Battle plan · FireRed & LeafGreen
How to beat Giovanni (Viridian)
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
RhyhornLv 45Ground and Rock typeMoves: Normal, Rock and Ground
DugtrioLv 42Ground typeMoves: Normal and Ground
NidoqueenLv 44Poison and Ground typeMoves: Normal, Fighting, Poison and Ground
NidokingLv 45Poison and Ground typeMoves: Normal, Fighting, Poison and Ground- RhyhornLv 50Ground and Rock typeMoves: Normal, Rock and Ground
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Water4× · 5/5Ice2× · 5/5Ground2× · 4/5Grass4× · 3/5Fighting2× · 2/5Psychic2× · 2/5Steel2× · 2/5
Good to catch
Catchable before Giovanni in FireRed & LeafGreen.
6 take normal hits from their moves.
StarmieWaterPsychichits 4× with Water · 5 of 5Hydro Pump · learns at 46takes 1×Catch Staryu · Pallet Town (Super Rod), then a Water StoneLeafGreen only
SeakingWaterhits 4× with Water · 5 of 5Waterfall · Lv 41takes 1×Safari Zone (Super Rod)
SlowbroWaterPsychichits 4× with Water or Psychic · 5 of 5Water Gun · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Slowpoke · Safari Zone (Surf)LeafGreen only
VaporeonWaterhits 4× with Water or Ice · 5 of 5Aurora Beam · Lv 36takes 1×Get Eevee · Celadon Mansion (gift), then a Water Stone · one of Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon
MarowakGroundhits 2× with Ground · 4 of 5Bonemerang · Lv 25takes 1×Catch Cubone · Pokémon Tower- DugtrioGroundhits 2× with Ground · 4 of 5Magnitude · Lv 9takes 1×Catch Diglett · Diglett’s Cave
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- RhyhornLv 45Beat it withSeakinghits 4× · Waterfall · Lv 41WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- DugtrioLv 42Beat it withSeakinghits 2× · Waterfall · Lv 41
WallHaunter takes 0×Pokémon Tower - NidoqueenLv 44Beat it withSeakinghits 2× · Waterfall · Lv 41WallHaunter takes ¼×Pokémon Tower
- NidokingLv 45Beat it withSeakinghits 2× · Waterfall · Lv 41WallHaunter takes ¼×Pokémon Tower
- RhyhornLv 50Beat it withSeakinghits 4× · Waterfall · Lv 41WallNothing resists all its moves yet.