Cilan

Cilan デント Dent
"Triple Trouble!"
Artwork from Black and White
Gender	Male
Eye color	Green
Hair color	Green
Hometown	Striaton City
Region	Unova
Relatives	Chili, Cress (brothers)
Trainer class	Gym LeaderWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc. Pokémon TrainerWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.
Generation	V
Games	Black and White Black 2 and White 2
Leader of	Striaton Gym
Badge	Trio Badge
Specializes in	Grass types
Anime debut	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
English voice actor	Jason Griffith
Japanese voice actor	Mamoru Miyano

Cilan (Japanese: デント Dent) is one of the three Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, known officially as the Striaton Gym. He specializes in Grass-type Pokémon and will battle the player if they chose Oshawott as their starter Pokémon. He gives the Trio Badge to Trainers who defeat him.

In the games

Cilan appears in Pokémon Black and White as the Gym Leader of Striaton City's Gym, alongside Chili and Cress. This Gym is the first to be challenged by the player. Cilan battles the player if Oshawott is the chosen starter Pokémon. Trainers who defeat Cilan will receive the Trio Badge, along with TM83 (Work Up).

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Leader Cilan Striaton Gym Black and White Leader and Professor Cilan Oak Striaton Gym Black and White Reward: $1680

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Lillipup♂ Lv.12 Bite Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Odor Sleuth Normal Status   --       Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansage♂ Lv.14 Work Up Normal Status   --       Lick Ghost Physical   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Vine Whip Grass Physical   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Tag Battle (Normal Mode)

Cilan can either be partnered with the player, or be one of his or her opponents

File:Spr B2W2 Cilan.gif Pokémon Trainer Cilan Striaton City Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Cilan Oak Striaton City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $16080*

Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Muscle Band Maractus♂ Lv.65 Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Types: Grass Steel Ability: Iron Barbs Held item: Leftovers Ferrothorn♂ Lv.65 Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Curse Ghost Status   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Life Orb Simisage♂ Lv.67 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --

Tag Battle (Challenge Mode)

Cilan can either be partnered with the player, or be one of his or her opponents

File:Spr B2W2 Cilan.gif Pokémon Trainer Cilan Striaton City Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Cilan Oak Striaton City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $16080*

Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Water Absorb Held item: Muscle Band Maractus♂ Lv.70 Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Types: Grass Steel Ability: Iron Barbs Held item: Leftovers Ferrothorn♂ Lv.70 Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Curse Ghost Status   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Life Orb Simisage♂ Lv.72 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --

Pokémon World Tournament

Unova Leaders Tournament

These Pokémon can be either male or female.

File:Spr B2W2 Cilan.gif Pokémon Trainer Cilan Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Cilan Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1 BP

Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Grass Gem Simisage Lv.50 Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Tickle Normal Status   --       Types: Grass Steel Ability: Iron Barbs Held item: Apicot Berry Ferrothorn Lv.50 Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Curse Ghost Status   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Held item: Lum Berry Maractus Lv.50 Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --       Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Held item: Yache Berry Jumpluff Lv.50 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Cotton Spore Grass Status   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       class="roundy" style="background: #Template:Color dark; border: 2px solid #Template:Color dark" |   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Held item: Occa Berry Whimsicott Lv.50 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Hurricane Flying Special   --       Encore Normal Status   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Held item: Petaya Berry Lilligant♀ Lv.50 Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Teeter Dance Normal Status   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

These Pokémon can be either male or female.

File:Spr B2W2 Cilan.gif Pokémon Trainer Cilan Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Pokémon Trainer and Professor Cilan Oak Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1 BP

Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Grass Gem Simisage Lv.50 Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Grass Steel Ability: Iron Barbs Held item: Choice Band Ferrothorn Lv.50 Power Whip Grass Physical   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Leftovers Serperior Lv.50 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Types: Grass Flying Ability: Held item: Focus Sash Jumpluff Lv.50 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Held item: Mental Herb Whimsicott Lv.50 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Hurricane Flying Special   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Held item: Miracle Seed Lilligant♀ Lv.50 Petal Dance Grass Special   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

Outside of the Gym

"Yes? Yes, I am a Gym Leader of this town. You are...? Right. You want to challenge the Gym. In that case... What was the first Pokémon you chose? <Starter>... I see. It's weak against <type>-type Pokémon. I think you need to prepare to face that type. I'll be waiting for you inside."

Striaton Gym

• Before battle

Cilan: "Welcome to the Striaton City Pokémon Gym."

Chili: "I'm Chili! I light things up with Fire-type Pokémon!"

Cress: "I'm a Water-type specialist, and my name is Cress. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

Cilan: "And my name is Cilan. I like Grass-type Pokémon."

Cilan: "Um, you see... As for why the three of us, um, are all here is, well, er..."

Chili: "Oh,enough! Listen up! The three of us will decide whom you'll battle! It'll be based on the type of the first Pokémon you chose!"

Cress: "That is indeed the case. And the partner you first chose was <type> type, it seems."

• If the player's starter Pokémon is Snivy or Tepig

"...Uh hm. I always seem to lose the timing of... of the dance. Like that. True enough, I did want to... want to have a Pokémon battle with you."

• If the player's starter Pokémon is Oshawott

"Nothing personal... No hard feelings... Me and my Grass-type Pokémon will...um... We're gonna battle come what may."

• Before battle

"So, um, if you're OK with me, I'll, um, put everything I've got into being, er, you know, your opponent."

• During battle (the first non-KO hit)

"Ah! My Pokémon!"

• After sending his last Pokémon

"Huh? Could it be? Could I have only one Pokémon left?"

• When defeated

"Er... Is it over now?"

• After being defeated

"...What a surprise You...are very strong. Seems like not even Chili or Cress could beat you.."

• After the battle (regardless of starter Pokémon)

"Gym Badges are a proof of a Trainer's abilities. If you have one Badge, Pokémon, including traded Pokémon up to Lv. 20, will obey you without question. We also want you to have this. TM83 contains Work Up. If you use Work Up, the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk go up! By the way, TMs can be used as many times as you want."

"In the Unova region, we are still novice Gym Leaders. Which means the other Gym Leaders are much stronger than we are. We'll need to work hard and improve."

• Post-game

"In the Unova region, um, we are still novice Gym Leaders. Which means, well, that other Gym Leaders are much stronger than we are. Going...slow...and steady...is OK, so... we compete with one and get, um, stronger and stronger."

Badge Case

The fundamentals of Pokémon battling are type matchups! They're important!

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 Cafélover! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Striaton Gym's three Gym Leaders, and they were all out of order! Like, Chili was Cilan, and Cilan was Cress!' Hmmm. Well, I'm not saying you're crazy, but...are you sure they weren't just standing in front of a mirror? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"

Sprites

Cilan's sprite from Generation V	Cilan's VS sprite from Black and White	Cilan's overworld sprite from Generation V

In the anime

Cilan in the anime

Main article: Cilan (anime)

Cilan appears in the anime as one of Ash Ketchum's traveling partners. He was one of the Gym Leaders of the Striaton Gym, as well as a Pokémon Connoisseur, but he decided to travel with Ash and Iris so that he could experience different people, places, and Pokémon to increase his skill as a Connoisseur, instead of being confined to Striaton City. He navigates the group to their various locations, as well as cooks the meals.

In the manga

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga, Cilan appears along with his brothers Chili and Cress. They are seen in PMBW03, where Isamu Akai and his Pokémon visit a restaurant owned by the three brothers. Clefairy tries to instigate a fight between the brothers, but fails on many occasions.

Pokémon

This listing is for Cilan's Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.

Pansage

Debut	PMBW03

Main article: Cilan's Pansage

Pansage is the only known Pokémon of Cilan's. It was sent out while he, Chili and Cress were battling Isamu Akai's Clefairy. Unfortunately, Clefairy takes the attacks the elemental monkeys were using and makes himself some green tea.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Cilan in Pokémon Adventures

Cilan, along with his brothers, are first seen when Black sets out on his journey to beat the Pokémon League. Later, Cilan appears at the Striaton Gym with his brothers where they serve tea to signal the start of their Gym battle against the challenger, Black.

After Black, Cheren, and Bianca clear the Gym challenge, they face the Striaton triplets in a battle. Cilan and his brothers prove powerful by using type advantages over their opponents Pokémon. Despite the strength they possess, Cilan, Cress, and Chili are defeated once Black has his Tep use Pansage's fallen leaves to revive Oshawott and Snivy, allowing them to win the battle 3 to 2. Having lost the battle, Cilan presents the challengers with the Trio Badge.

He, like his brothers, tends to move his arms in a certain position, in Cilan's case, held behind his back.

Pokémon

This listing is for Cilan's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Pansage

Debut	A Nickname for Tepig

Main article: Cilan's Pansage

Pansage is Cilan's only known Pokémon. Along with being his main Pokémon, Pansage assists Cilan and his brothers in the kitchen by mixing herbs for tea.

Pansage is used in the battle against Black, Cheren, and Bianca and defeats Bianca's Oshawott by shattering its scalchop and smashing it into a wall. Despite being powerful, Pansage is defeated when Tep uses its previously dropped leaves to revive itself, Oshawott, and Snivy, which allows them to win the battle.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Cilan or his Pokémon 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	#
Cilan	Su	Next Destinies		86/99	Hail Blizzard		050/052
					BW-P Promotional cards		128/BW-P

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title, shared with Chili and Cress, is トライアル　トライアングル.
• Currently, he is the only male Gym Leader to specialize in Grass-type Pokémon.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	デント Dent	From dent corn, similar to Pod and Corn's names. May also refer to trident. Also from 田 den, "field".
English	Cilan	From cilantro.
French	Rachid	From racine (root), arachide (peanut) or possibly rachis.
German	Benny	From Maiskolben (corncob). Related to his brother's name, Maik (Chili) and Colin (Cress).
Italian	Spighetto	From spiga, ear of corn, and spaghetti.
Spanish	Millo Cilan	From millo, maize.
Korean	덴트 Dent	Transliteration of his Japanese name.
Chinese (Mandarin)	天桐 Tiāntóng	Rough transcription of his Japanese name. 桐 is also a name for several unrelated species of trees, such as Paulownia (泡桐), tung tree (油桐), and Chinese parasol tree (梧桐).

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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