Ruby Gym Leaders & Boss Prep
Every gym leader and Elite Four member in Pokemon Ruby, 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.
13 gyms & bosses
Gym leaders & bosses
Weak to
Roxanne
rockrock
Bring: super effectivewatergrassfightinggroundsteel
At risk: keep these outfireiceflyingbug
Avoid: resistednormalfirepoisonflying
Leader team
geodude · Lv. 14
Ability: rock-head
tackle, defense-curl, rock-throw, rock-tomb
nosepass · Lv. 15
Ability: sturdy
tackle, harden, rock-throw, rock-tomb
Brawly
fightingfighting
Bring: super effectiveflyingpsychicfairy
At risk: keep these outnormalicerockdarksteel
Avoid: resistedbugrockdark
Leader team
machop · Lv. 17
Ability: guts
bulk-up, leer, karate-chop, seismic-toss
makuhita · Lv. 18
Ability: guts
bulk-up, knock-off, arm-thrust, sand-attack
Wattson
electricelectric
Bring: super effectiveground
At risk: keep these outwaterflying
Avoid: resistedelectricflyingsteel
Leader team
magnemite · Lv. 22
Ability: magnet-pull
thunder-shock, supersonic, sonic-boom, thunder-wave
voltorb · Lv. 20
Ability: soundproof
rollout, spark, sonic-boom, self-destruct
magneton · Lv. 23
Ability: magnet-pull
shock-wave, supersonic, sonic-boom, thunder-wave
Flannery
firefire
Bring: super effectivewatergroundrock
At risk: keep these outgrassicebugsteel
Avoid: resistedfiregrassicebugsteelfairy
Leader team
slugma · Lv. 26
Ability: magma-armor
overheat, smog, light-screen, sunny-day
torkoal · Lv. 28
Ability: white-smoke
overheat, body-slam, flail, attract
Norman
normalnormal
Bring: super effectivefighting
Avoid: resistedghost
Leader team
slaking · Lv. 28
Ability: truant
encore, facade, yawn, feint-attack
vigoroth · Lv. 30
Ability: vital-spirit
slash, feint-attack, facade, encore
Winona
flyingflying
Bring: super effectiveelectricicerock
At risk: keep these outgrassfightingbug
Avoid: resistedgrassfightinggroundbug
Leader team
swellow · Lv. 31
Ability: guts
quick-attack, aerial-ace, double-team, endeavor
pelipper · Lv. 30
Ability: keen-eye
water-gun, supersonic, facade, encore
skarmory · Lv. 32
Ability: keen-eye
sand-attack, fury-attack, steel-wing, aerial-ace
altaria · Lv. 33
Ability: natural-cure
earthquake, dragon-breath, dragon-dance, aerial-ace
Tate & Liza
psychicpsychic
Bring: super effectivebugghostdark
At risk: keep these outfightingpoison
Avoid: resistedfightingpsychic
Leader team
lunatone · Lv. 42
Ability: levitate
light-screen, psychic, hypnosis, calm-mind
solrock · Lv. 42
Ability: levitate
sunny-day, solar-beam, psychic, flamethrower
Wallace
waterwater
Bring: super effectivegrasselectric
At risk: keep these outfiregroundrock
Avoid: resistedfirewatericesteel
Leader team
luvdisc · Lv. 40
Ability: swift-swim
water-pulse, attract, sweet-kiss, flail
whiscash · Lv. 42
Ability: oblivious
rain-dance, water-pulse, earthquake, amnesia
sealeo · Lv. 40
Ability: thick-fat
encore, body-slam, aurora-beam, water-pulse
seaking · Lv. 42
Ability: swift-swim
water-pulse, rain-dance, fury-attack, horn-drill
milotic · Lv. 43
Ability: marvel-scale
water-pulse, twister, recover, ice-beam
Sidney
darkdark
Bring: super effectivefightingbugfairy
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistedpsychicghostdark
Leader team
mightyena · Lv. 46
Ability: intimidate
crunch, take-down, sand-attack, roar
cacturne · Lv. 46
Ability: sand-veil
feint-attack, needle-arm, cotton-spore, leech-seed
shiftry · Lv. 48
Ability: chlorophyll
fake-out, extrasensory, double-team, swagger
sharpedo · Lv. 48
Ability: rough-skin
surf, crunch, slash, swagger
absol · Lv. 49
Ability: pressure
swords-dance, slash, aerial-ace, snatch
Phoebe
ghostghost
Bring: super effectiveghostdark
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistednormalfightingpoisonbug
Leader team
dusclops · Lv. 48
Ability: pressure
curse, confuse-ray, future-sight, shadow-punch
banette · Lv. 49
Ability: insomnia
spite, will-o-wisp, shadow-ball, feint-attack
sableye · Lv. 50
Ability: keen-eye
feint-attack, shadow-ball, psychic, attract
Glacia
iceice
Bring: super effectivefirefightingrocksteel
At risk: keep these outgrassgroundflyingdragon
Avoid: resistedice
Leader team
glalie · Lv. 50
Ability: inner-focus
hail, light-screen, ice-beam, crunch
sealeo · Lv. 50
Ability: thick-fat
surf, ice-ball, hail, body-slam
walrein · Lv. 53
Ability: thick-fat
Held item: sitrus-berry
blizzard, surf, body-slam, sheer-cold
Drake
iceice
Bring: super effectivefirefightingrocksteel
At risk: keep these outgrassgroundflyingdragon
Avoid: resistedice
Leader team
shelgon · Lv. 52
Ability: rock-head
dragon-claw, rock-tomb, protect, crunch
altaria · Lv. 54
Ability: natural-cure
take-down, dragon-breath, dragon-dance, refresh
flygon · Lv. 53
Ability: levitate
flamethrower, dragon-breath, crunch, sand-attack
salamence · Lv. 53
Ability: intimidate
Held item: sitrus-berry
flamethrower, dragon-claw, crunch, fly
Steven
steelsteel
Bring: super effectivefirefightingground
At risk: keep these outicerockfairy
Avoid: resistednormalgrassicepoisonflyingpsychicbugrockdragonsteelfairy
Leader team
skarmory · Lv. 52
Ability: keen-eye
steel-wing, toxic, aerial-ace, spikes
claydol · Lv. 55
Ability: levitate
earthquake, ancient-power, light-screen, reflect
aggron · Lv. 56
Ability: sturdy
earthquake, dragon-claw, thunder, solar-beam
cradily · Lv. 56
Ability: suction-cups
ancient-power, confuse-ray, sludge-bomb, giga-drain
armaldo · Lv. 56
Ability: battle-armor
ancient-power, slash, aerial-ace, water-pulse
metagross · Lv. 58
Ability: clear-body
Held item: sitrus-berry
meteor-mash, earthquake, psychic, hyper-beam
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