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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 give the Trio Badge to trainers when they deafeat 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
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. His Gym is Stration city. He is not the only Gym Leader of Striaton City; Chili and Cress are his partners, also being Gym Leaders. In the games, the player battle if the players pick Oshawott as the starter Pokemon. 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.
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.
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In the anime
Pokémon
In the games
Pokémon Black and White
Lillipup |
Pansage |
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Lv. 12 | ♂ | Lv. 14 | ♂ | ||||||||
Ability: Pickup | Ability: Gluttony | ||||||||||
Item: ? | Item: None | ||||||||||
Work Up | Work Up | ||||||||||
Helping Hand | Lick | ||||||||||
Odor Sleuth | Fury Swipes | ||||||||||
Bite | Vine Whip |
Pokémon Black and White Versions 2
- First Battle
Maractus |
Ferrothorn |
Simisage |
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Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 65 | ♂ | Lv. 67 | ♂ | ||||||
Ability: Water Absorb | Ability: Iron Barbs | Ability: Gluttony | |||||||||
Item: ? | Item: Leftovers | Item: Life Orb | |||||||||
Petal Dance | Power Whip | Energy Ball | |||||||||
Sucker Punch | Leech Seed | Rock Slide | |||||||||
Poison Jab | Gyro Ball | Crunch | |||||||||
Cotton Guard | 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: ? | Item: Choice Band | Item: Leftovers | Item: Focus Sash | Item: Mental Herb | Item: Miracle Seed | ||||||
Seed Bomb | Power Whip | Leech Seed | Leech Seed | Giga Drain | Petal Dance | ||||||
Low Kick | Gyro Ball | Protect | Cotton Guard | Substitute | Quiver Dance | ||||||
Acrobatics | Bulldoze | Aerial Ace | Giga Drain | Hurricane | Sleep Powder | ||||||
Crunch | 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: ? | Item: Apricot Berry | Item: Lum Berry | Item: Yache Berry | Item: Occa Berry | Item: Petaya Berry | ||||||
Seed Bomb | Power Whip | Petal Dance | Leech Seed | Giga Drain | Petal Dance | ||||||
Low Kick | Gyro Ball | Sucker Punch | Cotton Guard | Hurricane | Quiver Dance | ||||||
Acrobatics | Bulldoze | Synthesis | Giga Drain | Encore | Sleep Powder | ||||||
Tickle | 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 Pokemon. Erika and Gardenia are both females.
- Unlike his brothers, Cilan is missing the white part of his eyes.
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