30.N's Castle

Endgame

Walk up the stairs and then... you'll see N! He just battled against Alder, the real Champion, and now that he has the power of Zekrom or Reshiram, he defeated him like it was nothing.

However, once you show up, he'll say some stuff about your Light Stone and how his Zekrom is way better than that (or the Dark Stone and Reshiram in White, of course). But then, he raises his hand and sends forth a WICKEDLY AWESOME CUTSCENE of an ENORMOUS CASTLE SHOOTING WAY UP FROM THE SANDS AND STABBING THE POKEMON LEAGUE WITH STAIRS!! There's no better way to capture my enthusiasm than with CAPS, trust me. It's very cool.

After you recover from what just happened, Cheren just runs in like it was nothing and says some stuff to Alder. The two of them then tell you that you need to go on! You just need to!

Go ahead and climb the stairs to make your way into N's Castle!

N's Castle

6 of the Plasma Sages are all inside, stepping forward and telling you how good and stuff they are. You're definitely outnumbered by a lot of old dudes. That's not good! But, just when you need it the most, you receive a very welcome surprise! Clay shows up, followed by 7 other Gym Leaders from Unova! (The trio from Striaton City are absent, and both Iris and Drayden show up.)

They step in to stop the six sages, saying how you're going to triumph over evil because you have the Light Stone (or the Dark Stone in White).

Woohoo, so they're gonna be busy for awhile, leaving you free to explore the rest of the castle and find where N ran off to. Head to the west, then through the little hall and back east to some stairs.

N's Castle 2F

The first room you come across has nothing of importance in it, but as you head further east, you'll be stopped by one of the Shadow Triad, who tells you that you'll have a chance to heal and use the PC and stuff. Cool!

Inside of the room that dude was looking towards is a lady with pink hair that will heal your Pokemon up to full health. See! Told you you didn't need to heal.

The room off to the east has a Max Potion in the back. Grab it, then head upstairs.

N's Castle 3F

Inside of the very first room you come across is a PC, which you can use to switch your Pokemon around.

Make room for a Legend

Ok, spoilers, but you probably guessed it by this point anyway, so I'm going to spoil something so you're able to make your decision now rather than wait until it's too late.

The very next fight you're going to enter is going to be against Reshiram if you're playing Black or Zekrom if you're playing White. You'll have a chance to catch it right then and there. If you catch it and have less than 6 Pokemon on your party, it will automatically be sent up as your first Pokemon when you enter the following battle; if you have a full team of 6 Pokemon, you will have the option of sending one back to the PC, so you can feel free to keep a full team of Pokemon handy until then without worry.

This does make it pretty cool, and being L50, it is definitely pretty powerful at that. It's a great Pokemon that will help you during this final chapter of the game!

Do whatever there, then head over to the middle room, where there's a Max Revive just chillin' in the corner. You know you definitely want that. The third room has a Plasma Grunt in the corner that will give you an Ultra Ball if you talk to them. But most importantly...

Finish your business later!

Did you forget something? Are your Pokemon not quite strong enough? Do you have something more important you need to do than save the world? Hey, whatever your reason, Trainer, you're free to leave at this point. Just go into the third room from the right on the 3rd Floor of N's Castle and talk to the Plasma Grunt in the top-right corner of the room. He'll offer to teleport you out.

You'll be teleported back to the "Pokemon Center" in the Pokemon League. When you want to go back, all you need to do is talk to the Plasma Grunt inside of that building and he'll send you back to that room.

Right before taking the stairs to the 4th Floor, another of the Shadow Triad will stop you and say some more stuff about N. Great.

N's Castle 4F

Immediately upstairs, the last member of the Shadow Triad points you into the direction of N's Room. That's where he spent his sad, lonely childhood, with only Pokemon as friends... or something like that. Go ahead and check it out and you'll see a bunch of toys, a basketball hoop, and, most importantly (for you, anyway), a Rare Candy right in the middle of a halfpipe. N can shred, huh? Never would have guessed.

That's all there is there. In the next room over, there's a Grunt that talks about Team Rocket and Team Galactic and how they're so distant and dormant they don't matter. Or something. But there's also a Full Restore in there, so you don't want to pass that up.

There's nothing at all you need to worry about in the third room, so just go forward and up the stairs.

N's Castle 5F

Go forward, and then when you head towards the door, Ghetsis will just be coming out of it and say some stuff about your Light / Dark Stone. He says some stuff about the Champion and about Unova and stuff, but ultimately he just steps aside and allows you to proceed.

N's Throne Room

As you walk forward, you'll see N sitting atop his throne, saying a bunch of stuff and basically calling you out. Go ahead and approach him, then he'll walk to the side and say a few things about himself and his feelings, about Reshiram (if you're playing Black) or Zekrom (if you're playing White), how it's just not there to save you now.

Then, he raises his hand and summons forth his legendary Pokemon, Zekrom! Or Reshiram in White!

AWESOME cutscene ensues of Zekrom or Reshiram CRASHING THROUGH THE WALL and landing back aways, then charging up its tail thing. BOOM, HUGE ATTACK, incredible music, and there it is, standing ready for some action.

Then, all of a sudden... What? Your Light Stone (or Dark Stone in White) is reacting?! And then N is like "No, the Light Stone is summoning Reshiram!" or something like that (make the obvious substitution if playing White). Oh snap! The Light Stone is emitting some sort of aura!

Another crazy cutscene ensues with the Stone spinning around wildly and bringing forth your version's legendary Pokemon, either Reshiram (Black) or Zekrom (White), and they use their big huge attack in a massive swirling storm of awesomeness. There, right behind you, lies the counter to N's plan!

Be careful when mashing the A button to get through N's speech about good and evil, because as soon as you talk to Reshiram or Zekrom, you'll start your battle.

Take this moment to SAVE YOUR GAME (this is your last chance before the credits, which you must wait through in order for your progress to save!), and then get ready to take on Reshiram or Zekrom!

Yin or Yang

Both Reshiram and Zekrom are at L50. Reshiram is a Dragon/Fire-type while Zekrom is a Dragon/Electric-type, giving them both rather odd typings. Your goal is to catch Zekrom or Reshiram. In fact, that's the only way you'll be able to continue — knocking them out will force you to fight them again!

Thankfully they're both easy to catch, all things considered. They don't have the same difficulty to catch as, say, Cobalion, Tornadus, or Thundurus have (they're more like Dialga, Palkia, or Gyarados from older generations), but they'll still prove to be a challenge.

You don't need to worry about leaving your Pokemon weak after the battle, because they will be healed afterwards.

Switch for a legend!

After catching Reshiram or Zekrom, if you have 6 Pokemon on your team, you'll be given the option to switch one of them with Reshiram or Zekrom from your PC. If you answer Yes to the question, it'll show your party. Choosing a Pokemon will send that Pokemon back to the PC and will put Reshiram or Zekrom at the front of your party for the next two battles.

If you don't want to use Reshiram or Zekrom in these fights, when you're at the screen showing your Pokemon to send one back, hit B to cancel, and then answer Yes to decline switching for Reshiram or Zekrom. You'll fight with the team you have instead.

After catching Reshiram or Zekrom, N will come over to heal your Pokemon, then he'll step back to his side of the ring and challenge you to a battle right then and there!

Boss Fight
	Team Plasma N (in PKMN Black)			$10000
		Zekrom	/	Lv. 52
	(in PKMN White)
		Reshiram	/	Lv. 52
	(both versions)
		Carracosta	/	Lv. 50
		Klinklang		Lv. 50
		Vanilluxe		Lv. 50
		Zoroark		Lv. 50
		Archeops	/	Lv. 50

He'll lead with either Zekrom or Reshiram, depending on your version of the game. If you had room in your party, you'll lead with your own Reshiram or Zekrom.

If you're using Reshiram (i.e., you're playing Black), Zekrom should go down in about two hits of DragonBreath, since Reshiram has such high Sp. Atk. Reshiram's Fusion Flare attack isn't very effective against Zekrom until it uses Fusion Bolt against it, then it'll do about as much as DragonBreath. Instead, save your Fusion Flares for future Pokemon. Unfortunately, if you're playing Black, he sends out Carracosta or Archeops and will likely take you out with Stone Edge right away, which stinks.

If you're using Zekrom, though, you should be able to take out Reshiram. Use Zen Headbutt to KO it, or go ahead and try DragonBreath to see how much it does (it'll do less than Reshiram will do with it). After you've taken down Reshiram, if you've got Fusion Bolt activated by a hit from Fusion Flare, you'll have nothing opposing you except the ice cream cone, which you can probably take out with a Thunderbolt (be careful, though).

Not using these two? Watch out, because both Zekrom and Reshiram are pretty tough! Their signature attacks will hit pretty hard, so you'll want to avoid anything that's weak to them. Ground- or Dragon-type Pokemon or attacks are your best bet, although Rock-type attacks work great against Reshiram while Ice-type attacks hit Zekrom pretty hard.

The rest of N's team are no laughing matter. They have almost a unanimous weakness to Fighting-type attacks, however, so smash 'em up with Brick Break, Low Sweep, Focus Blast, and any other Fighting-type attack you've got in your arsenal.

Archeops is very zippy and has monstrous Attack, so be wary of that! It hits very hard with Stone Edge, but doesn't appreciate one in return (or a similar Rock-type attack).

I lost to N! Now what?

What happens if you lose to N? You'll appear at the Pokemon Center in the Pokemon League. So how do you get back to N's Castle and challenge N again? All you need to do is talk to the Team Plasma Grunt inside of the Pokemon Center and answer Yes to have him teleport you back to the castle. Then you can go back and take N on once more.

After beating N, he'll be disappointed that his Zekrom (or Reshiram) was defeated, then says something about the two of them before... uh oh, before Ghetsis shows up!

Ghetsis proceeds to say a whole bunch of stuff about how he was using N to take over the region for his own doing. Oh snap!

Now it's time to take on Ghetsis and end Team Plasma's plans once and for all!

Boss Fight
	Team Plasma Ghetsis			$9720
		Cofagrigus		Lv. 52
		Bouffalant		Lv. 52
		Eelektross		Lv. 52
		Bisharp	/	Lv. 52
		Seismitoad	/	Lv. 52
		Hydreigon	/	Lv. 54

Ghetsis' Pokemon are all pretty darn tough, so you need to be on guard. The most annoying one is the one he sends out first, though, which is his Cofagrigus. It loves to lead the fight with Toxic, badly poisoning your Pokemon and then spamming Protect to let it waste away. It can also hit with Shadow Ball for some moderate damage.

Bouffalant is rather sturdy and hits pretty hard with its Head Charge, but it can also injure itself, which may very well work to your advantage.

Don't let Eelektross's Electric-typing fool you: it has Levitate, which gives it total immunity to Ground-type attacks, effectively giving Eelektross no weakness. Add to that it can hit hard with Acrobatics or Wild Charge and you've got a force to be reckoned with! Since it has no weakness, your best bet is to just hit it with your strongest attacks.

Bisharp has that glaring weakness to Fighting-type attacks, plus it also has several other weaknesses (mostly from its Steel-type). Take it out with one if you've got one handy, otherwise roast it with Fire-type attacks or shake it up with a good Earthquake or Dig.

Seismitoad is a rather pesky Water/Ground-type Pokemon with only a weakness to Grass-type attacks. It's a little less sturdy than some of Ghetsis' other Pokemon, but it's certainly no slouch and has a lot of HP to boot.

Last up is his main menace, the dreadful Hydreigon. This powerful level 54 Dark/Dragon-type Pokemon is capable of doing a lot of damage very fast! It can strike with Dragon Pulse, which will be its most powerful attack that isn't Super Effective and boy will it hit hard and fast, thanks to its wicked Sp. Atk and Speed. Fire Blast cooks any Ice-types looking to take advantage of its weakness. Focus Blast does the same, but only if it hits. It can also use Surf for good measure. Be very wary around this thing! It doesn't have a particular counter to Fighting-type Pokemon or attacks other than a powerful Dragon Pulse to the face, so that's probably your best bet against it if you're looking to exploit a weakness.

I lost to Ghetsis! Now what?

Similarly to losing to N, if the wrath of the strongest sage of Team Plasma happens to be too overwhelming to you and you find yourself ejected from N's Castle, all you need to do is talk to the Team Plasma Grunt inside of the Pokemon Center and he will offer to take you back to N's Castle. From there, you can try again.