Gyms - Challenge Mode :: Black 2 and White 2 Battling

Gyms - Challenge Mode

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, you will receive two items for defeating the Elite Four; in Pokémon Black 2 you will receive the option of Challenge Mode, whilst White 2 will receive the option of Assist Mode. Challenge Mode is exactly how it sounds, it raises the AI's intelligence and increases the individual Gym roster's levels by varying amounts, even adding to them.

Below is a list of the Gym Leader's rosters when you active Challenge Mode. For more information on how to acquire Challenge Mode and Assist Mode, please visit;

Gym Leader #1 - Cheren
	Patrat Level 12 Keen Eye		Pidove \| Level 12 Super Luck		Lillipup Level 14 Vital Spirit
	Work Up \| Bite Tackle \| Detect		Work Up \| Tackle Leer \| Quick Attack		Work Up \| Bite Tackle \| Helping Hand
Pro Tip: Be wary of Work Up here, it can catch you unaware and at the levels and stage of the game you will be at, you want to be careful of how much damage it'll inflict.
Gym Leader #2 - Roxie
	Koffing Level 17 Levitate		Grimer Level 17 Stench		Whirlipede \| Level 19 Poison Point
	Tackle \| Smog Venoshock \| Assurance		Venoshock \| Mud-Slap Disable\| Poison Gas		Protect \| Poison Sting Venoshock \| Rollout
Pro tip: Roxie is manageable should you have caught a Magnemite, the only move to be aware of is Grimer's Mud Slap which will be four times effective. If you haven't got a Magnemite, try and stick to things that resist Poison types as Venoshock is a powerful move at this stage of the game.
Gym Leader #3 - Burgh
	Dwebble \| Level 24 Sturdy	Shelmet Level 24 Shell Armor		Karrablast Level 24 Shed Skin		Leavanny \| Level 26 Swarm
	Struggle Bug \| Rock Polish Rock Blast \| Faint Attack	Struggle Bug \| Acid Mega Drain\| Curse		Struggle Bug \| Endure Headbutt\| Aerial Ace		Struggle Bug \| Aerial Ace Grasswhistle \| Razor Leaf
Pro tip: Flying types are your friends here, especially Pidove and relatives. Only Dwebble can stand up to an offensive Flying type move, but can be handled easily enough with any Pokémon capable of special attacks that are neutral at worse.
Gym Leader #4 - Elesa
	Emolga \| Level 30 Static	Flaaffy Level 30 Static		Joltik \| Level 30 Unnerve		Zebstrika Level 32 Motor Drive
	Quick Attack \| Pursuit Volt Switch \| Aerial Ace	Volt Switch \| Take Down Confuse Ray\| Thunder Wave		Volt Switch \| X-Scissor Energy Ball\| Thunder Wave		Volt Switch \| Stomp Flame Charge \| Pursuit
Pro tip: If you haven't got a Ground Pokémon, be prepared to be in for a world of pain; Electric Pokémon are monstrous especially the fast ones. Volt Switch is a Base 70 move that allows Emolga to switch out after use, so it's not always unwise to try and predict a move past that happening, such as using a Ground move in the hope Elesa switches Flaaffy or Zebstrika in.
Gym Leader #5 - Clay
	Krokorok \| Level 34 Intimidate	Sandslash Level 34 Sand Veil		Onix \| Level 34 Sturdy		Excadrill \| Level 36 Sand Force
	Bulldoze \| Torment Sandstorm \| Crunch	Bulldoze \| Rock Slide Crush Claw\| Hone Claws		Bulldoze \| Rock Slide Rock Polish\| Explosion		Slash \| Metal Claw Bulldoze \| Rock Slide
Pro tip: Water Pokémon and Grass Pokémon are your bestest of best friends here, the higher leveled the better. All of Clay's Pokémon are suspect on the Special side, whilst the most powerful Grass and Water moves are usually Special. If you picked either Snivy or Oshawott, you're laughing here.
Gym Leader #6 - Skyla
	Swoobat \| Level 40 Unaware	Skarmory \| Level 40 Sturdy		Sigilyph \| Level 40 Magic Guard		Swanna \| Level 42 Big Pecks
	Attract \| Acrobatics Psychic \| Energy Ball	Aerial Ace \| Steel Wing Agility \| X-Scissor		Air Cutter \| Hypnosis Psychic\| Flash Cannon		Air Slash \| Surf Featherdance \| Roost
Pro tip: Always look at the secondary typing as you're not always going to be in a position to use the most effective; Electric being the case here. Dark moves make quick work of Swoobat and Sigilyph, Fire roasts Skarmory and Swanna is somewhat fragile and can be handled with anything that resists Air Slash or Surf.
Gym Leader #7 - Drayden
	Druddigon Level 50 Sheer Force	Flygon \| Level 50 Levitate		Altaria \| Level 50 Natural Cure		Haxorus Level 52 Mold Breaker
	Revenge \| Rock Slide Crunch \| Dragon Tail	Dragon Tail \| Earth Power Crunch\| Rock Slide		Dragon Pulse \| Sing Cotton Guard \| Fire Blast		Dragon Tail \| Shadow Claw Dragon Dance \| X-Scissor
Pro tip: You never see a Dragon out in the Winter. And for good reason too, they just cannot handle the cold. Altaria and Flygon will fall quickly to pretty much any Ice move, although Druddigon and Haxorus can be peskier to take down; Haxorus especially. Status moves are your friend against Haxorus.
Gym Leader #8 - Marlon
	Wailord Level 53 Water Veil	Carracosta \| Level 53 Sturdy		Mantine \| Level 53 Swift Swim		Jellicent \| Level 55 Cursed Body
	Scald \| Earthquake Ice Beam \| Rain Dance	Scald \| Rock Slide Shell Smash \| Crunch		Scald \| Air Slash Confuse Ray\| Ice Beam		Scald \| Energy Ball Shadow Ball \| Recover
Pro tip: Kids, there's a reason you don't have electrics in the bath, and this is no exception to the case; fry the Water Pokémon with your Electric Pokémon. If you don't have such a Pokémon, Grass types can hold their own, although watch out for the occassional Ice Beams which are super effective.

Gym Leader #1 - Cheren
	Patrat Level 12 Keen Eye		Pidove \| Level 12 Super Luck		Lillipup Level 14 Vital Spirit
	Work Up \| Bite Tackle \| Detect		Work Up \| Tackle Leer \| Quick Attack		Work Up \| Bite Tackle \| Helping Hand
Pro Tip: Be wary of Work Up here, it can catch you unaware and at the levels and stage of the game you will be at, you want to be careful of how much damage it'll inflict.
Gym Leader #2 - Roxie
	Koffing Level 17 Levitate		Grimer Level 17 Stench		Whirlipede \| Level 19 Poison Point
	Tackle \| Smog Venoshock \| Assurance		Venoshock \| Mud-Slap Disable\| Poison Gas		Protect \| Poison Sting Venoshock \| Rollout
Pro tip: Roxie is manageable should you have caught a Magnemite, the only move to be aware of is Grimer's Mud Slap which will be four times effective. If you haven't got a Magnemite, try and stick to things that resist Poison types as Venoshock is a powerful move at this stage of the game.
Gym Leader #3 - Burgh
	Dwebble \| Level 24 Sturdy	Shelmet Level 24 Shell Armor		Karrablast Level 24 Shed Skin		Leavanny \| Level 26 Swarm
	Struggle Bug \| Rock Polish Rock Blast \| Faint Attack	Struggle Bug \| Acid Mega Drain\| Curse		Struggle Bug \| Endure Headbutt\| Aerial Ace		Struggle Bug \| Aerial Ace Grasswhistle \| Razor Leaf
Pro tip: Flying types are your friends here, especially Pidove and relatives. Only Dwebble can stand up to an offensive Flying type move, but can be handled easily enough with any Pokémon capable of special attacks that are neutral at worse.
Gym Leader #4 - Elesa
	Emolga \| Level 30 Static	Flaaffy Level 30 Static		Joltik \| Level 30 Unnerve		Zebstrika Level 32 Motor Drive
	Quick Attack \| Pursuit Volt Switch \| Aerial Ace	Volt Switch \| Take Down Confuse Ray\| Thunder Wave		Volt Switch \| X-Scissor Energy Ball\| Thunder Wave		Volt Switch \| Stomp Flame Charge \| Pursuit
Pro tip: If you haven't got a Ground Pokémon, be prepared to be in for a world of pain; Electric Pokémon are monstrous especially the fast ones. Volt Switch is a Base 70 move that allows Emolga to switch out after use, so it's not always unwise to try and predict a move past that happening, such as using a Ground move in the hope Elesa switches Flaaffy or Zebstrika in.
Gym Leader #5 - Clay
	Krokorok \| Level 34 Intimidate	Sandslash Level 34 Sand Veil		Onix \| Level 34 Sturdy		Excadrill \| Level 36 Sand Force
	Bulldoze \| Torment Sandstorm \| Crunch	Bulldoze \| Rock Slide Crush Claw\| Hone Claws		Bulldoze \| Rock Slide Rock Polish\| Explosion		Slash \| Metal Claw Bulldoze \| Rock Slide
Pro tip: Water Pokémon and Grass Pokémon are your bestest of best friends here, the higher leveled the better. All of Clay's Pokémon are suspect on the Special side, whilst the most powerful Grass and Water moves are usually Special. If you picked either Snivy or Oshawott, you're laughing here.
Gym Leader #6 - Skyla
	Swoobat \| Level 40 Unaware	Skarmory \| Level 40 Sturdy		Sigilyph \| Level 40 Magic Guard		Swanna \| Level 42 Big Pecks
	Attract \| Acrobatics Psychic \| Energy Ball	Aerial Ace \| Steel Wing Agility \| X-Scissor		Air Cutter \| Hypnosis Psychic\| Flash Cannon		Air Slash \| Surf Featherdance \| Roost
Pro tip: Always look at the secondary typing as you're not always going to be in a position to use the most effective; Electric being the case here. Dark moves make quick work of Swoobat and Sigilyph, Fire roasts Skarmory and Swanna is somewhat fragile and can be handled with anything that resists Air Slash or Surf.
Gym Leader #7 - Drayden
	Druddigon Level 50 Sheer Force	Flygon \| Level 50 Levitate		Altaria \| Level 50 Natural Cure		Haxorus Level 52 Mold Breaker
	Revenge \| Rock Slide Crunch \| Dragon Tail	Dragon Tail \| Earth Power Crunch\| Rock Slide		Dragon Pulse \| Sing Cotton Guard \| Fire Blast		Dragon Tail \| Shadow Claw Dragon Dance \| X-Scissor
Pro tip: You never see a Dragon out in the Winter. And for good reason too, they just cannot handle the cold. Altaria and Flygon will fall quickly to pretty much any Ice move, although Druddigon and Haxorus can be peskier to take down; Haxorus especially. Status moves are your friend against Haxorus.
Gym Leader #8 - Marlon
	Wailord Level 53 Water Veil	Carracosta \| Level 53 Sturdy		Mantine \| Level 53 Swift Swim		Jellicent \| Level 55 Cursed Body
	Scald \| Earthquake Ice Beam \| Rain Dance	Scald \| Rock Slide Shell Smash \| Crunch		Scald \| Air Slash Confuse Ray\| Ice Beam		Scald \| Energy Ball Shadow Ball \| Recover
Pro tip: Kids, there's a reason you don't have electrics in the bath, and this is no exception to the case; fry the Water Pokémon with your Electric Pokémon. If you don't have such a Pokémon, Grass types can hold their own, although watch out for the occassional Ice Beams which are super effective.