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How to beat Bertha in Platinum

Bertha’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
  • WhiscashLv 50Water and Ground typeMoves: Ground, Water and Psychic. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • GliscorLv 53Ground and Flying typeMoves: Ground, Ice, Fire and Electric
  • HippowdonLv 52Ground typeMoves: Ground, Rock and Dark. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • GolemLv 52Rock and Ground typeMoves: Ground, Fire and Electric. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • RhyperiorLv 55Ground and Rock typeMoves: Ground, Rock, Bug and Ice

Hit it with

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

Water4× · 4/5Grass4× · 4/5Ice4× · 4/5Fighting2× · 2/5Ground2× · 2/5Steel2× · 2/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Bertha in Platinum.

3 take normal hits from their moves. 3 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • GastrodonWaterGroundhits 4× with Water · 4/5Muddy Water · Lv 41takes 1×Catch Shellos · Route 205 · evolves at 30 Add
  • WhiscashWaterGroundhits 4× with Water · 4/5Aqua Tail · Lv 39takes 1×Catch Barboach · Eterna City (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • LickitungNormalhits 4× with Grass · 4/5Power Whip · Lv 49takes 1×Catch Lickitung · Route 215 Add
  • GardevoirPsychichits 4× with Grass · 4/5Magical Leaf · Lv 22switch out against Hippowdon and RhyperiorCatch Ralts · Route 208 · evolves at 30 Add
  • OctilleryWaterhits 4× with Ice or Water · 4/5Bubble Beam · Lv 19switch out against Gliscor and GolemCatch Remoraid · Pastoria City (Good Rod) · evolves at 25 Add
  • GolduckWaterhits 4× with Water · 4/5Water Pulse · Lv 22switch out against Gliscor and GolemCatch Psyduck · Oreburgh Gate · evolves at 33 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • WhiscashLv 50Beat it withGardevoirhits 4×Magical Leaf · Lv 22WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • GliscorLv 53Beat it withGastrodonhits 2×Muddy Water · Lv 41WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • HippowdonLv 52Beat it withGolduckhits 2×Water Pulse · Lv 22WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • GolemLv 52Beat it withGardevoirhits 4×Magical Leaf · Lv 22WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • RhyperiorLv 55Beat it withGolduckhits 4×Water Pulse · Lv 22WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Platinum

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

Quick picks for Platinum

Up nextFlintElite Four, Elite FourLv 57. Team types: Dark, Fire and Fighting. Houndoom, Flareon, Rapidash, Infernape and Magmortar.

Gyms and Team Galactic

  1. 01RoarkOreburghLv 14. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude, Onix and Cranidos.
  2. 02GardeniaEternaLv 22. Team types: Grass and Poison. Turtwig, Cherrim and Roserade.
  3. 03FantinaHearthomeLv 26. Team types: Ghost and Poison. Duskull, Haunter and Mismagius.
  4. 04MayleneVeilstoneLv 32. Team types: Fighting, Psychic and Steel. Meditite, Machoke and Lucario.
  5. 05Crasher WakePastoriaLv 37. Team types: Water, Flying and Ground. Gyarados, Quagsire and Floatzel.
  6. 06ByronCanalaveLv 41. Team types: Electric, Steel, Ground and Rock. Magneton, Steelix and Bastiodon.
  7. 07CandiceSnowpointLv 44. Team types: Dark, Ice, Ground, Grass and Ghost. Sneasel, Piloswine, Abomasnow and Froslass.
  8. 08CyrusDistortion WorldLv 48. Team types: Dark, Fire, Flying, Poison, Water and Ice. Houndoom, Honchkrow, Crobat, Gyarados and Weavile.
  9. 09VolknerSunyshoreLv 50. Team types: Electric. Jolteon, Raichu, Luxray and Electivire.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01BarryTurtwig startLv 51. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison and Fire. Staraptor, Floatzel, Heracross, Roserade, Snorlax and Infernape.
  2. 01BarryChimchar startLv 51. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Poison, Bug, Fighting, Fire, Water and Steel. Staraptor, Roserade, Heracross, Rapidash, Snorlax and Empoleon.
  3. 01BarryPiplup startLv 51. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Bug, Fighting, Fire, Grass and Ground. Staraptor, Floatzel, Heracross, Rapidash, Snorlax and Torterra.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01AaronElite FourLv 53. Team types: Bug, Flying, Steel, Fighting, Poison and Dark. Yanmega, Scizor, Vespiquen, Heracross and Drapion.
  2. 02BerthaElite FourLv 55. Team types: Water, Ground, Flying and Rock. Whiscash, Gliscor, Hippowdon, Golem and Rhyperior.
  3. 03FlintElite FourLv 57, up next. Team types: Dark, Fire and Fighting. Houndoom, Flareon, Rapidash, Infernape and Magmortar.
  4. 04LucianElite FourLv 59. Team types: Psychic, Steel and Fighting. Mr. Mime, Espeon, Bronzong, Alakazam and Gallade.
  5. 05CynthiaChampionLv 62. Team types: Ghost, Dark, Grass, Poison, Normal, Flying, Fighting, Steel, Water, Dragon and Ground. Spiritomb, Roserade, Togekiss, Lucario, Milotic and Garchomp.