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Battle plan · Ruby & Sapphire

How to beat Flannery

Flannery’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.

Plan with your team

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

Flannery: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • SlugmaLv 26Fire typeMoves: Fire and Poison
  • SlugmaLv 26Fire typeMoves: Fire and Rock
  • TorkoalLv 28Fire typeMoves: Fire and Normal

Hit it with

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

Water2× · 3/3Ground2× · 3/3Rock2× · 3/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Flannery in Ruby & Sapphire.

1 resist their moves, 5 take normal hits.

  • GravelerRockGroundhits 2× with Ground · 3 of 3Magnitude · Lv 16takes ½×Catch Geodude · Granite Cave
  • NosepassRockhits 2× with Rock · 3 of 3Rock Slide · learns at 28takes 1×Granite Cave (Rock Smash)
  • BarboachWaterGroundhits 2× with Ground · 3 of 3Magnitude · Lv 16takes 1×Meteor Falls (Good Rod)
  • TentacoolWaterPoisonhits 2× with Water · 3 of 3Bubble Beam · Lv 25takes 1×Route 103 (Old Rod)
  • NumelFireGroundhits 2× with Ground · 3 of 3Magnitude · Lv 19takes 1×Route 112
  • AzumarillWaterhits 2× with Water · 3 of 3Bubble Beam · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Marill · Route 117

Slot by slot

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

  • SlugmaLv 26Beat it withGravelerhits 2×Magnitude · Lv 16WallNosepass takes ½×
  • SlugmaLv 26Beat it withGravelerhits 2×Magnitude · Lv 16WallBarboach takes ½×
  • TorkoalLv 28Beat it withGravelerhits 2×Magnitude · Lv 16WallNosepass takes ½×