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How to beat Phoebe in Ruby & Sapphire

Phoebe’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
  • DusclopsLv 48Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Psychic. It also uses a Ghost-type Curse, which hurts every type.
  • BanetteLv 49Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Dark. It also burns with Will-O-Wisp; Fire types can’t be burned.
  • SableyeLv 50Dark and Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Psychic and Dark
  • BanetteLv 49Ghost typeMoves: Ghost and Psychic. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • DusclopsLv 51Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Ice and Ground

Hit it with

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

Ghost2× · 4/5Dark2× · 4/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Phoebe in Ruby & Sapphire.

5 take normal hits from their moves. One is weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • SharpedoWaterDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 22takes 1×Catch Carvanha · Route 118 (Good Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • AbsolDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Bite · Lv 21takes 1×Catch Absol · Route 120 · rare Add
  • MightyenaDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 47takes 1×Catch Poochyena · Route 103 · evolves at 18 Add
  • CacturneGrassDarkhits 2× with Dark · 4/5Feint Attack · Lv 29switch out against DusclopsCatch Cacnea · Route 111 · evolves at 32 Add
  • GlalieIcehits 2× with Dark · 4/5Crunch · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Snorunt · Shoal Cave · evolves at 42 Add
  • SableyeDarkGhosthits 2× with Ghost · 4/5Shadow Ball · Lv 41takes 1×Catch Sableye · Granite CaveSapphire only Add

Slot by slot

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

  • DusclopsLv 48Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29WallSharpedo takes ½×
  • BanetteLv 49Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29 watch out: burnsWallSharpedo takes ½× watch out: burns
  • SableyeLv 50Beat it withSableye has no weakness in Ruby & Sapphire.WallAggron takes ½×Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42
  • BanetteLv 49Beat it withCacturnehits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 29 watch out: poisonWallSharpedo takes ½× watch out: poison
  • DusclopsLv 51Beat it withAbsolhits 2×Bite · Lv 21WallNo 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 nextGlaciaElite Four, Elite FourLv 53. Team types: Ice and Water. Glalie, Sealeo, Sealeo, Glalie and Walrein.

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, up next. Team types: Ice and Water. Glalie, Sealeo, Sealeo, Glalie and Walrein.
  4. 04DrakeElite FourLv 55. 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.