Artist Akamine

Artist Akamine fields 3 Pokémon at level 37 in Castelia Gym. The fight is mandatory.

Fought at Castelia Gym.

This is around After Roxie — cap Lv 39 in both modes in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Bug ×2FightingFlyingGroundSteel

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Trapinch Lv 37 GroundBug	Ability Arena Trap Held item Choice Band	Fury Cutter U-turn	HP65Attack90Defense65Sp. Atk45Sp. Def65Speed15Total345
	Durant Lv 37 BugSteel	Ability Momentum Held item Occa Berry	Smart Strike Bug Bite Substitute Hone Claws	HP58Attack109Defense112Sp. Atk48Sp. Def48Speed109Total484
	Farfetch'D Lv 37 FightingFlying	Ability Super Luck Held item Stick	Mighty Blade X-Scissor	HP75Attack105Defense70Sp. Atk35Sp. Def70Speed115Total470

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 3, Flying hits 2 of 3, Ice hits 2 of 3, Electric hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 37 — Trapinch, the highest on the team.

Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by After Roxie — cap Lv 39 in both modes:

• Sunflora — Castelia Gardens, Lv 33
• Larvesta — Pinwheel Forest, Lv 29
• Litwick — Route 18, Lv 22
• Darumaka — Virbank Refinery, Lv 21
• Growlithe — Virbank Refinery, Lv 19
• Magby — Virbank Refinery, Lv 19
• Pansear — Route 20 — West Side, Lv 17
• Cyndaquil — Flocessy Town, Lv 8

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