Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Elite Four: Sidney, Phoebe, Glacia & Drake
The Ruby and Sapphire Elite Four, Sidney, Phoebe, Glacia and Drake, with every Pokémon, level, move, ability and held item, and what to bring against each of them. Teams come from the original game data and are the same in both versions.
Sidney Dark
- Location
- Ever Grande City
- Strongest
- Absol Lv. 49
- Uses
- Full Restore, Full Restore
Dark types are weak to Fighting, Bug.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mightyena | 46 | Dark | Roar, Take Down, Sand-Attack, Crunch | Intimidate |
 Shiftry | 48 | GrassDark | Fake Out, Double Team, Swagger, Extrasensory | Chlorophyll |
 Cacturne | 46 | GrassDark | Leech Seed, Faint Attack, Needle Arm, Cotton Spore | Sand Veil |
 Sharpedo | 48 | WaterDark | Crunch, Swagger, Surf, Slash | Rough Skin |
 Absol | 49 | Dark | Aerial Ace, Snatch, Swords Dance, Slash | PressureSitrus Berry |
Phoebe Ghost
- Location
- Ever Grande City
- Strongest
- Dusclops Lv. 51
- Uses
- Full Restore, Full Restore
Ghost types are weak to Ghost, Dark.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dusclops | 48 | Ghost | Shadow Punch, Confuse Ray, Curse, Future Sight | Pressure |
 Banette | 49 | Ghost | Shadow Ball, Spite, Will-O-Wisp, Faint Attack | Insomnia |
 Sableye | 50 | DarkGhost | Shadow Ball, Psychic, Attract, Faint Attack | Keen Eye |
| Banette | 49 | Ghost | Shadow Ball, Psychic, Toxic, Skill Swap | Insomnia |
| Dusclops | 51 | Ghost | Shadow Ball, Ice Beam, Confuse Ray, Earthquake | PressureSitrus Berry |
Glacia Ice
- Location
- Ever Grande City
- Strongest
- Walrein Lv. 53
- Uses
- Full Restore, Full Restore
Ice types are weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glalie | 50 | Ice | Light Screen, Crunch, Hail, Ice Beam | Inner Focus |
 Sealeo | 50 | IceWater | Surf, Body Slam, Hail, Ice Ball | Thick Fat |
| Sealeo | 52 | IceWater | Attract, Dive, Hail, Blizzard | Thick Fat |
| Glalie | 52 | Ice | Shadow Ball, Crunch, Hail, Ice Beam | Inner Focus |
 Walrein | 53 | IceWater | Surf, Body Slam, Blizzard, Sheer Cold | Thick FatSitrus Berry |
Drake Dragon
- Location
- Ever Grande City
- Strongest
- Salamence Lv. 55
- Uses
- Full Restore, Full Restore
Dragon types are weak to Ice, Dragon.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shelgon | 52 | Dragon | Rock Tomb, Dragon Claw, Protect, Crunch | Rock Head |
 Altaria | 54 | Dragon | Take Down, DragonBreath, Dragon Dance, Refresh | Natural Cure |
 Flygon | 53 | GroundDragon | Dig, DragonBreath, Fly, Sandstorm | Levitate |
| Flygon | 53 | GroundDragon | Flamethrower, Crunch, DragonBreath, Sand-Attack | Levitate |
 Salamence | 55 | Dragon | Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Fly, Crunch | IntimidateSitrus Berry |
FAQ
Who are the Elite Four in Ruby and Sapphire?
Sidney (Dark), Phoebe (Ghost), Glacia (Ice) and Drake (Dragon), followed by Champion Steven.
What level are the Elite Four?
Sidney: up to Lv. 49, Phoebe: up to Lv. 51, Glacia: up to Lv. 53, Drake: up to Lv. 55; Steven’s Metagross is Lv. 58.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeruby decompilation (pret/pokeruby 5784633ce4). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Hoenn map is drawn from the game’s own PokéNav map graphics.