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Sidney

Sidney character artwork
Elite Four 1 · Dark-type specialist · Hoenn Pokémon League

Sidney is one of Hoenn’s four League specialists. The Elite Four challenge follows the collection of eight Gym Badges.

  • Story: Sidney is the first opponent in the Elite Four sequence. Defeat all four to challenge Champion Wallace.
  • In the game: First League team: Mightyena, Shiftry, Cacturne, Crawdaunt and Absol. Choose moves against each Pokémon’s actual typing and keep several trained team members ready.

Story spoilers.

Pokémon Emerald · Game Boy Advance · 2004 · Original Game Boy Advance release; not Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire. · Picture: Original Game Boy Advance-era trainer sprite.

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Sidney trainer sprite

Sidney

Ever Grande City · Pokémon League · Battle 1 of 4

Dark

Elite Four battle 1 of 4. The order is fixed: Sidney, Phoebe, Glacia, then Drake. Emerald’s Elite Four keeps the same team on later visits.

League battle5 Pokémon

Mightyena battle sprite

Mightyena

Lv. 46
Dark
Ability
Intimidate
Held item
None
  • Roar
  • Double-Edge
  • Sand-Attack
  • Crunch
Shiftry battle sprite

Shiftry

Lv. 48
GrassDark
Ability
Chlorophyll
Held item
None
  • Torment
  • Double Team
  • Swagger
  • Extrasensory
Cacturne battle sprite

Cacturne

Lv. 46
GrassDark
Ability
Sand Veil
Held item
None
  • Leech Seed
  • Faint Attack
  • Needle Arm
  • Cotton Spore
Crawdaunt battle sprite

Crawdaunt

Lv. 48
WaterDark
Ability
Hyper Cutter
Held item
None
  • Surf
  • Swords Dance
  • Strength
  • Facade
Absol battle sprite

Absol

Lv. 49Ace
Dark
Ability
Pressure
Held item
Sitrus Berry
  • Aerial Ace
  • Rock Slide
  • Swords Dance
  • Slash

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