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How to beat Olivia (Elite Four) in Sun & Moon

Olivia’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
  • RelicanthLv 54Water and Rock typeMoves: Water and Rock. It also puts you to sleep with a move like Hypnosis or Sleep Powder.
  • CarbinkLv 54Rock and Fairy typeMoves: Rock and Fairy
  • Alolan GolemLv 54Rock and Electric typeMoves: Electric, Rock and Bug
  • ProbopassLv 54Rock and Steel typeMoves: Ground and Rock. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • LycanrocLv 55Rock typeMoves: Dark, Rock and Normal

Hit it with

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

Ground4× · 5/5Grass4× · 4/5Fighting4× · 4/5Water2× · 4/5

+2 more

Steel4× · 2/5Electric2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Olivia in Sun & Moon.

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

  • MetagrossSteelPsychichits 4× with Fighting or Steel · 5/5Meteor Mash · Lv 44switch out against Probopass and LycanrocCatch Beldum · Mount Hokulani · evolves at 45 Add
  • FlygonGroundDragonhits 4× with Ground · 5/5Earthquake · Lv 33switch out against CarbinkCatch Trapinch · Haina Desert (sand clouds) · evolves at 45 Add
  • MudsdaleGroundhits 4× with Ground or Steel · 5/5Earthquake · Lv 47switch out against RelicanthCatch Mudbray · Paniola Ranch · evolves at 30 Add
  • GastrodonWaterGroundhits 4× with Ground or Water · 5/5Mud Bomb · Lv 11takes 1×Catch Gastrodon · Poni Wilds (on water) Add
  • Kommo-oDragonFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 4/5Sky Uppercut · on evolvingswitch out against CarbinkCatch Jangmo-o · Vast Poni Canyon · evolves at 45 · rare Add
  • WhiscashWaterGroundhits 4× with Ground · 5/5Earthquake · Lv 34takes 1×Catch Barboach · Paniola Town (Fishing Rod, bubbles) · evolves at 30 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • RelicanthLv 54Beat it withKommo-ohits 2×Sky Uppercut · on evolvingWallPoliwrath takes ½×Catch Poliwag (Brooklet Hill, on water), evolve it at 25, then use a Water Stone
  • CarbinkLv 54Beat it withMetagrosshits 4×Meteor Mash · Lv 44WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 1 · evolves at 30
  • Alolan GolemLv 54Beat it withFlygonhits 4×Earthquake · Lv 33WallAlolan Dugtrio takes ½×Catch Alolan Diglett · Verdant Cavern · evolves at 26
  • ProbopassLv 54Beat it withKommo-ohits 4×Sky Uppercut · on evolvingWallFlygon takes ½×
  • LycanrocLv 55Beat it withKommo-ohits 2×Sky Uppercut · on evolvingWallKlefki takes ½×Catch Klefki · Royal Avenue

Other bosses in Sun & Moon

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Sun & Moon bosses

Quick picks for Sun & Moon

Up nextAcerolaElite Four, Elite FourLv 55. Team types: Dark, Ghost, Flying, Grass, Ice and Ground. Sableye, Drifblim, Dhelmise, Froslass and Palossand.

Island challenge

  1. 01Ilimain SunLv 12. Team types: Normal. Gumshoos and Yungoos.
  2. 01Ilimain MoonLv 12. Team types: Dark and Normal. Alolan Raticate and Alolan Rattata.
  3. 02HalaKahunaLv 15. Team types: Fighting. Mankey, Makuhita and Crabrawler.
  4. 03LanaBrooklet HillLv 20. Team types: Water. Wishiwashi, Alomomola and Wishiwashi.
  5. 04KiaweWela VolcanoLv 22. Team types: Poison and Fire. Salazzle and Salandit.
  6. 05MallowLush JungleLv 24. Team types: Grass, Normal and Flying. Lurantis, Castform and Trumbeak.
  7. 06OliviaKahunaLv 27. Team types: Rock. Nosepass, Boldore and Lycanroc.
  8. 07SophoclesHokulaniLv 29. Team types: Bug and Electric. Vikavolt and Charjabug.
  9. 08AcerolaThrifty MegamartLv 33. Team types: Ghost, Fairy and Poison. Mimikyu, Haunter and Gengar.
  10. 09PlumeriaRoute 15Lv 35. Team types: Poison, Flying and Fire. Golbat and Salazzle.
  11. 10NanuKahunaLv 39. Team types: Dark, Ghost and Ground. Sableye, Krokorok and Alolan Persian.
  12. 11GuzmaAether ParadiseLv 41. Team types: Bug, Water, Poison and Flying. Golisopod, Ariados, Masquerain and Pinsir.
  13. 12LusamineAether ParadiseLv 41. Team types: Fairy, Grass, Ghost, Water, Normal and Fighting. Clefable, Lilligant, Mismagius, Milotic and Bewear.
  14. 13HapuKahunaLv 48. Team types: Ground, Steel, Water and Dragon. Alolan Dugtrio, Gastrodon, Flygon and Mudsdale.
  15. 14Kommo-oVast Poni CanyonLv 45. Team types: Dragon, Fighting, Bug and Steel. Kommo-o, Scizor and Hakamo-o.
  16. 15LusamineUltra SpaceLv 50. Team types: Fairy, Grass, Ghost, Water, Normal and Fighting. Clefable, Lilligant, Mismagius, Milotic and Bewear.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01GladionRowlet startLv 53. Team types: Poison, Flying, Dark, Ice, Fighting, Steel and Fire. Crobat, Weavile, Lucario and Fire Silvally.
  2. 01GladionLitten startLv 53. Team types: Poison, Flying, Dark, Ice, Fighting, Steel and Water. Crobat, Weavile, Lucario and Water Silvally.
  3. 01GladionPopplio startLv 53. Team types: Poison, Flying, Dark, Ice, Fighting, Steel and Grass. Crobat, Weavile, Lucario and Grass Silvally.
  4. 02HauRowlet startLv 54. Team types: Electric, Psychic, Fire, Normal, Water and Fairy. Alolan Raichu, Flareon, Komala and Primarina.
  5. 02HauLitten startLv 54. Team types: Electric, Psychic, Water, Normal, Grass and Ghost. Alolan Raichu, Vaporeon, Komala and Decidueye.
  6. 02HauPopplio startLv 54. Team types: Electric, Psychic, Grass, Normal, Fire and Dark. Alolan Raichu, Leafeon, Komala and Incineroar.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01HalaElite FourLv 55. Team types: Fighting, Normal, Water and Ice. Hariyama, Primeape, Bewear, Poliwrath and Crabominable.
  2. 02OliviaElite FourLv 55. Team types: Water, Rock, Fairy, Electric and Steel. Relicanth, Carbink, Alolan Golem, Probopass and Lycanroc.
  3. 03AcerolaElite FourLv 55, up next. Team types: Dark, Ghost, Flying, Grass, Ice and Ground. Sableye, Drifblim, Dhelmise, Froslass and Palossand.
  4. 04KahiliElite FourLv 55. Team types: Steel, Flying, Poison, Fire, Dark and Normal. Skarmory, Crobat, Oricorio, Mandibuzz and Toucannon.
  5. 05KukuiRowlet startLv 58. Team types: Rock, Ice, Fairy, Normal, Flying, Electric, Steel, Fire and Dark. Lycanroc, Alolan Ninetales, Braviary, Magnezone, Snorlax and Incineroar.
  6. 05KukuiLitten startLv 58. Team types: Rock, Ice, Fairy, Normal, Flying, Electric, Steel and Water. Lycanroc, Alolan Ninetales, Braviary, Magnezone, Snorlax and Primarina.
  7. 05KukuiPopplio startLv 58. Team types: Rock, Ice, Fairy, Normal, Flying, Electric, Steel, Grass and Ghost. Lycanroc, Alolan Ninetales, Braviary, Magnezone, Snorlax and Decidueye.