Appendix:HeartGold and SoulSilver walkthrough/Section 28: Difference between revisions

Walk along the narrow, snowy trail, and you'll come face-to-face with the last great challenge of the game—the former Pokémon League Champion, Pokémon Trainer {{ga|Red}}. He commands the highest-leveled team in the game, ranging from level 80 to level 88 (even stronger than he was in {{2v2|Gold|Silver|s}}, where his highest level was 81, so having your Pokemon at Level 75 is not enough, and if your Pokemon are at Level 70 or below, you will not be able to win).  In order to take on his team, your Pokémon will need access to a powerful array of offensive moves in order to counter all of his team's types.  Even with a type advantage, your team members will need to be '''at level 80 at the very least''' in order to stand a chance.  Don't hesitate to switch out your Pokémon in order to have a type advantage against {{ga|Red}}'s current Pokémon; after all, Red will be targeting your weaknesses, and he might also switch out his Pokemon instead of healing with Full Restores whenever his Pokemon are in danger.  Heal as often as you need to, and use extreme caution if any of your Pokémon are vulnerable to {{type2|Ice}} moves — three of his Pokémon know {{m|Blizzard}}, which has perfect accuracy due to the swirling hailstorm.  With the right team, and a huge stock of healing items, you should be able to defeat this legendary Trainer and finally become the ultimate Pokémon master!

 

{{ga|Red}} starts off with his {{p|Pikachu}}, at a staggering level 88, it's the highest-leveled Pokémon owned by an opposing Trainer ever.  Because of its {{DL|Stat-enhancing item|Light Ball}}, its {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} are <b>doubled</b>, making it that much more of a threat.  Its {{m|Volt Tackle}} move is not pleasant, so you need to get rid of this electric mouse if you want any hope of defeating Red.  One bright side to its signature attack is that it takes 33% of the damage it dishes out in recoil damage. {{type2|Electric}}s only fear one thing — {{type2|Ground}} attacks, so let loose an {{m|Earthquake}} for a super-effective hit. Pikachu's {{stat|Defense}} is bad though, so 1 or 2 good physical hit should also do well(be careful that you don't use a move that make contact, or Pikachu may paralyze your Pokemon with its ability [[Static]]). Since Pikachu has {{m|Iron Tail}}, it can deal heavy damage to opposing Pokemon that are partly {{type2|Rock}}, so it is not a bad idea to send a pure {{type2|Ground}} that can take a hit, and hit Pikachu super-effectively with a good Physical-based move that doesn't make contact like {{m|Earthquake}}.

The {{t|Grass}}/{{type2|Poison}} {{p|Venusaur}} is vulnerable to offensive {{t|Fire}}-, {{t|Ice}}-, {{t|Flying}}-, and {{type2|Psychic}} moves, having the most weaknesses on {{ga|Red}}'s team (along with {{p|Lapras}}).  One of Red's favorite combos is to use Venusaur's {{m|Sleep Powder}} followed by {{m|Giga Drain}}; as a non-{{type2|Ice}}, this lets it interfere with your offense as well as restoring its ever-depleting HP due to the hailstorm.  Be on the lookout for its {{m|Frenzy Plant}} attack, and fire off a {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{m|Brave Bird}}, {{m|Psychic}} or other attacks that are {{type2|Fire}}, {{type2|Flying}}, {{type2|Ice}}, {{type2|Psychic}}. You can also take advantage of the weather by using your own super-accurate {{m|Blizzard}}.

As a {{t|Fire}}/{{type2|Flying}}, {{p|Charizard}} fears only {{t|Water}}-, {{t|Electric}}-, and {{type2|Rock}} attacks, especially Rock-type moves, because they're aiming at Charizard's major weakness. Look out for its {{m|Flare Blitz}} and {{m|Blast Burn}}, as those are sure to cause some serious damage.  Look out for its powerful {{m|Dragon Pulse}} move, as well.  Retaliate with moves like {{m|Surf}}, {{m|Waterfall}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Stone Edge}} or {{m|Rock Slide}} (courtesy of [[Brock]]'s TM80) to inflict the most damage. An alternative strategy could be to set up {{m|Stealth Rock}} against {{p|Pikachu}}, so that Charizard loses 50% of its health on switching in.

{{p|Blastoise}} is a pure {{type2|Water}}, so {{t|Grass}}- and {{type2|Electric}} attacks will see the most success — just don't send a Grass-type Pokémon to do the job, because Blastoise's super-accurate {{m|Blizzard}} will make short work of it. Its {{m|Focus Blast}} attack also ensures that you won't use your own {{a|Thick Fat|flabby}} {{p|Snorlax}} to oppose it(although you are unlikely to do so). Its {{m|Flash Cannon}} counters nothing that you will send in to fight against it, so don't worry about this move unless it hurts a lot. It's {{m|Hydro Cannon}} will be its most threating move, but similar to {{m|Blast Burn}} and {{m|Frenzy Plant}}, this move is a Water-type Hyper Beam, making Blastoise recharge after firing. Moreover, this move is its only Water-type move and only has 5 PP.

When facing his {{p|Lapras}}, be careful of its {{m|Blizzard}} move, which now has perfect accuracy and "same-type attack bonus". The Blizzard coming from Lapras will hurt the most and deal a ton of damage. {{type2|Electric}} attacks are probably your best bet, though it may pay off to use an overly-powerful move like {{m|Giga Impact}} to knock it out. If you choose to attack with {{type2|Fighting}} moves, avoid using a Fighting-type Pokémon, because of Lapras' {{m|Psychic}} attack. Don't understimate it even if it is {{ga|Red}}'s lowest-leveled Pokémon (at only level 80). {{m|Brine}} can catch your Pokemon off guard when your Pokemon's HP is less than half and it's a Water-type move. Rock-types are not a good choice either.

Like {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Snorlax}} is only weak against attacks of a single type; in this case, the {{type2|Fighting}}. Being a {{type2|Normal}}, it also knows attacks that you may not expect — {{m|Shadow Ball}} and {{m|Crunch}}. Luckily, Snorlax has quite low [[Stats#Special Attack|Special Attack]], so Shadow Ball should not deal too much damage, but Crunch is quite powerful. This means that you can't expect to use a {{type2|Ghost}}'s immunity to help you take it down.  Its {{m|Giga Impact}} move is an variation of {{m|Hyper Beam}}, but also forces it to rest for a turn.  In addition, it is the third of {{ga|Red}}'s Pokémon that can call in the {{m|Blizzard|bone-chilling snowstorm}}, making it even more essential to defeat it as soon as possible(although Snorlax's doesn't hurt a lot).  Moves like {{m|Close Combat}} and {{m|Superpower}} will be the most damaging. Because of its lower [[Stats#Defense|Defense]], it is a good idea to stick to Physical attacks.