How To Beat Maylene – Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Those seeking to defeat the young martial artist and get the Cobble Badge will have to work hard for it. They’ll almost certainly need to recruit a new Pokemon or two to help them out. There are several possibilities in this regard, albeit certain Pokemon are far more suited to the task than others. Of course, brute force is an option as well, albeit it will require a lot of grinding or chance.

The Veilstone Gym’s 12 Pokemon are all fighting-types, which may be a difficulty for some players. Due to the fact that none of the three starters in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl are particularly well-suited to fighting-type Pokemon, those who have relied heavily on their starters up to this point will have to reassess their strategy. Fortunately, the game includes a wide range of Pokémons that are more than capable of dueling with Machoke and Meditite.

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How to Defeat Gym Leader Maylene

  • Maylene’s team of fighting-type Pokemon may be inexperienced compared to the other seven Sinnoh gym leaders, but they certainly carry a punch.
  • Because two of her Pokemon have Drain Punch, Maylene is a lot more difficult than the two previous gym leaders.
  • If a player’s squad includes a flying, fighting, bug, fairy, or Poison-type, this shouldn’t be a problem. Drain Punch, on the other hand, may deal serious damage while also refilling the user’s health.
  • Maylene also has a handful of Hyper Potions, which she will use whenever one of her Pokemon’s HP drops below 50%. With this in mind, those who can’t one-hit her squad is better off using attacks that deal roughly 60% damage to keep her from healing.

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