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How to beat Tate & Liza in Emerald

Tate & Liza’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
  • ClaydolLv 41Ground and Psychic typeLevitateMoves: Ground, Rock and Psychic
  • XatuLv 41Psychic and Flying typeMoves: Psychic
  • LunatoneLv 42Rock and Psychic typeLevitateMoves: Psychic
  • SolrockLv 42Rock and Psychic typeLevitateMoves: Grass, Psychic and Fire

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ghost2× · 4/4Dark2× · 4/4Water2× · 3/4Grass2× · 3/4Bug2× · 3/4Ice2× · 2/4Steel2× · 2/4Electric2× · 1/4Rock2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Tate & Liza in Emerald.

4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • AbsolDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/4Bite · Lv 21takes 1×Catch Absol · Route 120 · rare Add
  • MightyenaDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/4Bite · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Poochyena · Route 103 · evolves at 18 Add
  • SharpedoWaterDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/4Crunch · Lv 22switch out against SolrockCatch Carvanha · Route 118 (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • DusclopsGhosthits 2× with Ghost · 4/4Shadow Punch · Lv 37takes 1×Catch Duskull · Mt. Pyre · evolves at 37 Add
  • SableyeDarkGhosthits 2× with Ghost · 4/4Shadow Ball · Lv 41takes 1×Catch Sableye · Granite Cave Add
  • CacturneGrassDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/4Feint Attack · Lv 29switch out against SolrockCatch Cacnea · Route 111 · evolves at 32 · rare Add

Slot by slot

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

  • ClaydolLv 41Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29WallClaydol takes ½×Catch Baltoy · Route 111 · evolves at 36
  • XatuLv 41Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29WallSharpedo takes 0×
  • LunatoneLv 42Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29WallCrawdaunt takes 0×Catch Corphish · Route 102 (Good Rod) · evolves at 30
  • SolrockLv 42Beat 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 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. 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, up next. 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. 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.