Opelucid City
The different looks of Opelucid City
Depending on which version you're playing, Opelucid City will look drastically different. In Pokemon Black, the whole city is very dark, lit up with cool blue lights all over the ground and the walls; in Pokemon White, the city is a lot more rural looking, having older looking buildings.
There are no major differences aside from that, and all directions I provide are exactly the same in each version, but just keep that in mind as you're playing through.
Not too far after entering Opelucid City, Alder will be there, and he takes you to the back of some huge gathering. It's Ghetsis again! He's talking with a bunch of his Team Plasma goons similarly as he did back in Accumula Town! He says a bunch of stuff, then leaves, stopping in place so his Plasma Grunt can take formation. Really? He can't be that high ranked if he has to stop in place for one of his goons, haha...
So that seriously worries everyone, including- hey, is that Iris from earlier? By golly, it is! Alder takes you on over to say hi to Iris and her grandpa, Drayden. They talk about N, Zekrom andReshiram, and a bunch of other stuff. After telling you that you need to get the Gym Badge here, Alder heads off.
Iris leads you forward, in sight of the Pokemon Center, then heads a bit ahead of you. Go ahead and follow her. She just can't wait to take you to Drayden's house, where he's already waiting for you inside.
The two of them proceed to tell you the whole story of Reshiram and Zekrom, going on in elaborate detail that would undoubtedly be so much more engaging if you knew what they were saying. Afterwards, one of them — depending on which version you're playing (Drayden in Black and Iris in White) — will head off to the Gym.
Before leaving, head upstairs and talk to the football player and he'll tell you that your Pokemon don't have to be on a diet to lose weight and will give you a Float Stone, a held item that lowers the bearer's weight, causing it to receive less damage from attacks like Low Kick or Grass Knot. Talk to the girl on the other end of the table and she'll give you an Ring Target, which makes any attacks that would normally not hit a Pokemon hit the Pokemon holding the Ring Target. For example, a Flying-type holding the Ring Target will be hit by a Ground-type attack. It's not overly useful, but it can be used for certain things, or by switching items with Trick, etc.
In one of the houses on the west side of town, there's a gentleman inside who will give you an item for your Prop Case every day if you talk to him.
The Opelucid Gym is in the northwest corner of the city, but you may want to check out the rest of the city first.
In the first house to the east of the Gym, talk to the girl inside and she'll give you the Destiny Knot, a held item that infatuates the opponent if the user becomes infatuated by Attract or Cute Charm. Not really all that helpful, really. Oh well.
In the next house to the west, you can participate in Rotation Battles in Black or Triple Battles in White. The Ace Trainer in the middle will fight you with her trio of monkeys, using a SimisageL39, a Simipour L39, and a Simisear L39, all in the Rotation Battle or Triple Battle format (depending on your version). Upstairs, there's another Ace Trainer that will battle you, although with a more diverse team. Sort of. He uses a Mienfoo L39, a Elgyem L39, and a Pawniard L39.
In a house on the eastern side of town, if you head upstairs, there's a guy that will ask to see a Pokemon with the move Charge. However, it needs to be on a Pokemon from the opposite version — a Blitzle or something from your own version won't work, so you'll need to trade with a friend to get one. What do you get if you can do this? If you do this in either version, you'll wind up with a Cell Battery, which, after the holder takes damage from an Electric-type move, it raises the user's Attack afterwards (and uses up the Cell Battery).
Whenever you're done and all healed up, head on over to the Opelucid Gym to earn your final Gym Badge!
Opelucid Gym
The first Ace Trainer in the gym has a lone Fraxure L41. Go ahead and get him out of the way, but be wary of its Dragon Dance attack, which raises its Attack and Speed by one stage. A lot of Dragon-type Pokemon have this attack and it is capable of turning that Pokemon into one-Pokemon wrecking crew rather quickly, so try to take out these Dragon-types as quickly as possible.
Now, head east and you'll follow a long, snakey path before reaching a junction. As per usual, here are the steps to get through the Gym.
- Past the first long snakey path, head right and jump across the ledge.
- Walk north and fight the Ace Trainer, who has a Deino L41 — a Dark/Dragon-type.
- Head west and jump down the ledge. That will cause the dragon's head to turn to the left.
- Walk west, north (up the dragon), then west some more, and finally south until you find another Ace Trainer. He has two Fraxure L40 on his team.
- Jump down the ledge, which will cause the dragon to face up.
- Head east, then up the dragon, up to the platform up top, then head east and around until you run into another Ace Trainer. She uses an Fraxure L41.
- Keep continuing forward until you jump down the ledge, which will cause that dragon's right hand to lower and its head to turn towards the Gym Leader.
- Jump down the southern ramp and head south until you run into a Veteran. He uses aDruddigon L42.
- After beating him, head west, thne north, and then east to jump down the ledge. Doing so causes the dragon to raise its left hand while also turning its head to the right.
- Climb the dragon by heading north, then keep going until you walk down a flight of stairs leading you to an Ace Trainer. This one has a Deino L39, a Fraxure L39 and a Druddigon L39.
- Head south of that Trainer, then jump down the ledge. This causes a third dragon to lower one of its claws and turn its head forward.
- That dragon head isn't going to take you anywhere, so jump down the northern ledge and keep going until you're back to where that Ace Trainer was. Go back south and jump down the ledge you just jumped down to return the dragon's head to where it was, off to the west.
- Climb the dragon's head to the south and then follow the path to another Ace Trainer. She uses a Deino L40 and a Druddigon L40.
- Jump down the ledge, which causes the dragon to reach its head to a high up platform.
- Climb the dragon's head once again, then follow the path around until you get to a fork in the road. The northern route is blocked by the Veteran, so head east and you'll find a lady Veteran Trainer with an Fraxure L40 and an Fraxure L41.
- Jump down the ledge right near her, which will cause the dragon to reach its head right up to the Gym Leader.
- Now just climb up the dragon's head and you'll be right at the Gym Leader!
If you need to heal, you can take the green teleporter behind the Gym Leader to return to the entrance of the Gym. Do that if you need to, save your game, and get ready to take on the final Gym Leader!
| Marriland's Pokemon Team at this point | |||
 | Samurott Lv. 46 |  | Stoutland Lv. 46 |
 | Gigalith Lv. 46 |  | Conkeldurr Lv. 46 |
 | Sigilyph Lv. 46 |  | Fraxure Lv. 47 |
Depending on which version you're playing, you'll face off against either Drayden (Black) or Iris (White). Ultimately, they each have the same Pokemon, so the only real difference is the genders of their Pokemon, which match what the Gym Leader's genders are. It only matters if you're using Attract, really. Because of that, the strategy remains the same.
Fraxure and Haxorus are both capable of using Dragon Dance, while all three of Drayden or Iris' Pokemon can use Dragon Tail to hit hard and force you to switch your Pokemon. This can become rather annoying after awhile, plus Dragon Dance pumps their already-high Attack and decent Speed up a stage each, making them quite deadly.
All three have a Dark-type attack at their disposal in the form of Assurance or Night Slash, while Druddigon also has Revenge to hit for some Fighting-type damage. Your best bet against these powerful Dragons is Ice- or Dragon-type attacks, because that is their only weakness. Strong STAB attacks performed by the user are also effective if you don't have any Ice- or Dragon-type Pokemon yourself, although avoid using Fire-, Water-, Grass-, or Electric-type attacks against them, because they'll be rendered much weaker.
Haxorus in particular is very scary, because it has uber-level Attack and decent Speed to boost. If it manages to pull off one Dragon Dance, it will rip you apart; if it can pull off two, you're as good as done in the fight unless you can withstand a lot of hits. However, remember that Dragon Tail has very low priority, so it will always strike last — this can work to your advantage and at least give you a turn to do something to the Gym Leader's Pokemon. Also keep in mind that Drayden or Iris will heal their Pokemon with up to two Hyper Potions throughout the battle, clearing away your efforts.
After beating Drayden or Iris, they'll give you your final Gym Badge, the Legend Badge. It ensures any traded Pokemon will obey you, regardless of its level. Additionally, Drayden or Iris will give you TM82 (Dragon Tail), a moderately-strong Dragon-type attack that always strikes last and forces the target to switch afterwards; if used in a wild Pokemon battle, it ejects that Pokemon from the fight permanently after damage.
Now that you've earned all 8 Badges, you're going to want to exit the Gym and head northeast to Route 10, on your way to Victory Road and the Pokemon League!
As soon as you exit the Gym, though, Prof. Juniper will be outside and notice you've gotten all 8 Badges, she'll congratulate you, then bring you over to the gate heading to Route 10. She'll then ask a question, which I just answered yes to, and afterwards... she'll give you the Master Ball, an item that catches whatever wild Pokemon you toss it at with a 100% chance of catching it, no matter what! You can only really get one of these in the game, though, unless you trade or get very, very lucky, so don't waste it on anything!
As you head through the gate to Route 10, though, the gate clerk inside will tell you she heard on her Xtransceiver that they're having a terrible storm or something on Route 7, so maybe you should check that out first. And by "maybe you should check that out," I mean you should check that out if you want another legendary Pokemon!
It's up to you whether you want to check out Route 7 and encounter another legendary Pokemon or if you just want to get things done at the Elite Four.
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