Skip to content
Type
Coverage

Battle plan · Sun & Moon

How to beat Gladion (Rowlet start)

Gladion’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Sun & Moon. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Stuck on a trial or a rival?

Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.

Quick picks for Sun & Moon

Island challenge

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Gladion: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • CrobatLv 52Poison and Flying typeMoves: Flying and Poison
  • WeavileLv 52Dark and Ice typeMoves: Ice, Dark and Steel
  • LucarioLv 52Fighting and Steel typeMoves: Fighting, Steel and Normal
  • Fire SilvallyLv 53Fire typeMoves: Dark, Normal, Bug and Fire

Hit it with

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

Rock2× · 3/4Fighting4× · 2/4Fire2× · 2/4Ground2× · 2/4Water2× · 1/4Electric2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Psychic2× · 1/4Bug2× · 1/4Steel2× · 1/4Fairy2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Gladion in Sun & Moon.

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

  • CorsolaWaterRockhits 2× with Rock or Ground · 4 of 4Power Gem · Lv 41switch out against LucarioMelemele Sea (Fishing Rod, bubbles)
  • WhiscashWaterGroundhits 2× with Psychic or Ground · 3 of 4Earthquake · Lv 34takes 1×Catch Barboach · Paniola Town (Fishing Rod, bubbles)
  • CharjabugBugElectrichits 2× with Electric or Bug · 4 of 4Dig · Lv 37switch out against Fire SilvallyCatch Grubbin · Route 1
  • ElectabuzzElectrichits 4× with Electric or Fighting · 3 of 4Low Kick · Lv 8takes 1×Catch Elekid · Route 12
  • LanturnWaterElectrichits 2× with Electric or Bug · 3 of 4Signal Beam · Lv 29takes 1×Catch Chinchou · Route 8 (Fishing Rod, bubbles)
  • AlomomolaWaterhits 4× with Fighting or Water · 3 of 4Wake-Up Slap · Lv 29takes 1×Brooklet Hill (Fishing Rod, bubbles)

Slot by slot

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

  • CrobatLv 52Beat it withCorsolahits 2×Power Gem · Lv 41WallTogedemaru takes ¼×Blush Mountain
  • WeavileLv 52Beat it withCorsolahits 2×Power Gem · Lv 41WallPoliwrath takes ½×Catch Poliwag · Brooklet Hill (on water), then a Water Stone
  • LucarioLv 52Beat it withWhiscashhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 34WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • Fire SilvallyLv 53Beat it withCorsolahits 2×Power Gem · Lv 41WallCarbink takes ½×Ten Carat Hill