How to Beat Elite Four Flint Guide

This guide covers everything you need to know to beat Flint, the third 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 Flint's Pokemon team, Flint's type specialty, and recommended Pokemon to use against Flint in the Elite Four!

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Flint Elite Four Battle	Flint Rematches

Elite Four Bertha	Elite Four Flint	Elite Four Lucian
Bertha	Flint	Lucian

Elite Four Flint's Pokemon Team and Types

Type and Suggested Level

Type Specialty
Suggested Level	Lv. 70 ~ Lv. 75

Elite Four Flint's Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Ability / Item	Moves
Rapidash (Lvl. 58)		Flame Body Wide Lens	・Flame Charge ・Iron Tail ・Poison Jab ・Hypnosis
Steelix (Lvl. 57)		Sheer Force Life Orb	・Thunder Fang ・Fire Fang ・Iron Tail ・Crunch
Drifblim (Lvl. 58)		Unburden Sitrus Berry	・Strength Sap ・Minimize ・Baton Pass ・Will-O-Wisp
Lopunny (Lvl. 57)		Cute Charm Leftovers	・Mirror Coat ・High Jump Kick ・Quick Attack ・Fire Punch
Infernape (Lvl. 61)		Iron Fist Focus Sash	・Fire Punch ・Thunder Punch ・Close Combat ・Mach Punch

How to Beat Elite Four Flint

Watch Out for Rapidash's Hypnosis

Rapidash is incredibly fast and knows the move Hypnosis. If your Pokemon falls asleep, quickly recover with a Full Restore or Full Heal and fight back.

Use Special Moves Against Steelix

Steelix has high defense, which makes it difficult to take down with Physical moves, so we recommned using Special moves to defeat it, such as Aura Sphere from Lucario or Surf from Gastradon.

Defeat Lopunny with Physical Moves

We do not recommend using Special Moves for Lopunny because it knows the move Mirror Coat, which returns double the damage received from a Special Move. The best Physical move to beat Lopunny is Close Combat learned by Staraptor, who can also lower Lopunny's attack with Intimdate.

Counter Minimize with Moves that Never Miss

Drifblim knows the move Minimize, which can make it difficult to even land a hit. you can counter Minimize with moves that never miss, such as Shock Wave from Luxray or Aerial Ace from Staraptor.

Watch Out For Baton Pass

Drifblim also knows the move Baton Pass, which allows it to pass on all its stat buffs to Infernape and make it more difficult to take down. You can avoid this by defeating Drifblim in two turns or less.

Infernape Holds a Focus Sash

Because Flint's Infernape holds a Focus Sash, you cannot take the Pokemon down in one move. We recommend using a weaker move to chip at its health so the Focus Sash does not activate. After that, take it down quickly in a single move.

Best Team to Beat Elite Four Flint

Pokemon	Recommended Moves
Gyarados	・Waterfall (Lv. 21) ・Crunch (Lv. 24) ・Dragon Dance (Lv. 36) ・Great type match up against Fire types. ・Dragon Dance can increase attack and speed. ・Intimidate lowers the Attack stat of Pokemon.
Staraptor	・Aerial Ace (Lv. 28) ・Close Combat (On Evolution) ・Brave Bird (Lv. 49) ・Use Close Combat against Lopunny. ・Aerial Ace can be used to counter Minimize. ・Intimidate lowers the Attack stat of Pokemon.
Luxray	・Spark (Lv. 18) ・Crunch (Lv. 56) ・Shock Wave (TM 34) ・Easy to train from the start of the game. ・Shock Wave can be used to counter Minimize. ・Intimidate lowers the Attack stat of Pokemon.
Gastrodon	・Earth Power (Lv. 39) ・Scald (TM49) ・Ice Beam (TM13) ・Unaffected by Infernape's Thunder Punch ・Can attack Steelix with Special moves. ・High Defenses.

Bring a team that can handle all five battles

As you will have to use the same party for battling Flint 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

All Flint Battles

All Flint Battles
Flint Elite Four Battle	Flint Rematches

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Related Story Pages

Previous Story Section	Current Story Section	Next Story Section
Getting the 8th Badge	Becoming the Champion	Post Game Guide

Complete Story Walkthrough

Elite Four Trainers

1st Trainer	2nd Trainer
Aaron	Bertha
3rd Trainer	4th Trainer
Flint	Lucian
Champion
Cynthia

All Elite Four Types and Pokemon

Elite Four Rematches

1st Trainer	2nd Trainer
Aaron	Bertha
3rd Trainer	4th Trainer
Flint	Lucian
Champion
Cynthia

All Elite Four Rematch Teams