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Battle plan · Ruby & Sapphire

How to beat Brawly

Brawly’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Ruby & Sapphire. 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 Ruby & Sapphire

Gyms and story battles

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Brawly: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • MachopLv 17Fighting typeMoves: Fighting
  • MakuhitaLv 18Fighting typeMoves: Fighting and Dark

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 2 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Flying2× · 2/2Psychic2× · 2/2

Good to catch

Catchable before Brawly in Ruby & Sapphire.

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

  • WingullWaterFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 2 of 2Wing Attack · Lv 13takes 1×Route 103
  • TaillowNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 2 of 2Wing Attack · Lv 13takes 1×Route 104
  • BeautiflyBugFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 2 of 2Gust · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Wurmple · Route 101
  • DustoxBugPoisonhits 2× with Psychic · 2 of 2Confusion · Lv 10takes 1×Catch Wurmple · Route 101
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 2 of 2Confusion · Lv 16switch out against MakuhitaCatch Abra · Granite Cave
  • RaltsPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 2 of 2Confusion · Lv 6switch out against MakuhitaRoute 102 · rare

Slot by slot

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

  • MachopLv 17Beat it withWingullhits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 13WallSableye takes 0×Granite Cave · Sapphire only
  • MakuhitaLv 18Beat it withWingullhits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 13WallNothing resists all its moves yet.