Rival Brendan (2)

Rival Brendan (2) fields 3 Pokémon between level 18 and level 20 in Route 110.

Fought at Route 110.

This is around 1 badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Grass ×2FireWater

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Lombre Lv 18 WaterGrass	Ability Swift Swim	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Lombre knows by Lv 18 in Pokémon Emerald Blitz: Absorb Bubble Fury Swipes Fake Out	HP60Attack50Defense50Sp. Atk60Sp. Def70Speed50Total340
	Slugma Lv 18 Fire	Ability Magma Armor	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Slugma knows by Lv 18 in Pokémon Emerald Blitz: Ember Rock Throw Harden Incinerate	HP40Attack40Defense40Sp. Atk70Sp. Def40Speed20Total250
	Grovyle Lv 20 Grass	Ability Overgrow	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Grovyle knows by Lv 20 in Pokémon Emerald Blitz: Quick Attack Mega Drain Leech Seed Pursuit	HP50Attack65Defense45Sp. Atk85Sp. Def65Speed95Total405

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 2 of 3, Flying hits 2 of 3, Poison hits 2 of 3, Fire hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 20 — Grovyle, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 1 badge:

• Illumise — Route 117, Lv 13
• Volbeat — Route 117, Lv 13
• Nincada — Route 116, Lv 6
• Cascoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Silcoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Wurmple — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5

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