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How to beat Candice in Platinum

Candice’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
  • SneaselLv 40Dark and Ice typeMoves: Normal, Flying, Dark and Ice
  • PiloswineLv 40Ice and Ground typeMoves: Ice, Rock and Ground. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • AbomasnowLv 42Grass and Ice typeMoves: Ice, Grass, Water and Fighting. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • FroslassLv 44Ice and Ghost typeMoves: Ice, Ghost and Psychic
  • Steel types resist Dark moves from Sneasel in Platinum (½× there, 1× today).
  • Steel types resist Ghost moves from Froslass in Platinum (½× there, 1× today).

Hit it with

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

Fire4× · 4/4Steel2× · 4/4Fighting4× · 3/4Rock2× · 3/4Bug2× · 2/4Water2× · 1/4Grass2× · 1/4Poison2× · 1/4Flying2× · 1/4Ghost2× · 1/4Dark2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Candice in Platinum.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • HoundoomDarkFirehits 4× with Fire · 4/4Fire Fang · Lv 32switch out against Piloswine and AbomasnowCatch Houndour · Route 214 · evolves at 24 Add
  • RapidashFirehits 4× with Fire · 4/4Fire Blast · Lv 37switch out against Piloswine and AbomasnowCatch Ponyta · Route 207 · evolves at 40 Add
  • MagmarFirehits 4× with Fire · 4/4Lava Plume · Lv 36later: Flamethrower at 41switch out against Piloswine and AbomasnowCatch Magmar · Fuego Ironworks Add
  • FlareonFirehits 4× with Fire or Dark · 4/4Bite · Lv 29later: Fire Fang at 43switch out against Piloswine and AbomasnowGet Eevee · Hearthome City (gift), then a Fire Stone Add
  • BronzongSteelPsychichits 2× with Steel · 4/4Gyro Ball · Lv 38switch out against PiloswineCatch Bronzor · Mt. Coronet · evolves at 33 Add
  • MedichamFightingPsychichits 4× with Fighting · 3/4High Jump Kick · Lv 32switch out against Sneasel and FroslassCatch Meditite · Route 211 · evolves at 37 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • SneaselLv 40Beat it withFlareonhits 2×Fire Fang · learns at 43WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Fuego Ironworks · evolves at 30
  • PiloswineLv 40Beat it withGolduckhits 2×Water Pulse · Lv 22Catch Psyduck · Oreburgh Gate · evolves at 33WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • AbomasnowLv 42Beat it withTentacruelhits 2×Poison Jab · Lv 36Catch Tentacool · Canalave City (Surf) · evolves at 30WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • FroslassLv 44Beat it withHoundoomhits 2×Fire Fang · Lv 32WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Fuego Ironworks · evolves at 30

Other bosses in Platinum

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

Quick picks for Platinum

Up nextCyrusDistortion World, Distortion WorldLv 48. Team types: Dark, Fire, Flying, Poison, Water and Ice. Houndoom, Honchkrow, Crobat, Gyarados and Weavile.

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, up next. 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. 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.