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Battle plan · Emerald

How to beat Maxie (Mt. Chimney) 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 24Dark typeMoves: Dark
  • ZubatLv 24Poison and Flying typeMoves: Ghost, Dark and Flying. It also confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • CameruptLv 25Fire and Ground typeMoves: Normal, Fire 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.

  • PelipperWaterFlyinghits 4× with Water · 1/3Water Gun · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Wingull · Route 103 · evolves at 25 Add
  • HariyamaFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 1/3Vital Throw · Lv 13switch out against ZubatCatch Makuhita · Granite Cave · evolves at 24 Add
  • BreloomGrassFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 1/3Mach Punch · Lv 23switch out against Zubat and CameruptCatch Shroomish · Petalburg Woods · evolves at 23 Add
  • ManectricElectrichits 2× with Electric · 1/3Spark · Lv 20switch out against CameruptCatch Manectric · Route 118 Add
  • AzumarillWaterhits 4× with Water · 1/3Bubble Beam · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Marill · Route 104 · evolves at 18 Add
  • CorphishWaterhits 4× with Water · 1/3Bubble Beam · Lv 20takes 1×Catch Corphish · Route 102 (Good Rod) Add

Slot by slot

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

  • MightyenaLv 24Beat it withHariyamahits 2×Vital Throw · Lv 13WallBreloom takes ½×
  • ZubatLv 24Beat it withManectrichits 2×Spark · Lv 20WallAron takes ½×Catch Aron · Granite Cave
  • CameruptLv 25Beat it withPelipperhits 4×Water Gun · Lv 1WallSolrock takes ½×Catch Solrock · Meteor Falls

Other bosses in Emerald

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

Quick picks for Emerald

Up nextFlanneryLavaridge, LavaridgeLv 29. Team types: Fire and Ground. Numel, Slugma, Camerupt and Torkoal.

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, up next. 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. 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.