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How to beat Koga in Yellow

Koga’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
  • VenonatLv 44Bug and Poison typeMoves: Normal and Psychic. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned and puts you to sleep with a move like Hypnosis or Sleep Powder.
  • VenonatLv 46Bug and Poison typeMoves: Psychic. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned and confuses with a move like Supersonic or Swagger, so you may hit yourself whatever your types.
  • VenonatLv 48Bug and Poison typeMoves: Normal and Psychic. It also poisons (Toxic or a poison powder), whatever your types; Poison and Steel types can’t be poisoned and puts you to sleep with a move like Hypnosis or Sleep Powder.
  • VenomothLv 50Bug and Poison typeMoves: Bug and Psychic. 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 Yellow (2× there, ½× today).

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Fire2× · 4/4Flying2× · 4/4Psychic2× · 4/4Bug2× · 4/4

+1 more

Rock2× · 4/4

Good to catch

Catchable before Koga in Yellow.

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

  • NinetalesFirehits 2× with Fire · 4/4Flamethrower · Lv 35takes 1×Win Vulpix (Celadon Game Corner, prize) and use a Fire Stone Add
  • DodrioNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 4/4Drill Peck · Lv 30takes 1×Catch Doduo · Route 17 · evolves at 31 Add
  • FearowNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 4/4Drill Peck · Lv 34takes 1×Catch Spearow · Route 22 · evolves at 20 Add
  • HypnoPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/4Psychic · Lv 37switch out against VenomothCatch Drowzee · Route 11 · evolves at 26 Add
  • KadabraPsychichits 2× with Psychic · 4/4Psychic · Lv 38switch out against VenomothCatch Abra · Route 5 · evolves at 16 Add
  • ScytherBugFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 4/4Wing Attack · learns at 50takes 1×Win Scyther · Celadon Game Corner (prize) Add

Slot by slot

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

  • VenonatLv 44Beat it withNinetaleshits 2×Flamethrower · Lv 35 watch out: poisonWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • VenonatLv 46Beat it withHypnohits 2×Psychic · Lv 37 watch out: poisonWallKadabra takes ½× watch out: poison
  • VenonatLv 48Beat it withNinetaleshits 2×Flamethrower · Lv 35 watch out: poisonWallNo catch resists all of its moves.
  • VenomothLv 50Beat it withNinetaleshits 2×Flamethrower · Lv 35 watch out: poisonWallNo 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 nextSabrinaSaffron, SaffronLv 50. Team types: Psychic. Abra, Kadabra and Alakazam.

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, up next. 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. 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.