Fighting Team Star Base: How to Beat Caph Starmobile and Eri

Eri's Fighting Type Team Star Base is the final Base we recommend you take on in Starfall Street in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for Eri's Team, how to beat Caph Starmobile, and strategies on how to clear Team Star's Caph Squad's Base.

Previous Boss	Next Boss
Fairy Crew (Ortega)	Academy Director Clavell

How to Get to the Fighting Team Star Base

Best Path to Get to Eri's Base

①：Head to Glaseado Gym ②：Descend the mountain heading toward North Province (Area One). ③：Head South once you reach North Province (Area One). ④：If you keep heading deeper into the area with a plethora of bamboo shoots, you will soon reach the Team Star Fighting Squad Base.

You can reach the Fighting Crew Team Star Base either by foot or with Miraidon/Koraidon's base ride abilities. There are no other story elements or ride abilities that need to be unlocked first.

If you have progressed far enough in the Path of Legends to unlock the Glide ability, you can take a shortcut with the Glide or Climb Ride Abilities.

Caph Squad Grunt Pokemon

Pokemon	Level	Type
Croagunk	54
Primeape	55

When you arrive at Team Star's Base you will first have to face a Team Star grunt in a battle. After that you will be met with waves of Team Grunt's Pokemon and the Team Star Boss Battle in quick succession, so make sure you prepare your team and items fully before approaching the base.

Eri's Team

▲Team Star Caph Squad Boss Eri		Main Type
		Recommended Party Lv.
		Lv.56

Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Move
Toxicroak Level 55		・ Poison Jab ・ Brick Break ・ Sucker Punch
Lucario Level 55		・ Dragon Pulse ・ Aura Sphere ・ Dark Pulse
Passimian Level 55		・ Close Combat ・ Rock Tomb ・ Seed Bomb
Annihilape Level 55		・ Rage Fist ・ Close Combat ・ Ice Punch ・ Fire Punch
Revavroom (Starmobile) Level 56		・Wicked Torque ・ High Horsepower ・ Spin Out ・ Shift Gear

Caph Starmobile Weaknesses

Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Best Team to Beat Eri

Psychic, Fairy and Flying Types are the Best Counters

Pokemon	Best Moves
Gardevoir	【Best Moves】 ・ Psychic ・ Moonblast Being a dual Psychic-Fairy Type, Gardevoir quad resists Fighting type moves, making it the best choice for this base. It also deals STAB super effective damage to most of Eri's team with both its Psychic and Fairy Type moves. Its base form pre-evolution Ralts can be found very early in the game (before Los Platos).
Azumarill	【Best Move】 ・ Play Rough Azumarill hits most of the opposing Pokemon for weakness with its Play Rough move. Even when its not dealing super effective damage, if it has the Huge Power Ability it doubles its Attack stat to deal massive damage.
Corviknight	【Best Moves】 ・ Iron Defense ・ Brave Bird Hits all of the opposing Pokemon for weakness except for Lucario with the one Type of move. It also resists Lucario's Steel Type moves and Toxicroak's Poison Type moves making it an excellent answer to those 2 threats. Its Iron Defense Attack coupled with its already high Defense stat and great defensive Typing make it a bulky wall to Eri's Team.

Utilize Fighting, Fairy and Flying Type Pokemon to deal with Eri's Fighting Type Pokemon. Gardevoir with its Dual Psychic-Fairy Typing is an excellent counter to Ortega's team as it quad resists Fighting Type moves and deals STAB super-effective damage to most of the Caph Squad's Pokemon. Corviknight complements Gardevoir well and is a great answer to Pokemon like Toxicroak, Annihilape and Lucario, which may threaten it.

How to Beat Caph Starmobile

Eri's Starmobile has the ability Stamina which increases its Defense by one stage each time it is hit by an attack. It also knows the move Shift Gear, a move which raises its Attack by one stage, as well as its Speed by two stages. Avoid dragging the battle out and allowing the Caph Starmobile to get too many boosts, by using Physical Pokemon, and opt to use Special Attackers instead to knock out the Starmobile faster.

Alternative Story Team

Pokemon	Level	Type	Recommended Moveset
Gallade	55		・ Sacred Sword ・ Psycho Cut ・ Leaf Blade ・ Night Slash
Gyarados	54		・ Dragon Dance ・ Waterfall ・ Ice Fang ・ Crunch
Skeledirge	66		・ Flamethrower ・ Shadow Ball ・ Hyper Voice ・ Torch Song

※ You may only use 3 Pokemon in the Team Star base

Best Strategy to Beat Eri

Raise Your Pokemon's Levels as Much as Possible

Not only are Eri's Pokemon a very high level, but they use powerful moves such as Close Combat. Make sure you train your Pokemon up as much as you can before attempting this final Base. The Pokemon in North Province Area 1 which you will need to pass through on the way to the Base are all around Level 50, so make sure you take advantage of the Let's Go function along the way for some EXP grinding.
Exp Grinding: How to Level Up Fast

Use Special Attacks

As all of Eri's Pokemon except for Annihilape have relatively low Special Defense, make sure you use Special based attacks. Psychic and Moonblast are two excellent examples of powerful Special attacks that hit for weakness. Having good Special attackers will also be crucial for dealing with the Starmobile's Ability at the end.

Take Down the Starmobile with Special Moves

▲If you are using a Physical Attacker such as Gallade, it is difficult to take down the Starmobile, even with Type advantage.

The Caph Starmobile has the Ability Stamina, which raises its Defense by one stage each time it is attacked. So make sure you take it out quickly with Special based attacks. If you are using mostly Physical attackers though, Terastallize and use high damaging Tera STAB boosted Fairy, Psychic or Flying moves.
List of Special Moves

Rewards for Beating Eri

Team Star Fighting Badge

Team Star Fighting Badge

Exclusive TM

Reward	Effect
TM167 Close Combat	Type: Category: Power: 120 Accuracy: 100

TM Machine Recipes Unlocked

TM	Required Resources
TM162 Bug Buzz	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Kricketot Shell x5 ・Combee Honey x3 ・Venonat Fang x3
TM151 Phantom Force	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Sinistea Chip x5 ・Shuppet Scrap x3 ・Greavard Wax x3
TM148 Sludge Bomb	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Croagunk Poison x5 ・Grimer Toxin x3 ・Foongus Spores x3
TM147 Wild Charge	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Shinx Fang x5 ・Pichu Fur x3 ・Tynamo Slime x3
TM135 Ice Beam	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Cryogonal Ice x5 ・Shellder Pearl x3 ・Delibird Parcel x3
TM133 Earth Power	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Silicobra Sand x5 ・Shellos Mucus x3 ・Barboach Slime x3
TM127 Play Rough	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Fidough Fur x5 ・Tandemaus Fur x3 ・Tinkatink Hair x3
TM126 Thunderbolt	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Pachirisu Fur x5 ・Tadbulb Mucus x3 ・Pichu Fur x3
TM125 Flamethrower	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Litleo Tuft x5 ・Houndour Fang x3 ・Numel Lava x3
TM124 Ice Spinner	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Cetoddle Grease x5 ・Bergmite Ice x3 ・Frigibax Scales x3
TM123 Surf	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Finneon Scales x5 ・Finizen Mucus x3 ・Wiglett Sand x3
TM119 Energy Ball	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Deerling Hair x5 ・Tandemaus Fur x3 ・Bramblin Twig x3
TM110 Liquidation	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Arrokuda Scales x5 ・Wigglet Sand x3 ・Buizel Fur x3
TM109 Trick	Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Shuppet Scrap x3 ・Sableye Gem x3 ・Sinistea Chip x3
TM103 Substitute	Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Mimikyu Scrap x3 ・Azurill Fur x3 ・Falinks Sweat x3
TM100 Dragon Dance	Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Tatsugiri Scales x3 ・Gible Scales x3 ・Noibat Fur x3
TM089 Body Press	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Cetoddle Grease x5 ・Hawlucha Down x3 ・Pawniard Blade x3
TM088 Swords Dance	Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Zangoose Claw x3 ・Gible Scales x3 ・Scyther Claw x3
TM087 Taunt	Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Meowth Fur x3 ・Sableye Gem x3 ・Sneasel Claw x3
TM063 Psychic Fangs	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Bruxish Tooth x5 ・Basculin Fang x3 ・Veluza Fillet x3

Other Rewards

You also receive 20,000 LP and unlock several TM crafting materials for defeating Eri.

All TMs Locations and Crafting Recipes

Eri Rematch Location (Star Training Center)

Where to Find Fighting Team Star Boss Eri

Map Position	In Game Location

After clearing Starfall Street You are able to challenge the Team Star Leaders to a rematch battle with much stronger teams. You can find Eri standing in front of the largest building in the Team Star Fighting Base. Go up to her and talk to her to initiate the rematch battle.

Also, by pressing the buzzer at the entrance to the Team Star Fighting Base, you can do the Let's Go Auto Battle Grunt Challenge and Earn LP.
How to Farm League Points

Eri's Rematch Team

Pokemon	Type	Moves
Primeape Lv. 65		・ Gunk Shot ・ Stomping Tantrum ・ Cross Chop ・ Rock Slide
Toxicroak Lv. 65		・ Poison Jab ・ Brick Break ・ Sucker Punch ・ Ice Punch
Passimian Lv. 65		・ Close Combat ・ Gunk Shot ・ Seed Bomb ・ Earthquake
Lucario Lv. 65		・ Dragon Pulse ・ Aura Sphere ・ Dark Pulse ・ Extreme Speed
Annihilape Lv. 66		・ Rage Fist ・ Close Combat ・ Ice Punch ・ Gunk Shot

Best Team to Beat Eri (Rematch)

Best Counters

Pokemon	Recommended Moves
Gallade (Lv. 67)	・ Sacred Sword (upon evolution) ・ Aerial Ace (learns at Lv. 18) ・ Psycho Cut (learns at Lv. 42) ・ Swords Dance (TM 88)
Mimikyu (Lv. 67)	・ Shadow Sneak (default move) ・ Shadow Claw (learns at Lv. 42) ・ Play Rough (learns at Lv. 54) ・ Hone Claws (learns at Lv. 30)
Tinkaton Tera Type (Lv. 67)	・ Play Rough (learns at Lv. 35) ・ Bulldoze (TM 28) ・ Earthquake (TM 149) ・ Tera Blast (TM 171)

Eri Rematch Strategy

Take Out Annihilape as Quick as You Can

Annihilape has the powerful attack Rage Fist. Rage Fist's power increases each time Annihilape is hit by an attack, so make sure to take Annihilape out in as few turns as possible by hitting it for weakness with a strong Psychic, Fairy or Ghost Type attacker.

Take Advantage of Free Switches

During your rematch against Eri, her Pokemon will now have better moves to counter her Fighting Type Pokemon's weaknesses. Primape for example, knows the moves Gunk Shot and Rock Slide to cover for its Fairy and Flying type weaknesses, respectively, but has no coverage against Psychic type Pokemon. This is common among all of Eri's Pokemon, with the sole exception being Toxicroak who has counter moves for each weakness. Take out Toxicroak quickly using Psychic type Pokemon with high Speed Stat, to try and exploit its 4x weakness to Psychic.

After defeating Eri's Pokemon, you will get the message prompt Would you like to switch Pokemon? Make sure you take advantage of this and switch out your Pokemon for a more effective counter.
Team Star Rematch Battles: All STC Rematch Teams Guide

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