Battle plan · Yellow
How to beat Blue (with Vaporeon)
Blue’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Yellow. 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 Yellow
Gyms and Team Rocket
Elite Four and Champion
Blue: 6 good catches.
Their team
SandslashLv 61Ground typeMoves: Normal, Poison and Ground
AlakazamLv 59Psychic typeMoves: Psychic
ExeggutorLv 61Grass and Psychic typeMoves: Normal
NinetalesLv 61Fire typeMoves: Normal and Fire
MagnetonLv 63Electric typeMoves: Electric and Normal
VaporeonLv 65Water typeMoves: Ice, Normal and Water
- Ghost moves don’t hurt Psychic in Yellow (0× there, 2× today).
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 6 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Bug4× · 2/6Water2× · 2/6Grass2× · 2/6Ice2× · 2/6Ground2× · 2/6Fire2× · 1/6Electric2× · 1/6Poison2× · 1/6Flying2× · 1/6Rock2× · 1/6
Good to catch
Catchable before Blue in Yellow.
Best trade first. All 6 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
LaprasWaterIcehits 2× with Water or Ice · 3 of 6Hydro Pump · Lv 46switch out against MagnetonSilph Co. (gift)- VaporeonWaterhits 2× with Water or Ice · 3 of 6Hydro Pump · Lv 52switch out against MagnetonGet Eevee · Celadon Mansion (gift), then a Water Stone · one of Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon
CloysterWaterIcehits 2× with Ice or Water · 3 of 6Ice Beam · Lv 50switch out against MagnetonCatch Shellder · Route 18 (Super Rod), then a Water Stone
StarmieWaterPsychichits 2× with Water · 2 of 6Hydro Pump · Lv 47switch out against MagnetonCatch Staryu · Pallet Town (Super Rod), then a Water Stone
DewgongWaterIcehits 2× with Ice · 2 of 6Ice Beam · Lv 56switch out against MagnetonCatch Seel · Seafoam Islands
MarowakGroundhits 2× with Ground · 2 of 6Bonemerang · Lv 48switch out against VaporeonCatch Cubone · Safari Zone
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- SandslashLv 61Beat it withLaprashits 2× · Hydro Pump · Lv 46
WallAerodactyl takes ½×Cinnabar Lab (Old Amber fossil, Pewter Museum) - AlakazamLv 59
Beat it withJolteonchips 2× · Pin Missile · Lv 36Get Eevee · Celadon Mansion (gift), then a Thunder Stone · one of Vaporeon, Jolteon or FlareonWallStarmie takes ½× - ExeggutorLv 61Beat it withLaprashits 2× · Ice Beam · Lv 38
WallHaunter takes 0×Catch Gastly · Pokémon Tower - NinetalesLv 61Beat it withLaprashits 2× · Hydro Pump · Lv 46
WallOmastar takes ½×Get Omanyte · Cinnabar Lab (fossil from Mt. Moon) · one of Omastar or Kabutops - MagnetonLv 63Beat it withMarowakhits 2× · Bonemerang · Lv 48
WallGraveler takes ½×Catch Geodude · Mt. Moon - VaporeonLv 65Beat it withJolteonhits 2× · Thunder · Lv 52Get Eevee · Celadon Mansion (gift), then a Thunder Stone · one of Vaporeon, Jolteon or FlareonWallNothing resists all its moves yet.