Battle plan · Ruby & Sapphire
How to beat Norman
Norman’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
Norman: 3 good catches.
Their team
SlakingLv 28Normal typeMoves: Normal and Dark
VigorothLv 30Normal typeMoves: Normal and Dark- SlakingLv 31Normal typeMoves: Fighting, Normal and Dark
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Fighting2× · 3/3
Good to catch
Catchable before Norman in Ruby & Sapphire.
3 take normal hits from their moves.
HariyamaFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 3 of 3Vital Throw · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Makuhita · Granite Cave
MachokeFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 3 of 3Low Kick · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Machop · Jagged Pass
BreloomGrassFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 3 of 3Mach Punch · Lv 23takes 1×Catch Shroomish · Petalburg Woods
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- SlakingLv 28Beat it withHariyamahits 2× · Vital Throw · Lv 13
WallAron takes ½×Granite Cave - VigorothLv 30Beat it withHariyamahits 2× · Vital Throw · Lv 13WallAron takes ½×Granite Cave
- SlakingLv 31Beat it withHariyamahits 2× · Vital Throw · Lv 13WallNothing resists all its moves yet.