This guide covers everything you need to know to beat Aaron, the first member of the Elite Four in in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, a Pokemon remake for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn about Aaron's Pokemon team, Aaron's type specialty, and recommended Pokemon to use against Aaron in the Elite Four!

Elite Four Aaron's Pokemon Team and Types

Type and Suggested Level

Type Specialty
Suggested Level	Lv. 70 ~ Lv. 75

Elite Four Aaron's Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Ability / Item	Moves
Dustox (Lvl. 53)		Shield Dust Black Sludge	・Toxic ・Bug Buzz ・Moonlight ・Light Screen
Beautifly (Lvl. 53)		Swarm Wise Glasses	・Bug Buzz ・Shadow Ball ・Psychic ・Quiver Dance
Vespiquen (Lvl. 54)		Unnerve Sitrus Berry	・Acrobatics ・Attack Order ・Aerial Ace ・Defend Order
Heracross (Lvl. 54)		Guts Flame Orb	・Earthquake ・Rock Slide ・Facade ・Brick Break
Drapion (Lvl. 57)		Sniper Scope Lens	・Cross Poison ・Night Slash ・Earthquake ・X-Scissor

How to Beat Elite Four Aaron

Attack with Flying or Fire Type Moves

Most of Aaron's Pokemon are Bug type and are weak to Flying and Fire type moves. Staraptor is a great counter against most of his Pokemon as it also resists all their Bug type attacks.

Hit Heracross with a Flying Type Move

Heracross is a one of Aaron's most powerful Pokemon, so it is best to deal with it quickly with 4x super effective Flying type moves. However, since Heracross knows the move Rock Slide, be careful when using Flying type Pokemon like Staraptor.

Drapion's Only Weakness is Ground Type Moves

Drapion is a Dark and Poison type Pokemon that is only weak to Ground. You can also use strong Water or Fighting type moves to hit it with neutral damage, but this may take some time since Aaron uses Full Restores. It is recommended to have at least one Ground type move at the ready for Drapion.

Best Team to Beat Elite Four Aaron

Best Pokemon to Beat Aaron

Pokemon	Recommended Moves
Staraptor	・Aerial Ace (Lv. 28) ・Close Combat (On Evolution) ・Brave Bird (Lv. 49) ・Easy to train from the start of the game. ・Great type match up against most of Aaron's Pokemon (except Drapion) ・Intimidate lowers Heracross' Attack stat.
Rapidash	・Flame Wheel (Lv. 25) ・Flamethrower (TM35) ・Easy to train from the start of the game. ・Its high speed allows it to attack first in most cases.
Garchomp	・Bulldoze (Lv. 18) ・Dragon Claw (Lv. 42) ・Earthquake (TM26) ・Great type match up against Drapion. ・High attack and speed. ・Above average defenses.

Bring a team that can handle all five battles

As you will have to use the same party for battling Aaron that you use against the other three members of the Elite Four, as well as the Champion, it is important to bring a versatile team that is effective against all four Elite Four members and gives coverage to Cynthia's team as well.

Elite Four Types and Weaknesses

Trainer	Main Type	Primary Weaknesses
Aaron
Bertha
Flint
Lucian
Cynthia	All-Around	-

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Best Elite Four Teams

Generally speaking, you will want to bring the six Pokemon you have trained to the highest level up to this point, and the team composition will likely not change much from the main team that you used throughout your adventure. Having a Grass, Fire, and Water type on your team will cover most of your bases, while allowing room for powerful Pokemon such as Lucario and Garchomp to help with odd matchups.

While Lucian, the fourth trainer, has a team mostly centered around psychic type Pokemon, it is not totally necessary to bring a Dark / Bug / Ghost Pokemon. While having some moves of this type on your team will certainly give you an edge, the majority of his Pokemon have low defense and can simply be overpowered without type effectiveness, and meanwhile Bronzong can be defeated with Fire attacks.

Best Team: Best Pokemon to Use for the Story

When Starting with Turtwig

Best Elite Four Team When Starting With Turtwig
Torterra	Rapidash	Garchomp
Lucario	Staraptor	Gyarados

When Starting with Chimchar

Best Elite Four Team When Starting With Chimchar
Infernape	Gyarados	Garchomp
Staraptor	Lucario	Roserade

When Starting with Piplup

Best Elite Four Team When Starting With Aaron
Empoleon	Rapidash	Garchomp
Lucario	Roserade	Staraptor

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