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Pokemon Crystal Phase 12: Red's Team — Full Analysis

Gym puzzle: None — just survive the climb. Red disappears after you beat him (and returns for a rematch once you re-clear the Elite Four).

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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Gym puzzle: None — just survive the climb. Red disappears after you beat him (and returns for a rematch once you re-clear the Elite Four).

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Red’s Team — Full Analysis

Gym puzzle: None — just survive the climb. Red disappears after you beat him (and returns for a rematch once you re-clear the Elite Four).

Pikachu Pikachu Lv 81 MovesCharmQuick AttackThunderboltThunder ReadGround is immune to its Electric — a Donphan/Golem lead walls it. Fast and frail otherwise.
Espeon Espeon Lv 73 MovesMud-SlapReflectSwiftPsychic ReadDark (Tyranitar/Sneasel/Umbreon Crunch) one-shots it.
Snorlax Snorlax Lv 75 MovesAmnesiaSnoreRestBody Slam ReadFighting (Heracross/Machamp); huge HP, so hit hard or it Rests.
Venusaur Venusaur Lv 77 MovesSunny DayGiga DrainSynthesisSolarBeam ReadGrass/Poison — Fire, Flying, Ice, or Psychic. Watch Sunny Day → instant SolarBeam.
Charizard Charizard Lv 77 MovesFlamethrowerWing AttackSlashFire Spin ReadFire/Flying — Rock is 4×; Water/Electric also strong.
Blastoise Blastoise Lv 77 MovesRain DanceSurfBlizzardWhirlpool ReadWater — Electric or Grass ends it.

Battle plan: Lead with a Ground-type to neutralize the Pikachu, then rotate type answers: Dark for Espeon, Fighting for Snorlax, Fire/Ice/Psychic for Venusaur, Rock/Electric for Charizard, Electric/Grass for Blastoise. There's no AI healing, so steady super-effective hits + your own Full Restores grind him down. Watch the weather turns: rain favors Blastoise, sun favors Charizard and Venusaur.

Heads up: This is the climax — overprepare. A Ground lead, a Dark hitter, an Ice/Electric special attacker, and a Fighting body cover the whole team. Save before the summit and don't be shy with Full Restores.

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