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Blaine’s Team – Cinnabar Island Gym (Pokémon FRLG)

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Challenging Blaine to a gym battle
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Gym Leader Blaine
Pokémon Growlithe Lv. 42 Ponyta Lv. 40 Rapidash Lv. 42 Arcanine Lv. 47
Type Fire Fire Fire Fire
Ability Intimidate Flash Fire Flash Fire Intimidate
Held Item None None None None
Weaknesses
  • Water (2x)
  • Ground (2x)
  • Rock (2x)
  • Water (2x)
  • Ground (2x)
  • Rock (2x)
  • Water (2x)
  • Ground (2x)
  • Rock (2x)
  • Water (2x)
  • Ground (2x)
  • Rock (2x)
Moves
  • Bite
  • Roar
  • Take Down
  • Fire Blast
  • Stomp
  • Bounce
  • Fire Spin
  • Fire Blast
  • Stomp
  • Bounce
  • Fire Spin
  • Fire Blast
  • Bite
  • Roar
  • Take Down
  • Fire Blast

Gym Puzzle Solution

The Cinnabar Gym puzzle is a series of quiz questions.

Each room will contain one or more trainers and a machine. Interact with the machine to receive a trivia question. If you get the question right, the door will open. If you get it wrong, you will need to defeat a trainer before continuing.

Answer the first quiz in the Cinnabar Island Gym / Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Answer the first quiz in the Cinnabar Island Gym

Here is a cheat sheet containing the correct answers to each question in the Cinnabar Island Gym:

Question Answer
Caterpie evolves into Metapod Yes
There are nine certified Pokémon League Badges No
Poliwag evolves three times? No
Are electric moves effective against Ground-type Pokémon? No
Pokémon of the same kind and level are not identical? Yes
TM28 contains Tombstony? No

Tips for Beating Blaine

  • Your Party should be leveled up to about Level 45: Blaine’s highest level Pokémon, Arcanine, is Level 47. Arcanine hits pretty hard, so make sure the Pokémon you plan to use are about the same level so that they don’t get instantly melted by Fire Blast.
  • Utilize Surf: In order to reach Cinnabar Island, you need Surf. So, you might as well take advantage of the HM and use it against Blaine. All of his Pokémon are extremely weak to Water Type moves, and Surf is one of the best ones due to its decent power and high accuracy.
  • Avoid Physical Attacks: Growlithe and Arcanine both have the ability Intimidate. Intimidate reduces the Attack stat of your active Pokémon, which means physical attacks will be pretty useless. Stick to Special Attacks as much as possible.
  • Blaine has 2 Hyper Potions and a Full Heal: Just be aware of this during the battle. Blaine will use his Hyper Potions when his Pokémon get low. If you know Blaine will use a Hyper Potion, it’s best to take the opportunity to use an item of your own or swap your Pokémon if you’d like.

Rewards for Defeating Blaine

After defeating Blaine, you’ll be rewarded with the following:

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