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How to beat Glacia in Ruby & Sapphire

Glacia’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
  • GlalieLv 50Ice typeMoves: Dark and Ice. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • SealeoLv 50Ice and Water typeThick FatMoves: Water, Normal and Ice. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • SealeoLv 52Ice and Water typeThick FatMoves: Water and Ice. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types and can infatuate with Attract or Cute Charm, so a Pokémon of the other gender may not move.
  • GlalieLv 52Ice typeMoves: Ghost, Dark and Ice. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • WalreinLv 53Ice and Water typeThick FatMoves: Water, Normal and Ice

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Fighting2× · 5/5Rock2× · 5/5Electric2× · 3/5Grass2× · 3/5

+2 more

Fire2× · 2/5Steel2× · 2/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Glacia in Ruby & Sapphire.

Six take normal hits from their moves.

  • HariyamaFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Vital Throw · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Makuhita · Granite Cave · evolves at 24 Add
  • PinsirBughits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Submission · Lv 43takes 1×Catch Pinsir · Safari Zone · rare Add
  • HeracrossBugFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Brick Break · Lv 23takes 1×Catch Heracross · Safari Zone · rare Add
  • RelicanthWaterRockhits 2× with Rock · 5/5Ancient Power · Lv 43takes 1×Catch Relicanth · Route 124 (Dive) · rare Add
  • ManectricElectrichits 2× with Electric · 3/5Thunder · Lv 45takes 1×Catch Manectric · Route 118 Add
  • MagnetonElectricSteelhits 2× with Electric · 3/5Spark · Lv 26takes 1×Catch Magnemite · New Mauville · evolves at 30 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • GlalieLv 50Beat it withAggronhits 2×Iron Tail · Lv 29Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42WallMagneton takes ½×
  • SealeoLv 50Beat it withPinsirhits 2×Submission · Lv 43WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SealeoLv 52Beat it withPinsirhits 2×Submission · Lv 43WallLanturn takes ½×Catch Chinchou · Route 124 (Dive) · evolves at 27
  • GlalieLv 52Beat it withAggronhits 2×Iron Tail · Lv 29Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42WallMagneton takes ½×
  • WalreinLv 53Beat it withPinsirhits 2×Submission · Lv 43WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Ruby & Sapphire

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Ruby & Sapphire bosses

Quick picks for Ruby & Sapphire

Up nextDrakeElite Four, Elite FourLv 55. Team types: Dragon, Flying and Ground. Shelgon, Altaria, Flygon, Flygon and Salamence.

Gyms and story battles

  1. 01RoxanneRustboroLv 15. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude and Nosepass.
  2. 02BrawlyDewfordLv 18. Team types: Fighting. Machop and Makuhita.
  3. 03WattsonMauvilleLv 23. Team types: Electric and Steel. Magnemite, Voltorb and Magneton.
  4. 04FlanneryLavaridgeLv 28. Team types: Fire. Slugma, Slugma and Torkoal.
  5. 05NormanPetalburgLv 31. Team types: Normal. Slaking, Vigoroth and Slaking.
  6. 06May or BrendanTreecko startLv 31. Team types: Water, Grass, Fire and Fighting. Wailmer, Shroomish and Combusken.
  7. 06May or BrendanTorchic startLv 31. Team types: Grass, Fire, Ground and Water. Shroomish, Numel and Marshtomp.
  8. 06May or BrendanMudkip startLv 31. Team types: Fire, Ground, Water and Grass. Numel, Wailmer and Grovyle.
  9. 07WinonaFortreeLv 33. Team types: Normal, Flying, Water, Steel and Dragon. Swellow, Pelipper, Skarmory and Altaria.
  10. 08Tate & LizaMossdeepLv 42. Team types: Rock and Psychic. Lunatone and Solrock.
  11. 09Maxiein RubyLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying, Fire and Ground. Mightyena, Crobat and Camerupt.
  12. 09Archiein SapphireLv 43. Team types: Dark, Poison, Flying and Water. Mightyena, Crobat and Sharpedo.
  13. 10WallaceSootopolisLv 43. Team types: Water, Ground and Ice. Luvdisc, Whiscash, Sealeo, Seaking and Milotic.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01WallyVictory RoadLv 45. Team types: Dragon, Flying, Normal, Grass, Poison, Electric, Steel and Psychic. Altaria, Delcatty, Roselia, Magneton and Gardevoir.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01SidneyElite FourLv 49. Team types: Dark, Grass and Water. Mightyena, Shiftry, Cacturne, Sharpedo and Absol.
  2. 02PhoebeElite FourLv 51. Team types: Ghost and Dark. Dusclops, Banette, Sableye, Banette and Dusclops.
  3. 03GlaciaElite FourLv 53. Team types: Ice and Water. Glalie, Sealeo, Sealeo, Glalie and Walrein.
  4. 04DrakeElite FourLv 55, up next. Team types: Dragon, Flying and Ground. Shelgon, Altaria, Flygon, Flygon and Salamence.
  5. 05StevenChampionLv 58. Team types: Steel, Flying, Ground, Psychic, Rock, Grass and Bug. Skarmory, Claydol, Aggron, Cradily, Armaldo and Metagross.