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Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

How to beat Roark in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Roark’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
  • GeodudeLv 12Rock and Ground typeMoves: Rock. It also lays Spikes or Stealth Rock, which hit you as you switch in.
  • OnixLv 12Rock and Ground typeMoves: Rock and Normal. It also traps and chips with a move like Fire Spin or Wrap and lays Spikes or Stealth Rock, which hit you as you switch in.
  • CranidosLv 14Rock typeMoves: Normal and Ground

Hit it with

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

Water4× · 3/3Grass4× · 3/3Fighting2× · 3/3Ground2× · 3/3Steel2× · 3/3Ice2× · 2/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Roark in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

2 take normal hits from their moves.

  • MachopFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 3/3Low Sweep · Lv 12takes 1×Catch Machop · Route 207 Add
  • BudewGrassPoisonchips 4× with Grass · 3/3Absorb · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Budew · Route 204 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • GeodudeLv 12Beat it withMachophits 2×Low Sweep · Lv 12WallOnix takes ½×Catch Onix · Oreburgh Mine
  • OnixLv 12Beat it withMachophits 2×Low Kick · Lv 1WallOnix takes ½×Catch Onix · Oreburgh Mine
  • CranidosLv 14Beat it withMachophits 2×Low Sweep · Lv 12WallNo 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 nextGardeniaEterna, EternaLv 22. Team types: Grass and Poison. Cherubi, Turtwig and Roserade.

Gyms and Team Galactic

  1. 01RoarkOreburghLv 14. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude, Onix and Cranidos.
  2. 02GardeniaEternaLv 22, up next. 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.