Cilan (game)

Cilan (デント Dento) is one of the Striaton City Gym Leader trio, along with Chili and Cress. Cilan specializes in -type. He will award you the Trio Badge if he's defeated. Cilan's appearance has a similar outfit to a waiter. His eyes are different from other characters, as they lack the scleroses.

In the games
Cilan is not just a Gym Leader with battling skills, but he is described as a Pokémon Sommelier and has the ability to see the compatibility between Pokémon and their trainers. He is not the only Gym Leader of Striaton City, Chili and Cress are his partners, also being Gym Leaders. In the games, if you pick Oshawott as your starter Pokemon, he will fight you in Striaton City. Like the other two gym leaders, he has one of Unova's monkey Pokemon.

Cilan is first mentioned in Striaton City by Cheren in the Trainer School before you battle him, mentioning he was there before you arrived. After this battle, you find him outside the Gym. He invites you inside the Gym getting ready for battle. Once you arrive however, he reveals his two brothers, Crees and Chili, who are also Gym Leaders and states one of them will battle you depending on your starting Pokemon. He only battles trainers who own Oshawotts. After this battle, you don't hear from him again until after the end of the game when Bianca mentions that she tried to get the three Striaton City Gym Leaders to help against the sages inside N's Castle, but was too late. Cilan will always stay in the gym no matter what version afterwards.

Trivia

 * His Japanese Leader title, which is also shared with Chili and Cress, is トライアル　トライアングル."Trial Triangle"
 * Notably, the hair of Cilan, Chili, and Cress all resembles the hairstyle of the Elemental Monkeys' evolutions.
 * His name may be a play on the herb/garnish Cilantro.
 * Cress, Chili, and Cilan are the only Unova Gym Leaders who do not use all Pokemon of their type. This is probably caused by the lack of Grass, Fire, and Water types other than the starters before the player reaches Nacrene City.
 * Cilan, along with Chili and Cress, are the only Gym Leaders who do not appear to help the player in N's Castle.