Cilan

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Cilan (Japanese: デント Dent) is one of the three Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, known officially as the Striaton Gym. He specializes in . He gives the to s who defeat him.
==In the core series games==
Cilan appears in as the Gym Leader of Striaton City's Gym, alongside Chili and Cress. This Gym is the first to be challenged by the . Cilan battles Trainers who choose as their first partner Pokémon. Trainers who defeat Cilan will receive the Trio Badge, along with .
During the two years between and , Cilan, along with his brothers, retired from being Gym Leaders to train following a crushing defeat in the hands of the Shadow Triad, as seen in the Memory Link flashback . The three brothers can be found at their restaurant in Striaton City, where the player can, once per day, team up with one of them against the other two in a Multi Battle. Cilan also participates in the Pokémon World Tournament in Driftveil City.
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=====Multi Battle=====
Cilan can either be partnered with the , or be one of their opponents.
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=====Pokémon World Tournament=====
Cilan 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 Cafélover! Thank yooou! 'Recently, I saw Striaton Gym's three Gym Leaders, and they were all out of order! Like, Chili was Cilan, and Cilan was Cress!' Hmmm. Well, I'm not saying you're crazy, but...are you sure they weren't just standing in front of a mirror? 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
==In spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Cilan appears as an NPC in . He first appeared in the Curious Tea Party costume event, and later in the Akala Passion Trainer Files event. He forms a sync pair with .
==Gallery==
===Sprites and models===
====In the core series====
 	 	 	 	
Sprite from	Spritefrom	Overworld sprite from	Back spritefrom	VS sprite from
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Model from	VS model from
==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Cilan is Ash Ketchum's former in Pokémon the Series: Black & White. He was one of the Gym Leaders of the Striaton Gym, as well as a Pokémon Connoisseur, but he decided to travel with Ash and so that he could experience different people, places, and Pokémon to increase his skill as a Connoisseur, instead of being confined to Striaton City. He navigates the group to their various locations, as well as cooks the meals.
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
Cilan briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with his brothers Chili and Cress.
===GOTCHA!===
Cilan briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters BW===
Cilan appears along with his brothers Chili and Cress in PMBW02, where and his Pokémon visit a restaurant owned by the three brothers. tries to instigate a fight between the brothers but fails on many occasions.
====Pokémon====
This listing is for Cilan's Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Cilan, along with his brothers Chili and Cress, is one of the Leaders of the Striaton Gym. Despite each brother obtaining their job as Gym Leaders individually, they were all assigned to the same Gym. This decision was due to the types they specialized in being useful in teaching new s about type matchups.
Like his brothers, Cilan tends to keep his arms in a certain position. In his case, he keeps them held behind his back.
====History====
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Cilan debuted in Welcome to Striaton City!!, where the Striaton Gym was visited by a young Trainer named . Although only Black challenged the Gym, his friends and were allowed to participate as well. After completing the Gym puzzle, Black, Cheren, and Bianca faced the triplets in a three-on-three "Trio Battle". With their knowledge of type matchups, Cilan and his brothers initially had the advantage, even after Chili's was knocked out. Despite this, the battle ended in the Striaton Gym Leaders' loss when Black's Tep used 's fallen leaves to revive its fallen teammates. With only two active Pokémon on the Striaton Gym Leaders' side when the time limit ended, Black and his friends were declared the winners by default and were each awarded a as proof of their victory.
In The Shadow Triad, Cilan, Chili, and Cress confronted the Shadow Triad at the P2 Laboratory. The brothers were given the task of pursuing Team Plasma if the other Gym Leaders failed to protect the Dark Stone from them. The Shadow Triad proved to be very strong, and even after they evolved their Pokémon, Cilan and his brothers were unable to defeat their opponents. The brothers were rescued by Keldeo, who had been watching the battle and determined the Gym Leaders to be the better humans. The Shadow Triad took that opportunity to try and capture Keldeo, forcing its mentors, , , and , to step in and rescue it, using their swords to send both the Gym Leaders and Shadow Triad flying.
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In Giant Chasm, Cilan and his brothers were seen in Opelucid City, helping people trapped in buildings frozen by the Plasma Frigate.
====Pokémon====
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Cilan's Japanese Leader title, shared with Chili and Cress, is .
* Cilan and his brothers are the last named Trainers featured in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer who have not yet become playable characters in Pokémon Masters EX.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	デント Dent 	From , matching to his brothers being named after corn. May also involve and 田 den (field).
English, Brazilian Portuguese	Cilan 	From
German 	Benny 	From Maiskolben (corncob), matching to his brothers being named Maik (Chili) and Colin (Cress).
Spanish 	Millo 	From millo (maize) and possibly tomillo (thyme)
French 	Rachid 	From arachide (peanut) and possibly racine (root) or
Italian 	Spighetto 	From spiga () and possibly
Korean 	덴트 Dent 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	天桐 Tiāntóng 	Transcription of his Japanese name. Contains 桐 tóng / tùhng (; ; )
Chinese () 	天桐 Tīntùhng 	Transcription of his Japanese name. Contains 桐 tóng / tùhng (; ; )
Russian 	Сайлан Sailan	Transcription of his Japanese name
Thai 	เด็นโตะ Dento	Transcription of his Japanese name
Vietnamese 	Dento 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Cilan (anime)
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Black and White characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Masters EX characters
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Grass-type Trainers
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Manga characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pocket Monsters BW characters
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