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Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

How to beat Lucian in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Lucian’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
  • Mr. MimeLv 59Psychic and Fairy typeFilterMoves: Psychic and Fairy
  • GirafarigLv 59Normal and Psychic typeSap SipperMoves: Psychic and Electric
  • MedichamLv 60Fighting and Psychic typeMoves: Psychic, Fighting, Electric and Ice
  • AlakazamLv 60Psychic typeMoves: Psychic and Electric
  • BronzongLv 63Steel and Psychic typeLevitateMoves: Steel, Ground and Dark

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ghost2× · 4/5Dark2× · 3/5Bug2× · 2/5Fire2× · 1/5

+4 more

Flying2× · 1/5Fairy2× · 1/5Poison1.5× · 1/5Steel1.5× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Lucian in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

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

  • GarchompDragonGroundhits 2× with Dark · 3/5Crunch · on evolvingswitch out against Mr. Mime and MedichamCatch Gible · Wayward Cave · evolves at 48 Add
  • DrapionPoisonDarkhits 2× with Poison or Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 48switch out against BronzongCatch Skorupi · Grand Underground (Big Bluff Cavern) · evolves at 40 Add
  • LuxrayElectrichits 2× with Dark · 3/5Crunch · Lv 56switch out against BronzongCatch Shinx · Route 202 · evolves at 30 Add
  • SkuntankPoisonDarkhits 2× with Poison or Dark · 4/5Sucker Punch · Lv 30switch out against BronzongCatch Stunky · Route 206 · evolves at 34Brilliant Diamond only Add
  • SteelixSteelGroundhits 1.5× with Steel · 1/5Iron Tail · Lv 48switch out against Medicham and BronzongCatch Steelix · Iron Island Add
  • BronzongSteelPsychichits 2× with Steel or Dark · 3/5Heavy Slam · Lv 32switch out against BronzongCatch Bronzor · Route 206 · evolves at 33 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • Mr. MimeLv 59Beat it withSteelixhits 1.5×Iron Tail · Lv 48WallBronzong takes ½×
  • GirafarigLv 59Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Crunch · on evolvingWallSteelix takes ½×
  • MedichamLv 60Beat it withMr. Mimehits 2×Dazzling Gleam · Lv 44Catch Mr. Mime · Route 218 · Brilliant Diamond onlyWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • AlakazamLv 60Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Crunch · on evolvingWallSteelix takes ½×
  • BronzongLv 63Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Crunch · on evolvingWallNo 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 nextCynthiaChampion, ChampionLv 66. Team types: Ghost, Dark, Grass, Poison, Water, Ground, Fighting, Steel and Dragon. Spiritomb, Roserade, Gastrodon, Lucario, Milotic and Garchomp.

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, up next. Team types: Ghost, Dark, Grass, Poison, Water, Ground, Fighting, Steel and Dragon. Spiritomb, Roserade, Gastrodon, Lucario, Milotic and Garchomp.