Black City

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Black City ブラックシティ Black City "Prosperous and Vibrant"

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Map description A modern city of ongoing development that draws people to it.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 14   ← Route 15 Black City

Location Location of Black City in Unova.

Black City (Japanese: ブラックシティ Black City) is a city located in the eastern part of the Unova region. Black City is exclusive to Pokémon Black and Pokémon Black 2, and features Trainers and tasks that do not appear or occur in Pokémon White and White 2. It is located to the east of Route 15, and to the south of Route 14. If the Tower Key is transferred to Pokémon White 2, both Black City and Black Tower can be accessed.

In Pokémon Black, Black City's population changes with time. The appearance of Black City alters with the number of varying Trainers residing there. When the player enters the city for the very first time, the total number of varying Trainers is determined by the number of days it took the player to reach Black City, decreasing as time goes by. The number of overall residents can vary between 12 (minimum occupancy) and 45 (maximum occupancy), 12 of them being Trainers at the maximum (including the two Trainers inside the marketplace, both of whom can only be battled once). In addition to the visual changes, the city's market will sell items to the player at inflated prices, dependent on which varying Trainers are in the city. The items are rare, with most being either evolutionary stones or valuable items.

At maximum occupancy, Black City is a sprawling metropolis with many large buildings and skyscrapers. At low level occupancy, there are fewer buildings, which are smaller in size. The Pokémon Center is present regardless of how many people reside in the city.

When using the Entralink feature to visit another player's White Forest, the player can invite people that have left to come to Black City to increase occupancy; this can enable new items to be purchased and new varying Trainers to battle.

In Pokémon Black 2, population instead increases as areas of Black Tower are completed.

Demographics

In Pokémon Black, Black City has a total population of 12 at the lowest possible occupancy level or at the maximum occupancy level of 45.

Each NPC Trainer resident has a set number of points, which will change depending on certain functions that can be performed by the player. If an NPC's points value reaches 0, then they will leave Black City. The factors involved in this are as follows:

Function	Value
1 day passes	-5 points
Player enters area	+3 points
Player battles character	+10 points

New NPCs can be brought into Black City by inviting them from White Forest via the Entralink.

In Pokémon Black 2, population instead increases as areas of Black Tower are completed.

Marketplace

In Pokémon Black, the Black City market is only present if the player has a number of four Trainers or more in Black City. Items sold here vary according to the current residents of Black City. Bargain Pass Powers will not affect the prices of items sold here.

A man at the back of the building will keep track of how many times the player has defeated a Trainer in Black City (not counting the two inside the market). Every time ten Trainers have been defeated, the man will reward the player with $10,000. If Black City is kept at its maximum occupancy, the player can reap this monetary reward on a daily basis.

The items sold at the Market mostly correlate with the items dropped by the same resident in White Forest.

Items sold
Fresh Water $1000 (Robbie)	Berry Juice $1500 (Shane)
Yellow Shard $3000 (Collin)	Green Shard $3000 (Marie)
Blue Shard $3000 (Eliza)	Red Shard $3000 (Doug)
TinyMushroom $3000 (Dave)	Max Repel $5000 (Miki)
Pearl $6000 (Silvia)	Dawn Stone $10000 (Grace)
Sun Stone $10000 (Lena)	Shiny Stone $10000 (Molly)
Leaf Stone $10000 (Karenna)	Water Stone $10000 (Ralph)
Fire Stone $10000 (Vincent)	Oval Stone $10000 (Carlos)
Thunderstone Thunderstone $10000 (Ken)	Dusk Stone $10000 (Herman)
Moon Stone $10000 (Rosa)	Poké Ball $10000 (Pierce)
Stardust $10000 (Leo)	Heart Scale $10000 (Lynette)
Fluffy Tail $15000 (Emi)	Poké Doll $18000 (Jacques)
Big Mushroom $20000 (Gene)	Rare Bone $30000 (Britney)
Big Pearl $38000 (Miho)	Star Piece $48000 (Piper)
Nugget $50000 (Ryder)	Luxury Ball $50000 (Frederic)

In Pokémon Black 2, the market is instead always present; however, items cannot be bought until a certain number of areas in the Black Tower have been cleared.

Trainers

Pokémon Black

Both of these Trainers can only be battled once, and both participate in Rotation Battles.

Trainer	Pokémon
Roughneck Johnny ジョニー Johnny Reward: $2080 Rotation Battle	Galvantula♂ Lv.65 No item
	Gothitelle♀ Lv.65 No item
	Krookodile♂ Lv.65 No item
Backpacker Kiyo ノブヒコ Nobuhiko Reward: $1560 Rotation Battle	Heatmor♂ Lv.65 No item
	Beartic♂ Lv.65 No item
	Excadrill♂ Lv.65 No item

Residents

Of these Trainers, only ten of them can be in any one Black City at any given time.

Initial point value of 20

Trainer	Pokémon
Ace Trainer Lena レナ Lena Reward: $3660	Gardevoir♀ Lv.61 No item
	Gallade♂ Lv.61 No item
Backpacker Molly ヒロミ Hiromi Reward: $720	Azumarill♀ Lv.30 No item
Socialite Grace グレース Grace Reward: $8000	Salamence♀ Lv.40 No item

Initial point value of 30

Trainer	Pokémon
Clerk ♂ Collin ヒロノリ Hironori Reward: $1600	Alakazam♂ Lv.40 No item
Backpacker Emi エミ Emi Reward: $720	Blissey♀ Lv.30 No item
Clerk ♀ Britney サトコ Satoko Reward: $1600	Jumpluff♀ Lv.40 No item
Gentleman Frederic ツネカズ Tsunekazu Reward: $8000	Roserade♂ Lv.40 No item
Scientist Jacques サトル Satoru Reward: $2400	Nidoqueen♀ Lv.50 No item
Hiker Gene ガクト Gakuto Reward: $1280	Aggron♂ Lv.40 No item
Battle Girl Karenna カレン Karen Reward: $1792	Slaking♀ Lv.67 No item
Lass Miki ミキ Miki Reward: $480	Togekiss♂ Lv.30 No item
Rich Boy Pierce ヒトシ Hitoshi Reward: $5600	Ampharos♂ Lv.35 No item
Pokémon Ranger Ralph ソウスケ Sōsuke Reward: $3660	Ludicolo♂ Lv.61 No item
Ace Trainer Vincent ジュンイチ Junichi Reward: $3720	Magmortar♂ Lv.62 No item
School Kid Silvia ヒロコ Hiroko Reward: $880	Beautifly♀ Lv.44 No item
	Dustox♀ Lv.44 No item
School Kid Shane トシノブ Toshinobu Reward: $900	Rhyperior♂ Lv.45 No item

Initial point value of 70

Trainer	Pokémon
Roughneck Dave タクロウ Takurō Reward: $720	Gengar♂ Lv.30 No item
Clerk ♂ Doug トモタカ Tomotaka Reward: $1600	Luxray♂ Lv.40 No item
Backpacker Carlos カルロス Carlos Reward: $720	Staraptor♂ Lv.30 No item
School Kid Leo シュウサク Shūsaku Reward: $900	Pidgeot♂ Lv.45 No item
Pokémon Ranger Eliza エリザ Eliza Reward: $3660	Flygon♀ Lv.61 No item
Veteran Ken ケン Ken Reward: $5360	Nidoking♂ Lv.67 No item
Scientist Marie カズホ Kazuho Reward: $2400	Magnezone Lv.50 No item
Nursery Aide Miho ミホ Miho Reward: $1600	Shiftry♀ Lv.40 No item
Lady Lynette シオリ Shiori Reward: $5440	Vileplume♀ Lv.34 No item
	Bellossom♀ Lv.34 No item
Youngster Robbie マサオ Masao Reward: $480	Electivire♂ Lv.30 No item
Black Belt Ryder タクマ Takuma Reward: $1792	Machamp♂ Lv.56 No item
Clerk ♀ Piper ユミコ Yumiko Reward: $1600	Victreebel♀ Lv.40 No item

Initial point value of 80

Trainer	Pokémon
Veteran Rosa ローザ Rosa Reward: $5360	Exploud♀ Lv.67 No item
Backpacker Herman ヒロアキ Hiroaki Reward: $720	Porygon-Z Lv.30 No item

Pokémon Black 2

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Area 1

Trainer	Pokémon
Doctor Wyatt ワイアット Wyatt Reward: $1920	Remoraid♂ Lv.48 No item
	Chingling♀ Lv.48 No item
Psychic Roland ローラン Roland Reward: $1920	Petilil♀ Lv.48 No item
	Horsea♀ Lv.48 No item
Backpacker Sergio セルギオ Sergio Reward: $1920 Key Holder	Blitzle♂ Lv.48 No item
	Panpour♀ Lv.48 No item

Benga can be found in Area 10 of the Black Tower.

Benga (Normal Mode)

Boss Trainer Benga Black Tower Black 2 Boss Trainer and Professor Benga Oak 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 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Earthquake Ground 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   --

Benga (Challenge Mode)

Boss Trainer Benga Black Tower Black 2 Boss Trainer and Professor Benga Oak Black Tower Black 2 Reward: $17000

Types: Dragon Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: White Herb Latios♂ Lv.85 Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Dragon Ground Ability: Sand Veil Held item: Life Orb Garchomp♂ Lv.85 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Bug Fire Ability: Flame Body Held item: Focus Sash Volcarona♂ Lv.85 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Quiver Dance Bug Status   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --

Poké Mart

Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Ultra Ball $1200	Potion $300
Super Potion $700	Hyper Potion $1200
Max Potion $2500	Full Restore $3000
Revive $1500	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Ice Heal $250
Full Heal $600	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350	Super Repel $500
Max Repel $700	BridgeMail M $50
Greet Mail $50	Favored Mail $50
RSVP Mail $50	Thanks Mail $50
Inquiry Mail $50	Like Mail $50
Reply Mail $50

Trivia

• Black City and White Forest (and by extension, the locations within them) are the only version-exclusive locations.
  • However, via the Key System, players of White 2 can access Black City and Black Tower.
• In Pokémon Black, if the player invites people from either Black City or White Forest to go to their game and talks to them, they will say they met the player from the game they came from, even if he/she hasn't reached that location yet.

Name origin

Language Title Japanese ブラックシティ English Black City European French Ville Noire German Schwarze Stadt Italian Città Nera Korean 블랙시티 European Spanish Ciudad Negra

Unova
Settlements Nuvema Town • Accumula Town • Striaton City • Nacrene City • Castelia City • Nimbasa City • Anville Town Driftveil City • Mistralton City • Icirrus City • Opelucid City • Pokémon League • Lacunosa Town • Undella Town Black City • White Forest • Aspertia City • Floccesy Town • Virbank City • Lentimas Town • Humilau City Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 Bridges and tunnels Skyarrow Bridge • Driftveil Drawbridge • Tubeline Bridge • Village Bridge • Marvelous Bridge • Marine Tube Landmarks Dreamyard • Wellspring Cave • Pinwheel Forest • Liberty Garden • Desert Resort • Relic Castle • Battle Subway • Lostlorn Forest Cold Storage • Mistralton Cave • Chargestone Cave • Celestial Tower • Twist Mountain • Dragonspiral Tower • Moor of Icirrus Challenger's Cave • Victory Road (BW • B2W2) • N's Castle • Royal Unova • Giant Chasm • Undella Bay • Abyssal Ruins Abundant Shrine • Poké Transfer Lab • P2 Laboratory • Entralink • Unity Tower • Floccesy Ranch • Pledge Grove • Virbank Complex Pokéstar Studios • Castelia Sewers • Join Avenue • Cave of Being • Pokémon World Tournament • Reversal Mountain • Plasma Frigate Clay Tunnel • Underground Ruins • Strange House • Relic Passage • Seaside Cave • White Treehollow • Black Tower Access to Nature Preserve Other Blueberry Academy • Terarium

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