Playthrough tier listEmerald
Best Dark Pokémon in Emerald
Houndoom (post-game) and Absol lead the 12 Dark Pokémon for beating Emerald.
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- Post-game
Rapid gradeTap a tier to start your own list · 12 Pokémon
AClick any Pokémon for its gradeTap a card for its grade
HoundoomPost-game
AbsolB
Sharpedo
Cacturne
Crawdaunt
MightyenaC
Sableye
HoundourPost-gameD
Shiftry
Carvanha
Poochyena
NuzleafWhat each tier means
- STop Carries an Emerald run against most of the bosses
- AStrong A strong pick for most of the game
- BSolid Does the job with some help
- CSituational Struggles against several bosses
- DBottom Hard to use for beating the game
2 reads blended into one listreblend in Showing12/ 12
Board breakdown
Among Dark Pokémon in Emerald, Absol does well in 6 of the 13 boss fights, Roxanne to Wallace, and 2 fights have no Dark answer.
Take Absol: it ties Sableye and Shiftry at 6 of 13 fights and grades higher.
A filled box is a fight the pick does well in: Absol has 6 of 13, first at Winona.
Gym 1, Roxanne
Gym 2, Brawly
Gym 3, Wattson
Gym 4, Flannery
Gym 5, Norman
Gym 6, Winona
Gym 7, Tate & Liza
Gym 8, Juan
Elite Four, Sidney
Elite Four, Phoebe
Elite Four, Glacia
Elite Four, Drake
Champion, WallaceGym 1 RoxanneGym 2 BrawlyGym 3 WattsonGym 4 FlanneryGym 5 NormanGym 6 WinonaGym 7 Tate & LizaGym 8 JuanElite Four SidneyElite Four PhoebeElite Four GlaciaElite Four DrakeChampion Wallace- AbsolGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: does wellGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Juan: does wellSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: does wellWallace: no clear edgeAfter badge 5Route 1208% of encountersNot yet: Roxanne to NormanDoes wellWinonaTate & LizaJuanPhoebeGlaciaDrakeNo clear edgeSidney, Wallace
- SableyeGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: does wellGym 3 Wattson: no clear edgeGym 4 Flannery: does wellGym 5 Norman: no clear edgeGym 6 Winona: does wellGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Juan: no clear edgeSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: no clear edgeWallace: no clear edgeAfter badge 1Granite Cave B2F20% of encountersNot yet: RoxanneDoes wellBrawlyFlanneryWinonaTate & LizaPhoebeGlaciaNo clear edgeWattson, Norman, Juan, Sidney, Drake, Wallace
- ShiftryGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: no clear edgeGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Juan: does wellSidney: does wellPhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: no clear edgeWallace: does wellShiftry after badge 5SeedotFrom the startRoute 1021% of encounters
#022SeedotLevel 14
#023NuzleafLeaf Stone
#024ShiftryLeaf Stone on Route 119needs SurfNot yet: Roxanne to NormanDoes wellTate & LizaJuanSidneyPhoebeGlaciaWallaceNo clear edgeWinona, Drake - CrawdauntGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: does wellGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Juan: no clear edgeSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: does wellWallace: no clear edgeAfter badge 5CorphishRoute 102Good Rod20% of encounters
#129CorphishLevel 30
#130Crawdauntfinal form by WinonaNot yet: Roxanne to NormanDoes wellWinonaTate & LizaPhoebeGlaciaDrakeNo clear edgeJuan, Sidney, Wallace - CacturneGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: no clear edgeGym 6 Winona: has troubleGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Juan: does wellSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: no clear edgeWallace: no clear edgeAfter badge 4CacneaRoute 111 desert6% of encounters
#119CacneaLevel 32
#120Cacturnefinal form by Tate & LizaNot yet: Roxanne to FlanneryDoes wellTate & LizaJuanPhoebeGlaciaHas troubleWinonaNo clear edgeNorman, Sidney, Drake, Wallace - MightyenaGym 1 Roxanne: no clear edgeGym 2 Brawly: has troubleGym 3 Wattson: no clear edgeGym 4 Flannery: does wellGym 5 Norman: does wellGym 6 Winona: no clear edgeGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Juan: no clear edgeSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: no clear edgeDrake: no clear edgeWallace: no clear edgeFrom the startPoochyenaRoute 10360% of encounters
#010PoochyenaLevel 18
#011Mightyenafinal form by WattsonDoes wellFlanneryNormanTate & LizaPhoebeHas troubleBrawlyNo clear edgeRoxanne, Wattson, Winona, Juan, Sidney, Glacia, Drake, Wallace - SharpedoGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: does wellGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Juan: no clear edgeSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: no clear edgeDrake: no clear edgeWallace: no clear edgeAfter badge 5CarvanhaRoute 118Good Rod20% of encounters
#097CarvanhaLevel 30
#098Sharpedofinal form by WinonaNot yet: Roxanne to NormanDoes wellWinonaTate & LizaPhoebeNo clear edgeJuan, Sidney, Glacia, Drake, Wallace
NextMightyena 4Sharpedo 3
Best pair
Sableye + Shiftry9/13 togetherall Dark picks: 11
After the creditsOnly after you beat WallaceCounted in no fight
- HoundoomAfter the Hall of Fame
Roxanne and Wattson have no Dark answer.
The best Dark pick you can have by each fight, Roxanne to Wallace. First with none: Roxanne.
Gyms
- Closest: Poochyena
Team
No clear edge (1)Mightyenaas Poochyena
- Closest: Sableye
- Mightyena+1 more
- Absol+3 more
Team
- SwabluLv 29
Normal
Flying - TropiusLv 29
GrassFlying - PelipperLv 30
WaterFlying - SkarmoryLv 31
SteelFlying - AltariaLv 33
DragonFlyingAce
Does well (4)AbsolMoves: Thunder and BlizzardSharpedoMoves: Blizzard, Rock Tomb and SurfCrawdauntMoves: Blizzard, Rock Tomb and SurfSableyeMoves: Shock Wave and Rock Tomb
No clear edge (2)ShiftryMightyena
Has trouble (1)Cacturneas Cacnea
- SwabluLv 29
- Absol+6 more
- Absol+2 more
