Skip to content
Type
Coverage

Battle plan · Emerald

How to beat Winona in Emerald

Winona’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
  • SwabluLv 29Normal and Flying typeMoves: Flying
  • TropiusLv 29Grass and Flying typeMoves: Flying and Grass
  • PelipperLv 30Water and Flying typeMoves: Water and Flying
  • SkarmoryLv 31Steel and Flying typeMoves: Normal, Steel and Flying
  • AltariaLv 33Dragon and Flying typeMoves: Ground, Dragon and Flying

Hit it with

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

Rock2× · 4/5Electric4× · 3/5Ice4× · 3/5Fire2× · 2/5Poison2× · 1/5Flying2× · 1/5Dragon2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Winona in Emerald.

One takes normal hits from their moves. 5 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • ManectricElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/5Spark · Lv 20switch out against AltariaCatch Manectric · Route 118 Add
  • MinunElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/5Spark · Lv 19switch out against AltariaCatch Minun · Route 110 Add
  • PlusleElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/5Spark · Lv 19switch out against AltariaCatch Plusle · Route 110 · rare Add
  • TorkoalFirehits 2× with Fire · 2/5Ember · Lv 1later: Flamethrower at 30switch out against Pelipper and AltariaCatch Torkoal · Fiery Path Add
  • SwalotPoisonhits 2× with Poison · 1/5Sludge · Lv 14switch out against AltariaCatch Gulpin · Route 110 · evolves at 26 Add
  • SwellowNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 1/5Wing Attack · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Taillow · Route 104 · evolves at 22 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • SwabluLv 29Beat it withManectrichits 2×Spark · Lv 20WallLairon takes ¼×Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 32
  • TropiusLv 29Beat it withSwalothits 2×Sludge · Lv 14WallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 113 · rare
  • PelipperLv 30Beat it withManectrichits 4×Spark · Lv 20WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SkarmoryLv 31Beat it withManectrichits 2×Spark · Lv 20WallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 113 · rare
  • AltariaLv 33Beat it withSolrockhits 2×Rock Throw · Lv 13Catch Solrock · Meteor FallsWallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 113 · rare

Other bosses in Emerald

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

Quick picks for Emerald

Up nextMay or BrendanTreecko start, Treecko startLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying, Water, Fire and Fighting. Tropius, Pelipper, Ludicolo and Combusken.

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, up next. 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. 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.