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Battle plan · Diamond & Pearl

How to beat Barry (Chimchar start) in Diamond & Pearl

Barry’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
  • StaraptorLv 48Normal and Flying typeMoves: Fighting, Flying, Steel and Bug
  • RoseradeLv 49Grass and Poison typeMoves: Poison, Grass and Ghost
  • HeracrossLv 50Bug and Fighting typeMoves: Fighting, Rock, Dark and Flying
  • RapidashLv 49Fire typeMoves: Fire and Flying. It also burns with Will-O-Wisp; Fire types can’t be burned.
  • SnorlaxLv 51Normal typeMoves: Normal, Dark and Ground
  • EmpoleonLv 53Water and Steel typeMoves: Water, Flying, Steel and Ghost

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Flying4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Electric2× · 2/6Ice2× · 2/6Fighting2× · 2/6Ground2× · 2/6Psychic2× · 2/6Rock2× · 2/6Water2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Barry in Diamond & Pearl.

One takes normal hits from their moves. 5 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • StaraptorNormalFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Fighting · 4/6Wing Attack · Lv 9later: Brave Bird at 49switch out against HeracrossCatch Starly · Lake Verity · evolves at 34 Add
  • OctilleryWaterhits 2× with Ice, Psychic or Water · 4/6Ice Beam · Lv 48switch out against RoseradeCatch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod) · evolves at 25 Add
  • GarchompDragonGroundhits 2× with Ground · 2/6Dig · Lv 40takes 1×Catch Gible · Wayward Cave · evolves at 48 Add
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 2× with Ice or Water · 3/6Ice Fang · Lv 32switch out against HeracrossCatch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20 Add
  • LumineonWaterhits 4× with Flying or Water · 3/6Water Pulse · Lv 22switch out against RoseradeCatch Finneon · Valley Windworks (Good Rod) · evolves at 31 Add
  • LuxrayElectrichits 2× with Electric · 2/6Spark · Lv 18switch out against SnorlaxCatch Shinx · Route 202 · evolves at 30 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • StaraptorLv 48Beat it withLuxrayhits 2×Spark · Lv 18WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • RoseradeLv 49Beat it withStaraptorhits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 9later: Brave Bird at 49WallSkuntank takes ½×Catch Stunky · Route 206 · evolves at 34 · Diamond only
  • HeracrossLv 50Beat it withLumineonhits 4×Bounce · learns at 53WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • RapidashLv 49Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Dig · Lv 40 watch out: burnsWallRampardos takes ½× watch out: burnsGet Cranidos · Oreburgh Mining Museum (fossil from the Underground) · evolves at 30 · Diamond only
  • SnorlaxLv 51Beat it withStaraptorhits 2×Close Combat · Lv 34WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • EmpoleonLv 53Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Dig · Lv 40WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Diamond & Pearl

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Diamond & Pearl bosses

Quick picks for Diamond & Pearl

Up nextAaronElite Four, Elite FourLv 57. Team types: Bug, Poison, Flying, Fighting and Dark. Dustox, Beautifly, Vespiquen, Heracross and Drapion.

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 53. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison and Fire. Staraptor, Floatzel, Heracross, Roserade, Snorlax and Infernape.
  2. 01BarryChimchar startLv 53. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Poison, Bug, Fighting, Fire, Water and Steel. Staraptor, Roserade, Heracross, Rapidash, Snorlax and Empoleon.
  3. 01BarryPiplup startLv 53. 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, up next. 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, 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.