40level cap
Rival (Vaporeon) fields 5 Pokémon between level 35 and level 40 in Silph Co..
Fought at Silph Co..
This is around Soul Badge — Saffron City and Silph Co. in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: ElectricFireGroundPsychicSteelWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sandslash Lv 38 Ground | Slash Sand Attack Poison Sting Swift | HP75Attack100Defense110Sp. Atk45Sp. Def55Speed65Total450 | |
 | Ninetales Lv 37 Fire | Tackle Sonic Boom Thunder Shock Supersonic | HP73Attack76Defense75Sp. Atk81Sp. Def100Speed100Total505 | |
 | Magneton Lv 35 ElectricSteel | Tackle Sonic Boom Thunder Shock Supersonic | HP50Attack60Defense95Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed70Total465 | |
 | Kadabra Lv 35 Psychic | Confusion Disable Psybeam Recover | HP40Attack35Defense30Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed105Total400 | |
 | Vaporeon Lv 40 Water | Held item Sitrus Berry | Water Pulse Sand Attack Quick Attack Acid Armor | HP130Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk110Sp. Def95Speed65Total525 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 2 of 5, Ground hits 2 of 5, Water hits 2 of 5, Bug hits 1 of 5.
Level to be ready for. Lv 40 — Vaporeon, the highest on the team.
Grass Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Soul Badge — Saffron City and Silph Co.:
- Exeggcute — Safari Zone Center, Lv 7
- Parasect — Safari Zone Center, Lv 7
- Tangela — Safari Zone Center, Lv 7
- Bellsprout — Route 24, Lv 8
- Gloom — Route 24, Lv 8
- Oddish — Route 24, Lv 8
- Weepinbell — Route 24, Lv 8
- Paras — Mt. Moon 1F, Lv 6