Battle plan · Red & Blue
How to beat Blue (Charmander start)
Blue’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Red & Blue. Add your own team to see who to lead with.
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 Red & Blue
Gyms and Team Rocket
Elite Four and Champion
Blue: 6 good catches.
Their team
PidgeotLv 61Normal and Flying typeMoves: Flying
AlakazamLv 59Psychic typeMoves: Psychic
RhydonLv 61Ground and Rock typeMoves: Normal
ArcanineLv 61Fire typeMoves: Fire and Normal
ExeggutorLv 63Grass and Psychic typeMoves: Normal
BlastoiseLv 65Water typeMoves: Normal, Ice and Water
- Ghost moves don’t hurt Psychic in Red & Blue (0× there, 2× today).
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Ice2× · 3/6Water4× · 2/6Grass4× · 2/6Bug4× · 2/6Electric2× · 2/6Ground2× · 2/6Rock2× · 2/6Fire2× · 1/6Fighting2× · 1/6Poison2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6
Good to catch
Catchable before Blue in Red & Blue.
6 take normal hits from their moves.
LaprasWaterIcehits 4× with Ice or Water · 4 of 6Ice Beam · Lv 38takes 1×Silph Co. (gift)
CloysterWaterIcehits 2× with Ice or Water · 4 of 6Ice Beam · Lv 50takes 1×Catch Shellder · Route 11 (Super Rod), then a Water Stone
JolteonElectrichits 2× with Electric or Fighting · 3 of 6Thunder · Lv 54takes 1×Get Eevee · Celadon Mansion (gift), then a Thunder Stone · one of Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon
DewgongWaterIcehits 2× with Ice · 3 of 6Ice Beam · Lv 56takes 1×Catch Seel · Seafoam Islands
OmastarRockWaterhits 4× with Water · 2 of 6Hydro Pump · Lv 49takes 1×Get Omanyte · Cinnabar Lab (fossil from Mt. Moon) · one of Omastar or Kabutops
StarmieWaterPsychichits 4× with Water · 2 of 6Hydro Pump · Lv 47takes 1×Catch Staryu · Sea Route 19 (Super Rod), then a Water Stone
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- PidgeotLv 61Beat it withJolteonhits 2× · Thunder · Lv 54
WallRaichu takes ½×Catch Pikachu · Power Plant, then a Thunder Stone - AlakazamLv 59
Beat it withBeedrillhits 2× · Twineedle · Lv 20 · takes 2×Catch Weedle · Viridian ForestWallStarmie takes ½× - RhydonLv 61Beat it withOmastarhits 4× · Hydro Pump · Lv 49
WallHaunter takes 0×Catch Gastly · Pokémon Tower - ArcanineLv 61Beat it withOmastarhits 2× · Hydro Pump · Lv 49
WallGraveler takes ½×Catch Geodude · Mt. Moon - ExeggutorLv 63Beat it withLaprashits 2× · Ice Beam · Lv 38WallHaunter takes 0×Catch Gastly · Pokémon Tower
- BlastoiseLv 65Beat it withJolteonhits 2× · Thunder · Lv 54WallNothing resists all its moves yet.