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How to beat Diantha in X & Y

Diantha’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
  • HawluchaLv 64Fighting and Flying typeMoves: Poison, Fighting, Flying and Bug
  • TyrantrumLv 65Rock and Dragon typeMoves: Rock, Dragon, Ground and Dark
  • AurorusLv 65Rock and Ice typeMoves: Electric and Ice
  • GourgeistLv 65Ghost and Grass typeMoves: Ghost and Grass
  • GoodraLv 66Dragon typeMoves: Fighting, Dragon, Fire and Water
  • GardevoirLv 68Psychic and Fairy typeMoves: Electric, Fairy, Psychic and Ghost

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ice2× · 4/6Steel4× · 3/6Fairy2× · 3/6Fighting4× · 2/6Ground2× · 2/6Flying2× · 2/6Ghost2× · 2/6Dragon2× · 2/6Fire2× · 1/6Water2× · 1/6Electric2× · 1/6Grass2× · 1/6Poison2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Rock2× · 1/6Dark2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Diantha in X & Y.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • KlefkiSteelFairyhits 4× with Fairy, Steel or Dark · 6/6Play Rough · Lv 43switch out against Tyrantrum and GoodraCatch Klefki · Lost Hotel Add
  • DurantBugSteelhits 4× with Steel or Dark · 4/6Iron Head · Lv 36switch out against GoodraCatch Durant · Route 18 Add
  • VanilluxeIcehits 4× with Ice or Steel · 6/6Blizzard · Lv 59weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Vanillite · Frost Cavern · evolves at 47 Add
  • FlorgesFairyhits 2× with Fairy or Grass · 4/6Moonblast · Lv 46switch out against HawluchaCatch Flabébé · Route 4, then a Shiny Stone · evolves at 19 Add
  • FerrothornGrassSteelhits 4× with Steel or Dark · 4/6Gyro Ball · Lv 21switch out against Hawlucha and GoodraCatch Ferroseed · Glittering Cave · evolves at 40 Add
  • SnorlaxNormalhits 4× with Steel or Dark · 3/6Heavy Slam · Lv 50switch out against Hawlucha and GoodraCatch Snorlax · Route 7 (Poké Flute) Add

Slot by slot

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

  • HawluchaLv 64Beat it withSalamencehits 2×Fly · Lv 50Catch Bagon · Route 8 · evolves at 50 · rareWallRotom takes ½×Catch Rotom · Lost Hotel
  • TyrantrumLv 65Beat it withFlorgeshits 2×Moonblast · Lv 46WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • AurorusLv 65Beat it withSnorlaxhits 4×Heavy Slam · Lv 50WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magneton · Lost Hotel
  • GourgeistLv 65Beat it withVanilluxehits 2×Blizzard · Lv 59WallPyroar takes ½×Catch Litleo · Route 22 · evolves at 35
  • GoodraLv 66Beat it withFlorgeshits 2×Moonblast · Lv 46WallAzumarill takes ½×Catch Marill · Route 3 (Surf) · evolves at 18
  • GardevoirLv 68Beat it withSnorlaxhits 2×Heavy Slam · Lv 50WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in X & Y

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All X & Y bosses

Quick picks for X & Y

From the topViolaSantalune, SantaluneLv 12. Team types: Bug, Water and Flying. Surskit and Vivillon.

Gyms and Team Flare

  1. 01ViolaSantaluneLv 12. Team types: Bug, Water and Flying. Surskit and Vivillon.
  2. 02GrantCyllageLv 25. Team types: Rock, Ice and Dragon. Amaura and Tyrunt.
  3. 03KorrinaShalourLv 32. Team types: Fighting and Flying. Mienfoo, Machoke and Hawlucha.
  4. 04RamosCoumarineLv 34. Team types: Grass, Flying and Poison. Jumpluff, Weepinbell and Gogoat.
  5. 05ClemontLumioseLv 37. Team types: Electric, Flying, Steel and Normal. Emolga, Magneton and Heliolisk.
  6. 06ValerieLaverreLv 42. Team types: Steel, Fairy and Psychic. Mawile, Mr. Mime and Sylveon.
  7. 07OlympiaAnistarLv 48. Team types: Psychic, Flying and Water. Sigilyph, Slowking and Meowstic.
  8. 08LysandreGeosenge TownLv 53. Team types: Fighting, Fire, Normal, Dark, Flying and Water. Mienshao, Pyroar, Honchkrow and Mega Gyarados.
  9. 09WulfricSnowbelleLv 59. Team types: Grass and Ice. Abomasnow, Cryogonal and Avalugg.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01MalvaElite FourLv 65. Team types: Fire, Normal, Ghost and Flying. Pyroar, Torkoal, Chandelure and Talonflame.
  2. 02WikstromElite FourLv 65. Team types: Steel, Fairy, Rock, Bug and Ghost. Klefki, Probopass, Scizor and Aegislash.
  3. 03DrasnaElite FourLv 65. Team types: Poison, Dragon and Flying. Dragalge, Altaria, Druddigon and Noivern.
  4. 04SieboldElite FourLv 65. Team types: Water, Psychic, Flying and Rock. Clawitzer, Starmie, Gyarados and Barbaracle.
  5. 05DianthaChampionLv 68. Team types: Fighting, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Ice, Ghost, Grass, Psychic and Fairy. Hawlucha, Tyrantrum, Aurorus, Gourgeist, Goodra and Gardevoir.