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How to beat Koga in Gold & Silver

Koga’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
  • AriadosLv 40Bug and Poison typeMoves: Grass
  • VenomothLv 41Bug and Poison typeMoves: Flying and Psychic. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • ForretressLv 43Bug and Steel typeMoves: Normal. It also lays Spikes or Stealth Rock, which hit you as you switch in.
  • MukLv 42Poison typeMoves: Poison. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • CrobatLv 44Poison and Flying typeMoves: Normal and Flying. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.

Hit it with

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

Psychic2× · 4/5Fire4× · 3/5Rock2× · 3/5Flying2× · 2/5Electric2× · 1/5Ice2× · 1/5Ground2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Koga in Gold & Silver.

6 take normal hits from their moves.

  • XatuPsychicFlyinghits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Future Sight · Lv 35takes 1×Catch Natu · Ruins of Alph · evolves at 25 Add
  • MagmarFirehits 4× with Fire · 3/5Fire Punch · Lv 1later: Flamethrower at 41takes 1×Catch Magmar · Burned Tower Add
  • HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Confusion · Lv 18takes 1×Catch Drowzee · Route 34 · evolves at 26 Add
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Psychic · Lv 38takes 1×Catch Abra · Route 34 · evolves at 16 Add
  • RapidashFirehits 4× with Fire · 3/5Ember · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Ponyta · Route 26 · evolves at 40 Add
  • GirafarigNormalPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Confusion · Lv 1later: Psybeam at 41takes 1×Catch Girafarig · Route 43 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • AriadosLv 40Beat it withMagmarhits 2×Fire Punch · Lv 1later: Flamethrower at 41WallGolbat takes ¼×Catch Zubat · Slowpoke Well · evolves at 22
  • VenomothLv 41Beat it withMagmarhits 2×Fire Punch · Lv 1later: Flamethrower at 41 watch out: poisonWallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 45 · rare · Silver only
  • ForretressLv 43Beat it withRapidashhits 4×Ember · Lv 13WallHaunter takes 0×Catch Gastly · Sprout Tower · evolves at 25
  • MukLv 42Beat it withXatuhits 2×Future Sight · Lv 35 watch out: poisonWallSkarmory takes 0×Catch Skarmory · Route 45 · rare · Silver only
  • CrobatLv 44Beat it withXatuhits 2×Future Sight · Lv 35 watch out: poisonWallSudowoodo takes ½× watch out: poisonCatch Sudowoodo · Route 36

Other bosses in Gold & Silver

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

Quick picks for Gold & Silver

Up nextBrunoElite Four, Elite FourLv 46. Team types: Fighting, Rock and Ground. Hitmontop, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Onix and Machamp.

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, up next. 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. 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.