How to Beat Fantina in a Rematch Battle

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

How to Rematch Gym Leader Fantina

Get the National Dex

To rematch Fantina 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 Hearthome City Gym

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

Fantina's Rematch Team and Types

Type and Suggested Level

Type Specialty
Suggested Level	Lv. 70 ~ Lv. 75

Fantina's Rematch Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Ability / Item	Moves
Drifblim (Lvl. 68)		Flare Boost Flame Orb	・Shadow Ball ・Thunderbolt ・Psychic ・Strength Sap
Banette (Lvl. 65)		Cursed Body Iron Ball	・Shadow Sneak ・Sucker Punch ・Snatch ・Trick
Dusknoir (Lvl. 70)		Pressure Sitrus Berry	・Shadow Sneak ・Earthquake ・Will-O-Wisp ・Confuse Ray
Mismagius (Lvl. 70)		Levitate Expert Belt	・Shadow Ball ・Energy Ball ・Mystical Fire ・Dazzling Gleam
Froslass (Lvl. 72)		Cursed Body Focus Sash	・Hex ・Frost Breath ・Will-O-Wisp ・Destiny Bond
Gengar (Lvl. 72)		Cursed Body Life Orb	・Hex ・Sludge Bomb ・Focus Blast ・Toxic

Fantina's Rematch Reward

How to Beat Fantina's Rematch Team

Take Advantage of Drifblim's Flame Orb with Hex

The Flame Orb will both burn Drifblim and increase its Special Attack due to Flare Boost. Use the effects of the Flame Orb to your advantage by using the move Hex, which is a super effective move that will have increased damaged on Pokemon inflicted with status condtions.

Use Heat Rotom Against Dusknoir

Heat Rotom is a great counter against Dusknoir as it is immune to many of its attacks. The only attacks that can hit it are Shadow Sneak and Confuse Ray, which only do minimal damage. Paralyze Dusknoir with Thunder Wave and use Hex to inflict large amounts of damage.

Switch to a Low Speed Pokemon for Banette

Though Banette is easy take down, it has the move Trick and the held item Iron Ball. If it successfully uses the move, your Pokemon will have greatly reduced speed for the rest of the battle. The best work around is to simply switch to a Pokemon that already has low speed to begin with, so it is not greatly affected by holding the Iron Ball.

Use Fire Type Pokemon against Mismagius and Froslass

Mismagius and Froslass are both powerful Pokemon, but do not have many moves that can seriously damage Fire types, especially if their secondary typing also resists Ghost type moves like Houndoom.

Frosslass Holds a Focus Sash

Keep in mind that Froslass holds a Focus Sash so it cannot be taken down in a single turn. Instead, chip at its health with a weaker move before taking it out completely with a strong super effective attack.

Quickly Defeat Gengar or Use a Poison Type Pokemon

It is best to deal with Gengar quickly since its moves can be devastating when they land. However, if you are having trouble with Gengar, you can bring out a Poison type Pokemon like Drapion who is both immune to Toxic and can deliver super effective Dark type moves.

Best Pokemon to Beat Fantina's Rematch Team

Pokemon	Recommended Moves
Houndoom	・Flamethrower (Lv. 50) ・Dark Pulse (TM79) ・Sucker Punch (Egg Move) ・Great type advantage against Ghost type Pokemon. ・Immune to the move Will-O-Wisp. ・Sucker Punch is a great priority move.
Heat Rotom	・Thunderbolt (TM24) ・Thunder Wave (Lv. 25) ・Hex (Lv. 35) ・Immune to the move Will-O-Wisp. ・Levitate makes it immune to Ground type attacks. ・Paralyze Pokemon with Thunder Wave to increase the power of Hex.
Drapion	・Night Slash (Lv. 36) ・Cross Poison (Lv. 39) ・Toxic (Lv. 33) ・Great type advantage against Ghost type Pokemon. ・Immune to the move Toxic. ・Toxic can be used to poison your opponent.

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