17highest level
Optional — you can finish the game without this fight.
Expert Coco fields 2 Pokémon between level 16 and level 17 in Route 104.
Fought at Route 104.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Vulpix Lv 17 | Ability Drought Held item Heat Rock Hardy nature · IVs 10 across the board | Disable Quick Attack Spite Incinerate |
 | Helioptile Lv 16 | Ability Dry Skin Hardy nature · IVs 10 across the board | Pound Thunder Shock Quick Attack Charge |
Base stats are not published for this guide.