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Battle plan · Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

How to beat May or Brendan (Treecko start) in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

May or Brendan’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
  • SwellowLv 37Normal and Flying typeMoves: Flying
  • WailordLv 37Water typeMoves: Water
  • BreloomLv 37Grass and Fighting typeMoves: Fighting
  • BlazikenLv 39Fire and Fighting typeMoves: Normal and Fire

Hit it with

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

Flying4× · 2/4Electric2× · 2/4Ice2× · 2/4Psychic2× · 2/4

+7 more

Fire2× · 1/4Water2× · 1/4Grass2× · 1/4Poison2× · 1/4Ground2× · 1/4Rock2× · 1/4Fairy2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before May or Brendan in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

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

  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 2× with Ice or Water · 3/4Aqua Tail · Lv 35takes 1×Catch Magikarp · Route 104 (Old Rod) · evolves at 20 Add
  • LunatoneRockPsychichits 2× with Rock or Psychic · 3/4Psychic · Lv 29switch out against WailordCatch Lunatone · Meteor FallsAlpha Sapphire only Add
  • GardevoirPsychicFairyhits 2× with Grass or Psychic · 3/4Psychic · Lv 31takes 1×Catch Ralts · Route 102 (horde of five) · evolves at 30 · rare Add
  • SolrockRockPsychichits 2× with Rock or Psychic · 3/4Stone Edge · Lv 37switch out against WailordCatch Solrock · Meteor FallsOmega Ruby only Add
  • GrumpigPsychichits 2× with Rock or Psychic · 3/4Psybeam · Lv 14takes 1×Catch Spoink · Jagged Pass · evolves at 32 Add
  • CameruptFireGroundhits 2× with Rock, Fire or Ground · 3/4Earth Power · Lv 26switch out against WailordCatch Numel · Route 112 · evolves at 33 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • SwellowLv 37Beat it withSolrockhits 2×Stone Edge · Lv 37WallMagneton takes ¼×Catch Magnemite · Route 110 (horde of five) · evolves at 30 · rare
  • WailordLv 37Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Needle Arm · Lv 16Catch Cacnea · Route 111 · evolves at 32WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · Route 116 · evolves at 20 · needs an empty party slot and a spare Poké Ball
  • BreloomLv 37Beat it withGolbathits 4×Wing Attack · Lv 13Catch Zubat · Granite Cave · evolves at 22WallSableye takes 0×Catch Sableye · Granite Cave · Alpha Sapphire only
  • BlazikenLv 39Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Aqua Tail · Lv 35WallLunatone takes ½×

Other bosses in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire bosses

Quick picks for Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Up nextTate & LizaMossdeep, MossdeepLv 45. Team types: Rock and Psychic. Lunatone and Solrock.

Gyms and story battles

  1. 01RoxanneRustboroLv 14. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude and Nosepass.
  2. 02BrawlyDewfordLv 16. Team types: Fighting. Machop and Makuhita.
  3. 03WattsonMauvilleLv 21. Team types: Electric and Steel. Magnemite, Voltorb and Magneton.
  4. 04FlanneryLavaridgeLv 28. Team types: Fire and Ground. Slugma, Numel and Torkoal.
  5. 05NormanPetalburgLv 30. Team types: Normal. Slaking, Vigoroth and Slaking.
  6. 06WinonaFortreeLv 35. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Steel and Dragon. Swellow, Pelipper, Skarmory and Altaria.
  7. 07May or BrendanTreecko startLv 39. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Grass, Fighting and Fire. Swellow, Wailord, Breloom and Blaziken.
  8. 07May or BrendanTorchic startLv 39. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Fighting, Fire, Rock, Water and Ground. Swellow, Breloom, Magcargo and Swampert.
  9. 07May or BrendanMudkip startLv 39. Team types: Normal, Flying, Fire, Rock, Water and Grass. Swellow, Magcargo, Wailord and Sceptile.
  10. 08Tate & LizaMossdeepLv 45, up next. Team types: Rock and Psychic. Lunatone and Solrock.
  11. 09Maxiein Omega RubyLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Weezing, Crobat and Camerupt.
  12. 09Archiein Alpha SapphireLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying and Water. Mightyena, Muk, Crobat and Sharpedo.
  13. 10WallaceSootopolisLv 46. Team types: Water, Ground and Ice. Luvdisc, Whiscash, Sealeo, Seaking and Milotic.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01WallyVictory RoadLv 48. Team types: Dragon, Flying, Normal, Grass, Poison, Electric, Steel, Psychic and Fighting. Altaria, Delcatty, Roselia, Magneton and Gallade.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01SidneyElite FourLv 52. Team types: Dark, Grass and Water. Mightyena, Shiftry, Cacturne, Sharpedo and Absol.
  2. 02PhoebeElite FourLv 53. Team types: Ghost and Dark. Dusclops, Banette, Sableye, Banette and Dusknoir.
  3. 03GlaciaElite FourLv 54. Team types: Ice, Ghost and Water. Glalie, Froslass, Glalie, Froslass and Walrein.
  4. 04DrakeElite FourLv 55. Team types: Dragon, Flying, Ground and Water. Altaria, Flygon, Kingdra, Flygon and Salamence.
  5. 05StevenChampionLv 59. Team types: Steel, Flying, Ground, Psychic, Rock, Grass and Bug. Skarmory, Claydol, Aggron, Cradily, Armaldo and Metagross.