34highest level
Levels shown are Normal mode: +3 on Hard.
Cooltrainer Ruben fields 2 Pokémon at level 34 in Route 128.
Fought at Route 128.
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: DarkGrassRockSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shiftry Lv 34 GrassDark | Ability Chlorophyll | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Shiftry knows by Lv 34 in Pokémon Emerald Seaglass: Feint Attack Leaf Blade Lash Out Swagger | HP100Attack100Defense60Sp. Atk90Sp. Def60Speed90Total500 |
 | Probopass Lv 34 RockSteel | Ability Sturdy | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Probopass knows by Lv 34 in Pokémon Emerald Seaglass: Power Gem Rock Blast Discharge Sandstorm | HP60Attack50Defense145Sp. Atk80Sp. Def150Speed40Total525 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 2 of 2, Bug hits 1 of 2, Fairy hits 1 of 2, Fire hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 34 — Shiftry, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Norman — Petalburg City Gym, badge 5:
- Farfetch'd — Route 127, Lv 29
- Hitmonchan — Safari Zone, Lv 27
- Hitmonlee — Safari Zone, Lv 27
- Granbull — Safari Zone, Lv 10
- Heracross — Pacifidlog Town, Lv 10
- Primeape — Safari Zone, Lv 10
- Makuhita — Granite Cave, Lv 6
- Tyrogue — Route 117, Lv 13