Officer Dirk

Officer Dirk fields 2 Pokémon at level 16 in Route 35.

Fought at Route 35.

This is around Goldenrod City — Whitney and the Plain Badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Fire ×2Dark

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Growlithe Lv 16 Fire		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Growlithe knows by Lv 16 in Pokémon Crystal Legacy: Ember Roar Growl Bite	HP55Attack70Defense45Sp. Atk70Sp. Def50Speed60Total350
	Houndour Lv 16 DarkFire		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Houndour knows by Lv 16 in Pokémon Crystal Legacy: Ember Leer Roar Bite	HP45Attack60Defense30Sp. Atk80Sp. Def50Speed65Total330

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 2, Rock hits 2 of 2, Water hits 2 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 16 — Growlithe, the highest on the team.

Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Goldenrod City — Whitney and the Plain Badge:

• Cubone — Union Cave 1F, Lv 8
• Onix — Union Cave 1F, Lv 8
• Sandshrew — Union Cave 1F, Lv 8
• Wooper — Route 32, Lv 5
• Geodude — Dark Cave Violet Entrance, Lv 2
• Larvitar — Dark Cave Violet Entrance, Lv 2
• Phanpy — Route 46, Lv 2

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