How to Beat Roark in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Roark’s Geodude comes out first in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, now with Defense Curl to double the power of its Rollout. A Machop from Route 207 hits all three of his team super effectively and learns Rock Smash, the TM a Hiker gives out at Oreburgh Gate.
RockGYM LEADERS
ELITE FOUR
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Roark’s team and weaknesses
Roark’s Pokémon
- Weak to
- Water4×
- Grass4×
- Ice
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel
- Immune to
- Electric
- Weak to
- Same weaknesses and immunities as Geodude
- Weak to
- Water
- Grass
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel
Best Pokémon for Roark in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Geodude, Onix and Cranidos are Rock types, so Water and Grass moves hit all of them for 2× or more. Machop from Route 207 learns Low Sweep at Lv 12, and Turtwig learns Leafage at Lv 6.
Catch before Oreburgh Gym
Using your starter
Items before Oreburgh Gym
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Potion₽300Oreburgh City
TMs and HMs before Oreburgh Gym
- TM98Rock SmashHits all 3Oreburgh GateGift from the Hiker on 1F when you enter with a PoketchMachop can learn it
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