Alpha Sapphire Gym Leaders & Boss Prep
Every gym leader and Elite Four member in Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, with their full teams, level caps, and the attacking types that work best against them. Use this to prep before each fight in your Nuzlocke run.
See Alpha Sapphire encounter guide
13 gyms & bosses
Gym leaders & bosses
Weak to
Roxanne
rockrock
Bring: super effectivewatergrassfightinggroundsteel
At risk: keep these outfireiceflyingbug
Avoid: resistednormalfirepoisonflying
Leader team
geodude · Lv. 12
Ability: sturdy
tackle, defense-curl, rock-tomb
nosepass · Lv. 14
Ability: sturdy
tackle, harden, rock-tomb
Brawly
fightingfighting
Bring: super effectiveflyingpsychicfairy
At risk: keep these outnormalicerockdarksteel
Avoid: resistedbugrockdark
Leader team
machop · Lv. 14
Ability: guts
karate-chop, seismic-toss, bulk-up, leer
makuhita · Lv. 16
Ability: guts
arm-thrust, bulk-up, knock-off, sand-attack
Wattson
electricelectric
Bring: super effectiveground
At risk: keep these outwaterflying
Avoid: resistedelectricflyingsteel
Leader team
magnemite · Lv. 19
Ability: sturdy
thunder-wave, volt-switch, tackle
voltorb · Lv. 19
Ability: soundproof
charge, volt-switch, rollout
magneton · Lv. 21
Ability: magnet-pull
supersonic, magnet-bomb, volt-switch
Flannery
firefire
Bring: super effectivewatergroundrock
At risk: keep these outgrassicebugsteel
Avoid: resistedfiregrassicebugsteelfairy
Leader team
slugma · Lv. 26
Ability: flame-body
overheat, sunny-day, rock-throw, light-screen
numel · Lv. 26
Ability: simple
earth-power, sunny-day, lava-plume, amnesia
torkoal · Lv. 28
Ability: white-smoke
overheat, sunny-day, body-slam, curse
Norman
normalnormal
Bring: super effectivefighting
Avoid: resistedghost
Leader team
slaking · Lv. 28
Ability: truant
feint-attack, retaliate, yawn, encore
vigoroth · Lv. 28
Ability: vital-spirit
feint-attack, retaliate, fury-swipes, encore
Winona
flyingflying
Bring: super effectiveelectricicerock
At risk: keep these outgrassfightingbug
Avoid: resistedgrassfightinggroundbug
Leader team
swellow · Lv. 33
Ability: guts
quick-attack, double-team, endeavor, aerial-ace
pelipper · Lv. 33
Ability: keen-eye
water-pulse, protect, roost, aerial-ace
skarmory · Lv. 33
Ability: keen-eye
sand-attack, steel-wing, air-cutter, aerial-ace
altaria · Lv. 35
Ability: natural-cure
earthquake, dragon-breath, cotton-guard, roost
Tate & Liza
psychicpsychic
Bring: super effectivebugghostdark
At risk: keep these outfightingpoison
Avoid: resistedfightingpsychic
Leader team
lunatone · Lv. 45
Ability: levitate
light-screen, psychic, calm-mind, hypnosis
solrock · Lv. 45
Ability: levitate
sunny-day, rock-slide, psychic, solar-beam
Wallace
waterwater
Bring: super effectivegrasselectric
At risk: keep these outfiregroundrock
Avoid: resistedfirewatericesteel
Leader team
luvdisc · Lv. 44
Ability: swift-swim
draining-kiss, sweet-kiss, attract, water-pulse
whiscash · Lv. 44
Ability: oblivious
earthquake, mud-sport, zen-headbutt, waterfall
sealeo · Lv. 44
Ability: thick-fat
encore, waterfall, aurora-beam, body-slam
seaking · Lv. 44
Ability: swift-swim
waterfall, rain-dance, aqua-ring, horn-drill
milotic · Lv. 46
Ability: marvel-scale
hydro-pump, recover, ice-beam, disarming-voice
Sidney
darkdark
Bring: super effectivefightingbugfairy
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistedpsychicghostdark
Leader team
mightyena · Lv. 50
Ability: intimidate
swagger, take-down, sucker-punch, crunch
shiftry · Lv. 50
Ability: chlorophyll
fake-out, feint-attack, extrasensory, leaf-blade
cacturne · Lv. 50
Ability: sand-veil
leech-seed, needle-arm, spiky-shield, payback
sharpedo · Lv. 50
Ability: rough-skin
crunch, poison-fang, aqua-jet, slash
absol · Lv. 52
Ability: super-luck
aerial-ace, night-slash, psycho-cut, slash
Phoebe
ghostghost
Bring: super effectiveghostdark
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistednormalfightingpoisonbug
Leader team
dusclops · Lv. 51
Ability: pressure
shadow-punch, confuse-ray, curse, future-sight
banette · Lv. 51
Ability: insomnia
shadow-ball, spite, will-o-wisp, feint-attack
sableye · Lv. 51
Ability: keen-eye
shadow-claw, foul-play, power-gem, fake-out
dusknoir · Lv. 53
Ability: pressure
hex, fire-punch, ice-punch, thunder-punch
Glacia
iceice
Bring: super effectivefirefightingrocksteel
At risk: keep these outgrassgroundflyingdragon
Avoid: resistedice
Leader team
glalie · Lv. 52
Ability: inner-focus
light-screen, crunch, ice-shard, hail
froslass · Lv. 52
Ability: snow-cloak
confuse-ray, ominous-wind, blizzard, hail
walrein · Lv. 54
Ability: thick-fat
surf, body-slam, blizzard, sheer-cold
Drake
dragondragon
Bring: super effectiveicedragonfairy
At risk: keep these outdragon
Avoid: resistedfirewatergrasselectric
Leader team
altaria · Lv. 53
Ability: natural-cure
aerial-ace, dragon-pulse, cotton-guard, moonblast
flygon · Lv. 53
Ability: levitate
earthquake, dragon-claw, rock-slide, supersonic
kingdra · Lv. 53
Ability: sniper
dragon-pulse, surf, yawn, ice-beam
salamence · Lv. 55
Ability: intimidate
dragon-rush, zen-headbutt, crunch, thunder-fang
Steven
steelsteel
Bring: super effectivefirefightingground
At risk: keep these outicerockfairy
Avoid: resistednormalgrassicepoisonflyingpsychicbugrockdragonsteelfairy
Leader team
skarmory · Lv. 57
Ability: sturdy
toxic, aerial-ace, spikes, steel-wing
claydol · Lv. 57
Ability: levitate
reflect, light-screen, extrasensory, earth-power
aggron · Lv. 57
Ability: sturdy
stone-edge, earthquake, iron-tail, dragon-claw
cradily · Lv. 57
Ability: suction-cups
giga-drain, ancient-power, sludge-bomb, confuse-ray
armaldo · Lv. 57
Ability: battle-armor
x-scissor, rock-blast, metal-claw, crush-claw
metagross · Lv. 59
Ability: clear-body
Held item: metagrossite
bullet-punch, meteor-mash, zen-headbutt, giga-impact
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