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Battle plan · HeartGold & SoulSilver

How to beat Red in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Red’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
  • PikachuLv 88Electric typeMoves: Electric, Steel and Normal
  • LaprasLv 80Water and Ice typeMoves: Ice, Water, Psychic and Normal
  • SnorlaxLv 82Normal typeThick FatMoves: Ghost, Dark, Ice and Normal
  • VenusaurLv 84Grass and Poison typeMoves: Poison and Grass. It also puts you to sleep with a move like Hypnosis or Sleep Powder.
  • CharizardLv 84Fire and Flying typeMoves: Fire, Flying and Dragon
  • BlastoiseLv 84Water typeMoves: Fighting, Water, Ice and Steel

Hit it with

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

Electric2× · 3/6Rock4× · 2/6Grass2× · 2/6Fighting2× · 2/6

+6 more

Fire2× · 1/6Water2× · 1/6Ice2× · 1/6Ground2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Red in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

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

  • AmpharosElectrichits 2× with Electric · 3/6Thunder · Lv 68takes 1×Catch Mareep · Route 32 · evolves at 30 Add
  • LanturnWaterElectrichits 2× with Electric or Water · 3/6Hydro Pump · Lv 52switch out against VenusaurCatch Chinchou · New Bark Town (Good Rod) · evolves at 27 Add
  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 2× with Ice or Water · 2/6Aqua Tail · Lv 35switch out against PikachuCatch Magikarp · New Bark Town (Old Rod) · evolves at 20 Add
  • UrsaringNormalhits 2× with Fighting · 2/6Hammer Arm · Lv 67switch out against BlastoiseCatch Teddiursa · Route 45 · evolves at 30SoulSilver only Add
  • DragoniteDragonFlyinghits 2× with Flying or Water · 2/6Wing Attack · Lv 55weak to four of their six: switch outWin Dratini · Goldenrod Game Corner (prize) · evolves at 55 Add
  • ElectrodeElectrichits 2× with Electric · 3/6Charge Beam · Lv 26takes 1×Catch Electrode · Team Rocket HQ Add

Slot by slot

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

  • PikachuLv 88Beat it withDonphanhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 46Catch Phanpy · Route 45 · evolves at 25 · HeartGold onlyWallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30
  • LaprasLv 80Beat it withAmpharoshits 2×Thunder · Lv 68WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • SnorlaxLv 82Beat it withUrsaringhits 2×Hammer Arm · Lv 67WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30
  • VenusaurLv 84Beat it withDragonitehits 2×Wing Attack · Lv 55WallSkarmory takes ¼×Catch Skarmory · Route 45 · rare · SoulSilver only
  • CharizardLv 84Beat it withRhydonhits 4×Stone Edge · Lv 45Catch Rhyhorn · Victory Road · evolves at 42 · rareWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • BlastoiseLv 84Beat it withAmpharoshits 2×Thunder · Lv 68WallSlowbro takes ½×Catch Slowpoke · Slowpoke Well · evolves at 37

Other bosses in HeartGold & SoulSilver

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

Quick picks for HeartGold & SoulSilver

From the topFalknerViolet, VioletLv 13. Team types: Normal and Flying. Pidgey and Pidgeotto.

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. 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.