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Battle plan · Platinum

How to beat Fantina in Platinum

Fantina’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
  • DuskullLv 24Ghost typeLevitateMoves: Dark, Ghost and Psychic. It also burns with Will-O-Wisp; Fire types can’t be burned.
  • HaunterLv 24Ghost and Poison typeLevitateMoves: Ghost and Dark
  • MismagiusLv 26Ghost typeLevitateMoves: Ghost, Psychic and Grass
  • Steel types resist Dark moves from Duskull and Haunter in Platinum (½× there, 1× today).
  • Steel types resist Ghost moves from Duskull, Haunter and Mismagius in Platinum (½× there, 1× today).

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ghost2× · 3/3Dark2× · 3/3Psychic2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Fantina in Platinum.

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

  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 2× with Dark · 3/3Bite · Lv 20takes 1×Catch Magikarp · Lake Verity (Old Rod) · evolves at 20 Add
  • FloatzelWaterhits 2× with Dark · 3/3Crunch · learns at 26switch out against MismagiusCatch Buizel · Valley Windworks · evolves at 26 Add
  • GligarGroundFlyinghits 2× with Dark · 3/3Feint Attack · Lv 23takes 1×Catch Gligar · Route 206 Add
  • LuxioElectrichits 2× with Dark · 3/3Bite · Lv 18takes 1×Catch Shinx · Route 202 · evolves at 15 Add
  • BronzorSteelPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 1/3Extrasensory · Lv 19takes 1×Catch Bronzor · Mt. Coronet Add
  • DustoxBugPoisonhits 2× with Psychic · 1/3Psybeam · Lv 24switch out against Duskull and MismagiusCatch Wurmple · Route 204 · evolves at 10 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • DuskullLv 24Beat it withFloatzelhits 2×Crunch · learns at 26 watch out: burnsWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • HaunterLv 24Beat it withFloatzelhits 2×Crunch · learns at 26WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • MismagiusLv 26Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Bite · Lv 20WallNo 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 nextMayleneVeilstone, VeilstoneLv 32. Team types: Fighting, Psychic and Steel. Meditite, Machoke and Lucario.

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, up next. 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. 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.