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How to beat Maylene in Diamond & Pearl

Maylene’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
  • MedititeLv 27Fighting and Psychic typeMoves: Fighting and Psychic
  • MachokeLv 27Fighting typeMoves: Fighting and Rock
  • LucarioLv 30Fighting and Steel typeMoves: Fighting, Steel and Ground

Hit it with

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

Flying2× · 2/3Fire2× · 1/3Fighting2× · 1/3Ground2× · 1/3Psychic2× · 1/3Ghost2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Maylene in Diamond & Pearl.

4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • MedititeFightingPsychichits 2× with Psychic or Fighting · 2/3Confusion · Lv 8takes 1×Catch Meditite · Route 211 Add
  • GastrodonWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 1/3Mud Bomb · Lv 11takes 1×Catch Shellos · Route 205 · evolves at 30 Add
  • WhiscashWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 1/3Magnitude · Lv 26takes 1×Catch Barboach · Eterna City (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • MachokeFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 1/3Low Kick · Lv 1switch out against MedititeCatch Machop · Route 207 · evolves at 28 Add
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 1/3Psybeam · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Abra · Route 203 · evolves at 16 Add
  • MurkrowDarkFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 2/3Wing Attack · Lv 15switch out against MachokeCatch Murkrow · Eterna ForestDiamond only Add

Slot by slot

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

  • MedititeLv 27Beat it withMurkrowhits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 15WallKadabra takes ½×
  • MachokeLv 27Beat it withKadabrahits 2×Psybeam · Lv 24WallMeditite takes ½×
  • LucarioLv 30Beat it withGastrodonhits 2×Mud Bomb · Lv 11WallGyarados takes ½×Catch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20

Other bosses in Diamond & Pearl

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

Quick picks for Diamond & Pearl

Up nextCrasher WakePastoria, PastoriaLv 30. Team types: Water, Flying and Ground. Gyarados, Quagsire and Floatzel.

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, up next. 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.