57highest level
Team Aqua Grunt fields 4 Pokémon at level 57 in Route 119.
Fought at Route 119.
This is around Badge 5 — Petalburg City Gym (Leader Jordan) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Fairy ×2Psychic ×2Normal
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gothitelle Lv 57 Psychic | Ability Shadow Tag | Fake Out Psyshock Mirror Coat Thunder Wave | HP70Attack55Defense95Sp. Atk95Sp. Def110Speed65Total490 |
 | Hatterene Lv 57 PsychicFairy | Ability Magic Bounce | Mystical Fire Psychic Moonblast Calm Mind | HP57Attack90Defense95Sp. Atk136Sp. Def103Speed29Total510 |
 | Granbull Lv 57 Fairy | Ability Intimidate | Play Rough Crunch Thunder Fang Thunder Wave | HP90Attack120Defense75Sp. Atk60Sp. Def60Speed45Total450 |
 | Slaking Lv 57 Normal | Ability Truant Held item Leftovers | Hyper Beam Sucker Punch Hammer Arm Aerial Ace | HP150Attack160Defense100Sp. Atk95Sp. Def65Speed100Total670 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ghost hits 2 of 4, Poison hits 2 of 4, Steel hits 2 of 4, Bug hits 1 of 4.
Level to be ready for. Lv 57 — Gothitelle, the highest on the team.
Ghost Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Badge 5 — Petalburg City Gym (Leader Jordan):
- Dhelmise — Route 120, Lv 47
- Annihilape — Trick House 8, Lv 50
- Ceruledge — Trick House 8, Lv 50
- Chandelure — Trick House 5, Lv 50
- Cofagrigus — Trick House 5, Lv 50
- Dragapult — Trick House 7, Lv 50
- Dusclops — Trick House 3, Lv 50
- Froslass — Trick House 4, Lv 50