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Battle plan · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

How to beat Volkner in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Volkner’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
  • RaichuLv 46Electric typeMoves: Electric and Water
  • AmbipomLv 47Normal typeMoves: Normal and Electric
  • OctilleryLv 47Water typeMoves: Water, Ice and Electric
  • LuxrayLv 49Electric typeMoves: Electric, Ice, Dark and Steel

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ground2× · 2/4Electric2× · 1/4Grass2× · 1/4Fighting2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Volkner in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • GastrodonWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 2/4Earth Power · Lv 39takes 1×Catch Gastrodon · Grand Underground (Fountainspring Cave) Add
  • WhiscashWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 2/4Earthquake · Lv 40takes 1×Catch Barboach · Eterna City (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • SteelixSteelGroundhits 2× with Ground · 2/4Dig · Lv 44switch out against Raichu and OctilleryCatch Steelix · Iron Island Add
  • LuxrayElectrichits 2× with Electric · 1/4Volt Switch · Lv 33takes 1×Catch Shinx · Route 202 · evolves at 30 Add
  • AbomasnowGrassIcehits 2× with Grass · 1/4Wood Hammer · Lv 43switch out against LuxrayCatch Snover · Acuity Lakefront · evolves at 40 Add
  • RaichuElectrichits 2× with Electric · 1/4Thunder · Lv 44takes 1×Catch Pikachu · Trophy Garden, then a Thunder Stone Add

Slot by slot

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

  • RaichuLv 46Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Bulldoze · Lv 18Catch Gible · Wayward Cave · evolves at 48WallAbomasnow takes ½×
  • AmbipomLv 47Beat it withMedichamhits 2×High Jump Kick · Lv 28Catch Meditite · Route 211 · evolves at 37WallSteelix takes ½×
  • OctilleryLv 47Beat it withLuxrayhits 2×Volt Switch · Lv 33WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • LuxrayLv 49Beat it withSteelixhits 2×Dig · Lv 44WallNo 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 nextBarryTurtwig start, Turtwig startLv 55. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison and Fire. Staraptor, Floatzel, Heracross, Roserade, Snorlax and Infernape.

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, up next. 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.