Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
How to beat Gardenia in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Gardenia’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
CherubiLv 19Grass typeMoves: Grass and Fairy
TurtwigLv 19Grass typeMoves: Grass
RoseradeLv 22Grass and Poison typeMoves: Grass and Poison
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Fire2× · 3/3Ice2× · 3/3Flying2× · 3/3Poison2× · 2/3
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Bug2× · 2/3Psychic2× · 1/3
Good to catch
Catchable before Gardenia in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.
One resists their moves, five take normal hits.
NoctowlNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3/3Air Slash · Lv 18takes 1×Catch Hoothoot · Route 211 · evolves at 20 Add
VespiquenBugFlyinghits 2× with Bug or Flying · 3/3Bug Bite · Lv 1takes 1×Catch female Combee · Grand Underground (Grassland Cave) · evolves at 21 Add
PonytaFirehits 2× with Fire · 3/3Flame Charge · Lv 15takes 1×Catch Ponyta · Route 211 Add
BeautiflyBugFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3/3Gust · on evolvinglater: Air Cutter at 20takes 1×Catch Wurmple · Eterna Forest · evolves at 10 Add
StaraviaNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3/3Wing Attack · Lv 9takes 1×Catch Starly · Lake Verity · evolves at 14 Add
GolbatPoisonFlyinghits 2× with Poison · 2/3Poison Fang · Lv 15takes ½×Catch Zubat · Oreburgh Gate · evolves at 22 Add
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- CherubiLv 19Beat it withNoctowlhits 2× · Air Slash · Lv 18WallPonyta takes ½×
- TurtwigLv 19Beat it withNoctowlhits 2× · Air Slash · Lv 18WallBeautifly takes ¼×
- RoseradeLv 22Beat it withNoctowlhits 2× · Air Slash · Lv 18WallGolbat 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 nextMayleneVeilstone, VeilstoneLv 30. Team types: Fighting, Psychic and Steel. Meditite, Machoke and Lucario.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, up next. 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. 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.