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How to Beat Geeta (Academy Ace Tournament)

By
Vincent Lau

This is a guide for defeating Top Champion Geeta during the Academy Ace Tournament in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Geeta has come to reclaim her honor.

Geeta, the chairwoman of the Pokémon League and your final opponent in the Victory Road story, is one of the trainers you can fight in the Academy Ace Tournament. In the very first tournament, she will always be your Round 4 opponent.

From the second tournament onwards, you can randomly encounter her as a Round 4 opponent.

Recommended Pokémon for Geeta (Academy Ace Tournament)

Geeta has the exact same team during her first fight, at the Pokémon League, but higher Level.

Like before, good Types to bring include Fighting, Bug and Fire (all strong versus half of her team). Ground and Dark types wouldn’t go amiss either.

Her Pokémon are Level 69-70, so you’ll want Pokémon of around Level 69+ for this fight.

If you need ideas, here are some Pokémon suggestions:

  • The Level 75 Tera "Lucario" IconLucario at Dalizapa Passage, in the underground tunnel. High Level and a great all-rounder.
  • If playing Scarlet, Koraidon, a mega-powerful Dragon and Fighting Legendary.
  • Any of the Treasures of Ruin, lurking within the sealed shrines. Especially Chi-Yu, who’s effective against 5 Pokémon.
  • If playing Scarlet, Roaring Moon, a powerful Dark and Dragon Paradox found in the caves of upper Area Zero. Beware of Fairy type moves though (can Terastallize to weaken the damage).
  • If playing Violet, Iron Jugulis, a strong Flying and Dark Paradox found in Area Zero.

What Pokémon Does Geeta (Academy Ace Tournament) Use?

Pokémon Level Type
Espathra 69 Psychic Psychic
"Gogoat" IconGogoat 69 Grass Grass
Veluza 69 Water Water Psychic Psychic
"Avalugg" IconAvalugg 69 Ice Ice
Kingambit 69 Dark Dark Steel Steel
Glimmora 70 Rock Rock Poison Poison (Tera Type: Rock Rock)

Espathra

Chi-Yu will make a mockery of Espathra.

Geeta leads with Espathra, a pure Psychic type. So no need to strain your brain too much. It can use its signature move Lumina Crash, a Psychic type attack that lowers the opponent’s Special Defense stat by two stages.

In addition, it’s carrying "Dazzling Gleam" iconDazzling Gleam to annoy Dark types, Quick Attack to deal chip damage before you can react and "Reflect" iconReflect to weaken your physical attacks for 5 turns.

Dark types will be super-effective and are immune to Lumina Crash, but may get hurt by Dazzling Gleam. There are some that take neutral damage though, like "Skuntank" IconSkuntank, Kingambit or Chi-Yu.

Ghost and Bug types should be OK, if they’re fast and not weak to Fairy or Psychic. Otherwise they may not survive two hits of Lumina Crash.

In case of Reflect, make sure at least one of your Pokémon knows "Brick Break" iconBrick Break or have some special attackers handy.

Gogoat

"Gogoat" IconGogoat is a pretty average Grass type. Geeta’s goat can use Horn Leech for STAB and to drain health, "Zen Headbutt" iconZen Headbutt to counter Poison types, "Play Rough" iconPlay Rough for additional coverage and "Bulk Up" iconBulk Up to bolster its Attack and Defense stats.

Most Fire, Ice, Bug and Flying types should have no problems here.

Veluza

Against Veluza, offense is the best defense.

Finally, a dual type Pokémon! For attacks, it can use "Liquidation" iconLiquidation and Psycho Cut for Water and Psychic STAB, Aqua Jet to try and attack first and "Ice Fang" iconIce Fang to combat Grass types.

Annoyingly, Veluza has a pretty robust move set; very few Pokémon can resist all of its moves. Try using Electric, Bug, Ghost or Dark types. As long as they’re not weak to Water or Psychic (especially Water), they should manage.

Avalugg

Oh, another mono type. This Ice type Pokémon can use "Avalanche" iconAvalanche, which deals more damage if the user has received damage on the same turn, "Earthquake" iconEarthquake to mess up Fire, Steel and Rock types, "Body Press" iconBody Press just in case and "Crunch" iconCrunch for additional coverage.

"Avalugg" IconAvalugg is slow, so it can easily take advantage of Avalanche. Also, it has exceptional Defense: you absolutely want to combat it with special attackers. The Tera Lucario is great here, with its "Aura Sphere" iconAura Sphere. Otherwise, any super-effective special attacker (Fire, Fighting, Steel or Rock) should suffice.

Kingambit

Actually, Chi-Yu will melt through most of Geeta’s team.

Kingambit is possibly Greeta’s scariest Pokémon, excluding her ace. This Dark and Steel type can use its signature move Kowtow Cleave, which deals impressive Dark damage and never misses. In addition, it’s got "Iron Head" iconIron Head for Steel STAB, "Stone Edge" iconStone Edge to wreck Fire types and Zen Headbutt to counter Fighting types.

Furthermore, its Supreme Overlord ability slightly boosts its Attack and Special Attack stats for each KO’d team member. If it’s the 5th Pokémon that Geeta sends out, it could be troublesome.

Despite Zen Headbutt, Fighting types are highly recommended since they deal quadruple damage. Kingambit is slow, so unless yours is even slower, you should one-shot it before taking damage (the Tera Lucario won’t break a sweat). Otherwise, Ground types are a solid choice.

Terastallized Glimmora

There ain’t no better time to use your Legendary Koraidon or Miraidon.

For her final Pokémon, Geeta will send out Glimmora and Terastallize it as the earliest opportunity. It will become a pure Rock type, boosting its Rock attacks further while retaining its Poison STAB.

For attacks, it can use "Tera Blast" iconTera Blast to deal heavy Rock damage, "Sludge Wave" iconSludge Wave for Poison STAB, "Earth Power" iconEarth Power to bully Steel types and Dazzling Gleam to hurt Fighting types.

If you have the Tera Lucario, you can deal heavy damage with Aura Sphere. You could even show off your Koraidon. Otherwise, go with Ground types since they’re super-effective and resist both Tera Blast and Sludge Wave.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Nintendo, Pokemon Company International
  • Platforms,
    Switch
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    17 November 2022
  • Last Updated
    3 January 2024
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