Cheren

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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.
Game animation debut Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Special Introduction Movie
English voice actor N/A
Japanese voice actor Ryōhei Kimura

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 Black 2 and White 2, Cheren is the new Normal-type Gym Leader. He gives away the Basic Badge, replacing Lenora.

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

Cheren's Tepig
Tepig
Cheren's Tepig is well trained and has a type advantage over Monta's Snivy. It was first used in a Double Battle with Snivy against the Bike Gang King's Braviary. After Snivy tries a Vine Whip which hardly does any damage, he goes in for a fire attack which hardly does any damage too. Tepig is then sent flying with Peck. It goes in with a Fire Pledge with Grass Pledge creating the combination needed to defeat Braviary.

It battles Monta in PBW02 with Pansage and Basculin against Monta's Snivy, Panpour and Roggenrola. It starts off with an Ember on Snivy, before taking a hit for Basculin by switching places with it, not hurting it much. But seconds later, Panpour uses Surf fainting it.

Tepig's known moves are Fire Pledge and Ember.

Debut PBW01
Pansage
Cheren's Pansage was first seen in a battle against Monta's Snivy, Panpour and Roggenrola with Tepig and Basculin. It gets hurt a tiny bit by Panpour's Surf, but along with Basculin is defeated by a powerful Rock Slide by Roggenrola.

None of Pansage's moves are known.

Debut PBW02
Basculin
Cheren's Basculin was first seen in a battle against Monta's Snivy, Panpour and Roggenrola with Tepig and Pansage. It is about to get hit by Snivy's Vine Whip but switches places with Tepig. It then gets hit by Panpour's Surf which does not do much damage. But along with Pansage is defeated by a powerful Rock Slide from Roggenrola, fainting it.

None of Basculin's moves are known.

Debut PBW02

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Cheren makes a brief appearance in the very first chapter of Pocket Monsters BW 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 Pokémon Black and White with animated battle sprites.
  • Cheren is the only named rival who keeps his Japanese name.

Names

Language Name 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.




Rival characters
Core series BlueSilverBrendan/MayWallyBarryCherenBiancaNHugh
Calem/SerenaShaunaTiernoTrevorHauGladionTrace
HopBedeMarnieKlaraAveryNemonaCarmineKieran
Spin-off games RonaldPauloLear


Non-player characters in the core series games
Unova Professor JuniperMom (BW)Mom (B2W2)CherenBiancaBianca's fatherHughHugh's sisterCedric JuniperFennelAmanita
CilanChiliCressLenoraHawesLoblollyCharlesIrisDraydenAlderBengaCurtisYancyBrycenSabrinaPop Roxie
HilbertHildaNateRosaIngoEmmetCynthiaLookerNColressMorimotoNishinoPokémon Fan Club Chairman
CyranoBriarCarmineKieranKoraidonMiraidonGeetaRikaClavellPerrinSnacksworthSynclaire
Team PlasmaClydeGym Leaders • Elite Four (Unova · BB) • PWT participantsName RaterDay-Care CoupleJudgeMagikarp salesmanSpecial CoachesGuidance counselors
Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Trio Badge
Cilan OD.png Chili OD.png Cress OD.png
Cilan Chili Cress
Nacrene Gym Basic Badge
Lenora OD.png
Lenora
Castelia Gym Insect Badge
Burgh OD.png
Burgh
Nimbasa Gym Bolt Badge
Elesa OD.png
Elesa
Driftveil Gym Quake Badge
Clay OD.png
Clay
Mistralton Gym Jet Badge
Skyla OD.png
Skyla
Icirrus Gym Freeze Badge
Brycen OD.png
Brycen
Opelucid Gym Legend Badge
Drayden OD.png Iris BW OD.png
Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Basic Badge
Cheren OD.png
Cheren
Virbank Gym Toxic Badge
Roxie OD.png
Roxie
Humilau Gym Wave Badge
Marlon OD.png
Marlon
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