Is Entei Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Roaming Johto after the Burned Tower, same as Gold and Silver. Entei is a strong Fire-type in a game where Fire options are even scarcer than before. Crystal dropped Vulpix, so catching Entei is one of the few ways to get Fire coverage without choosing Cyndaquil. The roaming catch is the bottleneck.
Entei resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Entei resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Entei resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Clair's team hits Entei's weaknesses hard.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Entei trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Entei resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Entei trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Entei trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Entei trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Entei trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Entei has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Catch Entei on Roaming Johto (walking, Lv 40, limited). After encountering at Burned Tower.
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40DarkBite60100%25
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- LV 41NormalStomp65100%20
- LV 51FireFlamethrower135100%15
- LV 71FireFire Blast16585%5
Crystal Entei Locations
Entei tops out at low spawn rates across 1 locations in late-game routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.
Best Locations to Catch Entei in Crystal
Entei Weakness
Entei is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 115 HP and balanced defenses, Entei can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Entei Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Entei
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Geodude builds →Rock Throw 2x33-40% Mud-Slap 2x18-22% | ||
 Marill Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Marill builds →Water Gun 2x18-22% Rollout 2x9-12% Mud-Slap 2x7-9% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Onix builds →Rock Throw 2x25-31% Mud-Slap 2x15-18% | ||
 Poliwag Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEcruteak City Surfing | ||
 Slowpoke WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Slowpoke builds →Water Gun 2x22-27% Mud-Slap 2x9-12% | ||
 Cubone Ground | C | |
Obtain MethodGoldenrod City Gift | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Water Gun 2x24-29% Rollout 2x12-15% Mud-Slap 2x7-10% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Geodude builds →Rock Throw 2x34-40% Mud-Slap 2x15-18% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Quagsire builds →Water Gun 2x27-33% Mud-Slap 2x18-22% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x53-63% Rollout 2x10-12% Mud-Slap 2x8-10% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Quagsire builds →Surf 2x56-66% Dig 2x40-48% Rollout 2x15-18% | ||
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing | ||
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x78-92% Mud-Slap 2x8-10% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x50-60% Rollout 2x9-12% Mud-Slap 2x7-8% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Poliwag (Ecruteak City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Poliwrath builds →Surf 2x56-67% Mud-Slap 2x11-13% | ||
 Marowak Ground | B | |
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x77-91% Mud-Slap 2x8-10% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x49-58% Rollout 2x9-11% Mud-Slap 2x6-8% | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Poliwag (Ecruteak City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Poliwrath builds →Surf 2x54-65% Mud-Slap 2x10-13% | ||
Marowak Ground | B | |
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x77-91% Mud-Slap 2x8-10% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x49-58% Rollout 2x9-11% Mud-Slap 2x6-8% | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Poliwag (Ecruteak City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Poliwrath builds →Surf 2x54-65% Mud-Slap 2x10-13% | ||
Marowak Ground | B | |
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x77-91% Mud-Slap 2x8-10% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x49-58% Rollout 2x9-11% Mud-Slap 2x6-8% | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Poliwag (Ecruteak City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Poliwrath builds →Surf 2x54-65% Mud-Slap 2x10-13% | ||
Marowak Ground | B | |
Marowak Ground | B | |
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 2x98-115%KO Mud-Slap 2x8-9% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x85-101%KO Rollout 2x27-32% Surf 2x26-31% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x66-78% Earthquake 2x58-69% Surf 2x46-54% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Entei View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x48-57% Rollout 2x9-11% Mud-Slap 2x6-7% | ||
In Crystal, Cloyster's Explosion hits Entei for 53-63%. Snorlax's Earthquake hits Entei for 49-57%.
S | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Entei View Cloyster builds →Surf 2x39-46% Explosion53-63% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Entei View Snorlax builds →Double Edge29-34% Earthquake 2x49-57% | ||
Entei Evolutions
Entei is strong overall with 580 total stats as a Fire legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
C Entei Best Moveset
115 Attack trapped behind a Fire typing where every Fire move uses Sp. Atk (90) instead. MoveReturn channels the Attack honestly, and MoveFire Blast fires from the lower special side. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. The Attack stat deserves better type alignment than Fire provides.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Fire Blast
- Sunny Day
- Solar Beam
- Hidden Power Fighting
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Entei learns Fire Blast and Flamethrower naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Dark and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This brawny POKéMON courses around the earth, spouting flames hotter than a volcano’s magma.
Entei Crystal Guide
In Crystal, Entei is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Fire Blast with Leftovers is the standard set.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Entei is a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
For Crystal, the core moveset is Fire Blast, Sunnyday, Solarbeam, and Hiddenpowerfighting. Fire Blast leads at 0% usage. This set covers the sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.
In Crystal, the best way to handle Entei: Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Gold & Silver, Entei has been featured in 17 titles across 9 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves