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Battle plan · Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

How to beat Acerola (Elite Four)

Acerola’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Stuck on a trial or a rival?

Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.

Quick picks for Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Island challenge

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Acerola: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • BanetteLv 56Ghost typeMoves: Ghost, Dark and Bug
  • DrifblimLv 56Ghost and Flying typeMoves: Ghost
  • DhelmiseLv 56Ghost and Grass typeMoves: Normal, Ghost, Grass and Water
  • FroslassLv 56Ice and Ghost typeMoves: Ice and Ghost
  • PalossandLv 57Ghost and Ground typeMoves: Ghost, Ground and Grass

Hit it with

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

Ghost2× · 5/5Dark2× · 5/5Ice2× · 3/5Fire2× · 2/5Rock2× · 2/5Water2× · 1/5Electric2× · 1/5Grass2× · 1/5Flying2× · 1/5Steel2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Acerola in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

6 take normal hits from their moves.

  • ScraftyDarkFightinghits 2× with Dark · 5 of 5Crunch · Lv 38takes 1×Catch Scraggy · Route 17
  • StoutlandNormalhits 2× with Dark · 5 of 5Crunch · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Lillipup · Route 4
  • GlalieIcehits 2× with Dark or Ice · 5 of 5Blizzard · Lv 48takes 1×Catch Snorunt · Route 14
  • GumshoosNormalhits 2× with Dark · 5 of 5Crunch · Lv 39takes 1×Akala Outskirts
  • RaticateNormalhits 2× with Dark · 5 of 5Crunch · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Rattata · Route 1
  • YungoosNormalhits 2× with Dark · 5 of 5Crunch · Lv 34takes 1×Route 1

Slot by slot

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

  • BanetteLv 56Beat it withScraftyhits 2×Crunch · Lv 38WallBewear takes ½×Catch Stufful · Route 8
  • DrifblimLv 56Beat it withYungooshits 2×Crunch · Lv 34WallAlolan Rattata takes 0×Route 1
  • DhelmiseLv 56Beat it withScraftyhits 2×Crunch · Lv 38WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • FroslassLv 56Beat it withScraftyhits 2×Crunch · Lv 38WallHoundoom takes ½×Route 12 · Ultra Sun only
  • PalossandLv 57Beat it withScraftyhits 2×Crunch · Lv 38WallHonchkrow takes ½×Catch Murkrow · Hau’oli Cemetery, then a Dusk Stone