Battle plan · Ruby & Sapphire
How to beat May or Brendan (Torchic 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
ShroomishLv 29Grass typeMoves: Grass and Normal
NumelLv 29Fire and Ground typeMoves: Fire, Ground and Normal
MarshtompLv 31Water and Ground typeMoves: Ground and Normal
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Water4× · 1/3Grass4× · 1/3Fire2× · 1/3Ice2× · 1/3Poison2× · 1/3Ground2× · 1/3Flying2× · 1/3Bug2× · 1/3
Good to catch
Catchable before May or Brendan in Ruby & Sapphire.
5 take normal hits from their moves. One is weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
PelipperWaterFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Water · 2 of 3Water Gun · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Wingull · Route 103
SwellowNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 1 of 3Wing Attack · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Taillow · Route 104
GolbatPoisonFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 1 of 3Wing Attack · Lv 21takes 1×Catch Zubat · Granite Cave
KoffingPoisonhits 2× with Poison · 1 of 3Sludge · Lv 21takes 1×Fiery Path
SwabluNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 1 of 3Peck · Lv 1takes 1×Route 114
TropiusGrassFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Grass · 2 of 3Gust · Lv 1switch out against NumelRoute 119 · rare
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- ShroomishLv 29Beat it withPelipperhits 2× · Wing Attack · Lv 13
WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · Route 116 - NumelLv 29Beat it withPelipperhits 4× · Water Gun · Lv 1
WallSolrock takes ½×Meteor Falls · Ruby only - MarshtompLv 31Beat it withTropiushits 4× · Magical Leaf · learns at 31WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · Route 116