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How to beat Cynthia in Diamond & Pearl

Cynthia’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
  • SpiritombLv 61Ghost and Dark typeMoves: Dark, Psychic and Bug
  • RoseradeLv 60Grass and Poison typeMoves: Grass, Poison, Ghost and Psychic
  • GastrodonLv 60Water and Ground typeMoves: Water, Ground, Rock and Poison
  • LucarioLv 63Fighting and Steel typeMoves: Fighting, Dragon, Psychic and Ground
  • MiloticLv 63Water typeMoves: Water and Ice
  • GarchompLv 66Dragon and Ground typeMoves: Dragon, Ground, Fighting and Normal

Hit it with

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

Grass4× · 2/6Ice4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Electric2× · 1/6

+5 more

Fighting2× · 1/6Ground2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Dragon2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Cynthia in Diamond & Pearl.

Strongest matchup first. All six are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 4× with Ice · 2/6Ice Fang · Lv 32switch out against GastrodonCatch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20 Add
  • AbomasnowGrassIcehits 4× with Ice or Grass · 4/6Wood Hammer · Lv 36weak to five of their six: switch outCatch Snover · Acuity Lakefront · evolves at 40 Add
  • StaraptorNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying or Fighting · 2/6Brave Bird · Lv 49switch out against Gastrodon and MiloticCatch Starly · Lake Verity · evolves at 34 Add
  • OctilleryWaterhits 4× with Ice · 2/6Ice Beam · Lv 48switch out against RoseradeCatch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod) · evolves at 25 Add
  • RapidashFirehits 2× with Fire · 2/6Flare Blitz · Lv 58weak to four of their six: switch outCatch Ponyta · Route 211 · evolves at 40 Add
  • LuxrayElectrichits 2× with Electric · 1/6Spark · Lv 18weak to three of their six: switch outCatch Shinx · Route 202 · evolves at 30 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • SpiritombLv 61Beat it withSpiritomb has no weakness in Diamond & Pearl.WallSteelix takes ½×Catch Steelix · Iron Island
  • RoseradeLv 60Beat it withRapidashhits 2×Flare Blitz · Lv 58WallSkuntank takes ½×Catch Stunky · Route 206 · evolves at 34 · Diamond only
  • GastrodonLv 60Beat it withAbomasnowhits 4×Wood Hammer · Lv 36 takes 2×WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • LucarioLv 63Beat it withStaraptorhits 2×Close Combat · Lv 34WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • MiloticLv 63Beat it withLuxrayhits 2×Spark · Lv 18WallOctillery takes ½×
  • GarchompLv 66Beat it withGyaradoshits 4×Ice Fang · Lv 32WallNo 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

From the topRoarkOreburgh, OreburghLv 14. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude, Onix and Cranidos.

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. 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.