Battle plan · Sun & Moon
How to beat Hau (Popplio start)
Hau’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.
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
Hau: 6 good catches.
Their team
Alolan RaichuLv 53Electric and Psychic typeMoves: Electric, Normal, Psychic and Fighting
LeafeonLv 53Grass typeMoves: Grass and Normal
KomalaLv 53Normal typeMoves: Grass, Dark, Ground and Ghost
IncineroarLv 54Fire and Dark typeMoves: Dark, Fire and Ground
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Fighting2× · 2/4Ground2× · 2/4Bug2× · 2/4Fire2× · 1/4Water2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Poison2× · 1/4Flying2× · 1/4Rock2× · 1/4Ghost2× · 1/4Dark2× · 1/4
Good to catch
Catchable before Hau in Sun & Moon.
Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
PinsirBughits 2× with Bug or Fighting · 4 of 4X-Scissor · Lv 29switch out against IncineroarLush Jungle
GolisopodBugWaterhits 2× with Bug or Water · 3 of 4First Impression · on evolvingswitch out against Alolan RaichuCatch Wimpod · Route 8
MandibuzzDarkFlyinghits 2× with Dark or Flying · 3 of 4Bone Rush · on evolvingswitch out against Alolan RaichuCatch Vullaby · Route 3 (flying shadows)Moon only
AraquanidWaterBughits 2× with Bug or Water · 3 of 4Leech Life · Lv 33switch out against Alolan RaichuCatch Dewpider · Brooklet Hill (on water)
BraviaryNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying or Fighting · 3 of 4Superpower · on evolvingswitch out against Alolan RaichuCatch Rufflet · Route 3 (flying shadows)Sun only
CharjabugBugElectrichits 2× with Bug or Ground · 3 of 4X-Scissor · Lv 31switch out against IncineroarCatch Grubbin · Route 1
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- Alolan RaichuLv 53Beat it withPinsirhits 2× · X-Scissor · Lv 29WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- LeafeonLv 53Beat it withPinsirhits 2× · X-Scissor · Lv 29
WallAlolan Sandslash takes ½×Catch Alolan Sandshrew · Route 14, then a Ice Stone · Moon only - KomalaLv 53Beat it withPinsirhits 2× · Superpower · Lv 47
WallHonchkrow takes ½×Catch Murkrow · Vast Poni Canyon, then a Dusk Stone - IncineroarLv 54Beat it withAraquanidhits 2× · Bubble Beam · Lv 16WallNothing resists all its moves yet.