Complete 14-phase Unova walkthrough

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Pokémon Black & White Walkthrough — Complete Unova Guide

A source-verified, completionist walkthrough for Pokémon Black and White covering every main-story and postgame area, exact version and season encounters, trainers, field items, phenomena, legendary events, and the Battle Subway.

By Damodar Sharma Updated July 10, 2026 Walkthrough

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Main story

Phase 1: First steps and the Trio Badge

Choose a partner, meet Unova's rivals, hear Team Plasma's message, and earn the first badge.

Recommended levels 5-14Milestone Trio Badge and TM83 Work Up

Phase 2: Basic Badge

Recover Munna's Dream Mist, unlock the C-Gear, pursue Team Plasma, and challenge Lenora.

Recommended levels 12-20Milestone Basic Badge and TM67 Retaliate

Phase 3: Insect Badge

Pursue the Dragon Skull through Pinwheel Forest and cross into Castelia City.

Recommended levels 18-24Milestone Insect Badge and TM76 Struggle Bug

Phase 4: Bolt Badge

Cross the desert, choose a fossil, unlock Nimbasa's attractions, and defeat Elesa.

Recommended levels 22-30Milestone Bolt Badge and TM72 Volt Switch

Phase 5: Quake Badge

Cross Driftveil Drawbridge, raid Cold Storage, and defeat Clay.

Recommended levels 28-34Milestone Quake Badge and TM78 Bulldoze

Phase 6: Jet Badge

Explore Chargestone Cave, climb Celestial Tower, and challenge Skyla.

Recommended levels 31-39Milestone Jet Badge and TM62 Acrobatics

Phase 7: Freeze Badge

Cross Twist Mountain, explore seasonal Icirrus, and reach Dragonspiral Tower.

Recommended levels 37-43Milestone Freeze Badge and TM79 Frost Breath

Phase 8: Legend Badge

Return to Relic Castle, recover the Light or Dark Stone, and defeat Drayden or Iris.

Recommended levels 40-46Milestone Legend Badge and TM82 Dragon Tail

Phase 9: Pokémon League and N's Castle

Cross the badge gates, clear Victory Road, defeat the Elite Four, and resolve Team Plasma's takeover.

Recommended levels 44-54Milestone Hall of Fame and postgame unlocked

Postgame and completion

Phase 10: Postgame east Unova

Open the eastern routes, seaside towns, Abyssal Ruins, and version-exclusive city.

Recommended levels 47-70Milestone Eastern Unova cleared

Phase 11: Postgame west and legendary cleanup

Finish the western sea routes, optional caves, weekly encounters, and remaining legends.

Recommended levels 50-75Milestone All normal legendary and special encounters cleared

Phase 12: Seasons, time, and phenomena

Master the monthly calendar, daily clock, and Gen V's four overworld encounter phenomena.

Recommended levels AnyMilestone Encounter-system reference

Phase 13: Battle Subway

Build legal teams, earn BP, and defeat Ingo and Emmet across normal and Super lines.

Recommended levels 50 (scaled)Milestone Subway Boss streaks and BP prizes

Phase 14: Legendary, special, and event Pokémon

Finish every cartridge encounter and keep historical distributions visibly separate.

Recommended levels 25-75Milestone Legendary and event transparency checklist

Black and White differences

DifferencePokémon BlackPokémon White
Story dragonCatch Reshiram; N uses ZekromCatch Zekrom; N uses Reshiram
RoamerTornadusThundurus
Version settlementBlack City: battle-focused residents and shopsWhite Forest: resident-dependent wild Pokémon and items
OpelucidFuturistic appearance; Drayden leads the GymHistoric appearance; Iris leads the Gym
Battle emphasisRotation Battles are more common in version-specific story placementsTriple Battles are more common in version-specific story placements
Wild tablesEvery species, rate, level, method, and seasonal difference is retained as its own filterable version row.
Fossil / starter / main giftsStarter and Cover/Plume Fossil choices are player choices, not version exclusives. Story gifts remain the same unless a section explicitly shows a version badge.

Black-only encounter availability

Cottonee · Whimsicott · Huntail · Gothita · Reshiram · Gothorita · Gothitelle · Vullaby · Murkrow · Honchkrow · Mandibuzz · Kakuna · Beedrill · Tornadus

White-only encounter availability

Petilil · Lilligant · Gorebyss · Solosis · Zekrom · Duosion · Reuniclus · Rufflet · Misdreavus · Mismagius · Braviary · Metapod · Butterfree · Thundurus