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How to beat Rika in Scarlet & Violet

Rika’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
  • WhiscashLv 57Water and Ground typeMoves: Water, Ground, Ice and Psychic
  • CameruptLv 57Fire and Ground typeMoves: Ground, Fire and Steel
  • DonphanLv 57Ground typeMoves: Ground, Rock, Steel and Poison
  • DugtrioLv 57Ground typeMoves: Ground, Rock and Dark. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types.
  • ClodsireLv 58Poison and Ground typeTera Ground: Terastallizes, so it is hit as Ground onlyWater AbsorbMoves: Ground and Water. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.

Hit it with

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

Grass4× · 4/5Water4× · 3/5Ice2× · 3/5Ground2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Found up to Lv. 58 before Rika in Scarlet & Violet.

4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • GalladePsychicFightinghits 4× with Grass or Water · 5/5Leaf Blade · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Gallade · Dalizapa Passage · rare Add
  • VaporeonWaterhits 4× with Water or Ice · 4/5Hydro Pump · Lv 50takes 1×Catch Eevee · South Province (Area Two), then a Water Stone Add
  • KomalaNormalhits 4× with Grass · 4/5Wood Hammer · Lv 41takes 1×Catch Komala · East Province (Area One) Add
  • FloatzelWaterhits 4× with Water or Ice · 4/5Hydro Pump · Lv 57takes 1×Catch Buizel · South Province (Area One) · evolves at 26 Add
  • FlorgesFairyhits 4× with Grass · 4/5Petal Dance · Lv 1switch out against Camerupt and DonphanCatch Florges · North Province (Area Three) · rare Add
  • GogoatGrasshits 4× with Grass or Ground · 5/5Leaf Blade · Lv 55weak to 3 of their 5: switch outCatch Skiddo · South Province (Area Three) · evolves at 32 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • WhiscashLv 57Beat it withFlorgeshits 4×Petal Dance · Lv 1WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • CameruptLv 57Beat it withGyaradoshits 4×Hydro Pump · Lv 40Catch Magikarp · South Province (Area One) · evolves at 20WallPelipper takes ½×Catch Wingull · Poco Path · evolves at 25
  • DonphanLv 57Beat it withVaporeonhits 2×Hydro Pump · Lv 50WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • DugtrioLv 57Beat it withFlorgeshits 2×Petal Dance · Lv 1WallBreloom takes ½×Catch Shroomish · South Province (Area Five) · evolves at 23
  • ClodsireLv 58Beat it withGogoathits 2×Leaf Blade · Lv 55 watch out: poisonWallLilligant takes ½× watch out: poisonCatch Lilligant · South Province (Area Four)

Other bosses in Scarlet & Violet

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

Quick picks for Scarlet & Violet

Up nextPoppyElite Four, Elite FourLv 59. Team types: Steel, Electric, Psychic, Flying and Fairy. Copperajah, Magnezone, Bronzong, Corviknight and Tinkaton.

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, up next. 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.