Pokémon Black and White/Driftveil City

Driftveil City is a busy port town, with many important locations for your quest. As you enter the city, you see Cheren, and Clay, the city's Gym Leader. He asks you to find two Team Plasma Grunts that escaped.

New Battle Style
This section is optional. Charles can be found riding his motorbike in the west of the city. He learned a new battle style to get the attention of a girl he liked. In Black version he will challenge you to a Rotation Battle, whereas in White version he will challenge you to a Triple Battle. This is the first time you can try the new battle style, but definitely not the last.
 * Motorcyclist Charles
 * Zebstrika (Lv. 27, Electric) Shock Wave, Spark, Pursuit, Flame Charge
 * Krokorok (Lv. 27, Ground/Dark) Mud-Slap, Embargo, Swagger, Assurance
 * Basculin (Lv. 27, Water) Chip Away, Take Down, Crunch, Aqua Jet
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 864

Driftveil Market
You can buy some items here; Moomoo Milk for 500 each or in bulk, and some herbs which will heal your Pokemon, but make them less happy because of their bitter taste. You may also get an expert belt from the man in black if you have a Pokemon at level 30 or above.

Cold Storage
Cold Storage is the backbone of Driftveil City's industrialised economy, where goods are stored. Wild Pokemon can be found outside of the refrigerative chamber, as well as a vending machine.
 * Herdier (Lv. 21-23/25-27 in dark grass)
 * Vanillite (Lv. 20-23/24-27 in dark grass)
 * Timburr (Lv. 21-22/25-26 in dark grass)
 * Minccino (Lv. 20/24 in dark grass)


 * Youngster Kenneth
 * Whirlipede (Lv. 24)
 * Karrablast (Lv. 24)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 384


 * Youngster Albert
 * Joltik (Lv. 24)
 * Dwebble (Lv. 24)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 384


 * Worker Eddie
 * Pansage (Lv. 24)
 * Timburr (Lv. 24)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 960

It seems a few Team Plasma Grunts went into the refrigerative chamber. Follow Cheren in. The main Cold Storage area is full of 'sliding ice' puzzles, with many workers to battle.


 * Worker Victor
 * Pansear (Lv. 24)
 * Timburr (Lv. 24)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 960


 * Worker Glenn
 * Panpour (Lv. 24)
 * Timburr (Lv. 24)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 960


 * Worker Filipe
 * Gurdurr (Lv. 25)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 1,000


 * Worker Patton
 * Vanillite (Lv. 24)
 * Timburr (Lv. 24)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 960


 * Worker Ryan
 * Timburr (Lv. 23)
 * Timburr (Lv. 23)
 * Vanillite (Lv. 23)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 920

--- Inside an open container in the north west is Zinzolin, one of the Seven Sages, who is trying to keep warm, with eight Grunts around him. He commands you and Cheren to battle four Grunts each:


 * Team Plasma Grunt
 * Watchog (Lv. 23)
 * Scraggy (Lv. 23)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 920


 * Team Plasma Grunt
 * Liepard (Lv. 24)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 960


 * Team Plasma Grunt
 * Trubbish (Lv. 24)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 960


 * Team Plasma Grunt
 * Sandile (Lv. 23)
 * Watchog (Lv. 23)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 920

Afterwards, Clay and some workers will arrive to remove the Team Plasma people. After this scene, pick up the NeverMeltIce in the corner, and go back to Driftveil.

Driftveil Gym
Driftveil City's Gym specialises in Ground-type Pokemon, therefore Water-, Grass- and Ice-type moves are good choice. The puzzle is based around elevators which you can take up or down to battle trainers.


 * Worker Felix
 * Palpitoad (Lv. 28)
 * Drilbur (Lv. 28)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 1,120


 * Worker Sterling
 * Sandile (Lv. 28)
 * Drilbur (Lv. 28)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 1,120


 * Worker Don
 * Krokorok (Lv. 29)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 1,160


 * Clerk Isaac
 * Sandile (Lv. 27)
 * Palpitoad (Lv. 27)
 * Sandile (Lv. 27)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 1,080


 * Clerk Katie
 * Drilbur (Lv. 29)
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 1,160


 * Leader Clay
 * Krokorok (Lv. 29, Ground/Dark) Swagger, Crunch, Torment, Bulldoze
 * Palpitoad (Lv. 29, Water/Ground) Aqua Ring, BubbleBeam, Bulldoze, Muddy Water
 * Excadrill (Lv. 31, Ground/Steel) Rock Slide, Bulldoze, Hone Claws, Slash
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 3,720

Clay's lineup can be quite tough, with high attack and defense on their side, but rather low speed (except for Excadrill, which is quite fast). He leads with his Krokorok, which is also weak to Fighting-type attacks, then Palpitoad, which has no weaknesses besides 4x to Grass. Finally, his Excadrill joins in the fight, which can become extremely powerful using Hone Claws. Don't use Grass-, or Ice-type Pokemon for Excadrill, but choose Water-, Fire-, Fighting-, or even Ground-type moves themselves for super effective attacks. Once you defeat Clay, he awards you the Quake Badge, but so far, no TM! He tells you to meet him at the end of Route 6.

Rival Battle: Bianca
After healing, leave for Route 6. Bianca will stop you, saying that while she hasn't yet earned the Quake Badge, she's happy to challenge you to a battle.
 * PKMN Trainer Bianca
 * Herdier (Lv. 26, Normal) Helping Hand, Take Down, Work Up, Crunch
 * Musharna (Lv. 26, Psychic) Psybeam, Lucky Chant, Defense Curl, Hypnosis
 * If you chose Snivy
 * Dewott (Lv. 28, Water) Fury Cutter, Revenge, Water Pulse, Razor Shell
 * Pansear (Lv. 26, Fire) Yawn, Flame Burst, Bite, Amnesia
 * If you chose Tepig
 * Servine (Lv. 28, Grass) Leech Seed, Mega Drain, Leaf Tornado, Slam
 * Panpour (Lv. 26, Water) Water Sport, Bite, Scald, Taunt
 * If you chose Oshawott
 * Pignite (Lv. 28, Fire/Fighting) Take Down, Smog, Rollout, Arm Thrust
 * Pansage (Lv. 26, Grass) Leech Seed, Bite, Torment, Seed Bomb
 * [[File:Pokebuck.png]] 2,800

Afterwards, she will give you HM02 (Fly), which lets you to fly to any town you've visited before. Now, heal up, then head onto Route 6!