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Pokemon Crystal Phase 12: Mt. Silver — Encounters and Larvitar

Mt. Silver has some of the best catches in the game, including the only Larvitar line in Crystal.

Game Boy Color Pokemon Crystal Phase 12 Mt. Silver + Red Red lead Route 28, Mt. Silver, Larvitar, final training plan, and Red's full team. 12 / 12 Pikachu artwork Pikachu
By Damodar Sharma Updated June 2, 2026 Walkthrough

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Mt. Silver has some of the best catches in the game, including the only Larvitar line in Crystal.

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Mt. Silver — Encounters and Larvitar

Mt. Silver has some of the best catches in the game, including the only Larvitar line in Crystal.

Larvitar
Larvitar
Rock/Ground · Mt. Silver · ★ → Pupitar → Tyranitar (Lv 55)
PokemonTypeNotes
LarvitarRock/Ground★ Only place in Crystal; Tyranitar is a postgame monster.
UrsaringNormal★ Huge Attack; great physical sweeper.
DonphanGroundSturdy Ground — useful vs Red's Pikachu.
Sneasel / MisdreavusDark/GhostCoverage catches.
Pikachu / Magneton / GravelerVariousElectric/Rock options.
Optimal call: Grab a Larvitar if you want Tyranitar for the postgame, and a Donphan — Ground is immune to Pikachu's Electric and gives you a safe lead against Red. Check the spread in Team Analysis.

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