Ruin Maniac Dusty

Ruin Maniac Dusty fields one Pokémon at level 23 in Route 111.

Fought at Route 111.

This is around 2 badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Ground

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Sandslash Lv 23 Ground	Ability Sand Veil	Dig Slash Sand Attack Poison Sting	HP75Attack100Defense110Sp. Atk45Sp. Def55Speed65Total450

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 1 of 1, Ice hits 1 of 1, Water hits 1 of 1.

Level to be ready for. Lv 23 — Sandslash, the highest on the team.

Grass Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 2 badges:

• Cacnea — Route 111, Lv 19
• Oddish — Route 110, Lv 12
• Shroomish — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Lotad — Route 102, Lv 3
• Seedot — Route 102, Lv 3

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