Battle plan · HeartGold & SoulSilver
How to beat Bruno
Bruno’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.
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
Bruno: 6 good catches.
Their team
HitmontopLv 42Fighting typeMoves: Normal, Ground and Fighting
HitmonleeLv 42Fighting typeMoves: Fighting and Fire
HitmonchanLv 42Fighting typeMoves: Electric, Ice, Fire and Steel
OnixLv 43Rock and Ground typeMoves: Dragon, Ground and Rock
MachampLv 46Fighting typeMoves: Rock and Fighting
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Flying2× · 4/5Psychic2× · 4/5Water4× · 1/5Grass4× · 1/5Ice2× · 1/5Fighting2× · 1/5Ground2× · 1/5Steel2× · 1/5
Good to catch
Catchable before Bruno in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
3 take normal hits from their moves. 3 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
SlowbroWaterPsychichits 4× with Psychic or Water · 5 of 5Zen Headbutt · Lv 34switch out against HitmonchanCatch Slowpoke · Slowpoke Well
GirafarigNormalPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4 of 5Psychic · Lv 37takes 1×Route 43
KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4 of 5Psychic · Lv 40takes 1×Catch Abra · Route 34
HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4 of 5Psybeam · Lv 28takes 1×Catch Drowzee · Route 34
GolduckWaterhits 4× with Psychic or Water · 5 of 5Zen Headbutt · learns at 44switch out against HitmonchanIlex Forest (Surf)
SkarmorySteelFlyinghits 2× with Flying or Steel · 5 of 5Air Slash · Lv 39switch out against Hitmonlee and HitmonchanRoute 45 · rareSoulSilver only
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- HitmontopLv 42Beat it withSlowbrohits 2× · Zen Headbutt · Lv 34
WallMisdreavus takes 0×Route 47 · rare - HitmonleeLv 42Beat it withSlowbrohits 2× · Zen Headbutt · Lv 34
WallMantine takes ½×Sea Route 41 (Surf) · HeartGold only - HitmonchanLv 42Beat it withKadabrahits 2× · Psychic · Lv 40WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- OnixLv 43Beat it withSlowbrohits 4× · Water Pulse · Lv 29WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- MachampLv 46Beat it withSlowbrohits 2× · Zen Headbutt · Lv 34WallNothing resists all its moves yet.