23highest level
Biker Ricardo fields 3 Pokémon between level 22 and level 23 in Route 8.
Fought at Route 8.
This is around Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Poison ×3
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Koffing Lv 22 Poison | Sludge Smog Tackle Poison Gas | HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340 | |
| Koffing Lv 22 Poison | Sludge Smog Tackle Poison Gas | HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340 | |
 | Grimer Lv 23 Poison | Minimize Sludge Disable Pound | HP80Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk40Sp. Def50Speed25Total325 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 3 of 3, Psychic hits 3 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 23 — Grimer, the highest on the team.
Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City: