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How to beat Bruno in Crystal

Bruno’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
  • HitmontopLv 42Fighting typeMoves: Dark, Normal and Ground
  • HitmonleeLv 42Fighting typeMoves: Fighting
  • HitmonchanLv 42Fighting typeMoves: Electric, Ice, Fire and Fighting
  • OnixLv 43Rock and Ground typeMoves: Normal, Ground and Rock. It also sets a sandstorm or hail that chips at most types and traps and chips with a move like Fire Spin or Wrap.
  • MachampLv 46Fighting typeMoves: Rock and Fighting

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Flying2× · 4/5Psychic2× · 4/5Water4× · 1/5Grass4× · 1/5Ice2× · 1/5Fighting2× · 1/5Ground2× · 1/5Steel2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Bruno in Crystal.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • SlowbroWaterPsychichits 4× with Psychic or Water · 5/5Confusion · Lv 20switch out against Hitmontop and HitmonchanCatch Slowpoke · Slowpoke Well · evolves at 37 Add
  • HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Confusion · Lv 18switch out against HitmontopCatch Drowzee · Route 34 · evolves at 26 Add
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Psychic · Lv 38switch out against HitmontopCatch Abra · Route 34 · evolves at 16 Add
  • GolbatPoisonFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 4/5Wing Attack · Lv 30weak to 3 of their 5: switch outCatch Zubat · Slowpoke Well · evolves at 22 Add
  • PidgeotNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 4/5Wing Attack · Lv 33weak to 3 of their 5: switch outCatch Pidgey · Route 29 · evolves at 36 Add
  • MantineWaterFlyinghits 4× with Flying or Water · 5/5Wing Attack · Lv 40weak to 3 of their 5: switch outCatch Mantine · Sea Route 41 (Surf) Add

Slot by slot

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

  • HitmontopLv 42Beat it withMantinehits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 40WallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 45 · rare
  • HitmonleeLv 42Beat it withGolbathits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 30WallHaunter takes 0×Catch Gastly · Sprout Tower · evolves at 25
  • HitmonchanLv 42Beat it withHypnohits 2×Confusion · Lv 18WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • OnixLv 43Beat it withSlowbrohits 4×Water Gun · Lv 15WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • MachampLv 46Beat it withSlowbrohits 2×Confusion · Lv 20WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Crystal

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

Quick picks for Crystal

Up nextKarenElite Four, Elite FourLv 47. Team types: Dark, Grass, Poison, Ghost, Flying and Fire. Umbreon, Vileplume, Gengar, Murkrow and Houndoom.

Gyms

  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. 08ClairBlackthornLv 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, up next. 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. 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.