33level cap
Dylan fields 6 Pokémon between level 31 and level 33 in Mauville City Gym.
This is around Badge 2 — Dewford Town Gym (Leader Cmt) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Fire ×6DarkFighting
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Torkoal Lv 31 Fire | Ability Drought Held item Heat Rock | Lava Plume Yawn Rock Tomb Bulldoze | HP70Attack85Defense140Sp. Atk85Sp. Def70Speed20Total470 |
 | Monferno Lv 31 FireFighting | Ability Iron Fist Held item Choice Scarf | Fire Punch Drain Punch Thunder Punch Ice Punch | HP64Attack78Defense52Sp. Atk78Sp. Def52Speed81Total405 |
 | Quilava Lv 32 Fire | Ability Blaze Held item Focus Sash | Sunny Day Endeavor Temper Flare | HP58Attack64Defense58Sp. Atk80Sp. Def65Speed80Total405 |
 | Arcanine Lv 33 Fire | Ability Intimidate Held item Charcoal | Crunch Extreme Speed Fire Fang Wild Charge | HP90Attack110Defense80Sp. Atk100Sp. Def80Speed95Total555 |
 | Ninetales Lv 33 Fire | Ability Drought Held item Heat Rock | Solar Beam Extrasensory Flamethrower Calm Mind | HP73Attack76Defense75Sp. Atk81Sp. Def100Speed100Total505 |
 | Houndoom Lv 33 DarkFire | Ability Flash Fire Held item Houndoominite | Dark Pulse Flamethrower Nasty Plot Sludge Bomb | HP75Attack90Defense50Sp. Atk110Sp. Def80Speed95Total500 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 6 of 6, Water hits 6 of 6, Rock hits 5 of 6, Fighting hits 1 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 33 — Arcanine, the highest on the team.
Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Badge 2 — Dewford Town Gym (Leader Cmt):
- Wooper (Paldea) — Route 110, Lv 20
- Diglett — Granite Cave, Lv 11
- Drilbur — Granite Cave, Lv 11
- Geodude — Granite Cave, Lv 11
- Gible — Stevens Room, Lv 11
- Golett — Granite Cave, Lv 11
- Onix — Granite Cave, Lv 11
- Yamask (Galar) — Granite Cave, Lv 11