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How to beat Janine in Gold & Silver

Janine’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
  • CrobatLv 36Poison and Flying typeMoves: Flying
  • WeezingLv 36Poison typeMoves: Poison and Normal. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • WeezingLv 36Poison typeMoves: Poison and Normal. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • AriadosLv 33Bug and Poison typeMoves: Grass. It also uses Night Shade: the same damage to every type, and none to Normal types.
  • VenomothLv 39Bug and Poison typeMoves: Flying and Psychic

Hit it with

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

Psychic2× · 5/5Rock2× · 3/5Fire2× · 2/5Ground2× · 2/5Flying2× · 2/5Electric2× · 1/5Ice2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Janine in Gold & Silver.

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 · 5/5Confusion · Lv 18takes 1×Catch Drowzee · Route 34 · evolves at 26 Add
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 5/5Future Sight · Lv 31later: Psychic at 38takes 1×Catch Abra · Route 34 · evolves at 16 Add
  • XatuPsychicFlyinghits 2× with Psychic or Flying · 5/5Peck · Lv 1later: Future Sight at 35takes 1×Catch Natu · Ruins of Alph · evolves at 25 Add
  • GirafarigNormalPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 5/5Confusion · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Girafarig · Route 43 Add
  • SlowbroWaterPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 5/5Confusion · Lv 20switch out against AriadosCatch Slowpoke · Slowpoke Well · evolves at 37 Add
  • PidgeotNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 2/5Wing Attack · Lv 33takes 1×Catch Pidgey · Route 29 · evolves at 36 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • CrobatLv 36Beat it withAmpharoshits 2×Thunder Punch · Lv 30Catch Mareep · Route 32 · evolves at 30WallMagneton takes ¼×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30
  • WeezingLv 36Beat it withXatuhits 2×Future Sight · learns at 35 watch out: poisonWallHaunter takes ¼×Catch Gastly · Sprout Tower · evolves at 25
  • WeezingLv 36Beat it withXatuhits 2×Future Sight · learns at 35 watch out: poisonWallHaunter takes ¼×Catch Gastly · Sprout Tower · evolves at 25
  • AriadosLv 33Beat it withPidgeothits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 33WallDodrio takes ½×Catch Doduo · Route 27 · evolves at 31
  • VenomothLv 39Beat it withPidgeothits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 33WallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 45 · rare · Silver only

Other bosses in Gold & Silver

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Gold & Silver bosses

Quick picks for Gold & Silver

Up nextBrockPewter, PewterLv 44. Team types: Rock, Ground and Water. Graveler, Rhyhorn, Omastar, Onix and Kabutops.

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. 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, up next. 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.