27highest level
Biker Ricardo fields 3 Pokémon between level 24 and level 27 in Route 8.
Fought at Route 8.
This is around Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City — Lv. 35 cap in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Poison ×2DarkFire
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Koffing Lv 24 Poison | Ability Levitate | Sludge Smog Tackle Poison Gas | HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340 |
 | Houndoom Lv 24 DarkFire | Ability Flash Fire Held item Black Glasses | Bite Flame Wheel Howl Smog | HP75Attack90Defense50Sp. Atk110Sp. Def80Speed95Total500 |
 | Grimer Lv 27 Poison | Ability Stench | Minimize Sludge Disable Pound | HP80Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk40Sp. Def75Speed25Total350 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 3 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3, Rock hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 27 — Grimer, the highest on the team.
Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City — Lv. 35 cap: