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Battle plan · Gold & Silver

How to beat Silver (Chikorita start)

Silver’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

Silver: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • SneaselLv 34Dark and Ice typeMoves: Normal, Dark and Bug
  • GolbatLv 36Poison and Flying typeMoves: Bug, Dark and Flying
  • MagnetonLv 35Electric and Steel typeMoves: Electric and Normal
  • HaunterLv 35Ghost and Poison typeMoves: Ghost
  • KadabraLv 35Psychic typeMoves: Psychic
  • TyphlosionLv 38Fire typeMoves: Fire and Normal

Hit it with

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

Ground4× · 3/6Rock2× · 3/6Fighting4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Psychic2× · 2/6Bug2× · 2/6Ghost2× · 2/6Dark2× · 2/6Water2× · 1/6Electric2× · 1/6Ice2× · 1/6Steel2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Silver in Gold & Silver.

6 take normal hits from their moves.

  • SudowoodoRockhits 4× with Fighting or Rock · 6 of 6Low Kick · Lv 19takes 1×Route 36
  • GravelerRockGroundhits 4× with Rock or Ground · 5 of 6Magnitude · Lv 16takes 1×Catch Geodude · Route 46
  • GrowlitheFirehits 2× with Fire or Dark · 4 of 6Bite · Lv 1takes 1×Route 36Gold only
  • QuagsireWaterGroundhits 4× with Ground · 3 of 6Earthquake · learns at 35takes 1×Catch Wooper · Route 32
  • OnixRockGroundhits 2× with Rock · 3 of 6Rock Throw · Lv 14takes 1×Union Cave
  • VulpixFirehits 2× with Fire · 2 of 6Flamethrower · Lv 31takes 1×Route 36Silver only

Slot by slot

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

  • SneaselLv 34Beat it withSudowoodohits 4×Low Kick · Lv 19WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38
  • GolbatLv 36Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Rock Slide · Lv 28WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38
  • MagnetonLv 35Beat it withGravelerhits 4×Magnitude · Lv 16WallOnix takes ½×
  • HaunterLv 35Beat it withGravelerhits 2×Magnitude · Lv 16WallGirafarig takes 0×Route 43
  • KadabraLv 35Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Feint Attack · learns at 37WallJynx takes ½×Ice Path
  • TyphlosionLv 38Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Rock Slide · Lv 28WallGraveler takes ½×