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Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

How to beat Candice in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Candice’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
  • SnoverLv 38Grass and Ice typeMoves: Grass, Water and Ice. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • SneaselLv 38Dark and Ice typeMoves: Steel, Ground and Ice
  • MedichamLv 40Fighting and Psychic typeMoves: Ice, Fighting and Rock
  • AbomasnowLv 42Grass and Ice typeMoves: Grass, Ground and Ice. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.

Hit it with

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

Fire4× · 3/4Fighting4× · 3/4Flying2× · 3/4Bug2× · 3/4Rock2× · 3/4Steel2× · 3/4Poison2× · 2/4Fairy2× · 2/4Ghost2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Candice in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

2 take normal hits from their moves. 4 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • MedichamFightingPsychichits 4× with Fighting · 3/4High Jump Kick · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Meditite · Route 211 · evolves at 37 Add
  • MachokeFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 3/4Low Kick · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Machop · Route 207 · evolves at 28 Add
  • SkuntankPoisonDarkhits 4× with Fire · 3/4Flamethrower · on evolvingswitch out against Sneasel and AbomasnowCatch Stunky · Route 206 · evolves at 34Brilliant Diamond only Add
  • KricketuneBughits 2× with Bug · 3/4X-Scissor · Lv 30switch out against MedichamCatch Kricketot · Route 202 · evolves at 10 Add
  • TentacruelWaterPoisonhits 2× with Poison or Ghost · 3/4Hex · Lv 28switch out against Sneasel and AbomasnowCatch Tentacool · Canalave City (Surf) · evolves at 30 Add
  • PelipperWaterFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3/4Wing Attack · Lv 15switch out against MedichamCatch Wingull · Route 213 · evolves at 25 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • SnoverLv 38Beat it withSkuntankhits 4×Flamethrower · on evolvingWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SneaselLv 38Beat it withMedichamhits 4×High Jump Kick · Lv 28WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • MedichamLv 40Beat it withTentacruelhits 2×Hex · Lv 28WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • AbomasnowLv 42Beat it withPelipperhits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 15WallNo 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 nextCyrusSpear Pillar, Spear PillarLv 48. Team types: Dark, Flying, Poison, Water and Ice. Honchkrow, Crobat, Gyarados and Weavile.

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, up next. 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. 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.