Swimmer♂ Gilbert

Levels shown are Normal mode: +3 on Hard.

Swimmer♂ Gilbert fields one Pokémon at level 34 in Route 132.

Fought at Route 132.

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: DarkWater

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Sharpedo Lv 34 WaterDark	Ability Rough Skin	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sharpedo knows by Lv 34 in Pokémon Emerald Seaglass: Ice Fang Flip Turn Scary Face Poison Fang	HP70Attack120Defense40Sp. Atk95Sp. Def40Speed105Total470

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 1, Electric hits 1 of 1, Fairy hits 1 of 1, Fighting hits 1 of 1.

Level to be ready for. Lv 34 — Sharpedo, the highest on the team.

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

• Ariados — Route 128, Lv 30
• Beedrill — Route 127, Lv 29
• Butterfree — Route 127, Lv 29
• Ledian — Route 127, Lv 29
• Beautifly — Route 123, Lv 25
• Dustox — Route 123, Lv 25
• Ninjask — Mt. Pyre, Lv 25
• Pinsir — Route 120, Lv 25

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