Skip to content
Type
Coverage

Battle plan · HeartGold & SoulSilver

How to beat Lt. Surge in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Lt. Surge’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
  • RaichuLv 51Electric typeMoves: Normal and Electric
  • ElectrodeLv 47Electric typeMoves: Electric
  • MagnetonLv 47Electric and Steel typeMoves: Electric and Steel. It also confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • ElectrodeLv 47Electric typeMoves: Normal and Electric
  • ElectabuzzLv 53Electric typeMoves: Normal, Electric and Fighting

Hit it with

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

Ground4× · 5/5Fire2× · 1/5Fighting2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Lt. Surge in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Four take normal hits from their moves. Two are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • DonphanGroundhits 4× with Ground · 5/5Earthquake · Lv 46takes 1×Catch Phanpy · Route 45 · evolves at 25HeartGold only Add
  • QuagsireWaterGroundhits 4× with Ground · 5/5Earthquake · Lv 36takes 1×Catch Wooper · Route 32 · evolves at 20 Add
  • DugtrioGroundhits 4× with Ground · 5/5Earthquake · Lv 45takes 1×Catch Diglett · Route 48 · evolves at 26 · rare Add
  • RhydonGroundRockhits 2× with Ground or Fighting · 5/5Hammer Arm · Lv 42later: Earthquake at 49switch out against Magneton and ElectabuzzCatch Rhyhorn · Victory Road · evolves at 42 · rare Add
  • PiloswineIceGroundhits 4× with Ground · 5/5Earthquake · Lv 40switch out against Magneton and ElectabuzzCatch Swinub · Ice Path · evolves at 33 Add
  • ArbokPoisonhits 4× with Ground · 5/5Mud Bomb · Lv 34takes 1×Catch Ekans · Route 32 · evolves at 22SoulSilver only Add

Slot by slot

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

  • RaichuLv 51Beat it withRhydonhits 2×Earthquake · learns at 49WallSteelix takes ½×Catch Steelix · Route 47 · rare
  • ElectrodeLv 47Beat it withDonphanhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 46WallRhydon takes 0×
  • MagnetonLv 47Beat it withDonphanhits 4×Earthquake · Lv 46WallQuagsire takes ½×
  • ElectrodeLv 47Beat it withRhydonhits 2×Earthquake · learns at 49WallSteelix takes ½×Catch Steelix · Route 47 · rare
  • ElectabuzzLv 53Beat it withDonphanhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 46WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in HeartGold & SoulSilver

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

Quick picks for HeartGold & SoulSilver

Up nextBrockPewter, PewterLv 54. Team types: Rock, Ground and Water. Graveler, Rhyhorn, Omastar, Onix and Kabutops.

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. 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, up next. 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.