45level cap
Levels shown are Normal mode: +4 on Hard.
Optional — you can finish the game without this fight.
Norman (Rematch 1) fields 5 Pokémon between level 42 and level 45 in Petalburg City Gym.
This is around Beat the Elite Four and the Champion in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Normal ×5Water
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chansey Lv 42 Normal | Ability Natural Cure | Light Screen Sing Skill Swap Focus Punch | HP250Attack5Defense5Sp. Atk35Sp. Def105Speed50Total450 |
 | Slaking Lv 42 Normal | Ability Truant Held item Sitrus Berry | Blizzard Shadow Ball Double-Edge Fire Blast | HP150Attack160Defense100Sp. Atk95Sp. Def65Speed80Total650 |
 | Spinda Lv 43 Normal | Ability Own Tempo | Teeter Dance Skill Swap Facade Hypnosis | HP75Attack60Defense70Sp. Atk60Sp. Def70Speed60Total395 |
 | Politoed Lv 43 WaterNormal | Ability Water Absorb Held item Quick Claw | Body Slam Dive Facade Perish Song | HP100Attack75Defense75Sp. Atk95Sp. Def100Speed70Total515 |
| Slaking Lv 45 Normal | Ability Truant Held item Sitrus Berry | Hyper Beam Flamethrower Thunderbolt Shadow Ball | HP150Attack160Defense100Sp. Atk95Sp. Def65Speed80Total650 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 5 of 5, Electric hits 1 of 5, Grass hits 1 of 5.
Level to be ready for. Lv 45 — Slaking, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat the Elite Four and the Champion:
- Hariyama — Victory Road, Lv 36
- Machoke — Cave of Origin, Lv 28
- 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