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Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

How to beat Aaron in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Aaron’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
  • DustoxLv 53Bug and Poison typeMoves: Bug. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • BeautiflyLv 53Bug and Flying typeMoves: Bug, Ghost and Psychic
  • VespiquenLv 54Bug and Flying typeMoves: Flying and Bug
  • HeracrossLv 54Bug and Fighting typeMoves: Ground, Rock, Normal and Fighting
  • DrapionLv 57Poison and Dark typeMoves: Poison, Dark, Ground and Bug

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Flying4× · 4/5Fire2× · 4/5Rock4× · 3/5Electric2× · 2/5Ice2× · 2/5Psychic2× · 2/5Ground2× · 1/5Fairy2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Aaron in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

One takes normal hits from their moves. 5 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • SteelixSteelGroundhits 4× with Rock or Ground · 4/5Stone Edge · Lv 52switch out against Heracross and DrapionCatch Steelix · Iron Island Add
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 4× with Flying · 4/5Hurricane · Lv 44switch out against HeracrossCatch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20 Add
  • RampardosRockhits 4× with Rock or Psychic · 4/5Head Smash · Lv 46switch out against Heracross and DrapionGet Cranidos · Oreburgh Mining Museum (fossil from the Underground) · evolves at 30Brilliant Diamond only Add
  • LumineonWaterhits 4× with Flying · 4/5Bounce · Lv 53takes 1×Catch Finneon · Route 205 (Good Rod) · evolves at 31 Add
  • StaraptorNormalFlyinghits 4× with Flying · 4/5Brave Bird · Lv 49switch out against HeracrossCatch Starly · Lake Verity · evolves at 34 Add
  • AzumarillWaterFairyhits 4× with Flying · 4/5Bounce · Lv 15switch out against DrapionCatch Marill · Great Marsh · evolves at 18 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • DustoxLv 53Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Hurricane · Lv 44 watch out: poisonWallGolbat takes ¼×Catch Zubat · Oreburgh Gate · evolves at 22
  • BeautiflyLv 53Beat it withSteelixhits 4×Stone Edge · Lv 52WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • VespiquenLv 54Beat it withSteelixhits 4×Stone Edge · Lv 52WallBastiodon takes ½×Get Shieldon · Oreburgh Mining Museum (fossil from the Underground) · evolves at 30 · Shining Pearl only
  • HeracrossLv 54Beat it withLumineonhits 4×Bounce · Lv 53WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • DrapionLv 57Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Dig · Lv 52Catch Gible · Wayward Cave · evolves at 48WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl bosses

Quick picks for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Up nextBerthaElite Four, Elite FourLv 59. Team types: Water, Ground and Rock. Quagsire, Sudowoodo, Golem, Whiscash and Hippowdon.

Gyms and Team Galactic

  1. 01RoarkOreburghLv 14. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude, Onix and Cranidos.
  2. 02GardeniaEternaLv 22. Team types: Grass and Poison. Cherubi, Turtwig and Roserade.
  3. 03MayleneVeilstoneLv 30. Team types: Fighting, Psychic and Steel. Meditite, Machoke and Lucario.
  4. 04Crasher WakePastoriaLv 30. Team types: Water, Flying and Ground. Gyarados, Quagsire and Floatzel.
  5. 05FantinaHearthomeLv 36. Team types: Ghost, Flying and Poison. Drifblim, Gengar and Mismagius.
  6. 06ByronCanalaveLv 39. Team types: Steel, Psychic, Ground and Rock. Bronzor, Steelix and Bastiodon.
  7. 07CandiceSnowpointLv 42. Team types: Grass, Ice, Dark, Fighting and Psychic. Snover, Sneasel, Medicham and Abomasnow.
  8. 08CyrusSpear PillarLv 48. Team types: Dark, Flying, Poison, Water and Ice. Honchkrow, Crobat, Gyarados and Weavile.
  9. 09VolknerSunyshoreLv 49. Team types: Electric, Normal and Water. Raichu, Ambipom, Octillery and Luxray.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01BarryTurtwig startLv 55. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison and Fire. Staraptor, Floatzel, Heracross, Roserade, Snorlax and Infernape.
  2. 01BarryChimchar startLv 55. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Poison, Bug, Fighting, Fire, Water and Steel. Staraptor, Roserade, Heracross, Rapidash, Snorlax and Empoleon.
  3. 01BarryPiplup startLv 55. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Bug, Fighting, Fire, Grass and Ground. Staraptor, Floatzel, Heracross, Rapidash, Snorlax and Torterra.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01AaronElite FourLv 57. Team types: Bug, Poison, Flying, Fighting and Dark. Dustox, Beautifly, Vespiquen, Heracross and Drapion.
  2. 02BerthaElite FourLv 59, up next. Team types: Water, Ground and Rock. Quagsire, Sudowoodo, Golem, Whiscash and Hippowdon.
  3. 03FlintElite FourLv 61. Team types: Fire, Steel, Ground, Ghost, Flying, Normal and Fighting. Rapidash, Steelix, Drifblim, Lopunny and Infernape.
  4. 04LucianElite FourLv 63. Team types: Psychic, Fairy, Normal, Fighting and Steel. Mr. Mime, Girafarig, Medicham, Alakazam and Bronzong.
  5. 05CynthiaChampionLv 66. Team types: Ghost, Dark, Grass, Poison, Water, Ground, Fighting, Steel and Dragon. Spiritomb, Roserade, Gastrodon, Lucario, Milotic and Garchomp.