Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
How to beat Byron in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Byron’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.
Their team
Other bosses
BronzorLv 36Steel and Psychic typeLevitateMoves: Steel. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types and confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
SteelixLv 36Steel and Ground typeMoves: Electric, Ground and Steel. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
BastiodonLv 39Rock and Steel typeMoves: Electric, Rock and Steel
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Fighting4× · 2/3Ground4× · 2/3Fire2× · 2/3Water2× · 2/3
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Ghost2× · 1/3Dark2× · 1/3
Good to catch
Catchable before Byron in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.
Five take normal hits from their moves. One is weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
MachokeFightinghits 4× with Dark or Fighting · 3/3Low Kick · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Machop · Route 207 · evolves at 28 Add
GastrodonWaterGroundhits 2× with Water · 2/3Muddy Water · Lv 33takes 1×Catch Gastrodon · Grand Underground (Fountainspring Cave) Add
WhiscashWaterGroundhits 2× with Water · 2/3Aqua Tail · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Barboach · Eterna City (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
MedichamFightingPsychichits 4× with Fighting · 2/3High Jump Kick · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Meditite · Route 211 · evolves at 37 Add
QuagsireWaterGroundhits 2× with Water · 2/3Aqua Tail · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Quagsire · Great Marsh Add
LuxrayElectrichits 2× with Dark · 1/3Bite · Lv 12switch out against SteelixCatch Shinx · Route 202 · evolves at 30 Add
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- BronzorLv 36
Beat it withGyaradoshits 2× · Crunch · Lv 24Catch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20WallLuxray takes ½× - SteelixLv 36Beat it withGastrodonhits 2× · Muddy Water · Lv 33WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
- BastiodonLv 39Beat it withGastrodonhits 2× · Muddy Water · Lv 33later: Earth Power at 39WallQuagsire takes ½×
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 nextCandiceSnowpoint, SnowpointLv 42. Team types: Grass, Ice, Dark, Fighting and Psychic. Snover, Sneasel, Medicham and Abomasnow.Gyms and Team Galactic
- 01RoarkOreburghLv 14. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude, Onix and Cranidos.
- 02GardeniaEternaLv 22. Team types: Grass and Poison. Cherubi, Turtwig and Roserade.
- 03MayleneVeilstoneLv 30. Team types: Fighting, Psychic and Steel. Meditite, Machoke and Lucario.
- 04Crasher WakePastoriaLv 30. Team types: Water, Flying and Ground. Gyarados, Quagsire and Floatzel.
- 05FantinaHearthomeLv 36. Team types: Ghost, Flying and Poison. Drifblim, Gengar and Mismagius.
- 06ByronCanalaveLv 39. Team types: Steel, Psychic, Ground and Rock. Bronzor, Steelix and Bastiodon.
- 07CandiceSnowpointLv 42, up next. Team types: Grass, Ice, Dark, Fighting and Psychic. Snover, Sneasel, Medicham and Abomasnow.
- 08CyrusSpear PillarLv 48. Team types: Dark, Flying, Poison, Water and Ice. Honchkrow, Crobat, Gyarados and Weavile.
- 09VolknerSunyshoreLv 49. Team types: Electric, Normal and Water. Raichu, Ambipom, Octillery and Luxray.
Before the Elite Four
- 01BarryTurtwig startLv 55. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison and Fire. Staraptor, Floatzel, Heracross, Roserade, Snorlax and Infernape.
- 01BarryChimchar startLv 55. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Poison, Bug, Fighting, Fire, Water and Steel. Staraptor, Roserade, Heracross, Rapidash, Snorlax and Empoleon.
- 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
- 01AaronElite FourLv 57. Team types: Bug, Poison, Flying, Fighting and Dark. Dustox, Beautifly, Vespiquen, Heracross and Drapion.
- 02BerthaElite FourLv 59. Team types: Water, Ground and Rock. Quagsire, Sudowoodo, Golem, Whiscash and Hippowdon.
- 03FlintElite FourLv 61. Team types: Fire, Steel, Ground, Ghost, Flying, Normal and Fighting. Rapidash, Steelix, Drifblim, Lopunny and Infernape.
- 04LucianElite FourLv 63. Team types: Psychic, Fairy, Normal, Fighting and Steel. Mr. Mime, Girafarig, Medicham, Alakazam and Bronzong.
- 05CynthiaChampionLv 66. Team types: Ghost, Dark, Grass, Poison, Water, Ground, Fighting, Steel and Dragon. Spiritomb, Roserade, Gastrodon, Lucario, Milotic and Garchomp.