Talk:Old Rod/@comment-68.144.162.252-20110709221434/@comment-4001197-20110709223010

Please don't read this if you like challenges and want to find out your own way to complete the level.

A possible way to beat this is by only using Pidgey and Geodude. Geodude can block alot of hits but is too slow to make it through, Pidgey on the other hand is very fast but also very weak, but he is immune to geodude's magnitude attack. first send in a Geodude, wait for it to start being attacked, then send your Pidgey. it will not get hit by Pikachu, and it won't get damage from Geodude. Wait for both to die, and then repeat. Remember: you don't get only one use per pokemon but 120 energy, meaning that, because each pokemon cost 20 energy, you can spawn any pokemon 6 times, or 2 different pokemon 3 times.

Another strategy is to send out Geodude, let it get halfway to the defending Pikachu, then send out Pidgey. Once Pidgey has just about caught up to Geodude, have Geodude use Mud Sport. This will allow Pidgey to become resistant to Pikachu's attacks. As it is already resistant to the defending Geodude's attacks, it can get by both defenders this way. After it reaches the Old Rod, send in Pikachu and Clefairy using Follow Me to draw the defender's attacks. This should either allow Pidgey to get through with the Old Rod or make the Old Rod be dropped close enough to you that you can send out Geodude again to fetch it.

Please note that this is how I finished the level and it may not work for you if you do something a tiny bit different, because challenge levels are designed to be hard and even a perfect strategy might not be enough to win every time.

A third way is to put the Geodude to distract them and put Pikachu soon after the Magnitude of the Geodude. There are chances that Pikachu dies, but just repeat until it succeeds.