Scarlet Gym Leaders & Boss Prep

Every gym leader and Elite Four member in Pokemon Scarlet, 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 Scarlet encounter guide

14 gyms & bosses

Gym leaders & bosses

Weak to
Grass Badge

Katy

bugbug
Level cap 20
Bring: super effectivefireflyingrock
At risk: keep these outgrasspsychicdark
Avoid: resistedgrassfightingground

Leader team

nymble
nymble · Lv. 14
Ability: swarm
struggle-bug, double-kick
tarountula
tarountula · Lv. 14
Ability: insomnia
bug-bite, assurance
teddiursa
teddiursa · Lv. 15
Ability: pickup
fury-cutter, fury-swipes
Water Badge

Brassius

grassgrass
Level cap 24
Bring: super effectivefireicepoisonflyingbug
At risk: keep these outwatergroundrock
Avoid: resistedwatergrasselectricground

Leader team

petilil
petilil · Lv. 16
Ability: own-tempo
sleep-powder, mega-drain
smoliv
smoliv · Lv. 16
Ability: early-bird
tackle, razor-leaf
sudowoodo
sudowoodo · Lv. 17
Ability: sturdy
trailblaze, rock-throw
Fire Badge

Iono

electricelectric
Level cap 27
Bring: super effectiveground
At risk: keep these outwaterflying
Avoid: resistedelectricflyingsteel

Leader team

wattrel
wattrel · Lv. 23
Ability: wind-power
pluck, quick-attack, spark
bellibolt
bellibolt · Lv. 23
Ability: electromorphosis
water-gun, spark
luxio
luxio · Lv. 23
Ability: intimidate
spark, bite
mismagius
mismagius · Lv. 24
Ability: levitate
charge-beam, hex, confuse-ray
Fighting/Ghost Badge

Kofu

waterwater
Level cap 36
Bring: super effectivegrasselectric
At risk: keep these outfiregroundrock
Avoid: resistedfirewatericesteel

Leader team

veluza
veluza · Lv. 29
Ability: mold-breaker
slash, pluck, aqua-cutter
wugtrio
wugtrio · Lv. 29
Ability: gooey
mud-slap, water-pulse, headbutt
crabominable
crabominable · Lv. 30
Ability: iron-fist
crabhammer, rock-smash, slam
Fairy Badge

Larry

normalnormal
Level cap 38
Bring: super effectivefighting
Avoid: resistedghost

Leader team

komala
komala · Lv. 35
Ability: comatose
yawn, sucker-punch, slam
dudunsparce
dudunsparce · Lv. 35
Ability: serene-grace
hyper-drill, drill-run, glare
staraptor
staraptor · Lv. 36
Ability: intimidate
facade, aerial-ace
Rock/Ice Badge

Ryme

ghostghost
Level cap 42
Bring: super effectiveghostdark
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistednormalfightingpoisonbug

Leader team

banette
banette · Lv. 41
Ability: insomnia
icy-wind, sucker-punch, shadow-sneak
mimikyu-disguised
mimikyu-disguised · Lv. 41
Ability: disguise
light-screen, shadow-sneak, slash
houndstone
houndstone · Lv. 41
Ability: sand-rush
play-rough, crunch, phantom-force
toxtricity-low-key
toxtricity-low-key · Lv. 42
Ability: punk-rock
discharge, hex, hyper-voice
Dark Badge

Tulip

psychicpsychic
Level cap 46
Bring: super effectivebugghostdark
At risk: keep these outfightingpoison
Avoid: resistedfightingpsychic

Leader team

farigiraf
farigiraf · Lv. 44
Ability: armor-tail
crunch, zen-headbutt, reflect
gardevoir
gardevoir · Lv. 44
Ability: synchronize
psychic, dazzling-gleam, energy-ball
espathra
espathra · Lv. 44
Ability: opportunist
psychic, quick-attack, shadow-ball
florges
florges · Lv. 45
Ability: flower-veil
psychic, moonblast, petal-blizzard
Dragon Badge

Grusha

iceice
Level cap 48
Bring: super effectivefirefightingrocksteel
At risk: keep these outgrassgroundflyingdragon
Avoid: resistedice

Leader team

frosmoth
frosmoth · Lv. 47
Ability: shield-dust
blizzard, bug-buzz, tailwind
beartic
beartic · Lv. 47
Ability: snow-cloak
aqua-jet, icicle-crash, earthquake
cetitan
cetitan · Lv. 47
Ability: thick-fat
ice-spinner, liquidation, ice-shard
altaria
altaria · Lv. 48
Ability: natural-cure
ice-beam, dragon-pulse, moonblast, hurricane
Elite Four

Rika

groundground
Level cap 58
Bring: super effectivewatergrassice
At risk: keep these outfireelectricpoisonrocksteel
Avoid: resistedelectricpoisonrock

Leader team

whiscash
whiscash · Lv. 57
Ability: oblivious
muddy-water, earth-power, blizzard, future-sight
camerupt
camerupt · Lv. 57
Ability: magma-armor
earth-power, fire-blast, flash-cannon, yawn
donphan
donphan · Lv. 57
Ability: sturdy
earthquake, stone-edge, iron-head, poison-jab
dugtrio
dugtrio · Lv. 57
Ability: sand-veil
earthquake, rock-slide, sucker-punch, sandstorm
clodsire
clodsire · Lv. 58
Ability: water-absorb
earthquake, liquidation, toxic, protect
Elite Four

Poppy

steelsteel
Level cap 59
Bring: super effectivefirefightingground
At risk: keep these outicerockfairy
Avoid: resistednormalgrassicepoisonflyingpsychicbugrockdragonsteelfairy

Leader team

copperajah
copperajah · Lv. 58
Ability: sheer-force
high-horsepower, play-rough, heavy-slam, stealth-rock
magnezone
magnezone · Lv. 58
Ability: sturdy
discharge, flash-cannon, light-screen, tri-attack
bronzong
bronzong · Lv. 58
Ability: levitate
iron-head, zen-headbutt, rock-blast, earthquake
corviknight
corviknight · Lv. 58
Ability: pressure
brave-bird, iron-head, body-press, iron-defense
tinkaton
tinkaton · Lv. 58
Ability: mold-breaker
play-rough, gigaton-hammer, brick-break, stone-edge
Elite Four

Larry

flyingflying
Level cap 60
Bring: super effectiveelectricicerock
At risk: keep these outgrassfightingbug
Avoid: resistedgrassfightinggroundbug

Leader team

tropius
tropius · Lv. 59
Ability: chlorophyll
air-slash, solar-beam, dragon-pulse, sunny-day
oricorio-pom-pom
oricorio-pom-pom · Lv. 59
Ability: dancer
revelation-dance, air-slash, teeter-dance, icy-wind
altaria
altaria · Lv. 59
Ability: natural-cure
moonblast, flamethrower, ice-beam, dragon-pulse
staraptor
staraptor · Lv. 59
Ability: intimidate
facade, brave-bird, close-combat, thief
flamigo
flamigo · Lv. 60
Ability: scrappy
brave-bird, close-combat, throat-chop, liquidation
Elite Four

Hassel

dragondragon
Level cap 61
Bring: super effectiveicedragonfairy
At risk: keep these outdragon
Avoid: resistedfirewatergrasselectric

Leader team

noivern
noivern · Lv. 60
Ability: infiltrator
air-slash, dragon-pulse, super-fang, hyper-voice
haxorus
haxorus · Lv. 60
Ability: mold-breaker
dragon-claw, crunch, iron-head, rock-tomb
dragalge
dragalge · Lv. 60
Ability: poison-point
sludge-bomb, dragon-pulse, hydro-pump, thunderbolt
flapple
flapple · Lv. 60
Ability: ripen
dragon-rush, seed-bomb, aerial-ace, leech-seed
baxcalibur
baxcalibur · Lv. 61
Ability: thermal-exchange
icicle-crash, brick-break, glaive-rush
Champion

Geeta

mixed
Level cap 65

No clear type advantage. Rely on levels and coverage moves.

Leader team

espathra
espathra · Lv. 61
Ability: opportunist
lumina-crash, dazzling-gleam, quick-attack, reflect
gogoat
gogoat · Lv. 61
Ability: sap-sipper
horn-leech, zen-headbutt, play-rough, bulk-up
veluza
veluza · Lv. 61
Ability: mold-breaker
aqua-jet, liquidation, psycho-cut, ice-fang
avalugg
avalugg · Lv. 61
Ability: own-tempo
avalanche, crunch, earthquake, body-press
kingambit
kingambit · Lv. 61
Ability: supreme-overlord
iron-head, kowtow-cleave, zen-headbutt, stone-edge
glimmora
glimmora · Lv. 62
Ability: toxic-debris
tera-blast, sludge-wave, earth-power, dazzling-gleam
Champion

Nemona

mixed
Level cap 65

No clear type advantage. Rely on levels and coverage moves.

Leader team

lycanroc-midday
lycanroc-midday · Lv. 65
Ability: sand-rush
accelerock, drill-run, stealth-rock, stone-edge
goodra
goodra · Lv. 65
Ability: sap-sipper
dragon-pulse, muddy-water, ice-beam, sludge-bomb
dudunsparce
dudunsparce · Lv. 65
Ability: serene-grace
hyper-drill, drill-run, dragon-rush, coil
orthworm
orthworm · Lv. 65
Ability: earth-eater
iron-tail, body-press, earthquake, rock-blast
pawmot
pawmot · Lv. 65
Ability: volt-absorb
double-shock, close-combat, ice-punch, quick-attack
meowscarada
meowscarada · Lv. 66
Ability: overgrow
thunder-punch, flower-trick, shadow-claw, play-rough
quaquaval
quaquaval · Lv. 66
Ability: torrent
brick-break, aqua-step, aerial-ace, ice-spinner
skeledirge
skeledirge · Lv. 66
Ability: blaze
torch-song, earth-power, shadow-ball, snarl
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