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Battle plan · Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

How to beat Sidney in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Sidney’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
  • MightyenaLv 50Dark typeMoves: Normal and Dark
  • ShiftryLv 50Grass and Dark typeMoves: Normal, Dark, Psychic and Grass
  • CacturneLv 50Grass and Dark typeMoves: Dark and Grass. It also drains with Leech Seed; Grass types are immune.
  • SharpedoLv 50Water and Dark typeMoves: Dark, Poison, Water and Normal
  • AbsolLv 52Dark typeMoves: Flying, Dark, Psychic and Normal

Hit it with

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

Bug4× · 5/5Fighting2× · 5/5Fairy2× · 5/5Fire2× · 2/5Ice2× · 2/5Poison2× · 2/5Flying2× · 2/5Electric2× · 1/5Grass2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Sidney 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.

  • ZangooseNormalhits 4× with Fighting or Bug · 5/5Close Combat · Lv 50takes 1×Catch Zangoose · Route 114Omega Ruby only Add
  • PinsirBughits 4× with Bug · 5/5X-Scissor · Lv 33switch out against AbsolCatch Pinsir · Safari Zone Add
  • ArmaldoRockBughits 4× with Bug · 5/5X-Scissor · Lv 46switch out against SharpedoGet Anorith · Rustboro City (fossil from the Route 111 desert) · one of Cradily or Armaldo · evolves at 40 Add
  • AltariaDragonFlyinghits 2× with Fairy · 5/5Moonblast · learns at 52takes 1×Catch Swablu · Route 114 · evolves at 35 Add
  • NinjaskBugFlyinghits 4× with Bug · 5/5X-Scissor · Lv 47switch out against AbsolCatch Nincada · Route 116 · evolves at 20 Add
  • MasquerainBugFlyinghits 4× with Bug · 5/5Bug Buzz · Lv 42switch out against AbsolCatch Surskit · Route 102 (Surf) · evolves at 22 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • MightyenaLv 50Beat it withPinsirhits 2×X-Scissor · Lv 33WallMawile takes ½×Catch Mawile · Granite Cave · Omega Ruby only
  • ShiftryLv 50Beat it withPinsirhits 4×X-Scissor · Lv 33WallMawile takes ½×Catch Mawile · Granite Cave · Omega Ruby only
  • CacturneLv 50Beat it withPinsirhits 4×X-Scissor · Lv 33 watch out: Leech SeedWallHeracross takes ½× watch out: Leech SeedCatch Heracross · Safari Zone
  • SharpedoLv 50Beat it withPinsirhits 2×X-Scissor · Lv 33WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • AbsolLv 52Beat it withArmaldohits 2×X-Scissor · Lv 46WallMawile takes ½×Catch Mawile · Granite Cave · Omega Ruby only

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 nextPhoebeElite Four, Elite FourLv 53. Team types: Ghost and Dark. Dusclops, Banette, Sableye, Banette and Dusknoir.

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, up next. 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.