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Battle plan · Gold & Silver

How to beat Red

Red’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Gold & Silver. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

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 Gold & Silver

Gyms

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Kanto gyms

Post-game

Red: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • PikachuLv 81Electric typeMoves: Normal and Electric
  • EspeonLv 73Psychic typeMoves: Ground, Normal and Psychic
  • SnorlaxLv 75Normal typeMoves: Normal
  • VenusaurLv 77Grass and Poison typeMoves: Grass
  • CharizardLv 77Fire and Flying typeMoves: Fire, Flying and Normal
  • BlastoiseLv 77Water typeMoves: Water and Ice

Hit it with

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

Electric2× · 2/6Rock4× · 1/6Fire2× · 1/6Water2× · 1/6Grass2× · 1/6Ice2× · 1/6Fighting2× · 1/6Ground2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Bug2× · 1/6Ghost2× · 1/6Dark2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Red in Gold & Silver.

5 take normal hits from their moves. One is weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • GirafarigNormalPsychichits 2× with Dark or Psychic · 2 of 6Psybeam · Lv 41takes 1×Route 43
  • AmpharosElectrichits 2× with Electric · 2 of 6Thunder · Lv 57switch out against EspeonCatch Mareep · Route 32
  • HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 1 of 6Psychic · Lv 49takes 1×Catch Drowzee · Route 34
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 1 of 6Psychic · Lv 38takes 1×Catch Abra · Route 34
  • UrsaringNormalhits 2× with Dark · 1 of 6Feint Attack · Lv 22takes 1×Catch Teddiursa · Route 45Gold only
  • EeveeNormalhits 2× with Dark · 1 of 6Bite · Lv 30takes 1×Bill’s house, Goldenrod (gift)

Slot by slot

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

  • PikachuLv 81Beat it withGravelerhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 41Catch Geodude · Route 46WallRhydon takes ½×Catch Rhyhorn · Victory Road · rare
  • EspeonLv 73Beat it withGirafarighits 2×Crunch · Lv 54WallSkarmory takes ½×Route 45 · rare · Silver only
  • SnorlaxLv 75Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Low Kick · Lv 19Route 36WallHaunter takes 0×Catch Gastly · Sprout Tower
  • VenusaurLv 77Beat it withDragonitehits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 55Win Dratini · Goldenrod Game Corner (prize)WallAriados takes ¼×Catch Spinarak · Route 30 · Gold only
  • CharizardLv 77Beat it withAmpharoshits 2×Thunder · Lv 57WallSudowoodo takes ½×Route 36
  • BlastoiseLv 77Beat it withAmpharoshits 2×Thunder · Lv 57WallLanturn takes ½×Catch Chinchou · New Bark Town (Good Rod)