How To Get the Dragon Skull in Pokémon Black & White

The Dragon Skull on display at the Nacrene Museum (Pokémon Black)

The Dragon Skull is a Key Item that’s stolen from Lenora’s Gym & Museum shortly after you defeat her in battle. Once you’ve obtained the Basic Badge in Nacrene City, Team Plasma will break into the Museum and steal the Dragon Skull from its display.

Lenora asks that you give chase after the thieves, who have retreated to Pinwheel Forest to the west.

The Dragon Skull must be reclaimed before moving on in your journey.

How To Get the Dragon Skull (Step-by-Step)

Step 1: After defeating Lenora at the Nacrene City Gym, her husband Hawes will alert you both that Team Plasma is attempting to steal from the Museum.

Hawes will alert you to Team Plasma’s burglary. / Pokemon BW
Hawes will alert you to Team Plasma’s burglary.

Step 2: Lenora decides to stop the thieves, and will ask for your help.

Lenora will ask for your help to stop the thieves. / Pokemon BW
Lenora will ask for your help to stop the thieves.

Step 3: After Hawes and Lenora leave the room, exit by climbing the staircase towards the south.

Exit by climbing the staircase ahead. / Pokemon BW
Exit by climbing the staircase ahead.

Step 4: Once you’ve reached the library floor, continue south on this floor towards the exit.

Head south towards the library’s exit. / Pokemon BW
Head south towards the library’s exit.

Step 5: Continue south and exit into the Museum.

Exit into the Museum. / Pokemon BW
Exit into the Museum.

Step 6: Now inside the Museum, continue south down the staircase.

Continue south down the Museum staircase. / Pokemon BW
Continue south down the Museum staircase.

Step 7: At the bottom of the stairs, you’ll spot Team Plasma huddled around the dragon statue.

Team Plasma will be found surrounding the dragon statue. / Pokemon BW
Team Plasma will be found surrounding the dragon statue.

Step 8: Once Team Plasma has stolen the Dragon Skull from the statue, continue south and exit the Museum.

Exit the museum to the south. / Pokemon BW
Exit the museum to the south.

Step 9: After exiting the Museum, Gym Leader Burgh from Castelia City will greet you and Lenora outside.

Gym Leader Burgh meeting you outside of the museum. / Pokemon BW
Gym Leader Burgh meeting you outside of the museum.

Step 10: Lenora will direct you and Burgh to search Pinwheel Forest.

Lenora asking you to search Pinwheel Forest. / Pokemon BW
Lenora asking you to search Pinwheel Forest.

Step 11: Pinwheel Forest is located to the west from here, so start following the main road west.

Follow the main road west towards Pinwheel Forest. / Pokemon BW
Follow the main road west towards Pinwheel Forest.

Step 12: Keep west on the road, passing the outdoor patio.

Keep west. / Pokemon BW
Keep west.

Step 13: All the way at the end of this road you’ll find the entrance to Pinwheel Forest. So continue west past the NPC.

Keep west past the NPC. / Pokemon BW
Keep west past the NPC.

Step 14: Enter Pinwheel Forest at the very end, which is just past the Trainer Tips sign.

Entering Pinwheel Forest. / Pokemon BW
Entering Pinwheel Forest.

Step 15: Once inside the forest, head north and meet up with Burgh.

Meet up with Burgh inside the forest. / Pokemon BW
Meet up with Burgh inside the forest.

Step 16: Burgh will ask you to head west through the forest to try and find Team Plasma.

Burgh will ask you to take the west path through Pinwheel Forest. / Pokemon BW
Burgh will ask you to take the west path through Pinwheel Forest.

Step 17: Keep walking past the twins – you’ll spot a Team Plasma member straight ahead down the path.

Keep west past the twins towards the Team Plasma member. / Pokemon BW
Keep west past the twins towards the Team Plasma member.

Step 18: The Team Plasma member will challenge you to battle. After defeating them, they’ll reveal they don’t have the Dragon Skull.

The first member of Team Plasma that you encounter won’t have the Dragon Skull. / Pokemon BW
The first member of Team Plasma that you encounter won’t have the Dragon Skull.

Step 19: Another Team Plasma grunt is waiting for you just ahead to the west. So head towards them and they will challenge you to battle as well.

The next Team Plasma grunt to the west. / Pokemon BW
The next Team Plasma grunt to the west.

Step 20: After defeating this next grunt, they’ll also reveal that they don’t have the skull.

This Plasma grunt also won’t have the skull. / Pokemon BW
This Plasma grunt also won’t have the skull.

Step 21: Continue west through the forest, walking through the tall grass.

Continue west through the tall grass. / Pokemon BW
Continue west through the tall grass.

Step 22: You’ll spot a trainer with a backwards baseball hat to the west. Keep going past the trainer.

Continue past this NPC towards the west. / Pokemon BW
Continue past this NPC towards the west.

Step 23: After passing the trainer, veer north through the forest.

Going north past the trainer. / Pokemon BW
Going north past the trainer.

Step 24: Just ahead is a hollowed-out log that acts as a bridge. Head north through the log.

Head north through the hollow log. / Pokemon BW
Head north through the hollow log.

Step 25: After walking through the log, keep north under the log above.

Keep north under the log above. / Pokemon BW
Keep north under the log above.

Step 26: Once you’re past the log ahead, turn west through the tall grass.

Turn west through the tall grass. / Pokemon BW
Turn west through the tall grass.

Step 27: Follow the path around & turning south until you come across a log bridge leading up to a higher level. Head east up the log.

Head east up the inclined log. / Pokemon BW
Head east up the inclined log.

Step 28: A third Team Plasma grunt will be waiting at the end of the log to battle.

A third Team Plasma grunt will challenge you to a battle. / Pokemon BW
A third Team Plasma grunt will challenge you to a battle.

Step 29: After defeating this grunt, head north down the other log ramp ahead.

Head north down the log ramp. / Pokemon BW
Head north down the log ramp.

Step 30: Walk east from the end of the log, passing between the trees.

Walk east from the end of the log. / Pokemon BW
Walk east from the end of the log.

Step 31: Ahead to the east will be another log. Walk through the log veering north.

Walk through the log heading north. / Pokemon BW
Walk through the log heading north.

Step 32: A fourth and final Team Plasma member will be found at the end of the log, waiting to battle.

A fourth Team Plasma member will be waiting to battle. / Pokemon BW
A fourth Team Plasma member will be waiting to battle.

Step 33: After defeating this Team Plasma thief, you’ll receive the Dragon Skull.

Getting the Dragon Skull after defeating the final thief. / Pokemon BW
Getting the Dragon Skull after defeating the final thief.

Step 34: After receiving the skull, Lenora will appear and you’ll return the skull back to her.

Returning the skull to Lenora. / Pokemon BW
Returning the skull to Lenora.

Dragon Skull Uses

In-game details for the Dragon Skull. / Pokemon BW
In-game details for the Dragon Skull.

Even though the Dragon Skull is considered a Key Item, it can’t be used in any way.

In fact, once you recover the stolen skull, it will immediately be returned to Lenora.

The Dragon Skull serves no purpose for the rest of the story, and instead marks the first of many encounters you’ll have with Team Plasma.

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