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Revision as of 18:00, 16 May 2012

Cheren
チェレン Cheren
Black 2 White 2 Cheren.png
Art from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Age 10+Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.
12+Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.
Gender Male
Eye color Blue
Hair color Black
Hometown Nuvema Town
Region Unova
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, Gym Leader
Generation V
Games Black and White
Black 2 and White 2
Leader of Unknown
Badge Basic Badge
Specializes in Template:Type2sWrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.

Cheren (Japanese: チェレン Cheren) is a rival character in Pokémon Black and White, and a Gym Leader in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

In the games

Role

Cheren is a childhood friend of the player who, like the player, lives in the starting town of Nuvema Town. While he holds a greater knowledge in Pokémon than his friends and tends to offer the player advice during the course of their journey, his comments are often witty and intellectual. He also misunderstands Bianca's humor often, to her dismay. Whilst Professor Juniper describes him as being very honest, she also remarks that he can be 'a little difficult'; his impatience in particular is often seen throughout the earlier stages of his journey. He is also described as being quite judgmental by Alder.

In keeping with the theme of truth and ideals often seen in Black and White, Cheren represents those who pursue ideals—more precisely, as N pointed out in Chargestone Cave, the ideal of strength. His goal is to become the Champion and always strives to become stronger- yet the first time that Alder asked him why he strives to become stronger, he was quite unsure of his reasons. He then starts to ponder to himself how to do so—something that Alder said he used to do with his partner Pokémon as well—and what exactly it means to be strong. Alder also remarked that Cheren is a lot like Marshal.

Like the player and Bianca, Cheren receives a starter Pokémon as a gift from Professor Juniper at the start of the game. He always chooses the starter with a type advantage over the player's starter. The player will encounter and battle him several times throughout the game. After the main storyline, Cheren can be found inside Victory Road where he can be battled once a day.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, two years have passed since the events in Black and White, and in that time Cheren has become the regional Normal-type Gym Leader, replacing Lenora, giving away the Basic Badge.

Artwork

Black White Cheren.png Black 2 White 2 Cheren.png
Official artwork from
Black and White
Official artwork from
Black 2 and White 2

Sprites

Spr BW Cheren.png BW Cheren Back.png VSCheren.png Cheren Xtransceiver.png Cheren OD.png
Cheren's Trainer sprite from
Black and White
Cheren's back sprite from
Black and White
Cheren's VS sprite from
Black and White
Cheren's Xtransceiver sprite from
Black and White
Cheren's overworld sprite from
Black and White

Pokémon

In Pokémon Black and White

First battle

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Second battle

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Third battle

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Tag partner

Cheren will join the player against the Team Plasma Grunts.

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Fourth battle

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Fifth battle

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Tag partner

Cheren will join the player against the Preschoolers Sarah and Billy.

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Sixth battle

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Seventh battle

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:



Eighth battle

Snivy If the player chose Snivy:



Tepig If the player chose Tepig:



Oshawott If the player chose Oshawott:




Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

At Nuvema Town

  • After first move
"I've finally become a Trainer... Everything starts from here!"
  • After defeat
"Ah! So that's a Pokémon battle!"
  • After losing
"I made a strange blunder in my first battle, but this feeling I have... I'm finally a Trainer. But first, we'd better go apologize to your mother about this messed-up room."
  • After winning
"This feeling... Finally, I'm a Trainer. On top of that, we'd better go apologize to your mother about this room."

At Striaton City

  • After first move
"Moves that never miss and moves that can attack first... There sure are a lot of different moves."
  • Sending out last Pokémon
"It's important to choose which item your Pokémon holds..."
  • After defeat
"I see! Losing to you means that I still have a lot to learn."

At Route 3

  • After first move
"Ugh! You choose a good move, as usual."'
  • Last Pokémon with low health:
"With my knowledge, I can bring out the strength of my Pokémon!"
  • After defeat:
"Why do you keep beating me? We have the same number of Gym Badges. We should be equals in strength..."

At Route 4

  • After first move
"You seem to understand the importance of the first attack very well."
  • Last Pokémon low on health
"If I can bring out the power of my Pokémon, I can still pull this off and win."
  • After defeat
"Impressive. But why can't I win?!"

At Route 5

  • After first move
"I see. I'm surprised you chose that move."
  • Last Pokémon low on health
"Mind you... It's not over yet!"
  • After defeat
"Well! You are strong, as usual!"

At Twist Mountain

  • After first move
"Your strength... And my strength... Right. Let's test them."
  • Sending out last Pokémon
"Can you be strong even if you lose? Is winning everything?"
  • After defeat
"Pokémon battles are fun. But what is it to be truly strong?"

At Route 10

  • After first move
"I will use everything that I've learned on this journey!"
  • Sending out last Pokémon
"My Pokémon and I will put all our energy into this battle!"
  • After defeat
"Thank you. You are really great."

At Victory Road

  • After first move
"I know all my strengths and weaknesses now. Soon, I will also know all yours!"
  • Sending out last Pokémon
"It's not over yet. My Pokémon are with me!"
  • Last Pokémon on low health
"I believe in my Pokémon's strength, so I don't lose my calm."
  • After defeat
"Thank you! I saw what was missing in me."

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Cheren (Adventures)

Cheren appears as a supporting character in Pokémon Adventures.

Be a Master!! Pokémon BW

Cheren is friends with both Monta and Bianca, he is very knowledgable about Pokémon, which Monta dislikes. Anywhere Monta slips up he won't hesitate to tell him the right way. He first appears with Bianca when Monta is attempting to capture a wild Patrat and Watchog. Monta is just about to capture the Watchog which Cheren tells him that it is not the right way. He explains to Monta to remember that when two Pokémon come out at the same time, one should knock out the one they don't want before they can get the one that they do want. Cheren suddenly decides for all of them to take their Pokémon journey together, which a man on his bike overhears. He starts insult them making him and Monta angry.

He uses Tepig in a Double Battle with Monta's Snivy against a Bike Gang King's Braviary, it looks like they were about to lose, but they uses a combination attack which Cheren thinks of, fainting Braviary. Cheren battles Monta in PBW02 using his Tepig, Pansage and Basculin against Monta's Snivy, Panpour and Roggenrola. He starts off with a lecture about triple battles. With his great knowledge of triple battles he gives Monta a hard time, but is eventually defeated.

Pokémon

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Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Cheren makes a brief appearance in the very first chapter of Template:OBP where he along with Black and Bianca go to Professor Juniper's lab to get their first Pokémon.

Trivia

  • Cheren, Bianca, and N are the only Trainers in Template:Game with animated battle sprites.
  • Cheren is the only named rival who keeps his Japanese name.
  • Cheren is the second rival to become a Gym Leader, the first being Template:Ga. Unlike Blue, however, he focuses on a single type rather than a multitude of them.

Names

style="Template:Roundytl" | Language Name style="Template:Roundytr" | Origin
Japanese チェレン Cheren черен čéren, Bulgarian for black.
English, German, Spanish Cheren Same as Japanese name.
French Tcheren Same as Japanese name.
Italian Komor Possibly komor, Hungarian for gloomy.
Korean 체렌 Cheren Same as Japanese name.

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