Diamond & Pearl Gym Leaders: All 8 Teams & Badges
All eight Diamond and Pearl Gym Leaders in badge order with their full teams, levels, moves, badges and TM rewards. Teams are the original Diamond/Pearl data from the game code.
Roark Rock
- Badge
- Coal Badge
- Location
- Oreburgh City
- Reward
- TM76 (Stealth Rock)
- Field move
- Rock Smash
- Strongest
- Cranidos Lv. 14
Rock types are weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel.
Gardenia Grass
- Badge
- Forest Badge
- Location
- Eterna City
- Reward
- TM86 (Grass Knot)
- Field move
- Cut
- Strongest
- Roserade Lv. 22
Grass types are weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug.
Maylene Fighting
- Badge
- Cobble Badge
- Location
- Veilstone City
- Reward
- TM60 (Drain Punch)
- Field move
- Fly
- Strongest
- Lucario Lv. 30
Fighting types are weak to Flying, Psychic.
Crasher Wake Water
- Badge
- Fen Badge
- Location
- Pastoria City
- Reward
- TM55 (Brine)
- Field move
- Defog
- Strongest
- Floatzel Lv. 30
Water types are weak to Electric, Grass.
Fantina Ghost
- Badge
- Relic Badge
- Location
- Hearthome City
- Reward
- TM65 (Shadow Claw)
- Field move
- Surf
- Strongest
- Mismagius Lv. 36
Ghost types are weak to Ghost, Dark.
Byron Steel
- Badge
- Mine Badge
- Location
- Canalave City
- Reward
- TM91 (Flash Cannon)
- Field move
- Strength
- Strongest
- Bastiodon Lv. 39
Steel types are weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground.
Candice Ice
- Badge
- Icicle Badge
- Location
- Snowpoint City
- Reward
- TM72 (Avalanche)
- Field move
- Rock Climb
- Strongest
- Abomasnow Lv. 42
Ice types are weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Snover | 38 | Grass Ice | Avalanche, Razor Leaf, Ingrain, Leer | Snow Warning |
 Sneasel | 38 | Dark Ice | Avalanche, Slash, Faint Attack, Taunt | Inner Focus |
 Medicham | 40 | Fighting Psychic | Ice Punch, Force Palm, Detect, Bulk Up | Pure Power |
 Abomasnow | 42 | Grass Ice | Avalanche, Wood Hammer, Grass Whistle, Swagger | Snow WarningSitrus Berry |
Volkner Electric
- Badge
- Beacon Badge
- Location
- Sunyshore City
- Reward
- TM57 (Charge Beam)
- Field move
- Waterfall
- Strongest
- Luxray Lv. 49
Electric types are weak to Ground.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Raichu | 46 | Electric | Charge Beam, Brick Break, Thunder Wave, Light Screen | Static |
 Ambipom | 47 | Normal | Shock Wave, Agility, Nasty Plot, Baton Pass | Technician |
 Octillery | 47 | Water | Charge Beam, Octazooka, Aurora Beam, Bullet Seed | Suction Cups |
 Luxray | 49 | Electric | Charge Beam, Thunder Fang, Crunch, Thunder Wave | RivalrySitrus Berry |
FAQ
What order are the Gyms in Diamond and Pearl?
Roark (Rock), Gardenia (Grass), Maylene (Fighting), Crasher Wake (Water), Fantina (Ghost), Byron (Steel), Candice (Ice), Volkner (Electric).
What level should I be for each Gym?
Roark: Lv. 14, Gardenia: Lv. 22, Maylene: Lv. 30, Crasher Wake: Lv. 30, Fantina: Lv. 36, Byron: Lv. 39, Candice: Lv. 42, Volkner: Lv. 49 (their strongest Pokémon).
Can you rematch Gym Leaders in Diamond and Pearl?
No. The original games have no Gym Leader rematches.
Sources & picture credits
- Original Diamond and Pearl trainer parties
- Original trainer creation and ability rules
- Original Pokémon creation and species ability slots
- Original Diamond and Pearl species data
- Dittobase Diamond and Pearl Gym Leaders and Elite Four
- Serebii Diamond and Pearl Gyms
- Serebii Diamond and Pearl Elite Four
- Bulbapedia original Sinnoh badge and TM rewards
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon tables come from the Diamond/Pearl encounter data in PokeAPI; Gym and League teams from the pret/pokediamond decompilation. Maps and screenshots © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives (listed on the image gallery).