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How to beat Erika in Red & Blue

Erika’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
  • VictreebelLv 29Grass and Poison typeMoves: Grass and Normal. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned and traps and chips with a move like Fire Spin or Wrap.
  • TangelaLv 24Grass typeMoves: Normal. It also traps and chips with a move like Fire Spin or Wrap.
  • VileplumeLv 29Grass and Poison typeMoves: Grass. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned.
  • Bug moves hit Poison super effectively in Red & Blue (2× there, ½× today).

Hit it with

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

Bug4× · 3/3Fire2× · 3/3Ice2× · 3/3Flying2× · 3/3Psychic2× · 2/3Poison2× · 1/3

Good to catch

Catchable before Erika in Red & Blue.

6 take normal hits from their moves.

  • BeedrillBugPoisonhits 4× with Bug · 3/3Twineedle · Lv 20takes 1×Catch Weedle · Viridian Forest · evolves at 10 Add
  • ArcanineFirehits 2× with Fire · 3/3Ember · Lv 18takes 1×Catch Growlithe · Route 8, then a Fire StoneRed only Add
  • NinetalesFirehits 2× with Fire · 3/3Ember · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Vulpix · Route 8, then a Fire StoneBlue only Add
  • HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 2/3Confusion · Lv 17takes 1×Catch Drowzee · Route 11 · evolves at 26 Add
  • FearowNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3/3Peck · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Spearow · Route 22 · evolves at 20 Add
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 2/3Confusion · Lv 16later: Psybeam at 27takes 1×Catch Abra · Route 24 · evolves at 16 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • VictreebelLv 29Beat it withBeedrillhits 4×Twineedle · Lv 20WallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • TangelaLv 24Beat it withArcaninehits 2×Ember · Lv 18WallGraveler takes ½×Catch Geodude · Mt. Moon · evolves at 25
  • VileplumeLv 29Beat it withBeedrillhits 4×Twineedle · Lv 20WallParasect takes ¼× watch out: poisonCatch Paras · Mt. Moon · evolves at 24

Other bosses in Red & Blue

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

Quick picks for Red & Blue

Up nextGiovanniRocket Hideout, Rocket HideoutLv 29. Team types: Rock, Ground and Normal. Onix, Rhyhorn and Kangaskhan.

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, up next. 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. 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.