Cooltrainer Brian

Cooltrainer Brian fields 4 Pokémon between level 43 and level 45 in Route 27.

Fought at Route 27.

This is around Victory Road and the Elite Four in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: BugDarkGroundIceNormalSteel

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Sandslash Lv 45 Ground		Sand-Attack Poison Sting Slash Swift	HP75Attack100Defense110Sp. Atk45Sp. Def55Speed65Total450
	Scizor Lv 44 BugSteel		Cut Wing Attack Slash Metal Claw	HP70Attack130Defense100Sp. Atk55Sp. Def80Speed65Total500
	Sneasel Lv 45 DarkIce		Slash Icy Wind Faint Attack Quick Attack	HP55Attack95Defense55Sp. Atk70Sp. Def75Speed115Total465
	Ursaring Lv 43 Normal		Slash Rest Faint Attack	HP90Attack130Defense75Sp. Atk75Sp. Def75Speed55Total500

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 2 of 4, Fire hits 2 of 4, Bug hits 1 of 4, Fairy hits 1 of 4.

Level to be ready for. Lv 45 — Sandslash, the highest on the team.

Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Victory Road and the Elite Four:

• Machoke — Mount Mortar 2F Inside, Lv 28
• Tyrogue — Mount Mortar 1F Outside, Lv 10
• Heracross — Azalea Town, Lv 10
• Mankey — Route 34, Lv 10
• Machop — Route 33, Lv 8

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