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Cheren (Japanese: チェレン Cheren) is a rival character in , and the Gym Leader of Aspertia City's Gym, known officially as the Aspertia Gym, in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. As a Gym Leader, he specializes in . He gives the to Trainers who defeat him.
==In the core series games==
===Role===
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Cheren is a childhood friend of the who also lives in the starting town of Nuvema Town. As he holds a greater degree of knowledge about Pokémon than his friends and tends to offer the player advice during the course of their journey, his comments are often witty and intellectual. He also misunderstands Bianca's humor often, to her dismay. While Professor Juniper describes him as being very honest, she also remarks that he can be 'a little difficult'; his impatience in particular is often seen throughout the earlier stages of his journey. He is also described as being quite judgmental by Alder.
In keeping with the theme of truth and ideals often seen in Black and White, Cheren represents those who pursue ideals—more precisely, as N pointed out in Chargestone Cave, the ideal of strength. His goal is to become the and he always strives to become stronger. However, when Alder asked him for the first time why he strives to become stronger, he was quite unsure of his reasons. He then starts to ponder to himself how to do so—something that Alder said he used to do with his partner Pokémon as well—and what exactly it means to be strong. Alder also remarked that Cheren is a lot like Marshal.
Like the player and Bianca, Cheren receives a first partner Pokémon as a gift from Professor Juniper at the start of the game. He always chooses the first partner Pokémon with a type advantage over the player's first partner Pokémon. The player will encounter and battle him several times throughout the game. After the main storyline, Cheren can be found on . After talking to him there, he moves to , where he can be battled once a day.
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In , Cheren is the new Gym Leader in Aspertia City, the player's hometown. He gives away the , replacing Lenora. Trainers who defeat Cheren will receive the Basic Badge, along with . Outside of battle, Cheren works as a teacher at the Aspertia Trainer School, with one of his pupils being Serena in the Aspertia Gym, according to her.
Cheren appears numerous times throughout the game, such as in and Opelucid City, as well as . He gives the player and Hugh advice and guidance on the current situation, such as the freezing of Opelucid City, where Drayden learns of Cheren's ascension to the position of Aspertia Gym Leader.
After the player enters the Hall of Fame, Cheren can be found at Pinwheel Forest, investigating the activities of Team Plasma. He will accompany the player as a Multi Battle partner. After encountering Gorm, Cheren will thank the player with an Up-Grade and then return to the Aspertia Gym.
He can be called on the Xtransceiver to give the player advice on types and . He can also be fought in the Pokémon World Tournament.
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=====First Multi Battle partner=====
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=====First Multi Battle partner=====
Cheren will join the player in a battle against two Team Plasma Grunts.
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Cheren will join the player in a series of battles while traversing through Pinwheel Forest.
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Cheren uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, .
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===National Gymquirer===
:Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
:Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name 3rdGradeGoodyGoody! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Cheren making his thumb and middle finger into a circle like glasses. He said he gave up his glasses so he can focus on Pokémon battles, but maybe Cheren actually misses them' Hm... Maybe a circle is just a circle! 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Cheren, in his design, forms a sync pair with , , , and in Pokémon Masters EX. Cheren joins the after completing the eighteenth chapter of the PML Arc.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Cheren was mentioned by Professor Juniper in New Places... Familiar Faces!, where she explained that he was a new Gym Leader located at Aspertia City. Cheren physically appeared in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!. and met him at the Aspertia Gym, where they learned that he was also a teacher at the Trainers' School, which was located at the Gym. When and accidentally caused loud noises on the School's PA, making all the School's Pokémon run wildly around, Ash, Iris, and Cilan helped Cheren to gather them.
Finally, only a was left. When it was too scared to come closer, Cheren went to it, and, ignoring its shocks, managed to calm it down. Afterwards, Cheren agreed to have an unofficial with Ash. Ash used his , while Cheren used his . Cheren eventually won the battle, with Herdier taking Oshawott out with a super effective .
====Pokémon movies====
Cheren made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
====Character====
Cheren is personable and calm, though he has a tendency to overthink.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Cheren's known in :
=====On hand=====
=====At Aspertia Gym=====
====Voice actors====
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
Cheren appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer. He first had a Gym battle against , using his against her . He had a little difficulty after Stoutland was hit by Serperior's . However, he managed to have Stoutland overcome using . Rosa then commented that she was just getting started in the battle, and Cheren agreed with her. Later on, he was seen with and Hugh on the Plasma Frigate. As s surrounded the three of them, Cheren commented on how bothersome they were and prepared to battle them.
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===GOTCHA!===
Cheren briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Cheren briefly appeared in The Plan, where in Accumula Town, joined him in watching Team Plasma's speech about the liberation of Pokémon.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Cheren appears as a supporting character in Pokémon Adventures.
===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
Cheren is friends with both Monta and Bianca. He is very knowledgeable about Pokémon, which Monta dislikes. Anywhere Monta slips up he won't hesitate to tell him the right way.
He first appears with Bianca when Monta is attempting to capture a and . Monta is just about to capture the Watchog which Cheren tells him that it is not the right way. He explains to Monta to remember that when two Pokémon come out at the same time, one should knock out the one they don't want before they can get the one that they do want. Cheren suddenly decides for all of them to take their Pokémon journey together, which a man on his bike overhears. He starts insulting them making him and Monta angry.
He uses Tepig in a Double Battle with Monta's against a Biker King's , it looks like they were about to lose, but they uses a combination attack which Cheren thinks of, fainting Braviary. Cheren battles Monta in The Key to Triple Battles using his Tepig, and against Monta's , , and . He starts off with a lecture about Triple Battles. With his great knowledge of triple battles he gives Monta a hard time, but is eventually defeated. He has traveled with Monta and Bianca from time to time.
Cheren battles Monta in The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer! in a Single and Triple Battle. Even though the Single Battle was easier for Monta, Cheren gave him a hard time in the Triple Battle.
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===Pocket Monsters B2 W2 ~ A New Legend ~===
Cheren was going after Arata when he was trying to protect a in a forest located in Aspertia City. Due to Arata's cowardly personality, he sent out his to reveal where he was hiding. After Arata explained what he was doing with Keldeo, two Team Plasma Grunts arrived with their ambition on catching Keldeo. When Cheren got knocked out from the grunts's , he was saved by his friend, Hiro, who disbanded the team not too long ago. As Hiro arrived, Cheren wondered why he didn't keep in touch.
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===Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends===
Cheren appeared as a supporting character and a friend of in Pocket Monsters BW: Meetings with the Legends. He was first seen going up to Touya after Touya had a discussion with N about their dreams. Cheren, Touya, and Bianca discussed about the speech Team Plasma delivered. When two Team Plasma grunts took a little girl's , Cheren decided to go after Ghetsis and the rest of Team Plasma to see what they're going to do next.
He headed to Icirrus City where he gave Touya and Bianca a call on the Xtransceiver to come over to the Gym. He explained to the two that Team Plasma were about to make Brycen release his Pokémon. While Team Plasma began their assault in Dragonspiral Tower, Cheren, Bianca, and Brycen stayed behind to take the grunts on.
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===Pocket Monsters BW===
Cheren appears in PMBW01, where he, along with Black and Bianca, go to Professor Juniper's lab to get their first Pokémon.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Cheren or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Cheren's Japanese Leader title is .
* Cheren, Bianca, and N are the only s in with animated battle sprites.
* In Black and White, whenever the player defeats Cheren, he always leaves in the direction of the player's next objective. This is the opposite of Bianca, who always heads in the direction that the player just came from.
* Cheren is the only Gym Leader who gives out a Badge previously given out by another Gym Leader in a different Gym.
* Cheren is the only Gym Leader in that did not have a rematch with after losing a .
* In Black and White, if the player character manages to beat Bianca in their first battle without taking any damage, Cheren will make a note on how the player somehow won without taking any damage. As the scenario requires Bianca to use status moves the entire fight, the dialog is next to impossible to actually trigger.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	チェレン Cheren 	From черен čéren (Bulgarian for black)
English, German,Spanish, Vietnamese	Cheren 	From his Japanese name
French 	Tcheren 	From his Japanese name
Italian 	Komor 	Possibly from komor (Hungarian for gloomy)
Korean 	체렌 Cheren 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	黑連 / 黑连 Hēilián 	Transcription of his Japanese name. Contains 黑 hēi (black)
Chinese () 	謙煉 Qiānliàn 	Transcription of his Japanese name. Possibly from 煉 liàn (to refine)
Chinese () 	黑連 Hāklìhn 	Transcription of his Japanese name. Contains 黑 hāk (black)
Russian 	Черен Cheren 	From черен čéren (Bulgarian for black)
Thai 	เชเลน Cheren 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Cheren (Adventures)
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Rival characters
Category:Black and White characters
Category:Be the Best! Pokémon B+W characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Manga characters
Category:Normal-type Trainers
Category:Animation characters
Category:Teachers
Category:Pocket Monsters BW characters
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
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