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Battle plan · Emerald

How to beat Phoebe in Emerald

Phoebe’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
  • DusclopsLv 48Ghost typeMoves: Ghost. It also uses a Ghost-type Curse, which hurts every type.
  • BanetteLv 49Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Dark. It also burns with Will-O-Wisp; Fire types can’t be burned.
  • SableyeLv 50Dark and Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Dark. It also uses Night Shade: the same damage to every type, and none to Normal types.
  • BanetteLv 49Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Psychic, Electric and Normal
  • DusclopsLv 51Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Ice, Rock and Ground

Hit it with

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

Ghost2× · 4/5Dark2× · 4/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Phoebe in Emerald.

3 take normal hits from their moves. 3 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • AbsolDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Bite · Lv 21takes 1×Catch Absol · Route 120 · rare Add
  • MightyenaDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 47takes 1×Catch Poochyena · Route 103 · evolves at 18 Add
  • SharpedoWaterDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 22switch out against BanetteCatch Carvanha · Route 118 (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • CacturneGrassDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Feint Attack · Lv 29switch out against DusclopsCatch Cacnea · Route 111 · evolves at 32 · rare Add
  • SableyeDarkGhosthits 2× with Ghost · 4/5Shadow Ball · Lv 41takes 1×Catch Sableye · Granite Cave Add
  • GirafarigNormalPsychichits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · learns at 49switch out against Banette and SableyeCatch Girafarig · Safari Zone Add

Slot by slot

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

  • DusclopsLv 48Beat it withGirafarighits 2×Crunch · learns at 49WallKecleon takes 0×Catch Kecleon · Route 118 · rare
  • BanetteLv 49Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29 watch out: burnsWallMightyena takes ½× watch out: burns
  • SableyeLv 50Beat it withSableye has no weakness in Emerald.WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • BanetteLv 49Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · New Mauville · evolves at 30
  • DusclopsLv 51Beat it withAbsolhits 2×Bite · Lv 21WallNo 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 nextGlaciaElite Four, Elite FourLv 53. Team types: Ice and Water. Sealeo, Glalie, Sealeo, Glalie and Walrein.

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. 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, up next. 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.