Battle plan · Scarlet & Violet
How to beat Giacomo
Giacomo’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Scarlet & Violet. Add your own team to see who to lead with.
Stuck on a gym or a rival?
Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.
Quick picks for Scarlet & Violet
Victory Road
Path of Legends
Starfall Street
Area Zero
Giacomo: 6 good catches.
Their team
PawniardLv 21Dark and Steel typeMoves: Steel, Bug, Flying and Dark
Starmobile (Dark)Lv 20Dark typeMoves: Dark, Normal and Steel
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 2 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Fighting4× · 2/2Fire2× · 1/2Ground2× · 1/2Bug2× · 1/2Fairy2× · 1/2
Good to catch
Found up to Lv. 21 before Giacomo in Scarlet & Violet.
2 take normal hits from their moves. 4 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
PawmoElectricFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 2 of 2Arm Thrust · on evolvingtakes 1×Catch Pawmi · South Province (Area One)
MudbrayGroundhits 4× with Fighting · 2 of 2Double Kick · Lv 8takes 1×West Province (Area One)
FlamigoFlyingFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 2 of 2Double Kick · Lv 5switch out against PawniardSouth Province (Area One)
LokixBugDarkhits 4× with Fighting or Bug · 2 of 2Lunge · on evolvingswitch out against PawniardEast Province (Area Two)
MankeyFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 2 of 2Low Kick · Lv 8switch out against PawniardWest Province (Area One)
CroagunkPoisonFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 2 of 2Low Kick · Lv 16switch out against PawniardSouth Province (Area Five)
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- PawniardLv 21Beat it withPawmohits 4× · Arm Thrust · on evolvingWallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- Starmobile (Dark)Lv 20Beat it withFlamigohits 2× · Low Kick · Lv 18WallNothing resists all its moves yet.