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Battle plan · Let’s Go

How to beat Trace (Let’s Go, Pikachu!) in Let’s Go

Trace’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
  • PidgeotLv 56Normal and Flying typeMoves: Normal, Flying and Fire
  • VileplumeLv 56Grass and Poison typeMoves: Grass and Poison
  • MarowakLv 56Ground typeMoves: Fire, Ground and Fighting
  • RapidashLv 56Fire typeMoves: Fire, Normal and Poison
  • SlowbroLv 56Water and Psychic typeMoves: Psychic and Water
  • JolteonLv 57Electric typeMoves: Electric, Normal and Bug

Hit it with

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

Ice2× · 3/6Water2× · 2/6Electric2× · 2/6Grass2× · 2/6Ground2× · 2/6Rock2× · 2/6Fire2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6Psychic2× · 1/6Bug2× · 1/6Ghost2× · 1/6Dark2× · 1/6

Good to catch

Catchable before Trace in Let’s Go.

Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • GyaradosWaterFlyinghits 2× with Water or Dark · 3/6Hydro Pump · Lv 46switch out against JolteonBuy Magikarp · Route 4 Pokémon Center (₽500) · evolves at 20 Add
  • RhydonGroundRockhits 2× with Rock, Ground or Bug · 4/6Earthquake · Lv 54weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Rhyhorn · Rock Tunnel · evolves at 42 Add
  • GravelerRockGroundhits 2× with Rock or Ground · 3/6Earthquake · Lv 31weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Geodude · Mt. Moon · evolves at 25 Add
  • OnixRockGroundhits 2× with Rock or Ground · 3/6Earthquake · Lv 35weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Onix · Rock Tunnel Add
  • SlowbroWaterPsychichits 2× with Psychic or Water · 3/6Surf · Lv 36switch out against Vileplume and JolteonCatch Slowpoke · Seafoam Islands · evolves at 37 Add
  • DewgongWaterIcehits 2× with Ice or Water · 4/6Ice Beam · Lv 52weak to 3 of their 6: switch outCatch Seel · Seafoam Islands · evolves at 34 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • PidgeotLv 56Beat it withRhydonhits 2×Rock Slide · Lv 48WallGraveler takes ½×
  • VileplumeLv 56Beat it withDragonitehits 2×Wing Attack · on evolvingCatch Dratini · Route 10 · evolves at 55 · rareWallGolbat takes ½×Catch Zubat · Mt. Moon · evolves at 22
  • MarowakLv 56Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Hydro Pump · Lv 46WallDragonite takes ½×Catch Dratini · Route 10 · evolves at 55 · rare
  • RapidashLv 56Beat it withRhydonhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 54WallGraveler takes ½×
  • SlowbroLv 56Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Crunch · Lv 36WallSlowbro takes ½×
  • JolteonLv 57Beat it withRhydonhits 2×Earthquake · Lv 54WallMagneton takes ½×Catch Magnemite · Power Plant · evolves at 30

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

From the topBrockPewter, PewterLv 12. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude and Onix.

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. Team types: Grass and Poison. Tangela, Weepinbell and Vileplume.
  5. 05GiovanniRocket HideoutLv 35. Team types: Normal, Ground and Rock. Persian and Rhyhorn.
  6. 05GiovanniSilph Co.Lv 39. Team types: Normal, Ground, Rock and Poison. Persian, Rhyhorn and Nidoqueen.
  7. 06KogaFuchsiaLv 44. Team types: Poison, Flying and Bug. Weezing, Muk, Golbat and Venomoth.
  8. 07SabrinaSaffronLv 44. Team types: Psychic, Fairy, Water and Ice. Mr. Mime, Slowbro, Jynx and Alakazam.
  9. 08BlaineCinnabarLv 48. Team types: Fire. Magmar, Rapidash, Ninetales and Arcanine.
  10. 09GiovanniViridianLv 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.