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How to beat Grimsley in Black 2 & White 2

Grimsley’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Their team

Other bosses
  • LiepardLv 56Dark typeMoves: Dark, Normal and Flying. It also can infatuate with Attract or Cute Charm, so a Pokémon of the other gender may not move.
  • ScraftyLv 56Dark and Fighting typeMoves: Dark, Fighting, Poison and Rock
  • KrookodileLv 56Ground and Dark typeMoves: Dark, Dragon, Ground and Rock
  • BisharpLv 58Dark and Steel typeMoves: Dark, Bug, Steel and Flying

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Fighting4× · 4/4Bug2× · 2/4Fire2× · 1/4Water2× · 1/4

+4 more

Grass2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Ground2× · 1/4Flying2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Grimsley in Black 2 & White 2.

One takes normal hits from their moves. Five are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • GliscorGroundFlyinghits 4× with Fighting · 4/4Sky Uppercut · Lv 45takes 1×Catch Gliscor · Route 11 · rare Add
  • DruddigonDragonhits 4× with Fighting · 4/4Superpower · Lv 55switch out against KrookodileCatch Druddigon · Victory Road Add
  • ZangooseNormalhits 4× with Fighting · 4/4Close Combat · Lv 47switch out against ScraftyCatch Zangoose · Village Bridge Add
  • MienshaoFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 4/4High Jump Kick · Lv 56switch out against Liepard and BisharpCatch Mienfoo · Route 14 · evolves at 50 Add
  • DarmanitanFirehits 4× with Fighting · 4/4Superpower · Lv 47switch out against Scrafty and KrookodileCatch Darumaka · Route 4 · evolves at 35 Add
  • ThrohFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 4/4Superpower · Lv 49switch out against Liepard and BisharpCatch Throh · Victory Road Add

Slot by slot

What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.

  • LiepardLv 56Beat it withDruddigonhits 2×Superpower · Lv 55WallExcadrill takes ½×Catch Drilbur · Relic Passage · evolves at 31
  • ScraftyLv 56Beat it withMienshaohits 2×High Jump Kick · Lv 56WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • KrookodileLv 56Beat it withMienshaohits 2×High Jump Kick · Lv 56WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • BisharpLv 58Beat it withGliscorhits 4×Sky Uppercut · Lv 45WallExcadrill takes ½×Catch Drilbur · Relic Passage · evolves at 31

Other bosses in Black 2 & White 2

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Black 2 & White 2 bosses

Quick picks for Black 2 & White 2

Up nextCaitlinElite Four, Elite FourLv 58. Team types: Psychic and Flying. Musharna, Reuniclus, Sigilyph and Gothitelle.

Gyms

  1. 01CherenAspertiaLv 13. Team types: Normal. Patrat and Lillipup.
  2. 02RoxieVirbankLv 18. Team types: Poison and Bug. Koffing and Whirlipede.
  3. 03BurghCasteliaLv 24. Team types: Bug, Grass and Rock. Swadloon, Dwebble and Leavanny.
  4. 04ElesaNimbasaLv 30. Team types: Electric and Flying. Emolga, Flaaffy and Zebstrika.
  5. 05ClayDriftveilLv 33. Team types: Ground, Dark and Steel. Krokorok, Sandslash and Excadrill.
  6. 06SkylaMistraltonLv 39. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Steel and Water. Swoobat, Skarmory and Swanna.
  7. 07DraydenOpelucidLv 48. Team types: Dragon and Ground. Druddigon, Flygon and Haxorus.
  8. 08MarlonHumilauLv 51. Team types: Water, Rock and Ghost. Carracosta, Wailord and Jellicent.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01ColressPlasma FrigateLv 52. Team types: Electric, Steel and Psychic. Magneton, Metang, Beheeyem, Magnezone and Klinklang.
  2. 02GhetsisGiant ChasmLv 52. Team types: Ghost, Water, Ground, Electric, Poison, Dark, Fighting and Dragon. Cofagrigus, Seismitoad, Eelektross, Drapion, Toxicroak and Hydreigon.
  3. 03HughSnivy startLv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Fire and Fighting. Unfezant, Simipour, Bouffalant and Emboar.
  4. 03HughTepig startLv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass and Water. Unfezant, Simisage, Bouffalant and Samurott.
  5. 03HughOshawott startLv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Fire and Grass. Unfezant, Simisear, Bouffalant and Serperior.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01ShauntalElite FourLv 58. Team types: Ghost, Flying, Ground and Fire. Cofagrigus, Drifblim, Golurk and Chandelure.
  2. 02GrimsleyElite FourLv 58. Team types: Dark, Fighting, Ground and Steel. Liepard, Scrafty, Krookodile and Bisharp.
  3. 03CaitlinElite FourLv 58, up next. Team types: Psychic and Flying. Musharna, Reuniclus, Sigilyph and Gothitelle.
  4. 04MarshalElite FourLv 58. Team types: Fighting. Throh, Sawk, Mienshao and Conkeldurr.
  5. 05IrisChampionLv 59. Team types: Dark, Dragon, Rock, Flying, Steel, Water and Ice. Hydreigon, Druddigon, Archeops, Aggron, Lapras and Haxorus.