17highest level
Optional — you can finish the game without this fight.
Bug Catcher Lyle fields 4 Pokémon between level 14 and level 17 in Petalburg Woods.
Fought at Petalburg Woods.
This is around Beat Sam — Petalburg City Gym, badge 1 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dottler Lv 14 | Ability Swarm Hardy nature · IVs 0 across the board | Reflect Light Screen Confusion Struggle Bug |
 | Volbeat Lv 15 | Ability Illuminate Hardy nature · IVs 0 across the board | Double Team Confuse Ray Quick Attack Struggle Bug |
 | Illumise Lv 15 | Ability Oblivious Hardy nature · IVs 0 across the board | Sweet Scent Charm Quick Attack Struggle Bug |
 | Spinarak Lv 17 | Ability Swarm Hardy nature · IVs 0 across the board | Absorb Infestation Scary Face Night Shade |
Base stats are not published for this guide.