Battle plan · Platinum
How to beat Maylene
Maylene’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Platinum. Add your own team to see who to lead with.
Stuck on a gym or a rival?
Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.
Quick picks for Platinum
Gyms and Team Galactic
Before the Elite Four
Elite Four and Champion
Maylene: 6 good catches.
Their team
MedititeLv 28Fighting and Psychic typeMoves: Fighting, Psychic, Rock and Normal
MachokeLv 29Fighting typeMoves: Fighting, Rock and Normal
LucarioLv 32Fighting and Steel typeMoves: Fighting, Steel and Ground
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Flying2× · 2/3Fire2× · 1/3Fighting2× · 1/3Ground2× · 1/3Psychic2× · 1/3Ghost2× · 1/3
Good to catch
Catchable before Maylene in Platinum.
6 take normal hits from their moves.
- MedititeFightingPsychichits 2× with Psychic or Fighting · 2 of 3Confusion · Lv 8takes 1×Route 211
RotomElectricGhosthits 2× with Ghost · 1 of 3Ominous Wind · learns at 29takes 1×Old Chateau
WhiscashWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 1 of 3Magnitude · Lv 26takes 1×Catch Barboach · Eterna City (Good Rod)
GastrodonWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 1 of 3Mud Bomb · Lv 11takes 1×Catch Shellos · Route 205
KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 1 of 3Psybeam · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Abra · Route 203
ChinglingPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 1 of 3Confusion · Lv 14takes 1×Route 211
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- MedititeLv 28Beat it withRotomhits 2× · Ominous Wind · learns at 29WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- MachokeLv 29Beat it withKadabrahits 2× · Psybeam · Lv 24WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- LucarioLv 32Beat it withMedititehits 2× · High Jump Kick · learns at 32WallRotom takes ½×