Beneath Nimbasa City, the Battle Subway is the battle facility of Black and White, the heir to the Battle Tower. Each line is a series of battles against Trainers riding the trains: the more victories you chain, the longer the journey. At the end, twin brothers are waiting for you.
🚇The lines
| Line | Format | How to unlock it |
|---|---|---|
| Single | One on one, the streak ends at the 21st battle | Available from the start |
| Super Single | One on one, more difficult | Beat Ingo on the Single line |
| Double | Two on two, the streak ends at the 21st battle | Available from the start |
| Super Double | Two on two, more difficult | Beat Emmet on the Double line |
| Multi | Two Trainers per side, with a friend or a partner | Available from the start |
| Super Multi | Two Trainers per side, more difficult | Beat Ingo and Emmet, together at the end of the Multi line |
One separate line, the brown line, offers no battles: it simply leads to Anville Town, a small railway town.
📋The rules
- Your Pokémon are brought down to level 50 if they exceed it.
- Two identical Pokémon or Pokémon holding the same item are not allowed on the same team.
- Some legendary Pokémon cannot take part, nor can a Pokémon holding a Soul Dew.
- Your Pokémon are healed between battles.
🏅BP
Each winning streak earns you BP, the Battle Points of the subway. They can be exchanged for battle items and exclusive TMs: Smack Down, Round and Swagger for 36 BP, Sludge Wave, Ally Switch, Incinerate, Quash and Psych Up for 48 BP, as well as Explosion and Pluck.
👥The Subway Bosses
Ingo, the single battle specialist, and Emmet, the double battle specialist, are twins. They await you at the end of the Single and Double lines, then further along on the Super lines, with different teams.
Ingo, first team
Ingo, second team
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab
- Earthquake
- Aerial Ace
Ability: Sand RushItem: Life Orb
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Dragon Tail
Ability: Mold BreakerItem: Yache Berry
- Will-O-Wisp
- Protect
- Overheat
- Shadow Ball
Ability: Flame BodyItem: White Herb
Emmet, first team
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Earthquake
- Flail
Ability: SturdyItem: Rocky Helmet
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Protect
- Toxic
Ability: MinusItem: Steel Gem
- Toxic
- Venoshock
- Focus Blast
- Psychic
Ability: Weak ArmorItem: Black Sludge
- X-Scissor
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
- Iron Head
Ability: SwarmItem: Occa Berry
Emmet, second team
- Rock Slide
- Poison Jab
- Earthquake
- Aerial Ace
Ability: Sand RushItem: Life Orb
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Dragon Tail
Ability: Mold BreakerItem: Yache Berry
- Will-O-Wisp
- Protect
- Overheat
- Shadow Ball
Ability: Flame BodyItem: White Herb
- Thunder Wave
- Discharge
- Thunderbolt
- Gastro Acid
Ability: LevitateItem: Magnet
To aim for long streaks and beat the Bosses on the Super lines, our Premium guide Battle Subway: Strategies offers teams and a method.
