Bertha is a down-to-Earth member of the Elite Four who brings the full force of Ground-type Pokémon down on the player.
Note:This guide is for your first fight with Bertha. Her team and levels change during rematches.
Her Team
Bertha’s team has five sturdy Pokémon in it:
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Strategy
Quagsire is Bertha’s counter toWater-typePokémon. It hasWater Absorb, which will completely negate anyWatermove used. Other than that, its role is divided. It has a mix of stalling moves and powerful moves, letting it tank or deal damage as needed. AGrass-typemove will wipe Quagsire out, though.
Sudowoodo doesn’t do much. It has decent type coverage and can do some alright damage, but it’s just a rock type with a Sitrus Berry. Smack it around withWater,Fighting,Ground, orGrass-typemoves and move on.
Golem isn’t much better than Sudowoodo. It has some dangerous moves and can survive one attack guaranteed withSturdy, but it takes four-times damage from bothGrassandWatermoves. You might have some trouble if you don’t have either of those types available, but you should still manage alright.
Whiscash is a menace. Its only weakness isGrass, but it comes prepared with two moves super-effective againstGrass-typesand aRindo Berry, which willgreatly decrease the damageof a super-effectiveGrass-typemove. It’s also quite tanky, making it difficult to deal with.
To deal with Whiscash, either trade blows with it with a tankier Pokémon, or you can try your luck with a speedyGrass-typeand hope it does enough to one-shot despite the Rindo Berry.
Hippowdon is somewhat tanky, making it hard to one-shot, and it hasIce Fangto deal withFlyingandGrass-typePokémon. It also hasRestto fully heal itself and aChesto Berryto wake itself up once after using Rest. But it’s a basic Ground-type Pokémon other than that.Water,Grass, andIce-typemoves will take it out without much issue.
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