Ruin Maniac Russ

1 team across all documented encounters, including rematches and partner appearances. Choose a location below to find the team used there.

Conditions can depend on story progress; see the quest guide for prerequisites. Teams are numbered by level for reference, not encounter order.

Encounters and locations

Where you battle this trainer

Location	Battle and conditions	Team
Union Cave	trainer on the map	Team 1 · Lv. 64–65 Nidoqueen · Kingdra · Shiftry · Glaceon

Full teams

A trainer’s held items are not necessarily obtainable; item pages list how to get them.

Team 1 · Lv. 64–65

Ruin Maniac RussNidoqueen 64 · Kingdra 65 · Shiftry 64 · Glaceon 65

• Union Cave: trainer on the map

Ruin Maniac Russ’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Nidoqueen	64	Poison Point	Life Orb	Docile	20 HP / 18 others	Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Earth Power, Sludge Bomb
Kingdra	65	Drizzle	Scope Lens	Timid	20 HP / 18 others	Hydro Pump, Focus Energy, Draco Meteor, Hurricane
Shiftry	64	Chlorophyll	Miracle Seed	Impish	20 HP / 18 others	Leaf Blade, Sucker Punch, Explosion, Leech Seed
Glaceon	65	Slush Rush	Never-Melt Ice	Quirky	20 HP / 18 others	Surf, Shadow Ball, Ice Beam, Charm

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

Damage calc →

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