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Battle plan · HeartGold & SoulSilver

How to beat Silver (Cyndaquil start) in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Silver’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
  • 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. It also uses a Ghost-type Curse, which hurts every type.
  • KadabraLv 37Psychic typeMoves: Psychic
  • FeraligatrLv 40Water typeMoves: Water, Ice, Dark and Normal

Hit it with

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

Fighting4× · 2/6Fire2× · 2/6Electric2× · 2/6Psychic2× · 2/6Bug2× · 2/6Rock2× · 2/6Ghost2× · 2/6Dark2× · 2/6Ground4× · 1/6Grass2× · 1/6Ice2× · 1/6Steel2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Silver in HeartGold & SoulSilver.

4 take normal hits from their moves. 2 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • MagnetonElectricSteelhits 2× with Steel or Electric · 3/6Spark · Lv 22later: Discharge at 40takes 1×Catch Magnemite · Route 38 · evolves at 30 Add
  • LanturnWaterElectrichits 2× with Bug or Electric · 4/6Spark · Lv 20later: Discharge at 40takes 1×Catch Chinchou · New Bark Town (Good Rod) · evolves at 27 Add
  • MagmarFirehits 2× with Fire or Dark · 4/6Feint Attack · Lv 16switch out against FeraligatrCatch Magmar · Burned Tower Add
  • TaurosNormalhits 2× with Psychic or Dark · 3/6Zen Headbutt · Lv 29takes 1×Catch Tauros · Route 48 Add
  • PersianNormalhits 2× with Rock or Dark · 4/6Bite · Lv 6takes 1×Catch Meowth · Route 38 · evolves at 28SoulSilver only Add
  • SudowoodoRockhits 4× with Fighting, Rock or Dark · 5/6Low Kick · Lv 1switch out against Magneton and FeraligatrCatch Sudowoodo · Route 36 Add

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 1WallMagneton takes ½×
  • GolbatLv 38Beat it withMagnetonhits 2×Spark · Lv 22later: Discharge at 40WallSkarmory takes ½×Catch Skarmory · Route 45 · rare · SoulSilver only
  • MagnetonLv 37Beat it withQuagsirehits 4×Earthquake · Lv 36Catch Wooper · Route 32 · evolves at 20WallMagneton takes ½×
  • HaunterLv 37Beat it withTauroshits 2×Zen Headbutt · Lv 29WallGirafarig takes 0×Catch Girafarig · Route 43
  • KadabraLv 37Beat it withShucklehits 2×Bug Bite · learns at 40Catch Shuckle · Cianwood City (Rock Smash)WallMagneton takes ½×
  • FeraligatrLv 40Beat it withMagnetonhits 2×Spark · Lv 22later: Discharge at 40WallNo 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 nextWillElite Four, Elite FourLv 42. Team types: Psychic, Flying, Ice, Grass and Water. Xatu, Jynx, Exeggutor, Slowbro and Xatu.

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. 08ArianaRadio TowerLv 32. Team types: Poison, Grass, Dark and Flying. Arbok, Vileplume and Murkrow.
  9. 09ArcherRadio TowerLv 38. Team types: Dark, Fire and Poison. Houndour, Koffing and Houndoom.
  10. 10ClairBlackthornLv 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, up next. 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.