Fairy Team Star Base: How to Beat Ruchbah Starmobile and Ortega

Ortega's Fairy Type Team Star Base is the fourth base we recommend you take on in Starfall Street in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for Ortega's Team, how to beat Ruchbah Starmobile, and strategies on how to clear Team Star's Ruchbah Squad's Base.

Previous Boss	Next Boss
Poison Crew (Atticus)	Fighting Crew (Eri)

How to Get to the Fairy Team Star Base

Best Path to Get to Ortega's Base

①：Pass through East Province Area 3 and head towards Zapapico (or you can head towards Medali) ②：From either town pass through Dalizapa Passage and head to Glaseado Mountain ③：Continue to the other side of Glaseado Gym, passing through Montenevera heading down the moutain until you get to the Pokemon Center at North Province Area 3. ④：If you then keep going North you will reach the Team Star Fairy Squad Base.

You can reach the Fairy Crew Team Star Base either by foot or with Miraidon/Koraidon's base ride abilities. There are no other story elements or ride abilities that need to be unlocked first. You will not take any damage from falling from a high place, so have no fear in jumping off Glaseado Mountain towards your goal.

It is better to go through Dalizapa Passage from either Zapapico or Medali to get to Glaseado Mountain. While it is possible to get to Glaseado Mountain by going through the cave, but it is a little hard to navigate so it is better to go from the outside.

If you have progressed far enough in the Path of Legends to unlock the Glide ability, you can take a short cut by gliding down from the Mountain summit.

Ruchbah Squad Grunt Pokemon

Pokemon	Level	Type
Morgrem	30
Hattrem	31

When you arrive at Team Star's Base you will first have to face a Team Star grunt in a battle. After that you will be met with waves of Team Grunt's Pokemon and the Team Star Boss Battle in quick succession, so make sure you prepare your team and items fully before approaching the base.

Ortega's Team and Ruchbah Starmobile

▲Team Star Ruchbah Squad Boss Ortega		Main Type
		Recommended Party Lv.
		Lv.50

Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Moves
Azumarill Level 50		・ Aqua Tail ・ Play Rough ・ Bounce ・ Charm
Dachsbun Level 51		・ Body Slam ・ Play Rough ・ Gyro Ball ・ Charm
Wigglytuff Level 50		・ Crunch ・ Play Rough ・ Baby-Doll Eyes ・ Mud-Slap
Revavroom (Starmobile) Level 50		・Magical Torque ・ Steel Roller ・ Spin Out ・ Confuse Ray

Ruchbah Starmobile Weaknesses

Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Best Team to Beat Ortega

Poison and Steel Types are the Best Counters

Pokemon	Best Moves
Revavroom	【Best Moves】 ・ Poison Jab ・ Iron Head Being a dual Steel Poison Type, Revavroom quad resists Fairy type moves, making it the best choice for this base. Its previous evolution Varoom is relatively easy to obtain and evolve.
Clodsire	【Best Move】 ・ Poison Jab Clodsire hits all of the opposing Pokemon for weakness with its Poison Jab move. Paldean Wooper is found very early on in the game (before Los Platos) so it would be a great idea to train one up.
Tinkaton	【Best Moves】 ・ Flash Cannon Can hit all of the opposing Pokemon with the one Type of move. If you use one with the ability My Pace it will be unable to be confused, making it a great choice for this Base.
Corviknight	【Best Moves】 ・ Steel Wing Hits all of the opposing Pokemon for weakness with the one Type of move. It will do well in the next Team Star Base as well, so it is worth adding to the team.

Utilize Poison and/or Steel Type Pokemon to deal with Ortega's Fairy Type Pokemon. If you chose Quaxly or Sprigatito as your Starter Pokemon, they both are weak to Fairy in their final stage evolutions, so it is best to use some of the Pokemon listed above in their place. Overall Revavroom is an excellent counter to Ortega's team as it quad resists Fairy Type moves and deals STAB super-effective damage to all of the Ruchbah Squad's Pokemon.

How to Beat Ruchbah Starmobile

Ortega's Starmobile has the ability Misty Surge, which it uses to power up its Magical Torque, as well as a setup for Steel Roller, a move which fails if there is no terrain present. To avoid this, use Pokemon that are not weak against Steel Type moves, so that Ortega's Starmobile will be forced to use either Magical Torque instead.

Alternative Story Team

Pokemon	Level	Type	Recommended Moveset
Wigglytuff	54		・ Sing ・ Body Slam ・ Play Rough ・ Icy Wind
Clodsire	53		・ Poison Jab ・ Earthquake ・ Megahorn ・ Toxic
Skeledirge	62		・ Flamethrower ・ Shadow Ball ・ Hyper Voice ・ Torch Song

※ You may only use 3 Pokemon in the Team Star base

Best Strategy to Beat Ortega

Raise Your Pokemon to Around Level 50

Ortega's Fairy Pokemon are all over level 50, a big jump from the previous Team Star Base. It is best if you tackle some of the other story modes first before you challenge the Ruchbah Squad.

Best Order to Complete the Story

Save Your Team from Debuffs with the Clear Amulet

Clear Amulet Effect	Talk to this Person

Lots of Ortega's Pokemon use stat lowering moves such as the moves Baby-doll Eyes and Charm. If you give a Pokemon the Clear Amulet item to hold, these moves will fail to lower your Pokemon's stats! You can get yourself the Clear Amulet item from the Person pictured above in West Province Area One (you will need to beat 5 trainers in that area first).

Watch out for the Starmobile's Confuse Ray Attack

The Ruchbah Starmobile uses Confuse Ray to confuse you before attacking using damaging move. While you can heal confusion with an item such as Full Heal, swapping out the Pokemon also works and is more cost effective. It would also be a good idea to bring along Pokemon that have confusion preventing abilities such as Tinkaton with its Unaware Ability.

The Starmobile is Unaffected by Status Inflicting Moves

The Ruchbah Starmobile can not be affected by Status conditions from Abilities or Attacks. It is best to instead focus on taking down the Starmobile with powerful super effective moves.

Rewards for Beating Ortega

Team Star Fairy Badge

Team Star Fairy Badge

Exclusive TM

Reward	Effect
TM079 Dazzling Gleam	Type: Category: Power: 80 Accuracy: 100

TM Machine Recipes Unlocked

TM	Required Resources
TM131 Pollen Puff	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Rellor Mud x5 ・Petilil Leaf x3 ・Kricketot Shell x3
TM121 Heavy Slam	Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Cufant Tarnish x3 ・Bronzor Fragment x3 ・Dondozo Whisker x3
TM118 Heat Wave	Required League Points: 10000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Growlithe Fur x5 ・Torkoal Coal x3 ・Larvesta Fuzz x3
TM117 Hyper Voice	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Litleo Tuft x5 ・Tandemaus Fur x3 ・Skwovet Fur x3
TM115 Dragon Pulse	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Goomy Goo x5 ・Swablu Fluff x3 ・Tatsugiri Scales x3
TM112 Aura Sphere	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Ralts Dust x5 ・Riolu Fur x3 ・Charcadet Soot x3
TM111 Giga Drain	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Capsakid Seed x5 ・Hoppip Leaf x3 ・Skiddo Leaf x3
TM108 Crunch	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Maschiff Fang x5 ・Bruxish Tooth x3 ・Yungoos Fur x3
TM106 Drill Run	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Pineco Husk x5 ・Dunsparce Scales x3 ・Arrokuda Scales x3
TM101 Power Gem	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Spoink Pearl x3 ・Sableye Gem x3 ・Mareep Wool x3
TM099 Iron Head	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Cufant Tarnish x5 ・Pawniard Blade x3 ・Rookidee Feather x3
TM095 Leech Life	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Surskit Syrup x3 ・Venonat Fang x3 ・Kricketot Shell x3
TM094 Dark Pulse	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Zorua Fur x3 ・Impidimp Hair x3 ・Spiritomb Fragment x3
TM093 Flash Cannon	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Varoom Fume x3 ・Klefki Key x3 ・Tinkatink Hair x3
TM078 Dragon Claw	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Axew Scales x5 ・Noibat Fur x3 ・Gible Scales x3
TM077 Waterfall	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Magikarp Scales x5 ・Basculin Fang x3 ・Arrokuda Scales x3
TM073 Drain Punch	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Croagunk Poison x5 ・Mankey Fur x3 ・Crabrawler Shell x3
TM072 Electro Ball	Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Pachirisu Fur x3 ・Voltorb Sparks x3 ・Tadbulb Mucus x3
TM071 Seed Bomb	Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Shroomish Spores x5 ・Bramblin Twig x3 ・Smoliv Oil x3

Other Rewards

You also receive 10,000 LP and unlock several TM crafting materials for defeating Ortega.

All TMs Locations and Crafting Recipes

Ortega Rematch Location (Star Training Center)

Where to Find Fairy Team Star Boss Ortega

Map Position	In Game Location

After clearing Starfall Street You are able to challenge the Team Star Leaders to a rematch battle with much stronger teams. You can find Ortega standing in front of the largest building in the Team Star Fairy Base. Go up to him and talk to him to initiate the rematch battle.

Also, by pressing the buzzer at the entrance to the Team Star Fairy Base, you can do the Let's Go Auto Battle Grunt Challenge and Earn LP.
How to Farm League Points

Ortega's Rematch Team

Pokemon	Type	Moves
Klefki Lv. 65		・ Flash Cannon ・ Dazzling Gleam ・ Reflect ・ Light Screen
Azumarill Lv. 65		・ Aqua Tail ・ Play Rough ・ Ice Punch ・ Brick Break
Wigglytuff Lv. 65		・ Body Slam ・ Play Rough ・ Fire Punch ・ Thunder Punch
Hatterene Lv. 65		・ Psychic ・ Dazzling Gleam ・ Shadow Ball ・ Misty Terrain
Dachsbun Lv. 66		・ Crunch ・ Play Rough ・ Ice Fang ・ Fire Fang

Best Team to Beat Ortega (Rematch)

Best Counters

Pokemon	Recommended Moves
Revavroom (Lv. 70)	・ Spin Out (learns at lv. 52) ・ Poison Jab (learns at lv. 36) ・ Zen Headbutt (TM059) ・ Shift Gear (upon evolution)
Skeledirge (Lv. 70)	・ Torch Song (upon evolution) ・ Shadow Ball (learns at lv. 38) ・ Earth Power (TM133) ・ Hyper Voice (learns at lv. 42)
Tinkaton Lv. 70	・ Play Rough (learns at lv. 35) ・ Gigaton Hammer (upon evolution) ・ Brick Break (TM058) ・ Stone Edge (TM150)
Clodsire Lv. 70	・ Earthquake (learns at lv. 48) ・ Poison Jab (learns at lv. 24) ・ Toxic (learns at lv. 40) ・ Protect (TM007)

Ortega Rematch Strategy

Take Out Klefki Before it Can Set Up Reflect and Light Screen

Reflect and Light Screen reduce the amount of damage Ortega's Pokemon take from attacks, so try to dispose of Klefki before it can set them up

Ortega's first Pokemon Klefki has both Reflect and Light Screen, attacks which temporarily boosts Ortega's teams Defense and Special Defense respectively. Take Klefki out with Fire Type moves before it gets the chance to set these defenses. Alternatively, break through the screens with moves like Brick Break and Psychic Fangs!

Watch Out For Ortega's Poison Counters: Haterrene and Klefki

While Poison is a great offensive Typing against most of Ortega's Fairy team, they are not a good option against Hatterene and Klefki. Hatterene is part Psychic and can thus easily deal with Poison Type Pokemon with its STAB super effective Psychic attacks. Klefki on the other hand is completely immune to Poison moves thanks to its part Steel Typing.

Team Star Rematch Battles: All STC Rematch Teams Guide

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Related Guides

Story Walkthrough

Victory Road Walkthroughs

Victory Road Walkthrough
Cortondo Gym Test	Artazon Gym Test
Levincia Gym Test	Cascarrafa Gym Test
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Alfornada Gym Test	Glaseado Gym Test
Other Victory Road Walkthroughs
All Gym Tests	All Gym Leaders
Gym Rematch Teams	Elite Four and Champion
Elite Four Rika	Elite Four Poppy
Elite Four Larry	Elite Four Hassel
Champion Geeta	Rival Nemona
Academy Ace Tournament

Starfall Street Walkthroughs

Starfall Street Walkthrough
Giacomo and the Dark Segin Squad	Mela and the Fire Schedar Squad
Atticus and the Poison Navi Squad	Ortega and the Fairy Ruchbah Squad
Eri and the Fighting Caph Squad	Clavell the Academy Director
Penny the Team Star Founder	Team Star Rematch Battles: All STC Rematch Teams Guide
Starmobile Guide: All Types, Abilities, Moves and Counters

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The Way Home Walkthrough

The Way Home Walkthrough
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Post Game Content: What to Do After the Story

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