Battle plan · Ruby & Sapphire
How to beat May or Brendan (Mudkip start)
May or Brendan’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
May or Brendan: 6 good catches.
Their team
NumelLv 29Fire and Ground typeMoves: Fire, Ground and Normal
WailmerLv 29Water typeMoves: Rock, Water and Ghost
GrovyleLv 31Grass typeMoves: Bug, Dark and Grass
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Water4× · 1/3Fire2× · 1/3Electric2× · 1/3Grass2× · 1/3Ice2× · 1/3Poison2× · 1/3Ground2× · 1/3Flying2× · 1/3Bug2× · 1/3
Good to catch
Catchable before May or Brendan in Ruby & Sapphire.
One takes normal hits from their moves. 5 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
PelipperWaterFlyinghits 4× with Water or Flying · 2 of 3Water Gun · Lv 1switch out against WailmerCatch Wingull · Route 103
KoffingPoisonhits 2× with Poison · 1 of 3Sludge · Lv 21takes 1×Fiery Path
TentacruelWaterPoisonhits 4× with Water or Poison · 2 of 3Acid · Lv 19switch out against NumelCatch Tentacool · Route 103 (Old Rod)
RoseliaGrassPoisonhits 2× with Grass · 1 of 3Magical Leaf · Lv 25switch out against NumelRoute 117
SwalotPoisonhits 2× with Poison · 1 of 3Sludge · Lv 14switch out against NumelCatch Gulpin · Route 110
SwellowNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 1 of 3Wing Attack · Lv 13switch out against WailmerCatch Taillow · Route 104
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- NumelLv 29Beat it withPelipperhits 4× · Water Gun · Lv 1
WallSolrock takes ½×Meteor Falls · Ruby only - WailmerLv 29Beat it withRoseliahits 2× · Magical Leaf · Lv 25WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- GrovyleLv 31Beat it withPelipperhits 2× · Wing Attack · Lv 13
WallSkarmory takes ½×Route 113 · rare