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Battle plan · X & Y

How to beat Valerie

Valerie’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in X & Y. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Stuck on a gym or a boss?

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

Quick picks for X & Y

Gyms and Team Flare

Elite Four and Champion

Valerie: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • MawileLv 38Steel and Fairy typeMoves: Dark
  • Mr. MimeLv 39Psychic and Fairy typeMoves: Psychic and Fairy
  • SylveonLv 42Fairy typeMoves: Fairy and Normal

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Poison2× · 2/3Steel2× · 2/3Fire2× · 1/3Ground2× · 1/3Ghost2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Valerie in X & Y.

1 resist their moves, 5 take normal hits.

  • OnixRockGroundhits 2× with Ground or Steel · 3 of 3Iron Tail · learns at 40takes 1×Glittering Cave (Rock Smash)
  • SkuntankPoisonDarkhits 2× with Fire or Poison · 3 of 3Acid Spray · Lv 32takes 1×Catch Stunky · Route 11
  • FerrothornGrassSteelhits 2× with Steel · 2 of 3Gyro Ball · Lv 21takes 1×Catch Ferroseed · Glittering Cave
  • Trash WormadamBugSteelhits 2× with Steel · 2 of 3Mirror Shot · Lv 26takes 1×Catch female Burmy · Route 3
  • MawileSteelFairyhits 2× with Steel · 2 of 3Iron Head · Lv 1takes ½×Glittering Cave · rare
  • DrapionPoisonDarkhits 2× with Poison · 2 of 3Venoshock · Lv 27takes 1×Catch Skorupi · Route 14

Slot by slot

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

  • MawileLv 38Beat it withSkuntankhits 2×Flamethrower · Lv 34WallScrafty takes ¼×Catch Scraggy · Route 5
  • Mr. MimeLv 39Beat it withTrash Wormadamhits 2×Mirror Shot · Lv 26WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · Route 6
  • SylveonLv 42Beat it withTrash Wormadamhits 2×Mirror Shot · Lv 26WallShedinja takes 0×Catch Nincada · Route 6