Professor Birch (boss)

Professor Birch
Location		Verdanturf Town House 2
Cooldown time		12 days
Dates active		2016—present
Basic requirements
Having defeated the Hoenn League
Rewards Pokémon (subsumptive of Hoenns's subset of starter Pokémon

"I haven't battled in a while, but would you mind?"

—Professor Birch

The Professor Birch boss is the boss-NPC incarnation of Professor Birch—the preeminent Pokémon professor of the Hoenn region. He homologizes to Professor Oak, Professor Elm and Professor Rowan of the Kanto, Johto and Sinnoh regions, respectively, as Hoenn's professorial boss NPC.

Challenging Professor Birch

Professor Birch can be found in the in House 2 of Verdanturf Town.

Interacting with him will automatically initiate a battle contingent that you have completed the Hoenn League. If you have previously battled him, it will be a 12-day cooldown time to rechallenge him. In case you should have a playing time under 100 hours, Birch will give you a warning if you are really sure to fight him.

Lineup

Team 1

Professor Birch's Lineup
Medicham Nature Ability Item Random Pure Power None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy High Jump Kick Fighting Physical 130 90 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 Grass Knot Grass Special — 100 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100	Slaking Nature Ability Item Random Truant None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90 Yawn Normal Status — — Body Slam Normal Physical 80 100 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90
Mightyena Nature Ability Item Random Moxie None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Fire Fang Fire Physical 65 95 Ice Fang Ice Physical 65 95 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 65 95 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100	Flygon Nature Ability Item Random Levitate None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Draco Meteor Dragon Special 140 90 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 80 100 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 60 90
Swellow Nature Ability Item Random Scrappy None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Brave Bird Flying Physical 120 100 Roost Flying Status — — Hurricane Flying Special 110 70 Whirlwind Normal Status — —	Mega Sceptile Nature Ability Item Random Lightning Rod None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100
Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon. Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.

Team 2

Professor Birch's Lineup
Mightyena Nature Ability Item Random Intimidate None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Howl Normal Status — — Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 80 100 Roar Normal Status — —	Medicham Nature Ability Item Random Pure Power None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100
Flygon Nature Ability Item Random Levitate None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100 Toxic Poison Status — 90 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100	Swellow Nature Ability Item Random Scrappy None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Sunny Day Fire Status — — Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 Swagger Normal Status — 90 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120 100
Mega Blaziken Nature Ability Item Random Speed Boost None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy High Jump Kick Fighting Physical 130 90 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100 Overheat Fire Special 130 90 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80	Slaking Nature Ability Item Random Truant None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 Slack Off Normal Status — — Yawn Normal Status — —
Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon. Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.

Team 3

Professor Birch's Lineup
Swellow Nature Ability Item Random Scrappy None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Air Slash Flying Special 75 95 Toxic Poison Status — 90 Rain Dance Water Status — — Hurricane Flying Special 110 70	Mega Swampert Nature Ability Item Random Swift Swim None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90
Medicham Nature Ability Item Random Pure Power None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Calm Mind Psychic Status — — Psyshock Psychic Special 80 100 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100	Mightyena Nature Ability Item Random Intimidate None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 Roar Normal Status — — Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100
Slaking Nature Ability Item Random Truant None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 Slack Off Normal Status — — Amnesia Psychic Status — — Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 100	Flygon Nature Ability Item Random Levitate None Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 80 100 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80
Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon. Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.

Rewards

Money

8,000-25,000

Pokémon

Pokédex Number		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	Reward Tier
#261		Poochyena	Dark		1
#276		Taillow	Normal	Flying	1
#287		Slakoth	Normal		2
#328		Trapinch	Ground		2
#258		Mudkip	Water		3
#255		Torchic	Fire		3
#252		Treecko	Grass		3

Items

Item		Quantity	Reward Tier
	Rare Candy	5	1

Three-consecutive wins

After being rewarded some of the abovementioned items, you will also be prompted to select one of these Pokémon as an additional reward.

Pokédex Number		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	Reward Tier
#258		Mudkip	Water
#287		Slakoth	Normal
#255		Torchic	Fire
#328		Trapinch	Ground
#252		Treecko	Grass