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How to beat Silver (Totodile start) in Gold & Silver

Silver’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
  • SneaselLv 34Dark and Ice typeMoves: Normal, Dark and Bug
  • GolbatLv 36Poison and Flying typeMoves: Bug, Dark and Flying. It also confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • MagnetonLv 35Electric and Steel typeMoves: Electric and Normal. It also uses a move that does the same damage whatever your types.
  • HaunterLv 35Ghost and Poison typeMoves: Ghost. It also stops you switching out, with a move like Wrap or Mean Look (the binding moves also chip each turn), uses a Ghost-type Curse, which cuts a quarter of your HP each turn whatever your types and confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • KadabraLv 35Psychic typeMoves: Psychic
  • MeganiumLv 38Grass typeMoves: Grass and Normal. 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 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Fire2× · 3/6Bug2× · 3/6Fighting4× · 2/6Ground4× · 2/6

+9 more

Ice2× · 2/6Psychic2× · 2/6Rock2× · 2/6Ghost2× · 2/6Dark2× · 2/6Electric2× · 1/6Poison2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6Steel2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Silver in Gold & Silver.

One takes normal hits from their moves. Five are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • MagmarFirehits 2× with Fire · 3/6Fire Punch · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Magmar · Burned Tower Add
  • GravelerRockGroundhits 4× with Rock or Ground · 4/6Magnitude · Lv 16switch out against MeganiumCatch Geodude · Route 46 · evolves at 25 Add
  • PrimeapeFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 2/6Low Kick · Lv 9switch out against Golbat and KadabraCatch Mankey · Route 42 · evolves at 28Gold only Add
  • SudowoodoRockhits 4× with Fighting, Rock or Dark · 5/6Low Kick · Lv 19switch out against MeganiumCatch Sudowoodo · Route 36 Add
  • QuagsireWaterGroundhits 4× with Ground · 2/6Earthquake · learns at 35switch out against MeganiumCatch Wooper · Route 32 · evolves at 20 Add
  • MachokeFightinghits 4× with Fighting · 2/6Vital Throw · Lv 34switch out against Golbat and KadabraCatch Machoke · Mt. Mortar Add

Slot by slot

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

  • SneaselLv 34Beat it withPrimeapehits 4×Low Kick · Lv 9WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30
  • GolbatLv 36Beat it withAmpharoshits 2×Thunder Punch · Lv 30Catch Mareep · Route 32 · evolves at 30WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30
  • MagnetonLv 35Beat it withQuagsirehits 4×Earthquake · learns at 35WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • HaunterLv 35Beat it withQuagsirehits 2×Earthquake · learns at 35WallGirafarig takes 0× from attacksCatch Girafarig · Route 43
  • KadabraLv 35Beat it withUrsaringhits 2×Feint Attack (weak), or Fury Swipes at Lv 15Catch Teddiursa · Route 45 · evolves at 30 · Gold onlyWallJynx takes ½×Catch Jynx · Ice Path
  • MeganiumLv 38Beat it withMagmarhits 2×Fire Punch · Lv 1 watch out: poisonWallSkarmory 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 nextWillElite Four, Elite FourLv 42. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Ice, Grass and Water. Xatu, Jynx, Exeggutor, Slowbro and Xatu.

Gyms and Team Rocket

  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. 08PetrelRadio TowerLv 32. Team types: Poison. Koffing, Koffing, Koffing, Weezing, Koffing and Koffing.
  9. 09ProtonRadio TowerLv 36. Team types: Poison and Flying. Golbat.
  10. 10ArianaRadio TowerLv 32. Team types: Poison, Grass, Dark and Flying. Arbok, Vileplume and Murkrow.
  11. 11ArcherRadio TowerLv 35. Team types: Dark, Fire and Poison. Houndour, Koffing and Houndoom.
  12. 12ClairBlackthornLv 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, up next. 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. 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.