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How to beat Fantina in Diamond & Pearl

Fantina’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
  • DrifblimLv 32Ghost and Flying typeMoves: Ghost and Flying
  • GengarLv 34Ghost and Poison typeLevitateMoves: Ghost and Poison
  • MismagiusLv 36Ghost typeLevitateMoves: Ghost, Psychic and Grass

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ghost2× · 3/3Dark2× · 3/3Electric2× · 1/3Ice2× · 1/3Psychic2× · 1/3Rock2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Fantina in Diamond & Pearl.

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

  • SkuntankPoisonDarkhits 2× with Dark · 3/3Night Slash · Lv 31takes 1×Catch Stunky · Route 206 · evolves at 34Diamond only Add
  • LuxrayElectrichits 2× with Electric or Dark · 3/3Bite · Lv 13later: Crunch at 35takes 1×Catch Shinx · Route 202 · evolves at 30 Add
  • MurkrowDarkFlyinghits 2× with Dark · 3/3Assurance · Lv 25later: Feint Attack at 35takes 1×Catch Murkrow · Eterna ForestDiamond only Add
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 2× with Ice or Dark · 3/3Bite · Lv 20takes 1×Catch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20 Add
  • FloatzelWaterhits 2× with Dark · 3/3Crunch · Lv 26switch out against MismagiusCatch Buizel · Route 205 · evolves at 26 Add
  • GirafarigNormalPsychichits 2× with Dark or Psychic · 3/3Assurance · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Girafarig · Valor Lakefront Add

Slot by slot

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

  • DrifblimLv 32Beat it withLuxrayhits 2×Spark · Lv 18WallBastiodon takes ½×Get Shieldon · Oreburgh Mining Museum (fossil from the Underground) · evolves at 30 · Pearl only
  • GengarLv 34Beat it withSkuntankhits 2×Night Slash · Lv 31WallBastiodon takes ½×Get Shieldon · Oreburgh Mining Museum (fossil from the Underground) · evolves at 30 · Pearl only
  • MismagiusLv 36Beat it withSkuntankhits 2×Night Slash · Lv 31WallMurkrow takes ½×

Other bosses in Diamond & Pearl

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

Quick picks for Diamond & Pearl

Up nextByronCanalave, CanalaveLv 39. Team types: Steel, Psychic, Ground and Rock. Bronzor, Steelix and Bastiodon.

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, up next. 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.