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How to beat Agatha in Red & Blue

Agatha’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Their team

Other bosses
  • GengarLv 56Ghost and Poison typeMoves: Psychic. It also uses Night Shade: the same damage to every type.
  • GolbatLv 56Poison and Flying typeMoves: Flying
  • HaunterLv 55Ghost and Poison typeMoves: Psychic. It also uses Night Shade: the same damage to every type.
  • ArbokLv 58Poison typeMoves: Normal and Poison
  • GengarLv 60Ghost and Poison typeMoves: Psychic. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned and uses Night Shade: the same damage to every type.
  • Bug moves hit Poison super effectively in Red & Blue (2× there, ½× today).

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Psychic2× · 5/5Ground2× · 4/5Ghost2× · 3/5Electric2× · 1/5Ice2× · 1/5Bug2× · 1/5Rock2× · 1/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Agatha in Red & Blue.

6 take normal hits from their moves.

  • SlowbroWaterPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 5/5Psychic · Lv 55takes 1×Catch Slowpoke · Route 10 (Super Rod) · evolves at 37 Add
  • HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 5/5Psychic · Lv 37takes 1×Catch Drowzee · Route 11 · evolves at 26 Add
  • GravelerRockGroundhits 2× with Ground or Rock · 5/5Earthquake · Lv 36takes 1×Catch Geodude · Mt. Moon · evolves at 25 Add
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 5/5Psychic · Lv 38takes 1×Catch Abra · Route 24 · evolves at 16 Add
  • DugtrioGroundhits 2× with Ground · 4/5Dig · Lv 19takes 1×Catch Diglett · Diglett’s Cave · evolves at 26 Add
  • MarowakGroundhits 2× with Ground · 4/5Bonemerang · Lv 48takes 1×Catch Cubone · Pokémon Tower · evolves at 28 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • GengarLv 56Beat it withSlowbrohits 2×Psychic · Lv 55WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • GolbatLv 56Beat it withJolteonhits 2×Thunder · Lv 54Get Eevee · Celadon Mansion (gift), then a Thunder Stone · one of Vaporeon, Jolteon or FlareonWallRaichu takes ½×Catch Pikachu · Power Plant, then a Thunder Stone
  • HaunterLv 55Beat it withSlowbrohits 2×Psychic · Lv 55WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • ArbokLv 58Beat it withSlowbrohits 2×Psychic · Lv 55WallHaunter takes ¼×Catch Haunter · Pokémon Tower
  • GengarLv 60Beat it withSlowbrohits 2×Psychic · Lv 55 watch out: poisonWallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Red & Blue

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Red & Blue bosses

Quick picks for Red & Blue

Up nextLanceElite Four, Elite FourLv 62. Team types: Water, Flying, Dragon and Rock. Gyarados, Dragonair, Dragonair, Aerodactyl and Dragonite.

Gyms and Team Rocket

  1. 01BrockPewterLv 14. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude and Onix.
  2. 02MistyCeruleanLv 21. Team types: Water and Psychic. Staryu and Starmie.
  3. 03Lt. SurgeVermilionLv 24. Team types: Electric. Voltorb, Pikachu and Raichu.
  4. 04ErikaCeladonLv 29. Team types: Grass and Poison. Victreebel, Tangela and Vileplume.
  5. 05GiovanniRocket HideoutLv 29. Team types: Rock, Ground and Normal. Onix, Rhyhorn and Kangaskhan.
  6. 05GiovanniSilph Co.Lv 41. Team types: Poison, Normal, Ground and Rock. Nidorino, Kangaskhan, Rhyhorn and Nidoqueen.
  7. 06KogaFuchsiaLv 43. Team types: Poison. Koffing, Muk, Koffing and Weezing.
  8. 07SabrinaSaffronLv 43. Team types: Psychic, Bug and Poison. Kadabra, Mr. Mime, Venomoth and Alakazam.
  9. 08BlaineCinnabarLv 47. Team types: Fire. Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash and Arcanine.
  10. 09GiovanniViridianLv 50. Team types: Ground, Rock and Poison. Rhyhorn, Dugtrio, Nidoqueen, Nidoking and Rhydon.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01LoreleiElite FourLv 56. Team types: Water, Ice and Psychic. Dewgong, Cloyster, Slowbro, Jynx and Lapras.
  2. 02BrunoElite FourLv 58. Team types: Rock, Ground and Fighting. Onix, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Onix and Machamp.
  3. 03AgathaElite FourLv 60. Team types: Ghost, Poison and Flying. Gengar, Golbat, Haunter, Arbok and Gengar.
  4. 04LanceElite FourLv 62, up next. Team types: Water, Flying, Dragon and Rock. Gyarados, Dragonair, Dragonair, Aerodactyl and Dragonite.
  5. 05BlueCharmander startLv 65. Team types: Normal, Flying, Psychic, Ground, Rock, Fire, Grass and Water. Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Arcanine, Exeggutor and Blastoise.
  6. 05BlueSquirtle startLv 65. Team types: Normal, Flying, Psychic, Ground, Rock, Water, Fire, Grass and Poison. Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Gyarados, Arcanine and Venusaur.
  7. 05BlueBulbasaur startLv 65. Team types: Normal, Flying, Psychic, Ground, Rock, Grass, Water and Fire. Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Exeggutor, Gyarados and Charizard.