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Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

How to beat Maylene in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Maylene’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
  • MedititeLv 27Fighting and Psychic typeMoves: Fighting
  • MachokeLv 27Fighting typeMoves: Fighting, Dark, Rock and Ground
  • LucarioLv 30Fighting and Steel typeMoves: Fighting and Steel

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Flying2× · 2/3Fairy2× · 2/3Fire2× · 1/3Fighting2× · 1/3Ground2× · 1/3Psychic2× · 1/3Ghost2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Maylene 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.

  • GolbatPoisonFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 2/3Air Cutter · Lv 27switch out against MachokeCatch Zubat · Oreburgh Gate · evolves at 22 Add
  • HaunterGhostPoisonhits 2× with Ghost · 1/3Hex · Lv 24switch out against MachokeCatch Gastly · Grand Underground (Dazzling Cave) · evolves at 25 Add
  • MedititeFightingPsychichits 2× with Psychic or Fighting · 2/3Low Kick · Lv 4later: High Jump Kick at 28takes 1×Catch Meditite · Route 211 Add
  • NoctowlNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 2/3Air Slash · Lv 18switch out against MachokeCatch Hoothoot · Route 211 · evolves at 20 Add
  • PonytaFirehits 2× with Fire · 1/3Flame Wheel · Lv 25switch out against MachokeCatch Ponyta · Route 211 Add
  • MachokeFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 1/3Low Kick · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Machop · Route 207 · evolves at 28 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • MedititeLv 27Beat it withHaunterhits 2×Hex · Lv 24WallMisdreavus takes 0×Catch Misdreavus · Eterna Forest · Shining Pearl only
  • MachokeLv 27Beat it withMedititehits 2×Psybeam · Lv 20WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • LucarioLv 30Beat it withPonytahits 2×Flame Wheel · Lv 25WallGyarados takes ½×Catch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20

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 nextCrasher WakePastoria, PastoriaLv 30. Team types: Water, Flying and Ground. Gyarados, Quagsire and Floatzel.

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, up next. 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.