12highest level
Youngster Ben fields 2 Pokémon between level 11 and level 12 in Mauville City Gym.
This is around 1 badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: NormalPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zigzagoon Lv 11 Normal | Ability Pickup | Headbutt Sand Attack Growl Thunderbolt | HP38Attack30Defense41Sp. Atk30Sp. Def41Speed60Total240 |
 | Gulpin Lv 12 Poison | Ability Liquid Ooze | Amnesia Sludge Yawn Pound | HP70Attack43Defense53Sp. Atk43Sp. Def53Speed40Total302 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 1 of 2, Ground hits 1 of 2, Psychic hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Gulpin, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 1 badge:
- Makuhita — Granite Cave, Lv 6