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How to beat Flint in Diamond & Pearl

Flint’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
  • RapidashLv 58Fire typeMoves: Fire, Grass and Flying
  • SteelixLv 57Steel and Ground typeMoves: Fire and Rock
  • DrifblimLv 58Ghost and Flying typeMoves: Ghost. It also burns with Will-O-Wisp; Fire types can’t be burned.
  • LopunnyLv 57Normal typeMoves: Fire
  • InfernapeLv 61Fire and Fighting typeMoves: Fire, Electric, Fighting and Ground

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Water2× · 3/5Ground2× · 3/5Fighting2× · 2/5Rock2× · 2/5Fire2× · 1/5Electric2× · 1/5Ice2× · 1/5Flying2× · 1/5Psychic2× · 1/5Ghost2× · 1/5Dark2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Flint in Diamond & Pearl.

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

  • GarchompDragonGroundhits 2× with Ground or Dark · 4/5Dig · Lv 40takes 1×Catch Gible · Wayward Cave · evolves at 48 Add
  • SudowoodoRockhits 2× with Rock or Fighting · 4/5Rock Slide · Lv 33switch out against Rapidash and InfernapeCatch Sudowoodo · Route 214Pearl only Add
  • TentacruelWaterPoisonhits 2× with Water · 3/5Hydro Pump · Lv 49switch out against InfernapeCatch Tentacool · Canalave City (Surf) · evolves at 30 Add
  • BastiodonRockSteelhits 2× with Rock · 2/5Ancient Power · Lv 28switch out against InfernapeGet Shieldon · Oreburgh Mining Museum (fossil from the Underground) · evolves at 30Pearl only Add
  • SkuntankPoisonDarkhits 2× with Fire or Dark · 2/5Night Slash · Lv 31switch out against InfernapeCatch Stunky · Route 206 · evolves at 34Diamond only Add
  • OctilleryWaterhits 2× with Water or Ice · 4/5Bubble Beam · Lv 19switch out against Rapidash and InfernapeCatch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod) · evolves at 25 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • RapidashLv 58Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Dig · Lv 40WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SteelixLv 57Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Dig · Lv 40WallWhiscash takes ½×Catch Barboach · Eterna City (Good Rod) · evolves at 30
  • DrifblimLv 58Beat it withBastiodonhits 2×Ancient Power · Lv 28 watch out: burnsWallStaraptor takes 0× watch out: burnsCatch Starly · Lake Verity · evolves at 34
  • LopunnyLv 57Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Hammer Arm · Lv 49WallBibarel takes ½×Catch Bidoof · Lake Verity · evolves at 15
  • InfernapeLv 61Beat 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 nextLucianElite Four, Elite FourLv 63. Team types: Psychic, Normal, Fighting and Steel. Mr. Mime, Girafarig, Medicham, Alakazam and Bronzong.

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, up next. 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.