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Battle plan · HeartGold & SoulSilver

How to beat Silver (Chikorita start)

Silver’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.

Plan with your team

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

Silver: 6 good catches.

Their team

  • SneaselLv 36Dark and Ice typeMoves: Normal, Ice and Dark
  • GolbatLv 38Poison and Flying typeMoves: Ghost, Dark and Flying
  • MagnetonLv 37Electric and Steel typeMoves: Electric and Steel
  • HaunterLv 37Ghost and Poison typeLevitateMoves: Ghost
  • KadabraLv 37Psychic typeMoves: Psychic
  • TyphlosionLv 40Fire typeMoves: Fire and Normal

Hit it with

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

Rock2× · 3/6Fighting4× · 2/6Ground4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Psychic2× · 2/6Bug2× · 2/6Ghost2× · 2/6Dark2× · 2/6Water2× · 1/6Electric2× · 1/6Ice2× · 1/6Steel2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Silver in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

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

  • SudowoodoRockhits 4× with Fighting or Rock · 6 of 6Low Kick · Lv 9switch out against MagnetonRoute 36
  • PersianNormalhits 2× with Rock or Dark · 5 of 6Power Gem · Lv 32takes 1×Catch Meowth · Route 38SoulSilver only
  • LanturnWaterElectrichits 2× with Bug or Electric · 4 of 6Signal Beam · Lv 35takes 1×Catch Chinchou · New Bark Town (Good Rod)
  • GranbullNormalhits 2× with Fire or Electric · 5 of 6Fire Fang · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Snubbull · Route 38 · rare
  • GrowlitheFirehits 2× with Fire or Dark · 4 of 6Bite · Lv 1takes 1×Route 36HeartGold only
  • MagmarFirehits 2× with Fire or Dark · 4 of 6Feint Attack · Lv 16takes 1×Burned Tower

Slot by slot

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

  • SneaselLv 36Beat it withSudowoodohits 4×Low Kick · Lv 9WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38
  • GolbatLv 38Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Rock Slide · Lv 33WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38
  • MagnetonLv 37Beat it withGrowlithehits 2×Flamethrower · Lv 34WallQuagsire takes ½×Catch Wooper · Route 32
  • HaunterLv 37Beat it withGirafarighits 2×Psychic · learns at 37Route 43WallTauros takes 0×Route 48
  • KadabraLv 37Beat it withLanturnhits 2×Signal Beam · Lv 35WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Route 38
  • TyphlosionLv 40Beat it withSudowoodohits 2×Rock Slide · Lv 33WallGraveler takes ½×Catch Geodude · Route 46