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How to beat Maxie (Magma Hideout) in Emerald

Maxie’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
  • MightyenaLv 37Dark typeMoves: Normal. It also confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • CrobatLv 38Poison and Flying typeMoves: Dark and Flying. It also confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • CameruptLv 39Fire and Ground typeMoves: Normal, Rock and Ground

Hit it with

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

Water4× · 1/3Electric2× · 1/3Ice2× · 1/3Fighting2× · 1/3

+4 more

Ground2× · 1/3Psychic2× · 1/3Bug2× · 1/3Rock2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Maxie in Emerald.

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

  • CrawdauntWaterDarkhits 4× with Water · 1/3Bubble Beam · Lv 20later: Crabhammer at 39takes 1×Catch Corphish · Route 102 (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • ManectricElectrichits 2× with Electric · 1/3Spark · Lv 20switch out against CameruptCatch Manectric · Route 118 Add
  • HariyamaFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 1/3Vital Throw · Lv 13switch out against CrobatCatch Makuhita · Granite Cave · evolves at 24 Add
  • WhiscashWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 1/3Earthquake · Lv 36takes 1×Catch Barboach · Route 114 (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • BreloomGrassFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 1/3Sky Uppercut · Lv 36switch out against CrobatCatch Shroomish · Petalburg Woods · evolves at 23 Add
  • WailmerWaterhits 4× with Water · 1/3Water Pulse · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Wailmer · Route 103 (Good Rod) Add

Slot by slot

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

  • MightyenaLv 37Beat it withHariyamahits 2×Vital Throw · Lv 13WallSableye takes 0×Catch Sableye · Granite Cave
  • CrobatLv 38Beat it withManectrichits 2×Spark · Lv 20WallLairon takes ½×Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 32
  • CameruptLv 39Beat it withCrawdaunthits 4×Bubble Beam · Lv 20later: Crabhammer at 39WallNo 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 nextTate & LizaMossdeep, MossdeepLv 42. Team types: Ground, Psychic, Flying and Rock. Claydol, Xatu, Lunatone and Solrock.

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, up next. 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. 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.