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Pokemon X and Y Phase 4: Coumarine Gym — Ramos, the Plant Leader
Plant Badge Ramos — Coumarine City Gym Grass-type · Elderly gardener · Specialty: setup-and-stall with bulky Grass tanks Gym puzzle: A vine-based obstacle course built on a giant central tree.
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Ramos — Coumarine City Gym Grass-type · Elderly gardener · Specialty: setup-and-stall with bulky Grass tanks Gym puzzle: A vine-based obstacle course built on a giant central tree.
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Coumarine Gym — Ramos, the Plant Leader
Ramos — Coumarine City Gym
Grass-type · Elderly gardener · Specialty: setup-and-stall with bulky Grass tanks
Gym puzzle: A vine-based obstacle course built on a giant central tree. You climb vine ropes between platforms, sometimes swinging across gaps. Four Pokémon Ranger trainers stand on the vine platforms — defeat them in roughly this order to reach Ramos at the top.
Ramos's team
| Pokémon | Lv | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jumpluff |
30 | Grass/Flying | Infiltrator. Cotton Spore + Mega Drain + Acrobatics. Speedy chip-stall; Fly + Acrobatics combo. |
 Weepinbell |
31 | Grass/Poison | Chlorophyll. Sleep Powder + Acid + Vine Whip. Sleep is the real threat — bring Insomnia/Lum Berry. |
Gogoat |
34 | Grass | ★ Her ace. Sap Sipper. Bulldoze + Take Down + Leech Seed + Aerial Ace. Bulky physical, Take Down recoil chips itself. |
Gym trainers (Pokémon Rangers)
| Trainer | Roster | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Ranger Chaise | Simisage Lv 32 | ★ Highest single-mon level on the floor. Seed Bomb + Bite. Bring Fire/Flying/Bug. |
| Pokémon Ranger Brooke | Roselia Lv 30, Wormadam Lv 30 | Roselia's Sludge Bomb + Mega Drain; Wormadam is Bug/Steel form (likely). Fire melts both. |
| Pokémon Ranger Twiggy | Gloom Lv 29, Exeggutor Lv 31 | Sleep Powder threat on Gloom; Exeggutor is Grass/Psychic — 2× weak to Fire/Bug/Flying/Dark/Ghost/Ice. Use Hawlucha/Talonflame. |
| Pokémon Ranger Maurice | Ferroseed Lv 29, Lombre Lv 29, Carnivine Lv 29 | Triple roster. Ferroseed (Grass/Steel) is bulky — Fire 4× super-effective. Lombre is Water/Grass. Carnivine is pure Grass with Bite. |
Threat assessment
| Pokémon | Threat | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Jumpluff | Medium | Speedy + Cotton Spore lowers your Speed brutally. If you don't OHKO it, you eat 2+ turns of chip while paralyzed/slowed. |
| Weepinbell | Medium | Sleep Powder shuts down a sweeper. Lum Berry / Status guard is critical. |
| Gogoat | High | ★ Ace. 5'10" tall with 80 HP / 100 Atk / 70 Def / 68 Sp.A / 70 Sp.D / 60 Spd. Take Down hits like a truck but recoils. Leech Seed stalls. Bulldoze drops your Speed. |
Recommended counters (in order)
| Counter | Why | Recommended moves |
|---|---|---|
| Talonflame / Fletchinder | ★ ★ ★ Fire and Flying both hit Ramos's Grass team super-effectively. Flame Charge / Aerial Ace = easy cleanup. | Flame Charge, Aerial Ace |
| Mega Charizard X or Y | ★ ★ ★ Fire STAB destroys everything. Mega Charizard X with Tough Claws Flare Blitz is a one-shot generator. | Flame Burst, Flare Blitz, Slash |
| Litleo / Pyroar | ★ Fire STAB. Hyper Voice (Lv 34) hits Substitutes through. | Flame Charge, Hyper Voice (Lv 34+) |
| Braixen / Delphox (your starter) | If you went Fennekin. Mystical Fire is its STAB — drops Sp.Atk. | Mystical Fire, Flame Charge |
| Mega Lucario | Fighting/Steel — Bone Rush hits Grass neutrally but Mega Adaptability makes Power-Up Punch escalate. Lower-tier vs Grass; good if you have nothing else. | Power-Up Punch, Swords Dance |
| Hawlucha | Flying STAB on Jumpluff, Acrobatics is good. Mediocre vs Gogoat — bring backup. | Acrobatics, Flying Press |
| Vivillon | If you raised one. Bug is 2× on Grass — Quiver Dance set up. | Bug Buzz, Energy Ball (no, save), Psybeam |
Avoid leading with
- Greninja / Frogadier — Grass resists Water; you lose tempo. Bench until cleanup.
- Lapras — Same logic. Lapras's Ice does hit Jumpluff for 4× though — niche use only.
- Pancham / Pangoro — Fighting is neutral on Grass + 2× on Steel (Ferroseed). Mediocre.
- Quilladin / Chesnaught (yours) — Grass mirror, slow chip war.
- Marill / Azumarill — Same Water-resists-Grass problem.
Reward
- Plant Badge — traded Pokémon up to Lv 70 obey (small upgrade), AND HM02 Fly is now usable outside battle. ★ Huge quality-of-life jump — Fly to any visited town from the menu.
- TM86 Grass Knot — Grass move whose power scales with target's weight. Hits Heavy mons (Snorlax, Tyranitar, Wailord) for 120 power. Solid coverage on any Grass user.
- Prize money — ~4,080 P.
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