Youngster Josh

Youngster Josh fields 3 Pokémon at level 12 in Rustboro City Gym.

This is around Just started — no badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Ground ×2RockSteelWater

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Shieldon Lv 12 RockSteel	Ability Sturdy Held item WeaknssPolicy	Metal Burst Bulldoze Headbutt Hard Press	HP30Attack42Defense118Sp. Atk42Sp. Def88Speed30Total350
	Wooper Lv 12 WaterGround	Ability Water Absorb	Water Gun Mud Shot Yawn Round	HP55Attack45Defense45Sp. Atk25Sp. Def25Speed15Total210
	Trapinch Lv 12 Ground	Ability Sheer Force	Bulldoze Bug Bite Gust Rock Tomb	HP45Attack100Defense45Sp. Atk45Sp. Def45Speed10Total290

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 2 of 3, Water hits 2 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3, Ground hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Shieldon, the highest on the team.

Grass Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Just started — no badges:

• Applin — Route 102, Lv 2
• Bounsweet — Route 102, Lv 2
• Bulbasaur — Route 102, Lv 2
• Chikorita — Route 102, Lv 2
• Fomantis — Route 102, Lv 2
• Morelull — Route 102, Lv 2
• Paras — Petalburg Woods, Lv 2
• Pumpkaboo — Route 102, Lv 2

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