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How to beat Koga in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Koga’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
  • AriadosLv 40Bug and Poison typeMoves: Poison and Grass. It also stops you switching out, with a move like Wrap or Mean Look (the binding moves also chip each turn).
  • VenomothLv 41Bug and Poison typeMoves: Flying and Psychic. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned and confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • ForretressLv 43Bug and Steel typeMoves: Normal. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned and lays Spikes or Stealth Rock, which hit you as you switch in.
  • MukLv 42Poison typeMoves: Poison. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • CrobatLv 44Poison and Flying typeMoves: Normal, Flying and Poison

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Psychic2× · 4/5Fire4× · 3/5Rock2× · 3/5Flying2× · 2/5

+3 more

Electric2× · 1/5Ice2× · 1/5Ground2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Koga in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

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

  • XatuPsychicFlyinghits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Future Sight · learns at 42takes 1×Catch Natu · Ruins of Alph · evolves at 25 Add
  • GirafarigNormalPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Psychic · Lv 37takes 1×Catch Girafarig · Route 43 Add
  • RapidashFirehits 4× with Fire · 3/5Fire Blast · Lv 37takes 1×Catch Ponyta · Route 26 · evolves at 40 Add
  • MagmarFirehits 4× with Fire · 3/5Lava Plume · Lv 36later: Flamethrower at 41takes 1×Catch Magmar · Burned Tower Add
  • TaurosNormalhits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Zen Headbutt · Lv 29takes 1×Catch Tauros · Route 48 Add
  • SlowbroWaterPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/5Zen Headbutt · Lv 34switch out against AriadosCatch Slowpoke · Slowpoke Well · evolves at 37 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • AriadosLv 40Beat it withRapidashhits 2×Fire Blast · Lv 37WallSkarmory takes ¼×Catch Skarmory · Route 45 · rare · SoulSilver only
  • VenomothLv 41Beat it withRapidashhits 2×Fire Blast · Lv 37 watch out: poisonWallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30
  • ForretressLv 43Beat it withRapidashhits 4×Fire Blast · Lv 37 watch out: poisonWallHaunter takes 0×Catch Gastly · Sprout Tower · evolves at 25
  • MukLv 42Beat it withSlowbrohits 2×Zen Headbutt · Lv 34 watch out: poisonWallMagneton takes 0×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30
  • CrobatLv 44Beat it withSlowbrohits 2×Zen Headbutt · Lv 34WallRhydon takes ½×Catch Rhyhorn · Victory Road · evolves at 42 · rare

Other bosses in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All HeartGold & SoulSilver bosses

Quick picks for HeartGold & SoulSilver

Up nextBrunoElite Four, Elite FourLv 46. Team types: Fighting, Rock and Ground. Hitmontop, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Onix and Machamp.

Gyms and Team Rocket

  1. 01FalknerVioletLv 13. Team types: Normal and Flying. Pidgey and Pidgeotto.
  2. 02BugsyAzaleaLv 17. Team types: Bug, Flying and Poison. Scyther, Kakuna and Metapod.
  3. 03WhitneyGoldenrodLv 19. Team types: Normal. Clefairy and Miltank.
  4. 04MortyEcruteakLv 25. Team types: Ghost and Poison. Gastly, Haunter, Gengar and Haunter.
  5. 05ChuckCianwoodLv 31. Team types: Fighting and Water. Primeape and Poliwrath.
  6. 06JasmineOlivineLv 35. Team types: Electric, Steel and Ground. Magnemite, Magnemite and Steelix.
  7. 07PryceMahoganyLv 34. 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 33. Team types: Poison and Flying. Golbat and Weezing.
  10. 10ArianaRadio TowerLv 32. Team types: Poison, Grass, Dark and Flying. Arbok, Vileplume and Murkrow.
  11. 11ArcherRadio TowerLv 38. Team types: Dark, Fire and Poison. Houndour, Koffing and Houndoom.
  12. 12ClairBlackthornLv 41. Team types: Water, Flying and Dragon. Gyarados, Dragonair, Dragonair and Kingdra.

Before the Elite Four

  1. 01SilverChikorita startLv 40. Team types: Dark, Ice, Poison, Flying, Electric, Steel, Ghost, Psychic and Fire. Sneasel, Golbat, Magneton, Haunter, Kadabra and Typhlosion.
  2. 01SilverCyndaquil startLv 40. Team types: Dark, Ice, Poison, Flying, Electric, Steel, Ghost, Psychic and Water. Sneasel, Golbat, Magneton, Haunter, Kadabra and Feraligatr.
  3. 01SilverTotodile startLv 40. 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. 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, up next. 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 50. Team types: Poison, Flying and Bug. Crobat, Weezing, Ariados, Ariados and Venomoth.
  2. 02Lt. SurgeVermilionLv 53. Team types: Electric and Steel. Raichu, Electrode, Magneton, Electrode and Electabuzz.
  3. 03BrockPewterLv 54. Team types: Rock, Ground and Water. Graveler, Rhyhorn, Omastar, Onix and Kabutops.
  4. 04MistyCeruleanLv 54. Team types: Water, Ground, Ice and Psychic. Golduck, Quagsire, Lapras and Starmie.
  5. 05SabrinaSaffronLv 55. Team types: Psychic. Espeon, Mr. Mime and Alakazam.
  6. 06ErikaCeladonLv 56. Team types: Grass, Flying and Poison. Jumpluff, Tangela, Victreebel and Bellossom.
  7. 07BlaineSeafoam IslandsLv 59. Team types: Fire and Rock. Magcargo, Magmar and Rapidash.
  8. 08BlueViridianLv 60. Team types: Grass, Psychic, Fire, Ground, Rock, Water, Flying, Fighting and Normal. Exeggutor, Arcanine, Rhydon, Gyarados, Machamp and Pidgeot.

Post-game

  1. 01RedMt. SilverLv 88. Team types: Electric, Water, Ice, Normal, Grass, Poison, Fire and Flying. Pikachu, Lapras, Snorlax, Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise.