Battle plan · Yellow
How to beat Lance
Lance’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
Lance: 6 good catches.
Their team
GyaradosLv 58Water and Flying typeMoves: Water and Normal
DragonairLv 56Dragon typeMoves: Normal and Electric- DragonairLv 56Dragon typeMoves: Water, Normal and Ice
AerodactylLv 60Rock and Flying typeMoves: Flying and Normal
DragoniteLv 62Dragon and Flying typeMoves: Ice, Fire, Electric and Normal
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 5 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Ice4× · 4/5Rock2× · 3/5Dragon2× · 3/5Electric4× · 2/5Water2× · 1/5
Good to catch
Catchable before Lance in Yellow.
3 take normal hits from their moves. 3 are weak to part of their team: switch out where the card says.
LaprasWaterIcehits 4× with Ice or Water · 4 of 5Ice Beam · Lv 38switch out against Dragonair and DragoniteSilph Co. (gift)
CloysterWaterIcehits 4× with Ice · 4 of 5Ice Beam · Lv 50switch out against Dragonair and DragoniteCatch Shellder · Route 18 (Super Rod), then a Water Stone
DewgongWaterIcehits 4× with Ice · 4 of 5Ice Beam · Lv 56switch out against Dragonair and DragoniteCatch Seel · Seafoam Islands
JolteonElectrichits 4× with Electric · 2 of 5Thunder · Lv 52takes 1×Get Eevee · Celadon Mansion (gift), then a Thunder Stone · one of Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon
RaichuElectrichits 4× with Electric · 2 of 5Thunder · Lv 41takes 1×Get Pikachu · Pallet Town (gift), then a Thunder Stone
MagnetonElectrichits 4× with Electric · 2 of 5Thunder Shock · Lv 25takes 1×Catch Magnemite · Route 10
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
- GyaradosLv 58Beat it withRaichuhits 4× · Thunder · Lv 41WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- DragonairLv 56Beat it withCloysterhits 2× · Ice Beam · Lv 50 · takes 2×
WallGraveler takes ½×Catch Geodude · Mt. Moon - DragonairLv 56Beat it withCloysterhits 2× · Ice Beam · Lv 50WallNothing resists all its moves yet.
- AerodactylLv 60Beat it withCloysterhits 2× · Ice Beam · Lv 50
WallOmastar takes ½×Get Omanyte · Cinnabar Lab (fossil from Mt. Moon) · one of Omastar or Kabutops - DragoniteLv 62Beat it withCloysterhits 4× · Ice Beam · Lv 50 · takes 2×WallNothing resists all its moves yet.