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How to beat Lance in Gold & Silver

Lance’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
  • GyaradosLv 44Water and Flying typeMoves: Normal and Water
  • DragoniteLv 47Dragon and Flying typeMoves: Dragon, Electric and Normal
  • DragoniteLv 47Dragon and Flying typeMoves: Dragon, Ice and Normal
  • AerodactylLv 46Rock and Flying typeMoves: Flying, Rock and Normal
  • CharizardLv 46Fire and Flying typeMoves: Fire, Flying and Normal
  • DragoniteLv 50Dragon and Flying typeMoves: Fire, Dragon and Normal

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Rock4× · 6/6Ice4× · 4/6Electric4× · 3/6Dragon2× · 3/6Water2× · 2/6Steel2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Lance in Gold & Silver.

2 take normal hits from their moves. 4 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • SudowoodoRockhits 4× with Rock · 6/6Rock Slide · Lv 28switch out against GyaradosCatch Sudowoodo · Route 36 Add
  • CorsolaWaterRockhits 4× with Rock or Water · 6/6Ancient Power · Lv 43switch out against DragoniteCatch Corsola · Union Cave (Good Rod) Add
  • AmpharosElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/6Thunder Punch · Lv 30takes 1×Catch Mareep · Route 32 · evolves at 30 Add
  • PiloswineIceGroundhits 4× with Ice · 4/6Powder Snow · Lv 10weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Swinub · Ice Path · evolves at 33 Add
  • DewgongWaterIcehits 4× with Ice · 4/6Ice Beam · Lv 43switch out against Dragonite and AerodactylCatch Seel · Whirl Islands · evolves at 34 Add
  • LanturnWaterElectrichits 4× with Electric · 3/6Spark · Lv 25takes 1×Catch Chinchou · New Bark Town (Good Rod) · evolves at 27 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • GyaradosLv 44Beat it withAmpharoshits 4×Thunder Punch · Lv 30WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • DragoniteLv 47Beat it withPiloswinehits 4×Powder Snow · Lv 10WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30
  • DragoniteLv 47Beat it withDewgonghits 4×Ice Beam · Lv 43WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30
  • AerodactylLv 46Beat it withAmpharoshits 2×Thunder Punch · Lv 30WallGraveler takes ½×Catch Geodude · Route 46 · evolves at 25
  • CharizardLv 46Beat it withSudowoodohits 4×Rock Slide · Lv 28WallCorsola takes ½×
  • DragoniteLv 50Beat it withDewgonghits 4×Ice Beam · Lv 43WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Gold & Silver

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

Quick picks for Gold & Silver

Up nextJanineFuchsia, FuchsiaLv 39. Team types: Poison, Flying and Bug. Crobat, Weezing, Weezing, Ariados and Venomoth.

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, up next. 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.