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Battle plan · Crystal

How to beat Red

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

Plan with your team

Stuck on a gym or a rival?

Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.

Quick picks for Crystal

Gyms

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Kanto gyms

Post-game

Red: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • PikachuLv 81Electric typeMoves: Normal and Electric
  • EspeonLv 73Psychic typeMoves: Ground, Normal and Psychic
  • SnorlaxLv 75Normal typeMoves: Normal
  • VenusaurLv 77Grass and Poison typeMoves: Grass
  • CharizardLv 77Fire and Flying typeMoves: Fire, Flying and Normal
  • BlastoiseLv 77Water typeMoves: Water and Ice

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Electric2× · 2/6Rock4× · 1/6Fire2× · 1/6Water2× · 1/6Grass2× · 1/6Ice2× · 1/6Fighting2× · 1/6Ground2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Bug2× · 1/6Ghost2× · 1/6Dark2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Red in Crystal.

5 take normal hits from their moves. One is weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 1 of 6Psychic · Lv 49takes 1×Catch Drowzee · Route 34
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 1 of 6Psychic · Lv 38takes 1×Catch Abra · Route 34
  • UrsaringNormalhits 2× with Dark · 1 of 6Feint Attack · Lv 22takes 1×Dark Cave
  • GranbullNormalhits 2× with Dark · 1 of 6Bite · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Snubbull · Route 34
  • EeveeNormalhits 2× with Dark · 1 of 6Bite · Lv 30takes 1×Bill’s house, Goldenrod (gift)
  • SudowoodoRockhits 4× with Dark or Fighting · 3 of 6Low Kick · Lv 19weak to 3 of their 6: switch outRoute 36

Slot by slot

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

  • PikachuLv 81Beat it withGravelerhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 41Catch Geodude · Route 46WallRhydon takes ½×Catch Rhyhorn · Victory Road
  • EspeonLv 73Beat it withSneaselhits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 25Ice PathWallSkarmory takes ½×Route 45 · rare
  • SnorlaxLv 75Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Low Kick · Lv 19WallHaunter takes 0×Catch Gastly · Sprout Tower
  • VenusaurLv 77Beat it withDragonitehits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 55Catch Dratini · Route 45 (Good Rod)WallAriados takes ¼×Catch Spinarak · Route 30
  • CharizardLv 77Beat it withSudowoodohits 4×Rock Slide · Lv 28WallCorsola takes ½×Union Cave (Good Rod)
  • BlastoiseLv 77Beat it withLanturnhits 2×Spark · Lv 25Catch Chinchou · New Bark Town (Good Rod)WallSlowbro takes ½×Catch Slowpoke · Slowpoke Well