How to Beat Crasher Wake in a Rematch Battle

Rematch Crasher Wake, the Pastoria City Gym Leader, in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Read on to find out how to rematch and beat Crasher Wake, Crasher Wake's rematch team, his rematch rewards, and the best Pokemon to beat his rematch team.

How to Rematch Gym Leader Crasher Wake

Get the National Dex

To rematch Crasher Wake and all the other Gym Leaders, you first need to get the National Dex after becoming champion by seeing all the Pokemon native to the Sinnoh Pokedex. After exiting the lab, Roark will pop up to tell you about the rematches.

How to Unlock the National Dex

Head to the Pastoria City Gym

After getting the National Dex, you can head straight to the Pastoria City Gym and talk to Crasher Wake to immediately start the rematch battle.

Crasher Wake's Rematch Team and Types

Type and Suggested Level

Type Specialty
Suggested Level	Lv. 70 ~ Lv. 75

Crasher Wake's Rematch Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Ability / Item	Moves
Politoed (Lvl. 68)		Drizzle Damp Rock	・Surf ・Ice Beam ・Focus Blast ・Perish Song
Kingdra (Lvl. 68)		Swift Swim Chesto Berry	・Hydro Pump ・Dragon Pulse ・Ice Beam ・Rest
Ludicolo (Lvl. 68)		Swift Swim Sitrus Berry	・Energy Ball ・Hydro Pump ・Substitute ・Teeter Dance
Huntail (Lvl. 70)		Swift Swim Focus Sash	・Crunch ・Aqua Tail ・Ice Fang ・Shell Smash
Gyarados (Lvl. 70)		Intimidate Wacan Berry	・Aqua Tail ・Stone Edge ・Earthquake ・Dragon Dance
Floatzel (Lvl. 72)		Swift Swim Life Orb	・Aqua Tail ・Brick Break ・Crunch ・Ice Fang

Crasher Wake's Rematch Reward

How to Beat Crasher Wake's Rematch Team

Stop the Rain with Snow Warning

Crasher Wake usually sends Politoed out first to make it rain on the field with its ability Drizzle. Almost all of Crasher Wakes other Pokemon will have the ability Swift Swim, which increases their Speed in rain. To counter this, you can place a Pokemon with a weather changing ability at the front of your party like an Abomasnow with Snow Warning.

Watch Out for Ice Type Moves

Most of Crasher Wake's Pokemon will have an Ice type coverage move to use against Grass type Pokemon, so it is best to stick with Electric type Pokemon during the battle, or use a Grass type Pokemon that cancels out their Ice type weakness such as Abomasnow.

Watch Out for Gyarados' Earthquake

Gyarados can easily be taken down with 4x super effective Electric type moves. However, it also has the move Earthquake and a Wacan Berry, which will allow it to resist the first Electric type attack. It is recommended to use a Pokemon like Rotom who is immune to Ground type attacks.

Use Fairy Type Moves on Kingdra

Kingdra is another difficult Pokemon to deal with as its only weaknesses are Dragon and Fairy type moves. To defeat Kingdra, we recommend using a Fairy type Pokemon against it. If you decide to use Togekiss, watch out for its super effective Ice Beam.

Quickly Defeat Ludicolo with Super Effective Moves

Ludicolo drags on the battle with repeated Substitutes, so it best to take it down as quickly as possible with super effective moves from a fast Pokemon. You can also steal its Sitrus Berry with a move like Pluck to regain some health.

Best Pokemon to Beat Crasher Wake's Rematch Team

Pokemon	Recommended Moves
Rotom	・Thunderbolt (TM24) ・Thunder Wave (Lv. 25) ・Hex (Lv. 35) ・Great type advantage against Water type Pokemon. ・Levitate makes it immune to Ground type attacks. ・Paralyze Pokemon with Thunder Wave to increase the power of Hex.
Abomasnow	・Blizzard (Lv. 49) ・Energy Ball (TM53) ・Ice Beam (TM13) ・Great type advantage against Water type Pokemon. ・Snow Warning removes rain. ・Blizzard always hits in hail.
Togekiss	・Dazzling Gleam (TM21) ・Air Slash (On Evolution) ・Grass Knot (TM86) ・Kingdra is weak against Fairy type moves. ・Ludicolo is weak against Flying type moves. ・Can also learn Grass and Electric type moves.

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