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If you were looking for the Pokémon whose name is sometimes abbreviated as "Cress" in competitive play, see Cresselia (Pokémon).

Cress コーン Corn
"Triple Trouble!"
Artwork from Black and White
Gender	Male
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blue
Hometown	Striaton City
Region	Unova
Relatives	Cilan, Chili (brothers)
Trainer class	Gym LeaderBW Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	V
Games	Black and White Black 2 and White 2, Masters EX
Leader of	Striaton Gym
Badge	Trio Badge
Specializes in	Water types
Game animation cameos	Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
Anime debut	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
English voice actor	Tom Wayland
Japanese voice actor	Makoto Ishii

Cress (Japanese: コーン Corn) is one of the three Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, known officially as the Striaton Gym. He specializes in Water-type Pokémon. He gives the Trio Badge to Trainers that chose Tepig as their starter Pokémon if they defeat him.

In the games

Cress appears in Pokémon Black and White as one of the Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, alongside Cilan and Chili. This Gym is the first to be challenged by the player. Cress battles the player if Tepig is the chosen starter Pokémon. Trainers who defeat him will receive the Trio Badge, along with TM83 (Work Up).

During the two years between Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Cress, along with his brothers, retired from being Gym Leaders to train.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Leader Cress Striaton Gym Black and White Reward: $1680
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Pickup Held item: None Lillipup♂ Lv.12 Bite Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Panpour♂ Lv.14 Water Gun Water Special   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Tag Battle

Cress can either be partnered with the player, or be one of their opponents.

PKMN Trainer Cress Striaton City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $16080*

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Reckless Held item: Muscle Band Basculin♂ Lv.65 Swagger Normal Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Own Tempo Held item: Leftovers Slowking♂ Lv.65 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Scald Water Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Life Orb Simipour♂ Lv.67 Scald Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --

Pokémon World Tournament

Cress uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Simipour.

Unova Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Cress Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Water Gem Simipour♂/♀ Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Damp or Cloud Nine Held item: Petaya Berry Golduck♂/♀ Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Liechi Berry Floatzel♂/♀ Lv.50 Waterfall Water Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Thick Fat or Huge Power Held item: Sitrus Berry Azumarill♂/♀ Lv.50 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Oblivious or Own Tempo Held item: Lum Berry Slowking♂/♀ Lv.50 Scald Water Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Adaptability or Reckless Held item: Salac Berry Basculin♂/♀ Lv.50 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Flail Normal Physical   --

Type Expert/World Leaders/Mix Master Tournament

PKMN Trainer Cress Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Water Gem Simipour♂/♀ Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Hyper Cutter or Shell Armor Held item: Choice Scarf Crawdaunt♂/♀ Lv.50 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Waterfall Water Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Guillotine Normal Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: Leftovers Samurott♂/♀ Lv.50 Razor Shell Water Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Revenge Fighting Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Thick Fat or Huge Power Held item: Choice Band Azumarill♂/♀ Lv.50 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Psychic Ability: Oblivious or Own Tempo Held item: Expert Belt Slowking♂/♀ Lv.50 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Nasty Plot Dark Status   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Swift Swim or Poison Touch Held item: Rindo Berry Seismitoad♂/♀ Lv.50 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Rain Dance Water Status   --

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

Striaton Gym

• Entering the Gym

Cilan: "Welcome to the Striaton City Pokémon Gym."

Chili: "I'm Chili! I light things up with Fire-type Pokémon!"

Cress: "I'm a Water-type specialist, and my name is Cress. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

Cilan: "And my name is Cilan. I like Grass-type Pokémon."

Cilan: "Um, you see... As for why the three of us, um, are all here is, well, er..."

Chili: "Oh, enough! Listen up! The three of us will decide whom you'll battle! It'll be based on the type of the first Pokémon you chose!"

Cress: "That is indeed the case. And the partner you first chose was <type> type, it seems."

• If the player's starter Pokémon is Snivy or Oshawott

"How exceedingly lucky for you that you do not have to face me."

• If the player's starter Pokémon is Tepig

"That is correct! It shall be I and my esteemed Water types that you must face in battle!"

• Before battle

"What incredible luck for you--you get to battle the best among the three of us."

• During battle (the first non-KO HP loss)

"I see... That might be a good attack."

• After sending out last Pokémon

"I'll put all my hopes on my last Pokémon!"

• Being defeated

"Lose? Me? I don't believe this."

• After being defeated

"Why, you're quite remarkable. It's the Pokémon League's rule, so--please take this Badge."

• After the battle (regardless of starter Pokémon)

"If there were 17 siblings in the Striaton City Gym... There could be a specialist for each type of Pokémon."

• Post-game

"...We heard about the incident with N's Castle. If we had received the message in time, the three of us could have helped."

Badge Case

The fundamentals of Pokémon battling are type matchups! They're important!

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Memory Link - A Triple Team

• Striaton Restaurant - Present

(to player) "I hope today is a special day for you."

(After speaking to the other brothers) "A day that's important to me, Cress..."

• Striaton Trainers' School - Flashback

"I guess you're right."

"You're overthinking it, but I can't say the possibility is zero."

"Based on your appearance, you must be the Shadow Triad. But why are you here?"

"We have to admit it. The three Leaders of Striaton City make one full-fledged Trainer."

"Of course, I, Cress, was thinking about that, too."

"OK. So as for the replacement Gym Leader..."

• End of flashback (if initiated by Cress)

"Part of my past I want to forget... No, I mustn't forget it."

Pokémon World Tournament

• Before battle (first round)

"That is correct! It is I, Cress, Water-type enthusiast, whom you must face in battle!"

• Before battle (second round)

"What incredible luck for you--you get to battle the best among the three of us."

• Before battle (final round)

"Just as water flowing from high places to low places is natural, so is my victory."

• Being defeated

"Lose? Me? I don't believe this."

• If the player is defeated

"This is the appropriate result when I'm your opponent."

• After being defeated

"How amazing! Even if there were a lot of reasons, you managed to defeat someone as impressive as me!"

• After winning

"How amazing! Even if there were a lot of reasons, you managed to take on someone as impressive as me!"

• In the lobby, after the tournament

"The pairings for the tournament partly contributed to your victory. Please keep training. I plan on retraining myself with the aim of defeating you after you've become even stronger."

Striaton City - Striaton Restaurant

• Asking to team up

(first visit)"I'm a Water-type specialist, and my name is Cress. Pleased to make your acquaintance. You there. Would you be so kind as to be my partner in a battle with my siblings?"

(subsequent visits)"What do you think? Will you partner up with me and compete with my siblings?"

No: "Oh, what's this? I'm amazed you turned me, Cress, down."

Yes: "That's wonderful. With me, Cress, as your partner, victory is assured."

• Before battle

"That is correct! It shall be I and my esteemed Water types that you must face in battle! Let's us begin, then! In garde, user of Grass-type Pokémon -- Cilan -- and of Fire-type Pokémon -- Chili!"

• After battle (victorious)

(on stage)"My attacks flow like water. You were blessed with an amazing partner."

(main area)"Battling together with you helped me find new potential in myself. That's what I think. I'd like it if you were to team up with me tomorrow as well."

• If loses to the player

"Lose? Me? I don't believe this!"

• After battle (loses to the player)

"Losing made me realize something. If I were to team up with you, our onslaught would be like a torrent!"

National Gymquirer

Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"

Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Cafélover! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Striaton Gym's three Gym Leaders, and they were all out of order! Like, Chili was Cilan, and Cilan was Cress!' Hmmm. Well, I'm not saying you're crazy, but...are you sure they weren't just standing in front of a mirror? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"

Artwork

Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Sprites

Sprite from Black and White	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2	Overworld sprite from Generation V	Back sprite from Black 2 and White 2	VS sprite from Black and White

In the anime

In the main series

Cress in the anime

Cress debuted in Triple Leaders, Team Threats! alongside his brothers, and fellow Gym Leaders Cilan and Chili. Along with Chili, he first appeared when Cilan brings Ash to the Gym, where he then proceeded to take his drink order. Ash declined, saying that he wanted to battle the Gym Leader, and as he got up to leave, Cress and his brothers introduced themselves as the leaders. They then led Ash to the battleground, where they introduced their individual Pokémon.

He was the second to battle Ash, and proceeded to defeat Pikachu, despite his Panpour's type disadvantage. At the beginning of Dreams by the Yard Full!, he and his brothers presented the Trio Badge to Ash. Later, he and Chili said goodbye to Cilan, who had decided to travel with Ash and Iris.

He appeared in a flashback in A Connoisseur's Revenge!, where he and Chili informed Burgundy that Cilan had gone on a journey and could not battle her again.

In A Call for Brotherly Love!, Cress informed Cilan over the phone of the reason why Chili was not at the Gym. Contrary to what Chili had said, he had not left in order to study but had run away. Chili had asked him the night he ran away why he kept losing. Cress told him that he focused too much on offense while giving little consideration to defense. As he feared, Chili took it as an insult and ran away. Cress was pleased when Cilan told him he would help Chili with his battle style and help get his confidence back and thanked him for it.

Young Cress with his brothers

Cress appeared in a fantasy along with Chili in A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! and in a flashback in Curtain Up, Unova League!. He also made cameo appearances in the ending Let's Join Hands and in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

In Survival of the Striaton Gym!, it was revealed that Cress, as well as Chili, had lost to Morana, and had Cilan not defeated her, they would have lost the Striaton Gym. After Cilan's victory, he returned to Striaton City alongside Chili.

Character

Cress, like his brothers, tends to speak about Pokémon in relation to their element, in this case, water. Unlike his brothers, Cress tends to speak about himself in third-person in the Japanese version. All the brothers tend to use hand positions like rock, paper, and scissors—in Cress's case, he tends to accentuate words with his fingers.

Pokémon

This listing is of Cress's known Pokémon in the anime:

		Panpour
		Main article: Cress's Panpour Panpour was given to Cress at a young age when his brothers were also given their first Pokémon. It first appeared when Cress showed what Pokémon he has and Ash scanned it on his Pokédex. It was shown to be an extremely powerful Pokémon, able to defeat Pikachu without suffering any damage despite having a type-disadvantage. It was the second Pokémon to face Ash in his Striaton Gym battle.
Debut	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima
English	Marc Thompson

Voice actors

In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Cress (right) in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Cress briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with his brothers Cilan and Chili.

In the GOTCHA! music video

Cress briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

In Pocket Monsters BW, Cress appears along with his brothers Cilan and Chili. They are seen in PMBW02, where Red and his Pokémon visit a restaurant owned by the three brothers. Clefairy tries to instigate a fight between the brothers, but fails on many occasions.

Pokémon

This listing is for Cress's Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners manga

Cress in Pocket Monsters BW Good Partners

Cress first appeared in BWGP03. Aside from being a Gym Leader, he was a teacher in a Trainers' School located in Striaton City. When Takurō and Mashiro went to the school, Cress told them about Bado and explained as to who he was. Professor Juniper had him teach the two about the basics of Pokémon while they were there. He gave them an assignment to do. While Mashiro was able to finish it, Takurō had to stay behind.

Later, he appeared in Takurō's flashback where he advised him to go to Wellspring Cave in order to go to the next town as going to different places is an important part of being a Trainer.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Cress in Pokémon Adventures

Cress, along with his brothers Cilan and Chili, is one of the Leaders of the Striaton Gym. Despite each brother obtaining their job as Gym Leaders individually, they were all assigned to the same Gym. This decision was due to the types they specialized in being useful in teaching new Trainers about type matchups.

Like his brothers, Cress tends to keep his arms in a certain position. In his case, he keeps them crossed in front of his chest.

Black & White arc

Cress debuted in Welcome to Striaton City!!, where the Striaton Gym was visited by a young Trainer named Black. Although only Black challenged the Gym, his friends Cheren and Bianca were allowed to participate as well. After completing the Gym puzzle, Black, Cheren, and Bianca faced the triplets in a three-on-three "Trio Battle". With their knowledge of type matchups, Cress and his brothers initially held the advantage, even after Chili's Pansear was knocked out. Despite this, the battle ended in the Striaton Gym Leaders' loss when Black's Tep used Pansage's fallen leaves to revive its fallen teammates. With only two active Pokémon on the Striaton Gym Leaders' side when the time limit ended, Black and his friends were declared the winners by default and were each awarded a Trio Badge as proof of their victory.

In The Shadow Triad, Cress, Cilan, and Chili confronted the Shadow Triad at the P2 Laboratory. The brothers were given the task of pursuing Team Plasma if the other Gym Leaders failed to protect the Dark Stone from them. The Shadow Triad proved to be very strong, and even after they evolved their Pokémon, Cress and his brothers were unable to defeat their opponents. The brothers were rescued by Keldeo, who had been watching the battle and determined the Gym Leaders to be the better humans. The Shadow Triad took that opportunity to try and capture Keldeo, forcing its mentors, Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion, to step in and rescue it, using their swords to send both the Gym Leaders and Shadow Triad flying.

Black 2 & White 2 arc

In PS546, Cress and his brothers were seen in Opelucid City helping people trapped in buildings frozen by the Plasma Frigate.

Pokémon

		Panpour → Simipour
		Main article: Cress's Panpour Simipour is Cress's only known Pokémon that first appeared as a Panpour. Along with being his main Pokémon, Simipour assists Cress and his brothers in the kitchen by pouring water for tea. It, as a Panpour, was used against Black, Cheren, and Bianca in a Gym battle. Despite proving powerful, they are defeated after the time limit ends after Chili's Pansear is defeated, making the challengers' win with 3 to 2. Later, it was used to battle the Shadow Triad in a Triple Battle. Although the battle was tough, Panpour was given a Water Stone, enabling it to evolve into a Simipour to become stronger. Despite this power up, it was still being defeated before Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, attacked both groups to rescue the Keldeo the Shadow Triad had captured.
Debut	A Nickname for Tepig

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title, shared with Cilan and Chili, is トライアル　トライアングル.
• Cress is the only Gym Leader whom Ash has lost to in an official Gym battle and hasn't needed to rematch in order to earn the Gym's Badge.

Names

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Gym Leaders of the Unova region
Striaton Gym Cilan Chili Cress	Nacrene Gym Lenora	Castelia Gym Burgh	Nimbasa Gym Elesa
Driftveil Gym Clay	Mistralton Gym Skyla	Icirrus Gym Brycen	Opelucid Gym Drayden Iris
Aspertia Gym Cheren	Virbank Gym Roxie	Humilau Gym Marlon

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