Battle plan · HeartGold & SoulSilver
How to beat Lance
Lance’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
Lance: 6 good catches.
Their team
GyaradosLv 46Water and Flying typeMoves: Normal, Dragon, Water and Ice
DragoniteLv 49Dragon and Flying typeMoves: Dragon, Electric and Normal- DragoniteLv 49Dragon and Flying typeMoves: Dragon, Ice and Normal
AerodactylLv 48Rock and Flying typeMoves: Flying, Dark, Rock and Electric
CharizardLv 48Fire and Flying typeMoves: Ghost, Flying, Dragon and Fire- DragoniteLv 50Dragon and Flying typeMoves: Fire, Dragon and Normal
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Rock4× · 6/6Ice4× · 4/6Electric4× · 3/6Dragon2× · 3/6Water2× · 2/6Steel2× · 1/6
Good to catch
Catchable before Lance in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
SudowoodoRockhits 4× with Rock · 6 of 6Rock Slide · Lv 33switch out against GyaradosRoute 36
GranbullNormalhits 4× with Electric or Ice · 6 of 6Thunder Fang · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Snubbull · Route 38 · rare
PersianNormalhits 4× with Rock · 6 of 6Power Gem · Lv 32takes 1×Catch Meowth · Route 38SoulSilver only
CorsolaWaterRockhits 4× with Rock · 6 of 6Rock Blast · Lv 20switch out against Dragonite and AerodactylCherrygrove City (Good Rod)
DunsparceNormalhits 4× with Rock · 6 of 6Ancient Power · Lv 41takes 1×Dark Cave (Rock Smash)
TogepiNormalhits 4× with Rock · 6 of 6Ancient Power · Lv 33takes 1×Violet City (egg, hatches at Lv. 1)
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- GyaradosLv 46Beat it withGranbullhits 4× · Thunder Fang · Lv 1WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- DragoniteLv 49Beat it withSudowoodohits 2× · Rock Slide · Lv 33
WallSteelix takes ½×Route 47 · rare - DragoniteLv 49Beat it withSudowoodohits 2× · Rock Slide · Lv 33
WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 - AerodactylLv 48Beat it withSudowoodohits 2× · Rock Slide · Lv 33WallSteelix takes ½×Route 47 · rare
- CharizardLv 48Beat it withSudowoodohits 4× · Rock Slide · Lv 33WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- DragoniteLv 50Beat it withSudowoodohits 2× · Rock Slide · Lv 33WallNothing resists all its moves yet.