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Battle plan · Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

How to beat Phoebe in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

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 51Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Psychic. It also uses a Ghost-type Curse, which hurts every type.
  • BanetteLv 51Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Dark. It also burns with Will-O-Wisp; Fire types can’t be burned.
  • SableyeLv 51Dark and Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Dark, Rock and Normal
  • BanetteLv 51Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Psychic. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • DusknoirLv 53Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Fire, Ice and Electric

Hit it with

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

Ghost2× · 4/5Dark2× · 4/5Fairy2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Phoebe in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

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

  • AbsolDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Sucker Punch · Lv 45takes 1×Catch Absol · Route 120 · rare Add
  • MightyenaDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 44takes 1×Catch Poochyena · Route 103 · evolves at 18 Add
  • ShiftryGrassDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Feint Attack · Lv 24switch out against DusknoirCatch Seedot · Route 102, then a Leaf Stone · evolves at 14Omega Ruby only Add
  • CacturneGrassDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Sucker Punch · Lv 35switch out against DusknoirCatch Cacnea · Route 111 · evolves at 32 Add
  • CrawdauntWaterDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 43switch out against DusknoirCatch Corphish · Route 102 (Super Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • SharpedoWaterDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 40switch out against DusknoirCatch Carvanha · Route 119 (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • DusclopsLv 51Beat it withShiftryhits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 24WallAbsol takes ½×
  • BanetteLv 51Beat it withShiftryhits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 24 watch out: burnsWallAbsol takes ½× watch out: burns
  • SableyeLv 51Beat it withAzumarillhits 2×Play Rough · Lv 25Catch Marill · Route 117 · evolves at 18WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • BanetteLv 51Beat it withShiftryhits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 24 watch out: poisonWallAbsol takes ½× watch out: poison
  • DusknoirLv 53Beat it withAbsolhits 2×Sucker Punch · Lv 45WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

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 nextGlaciaElite Four, Elite FourLv 54. Team types: Ice, Ghost and Water. Glalie, Froslass, Glalie, Froslass and Walrein.

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. 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, up next. 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.