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