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The Battle Subway (Japanese: バトルサブウェイ Battle Subway) is a facility found in Pokémon Black and White, and is the Unova equivalent of the Battle Tower. The Battle Subway facility, Gear Station, is located in Nimbasa City.
Challenges
Seven of the subway Lines involve battling. Like the Generation IV Battle Tower, the player may participate in single battles, double battles, multi battles, or Wi-Fi battles. In each mode, the player must defeat seven Trainers in a row (two Trainers at a time in multi battles) to earn Battle Points. Afterwards, the player can continue battling or return to Nimbasa City. The player's total win streak is reported after each battle, and the player's current win streaks and Battle Points can be viewed in the Vs. Recorder.
The single, double, and multi battle modes contain two Lines: the Normal Line and the Super Line. In the Normal Line, the opponents only use Generation V Pokémon, and the Subway Boss can be challenged in the 21st battle. After defeating the Subway Boss, the Line ends and the player is returned to Nimbasa City.
The Super Line is unlocked after defeating the Normal Line's Subway Boss. In this mode, the opponents use fully evolved Pokémon from all five generations. After 48 battles, the Subway Boss can be challenged once again.
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3
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2 per player
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2 per player
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3
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Takes the player to Anville Town.
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All Pokémon are set to level 50 on the Battle Subway, unlike previous Generations this also includes Pokémon below level 50. Like all battle facilities, if a consumable item is used, it will be restored at the end of the battle. Unlike previous battling facilities, the player does not automatically lose if both Trainers' last Pokémon faint simultaneously; instead, the Trainer whose Pokémon fell first loses.
Partners
In the multi battle lines, the player can team up with another player via wireless or infrared. Otherwise, the player can team up with the NPC Hilbert or Hilda, depending on the player's gender. The NPC asks what kind of team they prefer to team up with, based on attack, defense or balance, and adjust their team accordingly.
Pokémon
Banned Pokémon
Regardless of what challenge is taken, the following Pokémon are not allowed:
Excluded Pokémon
In addition to the banned Pokémon, the following fully evolved Pokémon are not used by opponents on the Super Lines.[1]
Subway Boss
After winning 20 and 48 battles consecutively in one of the seven Battle Subways (excluding the Wi-Fi Line), a Subway Boss will challenge the player.
When the Subway Bosses are defeated on the Super Single and Super Double Lines, a Trainer star is earned.
Subway Boss Ingo
Ingo can be battled on the Single and Super Single Lines.
On 21st consecutive battle
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Reward: 30 BP
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Subway Boss Emmet
Emmet can be battled on the Double and Super Double Lines.
On 21st consecutive battle
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Subway Boss Ingo and Subway Boss Emmet
Ingo and Emmet can be battled together on the Multi and Super Multi Lines.
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Exchangable items
The Exchange Service Corner is located within each train platform (excluding the Anville Town line). The player can buy various goods with Battle Points won from the facility.
The following items are offered as prizes:
Items
Variable scoring
For every time a Trainer is defeated and the player advances to the next cabin, a sound effect or beat is added to the background music. At the first cabin of every train, only the sound of train tracks is played. Subsequently, jingles, bongo drum beats, and a bass tune are added, until the last (seventh) cabin, where a soft melody can be heard in the background.
Trivia
- Walrein and Donphan with the move Metronome are used by opponents. Neither of these Pokémon can legitimately know this move.
In other languages
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