Pokemon Diamond & Pearl 7th Gym Leader Candice Guide

Candice

Trainer: 7th Gym Leader

Type:

Ice

Location: Snowpoint City

Rewards: Icicle Badge, TM72, can now use Rock Climb (TM100)

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Candice is a Gym Leader whose party consists of Ice Pokemon. This means Candice is weak against Fighting, Rock, Steel, Fire Pokemon, since in battle Candice will use Snover(Lv.38), Sneasel(Lv.38), Medicham(Lv.40), Abomasnow(Lv.42), in Pokemon BDSP.

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Where to find and battle the 7th Gym Leader Candice in Pokemon BDSP

How to find and battle Candice in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Candice is Snowpoint City's Gym Leader who uses Ice type Pokemon, and defeating her will give you the Icicle Badge, allowing you to use Rock Climb from the Poketch.

Go to Snowpoint City and enter the gym.
Once inside, step once to the right and then go straight forward to break some snowballs.
Now, go right and follow the ice to the back of the gym.
From the snow block on the left, go down, left, down, left, down, left, up, right, down, left, down, up, up.
Now you should be standing at a snowball on the top layer. from here, go right and head back to the top right of the gym.
Standing once again on the snow block closest to Candice, head down, left, up, right, up, right, down, left, left, up, left, up, right.
Finally, there should only be one snowball in the middle. Make your way to the top left of the gym.
Standing on the snow block near the top left corner, go down into a snowball which won't break from the speed.
From the snowball, go right to break the last one.
Now you can go to the beginning of the gym and go straight ahead to face Candice.

Gym Leaders can be rematched after defeating the Elite Four, Champion Cynthia, and obtaining the National Pokedex. You can also challenge the Leaders once every day; their teams will be much stronger, sporting new Pokemon and higher levels. They are also fully EV and IV trained and require a bit of a strategy to deal with.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Candice Weakness

Candice is a Ice Type Trainer. This will mean Candice's Pokemon are weak against and take More Damage from Fighting, Rock, Steel, Fire Type Moves, and Less Damage from Ice Type moves.

You can Click/Tap the Type Icons to view the best pokemon to Counter Candice Weaknesses


Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Fighting Rock Steel Fire
0.5x Less Damage	Ice
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

Pokemon BDSP Candice Pokemon

List of Pokemon Gym Leader Candice will use in battle, we have included the pokemon moves, ability, and more below.

Pokemon used in the 1st battle against Candice.


Pokemon	Moves	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
Snover Lv. 38 Item: Icy Rock Ability: Snow Warning Snow Warning creates a hailstorm when the ability-bearer enters battle. The effect lasts 5 turns, unless it is cleared via Air Lock or Cloud Nine or replaced by another weather condition.
	Avalanche	90	100	10	Power doubles if user took damage first.
	Mist	90	—	30	User's stats cannot be changed for a period of time.
	Razor Leaf	82.5	95	25	High critical hit ratio.
	Water Pulse	60	100	20	May confuse opponent.
Sneasel Lv. 38 Item: Chople Berry Ability: Pickpocket Steals an item when hit by another Pokémon.
	Avalanche	90	100	10	Power doubles if user took damage first.
	Dig	80	100	10	Digs underground on first turn, attacks on second. Can also escape from caves.
	Hone Claws	80	—	15	Raises user's Attack and Accuracy.
	Metal Claw	50	95	35	May raise user's Attack.
Medicham Lv. 40 Item: Expert Belt Ability: Pure Power Raises the Pokémon's Attack stat.
	Brick Break	112.5	100	15	Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen barriers.
	Bulk Up	112.5	—	20	Raises user's Attack and Defense.
	Ice Punch	75	100	15	May freeze opponent.
	Rock Slide	75	90	10	May cause flinching.
Abomasnow Lv. 42 Item: Sitrus Berry Ability: Snow Warning Snow Warning creates a hailstorm when the ability-bearer enters battle. The effect lasts 5 turns, unless it is cleared via Air Lock or Cloud Nine or replaced by another weather condition.
	Aurora Veil		—	20	Halves damage from Physical and Special attacks for five turns.
	Blizzard	165	70	5	May freeze opponent.
	Earthquake	100	100	10	Power is doubled if opponent is underground from using Dig.
	Giga Drain	112.5	100	10	User recovers half the HP inflicted on opponent.

Pokemon used in the 2nd (Rematch) battle against Candice.


Pokemon	Moves	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
Abomasnow Lv. 68 Item: Icy Rock Ability: Snow Warning Snow Warning creates a hailstorm when the ability-bearer enters battle. The effect lasts 5 turns, unless it is cleared via Air Lock or Cloud Nine or replaced by another weather condition.
	Aurora Veil		—	20	Halves damage from Physical and Special attacks for five turns.
	Earthquake	100	100	10	Power is doubled if opponent is underground from using Dig.
	Ice Punch	112.5	100	15	May freeze opponent.
	Wood Hammer	180	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
Jynx Lv. 70 Item: Focus Sash Ability: Dry Skin Dry Skin causes several effects:
	Blizzard	165	70	5	May freeze opponent.
	Focus Blast	120	70	5	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
	Lovely Kiss	—	75	10	Puts opponent to sleep.
	Sweet Kiss	—	75	10	Confuses opponent.
Mamoswine Lv. 68 Item: Expert Belt Ability: Snow Cloak Snow Cloak raises ability-bearer's evasion by 20% in a hail storm. It also gives immunity to damage by hail (if they are not already protected by being Ice type).
	Double Team	—	—	15	Raises user's Evasiveness.
	Earthquake	150	100	10	Power is doubled if opponent is underground from using Dig.
	Ice Shard	60	100	30	User attacks first.
	Stone Edge	100	80	5	High critical hit ratio.
Froslass Lv. 70 Item: Sitrus Berry Ability: Snow Cloak Snow Cloak raises ability-bearer's evasion by 20% in a hail storm. It also gives immunity to damage by hail (if they are not already protected by being Ice type).
	Aurora Veil		—	20	Halves damage from Physical and Special attacks for five turns.
	Blizzard	165	70	5	May freeze opponent.
	Double Team	—	—	15	Raises user's Evasiveness.
	Shadow Ball	120	100	15	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Glaceon Lv. 70 Item: Leftovers Ability: Ice Body A Pokémon with Ice Body will recover 1/16 of its maximum HP during hail, after each turn. It also grants immunity to the hailstorm damage, if not already immune.
	Baby-Doll Eyes	—	100	30	Always goes first. Lowers the target's attack.
	Blizzard	165	70	5	May freeze opponent.
	Double Team	—	—	15	Raises user's Evasiveness.
	Freeze-Dry	105	100	20	May freeze opponent. Super-effective against Water types.
Weavile Lv. 72 Item: Life Orb Ability: Pressure Pressure makes any attack targeted at the ability-bearer - regardless of whether it hits - use 2 PP instead of 1.
	Brick Break	75	100	15	Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen barriers.
	Ice Shard	60	100	30	User attacks first.
	Night Slash	105	100	15	High critical hit ratio.
	X-Scissor	80	100	15	The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.