Ruin Maniac Chip

Ruin Maniac Chip fields 3 Pokémon at level 27 in Route 120.

Fought at Route 120.

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: Ground ×3Psychic

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Baltoy Lv 27 GroundPsychic	Also has Levitate, Telepathy, Ancient Idol — innates are always active · Picks one of Sand Veil, Sand Force	Psybeam Selfdestruct Sandstorm AncientPower	HP40Attack40Defense55Sp. Atk40Sp. Def70Speed55Total300
	Sandshrew Lv 27 Ground	Also has Let It Rip! — innates are always active · Picks one of Sand Veil, Subterranean, Sand Rush	Dig Slash Sand Attack Poison Sting	HP50Attack75Defense85Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed40Total300
	Sandslash Lv 27 Ground	Also has Let It Rip!, Tough Claws, Loosing Quills — innates are always active · Picks one of Sand Veil, Subterranean, Sand Rush	Dig Slash Sand Attack Poison Sting	HP75Attack100Defense110Sp. Atk45Sp. Def55Speed65Total450

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 3 of 3, Ice hits 3 of 3, Water hits 3 of 3, Bug hits 1 of 3.

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

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

• Deerling — Route 119
• Lombre — Route 118
• Ludicolo — Route 120
• Skiddo — Route 119
• Tropius — Route 119
• Bramblin — Route 111, Lv 5
• Capsakid — Route 112, Lv 5
• Snover — Route 115, Lv 4

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