17level cap
Red Mt. Moon (Ivysaur line) fields 4 Pokémon between level 16 and level 17 in Mt. Moon.
This is around Boulder Badge — Mt. Moon and Cerulean City in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Poison ×3BugElectricGrass
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Beedrill Lv 16 BugPoison | Ability Swarm Held item SilverPowder Lonely nature | Secret Power Fury Attack Fury Cutter Harden | HP65Attack95Defense55Sp. Atk45Sp. Def80Speed100Total440 |
 | Pikachu Lv 16 Electric | Ability Static Held item Light Ball Serious nature | Mega Punch Thunder Shock Mud-Slap Mega Kick | HP35Attack55Defense30Sp. Atk50Sp. Def40Speed90Total300 |
 | Nidoran-M Lv 16 Poison | Ability Poison Point Held item Poison Barb Sassy nature | Poison Fang Double Kick Thief Confusion | HP46Attack57Defense40Sp. Atk40Sp. Def40Speed50Total273 |
 | Ivysaur Lv 17 GrassPoison | Ability Overgrow Held item Miracle Seed Lax nature | Razor Leaf Poison Fang Leech Seed Sleep Powder | HP60Attack62Defense63Sp. Atk80Sp. Def80Speed60Total405 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Psychic hits 3 of 4, Fire hits 2 of 4, Flying hits 2 of 4, Ground hits 2 of 4.
Level to be ready for. Lv 17 — Ivysaur, the highest on the team.
Psychic Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Boulder Badge — Mt. Moon and Cerulean City:
- Smoochum — Route 24, Lv 15
- Abra — Route 25, Lv 13
- Mr. Mime (Galar) — Route 25, Lv 13
- Slowpoke (Galar) — Evergreen Garden, Lv 5
- Slowpoke — Egress Cave, Lv 4
- Mime Jr. — Route 1, Lv 2
- Ponyta (Galar) — Route 1, Lv 2
- Exeggcute — Route 2