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Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

How to beat Cynthia in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Cynthia’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
  • SpiritombLv 61Ghost and Dark typeMoves: Ghost, Dark and Psychic
  • RoseradeLv 60Grass and Poison typeMoves: Fairy, Ghost, Poison and Grass
  • GastrodonLv 60Water and Ground typeStorm DrainMoves: Water, Ground, Poison and Rock
  • LucarioLv 63Fighting and Steel typeMoves: Fighting, Dragon and Steel
  • MiloticLv 63Water typeMoves: Ice and Water
  • GarchompLv 66Dragon and Ground typeMoves: Dragon, Ground and Poison

Hit it with

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

Grass4× · 2/6Ice4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Fairy2× · 2/6

+6 more

Electric2× · 1/6Fighting2× · 1/6Ground2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Dragon2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Cynthia in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Strongest matchup first. All six are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • OctilleryWaterhits 4× with Ice or Grass · 4/6Ice Beam · Lv 36switch out against RoseradeCatch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod) · evolves at 25 Add
  • NoctowlNormalFlyinghits 2× with Fairy or Flying · 3/6Air Slash · Lv 18switch out against Gastrodon and MiloticCatch Hoothoot · Route 211 · evolves at 20 Add
  • AbomasnowGrassIcehits 4× with Ice or Grass · 4/6Wood Hammer · Lv 43weak to four of their six: switch outCatch Snover · Acuity Lakefront · evolves at 40 Add
  • RapidashFirehits 2× with Fire · 2/6Fire Blast · Lv 56later: Flare Blitz at 63weak to three of their six: switch outCatch Ponyta · Route 211 · evolves at 40 Add
  • StaraptorNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying or Fighting · 2/6Brave Bird · Lv 49switch out against Gastrodon and MiloticCatch Starly · Lake Verity · evolves at 34 Add
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 1/6Hurricane · Lv 44switch out against GastrodonCatch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • SpiritombLv 61Beat it withNoctowlhits 2×Moonblast · Lv 43WallDrapion takes ½×Catch Skorupi · Grand Underground (Big Bluff Cavern) · evolves at 40
  • RoseradeLv 60Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Hurricane · Lv 44WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • GastrodonLv 60Beat it withOctilleryhits 4×Bullet Seed · Lv 30WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • LucarioLv 63Beat it withRapidashhits 2×Fire Blast · Lv 56later: Flare Blitz at 63WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • MiloticLv 63Beat it withOctilleryhits 2×Bullet Seed · Lv 30WallTentacruel takes ½×Catch Tentacool · Canalave City (Surf) · evolves at 30
  • GarchompLv 66Beat it withOctilleryhits 4×Ice Beam · Lv 36WallNo 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

From the topRoarkOreburgh, OreburghLv 14. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude, Onix and Cranidos.

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. 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.