17highest level
Youngster Ben fields 3 Pokémon at level 17 in Mauville City Gym.
This is around Beat Brawly — Dewford Town Gym, badge 2 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: ElectricNormalPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zigzagoon Lv 17 Normal | Ability Pickup 18 IVs | Headbutt Sand Attack Growl Thunderbolt | HP38Attack30Defense41Sp. Atk30Sp. Def41Speed60Total240 |
 | Gulpin Lv 17 Poison | Ability Liquid Ooze 18 IVs | Amnesia Sludge Yawn Pound | HP70Attack43Defense53Sp. Atk43Sp. Def53Speed40Total302 |
 | Pikachu Lv 17 Electric | Ability Static 18 IVs | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Pikachu knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon Emerald Rule-ette: Thunder Wave Double Team Electro Ball Feint | HP35Attack55Defense40Sp. Atk50Sp. Def50Speed90Total320 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3, Psychic hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 17 — Zigzagoon, the highest on the team.
Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Brawly — Dewford Town Gym, badge 2:
- Geodude — Granite Cave, Lv 6