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How to beat Volkner in Platinum

Volkner’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
  • JolteonLv 46Electric typeVolt AbsorbMoves: Electric, Steel and Normal
  • RaichuLv 46Electric typeMoves: Electric, Fighting, Bug and Normal
  • LuxrayLv 48Electric typeMoves: Ice, Electric, Dark and Fire
  • ElectivireLv 50Electric typeMotor DriveMoves: Electric, Fire and Normal

Hit it with

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

Ground2× · 4/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Volkner in Platinum.

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

  • GastrodonWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 4/4Mud Bomb · Lv 11takes 1×Catch Shellos · Route 205 · evolves at 30 Add
  • WhiscashWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 4/4Earthquake · Lv 45takes 1×Catch Barboach · Eterna City (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • GarchompDragonGroundhits 2× with Ground · 4/4Dig · Lv 40switch out against LuxrayCatch Gible · Wayward Cave · evolves at 48 Add
  • QuagsireWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 4/4Earthquake · Lv 36takes 1×Catch Quagsire · Route 212 Add
  • ToxicroakPoisonFightinghits 2× with Ground · 4/4Mud Bomb (weak), or Poison Jab at Lv 41takes 1×Catch Croagunk · Route 212 · evolves at 37 Add
  • RhydonGroundRockhits 2× with Ground · 4/4Earthquake · learns at 49weak to three of their four: switch outCatch Rhyhorn · Route 214 · evolves at 42 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • JolteonLv 46Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Dig · Lv 40WallSteelix takes ½×Catch Steelix · Iron Island
  • RaichuLv 46Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Dig · Lv 40WallRotom takes ½×Catch Rotom · Old Chateau
  • LuxrayLv 48Beat it withGastrodonhits 2×Mud Bomb · Lv 11WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • ElectivireLv 50Beat it withGarchomphits 2×Dig · Lv 40WallRhydon takes ½×

Other bosses in Platinum

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

Quick picks for Platinum

Up nextBarryTurtwig start, Turtwig startLv 51. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison and Fire. Staraptor, Floatzel, Heracross, Roserade, Snorlax and Infernape.

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, up next. 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.