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How to beat Cyrus in Diamond & Pearl

Cyrus’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
  • HonchkrowLv 45Dark and Flying typeMoves: Flying, Dark and Steel
  • CrobatLv 46Poison and Flying typeMoves: Poison, Flying and Dark
  • GyaradosLv 45Water and Flying typeMoves: Normal, Water, Ice and Ground
  • WeavileLv 48Dark and Ice typeMoves: Dark, Ice, Fighting and Bug
  • Steel types resist Dark moves from Honchkrow, Crobat and Weavile in Diamond & Pearl (½× there, 1× today).

Hit it with

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

Rock2× · 4/4Electric4× · 3/4Ice2× · 2/4Fighting4× · 1/4Fire2× · 1/4Psychic2× · 1/4Bug2× · 1/4Steel2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Cyrus in Diamond & Pearl.

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

  • LuxrayElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/4Spark · Lv 18switch out against GyaradosCatch Shinx · Route 202 · evolves at 30 Add
  • RaichuElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/4Thunder · Lv 45switch out against GyaradosCatch Pikachu · Trophy Garden, then a Thunder Stone · rare Add
  • BronzongSteelPsychichits 2× with Psychic or Steel · 2/4Extrasensory · Lv 19switch out against GyaradosCatch Bronzor · Route 206 · evolves at 33 Add
  • OctilleryWaterhits 2× with Ice, Psychic or Bug · 3/4Psybeam · Lv 10later: Ice Beam at 48takes 1×Catch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod) · evolves at 25 Add
  • PachirisuElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/4Discharge · Lv 29switch out against GyaradosCatch Pachirisu · Valley Windworks Add
  • RampardosRockhits 2× with Rock · 4/4Ancient Power · Lv 28weak to 3 of their 4: switch outGet Cranidos · Oreburgh Mining Museum (fossil from the Underground) · evolves at 30Diamond only Add

Slot by slot

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

  • HonchkrowLv 45Beat it withLuxrayhits 2×Spark · Lv 18WallSteelix takes ½×Catch Steelix · Iron Island
  • CrobatLv 46Beat it withLuxrayhits 2×Spark · Lv 18WallBastiodon takes ½×Get Shieldon · Oreburgh Mining Museum (fossil from the Underground) · evolves at 30 · Pearl only
  • GyaradosLv 45Beat it withLuxrayhits 4×Spark · Lv 18 takes 2×WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • WeavileLv 48Beat it withBronzonghits 2×Gyro Ball · Lv 38WallNo 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 nextVolknerSunyshore, SunyshoreLv 49. Team types: Electric, Normal and Water. Raichu, Ambipom, Octillery and Luxray.

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, up next. 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.