Battle plan · Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
How to beat Molayne
Molayne’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
Molayne: 6 good catches.
Their team
KlefkiLv 56Steel and Fairy typeMoves: Steel
BisharpLv 56Dark and Steel typeMoves: Dark, Steel and Bug
MagnezoneLv 56Electric and Steel typeMoves: Steel, Electric and Normal
MetagrossLv 56Steel and Psychic typeMoves: Fighting, Steel and Psychic
Alolan DugtrioLv 57Ground and Steel typeMoves: Ground, Steel and Dark
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Ground4× · 5/5Fire2× · 5/5Fighting4× · 3/5Water2× · 1/5Ghost2× · 1/5Dark2× · 1/5
Good to catch
Catchable before Molayne in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
6 take normal hits from their moves.
GastrodonWaterGroundhits 4× with Ground or Water · 5 of 5Mud Bomb · Lv 11takes 1×Ancient Poni Path (on water)
WhiscashWaterGroundhits 4× with Ground · 5 of 5Earthquake · Lv 34takes 1×Catch Barboach · Paniola Town (Fishing Rod, bubbles)
SalamenceDragonFlyinghits 2× with Fire · 5 of 5Flamethrower · Lv 49takes 1×Catch Bagon · Kala’e Bay
FlygonGroundDragonhits 4× with Ground · 5 of 5Earthquake · Lv 33takes 1×Catch Trapinch · Haina Desert (sand clouds)
MudsdaleGroundhits 4× with Ground · 5 of 5Earthquake · Lv 47takes 1×Catch Mudbray · Paniola Ranch
DugtrioGroundhits 4× with Ground · 5 of 5Earthquake · Lv 47takes 1×Lush Jungle
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- KlefkiLv 56Beat it withWhiscashhits 2× · Earthquake · Lv 34
WallLanturn takes ¼×Catch Chinchou · Route 8 (Fishing Rod, bubbles) - BisharpLv 56Beat it withWhiscashhits 2× · Earthquake · Lv 34
WallPoliwrath takes ½×Catch Poliwag · Brooklet Hill (on water), then a Water Stone - MagnezoneLv 56Beat it withWhiscashhits 4× · Earthquake · Lv 34WallAlolan Dugtrio takes ½×Catch Alolan Diglett · Verdant Cavern
- MetagrossLv 56Beat it withWhiscashhits 2× · Earthquake · Lv 34
WallStarmie takes ½×Catch Staryu · Route 7 (Fishing Rod, bubbles), then a Water Stone - Alolan DugtrioLv 57Beat it withWhiscashhits 2× · Earthquake · Lv 34WallNothing resists all its moves yet.