Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is an open-world game in which the player takes on the character of a transferee in a large Paldea region school.
The player is the only one who may choose what to do in the game: dismantle the wicked Team Star, complete the Pokedex and catch them all, uncover the intriguing new Titan Pokemon, or defeat all of the Pokemon Gyms, become champion, and become the best like no one ever was!
Near the end of the Victory Road questline, the player will strive to become the Champion by entering the Pokemon League and battling and defeating the Elite Four and the Top Champion, Geeta. In this guide, we will discuss how to defeat Poppy, the second member of the Elite Four!
Location
The player can find Poppy and the other members of the Elite Four in the Pokemon League found in the northwest of Mesagoza (or southwest of the Great Crater of Paldea).
To reach the Pokemon League, the player can head to Mesagoza in the southern part of the Great Crater of Paldea, head to the northwest from the Mesagoza (West) Pokemon Center, head up the stairs next to the sandwich shop, enter the cave with a gate, once the game loads back to follow the path that leads northwest, then, at the end of the path, the player will find the Pokemon League building and a Pokemon Center.
Before attempting to battle Poppy and the other members of Elite Four in the Pokemon League, the player must battle all eight Pokemon Gyms in the Paldea Region and earn their Gym Badges.
Proceed to the Pokemon League after beating all of the Pokemon Gyms. As you approach the Pokemon League building’s door, a cutscene will play in which Champion Geeta stands near the entrance and informs the player that the Pokemon League, the final test that the player must complete to become a Champion, will be held in the building.
When you’re ready, approach the Pokemon League Staff in front of the entrance, who will ask if you’re ready to take the Pokemon League’s Champion Assessment.
Answer ‘Yes’ to the question; the Pokemon League Staff will check to see if the player has collected all eight Gym Badges from the Pokemon Gym Leaders across the Paldea region.
If so, the Pokemon League Staff will admit the player inside the building.
Before the player can begin confronting any of the Elite Four, Rika will give the player a series of questions to answer successfully.
After correctly answering the questions, choose the Pokemon you wish to use against all of the Elite Four, stock up on healing goods, and then proceed to the door right behind Rika, where the player will now fight the Elite Four, beginning with Rika.
Poppy
After defeating Rika, the player will be informed that the second Elite Four member is stronger than Rika. Rika will then call the next trainer, who will be Poppy.
Then, when the player is ready, approach Poppy, and choose ‘Yes’ on the prompt when asked if the player is ready to confront Poppy of the Elite Four, and the battle will begin! Make sure to heal your Pokemon before battling Poppy.
Poppy, the second member of the Elite Four, will be using five Steel-type Pokemon: a Level 58 Copperajah, a Level 58 Magnezone, a Level 58 Corviknight, a Level 58 Bronzong, and a Level 59 Tinkaton.
Copperajah
Copperajah is a Steel-type Pokemon, so it has a weakness to Fighting-type, Fire-type, and Ground-type moves (super effective), a resistance to the Bug-type, Dragon-type, Fairy-type, Flying-type, Grass-type, Ice-type, Normal type, Psychic-type, Rock-type, and Steel-type moves (not very effective), and an immunity to Poison-type moves (no effect).
Poppy’s Copperajah will use the following moves:
- Play Rough, a physical Fairy-type move with 90 Power and 90 Accuracy that, in addition to causing damage, has a 10% chance of lowering the opposing Pokemon’s Attack stat by one stage.
- High Horsepower is a physical Ground type move with 95 Power and 95 Accuracy.
- Heavy Slam is a physical Steel-type move with 100 Accuracy and attack power based on the weight of the target Pokemon, where the lighter the target, the greater the power.
- Stealth Rock is a Rock-type status move in which boulders are placed on the opposing Pokemon’s battlefield region, damaging all opposing Pokemon sent out.
Magnezone
Magnezone is an Electric and Steel-type Pokemon. Hence, it has a weakness to the Fighting-type, Fire type, and especially Ground-type moves (super effective), a resistance to the Bug-type, Dragon-type, Electric-type, Fairy-type, Grass-type, Ice-type, Normal-type, Psychic-type, Rock-type, and especially Flying type and Steel-type moves (not very effective), and immunity to Poison-type moves (no effect).
Poppy’s Magnezone will use the following moves:
- Flash Cannon, a Steel-type special move with 80 Power and 100 Accuracy that, in addition to causing damage, has a 10% chance of decreasing the opposing Pokemon’s Special Defense stat by one stage.
- Discharge, which is a special Electric-type move with a power of 80 and an accuracy of 100 that will hit every Pokemon on the field and has a 30% chance to paralyze them.
- Tri Attack, a special Normal-type move with 80 Power and 100 Accuracy that, in addition to causing damage, has a 20% chance of burning, freezing, or paralyzing the enemy Pokemon.
- Light Screen, which is a Psychic type status move that reduces the damage suffered from Special Attacks on the Pokemon using the move’s side of the battlefield by 50% in single battles and 33% in double battles for five turns.
Corviknight
Corviknight is a Flying and Steel-type Pokemon, so it has a weakness to Fire-type and Electric-type moves (super effective), a resistance to Dragon-type, Fairy-type, Flying-type, Normal-type, Psychic-type, Steel-type, and especially Bug-type, and Glass-type moves (not very effective), and an immunity to Poison-type and Ground-type moves (no effect).
Poppy’s Corviknight will use the following moves:
- Iron Head is a physical Steel-type move with 80 Power and 100 Accuracy that, in addition to delivering damage, has a 30% chance of making the enemy Pokemon flinch.
- Body Press is a physical Fighting type move with 80 Power and 100 Accuracy in which the amount of damage delivered is calculated using the Pokemon’s Defense stat rather than the Attack stat.
- Brave Bird, which is a physical Flying type move with 120 Power and 100 Accuracy that, in addition to causing damage, causes recoil damage equal to one-third of the damage dealt.
- Iron Defense, which is a Steel type status move that raises the Defense stat of the Pokemon using the move by two stages.
Aside from its moves, Poppy’s Corviknight has an Ability called Pressure. If the Pokemon with the Ability is hit with a move from the opposing Pokemon, the used move loses 2 PP instead of only 1.
Bronzong
Bronzong is a Psychic and Steel-type Pokemon, so it has a weakness to Dark-type, Fire-type, Ghost-type, and Ground-type moves (super effective), a resistance to Dragon-type, Fairy-type, Flying-type, Grass-type, Ice-type, Normal-type, Rock-type, Steel-type, and especially Psychic-type moves (not very effective), and an immunity to Poison-type moves (no effect).
Poppy’s Bronzong will use the following moves:
- Rock Blast, which is a physical Rock-type with 25 Power and 90 Accuracy in which the Pokemon using the move will hit the player two to five times (37.5% chance of hitting the opposing Pokemon twice, 37.5% chance of hitting three times, 12.5% chance of hitting four times, and 12.5% chance of hitting five times).
- Zen Headbutt a physical Psychic-type move with 80 Power and 90 Accuracy that, in addition to delivering damage, has a 20% chance of making the enemy Pokemon flinch.
- Iron Head, which is a physical Steel-type move with 80 Power and 100 Accuracy that, in addition to delivering damage, has a 30% chance of making the enemy Pokemon flinch.
- Earthquake, which is a physical Ground type move with 100 power and 100 accuracies that will hit all Pokemon on the battlefield and even double the damage if a Pokemon used Dig.
Aside from its moves, Poppy’s Bronzong has an Ability called Levitate which allows the Pokemon with the ability to be immune to Ground-type moves and Spikes that are put on the battlefield.
Tinkaton
Tinkaton is a Steel and Fairy-type Pokemon. Still, Poppy will terastallize Tinkaton, which will change it into a pure Steel type because of its Tera type, so it will have a weakness to Fighting-type, Fire-type, and Ground-type moves (super effective), a resistance to the Bug-type, Dragon-type, Fairy-type, Flying-type, Grass-type, Ice-type, Normal-type, Psychic-type, Rock-type, and Steel-type moves (not very effective), and immunity to Poison-type moves (no effect).
Poppy’s Tinkaton will use the following moves:
- Brick Break, which is a physical Fighting-type move with 75 Power and 100 Accuracy that deals damage while also breaking the defensive barriers active on the battlefield.
- Stone Edge, which is a physical Rock-type move with 100 Power and 80 Accuracy that, in addition to causing damage, has raised the Critical Hit ratio by one stage.
- Play Rough, a physical Fairy-type move with 90 Power and 90 Accuracy that, in addition to causing damage, has a 10% chance of lowering the opposing Pokemon’s Attack stat by one stage.
- Gigaton Hammer, which is a physical Steel-type move with 160 power and 100 accuracies that cannot be used in succession.
Aside from its moves, Poppy’s Tinkaton has an Ability called Mold Breaker which allows the Pokemon the ability to use moves without being affected by the opposing Pokemon’s Ability.
Tips
Because Poppy’s Pokemon range from Level 58 to 59, it is recommended that the player use Pokemon that are Level 60 and higher.
It is advised that the player’s Pokemon have Fire-type moves to comfortably defeat Poppy and her Pokemon, as almost all of Poppy’s Pokemon are weak against these moves. Fortunately, Fire-type Pokemon, which obviously use Fire-type moves, are resistant to Steel-type moves. Each of Poppy’s Pokemon has at least one, so they would definitely be great against Poppy’s Pokemon team.
Pokemon like Arcanine can be great to use against Poppy’s Pokemon as Arcanine can have an Ability called Intimidate which lowers the opposing Pokemon’s Attack stat by one stage when the Pokemon with the Ability enters the battle. Additionally, Arcanine can deal super effective damage using its Fire-type moves while resisting Ground-type moves.
After defeating Poppy and all of her Pokemon, the player is one step closer to completing the Pokemon League and becoming a Champion in the Paldea Region!
