Flannery: Hoenn Gym leader
Flannery is the fourth Gym leader in Hoenn. Beating this leader earns the Heat Badge. The team has 4 Pokémon at level 250 to 265.
The team
Levels here are fixed. Every player faces the same Pokémon at the same levels.
| # | Pokémon | Types | Level | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slugma | Fire | 250 | Pound Normal, 40 Tackle Normal, 50 Flame Burst Fire, 70 Ember Fire, 40 |
| 2 | Numel | Fire Ground | 255 | Pound Normal, 40 Tackle Normal, 50 Flame Burst Fire, 70 Ember Fire, 40 |
| 3 | Camerupt | Fire Ground | 260 | Quick Attack Normal, 40 Tackle Normal, 50 Flame Burst Fire, 70 Earthquake Ground, 100 |
| 4 | Torkoal | Fire | 265 | Pound Normal, 40 Tackle Normal, 50 Flame Burst Fire, 70 Earthquake Ground, 100 |
How to beat Flannery
- Types that hit the team hard: Ground hits 4 of 4, Water hits 4 of 4, Rock hits 2 of 4, Ice hits 2 of 4 for double damage or more.
- Types that take the least from its moves: out of 16 damaging moves on the team: Ghost (immune to 8, none hit for double); Rock (resists 14, but 2 hit for double); Dragon (resists 6, none hit for double).
Flannery's levels never change, so the fight is the same for every player. If it is too hard, train up, change your moves to hit the types above, or swap a better matchup into the lead slot. Heal your team before you start. See status conditions for what poison, burn and sleep do mid-fight.
Before you go
- Buy a ticket to Hoenn at the Airport for $5,000,000. The Airport only sells it once you hold all 8 Johto badges.
- You can fight any of the eight Hoenn leaders first. The badge is only given on your first win against Flannery.
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