Master the Mossdeep City Gym in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire! Learn strategies to defeat Gym Leaders Liza & Tate and claim the Mind Badge and TM04 (Calm Mind).
Walkthrough
- 1Head north and onto the dotted line to battle the first Trainer.
- 2Examine the pedestal, then return to the start and go north again to battle another Trainer.
- 3Beat the Psychic, examine the pedestal, then go south to the start and north again to battle a Hex Maniac.
- 4From the Hex Maniac, go east to the platform with the Psychic you battled earlier and ride east from his platform.
- 5Battle the Psychic, examine the pedestal, then ride west from it, using the more southern of the two glowing lights.
- 6Battle the Hex Maniac and examine the nearby pedestal.
- 7Go southeast to fight another opponent, then west to a previously visited platform.
- 8Go south back to the start, then north to face the Gym Leaders.
BOSS: Gym Leaders Liza & Tate
Pokémon: Solrock Lv. 45 (Rock/Psychic), Lunatone Lv. 45 (Rock/Psychic)
Tips
- This is a Double Battle. Solrock uses Sunny Day, Rock Slide, Psychic, and Solar Beam. Lunatone uses Light Screen, Psychic, Hypnosis, and Calm Mind.
- An opening turn Surf or double-Surf is highly effective, especially if unblocked by Light Screen.
- If the initial Surfs don't KO, repeat them on the second turn.
- Multi-target moves like Earthquake or Bulldoze can be useful, especially with Gravity or Mold Breaker.
- Dark-type Pokémon like Absol/Mega Absol are strong counters.
- Banette (Ghost-type) can use Sucker Punch on Solrock.
- Grass-types can work, but be cautious of Psychic attacks one-hit KOing them. Breloom may need to be higher-leveled.
- Bug-types are viable; focus attacks on Solrock first to avoid its Rock Slide.
- The Mind Badge allows all traded Pokémon up to Level 80 to obey you and enables the use of HM Dive outside of battle.
- TM04 (Calm Mind) boosts Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by one stage.
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