POKEMON HEARTGOLD/SOULSILVER VERSION
- GYM LEADER/ELITE FOUR GUIDE
Written by Murk
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1: Introduction/Contact Information .......... Ctrl+F: inci
2: Johto Gym Leader Guide .................... Ctrl+F: jgl
3: Elite Four Guide .......................... Ctrl+F: efg
4: Kanto Gym Leader Guide .................... Ctrl+F: kgl
5: The Real Champion Battle .................. Ctrl+F: rcb
6: Johto Gym Leader Guide - Second Wave ...... Ctrl+F: jgl2
7: Elite Four Guide - Second Wave ............ Ctrl+F: efg2
8: Kanto Gym Leader Guide - Second Wave ...... Ctrl+F: kgl2
9: Rival Guide ............................... Ctrl+F: rvg
9b: Rival Guide - Extra ...................... Ctrl+F: rvge
10: Team Rocker Executive Guide .............. Ctrl+F: treg
11: Final Notes/Closing ...................... Ctrl+F: fnc
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| 1: INTRODUCTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | inci |
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Hello, and welcome to my newest guide on GameFAQs, the Pokemon HeartGold and
SoulSilver Boss Guide. If you have followed any of my previous guides, you
will know that I write up the boss guides in a certain way. I've completely
changed that method around this time, cleaning it up a lot in my eyes, so it
should be a lot better this time around. Most notable: I am now listing EXP
points and abilities.
I will be adding the Rival section this time around, having forgotten to do
so last time, in my Platinum boss guide. There will not be movesets listed,
as A) I don't want to use Ditto to record his moves, and B) aside from a few
TM moves here and there, his moves are pretty much all level-up moves that
you can find on Serebii.net or even here on GameFAQs anyway. Sorry for any
inconvenience.
Due to popular demand, I will also be adding the battle synopsises for the
Team Rocket Executives. I still refuse to do anything for Giovanni since I am
not able to battle him, but I'll do the four executives for you good people.
All in all, this will be by far my most in-depth boss guide to date. I hope it
will be of help to you.
In case you have any questions, I can be contacted personally at one of the
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is, however, a restriction on what you may contact me for, listed here:
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Thank you for your patience, and without further ado, I present my guide!
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| 2: JOHTO GYM LEADER GUIDE | jgl |
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o----------------------------------o
|-- Violet Gym Leader: Falkner ----|
o----------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Flying-type --------|
|-- Prize: TM 51 (Roost), 1560y ---|
|-- Badge: Zephyr Badge -----------|
|-- HM Usage: HM 06 (Rock Smash) --|
|-- Difficulty: 2-3/10 ------------|
|-- Level Average: 11 -------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 418 --|
o----------------------------------o
o------------------------o
|-- Falkner's Pokemon: --|
o------------------------o--------------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Pidgey ----------------------|
|-- Gender: Male -----------------------------|
|-- Level: 9 ---------------------------------|
|-- Type: Normal/Flying ----------------------|
|-- Ability: Keen Eye ------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 105 -------------------|
|-- Moves: Tackle, Sand-Attack ---------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Rock -------------------|
o---------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd Pokemon: Pidgeotto -------------------|
|-- Gender: Male -----------------------------|
|-- Level: 13 --------------------------------|
|-- Type: Normal/Flying ----------------------|
|-- Ability: Keen Eye ------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 313 -------------------|
|-- Moves: Tackle, Sand-Attack, Gust, Roost --|
|-- Recommended Type: Rock -------------------|
o---------------------------------------------o
o----------------------------o
|-- My Pokemon --|-- Level --|
o----------------------------o
|-- Quilava -----|----- 14 --|
|-- Geodude -----|----- 14 --|
o----------------------------o
As you can see, there's been a change in his levels since Gold and Silver. He
is no longer a wimpy pushover and is quite capable of doing some damage. Just
be glad he doesn't have a Staravia/Swellow and Wing Attack.
Pidgey won't do much to you, and is only really there to chip at your health,
so if you have high enough levels, it won't do eff-all in the end anyway,
especially if you're like me and using a Geodude. Pidgeotto, however, can hold
its own, at least against non-Rock Pokemon. Gust will seriously hurt you if
you're underleveled, so train in Sprout Tower before the battle. Roost is the
Flying-type Recover, meaning it will restore half its HP when used. This will
serve to piss you off greatly, so try to beat it quickly and you'll be fine.
Also note that Roost will make the bird a pure Normal-type for the rest of the
turn after being used, so if used first, your Rock Throws will only do regular
damage afterward.
No Flash this time. You get to use Rock Smash after winning.
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o-----------------------------------o
|-- Azalea Gym Leader: Bugsy -------|
o-----------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Bug-type ------------|
|-- Prize: TM 89 (U-Turn), 1800y ---|
|-- Badge: Hive Badge --------------|
|-- HM Usage: HM 01 (Cut) ----------|
|-- Difficulty: 4/10 ---------------|
|-- Level Average: 16 --------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 1140 --|
o-----------------------------------o
o----------------------o
|-- Bugsy's Pokemon: --|
o----------------------o------------------------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Scyther -----------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -----------------------------------|
|-- Level: 17 ----------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Bug/Flying ---------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Technician ------------------------------|
|-- Item: Sitrus Berry -------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 681 ---------------------------|
|-- Moves: U-Turn, Quick Attack, Leer, Focus Energy --|
|-- Recommended Type: Rock, Flying, Fire -------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd Pokemon: Metapod -----------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -----------------------------------|
|-- Level: 15 ----------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Bug ----------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Shed Skin -------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 231 ---------------------------|
|-- Moves: Tackle, Harden ----------------------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Fire, Rock, Flying -------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------o
|-- 3rd Pokemon: Kakuna ------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -----------------------------------|
|-- Level: 15 ----------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Bug/Poison ---------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Shed Skin -------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 228 ---------------------------|
|-- Moves: Poison Sting, Harden ----------------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Fire, Rock, Flying -------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------o
o----------------------------o
|-- My Pokemon --|-- Level --|
o----------------------------o
|-- Quilava -----|----- 19 --|
|-- Geodude -----|----- 19 --|
|-- Flaaffy -----|----- 19 --|
o----------------------------o
A much harder battle this time, simply because the signature attack used does
not suck anymore. He leads with Scyther this time, who will almost always use
U-Turn, a move that will deal damage and then swap the user out for another
Pokemon, which will be either Metapod or Kakuna, who are not fully evolved
this time around either for reasons I still don't comprehend. Oh well.
Taking out his two useless bugs isn't the problem; they both go out pretty
easily, especially considering they almost never use moves outside of their
damaging attacks. The problem is that when you do finally beat them (if you
don't beat Scyther first), Scyther will be able to use U-Turn without having
to switch out after, meaning he will keep the damage coming. U-Turn has a base
Attack stat of 70 and, unlike Fury Cutter, is not inaccurate. If you chose
Cyndaquil as your starter, you'll be fine. Same thing if you have a Flying-
type like Pidgeotto. Geodude and such will still take a fair bit of damage,
but Rock Throw will still deal insane damage, so it's worth it. Don't come in
here with a Grass-type, period. It won't win. Also keep in mind that its
ability, Technician, makes Quick Attack more powerful as well, bringing it up
to 60 BP instead of 40.
Seriously though, after ten years, you would think Metapod and Kakuna would
finally be evolved for this battle...
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o-----------------------------------o
|-- Goldenrod Gym Leader: Whitney --|
o-----------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Normal-type ---------|
|-- Prize: TM 45 (Attract), 2400y --|
|-- Badge: Plain Badge -------------|
|-- HM Usage: HM 04 (Stength) ------|
|-- Difficulty: 5-6/10 -------------|
|-- Level Average: 18 --------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 1060 --|
o-----------------------------------o
o------------------------o
|-- Whitney's Pokemon: --|
o------------------------o------------------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Clefairy ------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -------------------------------|
|-- Level: 17 ------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Normal ---------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Cute Charm --------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 247 -----------------------|
|-- Moves: Doubleslap, Metronome, Encore, Mimic --|
|-- Recommended Type: Fighting -------------------|
o-------------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd Pokemon: Miltank -------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -------------------------------|
|-- Level: 19 ------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Normal ---------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Scrappy -----------------------------|
|-- Item: Lum Berry ------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 813 -----------------------|
|-- Moves: Stomp, Rollout, Milk Drink, Attract ---|
|-- Recommended Type: Fighting, Rock -------------|
o-------------------------------------------------o
o----------------------------o
|-- My Pokemon --|-- Level --|
o----------------------------o
|-- Quilava -----|----- 23 --|
|-- Geodude -----|----- 23 --|
|-- Flaaffy -----|----- 23 --|
o----------------------------o
Most of what I said in my Gold/Silver guide can apply to this battle; the only
real difference is that each one has a level knocked off. For those who did
not see that guide or who just don't want to go back and read it, I'll go into
detail here.
Clefairy wasn't a problem back in Gold/Silver, but it can be now because of
Cute Charm, its ability. If you use a physical move on Clefairy (and it isn't
KO'd), there's a chance your Pokemon will become infatuated with it. This will
suck, plain and simple. Infatuation means that your chances of using an attack
are cut in half. Outside of its cheap ability, it has Metronome and Doubleslap
to attack, neither of which should be considered tough. Metronome can pull any
attack in the Pokeverse out at random, but that's completely random; you will
most likely not see a particularly useful one pulled unless you're really
unlucky.
The difficulty setting is purely for Miltank, the fat cow from the original
gen that simply loves being an ass. It has the exact same moveset as last time
with no changes. On the other hand, Miltank likes to use Stomp as its offense
this time around, only occasionally using Rollout. It will almost always lead
with Attract, the attack vesion of Cute Charm. If you thought Clefairy was
annoying...you will hate Miltank with the burning anger of a thousand gods.
Luck be with you. Geodude and Magnemite are good Pokemon to use against this
gym, but Fighting Pokemon are your best bet. Oh, and don't get too excited if
you manage to paralyze it or put it to sleep; Miltank is holding a Lum Berry,
which heals all status conditions when used. If you're lucky enough to get a
status condition in a second time, good job to you.
By the way, if you happen to be using a Ghost Pokemon, Miltank's ability
allows it to use Normal-types on them. Keep that in mind.
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|-- Ecruteak Gym Leader: Morty ---------|
o---------------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Ghost-type --------------|
|-- Prize: TM 30 (Shadow Ball), 2760y --|
|-- Badge: Fog Badge -------------------|
|-- HM Usage: HM 03 (Surf) -------------|
|-- Difficulty: 4/10 -------------------|
|-- Level Average: 23 ------------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 2634 ------|
o---------------------------------------o
o----------------------o
|-- Morty's Pokemon: --|
o----------------------o------------------------------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Gastly ------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male -------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 21 ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Ghost/Poison -------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Levitate --------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 427 ---------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Lick, Spite, Curse, Mean Look -------------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Ghost, Psychic -----------------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd Pokemon: Haunter -----------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male -------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 21 ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Ghost/Poison -------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Levitate --------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 567 ---------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Hypnosis, Dream Eater, Nightmare, Curse ---------|
|-- Recommended Type: Ghost, Psychic -----------------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 3rd Pokemon: Gengar ------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male -------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 25 ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Ghost/Poison -------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Levitate --------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Sitrus Berry -------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1017 --------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Shadow Ball, Sucker Punch, Hypnosis, Mean Look --|
|-- Recommended Type: N/A ----------------------------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 4th Pokemon: Haunter -----------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male -------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 23 ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Ghost/Poison -------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Levitate --------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 621 ---------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Night Shade, Sucker Punch, Curse, Mean Look -----|
|-- Recommended Type: Ghost, Psychic -----------------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------------o
o----------------------------o
|-- My Pokemon --|-- Level --|
o----------------------------o
|-- Quilava -----|----- 27 --|
|-- Golem -------|----- 27 --|
|-- Hypno -------|----- 27 --|
|-- Flaaffy -----|----- 28 --|
o----------------------------o
All four of his Ghosts have the ability Levitate, which renders Ground attacks
useless. Since one of his four weaknesses is Ground-types, this narrows down
your options a little. Another point is that Dark-types are in low-to-zero
supply right now. You can use Ghosts against his Ghosts if you can strike
first, but do not use them against Gengar, as he has Shadow Ball and the first
available level to learn Shadow Ball without the TM is 33. Since Psychics will
also get thrashed by Shadow Ball, I don't recommended anything specific for
Gengar.
The Gastly and Haunters won't give you much trouble. Gastly will go down to
pretty much anything, and the second Haunter can't really hurt you. The lower-
leveled Haunter relies on your Pokemon being asleep to damage it with Dream
Eater and Nightmare, the former working as a Psychic-type Mega Drain and the
latter working like Curse does, except on sleeping foes. If you can keep your
Pokemon awake, that's no problem anyway. It'll usually fall to one hit from
any super-effective hit regardless, even if it's something simple like Bite
on Croconaw/Growlithe/etc.
Gengar is in a league of its own, far beyond other staple Pokemon you've faced
like Scyther and Miltank. It no longer has Dream Eater, instead using the less
worthy Sucker Punch (which runs off its terrible Attack stat), but this does
not change much. See, With gen 4 came a physical/special split, and Shadow
Ball was one of the attacks affected by it. This means that Shadow Ball will
be MUCH stronger this time than it was back in gen 2. It also still has the
ever-present Hypnosis, which will put you to sleep before it thrashes you with
Shadow Ball. If you have a Normal-type Pokemon, this issue is rendered non-
existent, but since most Normal-types can't do anything to Ghosts either, you
would be better off facing it with something that can fight back. It is
possible to have an Alakazam at this point, so if you do, you've likely won
already. Keep the power split in mind throughout this battle and you'll be
fine.
*To add to this synopsis, I received additional advice for this battle on June
17th/2010, something I did not consider beforehand: if you catch a Kangaskhan
on the Pokewalker before this battle (which is possible on the first route),
it will stomp Morty's team with Bite and the ability Scrappy, which I have
mentioned before in my synopsis for Whitney.
*To further add, I've received word that if you choose to use a Normal-type
anyway, Gengar will be unable to hurt it if you don't attack it directly.
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|-- Cianwood Gym Leader: Chuck ---------|
o---------------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Fighting-type -----------|
|-- Prize: TM 01 (Focus Punch), 3720y --|
|-- Badge: Storm Badge -----------------|
|-- HM Usage: HM 02 (Fly) --------------|
|-- Difficulty: 3-4/10 -----------------|
|-- Level Average: 30 ------------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 2153 ------|
o---------------------------------------o
o----------------------o
|-- Chuck's Pokemon: --|
o----------------------o---------------------------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Primeape -------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male ----------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 29 -------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Fighting --------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Anger Point --------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 925 ------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Focus Punch, Rock Slide, Leer, Double Team ---|
|-- Recommended Type: Psychic ---------------------------|
o--------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd Pokemon: Poliwrath ------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male ----------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 31 -------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Water/Fighting --------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Water Absorb -------------------------------|
|-- Item: Sitrus Berry ----------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1228 -----------------------------|
|-- Moves: Focus Punch, Surf, Body Slam, Hypnosis -------|
|-- Recommended Type: Psychic, Grass, Flying, Electric --|
o--------------------------------------------------------o
o----------------------------o
|-- My Pokemon --|-- Level --|
o----------------------------o
|-- Quilava -----|----- 31 --|
|-- Golem -------|----- 31 --|
|-- Hypno -------|----- 31 --|
|-- Lapras ------|----- 31 --|
|-- Ampharos ----|----- 32 --|
o----------------------------o
Your Grass-types will finally have a chance to shine here, especially little
Chikorita, which should be fully evolved now anyway. This battle is easier
than before.
Both of Chuck's Pokemon know Focus Punch, a move with 20 PP and a base Attack
of 150. Yes, you read correctly: it's as powerful as moves like Hyper Beam.
The good news? It attacks last, and if you damage the Pokemon using it before
it can attack, it'll cancel the attack out. This essentially means it'll have
wasted a turn each time it uses Focus Punch. That being said, his two Pokemon
do have other attacks they can use.
Don't use your Flying-type against Primeape. It has Rock Slide, so Pidgeotto/
Golbat/whoever else will get knocked out of the sky pretty damn easily. If you
took my advice for the last gym battle and leveled up a Psychic-type, it'll
crush Primeape here. It'll probably also nail Poliwrath as well, unless he
gets you first with Surf or Body Slam. If your Psychic-type goes down, whip
out a Grass-type and watch Poliwrath fall. This battle won't give you much
trouble, I assure you.
*To add to this synopsis, I've received word that Steel-types can do well
against Primeape due to resisting Rock Slide, as long as they can prevent
Focus Punch; Primeape will only use Focus Punch and Double Team against them.
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|-- Olivine Gym Leader: Jasmine ------|
o-------------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Steel-type ------------|
|-- Prize: TM 23 (Iron Tail), 4200y --|
|-- Badge: Mineral Badge -------------|
|-- HM Usage: N/A --------------------|
|-- Difficulty: 1-2/10 ---------------|
|-- Level Average: 32 ----------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 2612 ----|
o-------------------------------------o
o------------------------o
|-- Jasmine's Pokemon: --|
o------------------------o------------------------------------o
|-- 1st and 2nd Pokemon: Magnemite ---------------------------|
|-- Genders: None --------------------------------------------|
|-- Levels: 30 -----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Electric/Steel -------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Magnet Pull -------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 571 each ------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Thunderbolt, Sonicboom, Supersonic, Thunder Wave --|
|-- Recommended Type: Ground ---------------------------------|
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 3rd Pokemon: Steelix -------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 35 ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Steel/Ground ---------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Sturdy ------------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Sitrus Berry ---------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1470 ----------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Iron Tail, Rock Throw, Screech, Sandstorm ---------|
|-- Recommended Type: Fire, Ground, Fighting, Water ----------|
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
o----------------------------o
|-- My Pokemon --|-- Level --|
o----------------------------o
|-- Quilava -----|----- 34 --|
|-- Golem -------|----- 34 --|
|-- Hypno -------|----- 33 --|
|-- Lapras ------|----- 33 --|
|-- Ampharos ----|----- 33 --|
o----------------------------o
I don't get it, I really don't. She could have two Magnetons right now if she
really cared enough, or even just one...oh well...
All right, about her Pokemon. They're pitifully weak. She doesn't use any of
the Steel-type's potential in this battle. The fact that she uses not one, but
two Magnemites proves this. Even before the next two gens followed, there were
three other Steel Pokemon that could have been used here: Forettress, Scizor
and Skarmory. Anyway, none of that is relevant to the matter at hand, so send
out your Ground-type and wipe out her two Magnemites and let us move on.
Steelix, the Steel-type evolved form of Onix, can be challenging sometimes,
but not here. Iron Tail gets STAB for 150 BP, but is rather inaccurate. I can
only imagine that Rock Throw is there for the Fire-types you should be using.
It will use Sandstorm as well, so be ready for that. While I do recommend
Ground- and Fighting-types as well, Steelix has either the highest Defense
stat of every Pokemon in the game or one of the highest - base 200, which is
stupidly high - so physical moves may not be the greatest idea. Special moves,
however, off it with ease since its Special Defense is only a third of what
its Defense is. I've never had too many problems with this battle in either
generation of Gold/Silver, and I don't think you will either. If you have any
problems with this battle, all I can tell you is level your team up a bit more
or start switching it up a bit. This is probably the easiest gym battle in
Johto.
*To add to this synopsis, I've received word that another good strategy to
fight Steelix with is to use a Magnemite or Magneton and use Supersonic and
Sonicboom against it until it's taken down. For best results, Burn it first.
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|-- Mahogany Gym Leader: Pryce -----|
o-----------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Ice-type ------------|
|-- Prize: TM 07 (Hail), 4080y -----|
|-- Badge: Glacier Badge -----------|
|-- HM Usage: HM 05 (Whirlpool) ----|
|-- Difficulty: 4/10 ---------------|
|-- Level Average: 32 --------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 3013 --|
o-----------------------------------o
o----------------------o
|-- Pryce's Pokemon: --|
o----------------------o------------------------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Seel --------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male -------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 30 ----------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Water --------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Thick Fat -------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 642 ---------------------------|
|-- Moves: Icy Wind, Snore, Rest, Hail ---------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Electric -----------------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd Pokemon: Dewgong -----------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male -------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 32 ----------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Water/Ice ----------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Thick Fat -------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1206 --------------------------|
|-- Moves: Aurora Beam, Ice Shard, Rest, Sleep Talk --|
|-- Recommended Type: Electric, Fighting -------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------o
|-- 3rd Pokemon: Piloswine ---------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male -------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 34 ----------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Ice/Ground ---------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Snow Cloak ------------------------------|
|-- Item: Sitrus Berry -------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1165 --------------------------|
|-- Moves: Blizzard, Ice Fang, Mud Bomb, Hail --------|
|-- Recommended Type: Fire, Fighting, Steel ----------|
o-----------------------------------------------------o
o----------------------------o
|-- My Pokemon --|-- Level --|
o----------------------------o
|-- Typhlosion --|----- 38 --|
|-- Golem -------|----- 38 --|
|-- Hypno -------|----- 38 --|
|-- Golbat ------|----- 37 --|
|-- Lapras ------|----- 37 --|
|-- Ampharos ----|----- 38 --|
o----------------------------o
He's higher leveled this time, on level with Jasmine. Altogether he's a bit
harder to beat than last time, especially since he no longer relies on the
weak Icy Wind (though Hail isn't that threatening either), so be on edge.
Seel and Dewgong are more or less the same. Ice Shard is the Ice-type version
of Quick Attack, meaning Dewgong will strike first when using it. Both know
Rest, which you by now know to be quite irritating to deal with, and can both
attack while asleep with Snore and Sleep Talk, the latter choosing one attack
at random and using it, including Rest. Both will go down to Electric-types.
Piloswine is still as tough and resilient as ever. It's swapped Mist for Hail,
Icy Wind for Ice Fang and Fury Attack for Mud Bomb, meaning it now gets STAB
for every move it makes. Blizzard is rather inaccurate, but becomes 100%
accurate in a hailstorm, which can be brought with Hail. If you chose a Fire-
type as your starter, it should be a Typhlosion by now and have access to a
few good Fire attacks to deal with this. Feraligatr can get the job done as
well. Just use anything that won't get nailed by Blizzard and you'll be all
right. Also note that Snow Cloak, Piloswine's ability, raises evasiveness in
a hailstorm, so not every move you make will be guaranteed to hit.
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o----------------------------------------o
|-- Blackthorn Gym Leader: Clair --------|
o----------------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Dragon-type --------------|
|-- Prize: TM 59 (Dragon Pulse), 4920y --|
|-- Badge: Rising Badge -----------------|
|-- HM Usage: HM 07 (Waterfall) ---------|
|-- Difficulty: 8/10 --------------------|
|-- Level Average: 39 -------------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 5901 -------|
o----------------------------------------o
o----------------------o
|-- Clair's Pokemon: --|
o----------------------o----------------------------------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Gyarados --------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female ---------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 38 --------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Water/Flying -----------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Intimidate ----------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1741 ------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Dragon Pulse, Dragon Rage, Bite, Twister ------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Electric ---------------------------------|
o---------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd and 3rd Pokemon: Dragonair -----------------------------|
|-- Genders: Female --------------------------------------------|
|-- Levels: 38 each --------------------------------------------|
|-- Types: Dragon ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Abilities: Shed Skin ---------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 2342 (1171 each) ------------------------|
|-- Moves (1st): Dragon Pulse, Fire Blast, Slam, Thunder Wave --|
|-- Moves (2nd): Dragon Pulse, Aqua Tail, Slam, Thunder Wave ---|
|-- Recommended Types: Ice -------------------------------------|
o---------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 4th Pokemon: Kingdra ---------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female ---------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 41 --------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Water/Dragon -----------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Sniper --------------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Sitrus Berry -----------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1818 ------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Dragon Pulse, Hydro Pump, Hyper Beam, Smokescreen ---|
|-- Recommended Type: N/A --------------------------------------|
o---------------------------------------------------------------o
o----------------------------o
|-- My Pokemon --|-- Level --|
o----------------------------o
|-- Typhlosion --|----- 43 --|
|-- Golem -------|----- 42 --|
|-- Hypno -------|----- 42 --|
|-- Crobat ------|----- 42 --|
|-- Lapras ------|----- 42 --|
|-- Ampharos ----|----- 42 --|
o----------------------------o
I love it when a full team comes together like mine did.
A different battle than last time. She's swapped a Dragonair for a Gyarados,
which isn't very threatening as it only has one attack that it can actually
use effectively, and that's Bite. That being said, Dragon Rage knocks off
40 HP each time it's used, no matter which Pokemon it is used against, so
take Gyarados out quickly. Electric-types, as always, crush it easily.
Her Dragonair pair is a bit different now. Both have Dragon Pulse, a powerful
Dragon-type attack with 90 base power (plus STAB) and no extra effects. The
only thing dragons are super-effective against is other dragons, so whip out
your Ice-type that you may have gotten somewhere along the line and take them
down. Beware if you're using Piloswine; both Dragonairs can damage it with
Fire Blast and Aqua Tail respectively.
*NOTE: I received word that both Dragonairs have used Aqua Tail in other
games. As I used Ditto and Transform to verify these movesets in another file,
I'm not sure what to tell you all on that, but this is just to acknowledge
that I have heard about it.
Kingdra is a tank of power. All three of its damaging attacks have more than
100 BP - Dragon Pulse because of STAB - and it has no weaknesses you can use
to your advantage unless you have a Dragon-type of your own. The only possible
way for that to happen is if you traded, or got a Dratini from the Game Corner
and brought it here as a Dragonair. Even if you did, Dragon Pulse will crush
you long before you beat Kingdra. Worst of all is its ability, called Sniper,
which makes every critical hit even more powerful than it normally would be.
For this bout, I recommend nothing specifically, as its typing prevents almost
all weaknesses. I personally used Ampharos in this battle, so I can tell you
that Electric-types can still do fairly well, but tread very carefully. Hydro
Pump now has 180 BP thanks to STAB, making it insanely powerful, and Hyper
Beam does not fall far behind in power.
And with that, the gym challenge of Johto concludes.
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| 3: ELITE FOUR GUIDE | efg |
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o--------------------------------------------o
|-- My Team Prior To Elite Four Challenge: --|
o--------------------------------------------o----------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Typhlosion ----------------------------------|
|-- Level: 50 ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Fire -----------------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Blaze -------------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Charcoal -------------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Flamethrower, Rock Slide, Shadow Claw, Solarbeam --|
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd Pokemon: Golem ---------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 50 ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Ground/Rock ----------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Rock Head ---------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Hard Stone -----------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Stone Edge, Earthquake, Double-Edge, Rock Polish --|
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 3rd Pokemon: Hypno ---------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 50 ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Psychic --------------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Insomnia ----------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Black Belt -----------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Psychic, Thunderpunch, Focus Blast, Psych Up ------|
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 4th Pokemon: Crobat --------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 50 ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Poison/Flying --------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Inner Focus -------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Poison Barb ----------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Cross Poison, Wing Attack, Shadow Ball, Screech ---|
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 5th Pokemon: Lapras --------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 50 ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Water/Ice ------------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Shell Armor -------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Mystic Water ---------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Surf, Ice Beam, Body Slam, Signal Beam ------------|
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 6th Pokemon: Ampharos ------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 50 ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Electric -------------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Static ------------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Magnet ---------------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Discharge, Fire Punch, Signal Beam, Charge --------|
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
A large amount of trading went into making these movesets. I regret nothing,
considering the amount of training against wild Pokemon I did to get these
levels. Fair is fair.
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o-----------------------------------o
|-- Elite Four: Will ---------------|
o-----------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Psychic-type --------|
|-- Prize: 5040y -------------------|
|-- Difficulty: 4-5/10 -------------|
|-- Level Average: 41 --------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 7508 --|
o-----------------------------------o
o---------------------o
|-- Will's Pokemon: --|
o---------------------o-------------------------------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Xatu --------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -----------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 40 ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Psychic/Flying -----------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Synchronize -----------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1465 --------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Psychic, U-Turn, Me First, Confuse Ray ----------|
|-- Recommended Type: Ghost, Electric ----------------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd Pokemon: Jynx --------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -----------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 41 ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Ice/Psychic --------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Oblivious -------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1203 --------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Psychic, Ice Punch, Doubleslap, Lovely Kiss -----|
|-- Recommended Type: Fire, Ghost, Steel -------------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 3rd Pokemon: Exeggutor ---------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -----------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 41 ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Grass/Psychic ------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Chlorophyll -----------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1861 --------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Psychic, Egg Bomb, Hypnosis, Reflect ------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Bug, Flying, Fire, Ghost -------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 4th Pokemon: Slowbro -----------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -----------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 41 ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Water/Psychic ------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Own Tempo -------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1440 --------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Psychic, Water Pulse, Curse, Amnesia ------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Ghost, Electric ----------------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 5th Pokemon: Xatu --------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Female -----------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 42 ----------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Psychic/Flying -----------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Early Bird ------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Sitrus Berry -------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1539 --------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Psychic, Aerial Ace, Ominous Wind, Confuse Ray --|
|-- Recommended Type: Ghost, Electric ----------------------|
o-----------------------------------------------------------o
A couple new moves here and there, but otherwise the same Will as last time.
All five of his Pokemon know Psychic, and all five are dual-types. However,
all five can go down to a Ghost-type, and a Fire- and Electric-type pair can
also take him down. Here we go.
The weaker of the two Xatu opens the battle. If you remember your battle with
Bugsy, you'll remember the powerful U-Turn, which he'll use to damage and then
switch out. It also has Me First, which will take whatever damaging attack you
use and attack first with it for one point five times the damage. Pray to God
you're not using Hyper Beam or Explosion when this happens.
Jynx is a bit annoying, but nothing major. Lovely Kiss puts you to sleep, and
Ice Punch is pretty standard. Why it still has Double-Slap is beyond me. A
Fire-type will put it down fairly easily; just be careful with Psychic.
Exeggutor is one of those types that can be exploited if you bring the right
Pokemon, like Scyther and a Bug-type move, which will deal four times regular
damage. Otherwise, stick with Ghost- or Fire-type attacks. Reflect halves all
physical damage. and Egg Bomb has a base power of 100, but is a Normal-type
attack. Have some FUll Heals in case it uses Hypnosis.
You've seen Slowbro before in Johto. It has Water Pulse, which can confuse you
on occasion, Curse, which cuts its Speed and raises its Attack and Defense,
and Amnesia, which brings up its Special Defense by a lot. This will make your
Ghost and Electric attacks rather weak, so take it down quickly, or use a good
physical move that's super-effective. If you can't do either, take it down any
other way; Slowbro isn't particularly strong.
Last but not least is his stronger Xatu, which has more type-coverage than the
last. Aerial Ace never misses. Ever. Ominous Wind is a Ghost-type move that
might raise all it stats by one stage. You know by now how irritating Confuse
Ray is to deal with. It'll go down the same way the other one did, anyway.
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o-----------------------------------o
|-- Elite Four: Koga ---------------|
o-----------------------------------o
|-- Specialty: Poison-type ---------|
|-- Prize: 5280y -------------------|
|-- Difficulty: 4/10 ---------------|
|-- Level Average: 42 --------------|
|-- Total Experience Gained: 6781 --|
o-----------------------------------o
o---------------------o
|-- Koga's Pokemon: --|
o---------------------o------------------------------------------o
|-- 1st Pokemon: Ariados ----------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 40 ---------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Bug/Poison --------------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Insomnia -------------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1147 -------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Poison Jab, Giga Drain, Spider Web, Baton Pass -------|
|-- Recommended Type: Fire, Flying, Psychic ---------------------|
o----------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 2nd Pokemon: Venomoth ---------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 41 ---------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Bug/Poison --------------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Tinted Lens ----------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1212 -------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Psychic, Gust, Toxic, Supersonic ---------------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Fire, Flying, Psychic ---------------------|
o----------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 3rd Pokemon: Forettress -------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 43 ---------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Bug/Steel ---------------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Sturdy ---------------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1086 -------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Explosion, Swift, Protect, Toxic Spikes --------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Fire --------------------------------------|
o----------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 4th Pokemon: Muk --------------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 42 ---------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Poison ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Sticky Hold ----------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Black Sludge ------------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1413 -------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Gunk Shot, Toxic, Screech, Minimize ------------------|
|-- Recommended Type: Psychic, Ground, Steel --------------------|
o----------------------------------------------------------------o
|-- 5th Pokemon: Crobat -----------------------------------------|
|-- Gender: Male ------------------------------------------------|
|-- Level: 44 ---------------------------------------------------|
|-- Type: Poison/Flying -----------------------------------------|
|-- Ability: Inner Focus ----------------------------------------|
|-- Item: Sitrus Berry ------------------------------------------|
|-- Experience Points: 1923 -------------------------------------|
|-- Moves: Poison Fang, Wing Attack, Quick Attack, Double Team --|
|-- Recommended Type: Psychic, Electric -------------------------|
o----------------------------------------------------------------o
Largely the same battle as in the last version. Some attacks are edited due
to the generation change coupled with better available moves (because let's