Skip to content
Type
Coverage

Battle plan · Yellow

How to beat Giovanni (Viridian gym) in Yellow

Giovanni’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
  • DugtrioLv 50Ground typeMoves: Ground
  • PersianLv 53Normal typeMoves: Normal
  • NidoqueenLv 53Poison and Ground typeMoves: Ground, Electric and Fighting
  • NidokingLv 55Poison and Ground typeMoves: Ground, Electric and Fighting
  • RhydonLv 55Ground and Rock typeMoves: Rock, Normal and Ground
  • Bug moves hit Poison super effectively in Yellow (2× there, ½× today).

Hit it with

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

Water4× · 4/5Ice2× · 4/5Ground2× · 3/5Grass4× · 2/5

+3 more

Fighting2× · 2/5Psychic2× · 2/5Bug2× · 2/5

Good to catch

Catchable before Giovanni in Yellow.

Four take normal hits from their moves. Two are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.

  • StarmieWaterPsychichits 4× with Water · 4/5Hydro Pump · Lv 47switch out against Nidoqueen and NidokingCatch Staryu (Pallet Town, Super Rod) and use a Water Stone Add
  • ExeggutorGrassPsychichits 4× with Grass · 2/5Solar Beam · Lv 42takes 1×Catch Exeggcute (Safari Zone) and use a Leaf Stone Add
  • PoliwrathWaterFightinghits 4× with Water · 4/5Hydro Pump · Lv 49switch out against Nidoqueen and NidokingCatch Poliwag (Viridian City, Super Rod), evolve it at 25, then use a Water Stone Add
  • VileplumeGrassPoisonhits 4× with Grass · 2/5Petal Dance · Lv 38takes 1×Catch Oddish (Route 24), evolve it at 21, then use a Leaf Stone Add
  • DugtrioGroundhits 2× with Ground · 3/5Dig · Lv 19takes 1×Catch Diglett · Diglett’s Cave · evolves at 26 Add
  • MarowakGroundhits 2× with Ground · 3/5Bonemerang · Lv 48takes 1×Catch Cubone · Safari Zone · evolves at 28 Add

Slot by slot

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

  • DugtrioLv 50Beat it withGyaradoshits 2×Hydro Pump · Lv 41Buy Magikarp · Route 4 Pokémon Center (₽500) · evolves at 20WallAerodactyl takes 0×Get Aerodactyl · Cinnabar Lab (Old Amber fossil, Pewter Museum)
  • PersianLv 53Beat it withPrimeapehits 2×Low Kick · Lv 9Catch Mankey · Route 22 · evolves at 28WallOmastar takes ½×Get Omanyte · Cinnabar Lab (fossil from Mt. Moon) · evolves at 40 · one of Omastar or Kabutops
  • NidoqueenLv 53Beat it withDugtriohits 2×Dig · Lv 19WallExeggutor takes ½×
  • NidokingLv 55Beat it withDugtriohits 2×Dig · Lv 19WallExeggutor takes ½×
  • RhydonLv 55Beat it withExeggutorhits 4×Solar Beam · Lv 42WallNo catch resists all of its moves.

Other bosses in Yellow

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Yellow bosses

Quick picks for Yellow

Up nextLoreleiElite Four, Elite FourLv 56. Team types: Water, Ice and Psychic. Dewgong, Cloyster, Slowbro, Jynx and Lapras.

Gyms and Team Rocket

  1. 01BrockPewterLv 12. Team types: Rock and Ground. Geodude and Onix.
  2. 02MistyCeruleanLv 21. Team types: Water and Psychic. Staryu and Starmie.
  3. 03Lt. SurgeVermilionLv 28. Team types: Electric. Raichu.
  4. 04ErikaCeladonLv 32. Team types: Grass and Poison. Tangela, Weepinbell and Gloom.
  5. 05GiovanniRocket HideoutLv 29. Team types: Rock, Ground and Normal. Onix, Rhyhorn and Persian.
  6. 06GiovanniSilph Co.Lv 41. Team types: Poison, Normal, Ground and Rock. Nidorino, Persian, Rhyhorn and Nidoqueen.
  7. 07KogaFuchsiaLv 50. Team types: Bug and Poison. Venonat, Venonat, Venonat and Venomoth.
  8. 08SabrinaSaffronLv 50. Team types: Psychic. Abra, Kadabra and Alakazam.
  9. 09BlaineCinnabarLv 54. Team types: Fire. Ninetales, Rapidash and Arcanine.
  10. 10GiovanniViridianLv 55. Team types: Ground, Normal, Poison and Rock. Dugtrio, Persian, Nidoqueen, Nidoking and Rhydon.

Elite Four and Champion

  1. 01LoreleiElite FourLv 56, up next. 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. 05Bluewith JolteonLv 65. Team types: Ground, Psychic, Grass, Water, Ice, Fire and Electric. Sandslash, Alakazam, Exeggutor, Cloyster, Ninetales and Jolteon.
  6. 05Bluewith FlareonLv 65. Team types: Ground, Psychic, Grass, Electric, Water, Ice and Fire. Sandslash, Alakazam, Exeggutor, Magneton, Cloyster and Flareon.
  7. 05Bluewith VaporeonLv 65. Team types: Ground, Psychic, Grass, Fire, Electric and Water. Sandslash, Alakazam, Exeggutor, Ninetales, Magneton and Vaporeon.