This article will feature details including Party Pokemon, recommended Pokemon and strategy for when battling Team Skull Boss Guzma at the Battle Tree in Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Basic Information on Team Skull Boss Guzma
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Possibility of Battling Team Skull Boss Guzma
After every 10 battles at the Battle Tree Super Single, Super Double, and Super Multi; there is a chance of encountering him.
Guzma’s Party pokemon’s Battle Tree Item and Move Sets during the first battle
The following Pokemon that will be used by Team Skull Boss Guzma will be chosen at random. Since no two Pokemon of the same species may enter, only one of the two possible Held Item and move sets will be chosen.
| Pokémon | Type | Held Item | Possible Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinsir | Bug | Pinsirite | ・X-Scissor ・Superpower ・Stone Edge ・Thrash |
| Choice Scarf | ・X-Scissor ・Earthquake ・Close Combat ・Guillotine |
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| Honchkrow | Dark Flying |
Darkinium Z | ・Psychic ・Dark Pulse ・Swagger ・Shadow Ball |
| Life Orb | ・Night Slash ・Drill Peck ・Sucker Punch ・Thunder Wave |
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| Toxicroak | Poison Fighting |
Focus Sash | ・Sludge Bomb ・Focus Blast ・Shadow Ball ・Dark Pulse |
| Wide Lens | ・Cross Chop ・Sucker Punch ・Poison Jab ・Taunt |
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| Liepard | Dark | Red Card | ・Foul Play ・Sucker Punch ・Sand Attack ・Thunder Wave |
| Focus Sash | ・Dark Pulse ・Shadow Ball ・Grass Knot ・Nasty Plot |
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| Bisharp | Dark Steel |
Chople Berry | ・Iron Head ・Night Slash ・Low Sweep ・Sucker Punch |
| Focus Sash | ・Taunt ・Sucker Punch ・Metal Burst ・Iron Head |
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| Toxapex | Poison Water |
Red Card | ・Baneful Bunker ・Venoshock ・Surf ・Ice Beam |
| Black Sludge | ・Baneful Bunker ・Liquidation ・Payback ・Stockpile |
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| Golisopod | Bug Water |
Quick Claw | ・First Impression ・Liquidation ・Leech Life ・Brick Break |
| Life Orb | ・First Impression ・Aqua Jet ・Sucker Punch ・Rock Slide |
Tips: Battling Team Skull Boss Guzma
Most of Team Skull Boss Guzma’s pokemon are weak to Rock-Type Moves, however some of those can be taken out with Ground-Type Moves which make Ground-Types with a Rock-Type coverage Move viable. An example of this is Garchomp which also has a good Dragon-Typing enabling it to take neutral damage from Water-Types as compared to if it was purely Ground-Type.
Talonflame can also provide offensive pressure against some of Guzma’s Pokemon through its Fire/Flying-Typing which is supported by its type advantage against Bisharp provided that it doesn’t faint from its Sucker Punch.
Among Fairy-Types, Tapu Koko is a fast counter to Toxapex and Golisopod since it can use a STAB move to aim for their weak point. In addition, apart from its Type-advantage as a Fairy, it is also Electric which allows it to hamper Honchkrow and Liepard due to its immunity to the sets that carry the crippling move Thunder Wave. Bisharp isn’t as much of a threat too since Tapu Koko only takes neutral damage from Bisharp’s Steel-Type Moves.
Tier 85 base speed Pinsir with a Choice Scarf is also threatening as it might outspeed and take out your Pokemon with its move Guillotine. Apart from Pinsir, since it is difficult to defeat Guzma with a Ghost-Type Pokemon as it puts him in a favorable position, it is better to preserve those from battle and use Gale Wings Talonflame on the first slot and have some with the ability Sturdy for contingency instead.
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