Pokemon Diamond & Pearl 3rd Gym Leader Fantina Guide

Fantina

Trainer: 3rd Gym Leader

Type:

Ghost

Location: Hearthome City

Rewards: Relic Badge, TM65, can now use Defog (TM97)

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Fantina is a Gym Leader whose party consists of Ghost Pokemon. This means Fantina is weak against Ghost, Dark Pokemon, since in battle Fantina will use Drifblim(Lv.32), Gengar(Lv.34), Mismagius(Lv.36), in Pokemon BDSP.

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Where to find and battle the 3rd Gym Leader Fantina in Pokemon BDSP

How to find and battle Fantina in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Fantina is Hearthome's Gym Leader who uses Ghost type Pokemon, and defeating her will give you the Relic Badge, allowing you to use Defog from the Poketch.

Go to Hearthome City's Gym.
Going into the wrong room will result in you fighting a trainer; the correct door is the one on the right.
Head into the middle room.
Now go into the left room.
Finally, head into the one on the right and face Fantina.

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 Fantina Weakness

Fantina is a Ghost Type Trainer. This will mean Fantina's Pokemon are weak against and take More Damage from Ghost, Dark Type Moves, and Less Damage from Poison, Bug, Normal, Fighting Type moves.

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


Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Ghost Dark
0.5x Less Damage	Poison Bug
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage	Normal Fighting

Pokemon BDSP Fantina Pokemon

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

Pokemon used in the 1st battle against Fantina.


Pokemon	Moves	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
Drifblim Lv. 32 Item: Zoom Lens Ability: Aftermath If an attacker faints a Pokémon with Aftermath using a contact move, the attacker will lose 1/4 of their maximum HP.
	Fly	135	95	15	Flies up on first turn, attacks on second turn.
	Hex	97.5	100	10	Inflicts more damage if the target has a status condition.
	Strength Sap	—	100	10	The user restores its HP by the same amount as the target's Attack stat. It also lowers the target's Attack stat.
	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	15	Burns opponent.
Gengar Lv. 34 Item: Colbur Berry Ability: Cursed Body May disable a move used on the Pokémon.
	Confuse Ray		100	10	Confuses opponent.
	Dazzling Gleam	80	100	10	Hits all adjacent opponents.
	Shadow Claw	105	100	15	High critical hit ratio.
	Sludge Bomb	135	100	10	May poison opponent.
Mismagius Lv. 36 Item: Expert Belt Ability: Levitate Levitate causes the Pokémon to be raised (like Flying-type Pokémon).
	Confuse Ray		100	10	Confuses opponent.
	Dazzling Gleam	80	100	10	Hits all adjacent opponents.
	Magical Leaf	60	—	20	Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
	Phantom Force	135	100	10	Disappears on first turn, attacks on second. Can strike through Protect/Detect.

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


Pokemon	Moves	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
Drifblim Lv. 68 Item: Flame Orb Ability: Flare Boost Powers up special attacks when burned.
	Psychic	90	100	10	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
	Shadow Ball	120	100	15	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
	Strength Sap	—	100	10	The user restores its HP by the same amount as the target's Attack stat. It also lowers the target's Attack stat.
	Thunderbolt	90	100	15	May paralyze opponent.
Banette Lv. 65 Item: Iron Ball Ability: Cursed Body May disable a move used on the Pokémon.
	Shadow Sneak	60	100	30	User attacks first.
	Snatch	—	—	10	Steals the effects of the opponent's next move.
	Sucker Punch	70	100	5	User attacks first, but only works if opponent is readying an attack.
	Trick	—	100	10	Swaps held items with the opponent.
Dusknoir Lv. 70 Item: Sitrus Berry Ability: Pressure Pressure makes any attack targeted at the ability-bearer - regardless of whether it hits - use 2 PP instead of 1.
	Confuse Ray		100	10	Confuses opponent.
	Earthquake	100	100	10	Power is doubled if opponent is underground from using Dig.
	Shadow Sneak	60	100	30	User attacks first.
	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	15	Burns opponent.
Mismagius Lv. 70 Item: Expert Belt Ability: Levitate Levitate causes the Pokémon to be raised (like Flying-type Pokémon).
	Dazzling Gleam	80	100	10	Hits all adjacent opponents.
	Energy Ball	90	100	10	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
	Mystical Fire	75	100	10	Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
	Shadow Ball	120	100	15	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Froslass Lv. 72 Item: Focus Sash Ability: Cursed Body May disable a move used on the Pokémon.
	Destiny Bond		—	5	If the user faints, the opponent also faints.
	Frost Breath	90	90	10	Always results in a critical hit.
	Hex	97.5	100	10	Inflicts more damage if the target has a status condition.
	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	15	Burns opponent.
Gengar Lv. 72 Item: Life Orb Ability: Cursed Body May disable a move used on the Pokémon.
	Focus Blast	120	70	5	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
	Hex	97.5	100	10	Inflicts more damage if the target has a status condition.
	Sludge Bomb	135	100	10	May poison opponent.
	Toxic	135	90	10	Badly poisons opponent.