This guide covers everything you need to know to beat the Sunyshore City Gym Leader, Volkner, in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, a Pokemon remake for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn about Volkner's Pokemon team, Volkner's type specialty, recommended Pokemon to use against Volkner, and how to beat the Sunyshore City Gym.
All Volkner Battles | |
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Volkner Gym Battle | Volkner Rematch |
Previous Gym | 8th Gym | Next Gym |
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Candice | Volkner | - |
List of Contents
Type Specialty | |
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Suggested Level | Lv. 52 ~ Lv. 55 |
Pokemon | Type | Ability / Item | Moves |
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Raichu (Lvl. 46) |
Static
Shuca Berry |
・Nuzzle ・Volt Switch ・Surf ・Charge Beam |
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Ambipom (Lvl. 47) |
Technician
Chople Berry |
・Fake Out ・Thunderbolt ・Double Hit ・Last Resort |
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Octillery (Lvl. 47) |
Sniper
Expert Belt |
・Octazooka ・Focus Energy ・Aurora Beam ・Charge Beam |
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Luxray (Lvl. 49) |
Intimidate
Sitrus Berry |
・Thunder Fang ・Ice Fang ・Crunch ・Iron Tail |
Pulling inspiration from industrial design, the Sunyshore Gym is filled with open currents of electricity and spinning machinery. The player must spin the cogwheels in a way that will open up a path for them to get through the gym.
How to Solve the Gym Puzzle | |
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1 | Step on the green button on the east side first. Then, step on the button on the west. |
2 | Step on the blue button three times. It will turn the cogwheel on the left into a stair. Pass through it to reach the other side. |
3 | Step on the blue button near the trainer, and then the green button after. |
4 | Step on the red button on the east once, and step on the red button on the west. |
5 | Climb the stairs until you reach the top. Then, go down and step on the green button twice. |
6 | Step on the blue button, and go south using the stairs on the east. |
7 | Step on the red button in the east, and climb back to the top. Use the bridge to reach Gym Leader Volkner's location. |
Electric types can be hard to handle since they only have one weakness - Ground. That being said, Volkner's team includes Pokemon like Raichu with Surf or Octillery with Octazooka and Aurora Beam that can hit Ground types back. It might be a good idea to bring more than one way to deal with his team to reliably handle the team.
Octillery in particular can be difficult to deal with since it has great coverage with both Charge Beam and Aurora Beam. Couple this with it's Sniper Ability and increased Critical Hit chance with Focus Energy, Octillery can deal surprising amounts of damage. A strong Electric type like Luxray might be your best bet here.
Best Team to Beat Volkner When Starting With Turtwig | ||
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Garchomp | Lucario | Torterra |
For all these teams, Garchomp will be a solid choice. It's outstanding stats coupled with it's Ground moves should take care of his Electric types easily. Be wary of Octillery's Aurora Beam and Luxray's Ice Fang though.
Lucario is a great matchup for Ambipom. If you have the Steadfast Ability, you may even get a speed boost once you are flinched by Ambipom's Fake Out. It also has access to Bone Rush just in case you'll need a third Pokemon with a Ground move.
Best Team to Beat Volkner When Starting With Chimchar | ||
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Garchomp | Infernape | Roserade |
As previously stated, Garchomp is a solid ground type to use for this battle and is just all-around one of the best Ground-types in the game. Deal with the Electric-types swiftly with this land shark!
Infernape is here to deal with Ambipom. As always you can ramp up your Attack Stat first with Power Up Punches before going all-out against the rest of the team.
Just in case Octillery stops Infernape in it's tracks, Roserade can take over before Garchomp comes back to finish off the Luxray.
Best Team to Beat Volkner When Starting With Piplup | ||
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Garchomp | Lucario | Luxray |
Garchomp really is one of the best choices for this battle. Even with a two-turn move like Dig, Garchomp should take care of Volkner's Electric types easily. Be wary of Octillery's Aurora Beam and Luxray's Ice Fang though.
And as mentioned above, Lucario is a great matchup for Ambipom. Both of its abilities won't mind Ambipom's Fake Out, and it also has access to Bone Rush just in case you'll need another Pokemon with Ground-type coverage.
All Volkner Battles | |
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Volkner Gym Battle | Volkner Rematch |
Previous Gym | 8th Gym | Next Gym |
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Candice | Volkner | - |
Previous Story Section | Current Story Section | Next Story Section |
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Getting the 7th Badge | Getting the 8th Badge | Becoming the Champion |
1st Badge | 2nd Badge | 3rd Badge |
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Roark | Gardenia | Maylene |
4th Badge | 5th Badge | 6th Badge |
Crasher Wake | Fantina | Byron |
7th Badge | 8th Badge | Pokemon League |
Candice | Volkner | Elite Four |
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Roark | Gardenia | Maylene |
Crasher Wake | Fantina | Byron |
Candice | Volkner | Elite Four |
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