Ninja Boy Hideo

Levels shown are Normal mode: +3 on Hard.

Ninja Boy Hideo fields 2 Pokémon at level 25 in Route 119.

Fought at Route 119.

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: Poison ×2

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Koffing Lv 25 Poison	Ability Levitate	Tackle Self-Destruct Sludge Smokescreen	HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340
	Grimer Lv 25 Poison	Ability Stench	Tackle Poison Gas Sludge Disable	HP80Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk40Sp. Def50Speed25Total325

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 2, Psychic hits 2 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 25 — Koffing, the highest on the team.

Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Norman — Petalburg City Gym, badge 5:

• Piloswine — Mossdeep City, Lv 24
• Vibrava — Mossdeep City, Lv 24
• Dodrio — Safari Zone, Lv 10
• Larvitar — Safari Zone, Lv 10
• Onix — Granite Cave, Lv 6
• Quagsire — Pacifidlog Town, Lv 5
• Whiscash — Pacifidlog Town, Lv 5
• Numel — Jagged Pass, Lv 18

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