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How to beat Plumeria in Sun & Moon

Plumeria’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
  • GolbatLv 34Poison and Flying typeMoves: Flying and Poison
  • SalazzleLv 35Poison and Fire typeMoves: Fire and Normal. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned and uses a move that does the same damage whatever your types.

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 2 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Psychic2× · 2/2Rock2× · 2/2Ground4× · 1/2Water2× · 1/2Electric2× · 1/2Ice2× · 1/2

Good to catch

Catchable before Plumeria in Sun & Moon.

6 take normal hits from their moves.

  • CloysterWaterIcehits 2× with Ice or Water · 2/2Icicle Spear · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Shellder · Kala’e Bay (Fishing Rod, bubbles), then a Water Stone Add
  • CarbinkRockFairyhits 2× with Rock · 2/2Ancient Power · Lv 31takes 1×Catch Carbink · Ten Carat Hill Add
  • HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 2/2Psybeam · Lv 25takes 1×Catch Drowzee · Route 2 · evolves at 26 Add
  • MiniorRockFlyinghits 2× with Rock · 2/2Ancient Power · Lv 17takes 1×Catch Minior · Mount Hokulani Add
  • GolduckWaterhits 2× with Psychic or Water · 2/2Zen Headbutt · Lv 25takes 1×Catch Psyduck · Brooklet Hill · evolves at 33 Add
  • LanturnWaterElectrichits 2× with Electric or Water · 2/2Bubble Beam · Lv 20takes 1×Catch Chinchou · Route 8 (Fishing Rod, bubbles) · evolves at 27 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • GolbatLv 34Beat it withMiniorhits 2×Ancient Power · Lv 17WallTogedemaru takes ¼×Catch Togedemaru · Blush Mountain
  • SalazzleLv 35Beat it withMudsdalehits 4×High Horsepower · Lv 24 watch out: poisonCatch Mudbray · Paniola Ranch · evolves at 30WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Sun & Moon

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

Quick picks for Sun & Moon

Up nextNanuKahuna, KahunaLv 39. Team types: Dark, Ghost and Ground. Sableye, Krokorok and Alolan Persian.

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, up next. 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. 01HauRowlet startLv 54. Team types: Electric, Psychic, Fire, Normal, Water and Fairy. Alolan Raichu, Flareon, Komala and Primarina.
  5. 01HauLitten startLv 54. Team types: Electric, Psychic, Water, Normal, Grass and Ghost. Alolan Raichu, Vaporeon, Komala and Decidueye.
  6. 01HauPopplio 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. 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.