Part 9: Treetops & Winona Gym

Reveal the invisible Kecleon on Route 120 and defeat Winona.

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Things To Do Before the Gym

An invisible force blocks the path to the Fortree Gym. Head east onto Route 120 to investigate.

Route 120 Wild Encounters:

Gym Puzzle: Rotating Turnstile Gates

What is the puzzle: Wooden L-shaped gates block the pathways. Walking through them rotates them 90 degrees, opening one path but blocking another.

How to solve: 1. For the first gate: Push it from the bottom to the right, walk up, loop around, and push it down from the top.
2. For the second gate: Push the vertical gate left, then walk up and push the horizontal gate down.
3. For the third gate before Winona: Push it right, fight the trainer, walk down, loop around, and push the gate up from the bottom to clear the exit.

Pokémon Type Encounter Rate
LinooneNormal30%
OddishGrass/Poison30%
SwabluNormal/Flying20%
AbsolDark10%
MarillWater10%

Fortree Gym (Winona)

Gym Leader Winona specializes in Flying-types. Electric, Rock, and Ice attacks are extremely effective against her roster. Be wary of double typings like Steel/Flying (Skarmory) and Dragon/Flying (Altaria).

Trainer Pokémon (Lv) Type Strong Against Weak Against (2x/4x) Less Effective (0.5x/0.25x/0x)
Bird Keeper Humberto Skarmory (Lv. 30) Steel/Flying Grass, Bug, Poison, Normal, Ground (Immune) Fire 2x, Electric 2x Ground 0x, Poison 0x, Grass 0.25x, Bug 0.25x, Normal 0.5x, Flying 0.5x, Steel 0.5x, Psychic 0.5x, Dragon 0.5x
Bird Keeper Jared Swellow (Lv. 30) Normal/Flying Grass, Bug, Ghost (Immune), Ground (Immune) Electric 2x, Ice 2x, Rock 2x Ground 0x, Ghost 0x, Grass 0.5x, Bug 0.5x
Picnicker Ashley Swablu (Lv. 30) Normal/Flying Grass, Bug, Ghost (Immune), Ground (Immune) Electric 2x, Ice 2x, Rock 2x Ground 0x, Ghost 0x, Grass 0.5x, Bug 0.5x
Camper Flint Doduo (Lv. 29) Normal/Flying Grass, Bug, Ghost (Immune), Ground (Immune) Electric 2x, Ice 2x, Rock 2x Ground 0x, Ghost 0x, Grass 0.5x, Bug 0.5x
Pelipper (Lv. 29) Water/Flying Fire, Ground (Immune), Fighting, Bug, Water Electric 4x, Rock 2x Ground 0x, Fighting 0.5x, Bug 0.5x, Steel 0.5x, Fire 0.5x, Water 0.5x
Bird Keeper Edward Dodrio (Lv. 30) Normal/Flying Grass, Bug, Ghost (Immune), Ground (Immune) Electric 2x, Ice 2x, Rock 2x Ground 0x, Ghost 0x, Grass 0.5x, Bug 0.5x

Leader Winona's Pokémon Matchups & Counters

Pokémon (Level) Type Strong Against Weak Against (2x/4x) Less Effective (0.5x/0.25x/0x) Top Recommended Counters
Swellow (Lv. 29) Normal/Flying Grass, Bug, Fighting Electric 2x, Ice 2x, Rock 2x Ground 0x, Ghost 0x, Grass 0.5x, Bug 0.5x Magneton, Manectric, Golem
Pelipper (Lv. 30) Water/Flying Fire, Ground, Fighting, Bug Electric 4x, Rock 2x Ground 0x, Fighting 0.5x, Bug 0.5x, Steel 0.5x, Fire 0.5x, Water 0.5x Magneton, Manectric, Lanturn
Tropius (Lv. 31) Grass/Flying Water, Ground, Fighting Ice 4x, Fire 2x, Flying 2x, Poison 2x, Rock 2x Ground 0x, Grass 0.25x, Fighting 0.5x, Water 0.5x Bulky Water-type with Ice Beam, Magneton, Camerupt
Skarmory (Lv. 31) Steel/Flying Grass, Bug, Poison, Normal, Ice, Rock Fire 2x, Electric 2x Ground 0x, Poison 0x, Grass 0.25x, Bug 0.25x, Normal 0.5x, Flying 0.5x, Steel 0.5x, Psychic 0.5x, Dragon 0.5x Magneton, Manectric, Camerupt
Altaria (Lv. 33) Dragon/Flying Fire, Water, Grass, Bug, Fighting Ice 4x, Rock 2x, Dragon 2x Ground 0x, Grass 0.25x, Fire 0.5x, Water 0.5x, Fighting 0.5x, Bug 0.5x Bulky Water-type with Ice Beam, Magneton
Top Pokémon to have for this Gym:
  • Magneton: Electric/Steel. Its Steel type resists Flying moves, and its Electric attacks easily destroy Swellow, Pelipper, and Skarmory.
  • Swampert/Tentacruel (with Ice Beam): You can obtain the Ice Beam TM from the Abandoned Ship (Route 108). Teach it to a bulky Water-type to easily 1-shot both Tropius and Altaria.
  • Manectric: High speed Electric-type that sweeps Swellow and Pelipper before they can act.
Combat Note: Winona's Altaria uses **Dragon Dance** to boost its Speed and Attack, and attacks with Earthquake. Defeat it quickly!
Rewards: The Feather Badge (Allows Fly outside of battle) and TM40 (Aerial Ace).