Violet Gym Leaders & Boss Prep
Every gym leader and Elite Four member in Pokemon Violet, 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.
14 gyms & bosses
Gym leaders & bosses
Weak to
Katy
bugbug
Bring: super effectivefireflyingrock
At risk: keep these outgrasspsychicdark
Avoid: resistedgrassfightingground
Leader team
nymble · Lv. 14
Ability: swarm
struggle-bug, double-kick
tarountula · Lv. 14
Ability: insomnia
bug-bite, assurance
teddiursa · Lv. 15
Ability: pickup
fury-cutter, fury-swipes
Brassius
grassgrass
Bring: super effectivefireicepoisonflyingbug
At risk: keep these outwatergroundrock
Avoid: resistedwatergrasselectricground
Leader team
petilil · Lv. 16
Ability: own-tempo
sleep-powder, mega-drain
smoliv · Lv. 16
Ability: early-bird
tackle, razor-leaf
sudowoodo · Lv. 17
Ability: sturdy
trailblaze, rock-throw
Iono
electricelectric
Bring: super effectiveground
At risk: keep these outwaterflying
Avoid: resistedelectricflyingsteel
Leader team
wattrel · Lv. 23
Ability: wind-power
pluck, quick-attack, spark
bellibolt · Lv. 23
Ability: electromorphosis
water-gun, spark
luxio · Lv. 23
Ability: intimidate
spark, bite
mismagius · Lv. 24
Ability: levitate
charge-beam, hex, confuse-ray
Kofu
waterwater
Bring: super effectivegrasselectric
At risk: keep these outfiregroundrock
Avoid: resistedfirewatericesteel
Leader team
veluza · Lv. 29
Ability: mold-breaker
slash, pluck, aqua-cutter
wugtrio · Lv. 29
Ability: gooey
mud-slap, water-pulse, headbutt
crabominable · Lv. 30
Ability: iron-fist
crabhammer, rock-smash, slam
Larry
normalnormal
Bring: super effectivefighting
Avoid: resistedghost
Leader team
komala · Lv. 35
Ability: comatose
yawn, sucker-punch, slam
dudunsparce · Lv. 35
Ability: serene-grace
hyper-drill, drill-run, glare
staraptor · Lv. 36
Ability: intimidate
facade, aerial-ace
Ryme
ghostghost
Bring: super effectiveghostdark
At risk: keep these outpsychicghost
Avoid: resistednormalfightingpoisonbug
Leader team
banette · Lv. 41
Ability: insomnia
icy-wind, sucker-punch, shadow-sneak
mimikyu-disguised · Lv. 41
Ability: disguise
light-screen, shadow-sneak, slash
houndstone · Lv. 41
Ability: sand-rush
play-rough, crunch, phantom-force
toxtricity-low-key · Lv. 42
Ability: punk-rock
discharge, hex, hyper-voice
Tulip
psychicpsychic
Bring: super effectivebugghostdark
At risk: keep these outfightingpoison
Avoid: resistedfightingpsychic
Leader team
farigiraf · Lv. 44
Ability: armor-tail
crunch, zen-headbutt, reflect
gardevoir · Lv. 44
Ability: synchronize
psychic, dazzling-gleam, energy-ball
espathra · Lv. 44
Ability: opportunist
psychic, quick-attack, shadow-ball
florges · Lv. 45
Ability: flower-veil
psychic, moonblast, petal-blizzard
Grusha
iceice
Bring: super effectivefirefightingrocksteel
At risk: keep these outgrassgroundflyingdragon
Avoid: resistedice
Leader team
frosmoth · Lv. 47
Ability: shield-dust
blizzard, bug-buzz, tailwind
beartic · Lv. 47
Ability: snow-cloak
aqua-jet, icicle-crash, earthquake
cetitan · Lv. 47
Ability: thick-fat
ice-spinner, liquidation, ice-shard
altaria · Lv. 48
Ability: natural-cure
ice-beam, dragon-pulse, moonblast, hurricane
Rika
groundground
Bring: super effectivewatergrassice
At risk: keep these outfireelectricpoisonrocksteel
Avoid: resistedelectricpoisonrock
Leader team
whiscash · Lv. 57
Ability: oblivious
muddy-water, earth-power, blizzard, future-sight
camerupt · Lv. 57
Ability: magma-armor
earth-power, fire-blast, flash-cannon, yawn
donphan · Lv. 57
Ability: sturdy
earthquake, stone-edge, iron-head, poison-jab
dugtrio · Lv. 57
Ability: sand-veil
earthquake, rock-slide, sucker-punch, sandstorm
clodsire · Lv. 58
Ability: water-absorb
earthquake, liquidation, toxic, protect
Poppy
steelsteel
Bring: super effectivefirefightingground
At risk: keep these outicerockfairy
Avoid: resistednormalgrassicepoisonflyingpsychicbugrockdragonsteelfairy
Leader team
copperajah · Lv. 58
Ability: sheer-force
high-horsepower, play-rough, heavy-slam, stealth-rock
magnezone · Lv. 58
Ability: sturdy
discharge, flash-cannon, light-screen, tri-attack
bronzong · Lv. 58
Ability: levitate
iron-head, zen-headbutt, rock-blast, earthquake
corviknight · Lv. 58
Ability: pressure
brave-bird, iron-head, body-press, iron-defense
tinkaton · Lv. 58
Ability: mold-breaker
play-rough, gigaton-hammer, brick-break, stone-edge
Larry
flyingflying
Bring: super effectiveelectricicerock
At risk: keep these outgrassfightingbug
Avoid: resistedgrassfightinggroundbug
Leader team
tropius · Lv. 59
Ability: chlorophyll
air-slash, solar-beam, dragon-pulse, sunny-day
oricorio-pom-pom · Lv. 59
Ability: dancer
revelation-dance, air-slash, teeter-dance, icy-wind
altaria · Lv. 59
Ability: natural-cure
moonblast, flamethrower, ice-beam, dragon-pulse
staraptor · Lv. 59
Ability: intimidate
facade, brave-bird, close-combat, thief
flamigo · Lv. 60
Ability: scrappy
brave-bird, close-combat, throat-chop, liquidation
Hassel
dragondragon
Bring: super effectiveicedragonfairy
At risk: keep these outdragon
Avoid: resistedfirewatergrasselectric
Leader team
noivern · Lv. 60
Ability: infiltrator
air-slash, dragon-pulse, super-fang, hyper-voice
haxorus · Lv. 60
Ability: mold-breaker
dragon-claw, crunch, iron-head, rock-tomb
dragalge · Lv. 60
Ability: poison-point
sludge-bomb, dragon-pulse, hydro-pump, thunderbolt
flapple · Lv. 60
Ability: ripen
dragon-rush, seed-bomb, aerial-ace, leech-seed
baxcalibur · Lv. 61
Ability: thermal-exchange
icicle-crash, brick-break, glaive-rush
Geeta
mixed
No clear type advantage. Rely on levels and coverage moves.
Leader team
espathra · Lv. 61
Ability: opportunist
lumina-crash, dazzling-gleam, quick-attack, reflect
gogoat · Lv. 61
Ability: sap-sipper
horn-leech, zen-headbutt, play-rough, bulk-up
veluza · Lv. 61
Ability: mold-breaker
aqua-jet, liquidation, psycho-cut, ice-fang
avalugg · Lv. 61
Ability: own-tempo
avalanche, crunch, earthquake, body-press
kingambit · Lv. 61
Ability: supreme-overlord
iron-head, kowtow-cleave, zen-headbutt, stone-edge
glimmora · Lv. 62
Ability: toxic-debris
tera-blast, sludge-wave, earth-power, dazzling-gleam
Nemona
mixed
No clear type advantage. Rely on levels and coverage moves.
Leader team
lycanroc-midday · Lv. 65
Ability: sand-rush
accelerock, drill-run, stealth-rock, stone-edge
goodra · Lv. 65
Ability: sap-sipper
dragon-pulse, muddy-water, ice-beam, sludge-bomb
dudunsparce · Lv. 65
Ability: serene-grace
hyper-drill, drill-run, dragon-rush, coil
orthworm · Lv. 65
Ability: earth-eater
iron-tail, body-press, earthquake, rock-blast
pawmot · Lv. 65
Ability: volt-absorb
double-shock, close-combat, ice-punch, quick-attack
meowscarada · Lv. 66
Ability: overgrow
thunder-punch, flower-trick, shadow-claw, play-rough
quaquaval · Lv. 66
Ability: torrent
brick-break, aqua-step, aerial-ace, ice-spinner
skeledirge · Lv. 66
Ability: blaze
torch-song, earth-power, shadow-ball, snarl
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