Cilan

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Template:GymLeaderBox Cilan is one of the Striaton City Gym Leader trio, along with his two brothers: Chili and Cress. Cilan specializes in Grass-type. He gives the Trio Badge to trainers when they defeat him. 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

Games

Main Games

Black & White

Cilan is one of the Gym Leaders of Striaton City with Chili. If the player picked Oshawott as a starter, the player will battle him. 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 the player battle him, mentioning he was there before the player arrived. After this battle, the player find him outside the Gym. He invites him/her inside the Gym getting ready for battle. Once the he/she arrive however, he reveals his two brothers: Cress and Chili, who are also Gym Leaders and states one of them will battle the player depending on his/her starting Pokémon. He only battles trainers who own an Oshawott. After this battle, the player 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.

Black 2 & White 2

In Black 2 and White 2, he's no longer a Gym Leader. If Memory Link is used, it is shown in a flashback that the trio begin to question their strength after being unable to battle Team Plasma, as general opinion is that it needs the three of them to make a good trainer, and discuss what needs to be done to correct that. Suddenly the Shadow Triad assaults them on a "whim", and both sides engage in a Battle. However the Shadow Triad easily defeats the Gym Leaders, which makes them leave so as to check on the other Gym Leaders that can be a true threat. The humiliating defeat, makes them admit they can only succeed as a trio. They then decide to resign as Gym Leaders and restart their training from scratch, so that eventually one of them can become a recognized trainer, then when their strengths match each other again, they can be a trio of Gym Leaders once more. They then think on who will be the new Gym Leader.

Anime

Main Series

Main article: Cilan (anime)

Sprites

BW battle sprite		VS. Sprite		B2W2 battle sprite

Pokémon

Games

Main Games

B/W

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

B2/W2

First Battle

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

Grass-type Tournament/World Leaders 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: Grass Gem		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: Grass Gem		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 or "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 Pokémon. Erika and Gardenia are both females.
• Unlike his brothers, Cilan is missing the white part of his eyes.
  • However, in the Pokemon Adventures Manga comic of the same thing, Cilan is shown to the white part of the eyes just like his brothers. 

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