Battle plan · FireRed & LeafGreen
How to beat Giovanni (Silph Co.)
Giovanni’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in FireRed & LeafGreen. Add your own team to see who to lead with.
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 FireRed & LeafGreen
Gyms and Team Rocket
Elite Four and Champion
Giovanni: 6 good catches.
Their team
NidorinoLv 37Poison typeMoves: Poison and Normal
KangaskhanLv 35Normal typeMoves: Normal
RhyhornLv 37Ground and Rock typeMoves: Normal and Rock
NidoqueenLv 41Poison and Ground typeMoves: Fighting, Poison and Normal
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Ground2× · 3/4Water4× · 2/4Ice2× · 2/4Fighting2× · 2/4Psychic2× · 2/4Grass4× · 1/4Steel2× · 1/4
Good to catch
Catchable before Giovanni in FireRed & LeafGreen.
5 take normal hits from their moves. One is weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
MarowakGroundhits 2× with Ground · 3 of 4Bonemerang · Lv 25takes 1×Catch Cubone · Pokémon Tower
DugtrioGroundhits 2× with Ground · 3 of 4Magnitude · Lv 9takes 1×Catch Diglett · Diglett’s Cave
GravelerRockGroundhits 2× with Ground · 3 of 4Magnitude · Lv 16switch out against NidoqueenCatch Geodude · Mt. Moon
PoliwrathWaterFightinghits 4× with Fighting or Water · 3 of 4Water Gun · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Poliwag · Route 6 (Good Rod), then a Water Stone
SlowbroWaterPsychichits 4× with Psychic or Water · 3 of 4Confusion · Lv 17takes 1×Catch Slowpoke · Route 6 (Super Rod) · rareLeafGreen only
HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 2 of 4Psychic · Lv 35takes 1×Catch Drowzee · Route 11
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- NidorinoLv 37Beat it withGravelerhits 2× · Magnitude · Lv 16
WallHaunter takes ¼×Pokémon Tower - KangaskhanLv 35Beat it withPoliwrathhits 2× · Submission · Lv 35WallHaunter takes 0×Pokémon Tower
- RhyhornLv 37Beat it withGravelerhits 2× · Magnitude · Lv 16
WallOnix takes ½×Rock Tunnel - NidoqueenLv 41Beat it withMarowakhits 2× · Bonemerang · Lv 25WallHaunter takes ¼×Pokémon Tower