Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl’s 6th Gym will have you up against Byron in the Canalave City. In this guide, we’ll be going over tips on how to Defeat Gym Leader Byron in Pokemon BDSP.
How to Defeat Gym Leader Byron in Pokemon BDSP
Byron mostly has Steel-type Pokemon. As Steel type Pokemons are weak against Ground, Fire, and Fighting-type Pokemons, make sure that you have Pokemons having moves of these types in your party when you go to face Byron.
Byron Gym Location
In order to find Byron and duel with him, head to Canalave City and then go to its gym. After entering the gym, head to the east corner of the room and then use the elevator to go to the upper floor.
Move ahead until you reach two platforms. Take the platform going north to reach Byron and challenge him to a duel.
Defeating Byron will earn you the Mine Badge in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Canalave City Gym Puzzle Solution
The primary mechanism of solving this puzzle involves riding on different platforms to reach different gym parts. Below are the steps you need to follow to solve this puzzle.
Travel to your North, and you will find a trainer that you’ll have to defeat. Now head to your East and take the final platform, which will lead you to the second floor.
Head to your South, and near the last platform, you’ll find the trainer. Defeat this trainer and then head to the next platform.
You can take another platform to reach the opposite side towards your west. Now head to the third floor using one more platform. Now keep moving to your North until you find another Trainer.
Keep moving forward, and you will also find the Karate Guy Trainer. Head on to the small path which will lead you to the platform to your South. Now take the platform on the right and head to the next platform.
Defeat one more trainer, and you will be able to find a platform with a red light that will help you reach the first floor. Once you have reached the first floor, head to your west and then to the platform with a red light. You will finally reach the location of Gym Leader Byron
Recommended Pokemon Types
For the fight against Byron, the following types of Pokemon are recommended.
- Fighting
- Ground
- Fire
Byron’s Pokemon
Below are the Pokemons Byron will use against you in the first battle.
Bronzor
- Level: 36
- Ability: Levitate
- Type: Steel and Psychic
- Weaknesses: Fire, Ground, Ghost, Dark, Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy, and Psychic
Moves
- Confuse Ray
- Flash Cannon
- Sandstorm
- Trick Room
Steelix
- Level: 36
- Ability: Sturdy
- Type: Steel and Ground
- Weaknesses: Fire, Water, Fighting, Ground, Normal, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy, and Rock
Moves
- Earthquake
- Gyro Ball
- Sandstorm
- Thunder Fang
Bastiodon
- Level: 39
- Ability: Sturdy
- Type: Steel and Rock
- Weaknesses: Fighting, Ground, Water, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy, Normal, and Flying
Moves
- Flash Cannon
- Iron Defense
- Stone Edge
- Thunderbolt
Best Pokemon Team to Defeat Byron
Which Pokemon are best against Byron? Let’s go through a bunch of options that will prove to be a good counter against his team of Steel-type Pokemon:
- Torterra
- Gyarados
- Rapidash
- Lucario
Torterra
At this point, your Turtwig will be a Torterra. Due to Torterra’s dual typing, its ground-type moves will be super effective against Byron’s Pokemon.
At the same time, be wary of the gym leader’s Bronzor since ground-type attacks will be useless against its Levitate ability.
At the same time, facing Byron’s powerhouse Pokemon like Steelix and Bastiodon will be a walk in the park. Their defenses are no match from Torterra’s ground-type moveset especially Earthquake which it learns after evolving from a Grotle at level 32.
Earthquake is one of the best ground-type abilities available so expect it to eat away the HP of Byron’s party without any question.
Gyarados
Gyarados is a Water and Flying-type Pokemon that evolves from a Magikarp at level 20. You can easily catch a Magikarp at any water source by fishing it with a Good Rod.
Gyarados, despite its Flying typing, is a very strong Pokemon that can prove to be a valuable ally against Byron’s team.
It can learn moves like Aqua tail, Dragon Dance and Surf that will easily chip away at the defenses of his Steelix and Bastiodon.
Preparing with Dragon Dance against Bronzor will be best since you can waste the turns of its trick room.
After that watch your Gyarados sweep through his team within the bat of an eye!
Rapidash
This Fire Horse Pokemon evolves from a Ponyta at level 40. You can catch a Ponyta early on at Route 206.
It is a pure Fire-type which is super effective against Byron’s flagship Steel-type Pokemon. But Steelix’s Ground typing may serve to be a bit troublesome for Rapidash.
It is recommended that you catch a Ponyta for its speed, the best Nature for that is Jolly but Adamant will be good as well.
Start with Flame Charge to raise your Speed even further then follow up with Flame Wheel or Fire Spin. Take advantage of your Fire-type effectiveness against Byron, especially his Bronzor and win!
Lucario
Lucario is a Steel and Fighting-type Pokemon that evolves from a Riolu. Riley will gift you a Riolu for free. Train it and raise its affection with you so it may evolve during the day.
Its Fighting-type move will be super effective against Steelix and Bastiodon but be careful against Ground-type moves as Lucario is a Steel-type as well.
Your best bet is to move first and attack hard so make sure that Trick Room isn’t active. Lucario’s identifying Aura Sphere is best against Byron’s team, you can go for other strong fighting type moves but there is no need.
How to Defeat Byron in Pokemon BDSP
In order to defeat Byron, you’ll need to have some special tricks up your sleeve. We have mentioned below some useful tips to help you defeat him.
Make sure that you defeat Bronzor before Trick Room gets set up. This move will allow slower Pokemon to attack before the faster Pokemon. This happens up to 5 times. Therefore, there are high chances that Byron’s Pokemon will attack before yours.
If you cannot take down Bronzor immediately, wait for the Trick Room to get back to normal. Use items and abilities during these turns to buff up your stats instead of attacking.
Steelix and Bastiodon have incredible defense mechanisms; therefore, instead of going for the typical moves, aim for them using super impactful special moves.
Byron Gym Rewards
Defeating Byron in both duels will award you with the HM Strength, which will help you push rocks to clear paths. He will also give you TM91, which is the Flash Cannon move.
