Battle plan · Sun & Moon
How to beat Mallow
Mallow’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
Mallow: 6 good catches.
Their team
LurantisLv 24Grass typeMoves: Grass and Bug
CastformLv 22Normal typeMoves: Water and Normal
TrumbeakLv 22Normal and Flying typeMoves: Rock and Flying
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Ice2× · 2/3Fire2× · 1/3Electric2× · 1/3Fighting2× · 1/3Poison2× · 1/3Flying2× · 1/3Bug2× · 1/3Rock2× · 1/3
Good to catch
Catchable before Mallow in Sun & Moon.
4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
MagnemiteElectricSteelhits 2× with Electric · 1 of 3Spark · Lv 19takes 1×Route 1
JolteonElectrichits 2× with Fighting or Electric · 2 of 3Double Kick · Lv 17takes 1×Get Eevee · Paniola Ranch (egg, hatches at Lv. 1), then a Thunder Stone
CharjabugBugElectrichits 2× with Bug or Electric · 2 of 3Bug Bite · Lv 13switch out against TrumbeakCatch Grubbin · Route 1
Alolan GrimerPoisonDarkhits 2× with Poison · 1 of 3Poison Fang · Lv 18takes 1×Route 1- TrumbeakNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 1 of 3Pluck · Lv 16switch out against TrumbeakCatch Pikipek · Route 1
TentacoolWaterPoisonhits 2× with Poison · 1 of 3Acid · Lv 10takes 1×Route 1 (on water)
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- LurantisLv 24Beat it withTrumbeakhits 2× · Pluck · Lv 16
WallSalandit takes ¼×Wela Volcano Park - CastformLv 22
Beat it withMankeyhits 2× · Cross Chop · Lv 22Route 3WallNothing resists all its moves yet. - TrumbeakLv 22Beat it withMagnemitehits 2× · Spark · Lv 19
WallAlolan Diglett takes ½×Verdant Cavern