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How to beat Professor Sada in Scarlet & Violet

Professor Sada’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
  • Slither WingLv 66Bug and Fighting typeMoves: Bug, Fighting and Psychic
  • Scream TailLv 66Fairy and Psychic typeMoves: Fairy, Fighting, Ice and Psychic
  • Brute BonnetLv 66Grass and Dark typeMoves: Ground, Grass and Dark
  • Flutter ManeLv 66Ghost and Fairy typeMoves: Rock, Fire, Ghost and Electric
  • Sandy ShocksLv 66Electric and Ground typeMoves: Electric, Ground, Steel and Rock
  • Roaring MoonLv 67Dragon and Dark typeMoves: Dragon, Dark, Rock and Ground

The Koraidon fight after her is left out: it’s your own legend against hers.

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Fairy4× · 3/6Ice2× · 3/6Flying4× · 2/6Bug4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Fighting2× · 2/6Poison2× · 2/6Ghost2× · 2/6Steel2× · 2/6Water2× · 1/6Grass2× · 1/6Ground2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Dragon2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Found up to Lv. 67 before Professor Sada in Scarlet & Violet.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • MimikyuGhostFairyhits 4× with Fairy, Ghost or Grass · 6/6Play Rough · Lv 54switch out against Flutter Mane and Sandy ShocksCatch Mimikyu · Tagtree Thicket Add
  • FlorgesFairyhits 4× with Fairy or Grass · 4/6Moonblast · Lv 5switch out against Sandy ShocksCatch Florges · North Province (Area Three) · rare Add
  • DragoniteDragonFlyinghits 4× with Flying, Water or Dragon · 4/6Hurricane · on evolvingweak to 4 of their 6: switch outCatch Dratini · South Province (Area Six) · evolves at 55 Add
  • GalladePsychicFightinghits 2× with Psychic, Fighting or Grass · 4/6Close Combat · Lv 63switch out against Scream Tail and Flutter ManeCatch Gallade · Dalizapa Passage · rare Add
  • HariyamaFightinghits 2× with Steel, Fighting or Ground · 5/6Close Combat · Lv 46switch out against Slither Wing and Scream TailCatch Makuhita · South Province (Area Three) · evolves at 24 Add
  • GardevoirPsychicFairyhits 4× with Psychic or Fairy · 3/6Moonblast · Lv 49switch out against Flutter Mane and Sandy ShocksCatch Ralts · South Province (Area One) · evolves at 30 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • Slither WingLv 66Beat it withDragonitehits 4×Hurricane · on evolvingWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • Scream TailLv 66Beat it withMimikyuhits 2×Shadow Claw · Lv 42WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • Brute BonnetLv 66Beat it withHeracrosshits 4×Megahorn · Lv 55Catch Heracross · Socarrat TrailWallLokix takes ½×Catch Nymble · South Province (Area Three) · evolves at 24
  • Flutter ManeLv 66Beat it withHariyamahits 2×Heavy Slam · Lv 54WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • Sandy ShocksLv 66Beat it withGalladehits 2×Leaf Blade · Lv 1WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • Roaring MoonLv 67Beat it withFlorgeshits 4×Moonblast · Lv 5WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Scarlet & Violet

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Scarlet & Violet bosses

Quick picks for Scarlet & Violet

From the topKatyCortondo, CortondoLv 15. Team types: Bug and Normal. Nymble, Tarountula and Teddiursa.

Victory Road

  1. 01KatyCortondoLv 15. Team types: Bug and Normal. Nymble, Tarountula and Teddiursa.
  2. 02BrassiusArtazonLv 17. Team types: Grass, Normal and Rock. Petilil, Smoliv and Sudowoodo.
  3. 03IonoLevinciaLv 24. Team types: Electric, Flying and Ghost. Wattrel, Bellibolt, Luxio and Mismagius.
  4. 04KofuCascarrafaLv 30. Team types: Water, Psychic, Fighting and Ice. Veluza, Wugtrio and Crabominable.
  5. 05LarryMedaliLv 36. Team types: Normal and Flying. Komala, Dudunsparce and Staraptor.
  6. 06RymeMonteneveraLv 42. Team types: Ghost, Fairy, Electric and Poison. Banette, Mimikyu, Houndstone and Toxtricity.
  7. 07TulipAlfornadaLv 45. Team types: Normal, Psychic and Fairy. Farigiraf, Gardevoir, Espathra and Florges.
  8. 08GrushaGlaseadoLv 48. Team types: Ice, Bug, Dragon and Flying. Frosmoth, Beartic, Cetitan and Altaria.
  9. 09RikaElite FourLv 58. Team types: Water, Ground, Fire and Poison. Whiscash, Camerupt, Donphan, Dugtrio and Clodsire.
  10. 10PoppyElite FourLv 59. Team types: Steel, Electric, Psychic, Flying and Fairy. Copperajah, Magnezone, Bronzong, Corviknight and Tinkaton.
  11. 11LarryElite FourLv 60. Team types: Grass, Flying, Electric, Dragon, Normal and Fighting. Tropius, Pom-pom Oricorio, Altaria, Staraptor and Flamigo.
  12. 12HasselElite FourLv 61. Team types: Flying, Dragon, Poison, Grass and Ice. Noivern, Haxorus, Dragalge, Flapple and Baxcalibur.
  13. 13GeetaChampionLv 62. Team types: Psychic, Grass, Water, Ice, Dark, Steel, Rock and Poison. Espathra, Gogoat, Veluza, Avalugg, Kingambit and Glimmora.
  14. 14NemonaSprigatito startLv 66. Team types: Rock, Dragon, Normal, Steel, Electric, Fighting, Fire and Ghost. Lycanroc, Goodra, Dudunsparce, Orthworm, Pawmot and Skeledirge.
  15. 14NemonaFuecoco startLv 66. Team types: Rock, Dragon, Normal, Steel, Electric, Fighting and Water. Lycanroc, Goodra, Dudunsparce, Orthworm, Pawmot and Quaquaval.
  16. 14NemonaQuaxly startLv 66. Team types: Rock, Dragon, Normal, Steel, Electric, Fighting, Grass and Dark. Lycanroc, Goodra, Dudunsparce, Orthworm, Pawmot and Meowscarada.

Path of Legends

  1. 01KlawfTitanLv 16. Team types: Rock. Klawf.
  2. 02BombirdierTitanLv 20. Team types: Flying and Dark. Bombirdier.
  3. 03OrthwormTitanLv 29. Team types: Steel. Orthworm.
  4. 04Great Tuskin ScarletLv 45. Team types: Ground and Fighting. Great Tusk.
  5. 04Iron Treadsin VioletLv 45. Team types: Ground and Steel. Iron Treads.
  6. 05Dondozo & TatsugiriTitanLv 57. Team types: Water and Dragon. Dondozo and Tatsugiri.
  7. 06ArvenPoco Path lighthouseLv 63. Team types: Normal, Water, Ice, Grass, Fire, Ground, Rock and Dark. Greedent, Cloyster, Scovillain, Toedscruel, Garganacl and Mabosstiff.

Starfall Street

  1. 01GiacomoTeam StarLv 21. Team types: Dark and Steel. Pawniard and Starmobile (Dark).
  2. 02MelaTeam StarLv 27. Team types: Fire. Torkoal and Starmobile (Fire).
  3. 03AtticusTeam StarLv 33. Team types: Poison, Dark and Steel. Skuntank, Muk, Revavroom and Starmobile (Poison).
  4. 04OrtegaTeam StarLv 51. Team types: Water, Fairy and Normal. Azumarill, Wigglytuff, Dachsbun and Starmobile (Fairy).
  5. 05EriTeam StarLv 56. Team types: Poison, Fighting, Steel and Ghost. Toxicroak, Passimian, Lucario, Annihilape and Starmobile (Fighting).
  6. 06PennyNaranja/Uva AcademyLv 63. Team types: Dark, Water, Electric, Fire, Grass and Fairy. Umbreon, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Leafeon and Sylveon.

Area Zero

  1. 01Professor Sadain ScarletLv 67. Team types: Bug, Fighting, Fairy, Psychic, Grass, Dark, Ghost, Electric, Ground and Dragon. Slither Wing, Scream Tail, Brute Bonnet, Flutter Mane, Sandy Shocks and Roaring Moon.
  2. 01Professor Turoin VioletLv 67. Team types: Fire, Poison, Ice, Water, Fighting, Electric, Dark, Flying, Rock and Fairy. Iron Moth, Iron Bundle, Iron Hands, Iron Jugulis, Iron Thorns and Iron Valiant.