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Battle plan · Let’s Go

How to beat Lt. Surge in Let’s Go

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
  • VoltorbLv 25Electric typeMoves: Electric and Normal
  • MagnemiteLv 25Electric and Steel typeMoves: Electric. It also uses a move that does the same damage whatever your types.
  • RaichuLv 26Electric typeMoves: Electric, Normal and Fighting

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Ground4× · 3/3Fire2× · 1/3Fighting2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Lt. Surge in Let’s Go.

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

  • SandslashGroundhits 4× with Ground · 3/3Dig · Lv 20takes 1×Catch Sandshrew · Route 3 · evolves at 22Let’s Go, Pikachu! only Add
  • DugtrioGroundhits 4× with Ground · 3/3Dig · Lv 18takes 1×Catch Diglett · Diglett’s Cave · evolves at 26 Add
  • GrowlitheFirehits 2× with Fire · 1/3Heat Wave · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Growlithe · Route 5Let’s Go, Pikachu! only Add
  • OnixRockGroundhits 4× with Ground · 3/3Dig · Lv 20switch out against RaichuCatch Onix · Mt. Moon · rare Add
  • MankeyFightinghits 2× with Fighting · 1/3Karate Chop · Lv 13takes 1×Catch Mankey · Route 3Let’s Go, Pikachu! only Add
  • NidorinoPoisonhits 2× with Fighting · 1/3Double Kick · Lv 9takes 1×Catch Nidoran♂ · Route 22 · evolves at 16 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • VoltorbLv 25Beat it withSandslashhits 2×Dig · Lv 20WallOnix takes ½×
  • MagnemiteLv 25Beat it withSandslashhits 4×Dig · Lv 20WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • RaichuLv 26Beat it withSandslashhits 2×Dig · Lv 20WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Let’s Go

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Let’s Go bosses

Quick picks for Let’s Go

Up nextErikaCeladon, CeladonLv 34. Team types: Grass and Poison. Tangela, Weepinbell and Vileplume.

Gyms and Team Rocket

  1. 01BrockPewterLv 12. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude and Onix.
  2. 02MistyCeruleanLv 19. Team types: Water and Psychic. Psyduck and Starmie.
  3. 03Lt. SurgeVermilionLv 26. Team types: Electric and Steel. Voltorb, Magnemite and Raichu.
  4. 04ErikaCeladonLv 34, up next. Team types: Grass and Poison. Tangela, Weepinbell and Vileplume.
  5. 05GiovanniRocket HideoutLv 35. Team types: Normal, Ground and Rock. Persian and Rhyhorn.
  6. 06GiovanniSilph Co.Lv 39. Team types: Normal, Ground, Rock and Poison. Persian, Rhyhorn and Nidoqueen.
  7. 07KogaFuchsiaLv 44. Team types: Poison, Flying and Bug. Weezing, Muk, Golbat and Venomoth.
  8. 08SabrinaSaffronLv 44. Team types: Psychic, Fairy, Water and Ice. Mr. Mime, Slowbro, Jynx and Alakazam.
  9. 09BlaineCinnabarLv 48. Team types: Fire. Magmar, Rapidash, Ninetales and Arcanine.
  10. 10GiovanniViridianLv 50. Team types: Ground, Poison and Rock. Dugtrio, Nidoqueen, Nidoking and Rhydon.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01LoreleiElite FourLv 52. Team types: Water, Ice and Psychic. Dewgong, Jynx, Cloyster, Slowbro and Lapras.
  2. 02BrunoElite FourLv 53. Team types: Rock, Ground, Fighting and Water. Onix, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Poliwrath and Machamp.
  3. 03AgathaElite FourLv 54. Team types: Poison, Ghost and Flying. Arbok, Gengar, Golbat, Weezing and Gengar.
  4. 04LanceElite FourLv 55. Team types: Water, Rock, Flying, Fire and Dragon. Seadra, Aerodactyl, Gyarados, Charizard and Dragonite.
  5. 05Tracein Let’s Go, Pikachu!Lv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Poison, Ground, Fire, Water, Psychic and Electric. Pidgeot, Vileplume, Marowak, Rapidash, Slowbro and Jolteon.
  6. 05Tracein Let’s Go, Eevee!Lv 57. Team types: Normal, Flying, Grass, Poison, Ground, Fire, Water, Psychic and Electric. Pidgeot, Vileplume, Marowak, Rapidash, Slowbro and Raichu.