Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Champion Lance & Red: Teams & Strategy
Champion Lance’s Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver teams with levels, moves, abilities and held items, his rematch team, and Red’s team on the summit of Mt. Silver. Teams come from the original game data.
Lance Dragon
- Location
- Indigo Plateau
- Strongest
- Dragonite Lv. 50
Dragon types are weak to Ice, Dragon.
Lance is fought straight after Karen. His stronger rematch team appears once all sixteen Badges are collected.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gyarados | 46 | Water | Flail, Dragon Pulse, Waterfall, Ice Fang | Intimidate |
 Dragonite | 49 | Dragon | Thunder Wave, Dragon Rush, Thunder, Hyper Beam | Inner Focus |
| Dragonite | 49 | Dragon | Thunder Wave, Dragon Rush, Blizzard, Hyper Beam | Inner Focus |
 Aerodactyl | 48 | Rock | Aerial Ace, Crunch, Rock Slide, Thunder Fang | Pressure |
 Charizard | 48 | Fire | Shadow Claw, Air Slash, Dragon Claw, Fire Fang | Blaze |
| Dragonite | 50 | Dragon | Fire Blast, Safeguard, Outrage, Hyper Beam | Inner FocusSitrus Berry |
Rematch team
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Salamence | 72 | Dragon | Flamethrower, Shadow Claw, Dragon Claw, Rest | IntimidateLum Berry |
| Gyarados | 68 | Water | Thunder Wave, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Dragon Dance | Intimidate |
 Garchomp | 72 | DragonGround | Swords Dance, Outrage, Earthquake, Roar | Sand Veil |
 Altaria | 73 | Dragon | Perish Song, DragonBreath, Double Team, Hyper Beam | Natural Cure |
| Charizard | 68 | Fire | Flamethrower, Air Slash, Dragon Claw, Hyper Beam | Blaze |
| Dragonite | 75 | Dragon | Fire Blast, Safeguard, Draco Meteor, Hyper Beam | Inner FocusSitrus Berry |
Once you have all sixteen Badges, Lance uses this stronger team.
Red Mixed
- Location
- Mt. Silver summit
- Strongest
- Pikachu Lv. 88
Red waits at the top of Mt. Silver once all sixteen Badges are collected and Professor Oak grants access. He is the game’s strongest trainer.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Ability / held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pikachu | 88 | Electric | Volt Tackle, Iron Tail, Quick Attack, Thunderbolt | StaticLight Ball |
 Lapras | 80 | WaterIce | Blizzard, Brine, Psychic, Body Slam | Shell Armor |
 Snorlax | 82 | Normal | Shadow Ball, Crunch, Blizzard, Giga Impact | Thick Fat |
 Venusaur | 84 | GrassPoison | Sludge Bomb, Giga Drain, Sleep Powder, Frenzy Plant | Overgrow |
| Charizard | 84 | Fire | Flare Blitz, Air Slash, Blast Burn, Dragon Pulse | Blaze |
 Blastoise | 84 | Water | Focus Blast, Hydro Cannon, Blizzard, Flash Cannon | Torrent |
FAQ
What is Lance’s team in HeartGold and SoulSilver?
Gyarados (Lv. 46), Dragonite (Lv. 49), Dragonite (Lv. 49), Aerodactyl (Lv. 48), Charizard (Lv. 48), Dragonite (Lv. 50).
What is Red’s team?
Pikachu (Lv. 88), Lapras (Lv. 80), Snorlax (Lv. 82), Venusaur (Lv. 84), Charizard (Lv. 84), Blastoise (Lv. 84). He waits on the summit of Mt. Silver after you have all sixteen Badges.
How do you beat Lance’s Dragonite?
Dragonite is Dragon/Flying, so Ice moves do four times damage. A fast Ice type, or Ice Beam from a Water type, takes them down before Hyper Beam and Outrage do their damage.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeheartgold decompilation, and the Pokémon sprites and dungeon entrance pictures are drawn from the game’s own graphics in it. The position maps are the Gold/Silver wiki’s Pokégear map renders. Location pictures and trainer sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Pokémon Wiki on Fandom (listed on the image gallery).