Young Couple Mel & Paul

Levels shown are Normal mode: +3 on Hard.

Young Couple Mel & Paul fields 2 Pokémon at level 27 in Route 109.

Fought at Route 109.

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: Bug ×2FlyingPoison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Dustox Lv 27 BugPoison	Ability Unaware	Gust Psybeam Toxic Protect	HP80Attack65Defense90Sp. Atk50Sp. Def90Speed65Total440
	Beautifly Lv 27 BugFlying	Ability Swarm	Gust Mega Drain Attract Stun Spore	HP60Attack50Defense60Sp. Atk115Sp. Def70Speed85Total440

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Rock hits 2 of 2, Electric hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 27 — Dustox, the highest on the team.

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

• Sunflora — Route 121, Lv 25
• Octillery — Safari Zone, Lv 20
• Torchic — Safari Zone, Lv 10
• Camerupt — Magma Hideout, Lv 27
• Houndoom — Magma Hideout, Lv 27
• Charmander — Jagged Pass, Lv 18
• Numel — Jagged Pass, Lv 18
• Cyndaquil — Fiery Path, Lv 14

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