How to Beat Cynthia in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Cynthia’s Lv 66 Garchomp in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl holds a Yache Berry, so your first super effective Ice hit on it does half damage, and Swords Dance sharply raises its Attack. Turtwig’s Razor Leaf, learned at Lv 13, hits her Gastrodon and Milotic hard.
GYM LEADERS
ELITE FOUR
CHAMPION
Cynthia’s team and weaknesses
At a glance
No one type hits most of Cynthia’s team; each Pokémon’s weaknesses are below.
Cynthia’s Pokémon
- Weak to
- Fairy
- Immune to
- Normal
- Fighting
- Psychic
- Weak to
- Fire
- Ice
- Flying
- Psychic
- Weak to
- Grass4×
- Immune to
- Electric
- Weak to
- Fire
- Fighting
- Ground
- Immune to
- Poison
- Weak to
- Electric
- Grass
- Weak to
- Ice4×
- Dragon
- Fairy
- Immune to
- Electric
This rematch tops out at Lv 78.
At a glance
No one type hits most of Cynthia’s team; each Pokémon’s weaknesses are below.
Cynthia’s Pokémon
- Weak to
- Fairy
- Immune to
- Normal
- Fighting
- Psychic
- Weak to
- Fire
- Ice
- Flying
- Psychic
- Weak to
- Electric
- Ice
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Immune to
- Ground
- Dragon
- Weak to
- Fire
- Fighting
- Ground
- Immune to
- Poison
- Weak to
- Electric
- Grass
- Weak to
- Ice4×
- Dragon
- Fairy
- Immune to
- Electric
This rematch tops out at Lv 88.
At a glance
No one type hits most of Cynthia’s team; each Pokémon’s weaknesses are below.
Cynthia’s Pokémon
- Weak to
- Fairy
- Immune to
- Normal
- Fighting
- Psychic
- Weak to
- Fighting
- Immune to
- Ghost
- Weak to
- Electric
- Ice
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Immune to
- Ground
- Dragon
- Weak to
- Fire
- Fighting
- Ground
- Immune to
- Poison
- Weak to
- Electric
- Grass
- Weak to
- Ice4×
- Dragon
- Fairy
- Immune to
- Electric
Best Pokémon for Cynthia in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
What Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl gives you before the League that works on Cynthia’s team, and where to get each one.
Types to bring
Fire Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining PearlHits 2 of 6
RoseradeLucario
Grass Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining PearlHits 2 of 6
GastrodonMilotic
Ice Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining PearlHits 2 of 6
RoseradeGarchomp
Fairy Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining PearlHits 2 of 6
SpiritombGarchomp
Items before the League
- Buy
Full Restore₽3,000
Revive₽1,500
Antidote₽100for Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab
Burn Heal₽250for ScaldPokémon League - Find
Soft SandBoosts Ground movesMt. Coronetneeds Strength and Rock Smash - Find
Icicle PlateBoosts Ice movesGiftRoute 217after picking up TM100 Rock Climb on Route 217 - Find
Sky PlateBoosts movesHiddenPokémon League
TMs and HMs before the League
- TM22Solar BeamHits 2 of 6: Gastrodon and MiloticVeilstone Department StoreSold for ₽3,0003F
- TM14BlizzardHits 2 of 6: Roserade and GarchompVeilstone Department StoreSold for ₽5,5003F
- TM38Fire BlastHits 2 of 6: Roserade and LucarioVeilstone Department StoreSold for ₽5,5003F
- TM35FlamethrowerHits 2 of 6: Roserade and LucarioVeilstone Department StoreSold for ₽3,0003F
More TMs (+6)
- TM13Ice BeamHits 2 of 6: Roserade and GarchompVeilstone Department StoreSold for ₽3,0003F
- TM21Dazzling GleamHits 2 of 6: Spiritomb and GarchompVeilstone Department StoreSold for ₽3,0003F
- TM09Bullet SeedHits 2 of 6: Gastrodon and MiloticRoute 204Item on the north side, south-west of the Floaroma Town entrancenorth half: through the Ravaged Path (Rock Smash, Coal Badge)
- TM01Focus PunchHits 1 of 6: LucarioGrand Underground (Swampy Cave)Item in a Swampy Cave hideaway in the south-west Grand Underground zone (dig down near Twinleaf Town)needs Explorer Kit (Eterna City)
- TM52Focus BlastHits 1 of 6: LucarioVeilstone Department StoreSold for ₽5,5003F
- TM25ThunderHits 1 of 6: MiloticVeilstone Department StoreSold for ₽5,5003F
Damage calculator
See how your Pokémon matches up against each of Cynthia’s Pokémon.
Options
Perfect stats means your Pokémon has the best stats possible for its level (IV 31). Any stats covers every value from IV 0 to 31, so the numbers show the whole range.
How the numbers work
Elite Four battle order
Battle 5 of 5, the last battle in the run. These are the teams you face before Cynthia.
Every team and held item in the runAaron · Bertha · Flint · Lucian · Cynthia
- Elite Four · 1AaronTop Lv 57 · 5 Pokémon
- Elite Four · 2BerthaTop Lv 59 · 5 Pokémon
- Elite Four · 3FlintTop Lv 61 · 5 Pokémon
- Elite Four · 4LucianTop Lv 63 · 5 Pokémon
- ChampionCynthiaYou are hereTop Lv 66 · 6 Pokémon
Beats
No single type hits half this team for 2×.
Fire
Flying
Rock
Grass
Water
Ghost
DarkHeld items
| Battle | Held items |
|---|---|
| Aaron |
|
| Bertha |
|
| Flint |
|
| Lucian |
|
| Cynthia |
|
Gyms
Pokémon League
- AaronLv 57Bug
- BerthaLv 59Ground
- FlintLv 61Fire
- LucianLv 63Psychic
- CynthiaLv 66ChampionYou are here
After the League
More for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl