Battle plan · Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
How to beat Gladion (Litten start)
Gladion’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.
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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
Gladion: 6 good catches.
Their team
CrobatLv 53Poison and Flying typeMoves: Flying and Poison
ZoroarkLv 53Dark typeMoves: Dark, Normal and Grass
Water SilvallyLv 55Water typeMoves: Dark, Normal, Bug and Water
LucarioLv 55Fighting and Steel typeMoves: Fighting, Steel and Normal
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Electric2× · 2/4Fighting2× · 2/4Fire2× · 1/4Grass2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Ground2× · 1/4Psychic2× · 1/4Bug2× · 1/4Rock2× · 1/4Fairy2× · 1/4
Good to catch
Catchable before Gladion in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
CharjabugBugElectrichits 2× with Electric or Bug · 4 of 4Discharge · Lv 43takes 1×Catch Grubbin · Route 1
ElectabuzzElectrichits 2× with Electric or Fighting · 4 of 4Low Kick · Lv 8takes 1×Catch Elekid · Mount Hokulani
JolteonElectrichits 2× with Electric or Bug · 4 of 4Thunder · Lv 45takes 1×Get Eevee · Paniola Ranch (egg, hatches at Lv. 1), then a Thunder Stone
AmpharosElectrichits 2× with Electric or Bug · 3 of 4Discharge · Lv 40takes 1×Catch Mareep · Paniola Ranch
TogedemaruElectricSteelhits 2× with Electric or Bug · 3 of 4Wild Charge · Lv 41switch out against LucarioBlush Mountain
DedenneElectricFairyhits 2× with Electric or Fairy · 3 of 4Thunder · Lv 45switch out against CrobatBlush Mountain
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- CrobatLv 53Beat it withTogedemaruhits 2× · Wild Charge · Lv 41
WallMagneton takes ¼×Catch Magnemite · Route 1 - ZoroarkLv 53Beat it withCharjabughits 2× · X-Scissor · Lv 31
WallMawile takes ½×Ten Carat Hill - Water SilvallyLv 55Beat it withCharjabughits 2× · Discharge · Lv 43WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- LucarioLv 55Beat it withCharjabughits 2× · Dig · Lv 37
WallJellicent takes ½×Catch Frillish · Route 14 (on water)