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How to beat Roxanne in Ruby & Sapphire

Roxanne’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
  • GeodudeLv 14Rock and Ground typeMoves: Normal and Rock
  • NosepassLv 15Rock typeMoves: Normal and Rock

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 2 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Water4× · 2/2Grass4× · 2/2Fighting2× · 2/2Ground2× · 2/2Steel2× · 2/2Ice2× · 1/2

Good to catch

Catchable before Roxanne in Ruby & Sapphire.

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

  • WingullWaterFlyinghits 4× with Water · 2/2Water Gun · Lv 1switch out against Geodude and NosepassCatch Wingull · Route 103 Add
  • LombreWaterGrasschips 4× with Grass · 2/2Absorb · Lv 7takes 1×Catch Lotad · Route 102 · evolves at 14Sapphire only Add
  • ShroomishGrasschips 4× with Grass · 2/2Absorb · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Shroomish · Petalburg Woods Add

Slot by slot

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

  • GeodudeLv 14Beat it withWingullhits 4×Water Gun · Lv 1 takes 2×WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • NosepassLv 15Beat it withWingullhits 2×Water Gun · Lv 1 takes 2×WallNo 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 nextBrawlyDewford, DewfordLv 18. Team types: Fighting. Machop and Makuhita.

Gyms and story battles

  1. 01RoxanneRustboroLv 15. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude and Nosepass.
  2. 02BrawlyDewfordLv 18, up next. 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. 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.