Pokemon Lazarus Tips & Tricks - Pro Strategies Guide

1. Choose Your Starter Wisely (It Matters More Than You Think!)

While all 9 starters are viable, some excel in specific situations:

• 🥇 Best Overall: Froakie (Greninja) - Speed + coverage
• 🔥 Best for Hard Mode: Fuecoco (Skeledirge) - Bulk + typing
• 🌱 Most Versatile: Rowlet (Decidueye) - Unique Ghost/Grass
• 💧 Easiest Early Game: Popplio (Primarina) - Water + Fairy

Pro Tip: Your starter receives a friendship boost, making it stronger in the early game. Build your team around your starter's weaknesses!

2. Catch Pokemon Early for Type Coverage

Don't wait until late game to build a balanced team. Key early catches:

• Route 1: Flying type for Grass gym coverage
• Route 2: Electric type (essential for Water gym)
• Route 3: Ground type (immune to Electric attacks)
• Early Game Cave: Rock/Fighting type for coverage

⚡ Pro Strategy: Having 6 diverse types by Gym 3 makes the game significantly easier.

3. Save Often (Especially Before Important Battles)

Pokemon Lazarus uses a realistic battle system. Save before:

• ✅ Every Gym Leader battle
• ✅ Elite Four challenge
• ✅ Legendary Pokemon encounters
• ✅ Important trainer battles
• ✅ Before using rare items or TMs

Best Team Composition for Pokemon Lazarus

A competitive team should include these type combinations:

The Perfect Balanced Team

1. Water/Dark Type (Greninja) - Fast special attacker
2. Fire/Ghost Type (Skeledirge) - Bulky special attacker
3. Electric Type (Magnezone, Luxray) - Speed + coverage
4. Dragon/Flying Type (Salamence, Dragonite) - Physical powerhouse
5. Steel/Psychic Type (Metagross) - Tank + utility
6. Fairy Type (Gardevoir, Togekiss) - Dragon counter

Why This Team Works:

• ✅ Coverage for all 18 types
• ✅ Mix of physical and special attackers
• ✅ Fast Pokemon for outspeeding threats
• ✅ Bulky Pokemon for tanking hits
• ✅ Minimal type overlap

Shiny Hunting Tips in Pokemon Lazarus

Pokemon Lazarus's visible shiny system makes hunting easier. Here's how to maximize your chances:

Shiny Hunting Method 1: Soft Resets

1. Save before entering an area with desired Pokemon
2. Walk through grass/routes looking for sparkles
3. If no shiny appears, soft reset (F12 in most emulators)
4. Repeat until shiny appears

Shiny Hunting Method 2: Route Farming

• Find routes with high spawn rates
• Use Repels to avoid unwanted encounters
• Walk back and forth to respawn Pokemon
• Look for visual sparkle effect

Best Shiny Hunting Locations

• 🌟 Route 7: High spawn density, multiple Pokemon
• 🌟 Victory Road: Rare Pokemon, worth the hunt
• 🌟 Safari Zone: Exclusive Pokemon + good odds

⏰ Time-Saving Tip: Shinies remain shiny even if you reset, so if you see a shiny but accidentally KO it, you can reset and it'll still be there!

Secret 1: Hidden Ability Pokemon

Certain Pokemon in Pokemon Lazarus have hidden abilities that dramatically improve their viability:

• Where to Find: Post-game hidden grotto areas
• How to Identify: Check ability in Pokemon summary
• Best Hidden Abilities: Protean Greninja, Drought Ninetales, Speed Boost Blaziken

Secret 2: Day/Night Exclusive Evolutions

Some Pokemon only evolve during specific times:

• 🌙 Night Evolution: Umbreon, Honchkrow, Weavile
• ☀️ Day Evolution: Espeon, Leafeon
• ⏰ Friendship + Time: Many Eevee evolutions require friendship PLUS day/night

Pro Tip: Change your device clock to control evolution timing!

Secret 3: Hidden TM Locations

Powerful TMs are hidden throughout the Ilos region:

• 💎 Check behind trees and rocks (use Cut/Rock Smash)
• 💎 Talk to NPCs multiple times - some give TMs on second conversation
• 💎 Revisit early areas with late-game HMs for hidden items
• 💎 Caves often have hidden passages with rare TMs

Secret 4: Rare Pokemon Encounter Trick

Force rare Pokemon spawns with this method:

1. Save in front of patch of grass
2. Use Max Repel (blocks Pokemon below your lead's level)
3. Put a high-level Pokemon in front of party
4. Walk through grass - only high-level rares will appear
5. Reset if you don't get desired Pokemon

Best Ways to Farm Money

Method 1: Amulet Coin + Rich Trainers

• Find Amulet Coin (often given by an NPC in mid-game city)
• Equip on your lead Pokemon
• Battle rich trainers (Gentlemen, Ladies) for 2x money
• Rematch trainers when available

Method 2: Selling Valuable Items

• Pearl Strings, Big Mushrooms, Nuggets sell for high prices
• Pickup ability Pokemon find items automatically
• Repeatedly battle Elite Four for item drops

Method 3: Prize Money Power (Post-Game)

Unlock Prize Money Power item in post-game to triple earnings from battles!

Understanding the Meta

Pokemon Lazarus uses modern battle mechanics. Key concepts:

Speed Tiers Matter

• Faster Pokemon attack first
• Priority moves (Quick Attack, Aqua Jet) ignore speed
• Choice Scarf item boosts speed by 50%
• Speed is often more important than raw power

Status Effects Win Battles

• 🔥 Burn: Halves physical attack - use on physical attackers
• ⚡ Paralysis: 25% chance to not attack + speed reduction
• 💤 Sleep: Pokemon can't attack for 1-3 turns
• 🧊 Freeze: Similar to sleep but harder to inflict
• ☠️ Poison: Chip damage every turn

STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus)

Moves that match your Pokemon's type deal 50% more damage!

Example: Greninja (Water/Dark) gets STAB on Water Shuriken AND Dark Pulse

Type Effectiveness Chart Quick Reference

⭐ Most Important Type Matchups to Remember:

• 🔥 Fire > Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel
• 💧 Water > Fire, Ground, Rock
• 🌱 Grass > Water, Ground, Rock
• ⚡ Electric > Water, Flying (immune: Ground)
• 🧊 Ice > Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon
• 🥊 Fighting > Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel
• 👻 Ghost > Ghost, Psychic (immune: Normal)
• 🐉 Dragon > Dragon (resist: Steel, immune: Fairy)
• 🧚 Fairy > Fighting, Dragon, Dark (immune: Dragon moves)

How to Beat Pokemon Lazarus Hard Mode

Hard Mode is significantly more challenging. These tips are essential:

Level Grinding is Mandatory

• Stay 3-5 levels above gym leaders' highest Pokemon
• Best grinding spots: Victory Road, Elite Four rematches
• Use Lucky Egg (doubles EXP) if available

EV Training Makes a Huge Difference

In Hard Mode, EV training is worth the effort:

• 252 EVs in Attack or Special Attack (your main stat)
• 252 EVs in Speed (to outspeed opponents)
• 4 EVs in HP (leftover points)

Use Competitive Strategies

• Set up entry hazards (Stealth Rock, Spikes)
• Use stat-boosting moves (Swords Dance, Calm Mind)
• Switch Pokemon to maintain type advantage
• Predict opponent switches and counter accordingly

Items Are Your Best Friend

• Choice Items (Scarf/Band/Specs) for sweepers
• Focus Sash (survive OHKO at full HP)
• Leftovers (passive healing every turn)
• Life Orb (30% damage boost but recoil)