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How to beat Juan in Emerald

Juan’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
  • LuvdiscLv 41Water typeMoves: Water and Normal
  • WhiscashLv 41Water and Ground typeMoves: Water and Ground
  • SealeoLv 43Ice and Water typeThick FatMoves: Normal, Ice and Water
  • CrawdauntLv 43Water and Dark typeMoves: Water
  • KingdraLv 46Water and Dragon typeMoves: Water and Ice

Hit it with

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

Grass4× · 4/5Electric2× · 3/5Fighting2× · 2/5Bug2× · 1/5Rock2× · 1/5Dragon2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Juan in Emerald.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • CacturneGrassDarkhits 4× with Grass · 4/5Needle Arm · Lv 41switch out against Sealeo and KingdraCatch Cacnea · Route 111 · evolves at 32 · rare Add
  • BreloomGrassFightinghits 4× with Grass or Fighting · 4/5Mega Drain · Lv 16switch out against Sealeo and KingdraCatch Shroomish · Petalburg Woods · evolves at 23 Add
  • ElectrodeElectrichits 2× with Electric · 3/5Spark · Lv 21switch out against WhiscashCatch Electrode · New Mauville Add
  • LanturnWaterElectrichits 2× with Electric · 3/5Spark · Lv 25switch out against WhiscashCatch Chinchou · Route 124 (Dive) · evolves at 27 Add
  • ManectricElectrichits 2× with Electric · 3/5Spark · Lv 20later: Thunder at 45switch out against WhiscashCatch Manectric · Route 118 Add
  • MagnetonElectricSteelhits 2× with Electric · 3/5Spark · Lv 26switch out against WhiscashCatch Magnemite · New Mauville · evolves at 30 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • LuvdiscLv 41Beat it withElectrodehits 2×Spark · Lv 21WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • WhiscashLv 41Beat it withCacturnehits 4×Needle Arm · Lv 41WallTropius takes ½×Catch Tropius · Route 119 · rare
  • SealeoLv 43Beat it withElectrodehits 2×Spark · Lv 21WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • CrawdauntLv 43Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Needle Arm · Lv 41WallLombre takes ¼×Catch Lotad · Route 102 · evolves at 14
  • KingdraLv 46Beat it withSeadrachips 2×Twister · Lv 29Catch Horsea · Route 132 (Super Rod) · evolves at 32WallAzumarill takes ½×Catch Marill · Route 104 · evolves at 18

Other bosses in Emerald

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

Quick picks for Emerald

Up nextWallyVictory Road, Victory RoadLv 45. Team types: Dragon, Flying, Normal, Grass, Poison, Electric, Steel and Psychic. Altaria, Delcatty, Roselia, Magneton and Gardevoir.

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. 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, up next. 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.