28highest level
Levels shown are Normal mode: +3 on Hard.
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: Grass ×2DarkElectricFlyingGroundNormalSteelWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fearow Lv 28 NormalFlying | Ability Technician | Focus Energy Quick Attack Wing Attack Endeavor | HP65Attack90Defense70Sp. Atk51Sp. Def66Speed100Total442 |
 | Trapinch Lv 28 Ground | Ability Hyper Cutter | Bite Dig Feint Attack Sand Tomb | HP45Attack100Defense45Sp. Atk45Sp. Def45Speed10Total290 |
 | Ludicolo Lv 28 WaterGrass | Ability Swift Swim | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Ludicolo knows by Lv 28 in Pokémon Emerald Seaglass: Water Sport Bubble Beam Giga Drain Nature Power | HP100Attack70Defense70Sp. Atk90Sp. Def100Speed70Total500 |
 | Magneton Lv 28 ElectricSteel | Ability Magnet Pull | Thunderbolt Supersonic Thunder Wave Sonic Boom | HP50Attack60Defense95Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed70Total465 |
 | Shiftry Lv 28 GrassDark | Ability Chlorophyll | Giga Drain Feint Attack Double Team Swagger | HP100Attack100Defense60Sp. Atk90Sp. Def60Speed90Total500 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ice hits 3 of 5, Bug hits 2 of 5, Fighting hits 2 of 5, Fire hits 2 of 5.
Level to be ready for. Lv 28 — Fearow, 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: