28highest level
Cooltrainer Braxton fields 5 Pokémon at level 28 in Route 123.
Fought at Route 123.
This is around Beat Norman — Petalburg City Gym, badge 5 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: DarkElectricFlyingGrassGroundNormalSteelWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Swellow Lv 28 NormalFlying | Ability Guts 12 IVs | Focus Energy Quick Attack Wing Attack Endeavor | HP60Attack85Defense60Sp. Atk75Sp. Def50Speed125Total455 |
 | Trapinch Lv 28 Ground | Ability Hyper Cutter 12 IVs | Bite Dig Feint Attack Sand Tomb | HP45Attack100Defense45Sp. Atk45Sp. Def45Speed10Total290 |
 | Wailmer Lv 28 Water | Ability Water Veil 12 IVs | Rollout Whirlpool Astonish Water Pulse | HP130Attack70Defense35Sp. Atk70Sp. Def35Speed60Total400 |
 | Magneton Lv 28 ElectricSteel | Ability Magnet Pull 12 IVs | Thunderbolt Supersonic Thunder Wave Sonic Boom | HP50Attack60Defense95Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed70Total465 |
 | Shiftry Lv 28 GrassDark | Ability Chlorophyll 12 IVs | Giga Drain Feint Attack Double Team Swagger | HP90Attack100Defense60Sp. Atk90Sp. Def60Speed80Total480 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ice hits 3 of 5, Electric hits 2 of 5, Fighting hits 2 of 5, Fire hits 2 of 5.
Level to be ready for. Lv 28 — Swellow, the highest on the team.
Ice Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Norman — Petalburg City Gym, badge 5:
- Lapras — Slateport City, Lv 5