Ninja Boy Lao

Levels shown are Normal mode: +2 on Hard.

Ninja Boy Lao fields 3 Pokémon at level 17 in Route 113.

Fought at Route 113.

This is around Beat Wattson — Mauville City Gym, badge 3 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Poison ×2Ghost

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Koffing Lv 17 Poison	Ability Levitate	Poison Gas Tackle Smog Self-Destruct	HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340
	Misdreavus Lv 17 Ghost	Ability Levitate	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Misdreavus knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon Emerald Seaglass: Psywave Spite Astonish Confuse Ray	HP60Attack60Defense60Sp. Atk85Sp. Def85Speed85Total435
	Koffing Lv 17 Poison	Ability Levitate	Poison Gas Tackle Sludge Self-Destruct	HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Dark hits 1 of 3, Ghost hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 17 — Koffing, the highest on the team.

Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Wattson — Mauville City Gym, badge 3:

• Diglett — Fiery Path, Lv 14
• Barboach — Route 114, Lv 5
• Doduo — Route 117, Lv 13
• Trapinch — Dewford Town, Lv 9
• Wooper — Dewford Town, Lv 5
• Nincada — Route 116, Lv 6
• Baltoy — Scorched Slab, Lv 5
• Cubone — Scorched Slab, Lv 5

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