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How to beat Glacia in Emerald

Glacia’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
  • SealeoLv 50Ice and Water typeThick FatMoves: Normal and Ice. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • GlalieLv 50Ice typeMoves: Dark and Ice
  • SealeoLv 52Ice and Water typeThick FatMoves: Normal and Ice. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types and can infatuate with Attract or Cute Charm, so a Pokémon of the other gender may not move.
  • GlalieLv 52Ice typeMoves: Ghost, Normal and Ice. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • WalreinLv 53Ice and Water typeThick FatMoves: Water, Normal and Ice

Hit it with

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

Fighting2× · 5/5Rock2× · 5/5Electric2× · 3/5Grass2× · 3/5

+2 more

Fire2× · 2/5Steel2× · 2/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Glacia in Emerald.

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

  • HariyamaFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Vital Throw · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Makuhita · Granite Cave · evolves at 24 Add
  • HeracrossBugFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Brick Break · Lv 23takes 1×Catch Heracross · Safari Zone · rare Add
  • PinsirBughits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Submission · Lv 43takes 1×Catch Pinsir · Safari Zone · rare Add
  • RelicanthWaterRockhits 2× with Rock · 5/5Ancient Power · Lv 43takes 1×Catch Relicanth · Route 124 (Dive) · rare Add
  • ArmaldoRockBughits 2× with Rock · 5/5Ancient Power · Lv 37switch out against WalreinGet Anorith · Rustboro City (fossil from the Mirage Tower) · evolves at 40 · one of Cradily or Armaldo Add
  • MagnetonElectricSteelhits 2× with Electric · 3/5Spark · Lv 26takes 1×Catch Magnemite · New Mauville · evolves at 30 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • SealeoLv 50Beat it withMagnetonhits 2×Spark · Lv 26WallRelicanth takes ½×
  • GlalieLv 50Beat it withAggronhits 2×Iron Tail · Lv 29Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42WallMagneton takes ½×
  • SealeoLv 52Beat it withMagnetonhits 2×Spark · Lv 26WallRelicanth takes ½×
  • GlalieLv 52Beat it withAggronhits 2×Iron Tail · Lv 29Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42WallMagneton takes ½×
  • WalreinLv 53Beat it withHeracrosshits 2×Brick Break · Lv 23WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Emerald

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

Quick picks for Emerald

Up nextDrakeElite Four, Elite FourLv 55. Team types: Dragon, Flying, Water and Ground. Shelgon, Altaria, Kingdra, Flygon and Salamence.

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. 04MaxieMt. ChimneyLv 25. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Zubat and Camerupt.
  5. 05FlanneryLavaridgeLv 29. Team types: Fire and Ground. Numel, Slugma, Camerupt and Torkoal.
  6. 06NormanPetalburgLv 31. Team types: Normal. Spinda, Vigoroth, Linoone and Slaking.
  7. 07WinonaFortreeLv 33. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Water, Steel and Dragon. Swablu, Tropius, Pelipper, Skarmory and Altaria.
  8. 08May or BrendanTreecko startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Water, Fire and Fighting. Tropius, Pelipper, Ludicolo and Combusken.
  9. 08May or BrendanTorchic startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Water, Fire and Ground. Tropius, Ludicolo, Slugma and Marshtomp.
  10. 08May or BrendanMudkip startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Fire and Water. Tropius, Slugma, Pelipper and Grovyle.
  11. 09MaxieMagma HideoutLv 39. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Crobat and Camerupt.
  12. 10Tate & LizaMossdeepLv 42. Team types: Ground, Psychic, Flying and Rock. Claydol, Xatu, Lunatone and Solrock.
  13. 11MaxieMossdeep Space CenterLv 44. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Crobat and Camerupt.
  14. 12ArchieSeafloor CavernLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying and Water. Mightyena, Crobat and Sharpedo.
  15. 13JuanSootopolisLv 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, up next. 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.