How to Beat Crasher Wake: Pastoria City Gym Guide

This guide covers everything you need to know to beat the Pastoria City Gym Leader, Crasher Wake, in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, a Pokemon remake for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn about Crasher Wake's Pokemon team, Crasher Wake's type specialty, recommended Pokemon to use against Crasher Wake, and how to beat the Pastoria City Gym.

Crasher Wake's Pokemon Team and Types

Type and Suggested Level

Type Specialty
Suggested Level	Lv. 33 ~ Lv. 36

Crasher Wake's Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Ability / Item	Moves
Gyarados (Lvl. 27)		Intimidate Wide Lens	・Brine ・Ice Fang ・Crunch ・Flail
Quagsire (Lvl. 27)		Damp Damp Rock	・Rain Dance ・Haze ・Mud Shot ・Scald
Floatzel (Lvl. 30)		Swift Swim Sitrus Berry	・Brine ・Ice Fang ・Bite ・Aqua Jet

Crasher Wake's Pastoria Gym Puzzle

The Pastoria Gym features platforms at different elevations which you can reach by adjusting the water levels inside the gym. Different buttons will cause the water to fall or rise allowing you to cross wooden platforms as you make your way through the gym.

Gym Puzzle Solution Video

Pastoria City Gym Puzzle Solution

How to Beat Crasher Wake

Bring a Grass-Type and an Electric Type

Water-types can be surprisingly bulky if you don't have the right Pokemon to deal with them. Crasher Wake's case is a bit more tricky since his team has very few type weaknesses. On this note, we recommend bringing an Electric Type such as Luxray and a Grass Type such as Roselia/Roserade to deal with his Gyarados and Quagsire respectively.

Water Moves are viable against Quagsire

Although Quagsires typically have Water Absorb, Crasher Wake's Quagsire actually has the Damp ability. This takes away its water immunity and instead is affected normally by it. Although not the best strategy, this means you can bring in a Pokemon like Gyarados with a hard hitting water-type move such as Waterfall and still do a good chunk of damage against it. You might even be able to use it's rain against it.

Best Team to Beat Crasher Wake

When Starting with Turtwig

Best Team to Beat Crasher Wake When Starting With Turtwig
Luxray	Torterra	Gyarados

For all the teams, we recommend leading with Luxray. Any of its Electric-type moves will deal signifcant damage to Crasher Wake's Gyarados. Players who start with Turtwig should have a Torterra by this point that can do quick work of Quagsire as well.

It may be best to switch back to Luxray to deal with Crasher Wake's Floatzel since it's Ice Fang can catch Torterra off guard. If your Luxray has Intimidate it will also help soften the blow from Floatzel's attacks.

When Starting with Chimchar

Best Team to Beat Crasher Wake When Starting With Chimchar
Luxray	Roserade	Gyarados

As mentioned above, we recommend leading with Luxray. Any of its Electric-type moves will deal signifcant damage to Crasher Wake's Gyarados. As for Quagsire, Roserade is one of the best Grass-types available to deal x4 super-effective damage.

It may be best to switch back to Luxray to deal with Crasher Wake's Floatzel since it's Ice Fang can also catch Roserade off guard. If your Luxray has Intimidate it will also help soften the blow from Floatzel's attacks.

When Starting with Piplup

Best Team to Beat Crasher Wake When Starting With Piplup
Luxray	Roserade	Empoleon

Luxray really is the most reliable electric-type lead you can have at this point . Any of its Electric-type moves will deal signifcant damage to Crasher Wake's Gyarados. As for Quagsire, Roserade is one of the best Grass-types available to deal x4 super-effective damage.

It may be best to switch back to Luxray to deal with Crasher Wake's Floatzel since it's Ice Fang can also catch Roserade off guard. If your Luxray has Intimidate it will also help soften the blow from Floatzel's attacks.

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