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Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

How to beat Barry (Piplup start) in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Barry’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
  • StaraptorLv 49Normal and Flying typeMoves: Fighting, Flying and Bug
  • FloatzelLv 49Water typeMoves: Ice, Dark, Normal and Water
  • 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
  • TorterraLv 55Grass and Ground typeMoves: Ground and Grass. It also lays Spikes or Stealth Rock, which hit you as you switch in.

Hit it with

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

Ice4× · 2/6Flying4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Electric2× · 2/6Rock2× · 2/6Water2× · 1/6Grass2× · 1/6Fighting2× · 1/6Ground2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Bug2× · 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.

  • OctilleryWaterhits 4× with Ice, Grass, Psychic or Water · 5/6Ice Beam · Lv 36switch out against TorterraCatch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod) · evolves at 25 Add
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Water · 3/6Hurricane · Lv 44switch out against HeracrossCatch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20 Add
  • AbomasnowGrassIcehits 4× with Ice or Grass · 3/6Blizzard · Lv 49weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Snover · Acuity Lakefront · evolves at 40 Add
  • StaraptorNormalFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Fighting · 3/6Brave Bird · Lv 49switch out against Floatzel and HeracrossCatch Starly · Lake Verity · evolves at 34 Add
  • LuxrayElectrichits 2× with Electric · 2/6Volt Switch · Lv 33switch out against Snorlax and TorterraCatch Shinx · Route 202 · evolves at 30 Add
  • PelipperWaterFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Water · 3/6Wing Attack · Lv 15later: Hurricane at 55switch out against HeracrossCatch Wingull · Route 213 · evolves at 25 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • StaraptorLv 49Beat it withLuxrayhits 2×Volt Switch · Lv 33WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • FloatzelLv 49Beat it withLuxrayhits 2×Volt Switch · Lv 33WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • HeracrossLv 51Beat it withLumineonhits 4×Bounce · learns at 53Catch Finneon · Route 205 (Good Rod) · evolves at 31WallToxicroak takes ½×Catch Croagunk · Grand Underground (Riverbank Cave) · evolves at 37
  • RapidashLv 49Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Hydro Pump · Lv 40WallTentacruel takes ½×Catch Tentacool · Canalave City (Surf) · evolves at 30
  • SnorlaxLv 52Beat it withStaraptorhits 2×Close Combat · on evolvingWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • TorterraLv 55Beat it withAbomasnowhits 4×Blizzard · Lv 49WallBeautifly takes ¼×Catch Wurmple · Eterna Forest · evolves at 10

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 nextAaronElite Four, Elite FourLv 57. Team types: Bug, Poison, Flying, Fighting and Dark. Dustox, Beautifly, Vespiquen, Heracross and Drapion.

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, up next. Team types: Bug, Poison, Flying, Fighting and Dark. Dustox, Beautifly, Vespiquen, Heracross and Drapion.
  2. 02BerthaElite FourLv 59. 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.