Battle plan · Black & White
How to beat Grimsley
Grimsley’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Black & White. Add your own team to see who to lead with.
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Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.
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Grimsley: 6 good catches.
Their team
ScraftyLv 48Dark and Fighting typeMoves: Dark, Fighting and Poison
LiepardLv 48Dark typeMoves: Dark, Normal and Flying
KrookodileLv 48Ground and Dark typeMoves: Dark, Dragon and Ground
BisharpLv 50Dark and Steel typeMoves: Dark, Bug, Steel and Flying
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Fighting4× · 4/4Bug2× · 2/4Fire2× · 1/4Water2× · 1/4Grass2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Ground2× · 1/4Flying2× · 1/4
Good to catch
Catchable before Grimsley in Black & White.
3 take normal hits from their moves. 3 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
SeismitoadWaterGroundhits 4× with Fighting or Water · 4 of 4Drain Punch · Lv 44takes 1×Catch Tympole · Pinwheel Forest
DarmanitanFirehits 4× with Fighting · 4 of 4Superpower · Lv 47switch out against KrookodileCatch Darumaka · Route 4
AlomomolaWaterhits 4× with Fighting or Water · 4 of 4Wake-Up Slap · Lv 29takes 1×Driftveil City (Surf)
DurantBugSteelhits 2× with Bug or Ground · 3 of 4Bug Bite · Lv 26takes 1×Victory Road
BouffalantNormalhits 4× with Fighting or Bug · 4 of 4Revenge · Lv 26switch out against ScraftyRoute 10
StunfiskGroundElectrichits 4× with Flying or Fighting · 4 of 4Revenge · learns at 50switch out against KrookodileIcirrus City (Surf)
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- ScraftyLv 48Beat it withDarmanitanhits 2× · Superpower · Lv 47WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- LiepardLv 48Beat it withDarmanitanhits 2× · Superpower · Lv 47
WallExcadrill takes ½×Catch Drilbur · Wellspring Cave - KrookodileLv 48Beat it withSeismitoadhits 2× · Muddy Water · Lv 28WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- BisharpLv 50Beat it withSeismitoadhits 4× · Drain Punch · Lv 44WallExcadrill takes ½×Catch Drilbur · Wellspring Cave