Cress
- If you were looking for the Pokémon whose name is sometimes abbreviated as "Cress" in competitive play, seeCresselia (Pokémon).
| Cress コーンCorn | |
| "Triple Trouble!" | |
 Art fromBlack and White byYusuke Ohmura[1] | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blue |
| Hometown | Striaton City |
| Region | Unova |
| Relatives | Cilan,Chili (brothers) |
| Trainer class | Gym LeaderBW,Pokémon TrainerB2W2 |
| Generation | V,VIII,IX |
| Counterpart(s) | Cress (Masters) |
| Games | Black, White,Black 2, White 2 Masters EX |
| English voice actor | Kory Getman[2](Masters EX) |
| Japanese voice actor | Sōma Saitō(Masters EX) |
| Member of | Unova LeagueBW |
| Rank | Gym Leader |
| Leader of | Striaton Gym |
| Badge | Trio Badge |
| Specializes in | Water types |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series |
| Debut | Triple Leaders, Team Threats! |
| English voice actor | Tom Wayland |
| Japanese voice actor | Makoto Ishii |
| Manga series | Pocket Monsters BW Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners Pokémon Adventures |
| Debut | PMBW02(PMBW) BWGP03(BWGP) Welcome to Striaton City!!(Adventures) |
Cress (Japanese:コーンCorn) is one of the threeGym Leaders ofStriaton City'sGym, known officially as theStriaton Gym. Hespecializes inWater-typePokémon. He gives theTrio Badge toTrainers who defeat him.
In the core series games
Cress appears inPokémon Black and White as one of theGym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, alongsideCilan andChili. This Gym is the first to be challenged by theplayer. Cress battles Trainers who chooseTepig as theirfirst partner Pokémon. Trainers who defeat him will receive the Trio Badge, along withTM83 (Work Up).
During the two years betweenPokémon Black and White andPokémon Black 2 and White 2, Cress, along with his brothers, retired from being Gym Leaders to train following a crushing defeat at the hands of theShadow Triad, as seen in theMemory Link flashbackA Triple Team. 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 aMulti Battle. Cress also participates in thePokémon World Tournament inDriftveil City.
Pokémon
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Multi Battle
Cress can either be partnered with the player, or be one of their opponents.
Pokémon World Tournament
Cress uses three of these Pokémon inSingle Battles, four inDouble andRotation Battles, and all six inTriple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon,Simipour.
Unova Leaders Tournament
Type Expert/World Leaders/Mix Master Tournament
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 the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article:Cress (Masters)
Cress forms a sync pair withSimipour inPokémon Masters EX. He first appeared as anNPC during thecostume eventCurious Tea Party, and he became a playable sync pair on October 23, 2025.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #240 |  | Cress | #0516 |  | Simipour♂ | Water | Electric |  |  | ★★★★★☆EX | Variety Sync Pair Scout |
Gallery
Artwork
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| Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Black & White |
Sprites
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| Sprite from Black and White | Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | Overworld sprite from Generation V | Back sprite from Black 2 and White 2 | VS sprite from Black and White |
Quotes
- Main article:Cress/Quotes
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Cress debuted inTriple Leaders, Team Threats! alongside his brothers, and fellowGym LeadersCilan andChili. Along with Chili, he first appeared when Cilan bringsAsh to the Gym, where he proceeded to take his drink order. Ash declined, saying that he wanted to battle the Gym Leader, and as he got up to leave, Cress and his brothers introduced themselves as the leaders. They led Ash to the battleground, where they introduced their Pokémon.
He was the second to battle Ash and proceeded to defeatPikachu, despite his Panpour's type disadvantage. At the beginning ofDreams by the Yard Full!, he and his brothers presented theTrio Badge to Ash. Later, he and Chili said goodbye to Cilan, who had decided to travel with Ash andIris.
He appeared in a flashback inA Connoisseur's Revenge!, where he and Chili informedBurgundy that Cilan had gone on a journey and could not battle her again.
InA Call for Brotherly Love!, Cress informed Cilan over the phone of the reason why Chili was not at the Gym. Contrary to what Chili had said, he had not left to study but had run away. Chili had asked him the night he ran away why he kept losing. Cress told him that he focused too much on offense while giving little consideration to defense. As he feared, Chili took it as an insult and ran away. Cress was pleased when Cilan told him he would help Chili with his battle style and help get his confidence back and thanked him for it.
Cress appeared in a fantasy along withChili inA Surface to Air Tag Battle Team! and in a flashback inCurtain Up, Unova League!. He made a cameo appearance in the endingLet's Join Hands.
InSurvival of the Striaton Gym!, it was revealed that Cress, as well as Chili, had lost toMorana, and had Cilan not defeated her, they would have lost the Striaton Gym. After Cilan's victory, he returned to Striaton City alongside Chili.
Pokémon movies
Cress also made a cameo appearance in the ending credits ofGenesect and the Legend Awakened.
Character
Cress, like his brothers, tends to speak about Pokémon in relation to their element, in this case, water. Unlike his brothers, Cress tends to speak about himself in third-person in the Japanese version. All the brothers tend to use hand positions like rock, paper, and scissors—in Cress's case, he tends to accentuate words with his fingers.
Pokémon
This listing is of Cress's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:
 Panpour |
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 石井真Makoto Ishii | |
| English | Tom Wayland | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 詹雅菁Zhān Yǎjīng | |
| Czech | Marek Libert | |
| Danish | Thomas Kirk Jan Tellefsen | |
| Finnish | Juha Haukka | |
| Italian | Federico Viola | |
| Norwegian | Scott Maurstad | |
| Polish | Łukasz Węgrzynowski (BW005-BW006) Józef Pawłowski (BW058) Karol Osentowski (BW140) | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Daniel Figueira | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Manuel Díaz |
| Spain | Sergio García Marín (BW005-BW103) Álvaro Ramos Toajas (BW140) | |
GOTCHA!
Cress briefly appeared inGOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pocket Monsters BW
InPocket Monsters BW, Cress appears along with his brothers Cilan and Chili. They are seen inPMBW02, whereRed and his Pokémon visit a restaurant owned by the three brothers.Clefairy tries to instigate a fight between the brothers, but fails on many occasions.
Pokémon
This listing is for Cress's Pokémon in the Pocket Monsters BW manga.
| Debut | PMBW02 |
|---|
- Main article:Cress's Panpour
Panpour is the only known Pokémon of Cress's. It was sent out while he, Cilan and Chili were battlingRed's Clefairy. Unfortunately, Clefairy took the attacks theelemental monkeys were using and made himself some green tea.
Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners
Cress first appeared inBWGP03. Aside from being a Gym Leader, he was a teacher in a Trainers' School located inStriaton City. WhenTakurō andMashiro went to the school, Cress told them aboutBado and explained as to who he was.Professor Juniper had him teach the two about the basics of Pokémon while they were there. He gave them an assignment to do. While Mashiro was able to finish it, Takurō had to stay behind.
Later, he appeared in Takurō's flashback where he advised him to go toWellspring Cave to go to the next town as going to different places is an important part of being a Trainer.
Pokémon Adventures
Cress, along with his brothersCilan andChili, is one of the Leaders of theStriaton 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 newTrainers about type matchups.
Like his brothers, Cress tends to keep his arms in a certain position. In his case, he keeps them crossed in front of his chest.
Black & White arc
Cress debuted inWelcome to Striaton City!!, where the Striaton Gym was visited by a young Trainer namedBlack. Although only Black challenged the Gym, his friendsCheren andBianca 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, Cress and his brothers initially held the advantage, even after Chili'sPansear was knocked out. Despite this, the battle ended in the Striaton Gym Leaders' loss when Black'sTep usedPansage'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 aTrio Badge as proof of their victory.
InThe Shadow Triad, Cress, Cilan, and Chili confronted theShadow Triad at theP2 Laboratory. The brothers were given the task of pursuingTeam Plasma if the other Gym Leaders failed to protect theDark Stone from them. The Shadow Triad proved to be very strong, and even after theyevolved their Pokémon, Cress and his brothers were unable to defeat their opponents. The brothers were rescued byKeldeo, 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,Cobalion,Virizion, andTerrakion, to step in and rescue it, using their swords to send both the Gym Leaders and Shadow Triad flying.
Black 2 & White 2 arc
InGiant Chasm, Cress and his brothers were seen inOpelucid City helping people trapped in buildings frozen by thePlasma Frigate.
Pokémon
- Main article:Cress's Simipour
Simipour is Cress's only known Pokémon. It was first seen helping the triplets serve Black, Bianca, and Cheren some tea, providing the finest water. Later, it engaged the three of them with Pansear and Pansage. It later fought the Shadow Triad at the P2 Laboratory.
In the TCG
- Main article:Chili & Cilan & Cress (Fusion Strike 227)
Cress was introduced as aSupporter card in thePokémon Trading Card Game as part ofChili & Cilan & Cress during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the JapaneseFusion Arts expansion before debuting in English in theFusion Strike expansion, with an illustration byYusuke Ohmura. It was also released as aFull Art card andSecret card in both expansions, with an illustration bySanosuke Sakuma. It allows the player to search for up to threeFusion Strike style Pokémon and put them into their hand, then shuffle their deck.
Trivia
- Cress's JapaneseLeader title, shared with Cilan and Chili, isトライアル トライアングル.
- Cress is the only Gym Leader whomAsh did not beat in an officialGymbattle, but did not need torematch in order to earn theirBadge, as he earned theTrio Badge by beatingChili andCilan despite losing to Cress.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コーンCorn | Fromcorn, matching to his brothers being named after varieties of maize in Japanese. May also involvetricorn and 湖ko (lake). |
| English, Latin American Spanish, Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese | Cress | Fromgarden cress (an edible herb) orwatercress (an aquatic vegetable), matching to his brothers being named after culinary herbs and spices in English |
| German | Colin | FromMaiskolben (corncob), matching to his brothers being namedMaik (Chili) andBenny (Cilan) |
| European Spanish | Maíz | Frommaíz (corn) |
| French | Noa | Fromnoix (walnut;nut) |
| Italian | Maisello | Frommais (corn) |
| Korean | 콘Kon | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 寇恩Kòu'ēn /Kauyān | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 寇恩Kòu'ēn | |
| Thai | คอร์นKhon | Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Vietnamese | Kon | Transcription of his Japanese name |
References
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