Cilan

Template:Disam Template:GymLeaderBox Cilan (デント Dento) is one of the Striaton City Gym Leader trio, along with his two brothers: Chili and Cress. Cilan specializes in Grass-type. He will award you the Trio Badge if he's defeated. Cilan's appearance has a similar outfit to a waiter along with his brothers.

Cilan is the first gym leader to be encountered, but only if the player chose Oshawott at the start of the adventure.

Biography

In the games

Cilan is not just a Gym Leader with battling skills, but he is described as a Pokémon Connoisseur and has the ability to see the compatibility between Pokémon and their trainers. He is not the only Gym Leader of Striaton City; Chili and Cress are his partners, also being Gym Leaders. In the games, if you pick Oshawott as your starter Pokémon, he will fight you in Striaton City. Like the other two gym leaders, he has one of Unova's elemental monkey Pokémon.

Cilan is first mentioned in Striaton City by Cheren in the Trainer School before you battle him, mentioning he was there before you arrived. After this battle, you find him outside the Gym. He invites you inside the Gym getting ready for battle. Once you arrive however, he reveals his two brothers: Cress and Chili, who are also Gym Leaders and states one of them will battle you depending on your starting Pokémon. He only battles trainers who own an Oshawott. After this battle, you don't hear from him again until after the end of the game when Bianca mentions that she tried to get the three Striaton City Gym Leaders to help against the sages inside N's Castle, but was too late. Cilan will always stay in the gym no matter what version afterwards.

Sprites

BW battle sprite		VS. Sprite		B2W2 battle sprite

In the anime

Main article: Cilan (anime)

Pokémon

In the games

Pokémon Black and White

Lillipup		Pansage
Lv. 12	♂	Lv. 14	♂
Ability: Pickup		Ability: Gluttony
Item: None
-		Work Up		-	-	-	-
-		Lick		-	-	-	-
-		Fury Swipes		-	-	-	-
-		Vine Whip		-	-	-	-

Pokémon Black and White Versions 2

First Battle

Maractus		Ferrothorn		Simisage
Lv. 65	♂	Lv. 65	♂	Lv. 67	♂
Ability: Water Absorb		Ability: Iron Barbs		Ability: Gluttony
Item: Leftovers		Item: Life Orb
-		Power Whip		Energy Ball		-	-	-
-		Leech Seed		Rock Slide		-	-	-
-		Gyro Ball		Crunch		-	-	-
-		Curse		Work Up		-	-	-

Grass-type Tournament

Simisage		Ferrothorn		Serperior		Jumpluff		Whimsicott		Lilligant
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂
Ability: Gluttony		Ability: Iron Barbs		Ability: Overgrow		Ability: Chlorophyll		Ability: Prankster		Ability: Chlorophyll
Item: Choice Band		Item: Leftovers		Item: Focus Sash		Item: Mental Herb		Item: Miracle Seed
-		Power Whip		Leech Seed		Leech Seed		Giga Drain		Petal Dance
-		Gyro Ball		Protect		Cotton Guard		Substitute		Quiver Dance
-		Bulldoze		Aerial Ace		Giga Drain		Hurricane		Sleep Powder
-		Explosion		Leaf Blade		Sleep Power		Leech Seed		Dream Eater

Unova Gym Leader Tournament

Simisage		Ferrothorn		Maractus		Jumpluff		Whimsicott		Lilligant
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂
Ability: Gluttony		Ability: Iron Barbs		Ability: Water Absorb		Ability: Chlorophyll		Ability: Prankster		Ability: Chlorophyll
Item: Apricot Berry		Item: Lum Berry		Item: Yache Berry		Item: Occa Berry		Item: Petaya Berry
-		Power Whip		Petal Dance		Leech Seed		Giga Drain		Petal Dance
-		Gyro Ball		Sucker Punch		Cotton Guard		Hurricane		Quiver Dance
-		Bulldoze		Synthesis		Giga Drain		Encore		Sleep Powder
-		Curse		Cotton Guard		Sleep Power		Tailwind		Teeter Dance

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title, which is also shared with Chili and Cress, is トライアル　トライアングル / Toraiaru Toranguru. "Trial Triangle"
• Notably, the hair of Cilan, Chili, and Cress all resembles the hairstyle of the Elemental Monkeys' evolutions.
• His name may be a play on the herb/garnish Cilantro.
• Cress, Chili, and Cilan are the only Unova Gym Leaders who do not use all Pokémon of their type. This is probably caused by the lack of Grass, Fire, and Water types other than the starters before the player reaches Nacrene City.
• Cilan, along with Chili and Cress, are the only Gym Leaders who do not appear to help the player in N's Castle.
• Cilan and his siblings' names begin with "C".
• Regardless of whether the player is male or female, he seems to idolize him/her upon being defeated. This is hinted after the main storyline, where he says "uh" and "um" multiple times while talking to him.
• Along with Chili and Cress, they are the first gym leader trio.
• Cilan is the only male Gym Leader specialing in Grass-Type Pokemon

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