8F-10F)	Yellow	3×3	14
8	2 (11F-12F)	Yellow	4×4	24
9	3 (13F-15F)	Yellow	4×4	24
10	4 (16F-19F)	Red	4×4	24

During the player's first playthrough in Black 2, the beginning floors will feature scripted cutscenes with the gate Trainer going over the mechanics of Black Tower, and those floors will contain fewer trainers than usual. The trainer count on each floor is established prior to the placement of the Boss Trainer's room, and may vary slightly from the listed figure depending on how many Trainers were originally in the room before being displaced by the Boss.

Items

Upon defeating the Boss Trainer of an area, the player is rewarded with one or two items within a rotation, as presented below.

Area Reward Areas 1-3 HP Up Protein Iron Calcium Zinc Carbos Areas 4-5 HP Up ×2 Protein ×2 Iron ×2 Calcium ×2 Zinc ×2 Carbos ×2

Area Reward Areas 6-7 Health Wing Muscle Wing Resist Wing Genius Wing Clever Wing Swift Wing Rare Candy Areas 8-9 Health Wing ×2 Muscle Wing ×2 Resist Wing ×2 Genius Wing ×2 Clever Wing ×2 Swift Wing ×2 Rare Candy ×2

Area Reward Area 10 Pomeg Berry Kelpsy Berry Qualot Berry Hondew Berry Grepa Berry Tamato Berry Rare Candy

In addition, players of Black 2 will also receive the Tower key to send to White 2 players upon completing Area 5 for the first time.

Trainers

Non-Boss Trainers that can be battled will all be from the following Trainer classes. Each class uses only Pokémon that award effort values in a single predetermined stat, and gives a specific type of hint after being defeated:

Trainer class	Effort values	Hint after defeat
Youngster	Speed	How many other Trainers are in the room with the gate Trainer
Lass	Speed	Whether the gate Trainer is male or female
School Kid ♂	Sp. Defense	How many other Trainers are in the room with the gate Trainer
School Kid ♀	Sp. Defense	Whether the gate Trainer is male or female
Scientist ♂*	Sp. Attack	Whether the gate Trainer is on a higher, lower, or the same floor
Scientist ♀	Sp. Attack	Whether the gate Trainer is male or female
Psychic ♂	Sp. Attack	Which direction the gate Trainer's room is, relative to the current room
Psychic ♀	Sp. Attack	Whether the gate Trainer is standing, walking, or spinning
Backpacker ♂	Speed	Which direction the gate Trainer's room is, relative to the current room
Backpacker ♀	Speed	Whether the gate Trainer is standing, walking, or spinning
Waiter*	Sp. Defense	Whether the gate Trainer is on a higher, lower, or the same floor
Waitress	Sp. Defense	Whether the gate Trainer is standing, walking, or spinning
Rich Boy*	Speed	Which direction the Doctor's room is, relative to the current room
Lady*	Speed	Identifying the Boss Trainer's lead Pokémon
Gentleman*	Speed	Which direction the Doctor's room is, relative to the current room
Socialite*	Speed	Identifying the Boss Trainer's lead Pokémon
Doctor	Sp. Attack	Offering a single-use opportunity to heal

If a male Backpacker or Psychic is in the same room as the gate Trainer, or on a different floor, their hint will be replaced by the generic message "Those are some skills! Don't you go losing to anyone, now!" If a Gentleman or Rich Boy is in the same room as the Doctor, their hint will become "Oww! Come on. Take it easy on me!" No matter what Trainer class the gate Trainer is, their hint either describes the direction to the Boss Trainer's room (which is always one room north of the room that contains the gate) in areas 1-5, or identifies the numbered floor that the Boss Trainer is on (possibly the current floor) in areas 6-10.

After the gate Trainer has been defeated, all hints that relate to the whereabouts of that Trainer will be replaced by generic messages.

Normal Trainers use two randomly selected Pokémon from their personal pool. Each of these Pokémon has a randomly generated level (within the level range for its area, which is reduced by 5 levels in Easy Mode and increased by 5 levels in Challenge Mode), gender (if the Pokémon's species has genders), and Ability (from among its possible non-Hidden Abilities). Both Pokémon will match in level, but not necessarily in gender. Trainers give out $40 times the level of their Pokémon after being defeated, except Rich Boys, Ladies, Gentlemen, and Socialites, who give $200 times the level of their Pokémon. Opposing Pokémon will not hold any items except Berries, and only for Trainers that are sufficiently far: most Trainer classes begin using sets that include Berries starting with Area 5, Doctors begin doing so in Area 7, and Rich Boys, Ladies, Gentlemen, and Socialites will never use Pokémon that hold items.

The Boss Trainers always use a fixed set of three Pokémon. Benga is the Boss Trainer of Area 10 in Black 2, and upon first visit in White 2 (but only if the player hasn't yet completed Area 10 of White Treehollow first). Players of White 2 will face Janna instead of Benga on subsequent visits. Each Boss Trainer has their Pokémon with three levels more and gives the player $600 more than the previous area's Boss Trainer.

Area 1

Normal Trainers in Area 1 have Pokémon whose levels range from 47 to 50 in Normal Mode.

Boss Trainer Abed Black Tower Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $10600

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Unfezant♂ Lv.53 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: Muscle Band Pawniard♂ Lv.53 Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Rock Polish Rock Status   --       Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: Quick Claw Boldore♂ Lv.53 Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --

Area 2

Normal Trainers in Area 2 have Pokémon whose levels range from 50 to 53 in Normal Mode.

Boss Trainer Bess Black Tower Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $11200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Shell Bell Watchog♀ Lv.56 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Unaware Held item: Wise Glasses Swoobat♀ Lv.56 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Reckless Held item: Mystic Water Basculin♀ Lv.56 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Swagger Normal Status   --

Area 3

Normal Trainers in Area 3 have Pokémon whose levels range from 53 to 56 in Normal Mode.

Boss Trainer Carlen Black Tower Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $11800

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Reckless Held item: Muscle Band Bouffalant♂ Lv.59 Head Charge Normal Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Big Pecks Held item: Wacan Berry Swanna♂ Lv.59 Scald Water Special   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       FeatherDance Flying Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Poison Point Held item: Life Orb Scolipede♂ Lv.59 Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --

Area 4

Normal Trainers in Area 4 have Pokémon whose levels range from 56 to 59 in Normal Mode.

Boss Trainer Danelle Black Tower Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $12400

Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: Quick Claw Gigalith♀ Lv.62 Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: Black Sludge Seviper♀ Lv.62 Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Venoshock Poison Special   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Hustle Held item: Occa Berry Durant♀ Lv.62 Hone Claws Dark Status   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --

Area 5

Normal Trainers in Area 5 have Pokémon whose levels range from 59 to 62 in Normal Mode.

Boss Trainer Ellas Black Tower Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $13000

Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: Quick Claw Bronzong Lv.65 Sandstorm Rock Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Types: Rock Water Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Choice Band Kabutops♂ Lv.65 Superpower Fighting Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Ground Ghost Ability: Iron Fist Held item: Choice Scarf Golurk Lv.65 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Shadow Punch Ghost Physical   --

Area 6

Normal Trainers in Area 6 have Pokémon whose levels range from 62 to 65 in Normal Mode.

Boss Trainer Freira Black Tower Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $13600

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Download Held item: Petaya Berry Porygon-Z Lv.68 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Conversion Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Fighting Ability: Poison Heal Held item: Toxic Orb Breloom♀ Lv.68 Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Focus Punch Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Spore Grass Status   --       Types: Rock Bug Ability: Battle Armor Held item: Choice Scarf Armaldo♂ Lv.68 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --

Area 7

Normal Trainers in Area 7 have Pokémon whose levels range from 65 to 68 in Normal Mode.

Boss Trainer Gaius Black Tower Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $14200

Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: Wacan Berry Gyarados♂ Lv.71 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pressure Held item: Focus Sash Weavile♂ Lv.71 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Type: Ghost Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: Leftovers Dusknoir♂ Lv.71 Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Pain Split Normal Status   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --

Area 8

Normal Trainers in Area 8 have Pokémon whose levels range from 68 to 71 in Normal Mode.

Boss Trainer Harmony Black Tower Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $14800

Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Life Orb Infernape♂ Lv.74 Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       ThunderPunch Electric Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: Liechi Berry Archeops♂ Lv.74 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Type: Flying Unknown Ability: Prankster Held item: Mental Herb Tornadus♂ Lv.74 Rain Dance Water Status   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Hurricane Flying Special   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --

Area 9

Normal Trainers in Area 9 have Pokémon whose levels range from 71 to 74 in Normal Mode.

Boss Trainer Ira Black Tower Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $15400

Types: Dark Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: Chople Berry Hydreigon♂ Lv.77 Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Ice Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: Ice Gem Articuno Lv.77 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Frost Breath Ice Special   --       Signal Beam Bug Special   --       Roost Flying Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: Life Orb Entei Lv.77 Overheat Fire Special   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Roar Normal Status   --

Area 10

Normal Trainers in Area 10 have Pokémon whose levels range from 74 to 77 in Normal Mode.

Black 2

Boss Trainer Benga Black Tower Black 2 Reward: $16000

Types: Dragon Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: White Herb Latios♂ Lv.80 Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Dragon Ground Ability: Sand Veil Held item: Life Orb Garchomp♂ Lv.80 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Types: Bug Fire Ability: Flame Body Held item: Focus Sash Volcarona♂ Lv.80 Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --

White 2 (if Benga has already been defeated in either Black Tower or White Treehollow)

Boss Trainer Janna Black Tower White 2 Reward: $16000

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Pressure Held item: Ganlon Berry Suicune Lv.80 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Mirror Coat Psychic Special   --       Types: Fire Steel Ability: Flash Fire Held item: Air Balloon Heatran♀ Lv.80 Overheat Fire Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Types: Dragon Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: White Herb Latios♂ Lv.80 Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Black Tower in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Uxie		Plasma Blast		036/101	Megalo Cannon		028/076

Trivia

• Aside from Benga, the Boss Trainers follow an alphabetical naming pattern, having initials A through J in the English versions, and ア a through ワ wa in Japanese versions.
• With 20 floors, Black Tower is tied with White Treehollow for having the most accessible floors out of any known location in the Pokémon world.
• Scientist Jacorey, who can be battled on higher floors, claims to be the designer of Black Tower.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 黑色摩天樓 Hāaksīk Mōtīnláu Mandarin 黑色摩天樓 / 黑色摩天楼 Hēisè Mótiānlóu French Gratte-Ciel Noir German Schwarzes Hochhaus Italian Grattacielo Nero Korean 흑의 마천루 Heug-ui Macheollu Spanish Rascacielos Negro

See also

• Black City
• White Treehollow

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