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Battle plan · Diamond & Pearl

How to beat Barry (Piplup start)

Barry’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Diamond & Pearl. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Stuck on a gym or a rival?

Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.

Quick picks for Diamond & Pearl

Gyms and Team Galactic

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Barry: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • StaraptorLv 48Normal and Flying typeMoves: Fighting, Flying, Steel and Bug
  • FloatzelLv 49Water typeMoves: Water, Dark, Ice and Fighting
  • HeracrossLv 50Bug and Fighting typeMoves: Fighting, Rock, Dark and Flying
  • RapidashLv 49Fire typeMoves: Fire and Flying
  • SnorlaxLv 51Normal typeMoves: Normal, Dark and Ground
  • TorterraLv 53Grass and Ground typeMoves: Grass, Ground and Dark

Hit it with

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

Ice4× · 2/6Flying4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Electric2× · 2/6Rock2× · 2/6Water2× · 1/6Grass2× · 1/6Fighting2× · 1/6Ground2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Bug2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Barry in Diamond & Pearl.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • OctilleryWaterhits 4× with Ice or Psychic · 4 of 6Ice Beam · Lv 48switch out against TorterraCatch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod)
  • MantykeWaterFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Water · 3 of 6Bounce · Lv 40switch out against HeracrossSunyshore City (Surf)
  • PelipperWaterFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Water · 3 of 6Wing Attack · Lv 11switch out against HeracrossCatch Wingull · Route 213
  • LumineonWaterhits 4× with Flying or Water · 3 of 6Bounce · learns at 53switch out against TorterraCatch Finneon · Valley Windworks (Good Rod)
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 4× with Ice or Water · 3 of 6Ice Fang · Lv 32switch out against HeracrossCatch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod)
  • StaraptorNormalFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Fighting · 3 of 6Brave Bird · learns at 49switch out against Floatzel and HeracrossCatch Starly · Lake Verity

Slot by slot

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

  • StaraptorLv 48Beat it withOctilleryhits 2×Ice Beam · Lv 48WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • FloatzelLv 49Beat it withPachirisuhits 2×Discharge · Lv 29Valley WindworksWallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • HeracrossLv 50Beat it withLumineonhits 4×Bounce · learns at 53WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • RapidashLv 49Beat it withOctilleryhits 2×Bubble Beam · Lv 19WallRampardos takes ½×Get Cranidos · Oreburgh Mining Museum (fossil from the Underground) · Diamond only
  • SnorlaxLv 51Beat it withStaraptorhits 2×Close Combat · Lv 34WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • TorterraLv 53Beat it withMantykehits 2×Bounce · Lv 40WallMurkrow takes ½×Eterna Forest · Diamond only