How do you beat Cynthia's Milotic?

The best way to take on Milotic is to use an Electric-type with Physical Electric moves, like a Luxray with Thunder Fang. Another possibility is to use a Dark-type with strong Special attacks since Dark-types are immune to the Psychic-type Mirror Coat.
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What Pokémon should I use against Cynthia's Milotic?

Magnezone is a great counter to Milotic. Its Special Attack stat is high enough to where it can deal significant damage. It's also nice that Magnezone is part Steel-type, since it resists Milotic's Mirror Move.
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How do you beat Cynthia's Milotic BDSP?

Cynthia's Milotic holds a Flame Orb and has the ability Marvel Scale, which increases its Defense when inflicted by a status condition. The Flame Orb only takes effect on the second turn, so we recommend using a Physical Move on the first turn then Special Moves to finish it off.
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What Pokémon can beat Cynthia?

Recommended team to beat Cynthia in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl. Ghost, Dark, Fire, Flying, Ice, Grass, Water, Fighting, Ground, Electric, Dragon, and Fairy are the best counters for Cynthia's team.
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How do I get rid of Cynthia's Spiritomb?

Battle Strategies
  1. Cynthia will begin with Spiritomb, therefore you should choose a Pokemon that has a powerful Fairy-type move, to begin with. ...
  2. Swap to your fire-type pokemon at this point, though if you have a Gastrodon, this is also a good option because it can take down Lucario with Earth Power.
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How to cheese the Cynthia fight in Brilliant Diamond



What is Cynthia's Spiritomb weak against?

Spiritomb only has one type that it is weak to and that is fairy. Its dark and ghost-typing leave it only vulnerable to fairy attacks. If you want to exploit this, you will need a good fairy Pokémon like Azumarill, Clefable, or Togekiss.
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What happens if you don't beat Cynthia?

She has high Defense and Special Defense. If you keep hitting her though, she'll go down eventually. However, if you have Empoleon and spam Surf and other water moves on her, Cynthia will swap Spiritomb for Gastrodon.
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Is Cynthia hard to beat?

Cynthia has a reputation for being one of the hardest Pokémon League Champion fights across all of the main series Pokémon games—and her appearance in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is no exception.
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Why is Cynthia the hardest champion?

Cynthia has an amazing team composition that's immensely difficult to beat, even when comparing it to other champion teams. Steven and Iris probably stand the best chance against Cynthia, but they lack direct counters to some of her hardest-hitting Pokémon.
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Is Cynthia overpowered?

All the Champions should be this tough. That's why Cynthia is on this list, but not at the top spot. Her Pokémon are unfairly overpowered, but they're meant to be.
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Does Cynthia have a rayquaza?

Other. In Malice In Wonderland!, Cynthia appeared to own a Rayquaza, but it was only an illusion created by Mismagius. Whenever Mismagius fuses with Rayquaza, it becomes the same color as the Mismagius, making it look like a Shiny Rayquaza.
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How do I rematch Cynthia?

To unlock Cynthia's first rematch team, you will first need to get the National Dex by seeing all the Pokemon native to the Sinnoh Dex. Once you have obtained the National Dex, you will face off against their new teams once you enter the Pokemon League door.
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What is the best Pokemon team in Brilliant Diamond?

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl: 17 Best Pokemon To Pair With...
  1. 1 Milotic. By the time players are able to catch Feebas, Milotic's pre-evolved form, they may already have a Water-type on their team.
  2. 2 * Drapion. ...
  3. 3 Gardevoir. ...
  4. 4 * Mamoswine. ...
  5. 5 Staraptor. ...
  6. 6 Luxray. ...
  7. 7 Roserade. ...
  8. 8 Floatzel. ...
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Why does Cynthia have a Flame Orb on Milotic?

Milotic has a Flame Orb to trigger Marvel Scale. Gastrodon has Leftovers, can be annoying if you happen to not have a Grass type. Cynthia saves Garchomp for last as opposed to sending it 2nd or 3rd; it has Swords Dance and Poison Jab for fairy types, Dragon Claw over Dragon Rush.
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Should I use dialga against Cynthia?

Dialga and Palkia have the exclusive Dragon-type moves Roar of Time and Spacial Rend, respectively, providing a great counter to one of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's toughest Pokémon: Champion Cynthia's Garchomp. If you don't mind using Legendary Pokémon, Dialga or Palkia should be considered a must-have.
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Who is stronger red or Cynthia?

The difference between the levels of Cynthia's Pokémon in BDSP and the levels of Red's Pokémon in HGSS is negligible.
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Who's stronger Cynthia or Leon?

Cynthia Would Defeat Leon

This gives her more defensive coverage against opponents, as well as more Same Type Attack Bonuses to utilize offensively. Leon, on the other hand, has a team that accounts for either 7 or 8 of the types, depending on his team composition.
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Who is the weakest champion in Pokemon?

By far the least interesting, least memorable, and weakest Champion is Diantha, the final challenger in Pokémon X & Y.
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Who did Blue beat to champion?

An episode of the Pokemon Generations series of animated shorts seems to confirm this notion. There is an episode called "The Challenger" in which Blue defeats the Elite Four. We see the Elite Four meeting up before the battle, but there is no Champion with them. Once Blue defeats Lance, he becomes the Champion.
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Who is the easiest champion to beat in Pokémon?

easiest champion is probably alder. his pokemon all have soo many weaknesses, that it's actually funny asf. i love his theme, but i don't usually get to hear it enough bcuz of how easy he is, especially compared to the elite four.
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Who is the strongest trainer in Pokémon?

The Strongest Trainers In The Pokemon Anime
  1. 1 Leon. Of course, first place on this list is the winner of that said Finals match, Leon.
  2. 2 Lance. ...
  3. 3 Cynthia. ...
  4. 4 Tobias. ...
  5. 5 Steven Stone. ...
  6. 6 Alain. ...
  7. 7 Galar Gym Leaders. ...
  8. 8 Ash Ketchum. ...
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Did Ash beat Cynthia?

In Memories Are Made of Bliss!, Ash and his friends watched her battle with Flint for the title of Champion. Flint's Infernape managed to defeat two of her Pokémon, but Garchomp ultimately defeated Flint's Infernape, earning Cynthia the victory and retaining her title as Champion of the Sinnoh region.
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