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How to beat Sidney in Ruby & Sapphire

Sidney’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
  • MightyenaLv 46Dark typeMoves: Normal and Dark
  • ShiftryLv 48Grass and Dark typeMoves: Normal and Psychic
  • CacturneLv 46Grass and Dark typeMoves: Dark and Grass. It also drains with Leech Seed; Grass types are immune.
  • SharpedoLv 48Water and Dark typeMoves: Dark, Water and Normal
  • AbsolLv 49Dark typeMoves: Flying and Normal

Hit it with

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

Bug4× · 5/5Fighting2× · 5/5Fire2× · 2/5Ice2× · 2/5Poison2× · 2/5Flying2× · 2/5Electric2× · 1/5Grass2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Sidney in Ruby & Sapphire.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • VolbeatBughits 4× with Bug · 5/5Signal Beam · Lv 25switch out against AbsolCatch Volbeat · Route 117 Add
  • BeautiflyBugFlyinghits 4× with Bug · 5/5Silver Wind · Lv 34switch out against AbsolCatch Wurmple · Route 101 · evolves at 10 Add
  • PinsirBughits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Submission · Lv 43switch out against AbsolCatch Pinsir · Safari Zone · rare Add
  • HariyamaFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 5/5Vital Throw · Lv 13switch out against Shiftry and AbsolCatch Makuhita · Granite Cave · evolves at 24 Add
  • MedichamFightingPsychichits 2× with Fighting · 5/5High Jump Kick · Lv 32switch out against AbsolCatch Meditite · Mt. Pyre · evolves at 37 Add
  • DustoxBugPoisonhits 4× with Bug · 5/5Silver Wind · Lv 34switch out against Shiftry and AbsolCatch Wurmple · Route 101 · evolves at 10 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • MightyenaLv 46Beat it withHariyamahits 2×Vital Throw · Lv 13WallAggron takes ½×Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42
  • ShiftryLv 48Beat it withVolbeathits 4×Signal Beam · Lv 25WallSableye takes 0×Catch Sableye · Granite Cave · Sapphire only
  • CacturneLv 46Beat it withVolbeathits 4×Signal Beam · Lv 25 watch out: Leech SeedWallBreloom takes ½×Catch Shroomish · Petalburg Woods · evolves at 23
  • SharpedoLv 48Beat it withHariyamahits 2×Vital Throw · Lv 13WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • AbsolLv 49Beat it withHariyamahits 2×Vital Throw · Lv 13 takes 2×WallAggron takes ¼×Catch Aron · Granite Cave · evolves at 42

Other bosses in Ruby & Sapphire

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Ruby & Sapphire bosses

Quick picks for Ruby & Sapphire

Up nextPhoebeElite Four, Elite FourLv 51. Team types: Ghost and Dark. Dusclops, Banette, Sableye, Banette and Dusclops.

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, up next. 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.