Chemist <Rival> (1)

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Chemist <Rival> (1) fields 6 Pokémon between level 44 and level 46 in Silph Springs.

Fought at Silph Springs.

This is around Mahogany in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: DarkFairyFireFlyingGhostGrassPoisonPsychicWater

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Arcanine Lv 45 Fire		Flame Charge Crunch Roar ExtremeSpeed	HP90Attack110Defense80Sp. Atk100Sp. Def80Speed95Total555
	Slowbro Lv 44 WaterPsychic		Curse Zen Headbutt Rest Thunder Wave	HP95Attack75Defense110Sp. Atk100Sp. Def80Speed30Total490
	Honchkrow Lv 45 DarkFlying		Drill Peck Dark Pulse Roost	HP105Attack125Defense52Sp. Atk105Sp. Def52Speed71Total510
	Muk Lv 46 Poison		Sludge Bomb Protect Fire Blast Toxic	HP105Attack105Defense75Sp. Atk65Sp. Def100Speed50Total500
	Sylveon Lv 45 Fairy		Moonblast Charm Shadow Ball	HP95Attack65Defense65Sp. Atk110Sp. Def130Speed60Total525
	Decidueye Lv 46 GrassGhost		Petal Dance Air Slash Roost	HP78Attack107Defense75Sp. Atk100Sp. Def100Speed70Total530

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 2 of 6, Electric hits 2 of 6, Ghost hits 2 of 6, Ground hits 2 of 6.

Level to be ready for. Lv 46 — Muk, the highest on the team.

Dark Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Mahogany:

• Qwilfish (Hisui) — Vortex Caverns, Lv 30
• Grimer (Alola) — Gauldenrod Underground, Lv 10
• Murkrow — Calm Coast, Lv 10
• Houndour — Route 33, Lv 3

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