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How to beat Flannery in Emerald

Flannery’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
  • NumelLv 24Fire and Ground typeMoves: Fire, Normal and Ground
  • SlugmaLv 24Fire typeMoves: Fire and Poison
  • CameruptLv 26Fire and Ground typeMoves: Fire and Normal
  • TorkoalLv 29Fire typeMoves: Fire and Normal

Hit it with

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

Water4× · 4/4Ground2× · 4/4Rock2× · 2/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Flannery in Emerald.

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

  • AzumarillWaterhits 4× with Water · 4/4Bubble Beam · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Marill · Route 104 · evolves at 18 Add
  • PelipperWaterFlyinghits 4× with Water · 4/4Water Gun · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Wingull · Route 103 · evolves at 25 Add
  • WailmerWaterhits 4× with Water · 4/4Water Gun · Lv 10later: Water Pulse at 28takes 1×Catch Wailmer · Route 103 (Good Rod) Add
  • BarboachWaterGroundhits 4× with Water or Ground · 4/4Water Gun · Lv 11takes 1×Catch Barboach · Route 114 (Good Rod) Add
  • CorphishWaterhits 4× with Water · 4/4Bubble Beam · Lv 20takes 1×Catch Corphish · Route 102 (Good Rod) Add
  • GravelerRockGroundhits 2× with Ground · 4/4Magnitude · Lv 16switch out against NumelCatch Geodude · Granite Cave · evolves at 25 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • NumelLv 24Beat it withPelipperhits 4×Water Gun · Lv 1WallSolrock takes ½×Catch Solrock · Meteor Falls
  • SlugmaLv 24Beat it withGravelerhits 2×Magnitude · Lv 16WallBarboach takes ½×
  • CameruptLv 26Beat it withPelipperhits 4×Water Gun · Lv 1WallGraveler takes ½×
  • TorkoalLv 29Beat it withGravelerhits 2×Magnitude · Lv 16WallNosepass takes ½×Catch Nosepass · Granite Cave (Rock Smash)

Other bosses in Emerald

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Emerald bosses

Quick picks for Emerald

Up nextNormanPetalburg, PetalburgLv 31. Team types: Normal. Spinda, Vigoroth, Linoone and Slaking.

Gyms and story battles

  1. 01RoxanneRustboroLv 15. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude, Geodude and Nosepass.
  2. 02BrawlyDewfordLv 19. Team types: Fighting and Psychic. Machop, Meditite and Makuhita.
  3. 03WattsonMauvilleLv 24. Team types: Electric and Steel. Voltorb, Electrike, Magneton and Manectric.
  4. 04FlanneryLavaridgeLv 29. Team types: Fire and Ground. Numel, Slugma, Camerupt and Torkoal.
  5. 05NormanPetalburgLv 31, up next. Team types: Normal. Spinda, Vigoroth, Linoone and Slaking.
  6. 06WinonaFortreeLv 33. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Water, Steel and Dragon. Swablu, Tropius, Pelipper, Skarmory and Altaria.
  7. 07May or BrendanTreecko startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Water, Fire and Fighting. Tropius, Pelipper, Ludicolo and Combusken.
  8. 07May or BrendanTorchic startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Water, Fire and Ground. Tropius, Ludicolo, Slugma and Marshtomp.
  9. 07May or BrendanMudkip startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Fire and Water. Tropius, Slugma, Pelipper and Grovyle.
  10. 08MaxieMagma HideoutLv 39. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Crobat and Camerupt.
  11. 09Tate & LizaMossdeepLv 42. Team types: Ground, Psychic, Flying and Rock. Claydol, Xatu, Lunatone and Solrock.
  12. 10ArchieSeafloor CavernLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying and Water. Mightyena, Crobat and Sharpedo.
  13. 11JuanSootopolisLv 46. Team types: Water, Ground, Ice, Dark and Dragon. Luvdisc, Whiscash, Sealeo, Crawdaunt and Kingdra.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01WallyVictory RoadLv 45. Team types: Dragon, Flying, Normal, Grass, Poison, Electric, Steel and Psychic. Altaria, Delcatty, Roselia, Magneton and Gardevoir.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01SidneyElite FourLv 49. Team types: Dark, Grass and Water. Mightyena, Shiftry, Cacturne, Crawdaunt and Absol.
  2. 02PhoebeElite FourLv 51. Team types: Ghost and Dark. Dusclops, Banette, Sableye, Banette and Dusclops.
  3. 03GlaciaElite FourLv 53. Team types: Ice and Water. Sealeo, Glalie, Sealeo, Glalie and Walrein.
  4. 04DrakeElite FourLv 55. Team types: Dragon, Flying, Water and Ground. Shelgon, Altaria, Kingdra, Flygon and Salamence.
  5. 05WallaceChampionLv 58. Team types: Water, Poison, Grass, Ground and Flying. Wailord, Tentacruel, Ludicolo, Whiscash, Gyarados and Milotic.