Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Gym Leaders: All 8 Teams, Badges & TMs

All eight Ruby and Sapphire Gym Leaders in badge order with full teams, levels, moves, abilities and held items, badges, TM rewards and how to beat them. Teams come from the original game data and are the same in both versions.

Roxanne Rock

Badge: Stone Badge
Gym: Rustboro City
Reward: TM39 Rock Tomb
Strongest: Nosepass Lv. 15
Uses: Potion, Potion

Rock types are weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel.

Roxanne’s character profile

Pokémon	Lv.	Type	Moves	Ability / held item
Geodude	14	RockGround	Tackle, Defense Curl, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb	Rock Head
Nosepass	15	Rock	Tackle, Harden, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb	Sturdy

Brawly Fighting

Badge: Knuckle Badge
Gym: Dewford Town
Reward: TM08 Bulk Up
Strongest: Makuhita Lv. 18
Uses: Super Potion, Super Potion

Fighting types are weak to Flying, Psychic.

Brawly’s character profile

Pokémon	Lv.	Type	Moves	Ability / held item
Machop	17	Fighting	Leer, Karate Chop, Seismic Toss, Bulk Up	Guts
Makuhita	18	Fighting	Arm Thrust, Knock Off, Sand-Attack, Bulk Up	Thick Fat

Wattson Electric

Badge: Dynamo Badge
Gym: Mauville City
Reward: TM34 Shock Wave
Strongest: Magneton Lv. 23
Uses: Super Potion, Super Potion

Electric types are weak to Ground.

Wattson’s character profile

Pokémon	Lv.	Type	Moves	Ability / held item
Magnemite	22	ElectricSteel	Supersonic, Sonic Boom, ThunderShock, Thunder Wave	Magnet Pull
Voltorb	20	Electric	Rollout, Selfdestruct, Spark, Sonic Boom	Soundproof
Magneton	23	ElectricSteel	Supersonic, Sonic Boom, Shock Wave, Thunder Wave	Magnet Pull

Flannery Fire

Badge: Heat Badge
Gym: Lavaridge Town
Reward: TM50 Overheat
Strongest: Torkoal Lv. 28
Uses: Hyper Potion, Hyper Potion

Fire types are weak to Water, Ground, Rock.

Flannery’s character profile

Pokémon	Lv.	Type	Moves	Ability / held item
Slugma	26	Fire	Overheat, Smog, Light Screen, Sunny Day	Magma Armor
Slugma	26	Fire	Flamethrower, Rock Slide, Light Screen, Sunny Day	Magma Armor
Torkoal	28	Fire	Overheat, Body Slam, Flail, Attract	White Smoke

Norman Normal

Badge: Balance Badge
Gym: Petalburg City
Reward: TM42 Facade
Strongest: Slaking Lv. 31
Uses: Hyper Potion, Hyper Potion

Normal types are weak to Fighting.

Norman’s character profile

Pokémon	Lv.	Type	Moves	Ability / held item
Slaking	28	Normal	Encore, Facade, Yawn, Faint Attack	Truant
Vigoroth	30	Normal	Slash, Faint Attack, Facade, Encore	Vital Spirit
Slaking	31	Normal	Focus Punch, Slack Off, Facade, Faint Attack	Truant

Winona Flying

Badge: Feather Badge
Gym: Fortree City
Reward: TM40 Aerial Ace
Strongest: Altaria Lv. 33
Uses: Hyper Potion, Hyper Potion

Flying types are weak to Electric, Ice, Rock.

Winona’s character profile

Pokémon	Lv.	Type	Moves	Ability / held item
Swellow	31	NormalFlying	Quick Attack, Aerial Ace, Double Team, Endeavor	Guts
Pelipper	30	WaterFlying	Water Gun, Supersonic, Protect, Aerial Ace	Keen Eye
Skarmory	32	SteelFlying	Sand-Attack, Fury Attack, Steel Wing, Aerial Ace	Keen Eye
Altaria	33	DragonFlying	Earthquake, DragonBreath, Dragon Dance, Aerial Ace	Natural Cure

Tate and Liza Psychic

Badge: Mind Badge
Gym: Mossdeep City
Reward: TM04 Calm Mind
Strongest: Lunatone Lv. 42
Format: Double Battle
Uses: Hyper Potion, Hyper Potion, Hyper Potion, Hyper Potion

Psychic types are weak to Bug, Ghost, Dark.

Tate and Liza’s character profile

Pokémon	Lv.	Type	Moves	Ability / held item
Lunatone	42	RockPsychic	Light Screen, Psychic, Hypnosis, Calm Mind	Levitate
Solrock	42	RockPsychic	Sunny Day, SolarBeam, Psychic, Flamethrower	Levitate

Wallace Water

Badge: Rain Badge
Gym: Sootopolis City
Reward: TM03 Water Pulse
Strongest: Milotic Lv. 43
Uses: Hyper Potion, Hyper Potion

Water types are weak to Electric, Grass.

Wallace’s character profile

Pokémon	Lv.	Type	Moves	Ability / held item
Luvdisc	40	Water	Water Pulse, Attract, Sweet Kiss, Flail	Swift Swim
Whiscash	42	WaterGround	Rain Dance, Water Pulse, Amnesia, Earthquake	Oblivious
Sealeo	40	IceWater	Encore, Body Slam, Aurora Beam, Water Pulse	Thick Fat
Seaking	42	Water	Water Pulse, Rain Dance, Fury Attack, Horn Drill	Swift Swim
Milotic	43	Water	Water Pulse, Twister, Recover, Ice Beam	Marvel Scale

FAQ

What order are the Gyms in Ruby and Sapphire?

Roxanne (Rustboro City), Brawly (Dewford Town), Wattson (Mauville City), Flannery (Lavaridge Town), Norman (Petalburg City), Winona (Fortree City), Tate and Liza (Mossdeep City), Wallace (Sootopolis City).

What level should I be for each Gym?

Roxanne: Lv. 15, Brawly: Lv. 18, Wattson: Lv. 23, Flannery: Lv. 28, Norman: Lv. 31, Winona: Lv. 33, Tate and Liza: Lv. 42, Wallace: Lv. 43 (their strongest Pokémon).

Which Gym is a Double Battle?

Tate and Liza in Mossdeep City use Lunatone and Solrock together in a Double Battle.

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.