Rival May (Torchic)

Rival May (Torchic) fields 2 Pokémon between level 13 and level 15 in Route 104.

Fought at Route 104.

This is around Just started — no badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: FireGrassWater

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Lotad Lv 13 WaterGrass	Ability Swift Swim 3 IVs	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Lotad knows by Lv 13 in Pokémon Emerald Rule-ette: Absorb Water Gun Mist Mega Drain	HP40Attack30Defense30Sp. Atk40Sp. Def50Speed30Total220
	Torchic Lv 15 Fire	Ability Blaze 6 IVs	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Torchic knows by Lv 15 in Pokémon Emerald Rule-ette: Quick Attack Flame Charge Detect Sand Attack	HP45Attack60Defense40Sp. Atk70Sp. Def50Speed45Total310

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 2, Flying hits 1 of 2, Ground hits 1 of 2, Poison hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 15 — Torchic, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Just started — no badges:

• Burmy — Rustboro City, Lv 8
• Paras — Route 116, Lv 6
• Cascoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Parasect — Rusturf Tunnel, Lv 5
• Silcoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Spinarak — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Wurmple — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Kricketot — Oldale Town, Lv 4

Open in the interactive guide Build a team for this fight