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Battle plan · Sword & Shield

How to beat Rose

Rose’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Sword & Shield. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

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 Sword & Shield

Gyms

Champion Cup

Darkest Day

Champion

Rose: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • EscavalierLv 55Bug and Steel typeMoves: Ground, Steel and Bug
  • FerrothornLv 55Grass and Steel typeMoves: Steel, Grass and Fighting
  • PerrserkerLv 55Steel typeMoves: Steel, Ghost and Dark
  • KlinklangLv 56Steel typeMoves: Steel, Electric and Dark
  • CopperajahLv 57Steel typeMoves: Steel, Ground and Psychic

Hit it with

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

Fire4× · 5/5Fighting2× · 4/5Ground2× · 3/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Rose in Sword & Shield.

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

  • CentiskorchFireBughits 4× with Fire · 5 of 5Fire Lash · Lv 53takes 1×Catch Sizzlipede · Route 3 · rare
  • FlygonGroundDragonhits 2× with Fighting or Ground · 4 of 5Earthquake · Lv 44takes 1×Dusty Bowl
  • HitmonleeFightinghits 4× with Fire or Fighting · 5 of 5High Jump Kick · Lv 44switch out against CopperajahDusty Bowl · rareSword only
  • HitmonchanFightinghits 4× with Fire or Fighting · 5 of 5Close Combat · Lv 36switch out against CopperajahDusty Bowl · rareShield only
  • HeatmorFirehits 4× with Fire · 5 of 5Inferno · Lv 55switch out against Escavalier and CopperajahRoute 6
  • SkuntankPoisonDarkhits 4× with Fire · 5 of 5Flamethrower · on evolvingswitch out against Escavalier and CopperajahCatch Stunky · North Lake Miloch

Slot by slot

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

  • EscavalierLv 55Beat it withCentiskorchhits 4×Fire Lash · Lv 53WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · West Lake Axewell · rare
  • FerrothornLv 55Beat it withCentiskorchhits 4×Fire Lash · Lv 53WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · West Lake Axewell · rare
  • PerrserkerLv 55Beat it withCentiskorchhits 2×Fire Lash · Lv 53WallMorpeko takes ½×Route 7 · rare
  • KlinklangLv 56Beat it withCentiskorchhits 2×Fire Lash · Lv 53WallMorpeko takes ½×Route 7 · rare
  • CopperajahLv 57Beat it withCentiskorchhits 2×Fire Lash · Lv 53WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · West Lake Axewell · rare