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Battle plan · Crystal

How to beat Will

Will’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

Will: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • XatuLv 40Psychic and Flying typeMoves: Normal and Psychic
  • JynxLv 41Ice and Psychic typeMoves: Normal, Ice and Psychic
  • ExeggutorLv 41Grass and Psychic typeMoves: Normal and Psychic
  • SlowbroLv 41Water and Psychic typeMoves: Normal and Psychic
  • XatuLv 42Psychic and Flying typeMoves: Normal and Psychic

Hit it with

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

Ghost2× · 5/5Dark2× · 5/5Bug4× · 3/5Electric2× · 3/5Ice2× · 3/5Rock2× · 3/5Fire2× · 2/5Grass2× · 1/5Poison2× · 1/5Flying2× · 1/5Steel2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Will in Crystal.

6 take normal hits from their moves.

  • SneaselDarkIcehits 2× with Dark · 5 of 5Feint Attack · Lv 25takes 1×Ice Path
  • SudowoodoRockhits 2× with Rock or Dark · 5 of 5Rock Slide · Lv 28takes 1×Route 36
  • GrowlitheFirehits 2× with Dark or Fire · 5 of 5Bite · Lv 1takes 1×Route 37
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 2× with Dark · 5 of 5Bite · Lv 20takes 1×Catch Magikarp · Dark Cave (Old Rod)
  • UrsaringNormalhits 2× with Dark · 5 of 5Feint Attack · Lv 22takes 1×Dark Cave
  • GranbullNormalhits 2× with Dark · 5 of 5Bite · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Snubbull · Route 34

Slot by slot

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

  • XatuLv 40Beat it withSneaselhits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 25WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38
  • JynxLv 41Beat it withSneaselhits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 25WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38
  • ExeggutorLv 41Beat it withSneaselhits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 25WallSkarmory takes ½×Route 45 · rare
  • SlowbroLv 41Beat it withSneaselhits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 25WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38
  • XatuLv 42Beat it withSneaselhits 2×Feint Attack · Lv 25WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38