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Battle plan · Emerald

How to beat Maxie (Mossdeep Space Center) 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 42Dark typeMoves: Normal. It also confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • CrobatLv 43Poison and Flying typeMoves: Flying. It also stops you switching out, with a move like Wrap or Mean Look (the binding moves also chip each turn) and confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • CameruptLv 44Fire and Ground typeMoves: Normal, Rock and Ground

A multi battle: you and Steven against Maxie and Tabitha. Only Maxie’s team is shown.

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.

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

  • CrawdauntWaterDarkhits 4× with Water · 1/3Crabhammer · Lv 39takes 1×Catch Corphish · Route 102 (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • WailordWaterhits 4× with Water · 1/3Water Pulse · Lv 28later: Water Spout at 44takes 1×Catch Wailmer · Route 103 (Good Rod) · evolves at 40 Add
  • SeakingWaterhits 4× with Water · 1/3Waterfall · Lv 41takes 1×Catch Goldeen · Route 102 (Old Rod) · evolves at 33 Add
  • MagnetonElectricSteelhits 2× with Electric · 1/3Spark · Lv 26switch out against CameruptCatch Magnemite · New Mauville · evolves at 30 Add
  • RhydonGroundRockhits 2× with Rock · 1/3Rock Blast · Lv 29switch out against CameruptCatch Rhyhorn · Safari Zone · evolves at 42 Add
  • SeadraWaterhits 4× with Water · 1/3Water Gun · Lv 22takes 1×Catch Horsea · Route 132 (Super Rod) · evolves at 32 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • MightyenaLv 42Beat it withHeracrosshits 2×Brick Break · Lv 23Catch Heracross · Safari Zone · rareWallSableye takes 0×Catch Sableye · Granite Cave
  • CrobatLv 43Beat it withMagnetonhits 2×Spark · Lv 26WallAggron takes ¼×Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42
  • CameruptLv 44Beat it withWailordhits 4×Water Pulse · Lv 28later: Water Spout at 44WallNo 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 nextArchieSeafloor Cavern, Seafloor CavernLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying and Water. Mightyena, Crobat and Sharpedo.

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, up next. 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.