Skip to content
Type
Coverage

Battle plan · Emerald

How to beat Sidney

Sidney’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Emerald. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Stuck on a gym or a rival?

Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.

Quick picks for Emerald

Gyms and story battles

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Sidney: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • MightyenaLv 46Dark typeMoves: Normal and Dark
  • ShiftryLv 48Grass and Dark typeMoves: Psychic
  • CacturneLv 46Grass and Dark typeMoves: Dark and Grass
  • CrawdauntLv 48Water and Dark typeMoves: Water and Normal
  • AbsolLv 49Dark typeMoves: Flying, Rock and Normal

Hit it with

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

Bug4× · 5/5Fighting2× · 5/5Fire2× · 2/5Ice2× · 2/5Poison2× · 2/5Flying2× · 2/5Electric2× · 1/5Grass2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Sidney in Emerald.

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

  • VolbeatBughits 4× with Bug · 5 of 5Signal Beam · Lv 25switch out against AbsolRoute 117 · rare
  • HariyamaFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 5 of 5Vital Throw · Lv 13switch out against Shiftry and AbsolCatch Makuhita · Granite Cave
  • MachokeFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 5 of 5Cross Chop · Lv 46switch out against Shiftry and AbsolCatch Machop · Jagged Pass
  • BeautiflyBugFlyinghits 4× with Bug · 5 of 5Silver Wind · Lv 34switch out against AbsolCatch Wurmple · Route 101
  • DustoxBugPoisonhits 4× with Bug · 5 of 5Silver Wind · Lv 34switch out against Shiftry and AbsolCatch Wurmple · Route 101
  • PinsirBughits 2× with Fighting · 5 of 5Submission · Lv 43switch out against AbsolSafari Zone · rare

Slot by slot

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

  • MightyenaLv 46Beat it withVolbeathits 2×Signal Beam · Lv 25WallAggron takes ½×Catch Aron · Granite Cave
  • ShiftryLv 48Beat it withVolbeathits 4×Signal Beam · Lv 25WallCacturne takes 0×Catch Cacnea · Route 111 · rare
  • CacturneLv 46Beat it withVolbeathits 4×Signal Beam · Lv 25WallBreloom takes ½×Catch Shroomish · Petalburg Woods
  • CrawdauntLv 48Beat it withVolbeathits 2×Signal Beam · Lv 25WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · Route 116
  • AbsolLv 49Beat it withVolbeathits 2×Signal Beam · Lv 25 takes 2×WallAggron takes ½×Catch Aron · Granite Cave