How to Beat Blaine: Cinnabar Island Gym Guide
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This is a guide for Cinnabar Island's Gym Leader, Blaine, in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (FRLG). Learn how to beat Blaine, his Pokemon team and specialty, and the recommended Pokemon to use against Blaine!
| Previous Gym | Next Gym |
|---|---|
| Sabrina | Giovanni |
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Blaine's Pokemon Team and Types
Type and Suggested Level
| Type Specialty |
|
|---|---|
| Rec. Level | Lv. 47 ~ Lv. 50 |
Blaine's team primarily consists of Fire-type Pokemon, which are effective against Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel-type Pokemon. These Pokemon primarily use Special attacks to deal the most damage.
However, Fire-types are weak against Water, Rock, and Ground-type Pokemon. Make sure to have your Pokemon's levels around Level 47 to Level 50 to defeat Blaine.
Blaine's Pokemon
| Pokemon | Type | Abilities | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
 Growlithe
(Lvl. 42) |
|
・Intimidate
・Flash Fire |
・Bite
・Roar
|
 Ponyta
(Lvl. 40) |
|
・Run Away
・Flash Fire |
|
 Rapidash
(Lvl. 42) |
|
・Run Away
・Flash Fire |
|
 Arcanine
(Lvl. 47) |
|
・Intimidate
・Flash Fire |
・Bite
・Roar
|
Blaine's team consists of Ponyta, Rapidash, Growlithe, and Arcanine. All four Pokemon have the same moveset as their evolution counterpart.
All of Blaine's Pokemon know the move Fire Blast as their strongest Fire-type move, while having strong Normal-type moves as secondary offensive moves.
With this, Water, Rock, and Ground-type moves are super-effective against Blaine's team. Take note of Growlithe's and Arcanine's Ability, Intimidate, which can lower your Pokemon's attack.
How to Beat Blaine
Use Water, Ground, and Rock Type Pokemon
Blaine's Pokemon has weak defense against Water, Ground, and Rock-type moves. If you picked Squirtle as your Starter Pokemon, this won't be a problem. You can easily defeat Blaine by using one of the mentioned types. However, make sure you are at least three levels higher than all of his Pokemon.
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Teach Surf to a Water Type Pokemon
While Surf is predominantly known as an HM move, it actually deals a good amount of damage in battle and can be used for most, if not all, of the fights in the Cinnabar Island Gym.
Teach this to a Water-type Pokemon so it can benefit from Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB) and make the move stronger.
Save Your Best Pokemon for Arcanine
Arcanine is Blaine's strongest Pokemon, and can deal serious damage even when up against Fire-resistant Pokemon. It's recommended to save your best Pokemon for Arcanine.
It's also recommended to bring some Hyper Potions just in case. Blaine will also use Hyper Potions and a Full Heal when given the chance.
Best Team to Beat Blaine
Recommended Pokemon to Bring
| Pokemon | Recommended Moves |
|---|---|
 Tentacruel
|
・Surf
・One of the most accessible Water-type Pokemon before getting to Cinnabar Island. ・Water-type moves benefit from Same-Type Attack Bonus (STAB) to easily clear Blaine's team. |
 Lapras
|
・Surf
・Survives most of Blaine's damage with its typing and high HP stat. ・Water-type moves benefit from Same-Type Attack Bonus (STAB) to easily clear Blaine's team. |
 Graveler
|
・Resists Blaine's Fire-type moves while being able to deal super-effective Rock and Ground-type attacks that also benefit from Same-Type Attack Bonus (STAB). |
 Dugtrio
|
・Dig
・Incredibly fast to move first to deal Ground-type moves before Blaine's Pokemon. |
When Starting with Bulbasaur
|
Tentacruel
Lapras
|
Graveler
Dugtrio
|
 Venusaur
|
Bulbasaur Trainers will especially want their starter to sit this one out, since Blaine's team will have a type advantage over Venusaur. We highly recommend catching and using a Water-type Pokemon for this gym battle instead.
The most accessible Water-type Pokemon are Tentacool and Lapras with at least 1 Water-type move like Surf. You can catch a decently leveled Tentacool from Routes 19 and 20, east of Cinnabar Island, and evolve it into Tentacruel. You can get a Lapras from the nearby Silph Co. employee after you defeat your Rival in Silph Co. back in Saffron City.
If you have a Dugtrio or Graveler, you can also use them for their Ground-type and Rock-type moves, which should be effective against Blaine's team. Dugtrio learns Earthquake at level 51 while Graveler learns it at level 45.
Bulbasaur Location, Evolution, and Stats
When Starting with Charmander
|
Tentacruel
Lapras
|
Graveler
Dugtrio
|
 Charizard
|
Charmander Trainers will most likely want Charizard to sit this fight out. Instead, they'll have to catch some well-suited Pokemon to handle these Fire-types.
They can catch a Tentacool in Routes 19 or 20 and evolve it to Tentacruel, or get a Lapras from the Silph Co. employee in Saffron City. Having at least 1 Water-type move like Surf can be enough to defeat Blaine's team.
Graveler and Dugtrio are also good Pokemon to bring against Blaine as they can cover the Rock and Ground-type moves that are also super effective against Fire-types.
Charmander Location, Evolution, and Stats
When Starting with Squirtle
 Blastoise
|
Tentacruel
Lapras
|
Graveler
Dugtrio
|
Since Blastoise has a natural type advantage over Blaine's team, having one at level 47 or higher and knowing a Water-type move should be enough to take on Blaine's whole team.
You can bring another Water-type Pokemon like Tentacruel or Lapras as backup before sending out Blastoise for Arcanine. Alternatively, Graveler and Dugtrio are also viable options since Blastoise will perform well as the only Water-type in the team.
Squirtle Location, Evolution, and Stats
Previous and Next Gym Leaders
| Previous Gym | Next Gym |
|---|---|
| Sabrina | Giovanni |
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| 1 | Brock | 2 | Misty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lt. Surge | 4 | Erika |
| 5 | Koga | 6 | Sabrina |
| 7 | Blaine | 8 | Giovanni |
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