– Ability: Pure Power (Doubles Attack stat) – Item: White Herb (Restores negative stats) – Ability: Blaze (Boosts Fire Attack or Special Attack by 50% when at 1/2 HP) – Item: Flame Orb (Burns holder at the end of a turn) – Item: Life Orb (Boosts damage by 30% but the holder also takes 10% damage) – Ability: Technician (Increases moves which have a power of 60 or less by 50%) – Ability: Intimidate (Lowers enemy Attack)įlying (4x), Poison, Fairy, Fire, Psychic, Ice
This time around, Maylene will have a full six Pokemon team to fight you with: Pokemon Team In Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, once you obtain the National Pokedex, you can challenge each Sinnoh Gym Leader again once per day. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: Maylene Rematch Strategy Although at this point of the game, just bringing one Flying-type to deal with Meditite and Machoke and one Fire Pokemon for Lucario should be enough especially if you over-level them to level 30. Luxio can also be used to paralyze her team with Charge and Spark. Lastly, a Ghastly/Haunter is also an excellent choice as well because Ghost is immune to Fighting-type attacks. Golbat/Crobat is extremely effective against Maylene’s lineup because of their Poison/Flying-type giving 4x resistance against Fighting moves. For Psychic Pokemon, you can trade a Machop for an Abra at Oreburgh City, inside the building to the left of the Poke Mart. Both have the Intimidate Ability, reducing the opponent’s Attack stats. If it’s possible, get a Magikarp and quickly turn it into Gyarados at level 20 or get a Starly/Staravia. With that in mind, always bring Flying, Ghost, or Psychic-type Pokemon. Maylene also brings two Hyper Potions to use on her Pokemon when they are below 33% health. However, if you start with Chimchar/Monferno, you should already have options of Fire and Fighting moves to easily exploit Lucario’s Steel-type weakness. Starting out with Piplup/Prinplup or Turtwig/Grotle might give you a harder time fighting against Maylene’s team because you don’t have any hard counter against them.
– Item: Big Root (Draining moves heals 30% more HP) – Ability: Steadfast (Increase Speed every time it flinches) – Item: Expert Belt (Boosts 20% damage to Super Effective moves) – Ability: Guts (Gain 50% Attack if it has a status condition) – Item: Light Clay (Protective moves last longer) – Ability: Power Power (double Attack stat)
To start, let’s look at her initial line-up. If you want to get the best team to fight Maylene in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, then you had best get some Pokemon that can exploit her weaknesses and do it quickly. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: First Maylene Fight Strategy Go speak with Maylene by cutting through the middle part of the Gym.Walk past the two left-side pits, push the second wall to Maylene’s platform to the right.Go to the left side of the Gym, push the wall in the bottom-left pit to the right.Push the wall in the top-left pit to the left.Push the wall between the two middle pits to the right.Push the wall near the tire to the right, go back to the entrance, push the bottom-middle pit wall again to the right.Return the wall in the bottom-middle pit to the right then walk through the left side of the Gym until you reach a dead end.Go back to the Gym entrance, then push the wall in the bottom-middle pit to the left.Push the first wall to Maylene’s platform to the left.Go through the right side pits to the top of the Gym.Walk to the top-right part of the Gym, push the wall near the tires to the left.Push the wall between the first and second pit to the left.Then push the wall just above it/second wall in the top-right pit to the right.Push the wall just above the first pit to the right.Push the first wall in the top right pit to the right.Push the lower-middle square pit wall to the right.You can also read our text guide just below the video. GosuNoob has made a video to easily solve the Gym puzzle.
How to Do the Veilstone Gym Puzzleīefore you reach her though, there is a puzzle that you must complete. Here’s how to deal with both Gym Leader Maylene and her tricky puzzle to get the Cobble Badge in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Located in Veilstone City, she specialized in Fighting-type Pokemon and always bring along a tough Lucario as her party member. In the Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl as well as the original Diamond and Pearl, Maylene is the third Gym you have to fight to progress through the game.