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Pokemon Crystal Phase 2: Rival Battle — Ilex Forest Gate
Hive Badge After Bugsy, your rival ambushes you at the Ilex Forest entrance . Two bodies are the same no matter what you picked; only his ace changes, because he always stole the starter that beats yours .
Phase 2 Hive Badge Bugsy ace Route 32, Ruins of Alph, Union Cave, Slowpoke Well, Ilex Forest, Cut, and Bugsy. 02 / 12 
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After Bugsy, your rival ambushes you at the Ilex Forest entrance . Two bodies are the same no matter what you picked; only his ace changes, because he always stole the starter that beats yours .
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Rival Battle — Ilex Forest Gate
After Bugsy, your rival ambushes you at the Ilex Forest entrance. Two bodies are the same no matter what you picked; only his ace changes, because he always stole the starter that beats yours.
| Always brings | Type | Level | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastly | Ghost/Poison | 12 | Normal moves whiff — use a typed attack or status. |
| Zubat | Poison/Flying | 14 | Annoying with Leech LifeBug/SupersonicNormal; Rock/Electric ends it. |
| You chose | His ace (Lv 16) | Type | How to beat it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyndaquil | Croconaw | Water | Your Fire is resisted — chip with Heracross/Geodude or an Electric/Grass body. |
| Totodile | Bayleef | Grass | Your Water is resisted — finish with a Flying/Bug mon (Spearow, Heracross) or Cyndaquil-line Fire. |
| Chikorita | Quilava | Fire | Your Grass is weak to it — lead with a Rock/Water body (Geodude, Wooper). |
Optimal call: Whatever you picked, his ace is the type that resists or beats your starter — so don't try to win the ace duel with your starter's STAB. Bring the off-type answer (Heracross and Geodude cover all three aces between them) and heal before the fight. Pressure-test the matchup in Team Analysis.
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