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How to beat Winona in Ruby & Sapphire

Winona’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
  • SwellowLv 31Normal and Flying typeMoves: Normal and Flying. It also uses a move that does the same damage whatever your types.
  • PelipperLv 30Water and Flying typeMoves: Water and Flying. It also confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • SkarmoryLv 32Steel and Flying typeMoves: Normal, Steel and Flying
  • AltariaLv 33Dragon and Flying typeMoves: Ground, Dragon and Flying

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Electric4× · 3/4Rock2× · 3/4Ice4× · 2/4Fire2× · 1/4

+1 more

Dragon2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Winona in Ruby & Sapphire.

Strongest matchup first. All six are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • ManectricElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/4Spark · Lv 20switch out against AltariaCatch Manectric · Route 118 Add
  • PlusleElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/4Spark · Lv 19switch out against AltariaCatch Plusle · Route 110 Add
  • MinunElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/4Spark · Lv 19switch out against AltariaCatch Minun · Route 110 Add
  • TorkoalFirehits 2× with Fire · 1/4Flamethrower · Lv 30switch out against Pelipper and AltariaCatch Torkoal · Fiery Path Add
  • CameruptFireGroundhits 2× with Rock or Fire · 4/4Ember · Lv 11switch out against Pelipper and AltariaCatch Numel · Route 112 · evolves at 33 Add
  • SolrockRockPsychichits 2× with Rock · 3/4Rock Throw · Lv 13switch out against Pelipper and SkarmoryCatch Solrock · Meteor FallsRuby only Add

Slot by slot

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

  • SwellowLv 31Beat it withManectrichits 2×Spark · Lv 20WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • PelipperLv 30Beat it withManectrichits 4×Spark · Lv 20WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SkarmoryLv 32Beat it withManectrichits 2×Spark · Lv 20WallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 113 · rare
  • AltariaLv 33Beat it withSolrockhits 2×Rock Throw · Lv 13WallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 113 · rare

Other bosses in Ruby & Sapphire

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

Quick picks for Ruby & Sapphire

Up nextTate & LizaMossdeep, MossdeepLv 42. Team types: Rock and Psychic. Lunatone and Solrock.

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, up next. 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.