Pokémon Platinum Champion Cynthia: Teams & Strategy
Champion Cynthia’s Pokémon Platinum team with levels, moves, abilities and held items, her stronger rematch team, and how to beat her Garchomp. Teams come from the original game data.
Cynthia Mixed
- Location
- Pokémon League
- Strongest
- Garchomp Lv. 62
- Uses
- Full Restore, Full Restore, Full Restore, Full Restore
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spiritomb | 58 | GhostDark | Dark Pulse, Psychic, Silver Wind, Shadow Ball | Pressure |
 Roserade | 58 | GrassPoison | Energy Ball, Sludge Bomb, Toxic, Extrasensory | Natural Cure |
 Togekiss | 60 | Normal | Air Slash, Aura Sphere, Water Pulse, Shock Wave | Hustle |
 Lucario | 60 | FightingSteel | Aura Sphere, Extreme Speed, Shadow Ball, Stone Edge | Steadfast |
 Milotic | 58 | Water | Surf, Ice Beam, Mirror Coat, Dragon Pulse | Marvel Scale |
 Garchomp | 62 | DragonGround | Dragon Rush, Earthquake, Flamethrower, Giga Impact | Sand VeilSitrus Berry |
Rematch team
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiritomb | 74 | GhostDark | Dark Pulse, Psychic, Silver Wind, Ominous Wind | Pressure |
| Roserade | 74 | GrassPoison | Energy Ball, Sludge Bomb, Shadow Ball, Extrasensory | Natural Cure |
| Togekiss | 76 | Normal | Air Slash, Aura Sphere, Water Pulse, Psychic | Hustle |
| Lucario | 76 | FightingSteel | Aura Sphere, Dragon Pulse, Psychic, Earthquake | Steadfast |
| Milotic | 74 | Water | Surf, Ice Beam, Mirror Coat, Aqua Ring | Marvel Scale |
| Garchomp | 78 | DragonGround | Dragon Rush, Earthquake, Brick Break, Giga Impact | Sand VeilSitrus Berry |
The stronger League teams appear after Looker arrests Charon at Stark Mountain.
FAQ
What is Cynthia’s team in Platinum?
Spiritomb (Lv. 58), Roserade (Lv. 58), Togekiss (Lv. 60), Lucario (Lv. 60), Milotic (Lv. 58), Garchomp (Lv. 62).
How do you beat Cynthia’s Garchomp?
Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, so Ice moves do four times damage; it holds a Sitrus Berry. A fast Ice type or a Pokémon holding a Never-Melt Ice can take it out before it sweeps with Earthquake and Dragon Rush.
Can you rematch Cynthia?
Yes: after the Hall of Fame you can challenge the League again, and after the Stark Mountain events she uses a stronger team.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeplatinum decompilation, and the Pokémon and trainer sprites are drawn from the game’s own graphics in it. Location pictures © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Pokémon Wiki on Fandom (listed on the image gallery).