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Battle plan · HeartGold & SoulSilver

How to beat Blue

Blue’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver

Gyms

Before the Elite Four

Elite Four and Champion

Kanto gyms

Post-game

Blue: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • ExeggutorLv 55Grass and Psychic typeMoves: Grass and Psychic
  • ArcanineLv 58Fire typeMoves: Dragon, Fire and Normal
  • RhydonLv 58Ground and Rock typeMoves: Bug, Rock, Electric and Ground
  • GyaradosLv 52Water and Flying typeMoves: Ice, Water and Normal
  • MachampLv 56Fighting typeMoves: Fighting, Ground, Rock and Electric
  • PidgeotLv 60Normal and Flying typeMoves: Normal and Flying

Hit it with

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

Ice2× · 3/6Rock2× · 3/6Water4× · 2/6Electric4× · 2/6Ground2× · 2/6Flying2× · 2/6Grass4× · 1/6Bug4× · 1/6Fire2× · 1/6Fighting2× · 1/6Poison2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Ghost2× · 1/6Dark2× · 1/6Steel2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Blue in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

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

  • MisdreavusGhosthits 2× with Ghost or Rock · 5 of 6Power Gem · Lv 50takes 1×Route 47 · rare
  • LanturnWaterElectrichits 4× with Bug or Water · 5 of 6Discharge · Lv 40weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Chinchou · New Bark Town (Good Rod)
  • DunsparceNormalhits 2× with Ground or Rock · 4 of 6Ancient Power · Lv 41switch out against MachampDark Cave (Rock Smash)
  • AmpharosElectrichits 4× with Bug or Rock · 4 of 6Discharge · Lv 34switch out against Rhydon and MachampCatch Mareep · Route 32
  • GranbullNormalhits 4× with Dark or Ice · 4 of 6Thunder Fang · Lv 1switch out against MachampCatch Snubbull · Route 38 · rare
  • PersianNormalhits 2× with Dark or Rock · 4 of 6Power Gem · Lv 32switch out against MachampCatch Meowth · Route 38SoulSilver only

Slot by slot

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

  • ExeggutorLv 55Beat it withMisdreavushits 2×Shadow Ball · Lv 37WallSkarmory takes ½×Route 45 · rare · SoulSilver only
  • ArcanineLv 58Beat it withLanturnhits 2×Hydro Pump · Lv 52WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • RhydonLv 58Beat it withDunsparcehits 2×Dig · Lv 45WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • GyaradosLv 52Beat it withLanturnhits 4×Discharge · Lv 40WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • MachampLv 56Beat it withGirafarighits 2×Psychic · Lv 37Route 43WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
  • PidgeotLv 60Beat it withLanturnhits 2×Discharge · Lv 40WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38