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Battle Subway バトルサブウェイ Battle Subway "Battle and Ride!"
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Location:	Nimbasa City
Region:	Unova
Generations:	V
Location of Battle Subway in Unova.
Pokémon world locations

Subway map of the Unova region, featuring all eight train lines

The Battle Subway (Japanese: バトルサブウェイ Battle Subway) is a facility found in Black, White, Black 2, and White 2. It is the Unova equivalent of the Battle Tower.

Gear Station (Japanese: ギアステーション Gear Station) is a location in Nimbasa City that connects all of Unova's train lines together. Its circular hall has entrances to eight different platforms for each train: one for Single Trains, one for Super Single Trains, one for Double Trains, one for Super Double Trains, one for trains to Anville Town, one for Super Multi Trains, one for Multi Trains, and one for Wi-Fi Trains. By boarding one of the seven Battle Subway trains (i.e. those that do not lead to Anville Town), the Battle Subway is accessed.

Challenges

By boarding one of the seven Battle Subway trains (i.e. those that do not lead to Anville Town), the Battle Subway location is accessed. Once a Battle Subway train has been boarded, the player must defeat seven (seven sets of two if riding a Multi Train or Super Multi Train) randomly picked サブウェイトレーナー Subway Trainers in order to make it to the next stop, which will earn them Battle Points and increase their current win streak, which (along with their all time Record win streak) will be displayed on their Vs. Recorder.

Initially, the player is not allowed to board the Super Single, Super Double, and Super Multi Trains. These are permanently unlocked after obtaining the National Pokédex, and a win streak of 21 has been achieved on the Single, Double, and Multi Trains, respectively. Unlike Super Trains, these non-Super Trains do not go on forever, instead returning to Gear Station after the 21st battle. The opponent Subway Trainers and their Pokémon are also completely different from those faced on Super Trains, heavily featuring Pokémon that are not fully evolved and limited to Generation V Pokémon only, as opposed to the Super Trains, which feature Pokémon from the first five generations, all of which are fully evolved, with the exception of Porygon2. The number of Pokémon used varies with the battle mode of the train as follows:

Gear Station

Restrictions

Battles fought on Battle Subway trains differ from regular battles in a number of ways. When riding a Battle Subway train:

• All Pokémon are set to level 50 (unlike previous generations this also includes Pokémon below level 50).
• Bag items cannot be used.
• The player is forced to save the game between challenges, effectively preventing the player from achieving artificial win streaks without manipulating gameplay via cheating.
• Pokémon will not gain experience points by defeating opponents.
• Pokémon are fully restored after each battle, including any held items lost during battle.
• Regardless of which Battle Subway train is boarded, the following Pokémon, along with their respective alternate forms are not allowed:

Mewtwo

Mew

Lugia

Ho-Oh

Celebi

Kyogre

Groudon

Rayquaza

Jirachi

Deoxys

Dialga

Palkia

Giratina

Phione

Manaphy

Darkrai

Shaymin

Arceus

Victini

Reshiram

Zekrom

Kyurem

Keldeo

Meloetta

Genesect

Egg

• The following held items are not allowed:

Soul Dew

Battle Points

The number of Battle Points awarded after seven consecutive victories varies with the length of the current win streak, as shown in the table below. 10 Battle Points are awarded for every seven consecutive victories on the Wi-Fi Trains.

Subway Boss

Subway Bosses are sometimes fought instead of regular Subway Trainers. Unlike regular Subway Trainers who use a set of Pokémon randomly drawn from their roster, Subway Bosses have a predetermined team for every battle, although the team order does vary.

21st Single Train battle

Subway Boss Ingo Battle Subway Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Reward: 10BP

Types: Bug Rock Ability: Sturdy or Shell Armor Held item: Rocky Helmet Crustle♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Flail Normal Physical   --       Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus or Minus Held item: Occa Berry Klinklang Lv.50 Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Shift Gear Steel Status   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Gear Grind Steel Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Weak Armor or Stench Held item: Black Sludge Garbodor♂/♀ Lv.50 Toxic Poison Status   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Venoshock Poison Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --

49th Super Single Train battle

Subway Boss Ingo Battle Subway Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Reward: 30BP

Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush or Sand Force Held item: Life Orb Excadrill♂/♀ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker or Rivalry Held item: Yache Berry Haxorus♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Types: Ghost Fire Ability: Flame Body or Flash Fire Held item: White Herb Chandelure♂/♀ Lv.50 Protect Normal Status   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --

21st Double Train battle

Subway Boss Emmet Battle Subway Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Reward: 10BP

Types: Bug Rock Ability: Sturdy or Shell Armor Held item: Rocky Helmet Crustle♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Flail Normal Physical   --       Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Minus or Plus Held item: Steel Gem Klinklang Lv.50 Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Weak Armor or Stench Held item: Black Sludge Garbodor♂/♀ Lv.50 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Venoshock Poison Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Swarm or Hustle Held item: Occa Berry Durant♂/♀ Lv.50 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --

49th Super Double Train battle

Subway Boss Emmet Battle Subway Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Reward: 30BP

Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush or Sand Force Held item: Life Orb Excadrill♂/♀ Lv.50 Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker or Rivalry Held item: Yache Berry Haxorus♂/♀ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Types: Ghost Fire Ability: Flame Body or Flash Fire Held item: White Herb Chandelure♂/♀ Lv.50 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Magnet Eelektross♂/♀ Lv.50 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Discharge Electric Special   --       Gastro Acid Poison Status   --

21st Multi Train battle

Subway Boss and Subway Boss Ingo Emmet Battle Subway Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Reward: 10BP

Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Weak Armor or Stench Held item: Black Sludge Garbodor♂/♀ Lv.50 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Venoshock Poison Special   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus or Minus Held item: Occa Berry Klinklang Lv.50 Shift Gear Steel Status   --       Gear Grind Steel Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Volt Switch Electric Special   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Hustle or Swarm Held item: Occa Berry Durant♂/♀ Lv.50 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Types: Bug Electric Ability: Unnerve or Compoundeyes Held item: Scope Lens Galvantula♂/♀ Lv.50 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Cross Poison Poison Physical   --

49th Super Multi Train battle

Subway Boss and Subway Boss Ingo Emmet Battle Subway Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Reward: 30BP

Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush or Sand Force Held item: Life Orb Excadrill♂/♀ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker or Rivalry Held item: Yache Berry Haxorus♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Magnet Eelektross♂/♀ Lv.50 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Discharge Electric Special   --       Gastro Acid Poison Status   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: Sitrus Berry Archeops♂/♀ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --

When the Subway Bosses are defeated on both the Super Single and Super Double Trains, a Trainer star is earned in Pokémon Black and White Versions. In all versions, the player is given a trophy for their room upon defeating the Super Single, Super Double, and Super Multi Subway Bosses for the first time, resulting in a total of three obtainable trophies. Obtained trophies from Pokémon Black and White Versions can be displayed in the Nuvema Town player's room of Pokémon Black and White Versions 2 via Memory Link.

Battle Subway Trainers

NPC Trainers in the Battle Subway use teams of randomly-selected Pokémon. For normal-ranked trains, opponents will only use Pokémon from the Unova Pokédex, many of which not fully evolved. In Super trains, Trainers exclusively use fully-evolved Pokémon, with the exception of Porygon2, from all regions.

See more:

List of Battle Subway Trainers

Battle Subway/Pokémon (Normal)

Battle Subway/Pokémon (Super, 001-251)

Battle Subway/Pokémon (Super, 252-493)

Battle Subway/Pokémon (Super, 494-649)

Multi Battle Partners

In the Multi Trains and Super Multi Trains, the player can team up with another player via wireless or infrared. Otherwise, the player can team up with the NPC Hilbert, Hilda, Nate, or Rosa depending on the player's gender and game version. The NPC will ask what kind of team the player would prefer to team up with, based on attack, defense, or balance, and adjusts their team accordingly.

Offensive-based Pokémon

PKMN Trainer Hilbert, Hilda, Nate or Rosa Battle Subway Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush or Sand Force Held item: Chople Berry Excadrill♂/♀ Lv.50 Dig Ground Physical   --       Metal Sound Steel Status   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Types: Ground Steel Ability: Sand Rush or Sand Force Held item: Life Orb Excadrill♂/♀ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Guts or Sheer Force Held item: Sitrus Berry Conkeldurr♂/♀ Lv.50 Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Guts or Sheer Force Held item: Iron Ball Conkeldurr♂/♀ Lv.50 Fling Dark Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Sturdy or Inner Focus Held item: Focus Sash Sawk♂ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Endure Normal Status   --       Reversal Fighting Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Sturdy or Inner Focus Held item: Expert Belt Sawk♂ Lv.50 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Sturdy or Inner Focus Held item: Life Orb Sawk♂ Lv.50 Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate or Moxie Held item: Dark Gem Krookodile♂/♀ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate or Moxie Held item: Liechi Berry Krookodile♂/♀ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Sheer Force Held item: Liechi Berry Darmanitan♂/♀ Lv.50 Flame Charge Fire Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: Sitrus Berry Archeops♂/♀ Lv.50 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: Enigma Berry Archeops♂/♀ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: Choice Band Archeops♂/♀ Lv.50 Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Head Smash Rock Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: Sitrus Berry Archeops♂/♀ Lv.50 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Overcoat or Magic Guard Held item: Colbur Berry Reuniclus♂/♀ Lv.50 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Ice Body Held item: Occa Berry Vanilluxe♂/♀ Lv.50 Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Natural Gift Normal Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Swarm or Shell Armor Held item: Quick Claw Escavalier♂/♀ Lv.50 Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Sitrus Berry Eelektross♂/♀ Lv.50 Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Types: Ghost Fire Ability: Flash Fire or Flame Body Held item: White Herb Chandelure♂/♀ Lv.50 Overheat Fire Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Will-O-Wisp Fire Status   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Rivalry or Mold Breaker Held item: Persim Berry Haxorus♂/♀ Lv.50 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Rivalry or Mold Breaker Held item: Yache Berry Haxorus♂/♀ Lv.50 Dragon Dance Dragon Status   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Sitrus Berry Beartic♂/♀ Lv.50 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Sitrus Berry Beartic♂/♀ Lv.50 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Lax Incense Beartic♂/♀ Lv.50 Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Icicle Crash Ice Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Occa Berry Cryogonal Lv.50 Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Sheer Cold Ice Special   --       Type: Bug Unknown Ability: Hydration or Sticky Hold Held item: Petaya Berry Accelgor♂/♀ Lv.50 Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Sludge Bomb Poison Special   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Endure Normal Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus or Regenerator Held item: King's Rock Mienshao♂/♀ Lv.50 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Fling Dark Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus or Regenerator Held item: Focus Sash Mienshao♂/♀ Lv.50 Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Hi Jump Kick Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Type: Dragon Unknown Ability: Rough Skin or Sheer Force Held item: Choice Band Druddigon♂/♀ Lv.50 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Types: Ground Ghost Ability: Iron Fist or Klutz Held item: Lum Berry Golurk Lv.50 DynamicPunch Fighting Physical   --       Shadow Punch Ghost Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant or Inner Focus Held item: Chople Berry Bisharp♂/♀ Lv.50 Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Low Sweep Fighting Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant or Inner Focus Held item: Focus Sash Bisharp♂/♀ Lv.50 Taunt Dark Status   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Rock Smash Fighting Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Reckless or Sap Sipper Held item: Sitrus Berry Bouffalant♂/♀ Lv.50 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Head Charge Normal Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Reckless or Sap Sipper Held item: Life Orb Bouffalant♂/♀ Lv.50 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Head Charge Normal Physical   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye or Sheer Force Held item: Persim Berry Braviary♂ Lv.50 Thrash Normal Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Pluck Flying Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye or Sheer Force Held item: Flying Gem Braviary♂ Lv.50 Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Return Normal Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye or Sheer Force Held item: Wacan Berry Braviary♂ Lv.50 Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Tailwind Flying Status   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --