Ultra Moon Gym Leaders & Boss Prep
Every gym leader and Elite Four member in Pokemon Ultra Moon, 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.
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24 gyms & bosses
Gym leaders & bosses
Weak to
Ilima
normalnormal
Bring: super effectivefighting
Avoid: resistedghost
Leader team
yungoos · Lv. 10
Ability: strong-jaw
tackle, pursuit, leer
smeargle · Lv. 11
Ability: technician
ember, tackle
Ilima's Trial
normalnormal
Bring: super effectivefighting
Avoid: resistedghost
Leader team
yungoos · Lv. 10
Ability: strong-jaw
tackle, pursuit, leer
smeargle · Lv. 11
Ability: technician
ember, tackle
Island Kahuna Hala
fightingfighting
Bring: super effectiveflyingpsychicfairy
At risk: keep these outnormalicerockdarksteel
Avoid: resistedbugrockdark
Leader team
machop · Lv. 15
Ability: guts
karate-chop, revenge, focus-energy
makuhita · Lv. 15
Ability: thick-fat
fake-out, sand-attack, arm-thrust
crabrawler · Lv. 16
Ability: iron-fist
Held item: fightinium-z--held
power-up-punch, pursuit, leer
Lana's Trial
waterwater
Bring: super effectivegrasselectric
At risk: keep these outfiregroundrock
Avoid: resistedfirewatericesteel
Leader team
araquanid · Lv. 20
Ability: water-bubble
Held item: wacan-berry
leech-life, bubble, bite, aurora-beam
masquerain · Lv. 18
Ability: intimidate
scary-face, stun-spore, tailwind, bug-bite
dewpider · Lv. 18
Ability: water-bubble
sticky-web, rain-dance, bug-bite, bubble
Kiawe's Trial
firefire
Bring: super effectivewatergroundrock
At risk: keep these outgrassicebugsteel
Avoid: resistedfiregrassicebugsteelfairy
Leader team
marowak-alola · Lv. 22
Ability: cursed-body
Held item: thick-club
hex, flame-wheel, brick-break, detect
salazzle · Lv. 20
Ability: corrosion
poison-gas, venoshock, flame-burst, torment
Mallow's Trial
grassgrass
Bring: super effectivefireicepoisonflyingbug
At risk: keep these outwatergroundrock
Avoid: resistedwatergrasselectricground
Leader team
lurantis · Lv. 24
Ability: leaf-guard
Held item: power-herb
low-sweep, x-scissor, solar-blade, synthesis
comfey · Lv. 22
Ability: flower-veil
sunny-day, floral-healing, flower-shield, magical-leaf
kecleon · Lv. 22
Ability: color-change
sunny-day, ancient-power, dizzy-punch, screech
Island Kahuna Olivia
rockrock
Bring: super effectivewatergrassfightinggroundsteel
At risk: keep these outfireiceflyingbug
Avoid: resistednormalfirepoisonflying
Leader team
anorith · Lv. 27
Ability: battle-armor
bug-bite, smack-down, metal-claw
lileep · Lv. 27
Ability: suction-cups
giga-drain, ancient-power, brine
lycanroc-midnight · Lv. 28
Ability: vital-spirit
Held item: rockium-z--held
bite, rock-tomb
Sophocles' Trial
electricelectric
Bring: super effectiveground
At risk: keep these outwaterflying
Avoid: resistedelectricflyingsteel
Leader team
togedemaru · Lv. 33
Ability: lightning-rod
Held item: sitrus-berry
zing-zap, spiky-shield, iron-head, bounce
skarmory · Lv. 32
Ability: sturdy
stealth-rock, steel-wing, tailwind, torment
dedenne · Lv. 31
Ability: pickup
super-fang, eerie-impulse, charm, discharge
Acerola's Trial
ghostghost
Bring: super effectiveghostdark
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistednormalfightingpoisonbug
Leader team
mimikyu-disguised · Lv. 35
Ability: disguise
Held item: lum-berry
shadow-claw, play-rough, leech-life, slash
banette · Lv. 32
Ability: insomnia
screech, will-o-wisp, feint-attack, curse
jellicent · Lv. 33
Ability: cursed-body
water-pulse, snore, spite, night-shade
Island Kahuna Nanu
darkdark
Bring: super effectivefightingbugfairy
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistedpsychicghostdark
Leader team
sableye · Lv. 43
Ability: keen-eye
power-gem, shadow-ball, fake-out
krokorok · Lv. 43
Ability: intimidate
crunch, assurance, swagger, earthquake
persian-alola · Lv. 44
Ability: fur-coat
Held item: darkinium-z--held
power-gem, fake-out, dark-pulse
Kommo-o's Trial
dragondragon
Bring: super effectiveicedragonfairy
At risk: keep these outdragon
Avoid: resistedfirewatergrasselectric
Leader team
kommo-o · Lv. 49
Ability: soundproof
Held item: roseli-berry
drain-punch, dragon-claw, thunder-punch, poison-jab
noivern · Lv. 48
Ability: infiltrator
boomburst, screech, dragon-pulse, air-slash
scizor · Lv. 46
Ability: technician
light-screen, pursuit, bullet-punch, x-scissor
Captain Mina
fairyfairy
Bring: super effectivepoisonsteel
At risk: keep these outfightingdragondark
Avoid: resistedfightingbugdragondark
Leader team
mawile · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
iron-head, play-rough, sucker-punch
granbull · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
stone-edge, play-rough, earthquake
ribombee · Lv. 51
Ability: shield-dust
Held item: fairium-z--held
pollen-puff, dazzling-gleam, psychic
Captain Ilima
fairyfairy
Bring: super effectivepoisonsteel
At risk: keep these outfightingdragondark
Avoid: resistedfightingbugdragondark
Leader team
mawile · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
iron-head, play-rough, sucker-punch
granbull · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
stone-edge, play-rough, earthquake
ribombee · Lv. 51
Ability: shield-dust
Held item: fairium-z--held
pollen-puff, dazzling-gleam, psychic
Captain Mallow
fairyfairy
Bring: super effectivepoisonsteel
At risk: keep these outfightingdragondark
Avoid: resistedfightingbugdragondark
Leader team
mawile · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
iron-head, play-rough, sucker-punch
granbull · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
stone-edge, play-rough, earthquake
ribombee · Lv. 51
Ability: shield-dust
Held item: fairium-z--held
pollen-puff, dazzling-gleam, psychic
Captain Kiawe
fairyfairy
Bring: super effectivepoisonsteel
At risk: keep these outfightingdragondark
Avoid: resistedfightingbugdragondark
Leader team
mawile · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
iron-head, play-rough, sucker-punch
granbull · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
stone-edge, play-rough, earthquake
ribombee · Lv. 51
Ability: shield-dust
Held item: fairium-z--held
pollen-puff, dazzling-gleam, psychic
Captain Sophocles
fairyfairy
Bring: super effectivepoisonsteel
At risk: keep these outfightingdragondark
Avoid: resistedfightingbugdragondark
Leader team
mawile · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
iron-head, play-rough, sucker-punch
granbull · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
stone-edge, play-rough, earthquake
ribombee · Lv. 51
Ability: shield-dust
Held item: fairium-z--held
pollen-puff, dazzling-gleam, psychic
Island Kahuna Nanu
fairyfairy
Bring: super effectivepoisonsteel
At risk: keep these outfightingdragondark
Avoid: resistedfightingbugdragondark
Leader team
mawile · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
iron-head, play-rough, sucker-punch
granbull · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
stone-edge, play-rough, earthquake
ribombee · Lv. 51
Ability: shield-dust
Held item: fairium-z--held
pollen-puff, dazzling-gleam, psychic
Mina's Trial
fairyfairy
Bring: super effectivepoisonsteel
At risk: keep these outfightingdragondark
Avoid: resistedfightingbugdragondark
Leader team
mawile · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
iron-head, play-rough, sucker-punch
granbull · Lv. 51
Ability: intimidate
stone-edge, play-rough, earthquake
ribombee · Lv. 51
Ability: shield-dust
Held item: fairium-z--held
pollen-puff, dazzling-gleam, psychic
Island Kahuna Hapu
groundground
Bring: super effectivewatergrassice
At risk: keep these outfireelectricpoisonrocksteel
Avoid: resistedelectricpoisonrock
Leader team
golurk · Lv. 53
Ability: no-guard
hammer-arm, earthquake, shadow-punch, stealth-rock
gastrodon · Lv. 53
Ability: sticky-hold
muddy-water, mud-bomb, recover
flygon · Lv. 53
Ability: levitate
earth-power, dragon-breath
mudsdale · Lv. 54
Ability: stamina
Held item: groundium-z--held
heavy-slam, earthquake, double-kick, payback
Molayne
steelsteel
Bring: super effectivefirefightingground
At risk: keep these outicerockfairy
Avoid: resistednormalgrassicepoisonflyingpsychicbugrockdragonsteelfairy
Leader team
klefki · Lv. 56
Ability: prankster
spikes, thunder-wave, flash-cannon, reflect
bisharp · Lv. 56
Ability: defiant
night-slash, iron-head, x-scissor, metal-sound
magnezone · Lv. 56
Ability: sturdy
flash-cannon, thunderbolt, tri-attack, screech
metagross · Lv. 56
Ability: clear-body
hammer-arm, meteor-mash, bullet-punch, zen-headbutt
dugtrio-alola · Lv. 57
Ability: tangling-hair
Held item: steelium-z--held
earthquake, iron-head, sucker-punch, fissure
Olivia
rockrock
Bring: super effectivewatergrassfightinggroundsteel
At risk: keep these outfireiceflyingbug
Avoid: resistednormalfirepoisonflying
Leader team
armaldo · Lv. 56
Ability: battle-armor
crush-claw, x-scissor, rock-blast
cradily · Lv. 56
Ability: suction-cups
rock-tomb, energy-ball, stealth-rock
gigalith · Lv. 56
Ability: sand-stream
stone-edge, bulldoze, iron-head
probopass · Lv. 56
Ability: sturdy
earth-power, power-gem, thunder-wave, sandstorm
lycanroc-midnight · Lv. 57
Ability: keen-eye
Held item: rockium-z--held
crunch, stone-edge, counter, rock-climb
Acerola
ghostghost
Bring: super effectiveghostdark
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistednormalfightingpoisonbug
Leader team
banette · Lv. 56
Ability: keen-eye
shadow-claw, feint-attack, infestation, screech
drifblim · Lv. 56
Ability: aftermath
ominous-wind, focus-energy, amnesia, baton-pass
dhelmise · Lv. 56
Ability: steelworker
slam, shadow-ball, energy-ball, whirlpool
froslass · Lv. 56
Ability: snow-cloak
blizzard, shadow-ball, confuse-ray, ice-shard
palossand · Lv. 57
Ability: water-compaction
Held item: ghostium-z--held
shadow-ball, earth-power, giga-drain, iron-defense
Kahili
flyingflying
Bring: super effectiveelectricicerock
At risk: keep these outgrassfightingbug
Avoid: resistedgrassfightinggroundbug
Leader team
braviary · Lv. 56
Ability: sheer-force
crush-claw, brave-bird, air-slash, scary-face
hawlucha · Lv. 56
Ability: mold-breaker
flying-press, throat-chop, dual-chop, poison-jab
oricorio-baile · Lv. 56
Ability: dancer
revelation-dance, teeter-dance, air-slash, feather-dance
mandibuzz · Lv. 56
Ability: big-pecks
bone-rush, brave-bird, punishment, flatter
toucannon · Lv. 57
Ability: skill-link
Held item: flyinium-z--held
bullet-seed, rock-blast, beak-blast, screech
Hau
mixed
No clear type advantage. Rely on levels and coverage moves.
Leader team
raichu-alola · Lv. 59
Ability: surge-surfer
thunderbolt, quick-attack, psychic, focus-blast
flareon · Lv. 58
Ability: flash-fire
flare-blitz, quick-attack, charm, baby-doll-eyes
leafeon · Lv. 58
Ability: leaf-guard
leaf-blade, quick-attack, charm, baby-doll-eyes
vaporeon · Lv. 58
Ability: water-absorb
hydro-pump, quick-attack, charm, baby-doll-eyes
tauros · Lv. 58
Ability: intimidate
zen-headbutt, iron-head, earthquake, double-edge
noivern · Lv. 58
Ability: infiltrator
dragon-pulse, air-slash, dark-pulse, super-fang
crabominable · Lv. 59
Ability: iron-fist
power-up-punch, ice-hammer, stone-edge, dizzy-punch
incineroar · Lv. 60
Ability: blaze
Held item: firium-z--held
darkest-lariat, flare-blitz, earthquake
decidueye · Lv. 60
Ability: overgrow
Held item: grassium-z--held
spirit-shackle, leaf-blade, smack-down
primarina · Lv. 60
Ability: torrent
Held item: waterium-z--held
sparkling-aria, moonblast, hyper-voice
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