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How to beat Lysandre in X & Y

Lysandre’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
  • MienshaoLv 49Fighting type
  • PyroarLv 51Fire and Normal type
  • HonchkrowLv 49Dark and Flying type
  • Mega GyaradosLv 53Water and Dark type

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Fairy2× · 3/4Electric2× · 2/4Fighting2× · 2/4Rock2× · 2/4Water2× · 1/4Grass2× · 1/4Ice2× · 1/4Ground2× · 1/4Flying2× · 1/4Psychic2× · 1/4Bug2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Lysandre in X & Y.

Lysandre’s moves aren’t in yet; this is by type only.

  • FlorgesFairyhits 2× with Fairy · 3/4Moonblast · Lv 46takes 1×Catch Flabébé · Route 4, then a Shiny Stone · evolves at 19 Add
  • CarbinkRockFairyhits 2× with Fairy or Rock · 4/4Stone Edge · Lv 49switch out against Mega GyaradosCatch Carbink · Reflection Cave Add
  • AzumarillWaterFairyhits 2× with Fairy, Water or Fighting · 4/4Superpower · Lv 42later: Play Rough at 50takes 1×Catch Marill · Route 3 (Surf) · evolves at 18 Add
  • HawluchaFightingFlyinghits 2× with Flying or Fighting · 3/4High Jump Kick · Lv 44switch out against HonchkrowCatch Hawlucha · Route 10 Add
  • OctilleryWaterhits 2× with Psychic, Water, Ice or Bug · 4/4Psybeam · Lv 10takes 1×Catch Remoraid · Shalour City (Good Rod) · evolves at 25 Add
  • MienshaoFightinghits 2× with Flying or Fighting · 3/4Jump Kick · Lv 37switch out against HonchkrowCatch Mienfoo · Route 8 · evolves at 50 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • MienshaoLv 49Beat it withFlorgeshits 2×Moonblast · Lv 46WallSableye takes 0×Catch Sableye · Reflection Cave · rare
  • PyroarLv 51Beat it withCarbinkhits 2×Stone Edge · Lv 49WallLunatone takes ½×Catch Lunatone · Glittering Cave
  • HonchkrowLv 49Beat it withCarbinkhits 2×Stone Edge · Lv 49WallDedenne takes ½×Catch Dedenne · Route 11 · rare
  • Mega GyaradosLv 53Beat it withFlorgeshits 2×Moonblast · Lv 46WallPoliwrath takes ½×Catch Poliwag · Laverre City (Old Rod), then a Water Stone · evolves at 25

Other bosses in X & Y

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

Quick picks for X & Y

Up nextWulfricSnowbelle, SnowbelleLv 59. Team types: Grass and Ice. Abomasnow, Cryogonal and Avalugg.

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, up next. 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.