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How to beat Blaine in Crystal

Blaine’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Their team

Other bosses
  • MagcargoLv 45Fire and Rock typeMoves: Poison, Fire and Rock
  • MagmarLv 45Fire typeMoves: Electric and Fire. It also confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • RapidashLv 50Fire typeMoves: Normal and Fire. It also stops you switching out, with a move like Wrap or Mean Look (the binding moves also chip each turn).

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Water4× · 3/3Ground4× · 3/3Rock2× · 3/3Fighting2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Blaine in Crystal.

Four take normal hits from their moves. Two are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • DonphanGroundhits 4× with Ground · 3/3Earthquake · learns at 49takes 1×Catch Donphan · Route 45 Add
  • QuagsireWaterGroundhits 4× with Ground · 3/3Earthquake · Lv 35takes 1×Catch Wooper · Route 32 · evolves at 20 Add
  • MarowakGroundhits 4× with Ground · 3/3Bonemerang · Lv 25takes 1×Win Cubone · Goldenrod Game Corner (prize) · evolves at 28 Add
  • SudowoodoRockhits 2× with Rock · 3/3Rock Slide · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Sudowoodo · Route 36 Add
  • TentacruelWaterPoisonhits 4× with Water · 3/3Bubble Beam · Lv 25switch out against MagmarCatch Tentacool · New Bark Town (Old Rod) · evolves at 30 Add
  • SeakingWaterhits 4× with Water · 3/3Waterfall · Lv 41switch out against MagmarCatch Goldeen · Dark Cave (Old Rod) · evolves at 33 Add

Slot by slot

What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.

  • MagcargoLv 45Beat it withTentacruelhits 4×Bubble Beam · Lv 25WallQuagsire takes ½×
  • MagmarLv 45Beat it withQuagsirehits 2×Earthquake · Lv 35WallRhydon takes ½×Catch Rhyhorn · Victory Road · evolves at 42
  • RapidashLv 50Beat it withDonphanhits 2×Earthquake · learns at 49WallSudowoodo takes ½×

Other bosses in Crystal

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Crystal bosses

Quick picks for Crystal

Up nextBlueViridian, ViridianLv 58. Team types: Normal, Flying, Psychic, Ground, Rock, Water, Grass and Fire. Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Gyarados, Exeggutor and Arcanine.

Gyms and Team Rocket

  1. 01FalknerVioletLv 9. Team types: Normal and Flying. Pidgey and Pidgeotto.
  2. 02BugsyAzaleaLv 16. Team types: Bug, Poison and Flying. Metapod, Kakuna and Scyther.
  3. 03WhitneyGoldenrodLv 20. Team types: Normal. Clefairy and Miltank.
  4. 04MortyEcruteakLv 25. Team types: Ghost and Poison. Gastly, Haunter, Gengar and Haunter.
  5. 05ChuckCianwoodLv 30. Team types: Fighting and Water. Primeape and Poliwrath.
  6. 06JasmineOlivineLv 35. Team types: Electric, Steel and Ground. Magnemite, Magnemite and Steelix.
  7. 07PryceMahoganyLv 31. Team types: Water, Ice and Ground. Seel, Dewgong and Piloswine.
  8. 08PetrelRadio TowerLv 32. Team types: Poison. Koffing, Koffing, Koffing, Weezing, Koffing and Koffing.
  9. 09ProtonRadio TowerLv 36. Team types: Poison and Flying. Golbat.
  10. 10ArianaRadio TowerLv 32. Team types: Poison, Grass, Dark and Flying. Arbok, Vileplume and Murkrow.
  11. 11ArcherRadio TowerLv 35. Team types: Dark, Fire and Poison. Houndour, Koffing and Houndoom.
  12. 12ClairBlackthornLv 40. Team types: Dragon and Water. Dragonair, Dragonair, Dragonair and Kingdra.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01SilverChikorita startLv 38. Team types: Dark, Ice, Poison, Flying, Electric, Steel, Ghost, Psychic and Fire. Sneasel, Golbat, Magneton, Haunter, Kadabra and Typhlosion.
  2. 01SilverCyndaquil startLv 38. Team types: Dark, Ice, Poison, Flying, Electric, Steel, Ghost, Psychic and Water. Sneasel, Golbat, Magneton, Haunter, Kadabra and Feraligatr.
  3. 01SilverTotodile startLv 38. Team types: Dark, Ice, Poison, Flying, Electric, Steel, Ghost, Psychic and Grass. Sneasel, Golbat, Magneton, Haunter, Kadabra and Meganium.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01WillElite FourLv 42. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Ice, Grass and Water. Xatu, Jynx, Exeggutor, Slowbro and Xatu.
  2. 02KogaElite FourLv 44. Team types: Bug, Poison, Steel and Flying. Ariados, Venomoth, Forretress, Muk and Crobat.
  3. 03BrunoElite FourLv 46. Team types: Fighting, Rock and Ground. Hitmontop, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Onix and Machamp.
  4. 04KarenElite FourLv 47. Team types: Dark, Grass, Poison, Ghost, Flying and Fire. Umbreon, Vileplume, Gengar, Murkrow and Houndoom.
  5. 05LanceChampionLv 50. Team types: Water, Flying, Dragon, Rock and Fire. Gyarados, Dragonite, Dragonite, Aerodactyl, Charizard and Dragonite.

Kanto gyms

  1. 01JanineFuchsiaLv 39. Team types: Poison, Flying and Bug. Crobat, Weezing, Weezing, Ariados and Venomoth.
  2. 02BrockPewterLv 44. Team types: Rock, Ground and Water. Graveler, Rhyhorn, Omastar, Onix and Kabutops.
  3. 03Lt. SurgeVermilionLv 46. Team types: Electric and Steel. Raichu, Electrode, Magneton, Electrode and Electabuzz.
  4. 04ErikaCeladonLv 46. Team types: Grass, Flying and Poison. Tangela, Jumpluff, Victreebel and Bellossom.
  5. 05MistyCeruleanLv 47. Team types: Water, Ground, Ice and Psychic. Golduck, Quagsire, Lapras and Starmie.
  6. 06SabrinaSaffronLv 48. Team types: Psychic. Espeon, Mr. Mime and Alakazam.
  7. 07BlaineSeafoam IslandsLv 50. Team types: Fire and Rock. Magcargo, Magmar and Rapidash.
  8. 08BlueViridianLv 58, up next. Team types: Normal, Flying, Psychic, Ground, Rock, Water, Grass and Fire. Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Gyarados, Exeggutor and Arcanine.

Post-game

  1. 01RedMt. SilverLv 81. Team types: Electric, Psychic, Normal, Grass, Poison, Fire, Flying and Water. Pikachu, Espeon, Snorlax, Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise.