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Falkner: Johto Gym leader

Falkner is the first Gym leader in Johto. Beating this leader earns the Zephyr Badge. The team has 3 Pokémon at level 120 to 130.

Last checked: 7 November 2026. Teams, levels and moves are read from the Gym data the game fights against. Badge names and order were checked against the game code on 7 November 2026. Maintained by the Pokémon Dusk Reborn team. Spotted a mistake? Tell us in #bugs-and-errors on Discord.

The team

Levels here are fixed. Every player faces the same Pokémon at the same levels.

#PokémonTypesLevelMoves
1SwellowNormal Flying120Quick Attack Normal, 40
Tackle Normal, 50
Gust Flying, 40
Peck Flying, 35
2PidgeotFlying Normal125Quick Attack Normal, 40
Tackle Normal, 50
Gust Flying, 40
Peck Flying, 35
3StaraptorNormal Flying130Quick Attack Normal, 40
Tackle Normal, 50
Gust Flying, 40
Peck Flying, 35

How to beat Falkner

  • Types that hit the team hard: Rock hits 3 of 3, Ice hits 3 of 3, Electric hits 3 of 3 for double damage or more.
  • Types that take the least from its moves: out of 12 damaging moves on the team: Steel (resists 12, none hit for double); Ghost (immune to 6, none hit for double); Rock (resists 12, none hit for double).

Falkner'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 Johto at the Airport for $2,000,000. The Airport only sells it once you hold all 8 Kanto badges.
  • You can fight any of the eight Johto leaders first. The badge is only given on your first win against Falkner.

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