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Pokémon Emerald Run & Bun Nuzlocke Guide

This guide contains useful information for a Emerald Run & Bun Nuzlocke. Lists of all of the available Pokémon, the number of encounters, and detailed overviews of all Boss battles.

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Emerald Run & Bun Encounters

A fun aspect of Nuzlocke runs is the variety of encounters forcing you to try out new Pokémon you've never used before. That is why it's important to know which Pokémon will be available during a run. We've compiled a list of every encounter for Pokémon Emerald Run & Bun so you can quickly see who you might want on your team!

Pokémon Emerald Run & Bun has 71 different encounter locations with 462 different Pokémon available as wild encounters. Hover over a Pokémon to see where to encounter it!

23 Ice Pokémon encounters

24 Ghost Pokémon encounters

26 Fairy Pokémon encounters

30 Steel Pokémon encounters

31 Fighting Pokémon encounters

34 Dragon Pokémon encounters

36 Electric Pokémon encounters

36 Fire Pokémon encounters

38 Normal Pokémon encounters

40 Dark Pokémon encounters

41 Psychic Pokémon encounters

41 Ground Pokémon encounters

43 Rock Pokémon encounters

43 Flying Pokémon encounters

45 Bug Pokémon encounters

48 Poison Pokémon encounters

54 Grass Pokémon encounters

91 Water Pokémon encounters

23Ice Pokémon
ICE

24Ghost Pokémon
GHOST

26Fairy Pokémon
FAIRY

30Steel Pokémon
STEEL

31Fighting Pokémon
FIGHTING

34Dragon Pokémon
DRAGON

36Electric Pokémon
ELECTRIC

36Fire Pokémon
FIRE

38Normal Pokémon
NORMAL

40Dark Pokémon
DARK

41Psychic Pokémon
PSYCHIC

41Ground Pokémon
GROUND

43Rock Pokémon
ROCK

43Flying Pokémon
FLYING

45Bug Pokémon
BUG

48Poison Pokémon
POISON

54Grass Pokémon
GRASS

91Water Pokémon
WATER

Emerald Run & Bun Boss Battles

In order to complete a Emerald Run & Bun Nuzlocke and become the Champion, you will need to win 35 Boss battles throughout the Hoenn region - ranging from bickering Rival & Evil team fights, to Gym Leaders & ultimately the Elite Four.

These can be a challenge, especially when your dear nicknamed nuzlocke mons are at risk. So below we've listed detailed overviews of all these fights! Giving you all the information you'll need to face everything from May's Mudkip to Drake (Double)'s Salamence.

8 Gym Leader fights

9 Elite Four fights

5 Rival fights

10 Evil Team fights

3 Mini Boss fights

Starter-dependent boss data

Some boss teams change depending on your starter. The static guide below uses the default fire-starter path so the page can be served as plain HTML for search engines and readers.

Gym Leader fights

  • Brawly - Dewford Gym

    Brawly has a team of 6, made up of a level 20 kubfu, a level 19 lopunny, a level 20 combusken, a level 20 hitmontop, a level 19 poliwhirl & a level 21 scraggy. The level cap for this fight is level 21.

  • Roxanne - Rustboro Gym

    Roxanne has a team of 6, made up of a level 23 bisharp, a level 23 zygarde, a level 24 aurorus, a level 24 carracosta, a level 25 lunatone & a level 25 solrock. The level cap for this fight is level 25.

  • Wattson - Mauville City Gym

    Wattson has a team of 6, made up of a level 34 magnezone, a level 35 lanturn, a level 35 rotom, a level 35 zeraora, a level 34 eelektross & a level 35 ampharos. The level cap for this fight is level 35.

  • Norman - Petalburg City Gym

    Norman has a team of 6, made up of a level 41 porygon2, a level 40 azumarill, a level 40 diggersby, a level 41 meloetta, a level 42 cinccino & a level 42 pidgeot. The level cap for this fight is level 42.

  • Flannery - Lavaridge Gym

    Flannery has a team of 6, made up of a level 58 charizard, a level 57 salazzle, a level 58 entei, a level 57 incineroar, a level 57 talonflame & a level 58 marowak. The level cap for this fight is level 58.

  • Winona - Fortree City Gym

    Winona has a team of 6, made up of a level 70 staraptor, a level 69 volcarona, a level 68 hawlucha, a level 69 celesteela, a level 68 shaymin & a level 70 altaria. The level cap for this fight is level 70.

  • Tate & Liza - Mossdeep City Gym

    Tate & Liza has a team of 8, made up of a level 84 azelf, a level 85 latios, a level 86 zoroark, a level 86 hoopa, a level 85 tapu-lele, a level 85 latias, a level 85 metagross & a level 86 hoopa. The level cap for this fight is level 86.

  • Juan - Sootopolis Gym

    Juan has a team of 6, made up of a level 91 sneasler, a level 93 glalie, a level 92 keldeo, a level 91 salamence, a level 92 basculegion & a level 92 glastrier. The level cap for this fight is level 93.

Elite Four fights

  • Sidney - Pokémon League

    Sidney has a team of 6, made up of a level 99 greninja, a level 99 necrozma, a level 99 nidoking, a level 100 urshifu, a level 100 yveltal & a level 100 gyarados. The level cap for this fight is level 100.

  • Sidney (Double) - Pokémon League

    Sidney (Double) has a team of 6, made up of a level 99 incineroar, a level 99 articuno, a level 99 overqwil, a level 100 urshifu, a level 100 darkrai & a level 100 gyarados. The level cap for this fight is level 100.

  • Phoebe - Pokémon League

    Phoebe has a team of 6, made up of a level 99 crobat, a level 100 zoroark, a level 99 gothitelle, a level 100 lunala, a level 100 marshadow & a level 100 gengar. The level cap for this fight is level 100.

  • Phoebe (Double) - Pokémon League

    Phoebe (Double) has a team of 6, made up of a level 99 decidueye, a level 100 chandelure, a level 99 blastoise, a level 100 lunala, a level 100 giratina & a level 100 gengar. The level cap for this fight is level 100.

  • Glacia - Pokémon League

    Glacia has a team of 6, made up of a level 100 mamoswine, a level 100 abomasnow, a level 100 arctovish, a level 99 enamorus, a level 100 kyurem & a level 100 calyrex. The level cap for this fight is level 100.

  • Glacia (Double) - Pokémon League

    Glacia (Double) has a team of 6, made up of a level 100 magearna, a level 100 crabominable, a level 100 abomasnow, a level 99 porygon2, a level 100 calyrex & a level 100 kyurem. The level cap for this fight is level 100.

  • Drake - Pokémon League

    Drake has a team of 6, made up of a level 100 dragapult, a level 100 crawdaunt, a level 100 zygarde, a level 100 suicune, a level 100 reshiram & a level 100 salamence. The level cap for this fight is level 100.

  • Drake (Double) - Pokémon League

    Drake (Double) has a team of 6, made up of a level 100 dragapult, a level 100 suicune, a level 100 zygarde, a level 100 charizard, a level 100 zekrom & a level 100 salamence. The level cap for this fight is level 100.

  • Champion Wallace - Pokémon League Champion

    Champion Wallace has a team of 6, made up of a level 100 kyogre, a level 100 barraskewda, a level 100 goodra, a level 100 palkia, a level 100 manaphy & a level 100 swampert. The level cap for this fight is level 100.

Rival fights

  • May - Route 103

    May has a team of 1, made up of a level 5 mudkip. The level cap for this fight is level 5.

  • May - Route 110

    May has a team of 6, made up of a level 37 indeedee, a level 38 swampert, a level 36 tsareena, a level 36 houndoom, a level 36 hawlucha & a level 36 gardevoir. The level cap for this fight is level 38.

  • May - Route 119

    May has a team of 6, made up of a level 66 swampert, a level 65 gyarados, a level 65 dragapult, a level 65 magnezone, a level 65 toxicroak & a level 66 exeggutor. The level cap for this fight is level 66.

  • May - Lilycove City

    May has a team of 6, made up of a level 72 garchomp, a level 72 machamp, a level 72 weavile, a level 72 melmetal, a level 73 zapdos & a level 73 swampert. The level cap for this fight is level 73.

  • Wally - Victory Road

    Wally has a team of 6, made up of a level 94 vikavolt, a level 94 roserade, a level 94 azumarill, a level 95 genesect, a level 95 obstagoon & a level 95 gardevoir. The level cap for this fight is level 95.

Evil Team fights

  • Aqua Grunt - Route 104

    Aqua Grunt has a team of 3, made up of a level 11 carvanha, a level 12 croagunk & a level 11 exeggcute. The level cap for this fight is level 12.

  • Aqua Grunt - Slatport Museum

    Aqua Grunt has a team of 3, made up of a level 15 murkrow, a level 16 skrelp & a level 16 tirtouga. The level cap for this fight is level 16.

  • Aqua Grunt - Slatport Museum

    Aqua Grunt has a team of 3, made up of a level 16 mareanie, a level 15 frillish & a level 16 whirlipede. The level cap for this fight is level 16.

  • Leader Maxie - Mt. Chimney

    Leader Maxie has a team of 6, made up of a level 53 crustle, a level 53 wobbuffet, a level 53 aerodactyl, a level 54 kommo-o, a level 54 zarude & a level 54 camerupt. The level cap for this fight is level 54.

  • Admin Shelly - Weather Institute

    Admin Shelly has a team of 6, made up of a level 65 mienshao, a level 64 nihilego, a level 64 dragonite, a level 64 tornadus, a level 64 lanturn & a level 65 blastoise. The level cap for this fight is level 65.

  • Aqua Leader Archie - Mt. Pyre

    Aqua Leader Archie has a team of 6, made up of a level 76 urshifu, a level 76 hydreigon, a level 75 rotom, a level 75 dragalge, a level 76 stakataka & a level 77 sharpedo. The level cap for this fight is level 77.

  • Leader Maxie - Team Magma Hideout

    Leader Maxie has a team of 6, made up of a level 80 groudon, a level 78 tangrowth, a level 78 garchomp, a level 79 naganadel, a level 79 mew & a level 80 houndoom. The level cap for this fight is level 80.

  • Aqua Admin Matt - Team Aqua Hideout

    Aqua Admin Matt has a team of 6, made up of a level 80 mamoswine, a level 80 dracovish, a level 81 dragapult, a level 81 kartana, a level 82 raikou & a level 82 gyarados. The level cap for this fight is level 82.

  • Leader Maxie - Mossdeep Space Center

    Leader Maxie has a team of 3, made up of a level 88 landorus, a level 88 heatran & a level 89 garchomp. The level cap for this fight is level 89.

  • Leader Archie - Cave of Origin

    Leader Archie has a team of 6, made up of a level 90 kyogre, a level 89 overqwil, a level 89 serperior, a level 89 aegislash, a level 90 zapdos & a level 90 swampert. The level cap for this fight is level 90.

Mini Boss fights

  • Chelle - Route 117

    Chelle has a team of 6, made up of a level 30 lapras, a level 32 rhydon, a level 30 togekiss, a level 31 vespiquen, a level 31 slowbro & a level 32 delcatty. The level cap for this fight is level 32.

  • Winstrate Vito - Fallarbor

    Winstrate Vito has a team of 6, made up of a level 48 alakazam, a level 47 crobat, a level 47 breloom, a level 47 crawdaunt, a level 47 swellow & a level 48 aggron. The level cap for this fight is level 48.

  • Winstrate Vito - Victory Road

    Winstrate Vito has a team of 6, made up of a level 48 alakazam, a level 47 crobat, a level 47 breloom, a level 47 crawdaunt, a level 47 swellow & a level 48 aggron. The level cap for this fight is level 48.

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