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Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

How to beat Barry (Chimchar start)

Barry’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Stuck on a gym or a rival?

Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.

Quick picks for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Gyms and Team Galactic

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Barry: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • StaraptorLv 49Normal and Flying typeMoves: Fighting, Flying and Bug
  • RoseradeLv 49Grass and Poison typeMoves: Grass and Ghost
  • HeracrossLv 51Bug and Fighting typeMoves: Bug, Rock and Dark
  • RapidashLv 49Fire typeFlash FireMoves: Steel, Bug, Poison and Fire
  • SnorlaxLv 52Normal typeThick FatMoves: Normal, Dark and Ground
  • EmpoleonLv 55Water and Steel typeMoves: Grass, Water and Steel

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Flying4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Electric2× · 2/6Ice2× · 2/6Fighting2× · 2/6Ground2× · 2/6Psychic2× · 2/6Rock2× · 2/6Water2× · 1/6Fairy2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Barry in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • StaraptorNormalFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Fighting · 4 of 6Close Combat · on evolvingswitch out against HeracrossCatch Starly · Lake Verity
  • AzumarillWaterFairyhits 4× with Flying or Water · 5 of 6Bounce · Lv 15weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Marill · Great Marsh
  • MedichamFightingPsychichits 2× with Psychic or Fighting · 4 of 6Psybeam · Lv 20switch out against Staraptor and RoseradeCatch Meditite · Route 211
  • BunearyNormalhits 4× with Flying or Fighting · 4 of 6Double Kick · Lv 20switch out against StaraptorEterna Forest
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Water · 3 of 6Hurricane · Lv 44switch out against HeracrossCatch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod)
  • PelipperWaterFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Water · 3 of 6Hurricane · learns at 55switch out against HeracrossCatch Wingull · Route 213

Slot by slot

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

  • StaraptorLv 49Beat it withOctilleryhits 2×Ice Beam · Lv 36Catch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod)WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • RoseradeLv 49Beat it withStaraptorhits 2×Brave Bird · Lv 49WallNoctowl takes ½×Catch Hoothoot · Route 211
  • HeracrossLv 51Beat it withAzumarillhits 4×Bounce · Lv 15WallToxicroak takes ½×Catch Croagunk · Grand Underground (Riverbank Cave)
  • RapidashLv 49Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Hydro Pump · Lv 40WallTentacruel takes ½×Catch Tentacool · Canalave City (Surf)
  • SnorlaxLv 52Beat it withStaraptorhits 2×Close Combat · on evolvingWallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • EmpoleonLv 55Beat it withStaraptorhits 2×Close Combat · on evolvingWallNothing resists all its moves yet.